In the Tianxing Tribe, within the Great Hall of Tianxing.
Xuan Xiao's expression became strange as he listened to Youfeng's words, his mouth twitching and his eyes flashing with helplessness, a kind of indescribable awkwardness.
Because the missing dragon clan mentioned by Youfeng was very likely the little girl Long Cai'er.
Youfeng noticed Xuan Xiao's changing expression and couldn't help but feel a sense of worry: "Xuan Xiao, could it be that you know the whereabouts of this dragon clan? Wait, this missing dragon clan hasn't fallen, has it? After you Tianxing Tribe found this dragon corpse, you didn't eat it as food, did you?"
"How could that be?" Xuan Xiao shook his head repeatedly, looking outside the Great Hall with a strange expression; "I’m not afraid to tell you, Ancestor, the dragon clan you mentioned is right here in my tribe. Xuan Zhou, quickly call Cai'er over."
Upon hearing this, Youfeng finally let out a sigh of relief. Ever since the dragon clan entrusted him to find their missing kin, he had been worried that this missing dragon clan had perished on the shores of the East Sea. Then, being found by starving tribesmen and eaten as food.
After all, in recent years, due to disasters, the entire East Sea shore had been lacking food, causing countless humans to fall into famine, desperately searching for anything edible. In such circumstances, if a dragon corpse were to be encountered, it wouldn't be surprising for it to be treated as food.
But if humans really ate the dragon clan's corpse, that would be troublesome. If it were an ordinary dragon clan, then so be it. But this missing dragon clan had attracted many powerful dragon clan members to search for it, clearly indicating that its identity was not simple.
If such a significant dragon clan were eaten by humans, Youfeng really wouldn't know how to explain it.
Fortunately, Long Cai'er arrived very quickly, and upon seeing her, Youfeng secretly felt relieved.
Long Cai'er ran into the hall with small steps, looking at Xuan Xiao, and without caring about the people in the hall, she happily rushed towards him: "Xuan Xiao, why did you call me over? Do you want to play with me?"
Her cheerful and youthful voice, filled with a silver bell-like laughter, clung to Xuan Xiao as she acted spoiled in his arms.
Xuan Xiao instinctively lifted Long Cai'er's tender body, his expression strange: "Cai'er, your kin have come to find you."
"Kin? Looking for me? What..." Long Cai'er's big eyes were filled with purity. Yet within that pure gaze, there was no hint of surprise, but rather fear.
Xuan Xiao didn't care about Long Cai'er's thoughts; instead, he looked at Youyun and asked: "Ancestor Youyun, can you see if the dragon clan looking for their kin is Cai'er?"
He lifted Long Cai'er high, presenting her to Ancestor Youfeng.
Long Cai'er pouted, her short legs swinging, looking very displeased at Youfeng.
"Indeed, from the bloodline aura, it's this little girl." Youfeng's kind gaze examined Long Cai'er from top to bottom, stroking his beard and smiling: "No wonder the dragon clan is searching for you so much; it turns out you are one of the rare Rainbow Dragon lineage!"
"Alright, I will take you to the East Sea and return you to the dragon clan."
"No, no! I don’t want to go back!" Long Cai'er protested, shaking her head, clinging tightly to Xuan Xiao, looking pitiful: "If I go back to the clan, I will be trapped in the Great Thousand Society Hall to cultivate. That's no fun at all. Xuan Xiao, I want to stay in the Tianxing Tribe, I want you to play with me."
"This..." Xuan Xiao was also taken aback, looking at the spoiled Long Cai'er in his arms, especially those pitiful eyes, as if she would cry if he dared to refuse.
Xuan Xiao hadn't expected that the little girl who initially wanted to go home and missed her parents would not want to return after staying in the Tianxing Tribe for many years. He also hadn't anticipated that Long Cai'er would be so close to him.
Long Cai'er even revealed her true form, tightly wrapping around Xuan Xiao, as if afraid of being taken away. She even directed a childish angry voice at Youfeng: "Hmph... you can't take me away."
Youfeng looked at this scene without anger; instead, he appeared even more benevolent, stroking his beard and smiling: "What a cute dragon girl. Fine, I won't take you home, but your kin have been looking for you for many years, and you must inform them. After that, whether to stay or leave will depend on what your kin decide."
As Youfeng spoke, he flicked his fingertip as if performing some kind of spell. Then a streak of flowing light shot out and disappeared into the sky.
Xuan Xiao watched, feeling curious: "Ancestor Youfeng, what kind of divine ability was that just now? Also, what is the inheritance of our human race, exactly..."
"What I just did doesn't count as divine ability; it's merely a method of sound transmission." Ancestor Youfeng shook his head, but seeing Xuan Xiao's expectant gaze, he couldn't help but sigh: "Alas... most of our human race's inheritance methods have been lost. The eight of us old ancestors, along with a few human tribes, although we have many cultivation methods passed down, unfortunately, they have all been erased by the Ta Qing Saint."
"What? Erased by the Ta Qing Saint? Why?" Xuan Xiao was taken aback, a multitude of doubts rising in his heart. What was going on? The Ta Qing Saint was the leader of the human race, having established the human teachings and become a saint for the human race; why would he erase the cultivation inheritance of the human race?
Xuan Xiao couldn't help but become agitated, while Youfeng sighed slightly, as if recalling something, and said with a bitter smile: "I'll tell you about this later. For now, let's welcome the dragon clan guests."
As he said this, a dragon's roar echoed through the sky. Xuan Xiao frowned, suppressing the doubts in his heart, holding Long Cai'er, and together with Yun Xiao, they walked out of the Great Hall.
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Above the Tianxing Tribe, six divine dragons formed from auspicious clouds circled, their dragon roars resonating continuously. On the heads of these cloud-formed dragons stood several dragon clan cultivators.
These dragon clan cultivators all took on human forms, each exuding an extraordinary aura, radiating a powerful presence that was hard to describe.
Leading them were a man and a woman, their gazes like light, sweeping across the entire Tianxing Tribe, finally resting on Long Cai'er in Xuan Xiao's arms.
Long Cai'er was startled by their gaze, slightly frightened, transforming into her human form, nervously hiding behind Xuan Xiao, clutching a corner of his clothing, revealing her adorable face as she looked up at the sky: "Oh no, both my father and mother are here!"
The man and woman leading the dragon clan were Long Cai'er's parents. One of them stepped down to the ground, their dragon eyes filled with longing.
Especially Cai'er's mother, who couldn't help but approach: "Cai'er, we finally found you."
"Mother, I don't want to go back, I want to stay with Xuan Xiao." Long Cai'er's innocent words were pure and naive. However, this statement caused her worried parents, who had been searching for her for years, to momentarily freeze, only to be filled with rising anger.
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