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Chapter 224: Hatching the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon (Part One)
Supreme power, unparalleled glory—who among men would not desire the throne of Huaxia? Even Ye Huan had once entertained thoughts of becoming emperor when the Huaxia Nation faced imminent destruction.
Hesitant to cast his gaze towards Zuo Yi, Ye Huan finally mustered the courage to voice his thoughts. "Zuo Yi, can't I marry Zhao Ziyu?"
"Marry Zhao Ziyu? Ye Huan, you seem to have it wrong. If there is to be a marriage, it would be Your Majesty marrying you."
Zuo Yi shook his head with a wry smile, as if he had anticipated Ye Huan's response. He deliberately emphasized the words "Your Majesty," intending to remind Ye Huan that as the Empress of Huaxia, even if they were to wed, it would be Zhao Ziyu marrying Ye Huan. The children would bear the Zhao surname, not Ye's. Otherwise, wouldn't the world simply become the domain of the Ye Family?
Understanding that Zuo Yi was not wrong but constrained by the complexities of gender relations, Ye Huan pondered for a moment before raising his head and firmly stating to Zuo Yi, "On my behalf, send a proposal to the royal family. If Zhao Ziyu refuses to marry me, then we can consider this conversation as never having happened. But if she agrees, you handle the betrothal gifts. Don't tell me you don't have any money..."
"…"
A proposal sent in Ye Huan's name to the royal family?
Seeing the serious expression on Ye Huan's face that indicated he was not joking, Zuo Yi had to admit that this tactic was quite clever. It would not only leverage Ye Huan's reputation to inform all those around the little princesses in the capital who truly was Huaxia's sole guardian but also force the Empress into a decision. If she agreed to marry Ye Huan, any future son would undoubtedly carry the Ye surname. If she refused, then as Ye Huan stated, everything discussed tonight would be as if it never happened. At that point, Zuo Yi could still assist Ye Huan in rising to power until he became the ruler of Huaxia.
Thinking of this made Zuo Yi feel a surge of excitement. Just as he was about to arrange for someone to prepare the proposal overnight, a sudden scream echoed through the room—clearly from Ye Tian.
"Not good!"
Startled by the sound coming from behind the door that had been shut tight to prevent anyone from overhearing his conversation with Zuo Yi, Ye Huan kicked open the wooden door without hesitation. He immediately saw Ye Tian lying despondently on the bed, with streaks of black blood at the corner of his mouth. The expressions of Hua Tuo, Bai Yulin, and Black Shadow Flower were all grim, as if they had witnessed something terrifying.
Outside, perhaps alerted by Ye Tian's scream, Liu Ruyan rushed out from her room. Upon seeing Ye Huan, she finally relaxed and hurried over to him. "Ye Huan, what happened?"
"I don't know either; could there have been an issue with the treatment?"
Feeling equally puzzled, Ye Huan approached Hua Tuo and noticed that at the edge of the bed where black blood had pooled—presumably vomited by Ye Tian—it had corroded a large hole into the wooden bed frame made of pine. The edges were still emitting wisps of green smoke, filling the air with a foul stench that forced Ye Huan to cover his nose.
Ye Huan carefully examined the edge of the bed, then looked at the black bloodstain near Ye Tian's mouth. No matter how he considered it, he felt that this blood should not be so potent; otherwise, Ye Tian's skin would have been corroded by the black stain.
Thinking of this, Ye Huan pointed at the large hole beside the bed and asked Hua Tuo, "Doctor Hua Tuo, can you tell me what exactly is going on here?"
"It's poison, a different kind of poison. The fresh blood spat out by the Head of the Ye Family contains not only Bone Poison but also toxins from another Ninth-Level Beast. If it weren't for the Holy Dragon's blood protecting the Head of the Ye Family, his internal organs would have long been corroded by this poison. Given the current situation, we must find an antidote within three hours; otherwise, once the Holy Dragon's blood neutralizes with the poison, the Head of the Ye Family will likely face death..."
Hua Tuo slowly provided his answer, and his expression was one of sorrow that seemed greater than if his own father had died. This nearly drove Ye Huan to madness as he angrily questioned him, "Why didn't you say this earlier?"
"Young Master, please calm down. It's not that I didn't want to say anything; it's just that my skills are limited, and I couldn't see it before..."
Startled by Ye Huan's expression, Hua Tuo took two hurried steps back while continuously explaining. However, to Ye Huan, Hua Tuo seemed like a quack doctor. If he didn't need him to save Ye Tian, Ye Huan would have slapped him twice.
