Chapter 213: Zi Yan: Is My Father Really Still Alive?

"Zi Yan, if you don't want to labor over so many things, and don't want to be this Dragon Emperor, there is actually a way, it's just that..."

"Just that what?"

Gu Fei stopped halfway through his sentence.

Zi Yan suddenly became a bit anxious.

She grabbed Gu Fei's arm with both hands and shook it vigorously: "Tell me, what exactly is the way? Don't keep me in suspense!"

"Zi Yan, do you really want to know?"

Gu Fei smiled, looked into Zi Yan's bright eyes, and spoke earnestly.

"Brother Gu Fei, if I don't become the Dragon Emperor, no one in the clan will be able to command respect!"

Hearing this, Zi Yan's tone dropped slightly.

She knew that without the Royal Bloodline to hold the fort, the Dragon Clan would eventually split apart again.

Therefore, no matter how difficult it was, she had to persist in being this Dragon Emperor.

"Perhaps, there is someone who can command more respect than you! Someone more suitable to lead the Ancient Dragon Clan?"

Gu Fei wore a smile.

"Who is it?"

Zi Yan knew Gu Fei wouldn't joke about such matters, so her expression turned serious.

"Your father!"

"What? My father?"

Hearing this, Zi Yan was stunned.

Her impression of her father was almost zero.

From the time she had memories, Zi Yan had lived in the forest, living the life of a wild beast every day.

It wasn't until one day, when she accidentally ate the Transformation Grass and was subsequently brought to Jia Nan Academy by the Inner Academy Great Elder Su Qian, that she realized she actually held resentment in her heart; she had always wanted to know why her parents had abandoned her.

Regarding matters of her father, Zi Yan had only heard the clan Elders speak of him.

She knew her father was the previous Dragon Emperor, but he had gone missing many years ago.

And from that point on, the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan began to decline, suffering from constant internal strife.

"Brother Gu Fei, are you saying that my father is still alive?"

Zi Yan's eyes turned red as she pressed for an answer.

"He is indeed still alive! Do you want to go see him?" Gu Fei nodded.

"... Mm..."

Zi Yan paused for a moment, and finally nodded gently.

"Alright then, since you want to see him, I will take you!"

After saying this, Gu Fei directly took Zi Yan's hand and walked toward the outside of Dragon Island.

A few days later, when Gu Fei and Zi Yan appeared again, they had already arrived at the Black-Corner Region.

"Isn't this the Black-Corner Region?"

"Why have we come here?"

Looking at this familiar place, Zi Yan turned around and looked at Gu Fei with suspicion.

"Don't you want to see the Great Elder?"

Gu Fei laughed.

"I do, it's been so long since I've seen the Great Elder!" Zi Yan nodded blankly, not knowing what Gu Fei was up to.

"Let's go, to the Inner Academy first!"

Gu Fei flicked his sleeve, and Space Power enveloped the two of them; a moment later, they appeared in a study deep within the Inner Academy.

"Who is it?"

Inside the study, the Inner Academy Great Elder Su Qian sensed the two people who had suddenly appeared in the room and was very vigilant.

"Young Master Gu Fei..."

Su Qian didn't recognize Zi Yan at first, but fortunately, he still remembered Gu Fei.

"Great Elder, it's me, Zi Yan! Don't you recognize me?" The faint sorrow on Zi Yan's face dissipated, revealing a bright smile.

"Zi Yan? It really is you..."

Su Qian's face was filled with surprise.

In the ensuing conversation, Zi Yan told him about some of the things she had experienced over these years. This made Su Qian very happy.

He had previously hoped that Zi Yan would be able to find her own kin and solve the mystery of her origins.

"How long do you plan to stay this time you've come to Jia Nan Academy?" Su Qian asked politely.

"I have come here for another very important matter!"

As Zi Yan spoke, she looked at Gu Fei beside her.

"Haha, Elder Su Qian, wait until I finish handling this matter with Zi Yan, then I will come back to chat with you in detail!"

Gu Fei chuckled.

Immediately, he once again unleashed his Space Power, wrapping around their bodies and disappearing.

Before long, the two of them entered the bottom of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower; the Seal here was practically non-existent to the two of them.

At the bottom of this tower, a wisp of Fallen Heart Flame Young Fire appeared quite active.

However, upon seeing Gu Fei appear, it seemed somewhat fearful and trembled.

The current Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower was even more effective than it had been back then; after all, the mature form of the Fallen Heart Flame from before had never listened to the commands of the people in the Inner Academy.

As for this Fallen Heart Flame now, because of its long-term cultivation, it would not resist their commands in the slightest.

"Could my father be in here?"

Zi Yan's face was even more puzzled.

She had stayed in the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower for a very long time before; if her father had been at the bottom of this tower all along, it would truly be a twist of fate.

Moreover, the bottom of the tower was filled with scorching magma; could a person even stay in such a place?

"It is right down below, follow me!"

Gu Fei grasped Zi Yan's small hand once again, and Exotic Fire surged out, shielding the two of them.

Zi Yan very much enjoyed the feeling of Gu Fei holding her small hand during this time.

If only it could always be like this! Soon, the two entered the scorching magma sea below.

The surrounding magma would automatically evaporate as soon as it came within half a zhang of their bodies; this scorching magma clearly had no qualifications to cause Gu Fei the slightest obstruction.

As they continued to dive deeper.

The Flame Lizard Clan that Gu Fei had encountered before appeared before the two of them once again.

The last time he came here, Gu Fei still had some misgivings, but now, Gu Fei's cultivation had climbed to Three-Star Dou Sheng, and he was already fearless.

"These things are so strange; do they live at the bottom of this magma all the time?"

"Why don't they go outside?"

Zi Yan felt somewhat curious seeing these creatures she had never seen before.

"They have their own duty!"

"What duty?"

"To guard the things below!"

Gu Fei explained with a smile.

After speaking, he suddenly stomped his foot lightly, and instantly, a vast soul fluctuation surged out from between his brows.

In an instant, the surrounding magma exploded outward, and strange figures hidden within the magma erupted with shrill screams.

"Sss-sss!"

Following the appearance of these screams, the surrounding magma immediately surged violently.

Then, Gu Fei saw dense, crimson figures surging in from all directions, finally surrounding the two of them tightly.

Outside the encirclement, two lizard-men whose entire bodies were milky white appeared.

They looked as if they were much older than the other lizard-men.

And, they had reached the level of Half-Saint! "Human, this is the God's Graveyard, not a place you can come to!"

"Retreat quickly, otherwise if you awaken the guardian, you shall be buried here forever!"

One of those two white lizard-men actually spoke in human language.

Although it was somewhat stiff, the intermittent voice still reached the ears of Gu Fei and Zi Yan.

"God's Graveyard, what is that?"

"And what is that guardian?"

Zi Yan had a look of confusion on her face.

However, thinking of the purpose of Gu Fei bringing her here this time, she couldn't help but guess, could her father be that guardian? (End of this chapter)