Chapter 918 – Speaking of the Past in White Emperor City (2/2)

The little Black Dragon said, ”Mother told me that when I was born, I loved to cry, and I wouldn't stop no matter how much they tried to amuse me. It was only when I hugged this pearl that I would be quiet.”

Madam Mu asked, ”Presumably, it was the legendary Mermaid's Tear?”

The Dragon race inhabited a region in the distant reaches of the Southern Sea. The Great Western Continent was also an ocean-faring country, so the two had similar legends and the pair could understand each other somewhat.

The Black Dragon added, ”Later on, at New North Bridge, Scholar Wang took it away.”

Madam Mu said, ”Only knowing how to bully a little child like you, Lord Wang can't be considered much of a hero.”

The little Black Dragon approved of these words, saying with an innocent expression, ”Empress is an extraordinary person, so don't bully a little child like me.”

Madam Mu denied, ”I'm no hero, only a woman.”

Feeling wronged, the Black Dragon asked, ”Then how long does Empress plan to jail me?”

Madam Mu replied, ”I am not Lord Wang, nor am I Tianhai. I have no interest in imprisoning you.”

The Black Dragon fell quiet for a while, then asked, ”Then when do you intend to kill me?”

”The Demi-human race was able to establish this country solely because of your Black Frost Dragon tribe. If I do not want to earn the contempt of the entire Demi-human race, I will not kill you.”

Madam Mu gazed at the massive white city on the other shore of the Red River and calmly said, ”Moreover, although you have not fully recovered your strength, you are still not easy to kill. If not for the fact that your soul had been pulled out once, I would have found it very difficult to silently capture you.”

Upon hearing this, the little Black Dragon recalled those scenes from New North Bridge, especially the pain from when the Tianhai Divine Empress pulled out her soul, causing her face to turn pale. And when she remembered the pain from when her Deep Freeze Dragon Breath had been extracted out of her body by this woman a few days ago, her vertical pupils constricted, a hint of loathing flashing through them.

She stared at Madam Mu and asked, ”Just what do you want to do?”

Madam Mu did not turn around as she softly said, ”I should be the one asking you this question. In the battle in the mountains, His Majesty the Demon Lord would naturally spare you out of respect for his friendship with your father, but you decided to fake your death and sneak into White Emperor City. Just what did Chen Changsheng want you to do?”

The little Black Dragon said nothing.

She had received Chen Changsheng's order and come to White Emperor City primarily to meet the White Emperor, but the White Emperor was in seclusion to recover from his injuries. As a result, she could only think of a way to meet Luoluo, but before she could enter the palace, she realized that something was wrong. By the time she was preparing to leave, it was too late, and she ended up being captured by Madam Mu.

Chen Changsheng had explicitly stated that whether she met the White Emperor or Luoluo, she had to hide it from Madam Mu. Anyone could see the problem between the Imperial Court, the Orthodoxy, and White Emperor City, but she had not expected Madam Mu's stance to be so unyielding. Just the silent agreement between her and Shang Xingzhou was far from enough to explain such a stance.

She suddenly thought of a possibility, and said in a somewhat low voice, ”Could it be that the people of the Great Western Continent want to stir a storm on this continent?”

Madam Mu faintly smiled. ”We've been preparing for centuries. Is just one storm enough?”

Her speculations had been confirmed, causing the little Black Dragon to fall into a long period of silent thought. Finally, she said, ”Have none of you realized the true reason for Mu Jiushi's exile from the Li Palace? The Pope has always been wary of you. There are still many more people that are wary of you, have not forgotten you.”

Madam Mu slowly turned around, her smile slightly fading. ”And so what?”

The Black Dragon stared into her eyes and answered, ”I don't know what you're scheming, but I know that someone died yesterday while Chen Changsheng is still alive.”

Millions upon millions of people lived on the continent. Many people were dying in every moment for various reasons.

Just the death of a normal person naturally would not draw her attention, much less be brought up.

Experts of the Divine Domain shared a sort of spiritual connection. Although her cultivation had suffered a severe decline, she had not lost this connection.

She had clearly sensed that an expert of the Divine Domain had returned to the sea of stars yesterday.

She was unaware that this expert of the Divine Domain was the Imperial Uncle of the Great Western Continent.

But Madam Mu did know, and the last hints of a smile evaporated into nothing.