War God Long Ao

Long Ao prepared to intervene in the matter of the Ninety-Nine-Heaven Celestial Ladder.

But after thinking it over and over, he felt that with the Sect’s current strength, intervening would be useless.

In other words, he could only rely on the Corpse Slave Army for now. But the Corpse Slave Army’s overall strength was on the weaker side. Even with their Undying Body, it seemed impossible for them to contend for the position of hegemon.

With no other choice, Long Ao notified Dugu Bai and Long Potian to recall the entire Corpse Slave Army from the City of Sin.

On this trip to the City of Sin, Long Ao had forged an army of over a hundred Corpse Slaves, all of whom were formerly Realm King and Realm Emperor Spirit Beasts. Factoring in their Undying Body, one could only imagine how terrifying they were.

Just as Long Ao was about to make his move, an emergency suddenly arose.

After giving a few simple instructions, Long Ao immediately left the Dragon Sect, rushing back to his family without stopping.

It turned out that Ao Xue had suddenly fallen into a coma for unknown reasons. No matter what methods Long Haoshi and the others tried, they couldn’t wake her.

In a very quiet and elegant room within the Long Family estate.

"What in the world happened?" Ao Tian’s expression was grim. He had no idea what was wrong with his daughter.

No one answered. In truth, the members of the Long Family still disliked Ao Tian, as he was the one who had tried to stop Long Ao and Ao Xue from being together.

*Ahem, ahem.* As Long Ao’s father, Long Yi couldn’t just ignore his son’s father-in-law.

He said helplessly, "Brother Ao, Ao’Er, for some reason, Ao Xue suddenly fell into a coma yesterday. We’ve tried many methods, but we can’t wake her."

Long Ao nodded, having gotten a general understanding of the situation. He waved his hand and said, "All of you, please leave. I’ll handle this."

Hearing this, everyone filed out. Even Ao Tian, who was extremely reluctant, ultimately chose to leave.

Inside the room.

It was silent. Aside from the sound of Long Ao’s and Ao Xue’s breathing, not another sound could be heard.

"Ao Xue, what’s wrong with you?"

Sighing deeply, Long Ao appeared very calm, but inside he was frantic with worry. He had no idea what was happening to Ao Xue or why she would suddenly fall into a coma like this.

Walking to the bedside, Long Ao reached out and gently placed his hand on Ao Xue’s right arm. A gentle stream of power entered her body, moving slowly as he carefully investigated the reason for her coma.

「One hour later.」

Long Ao nearly went berserk. After checking again and again, he still couldn’t find out what was wrong inside Ao Xue’s body.

Finally, having no other option, Long Ao summoned Long Fu and asked impatiently, "Long Fu, what happened to Ao Xue?"

Long Fu nodded. Without wasting words, he released a stream of power that silently entered Ao Xue’s body. After a short while, Long Fu’s expression grew increasingly grave.

"Long Fu, what’s going on?"

"Master, there’s something not right with Ao Xue’s constitution. Also, someone has tampered with her from the inside. For this matter, it seems you must find a certain person."

Long Ao was no fool; of course he understood what Long Fu meant.

His expression turned utterly grim. Long Ao nodded, immediately left the room, found Ao Tian, and asked point-blank, "Uncle Ao, I want to ask you one thing. Who tampered with Ao Xue’s body?"

Hearing Long Ao’s words, Ao Tian’s expression changed. He never would have imagined that Long Ao had discovered the secret within Ao Xue’s body after just a few minutes of investigation.

The more Ao Tian acted like this, the more certain Long Ao became that he was hiding something.

Long Ao didn’t speak, but his expression was extremely grim. However, seeing as Ao Tian was Ao Xue’s father, he could only endure it. But his heart was filled with rage. ’Is this really Ao Xue’s father?’

His fists clenched tightly. Long Ao forcefully suppressed the rage within him, afraid he would lose control.

Sighing deeply, Ao Tian said helplessly, "I originally didn’t want to bring this up, but since it has already happened, I hope you won’t tell anyone."

"Fine."

Ao Tian understood Long Ao’s anger quite well. In fact, the angrier Long Ao was, the happier Ao Tian felt, because it proved how much Long Ao cared for his daughter.

Ao Tian led Long Ao to an uninhabited and very secluded place.

"Speak. What exactly is going on with Ao’Er’s body?"

"Long Ao, do you know about Ao Xue’s mother?"

Shaking his head, Long Ao didn’t speak, listening quietly. Ao Tian had suddenly mentioned Ao Xue’s mother. ’Could this matter be related to her?’

"Back then, Xiaoxue’s mother and I pledged our lives to each other in secret. Unexpectedly, we were discovered by her clan, who hunted us relentlessly. In the end, Xiaoxue was captured by our enemies. Although I eventually rescued her, they had already tampered with her body."

Long Ao still didn’t speak, listening quietly, but his expression had become extremely grave.

"Long Ao, I know you love Ao Xue very much, but I advise you to leave her. Otherwise, you will not only harm yourself, but you will also harm her."

"Why?"

"Things have already reached this point, so I won’t hide it from you. Neither Xiaoxue’s mother nor Xiaoxue are actually human."

’Not human?’

’Xiaoxue isn’t human?’

Hearing Ao Tian’s words, Long Ao’s first reaction was disbelief. Anyone would find it hard to believe; it was just too absurd. Even if Ao Tian didn’t want him and Ao Xue to be together, there was no need to go this far.

Long Ao couldn’t figure it out. Based on Ao Tian’s personality, now that things had come to this, it was impossible that he would still try to stop him and Ao Xue from being together. The Ghost King Sect was now completely dependent on the Dragon Sect. If their relationship fractured, the Ghost King Sect would face only one fate: instant annihilation by other powers.

As a crafty old fox, there was no way Ao Tian didn’t know this.

’If that’s the case, why is Ao Tian still doing this?’

As if guessing what Long Ao was thinking, Ao Tian sighed deeply and said, "Long Ao, in your eyes, am I the kind of person who would abandon everything for power, even my own daughter?"

Long Ao didn’t answer, which was a tacit agreement. Based on his past actions, Ao Tian really was the type of person who would abandon everything for power.

"Alas, if I weren’t like this, I would never have been able to see Xiaoxue’s mother again in my lifetime."

Somewhat surprised, Long Ao seemed to have guessed something. ’It seems I don’t truly understand Ao Tian’s character.’ In the end, it probably wasn’t just him; even Ao Xue likely didn’t fully understand her own father.

"I’d like to ask, what is Ao Xue’s race?"

"Long Ao, remember this: this matter must absolutely not be leaked. Otherwise, it won’t just be you; even Xiaoxue will definitely be in trouble."

Nodding, seeing how gravely Ao Tian spoke, Long Ao also gave a solemn promise, "I know what to do."