X-Dragon Era

Finally, perseverance paid off when they found a vast, colorful sea of flowers near the foot of the mountain. Upon seeing this scene, Mother Lan was the first to dive down atop her Luan Dragon, and Ming Xuan hurriedly followed suit.

After landing, Ming Xuan didn't put away his dragon—after all... this was the wilderness, where wild dragons roamed, and one careless moment could lead to disaster.

Once on the ground, Mother Lan's laughter was jubilant. Looking around, the crisp grassland was covered with blooming flowers, with a great variety that was stunningly beautiful!

Watching his mother wander joyfully among the flowers, Ming Xuan couldn't help but smile, piloting the Peacock Dragon, circling above the flower sea while watching his mother cheerfully admire the beautiful blossoms below.

As time slowly passed, Mother Lan finally spotted some particularly precious and rare flowers. She pulled out her leather pouch and began digging with a small shovel. Watching his mother squat among the flowers, Ming Xuan's smile grew even softer.

"Roar! Roar! Roar..." As time slowly trickled by, suddenly... several low dragon roars came from the distance. Hearing these ferocious roars, Ming Xuan's face changed dramatically, and he quickly lowered his head and shouted, "Mother, pack up quickly, we need to leave now!"

"Ah!" Hearing Ming Xuan's words, Mother Lan stood up, surprised, "What's wrong? What happened? I still have a few flowers to dig up; it will take just a little longer."

Hearing his mother's words, Ming Xuan anxiously looked toward the direction of the roars, then urged her, "Forget it, mother, we can come back tomorrow to dig. We must leave quickly now!"

"Oh..." Reluctantly nodding, Mother Lan grabbed her leather pouch, cleaned the dirt off the small shovel, and carefully packed it away. She then gathered the freshly dug flowers, wrapped them in leather, and meticulously tied them up with rope, preparing to take them home.

"Roar! Roar! Roar..." While Mother Lan was carefully packing up, the violent dragon roars sounded again from afar. This time, the roar was even closer. In the skies above the distant forest, three small black dots appeared... and at this moment, those three dots were rapidly approaching.

"Not good!" Seeing the direction of movement of those three black dots, Ming Xuan couldn't help but exclaim softly, then shouted loudly, "Mother, forget about the flowers, summon your dragon quickly, we need to leave immediately!"

Hearing Ming Xuan's words, Mother Lan was taken aback for a moment, then shook her head, "How could we do that? These flowers have already been dug up; if we just leave them here, they'll die! These are the only few of their kind, once gone, they're truly gone."

As she spoke, Mother Lan cheekily stuck out her tongue, then continued, "You hide first. As long as we're careful not to be discovered by them, it'll be fine; I'll be done in just a moment!"

"Hide!" Hearing his mother's words, Ming Xuan was torn between laughter and tears. If he could see the others, they could certainly see him; what good would hiding do now?

In the midst of his thoughts, the three black dots had already flown closer. Looking from a distance, the shapes of those three dragons seemed very familiar. In disbelief, Ming Xuan kept looking until he finally confirmed their identities!

Was it Xin Yun, Yi Luo Xiang, and Yan Qingying? No... of course it couldn't be them! But Ming Xuan was not unfamiliar with these three at all, in fact, his impression of them was just as strong as that of Xin Yun and the others!

In any world, the weak are always treated this way, always bullied. Ming Xuan knew this all too well; in the academy, he couldn't count the number of humiliations he suffered. However... as a man, Ming Xuan always believed in dealing with his problems himself. No matter how great the humiliation, he only ever kept it in his heart, and never brought it up to Xin Yun and the others.

Ming Xuan was a very pure person; his love and hate were both decidedly clear. In his past life, once he gained power, he almost tortured all of those who had bullied him, and those who humiliated him deeply were directly eradicated.

Some might say he was narrow-minded, others might say he wasn't man enough, but that is who Ming Xuan was. All his hatreds and affections—he would never forget them, even after a decade or a century, they remained clear in his mind.

Years ago, when Ming Xuan transferred to Mountain Sea City and entered Combat Dragon Academy, he was placed in the second grade. At first, things were fine, but as time went on and others noticed Ming Xuan's weakness, the bullying began.

What is a strong person? That's right... one who steps on the head of the weak is the strong one. To prove their own strength, three individuals specifically picked on Ming Xuan, not only defeating him in battle but also humiliating him with words.

If it were just defeat, if it were just a verbal dispute, Ming Xuan wouldn't have cared too much. After so many years, he'd gotten used to many things. But no matter when, there were some things he could never get used to. Explore stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Although private fighting was prohibited in the academy, verbal disputes were not, since... everyone was a martial artist and couldn't possibly speak as the textbooks did. Moreover... if textbooks can still contain errors, how could one demand too much of spoken words?

Finally, when those three individuals started insulting Ming Xuan's mother in their mocking, Ming Xuan erupted with fury. However... the result of his outburst was just another brutal beating from the trio, nothing more than that...