Of course I’m qualified

After a period of secret, detailed discussion, the dragon and the elf had gained considerable understanding of each other.

“Heh, it seems His Majesty the Dragon King is not as ignorant of the outside world as I previously guessed.”

The silver-haired girl smiled calmly, her tone carrying a hint of seriousness.

“The Dragon God’s gaze equally covers everyone. Their actions cannot escape the initial golden eyes, and I am merely granting them opportunities out of consideration for blood ties.”

Dragon King Haxus crossed his arms, his tone naturally carrying the air of a ruler.

“Then if they repeatedly make mistakes despite knowing better?”

The girl seized on the key point and pressed for an answer.

“Opportunities are limited, and forgiveness is also limited. Unless the Dragon God personally issues a decree, if anyone wishes to overthrow the rule of the Great Dragon Divine Dynasty, then their heart and their blood will first be torn to shreds by the claws in my hands.”

His deep voice was mixed with vast Dragon’s Might. If the Dragon Saintess’s golden eyes contained nobility and aloofness, then Dragon King Haxus’s golden eyes were more like a pure gaze.

Once one was stared at by them, the blood in their body would surge uneasily.

“It seems Your Majesty the Dragon King also has your own plans. If that’s the case, was this conversation pleasant?”

The silver-haired girl tilted her head. This detailed conversation had taken up a lot of time but also allowed her to obtain a lot of important information. The Dragon King, though he seemed intimidating, was surprisingly easy to talk to…

Of course, this was not without reason, such as now.

Selina’s steps to leave were blocked by the Dragon King’s magic barrier. She turned her head, looking at the middle-aged man with some confusion. Dragon King Haxus disdainfully raised his head.

“If you wish to leave, you must prove that everything you said just now was true. Otherwise, you’ll have to stay here tonight.”

“I guarantee it with my identity as a Moon Elf. Do you still not believe it?”

The girl licked her lips.

The girl sighed helplessly.

“No, the Elf Tribe’s reputation is witnessed by the entire continent, but that’s only a racial characteristic and cannot represent individuals.”

“Then if I had this, you should believe it, right?”

As she spoke, the girl fumbled in her skirt pocket and finally pulled out a palm-sized crystal scale. Yes, it was a crystal scale. The entire scale was like a rainbow-colored crystal, with dazzling, godly light reflecting and flowing on its surface.

“Dragon God Scale.”

The Dragon King’s expression darkened the moment he saw the scale in the girl’s hand, and he blurted out the words.

“That aura. He wouldn’t mistake it. That scale is definitely from the Dragon God, and it wasn’t taken by force. It was willingly bestowed by Lord Dragon God.”

“If it were taken by force, this glazed dragon scale wouldn’t be so complete.”

“Legend has it that the Dragon God’s final form is a Glazed Dragon, with light absorbed and gathered from all over his body, emitting dazzling, godly light like colored glaze. Those seemingly fragile scales contain vast power. The Dragon God’s ability to dominate among the gods is largely due to this indestructible Dragon God Scale.”

At the same time, the glazed style of the scales was the origin of the imperial family’s surname. The entire Dragon Tribe’s royal family took the noble Liuli as their surname. Even when the Dragon King wanted Aurelia to acknowledge her ancestors, he hoped she would add the Liuli surname as a suffix to her own.

This was a form of honor, a form of recognition, within the Dragon Tribe royal family, but Aurelia, whose blood also flowed with Liuli blood, discarded it like worn shoes.

Seeing the change in the Dragon King’s eyes, Selina knew she had brought the right item.

“This item was given to me by Hestia before I left. According to her, if we truly reached a point where battle was unavoidable, as long as she took out this scale, the current Dragon King would retreat without a fight.”

As for where this Dragon God Scale came from, how Hestia obtained it, Selina was somewhat curious and interested, but she didn’t ask.

“Since you possess this item, then you are no longer an enemy.”

As he spoke, the Dragon King took a step back and bowed towards Selina.

“Holding the Dragon God Scale represents the will of the Dragon God.”

“This thing is so useful?” Selina nodded in satisfaction.

“Alright, alright. Since you believe what I’ve said, then let me go. I’m pressed for time.”

The Dragon King nodded repeatedly, dispelling the magical barrier around them. Selina turned around, putting the black hood over her head again to conceal her face. But before the girl could take two steps, Haxus’s voice came from behind again.

“Can you tell me where that Aurelia is now?”

His voice was somewhat hesitant, like a dull-witted father who wanted to care for his child but didn’t know where to start.

Hearing the voice, the girl turned her head, her eyes playful.

“Honestly, Your Majesty the Dragon King, do you truly care about your niece?”

“She is the blood of my sister, flowing with the blood of the琉璃 Imperial family. As the Dragon King, I naturally…”

“No, that’s not what I’m asking. Of course, I know that you Dragon Tribe members value bloodline extremely, especially the royal family. What I’m asking is, apart from bloodline, do you have any actual feelings for her?”

Stared at directly by the girl’s purple eyes, Dragon King Haxus felt that discomfort for the first time.

That feeling was as if some ill-boding event buried deep in one’s heart had been suddenly uncovered. Knowing full well that it was a part of oneself, something that could not be scrubbed away, its exposure to the light still made one subconsciously uncomfortable.

“You can’t even answer that yourself, can you?”

The girl chuckled as if she had expected this all along.

“In truth, you already have the answer in your heart. She’s also a niece connected by blood, also the daughter of your own sister, but their early fates were completely opposite. You, the Dragon King, while not fueling the flames, didn’t exactly do much more than watch with cold eyes, did you?”

The girl’s words, like needles, pierced into the Dragon King’s cold heart. His expression darkened, and the look in his eyes towards the girl gained a hint of malice.

“You seem to be very familiar with Aurelia.”

“Familiar doesn’t describe it. We merely had a brush with life and death. I, an Elf, am too lazy to meddle in your Dragon Tribe’s internal affairs, but what I want to say now is that since you didn’t fulfill the responsibility of an uncle to protect your niece in her early years, then you should refrain from bossing her around now that she’s grown up.”

Selina’s words were extremely disrespectful to the Dragon King. In fact, she had long wanted to vent this anger. From the time she was Conde and received the mission, her impression of the Dragon King had been extremely poor.

“And you? What is your identity? What gives you the right to say these words to me?”

Haxus was truly angered at this point.

Aurelia was an indelible feeling of guilt in his heart. Yet this Moon Elf, who had appeared from nowhere, was here, pointing fingers at this concern that was already difficult to assess. If it weren’t for her carrying the Dragon God Scale, with Haxus’s original domineering personality, even if the other party was the most esteemed Moon Elf, he would have taught her a good lesson.

“Of course I have the right. After all, that girl’s life was protected by me, and that girl’s name was given by me. To put it bluntly, apart from Aurelia’s biological mother, you, the Dragon King uncle…”

“You’re really not worthy of discussing Aurelia’s upbringing before me~”

Under the twilight, the silver-haired girl put her hands on her hips, her purple eyes filled not only with a brilliant smile but also with an indelible pride.