Chapter 945: A Dragons Request (I)
“My father is the Dragon King of Bei Sea, a son of Dongfang You,” said Dingjiao.
Dongfang You...
Li Zhouwei had deliberately studied before coming to the Eastern Sea, so naturally he recognized the name. Dongfang You was a Dragon King who had reached the peak of the Purple Mansion Realm but had perished while attempting a Golden Core Realm breakthrough. His fall gave rise to the phenomenon known as Falling Water Rising Storm.
Now that he had achieved the Foundation Establishment Realm and had a photographic memory, the details swiftly came back to him, Huiyao once mentioned that the original master of the Zhunan Serpent Dragon Palace was Dingyuan the Dragon Son. After Dongfang You failed to ascend, Dingyuan lost his backing and was stripped of his position. He was sent back to the Converging Water Sea...
So he showed a trace of admiration and offered a compliment before asking, “May I ask, Dingyuan the Dragon Son is...”
“Oh.” Dingjiao took a sip of spirit wine as a girl in pink robes tapped lightly on his back. He tilted his white horns and raised his brows with a smile, saying, “He’s my second brother. He was punished and sent back to Xia Mountain. I had no choice but to return from the Northern Sea to guard this place in his stead.”
Hearing him say 'had no choice,' Li Zhouwei deduced that Dingjiao and Dingyuan were likely aligned, they were both grandsons of Dongfang You. Losing control of the palace may have been punishment for Dingyuan, but for a crown prince like Dingjiao, being stationed here likely wasn’t much better.
He set down the pale green jade cup and said softly, “A pity.”
Dingjiao let his gaze wander lazily over the dancing girls below and said softly, “Minghuang, I invited you here for two reasons. First, our elders once shared ties, so we may as well renew them. Second... there’s something I’d like to inquire about.”
He turned the cup slowly in his hand and asked gently, “I’ve heard your esteemed family once had some connection with the demon den of Mount Dali. Is that true?”