Sote stayed silent in place for three minutes, finally saying the gist of it:
“The original words were probably: ‘Going against me, your brother, together with outsiders, do you think that’s something to be proud of?’ Yes, something like that.”
Hearing this, Dinksway’s pupils dilated, his brain working at full speed, as if he had sensed something incredible.
“So, you mean… no, that young dragon means that she is your brother, the Sword Saint who holds the Holy Sword?”
“Right?”
Sote first nodded, then quickly shook his head, frowning slightly, as if he had some reservations.
“Sote, our thoughts should be the same, but why are you shaking your head?”
Dinksway asked again.
This time, Sote held back for a long time, finally raising a question that baffled Dinksway.
“President, I want to know where my father is.”
“Your father?”
Dinksway scoffed.
“Why do you still care about him? He’s just an old geezer, what help can he possibly be to you?”
“And right now he’s definitely hanging around with your brother. Going there won’t do you any good. You’re my most prized student, I suggest you drop this idea now.”
“Sir, that’s really not what I mean.”
“Then what do you mean?”
Dinksway was getting a bit impatient.
“I’m thinking, if our guess is true, then my father is definitely in trouble right now. Sir, think about it carefully. Without considering whether the Dragon Race has humanity, what happens when a dragon and a human get together?”
Hearing such a simple analysis from Sote, Dinksway seemed to understand.
“You mean… if it’s true that your brother became a dragon, then your father has very likely already died.”
“Yes. And from my daily observations of my father, he has a deep, father-son-like bond with that house of ours. The last time the house disappeared, it must have been moved somewhere else.”
“As long as we find the location of my father’s house, we can find him.”
Sote answered with certainty.
Dinksway was silent for a moment, then revealed a satisfied smile.
He firmly patted Sote’s shoulder.
“You’ve done well. You truly didn’t waste my careful teaching these past days.”
“Let’s end tonight’s chat here. Tomorrow, I’ll send a few weaker members to train with you. Leave this search to you. Remember, once you find it, you must come back and tell me immediately. Don’t act alone, don’t act alone! Understood?”
Dinksway specifically repeated “don’t act alone.”
“Understood.”
Dragon Race, inside the Dragon Race Imperial Palace.
At 7:00 AM, Zhu Xiaxia had already gotten up and instructed Xiaguang to prepare breakfast.
She came to Zhu Qiu’s room, looked at her adorable sleeping face, and really couldn’t bear to wake her.
Then, as she’d said, just bring it straight to her.
Zhu Xiaxia instructed Xiaguang to bring the breakfast, perform dragon transformation, take off!
Zhu Xiaxia also cast a bit of magic on Xiaguang to speed her up.
After all, time was tight; she didn’t want her daughter to be late.
Dragon Race Second Largest District, near the First Academy of the Dragon Clan.
Yiluo Enya had gotten up early and had just finished washing up when she heard a knock at the door.
‘Huh?’
‘Who could be knocking at this hour?’
‘Zhu Qiu? Not likely, she definitely can’t get up at this time.’
With a skeptical attitude, she shouted toward the door:
“Hello, the owner of this house isn’t home, please come back later.”
The next second, Xiaguang opened the door and very swiftly handed Zhu Qiu in her arms to Yiluo Enya.
“Hello, Elf miss. I’m here to deliver Her Highness the Princess. Goodbye.”
“Huh? Hey! Wait a moment!”
Yiluo Enya still had questions to ask, but Xiaguang turned and left without saying another word.
“Well… fine.”
She looked at Zhu Qiu in her arms, not knowing what to do for a moment.
It was almost 8:00 AM, and Yiluo Enya had to rush over, but she was too embarrassed to wake Zhu Qiu.
‘Got it!’
She simply carried Zhu Qiu to the academy, first delivered her to her classroom, then went to her own.
Perfect solution!
But today’s Zhu Qiu, whether she was too tired or what, actually slept at the desk until the afternoon.
Teacher Ajimi, who had been waiting bitterly on the side, had a green face, but was too embarrassed to wake her, so he just foolishly waited.
Finally, she woke up.
The first thing she saw upon opening her eyes was Ajimi standing across from her.
“Teacher? Why are you here, am I…”
Ajimi could only answer helplessly:
“You’ve been sleeping here for almost an entire day. It’s already almost the usual dismissal time.”
“Ah? It’s that serious!”
“Enough small talk, today’s lesson ends here.”
“Haven’t we not even started the lesson yet?”
Zhu Qiu didn’t want to waste this day.
“No time. Oh right, I need to inform you of something.”
“Oh? What is it?”
She suddenly perked up.
“We’ve been in school for two weeks now, right? Next Monday, at this time next week, the academy will hold an event, a school-wide event that includes all classes.”
“The general content of the event hasn’t been announced yet, but it’s definitely related to testing strength and screening talent, and there are rewards. You’re the only student our class has had in 100 years. Teacher has high hopes for you.”
Ajimi patted Zhu Qiu’s shoulder, hoping she would take it seriously.
‘Rewards?’
‘There’s such a good thing?’
“Teacher, what exactly is the reward?”
“Based on past years, I don’t know either.”
“Ah? How could you not know? You’re a teacher at the academy.”
“Because I haven’t taught classes in 100 years, I haven’t asked around, so naturally I’m not clear. However, the reward should be quite good, you must strive for it.”
“Okay, teacher!”
Zhu Qiu agreed.
Meanwhile, Yiluo Enya also learned about the school-wide event.
‘If that’s the case…’
‘This is a great chance to show off my strength, absolutely can’t miss it.’
‘When mom finds out about my heroic deeds, she’ll definitely smile from ear to ear.’
‘Hehe~’
Yiluo Enya secretly rejoiced inside.
However, since she planned to show off, she needed to do some serious self-training over these next few days.
The weekend plan to go home should be temporarily canceled. It wouldn’t be too late to go back after the event ends.
At dismissal time, Yiluo Enya immediately found Zhu Qiu.
“Zhu Qiu, do you know about the academy event?”
“Of course I do, I feel like it should be pretty fun.”
“I think so too. Since you’re also participating, let’s train together after school these few days.”
Although Yiluo Enya was usually timid and submissive, at this moment, she sincerely extended an invitation to Zhu Qiu.