Turning his gaze back to the still unconscious Ye Tian on the bed, Ye Huan suppressed his anxiety and asked Hua Tuo carefully, "Tell me! What kind of poison is it this time? How can we cure it?"
"If I am not mistaken, this other poison should be from the shell toxin of the Ninth-Level Beast Spirit Tortoise. To treat it, we must rely on the Hua Xia Guardian Beast, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon, to drip its dragon saliva into the Head of the Ye Family's mouth. However, this Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon has been missing for thousands of years. Three hours..."
Hua Tuo took another two steps back while speaking and prepared to flee because in his view, finding a guardian beast that had disappeared for thousands of years within three hours was an impossible task. Even if Ye Huan could find Holy Dragon's blood, he doubted he could locate the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon or its 'saliva.'
To Hua Tuo's surprise, after finishing his words, Ye Huan did not make any significant movements but slowly took something out from his Spatial Ring—a half-meter tall Golden Egg!
"This is the egg of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon. Tell me how to hatch it!"
Holding the Golden Egg in his hands, Ye Huan appeared very calm. However, everyone else around him seemed petrified, especially Bai Yulin and Black Shadow Flower. As Tenth-Level Beasts, no one understood better than them how much commotion a country's guardian beast could cause in Jiuzhou—especially this Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon.
According to legend, before there was a Huaxia Nation, during its peak period, the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon was almost equivalent to an Ascended Stage Cultivator and could sweep across Jiuzhou effortlessly. Later on, shortly after becoming Huaxia Nation's guardian beast, it mysteriously vanished without a trace. This allowed other countries on the Nine Provinces Continent to rise. Now that so many years had passed and Ye Huan claimed to possess an egg of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon—how could that not shock people?
After standing in place for a long time, Bai Yulin was the first to break silence and leaned closer to observe the Golden Egg while questioning Ye Huan. "Brother Ye, is this really an egg of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon? It looks just like a chicken egg to me."
"I think it looks no different either..."
Before Ye Huan could respond, Black Shadow Flower also leaned in closer and reached out her hand to take a better look at the Golden Egg. However, before her delicate hand could touch it, suddenly the Golden Egg seemed to sense her dissatisfaction and immediately emitted a powerful aura that whipped up a storm in the room centered around itself—targeting none other than Black Shadow Flower and Bai Yulin!
Boom!
To others, it was nothing significant, but for the dragon kin, the aura emanating from the Golden Egg was undoubtedly a form of intimidation for both Black Shadow Flower and Bai Yulin. It was the kind of pressure that an upper being deliberately exudes towards their subordinates. In other words, it was a manifestation of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon's might. The moment they came into contact with this pressure, Black Shadow Flower and Bai Yulin both fell to their knees, cold sweat beading on their foreheads. If they hadn’t been able to suppress their fear, they would have likely reverted to their Tenth-Level Beast forms.
Ye Huan felt no pressure at all; he only sensed an inexplicable gust of wind. Noticing something was off with Black Shadow Flower and Bai Yulin, he quickly approached them, concern evident in his voice as he asked, "What’s wrong with you two?"
"Don't come over! You mustn't come over..."
Filled with terror as they gazed at the Golden Egg in Ye Huan's hand, Bai Yulin and Black Shadow Flower screamed in unison, leaving Ye Huan bewildered. Nevertheless, he halted his steps and turned to Hua Tuo, who seemed unaffected by the situation. " Hua Tuo, what is going on here?"
"I don't know either, but if that really is the egg of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon, I think I can help you hatch it..."
Hua Tuo shrugged, harboring some suspicions in his mind but saying nothing about them. Instead, he brought up the topic that intrigued him most: Hatching the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon! Just as Xuan Ziming had mentioned before, Hua Tuo's method was quite simple—using Ye Huan's blood to nourish the Golden Egg. The only difficulty lay in ensuring that Ye Huan did not die; he needed a continuous supply of blood.
"Are you saying someone has to sacrifice themselves to provide blood for me?"
Upon hearing Hua Tuo's words, Ye Huan—who retained memories from the Twenty-First Century—immediately understood why Xuan Ziming had been willing to use a large amount of his own blood to hatch the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon. If it weren't for blood transfusion, Xuan Ziming would have surely perished after losing so much blood during the hatching process.
Feeling relieved that he hadn't used his blood on the Golden Egg prematurely, another troubling thought crept into Ye Huan's mind: where could he find someone willing to sacrifice themselves to help him complete the hatching of the Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon?
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