1214 City Engulfed in Flames

"Yuan! Meili! Is everything okay?!" Xi Mingze was the first to speak after their arrival.

"W-We are fine, but what are you two doing here?" Xi Meili stared at them with a dazed look on her face.

"We heard a powerful dragon's roar unlike anything we've heard before, so we rushed here to investigate." Xi Shengmo said.

"You heard that from here?" Xi Meili was surprised.

It was at this moment Xi Shengmo and Xi Mingze noticed the corpses behind her.

"T-That face… Patriarch Liang and General Zheng?!?! W-Why are they dead?! What happened here?!" Xi Shengmo exclaimed.

He didn't think for a second that Yuan or Xi Meili were responsible for their deaths even though they were on the scene with nobody else there.

In fact, he believed that they were killed by the unknown entity that released the dragon's roar.

"Is this also caused by that dragon?" Xi Mingze swallowed nervously.

If the entity dared to kill someone as prominent as Patriarch Liang, it probably won't hesitate to go after them either.

"Actually… About that…" Xi Meili had a nervous smile on her face, her body fidgeting slightly.

"What? What happened?" Xi Shengmo stared at her intensively.

Yuan stepped in and said, "I'm responsible for this."

"What?" Xi Shengmo and Xi Mingze turned to look at him with wide eyes filled with disbelief.

"I killed them." He repeated with more clarity.

"You killed Patriarch Liang?! Why would you do such a thing?!" Xi Shengmo exclaimed.

"Give us a chance to explain!" Xi Meili said, and she proceeded to explain to entire situation to her parents.

Unsurprisingly, they became increasingly upset as they heard the details.

"That traitorous snake, Patriarch Cui! How dare he lust after my wife after everything our family has done for their family?!" Xi Shengmo appeared to be more angry at Patriarch Cui lusting after Xi Mingze than Patriarch Liang wanting to consume their Xi Family.

"The Azure Dragon Family and the Emerald Dragon Family are working together to take down our Xi Family, huh? Although I'm a little surprised, I can't say that I didn't see this coming." Xi Mingze sighed.

"You knew they'd attack?" Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"Well, not really, but I always had this uncomfortable feeling about them, like they are up to no good." Xi Mingze casually shrugged, her reaction to the situation somewhat lackluster.

"Regardless, I would like to extend my utmost gratitude to you as well as apologize for putting you in such a position…"

Yuan shook his head and said, "I am doing this because I want to. You don't have to thank me. Anyways, we should continue our chatter later, once we end this whole thing, as the situation is still progressing as we speak."

Patriarch Liang then said, "Since Azure Dragon City is much closer, we'll use the teleporter there to get back to our city as soon as possible."

The four of them proceeded to rush toward the city.

When they arrived at the teleporter, their presence, without a doubt, shocked everyone there.

"Isn't that Emperor Xi from Ancient Dragon City?! What is he doing all the way over here?!"

"That's Princess Xi, as well as Empress Xi! Almost their entire family is present!"

Xi Shengmo walked straight to the front of the line to speak with the manager, "Send us to Ancient Dragon City immediately."

He expected the manager to comply without any trouble, but to his surprise, the manager appeared hesitant as he stood there with a nervous look on his face.

"Need I repeat myself?" Killing intent began appearing in Xi Shengmo's gaze.

"R-Right away!" The manager immediately began moving swiftly.

"Should we kill him? He's obviously working with the Azure Dragon Family…" Xi Meili asked.

"We'll deal with it a thorough investigation. He might be a victim as well, you know." Xi Mingze calmly responded.

Moments later, the teleporter was ready.

Yuan and the others immediately entered the teleporter, arriving at the Ancient Dragon City instantly.

However, by the time they arrived, the entire city was already engulfed in chaos, as the Azure Dragon Family's army and the Emerald Dragon Family had arrived some time ago and started attacking the moment they arrived.

Their sudden invasion definitely surprised the citizens, and with the Xi Family's absence, they were unsure of what to do.

With that being said, the citizens of Ancient Dragon City did not wait around to be slaughtered and fought back.

"Those fucking bastards!" Xi Shengmo's face twisted with anger as he witnessed the dire situation.

"Dear, you must return to the palace immediately and take control of our forces! We will stay behind and deal with these intruders!" Xi Mingze said to Xi Shengmo.

Xi Shengmo nodded and quickly made his way back to the palace.

Meanwhile, Yuan, Xi Meili, and Xi Mingze went to take care of the intruders that were wreaking havoc within the city.

Fortunately, that didn't take too long since there weren't that many intruders. However, that meant that the majority of the Azure Dragon Family's and Emerald Dragon Family's forces had yet to invade.

Indeed, the majority of their forces were stationed outside the city, patiently waiting for Patriarch Liang's arrival before they fully engage, completely unaware that they were waiting for someone who would not show up no matter how long they waited.

"What is taking Patriarch Liang and General Zheng so long? They should've been here ages ago!" Patriarch Cui complained as he was getting impatient.

"We had some unexpected trouble right after you left, but rest assured, they will be here shortly." General Wan said.

"Hmph. Anyways, why isn't the Xi Family responding to our presence? It's like they are not even here. This war might end sooner than we expected." Patriarch Cui wondered out loud.

"Though, as much as I want this war to end smoothly, that is only wishful thinking. I don't know what the Xi Family is doing, but their silence is giving me an ominous feeling."