fictionpage #109 - Yu Linglong's selfishness
#109 - Yu Linglong's selfishness
Hall of the Dragon Transformation Gate.
Yu Linglong and a group of elders had already returned to the main hall.
The doors of the main hall were tightly closed, isolating the outside world.
This made the main hall appear somewhat dim.
Yu Linglong slowly walked to the center of the main hall, three zhang away from the throne of the sect leader.
This sect leader's throne was exquisitely carved, with eight lifelike dragons engraved on it.
If the one sitting on this throne were a true dragon, it would perfectly match the number of nine dragons.
This was actually a dragon chair!
For a sect leader of a martial arts sect to dare sit on a dragon chair was clearly an act of transgression.
But none of the people present felt it was inappropriate.
The group of elders surrounded Yu Linglong in the middle.
They asked in a deep voice:
"Yu Linglong, have you forgotten the instructions of our ancestors?"
Yu Linglong replied loudly:
"I dare not forget!"
"Revive the Great Yu, and reclaim our land!"
The elders asked in unison three times, and Yu Linglong also answered three times.
In the end, the elders bowed to Yu Linglong to show that the ceremony was complete.
At this moment, Li Xueqing no longer addressed Yu Linglong as "Sect Leader," but rather as "Princess."
The Great Yu Dynasty was the previous dynasty.
It turned out that this Dragon Transformation Gate was actually formed by a group of former dynasty loyalists.
They lurked on the island, hoping to one day rebuild the Great Yu.
And the sect leader, Yu Linglong, was of the former dynasty's royal bloodline, noble beyond compare.
The group of elders bowed again and shouted:
"We beg the princess to accept our power transfer!"
"To enter the First Rank as soon as possible, lead us back to our homeland, and restore the Great Yu!"
Immediately, the group of elders sat down cross-legged around Yu Linglong.
They raised their palms and transmitted their inner strength towards Yu Linglong from a distance.
This was the Dragon Transformation Gate's secret technique—the 'Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange Art'.
The 'Heavenly Serpent Bone Exchange Art' could absorb a portion of the power transmitted by others for its own use, allowing the recipient's cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.
It was precisely because of this that Yu Linglong was able to enter the Second Rank of martial artists at the age of nineteen.
After an hour, the power transfer finally ended.
The elders were covered in sweat, but everyone seemed very happy.
Li Xueqing wiped the sweat from her forehead and couldn't help but sigh:
"With the princess's extraordinary talent, coupled with our power transfer."
"In just five years, the princess will be able to reach the peak of the Second Rank."
"Perhaps in another five years, she will be able to enter the First Rank."
"At that time, our Great Yu's restoration will be hopeful!"
Although the Second Rank and the First Rank seemed close, the gap between the two was worlds apart.
Throughout history, how many talented and brilliant people had spent their entire lives unable to formally enter the First Rank.
Even with the power transfer from the group of elders, it would still take a full ten years to have hope for Yu Linglong, who was in the Second Rank, to enter the First Rank.
The group of elders had been waiting for decades for the restoration of their country.
They were willing to wait ten years.
"Princess, please rest, we will take our leave first."
After the elders bowed, they turned and left.
In the entire main hall, only Yu Linglong was left alone.
But compared to the elders' excitement when they left.
Yu Linglong's heart was filled with sorrow.
She got up and slowly walked to the dragon chair, reaching out to touch the cold chair.
"Ten years…"
She sighed softly, and her eyes suddenly turned cold.
Terrifying power surged within her body, causing a gust of wind to arise out of nowhere in the empty main hall.
"Still ten years?!"
"I can hardly accept even ten days of this prison-like life!"
A look of anger appeared on Yu Linglong's face.
As the sect leader, Yu Linglong made all the decisions for the Dragon Transformation Gate.
But there were three things she couldn't control.
First, the great cause of restoring the country.
Second, accepting the power transfer from the elders every day.
Third, not being able to leave Dragon Transformation Island until she entered the First Rank.
Yu Linglong was born on Dragon Transformation Island.
From the day she was born, she had been trapped on this island.
She could understand the worries of the group of elders.
As the only surviving royal bloodline of the Great Yu Dynasty, Yu Linglong must not be lost.
She was the hope of everyone on the island for this lifetime, and there must be absolutely no mistakes.
This group of former dynasty remnants had painstakingly managed the Dragon Transformation for decades, believing it to be the safest place in the world.
They all unanimously believed that keeping Yu Linglong on this island was the best way to protect her.
But they had never thought about Yu Linglong's thoughts.
She simply didn't want to restore the country!
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Her great-grandfather was the former dynasty's crown prince.
But Yu Linglong had never even met her great-grandfather, let alone wanted to inherit the mission passed down from her great-grandfather.
She wanted to live her own life!
Instead of being like a clay doll, placed on an altar to bear everyone's wishes.
She longed to see the world outside the island.
Longed to go to the mainland and see with her own eyes the things that were only recorded in books and described by others.
She was unwilling to be bound by the responsibilities of her ancestors; she only wanted to make her life wonderful.
With Yu Linglong's current martial arts, she could completely break out of Dragon Transformation Island.
But she couldn't do that.
She couldn't directly turn against these elders who had raised her since she was a child and treated her like family.
She valued filial piety and couldn't bear to hurt the elders.
But she didn't value obedience.
So Yu Linglong didn't intend to sit still and wait for another ten years.
She already had a plan—
To personally destroy this Dragon Transformation Gate!
As long as she shattered everyone's dream of restoring the country, then Yu Linglong would have the day to gain freedom.
Especially today, when Yu Linglong saw the new disciple named Xiong Ba, she already had a plan in her heart.
Xiong Ba's origins were unknown.
He was indeed not on the list of new disciples recruited this time.
Especially his martial arts, which had already reached the level of the Fifth Rank.
Even Li Xueqing's poisoning was unexpectedly resolved by him with unknown means.
This clearly proved that he had specifically studied Li Xueqing's poison skills and had countermeasures.
This made the suspicions surrounding him too many!
Not to mention Li Xueqing suspected that Xiong Ba was a spy sent by other sects or the Great Qian Dynasty.
Even Yu Linglong thought so.
But this Xiong Ba was the person Yu Linglong used to destroy the Dragon Transformation Gate.
Yu Linglong was unwilling to directly turn against the elders, so she could just use Xiong Ba's hand.
Since he was a spy from an opposing force, then his actions would inevitably damage the interests of the Dragon Transformation Gate.
What Yu Linglong needed to do was to hand over important matters of the sect to Xiong Ba to handle.
The worse Xiong Ba handled things, the faster the Dragon Transformation Gate would be destroyed!
That was precisely why Yu Linglong handed over the decision-making power of the sect's finances to Xiong Ba today.
How could she not know that using all the sect's money to hoard spices was a surefire loss-making business?
But that was the effect she wanted!
The suggestion given by Xiong Ba was exactly the suggestion she needed!
Lose money!
Lose a lot of money!
Lose until the Dragon Transformation Gate was penniless, until bankruptcy!
Thinking of this, a comfortable smile finally appeared on Yu Linglong's jade-like face:
"Xiong Ba, don't let me down."
"You have made great contributions, and when I gain freedom, I can spare your life."
Yu Linglong sat on the dragon chair, her little feet slightly翘起.
She was already a little impatient.
Just waiting for the price of spices to plummet and the Dragon Transformation Gate to go bankrupt.
Then she could use Xiong Ba to carry out her next plan.
After she succeeded.
Not only could she gain freedom herself.
This group of elders in the sect would no longer have to be bound by an ethereal mission for the rest of their lives, but could live their own lives.