Lin Fan looked carefully at the tray and when he saw what was on it, he couldn't help being taken aback.
That was because the moment that he felt the aura coming from it, he already knew what it was.
However, this item should be with the Azure Dragon Tribe head.
It was the Dragon Stone that he had returned to the Azure Dragon Tribe.
If it was here now, that should mean that something had happened to the Azure Dragon Tribe head.
Lin Fan immediately narrowed his eyes to look at the two Great Elders.
The two Great Elders just sat there with calm looks on their faces even when faced with the look of scrutiny from Lin Fan.
After a while, the right Great Elder said, "It's not what you think it is."
The left Great Elder said with a nod, "We didn't take this thing with force, it was given to us freely."
Lin Fan immediately knitted his brows when he heard this.
He knew just how important the Dragon Stone was to the Azure Dragon Tribe, he had been hearing about this for several days now from the Azure Dragon Tribe head and Qing Ao. So he knew that unless they had no other choice, they would never give up the Dragon Stone, even if it was to the elders of the Dragon Race.
The Great Elders could see the doubtful look on Lin Fan's face, so they explained.
The left Great Elder said, "He made a deal that he couldn't turn down, which is why he gave this to us."
The right Great Elder followed up with, "You should be glad that he took this deal since it helped him settle one of his unresolved issues."
A trace of confusion appeared in Lin Fan's eyes.
He could tell from their voices that it didn't seem like they were lying, but he couldn't figure out what they had given him that would convince him to give up this treasure of the Azure Dragon Tribe.
Until he suddenly remembered how they had convinced the Azure Dragon Tribe head to let him and Xiao Feng come meet the elders alone.
It was most likely related to Qing Qiang…
After this thought passed through his mind, he decided not to think too deeply about this.
He had plans on taking the Dragon Stone in the first place and if it wasn't with the Azure Dragon Tribe, then he wouldn't feel as much guilt about taking it back. This would make it easier for him and it would make it easier for the Azure Dragon Tribe head.
This was the least he could do for him for taking care of him during this time.
Now he still needed to think of a way to get the Dragon Stone.
But to his surprise, what happened next was actually related to this.
The left Great Elder gave a wave of his hand and the elite guard came forward, stopping in front of Lin Fan. Then the elite guard lifted the tray in his hand so that it was right in front of Lin Fan.
Lin Fan looked at him with a confused look, not understanding what he was doing.
The right Great Elder said, "Please accept this Dragon Stone on behalf of the Dragon Race."
Lin Fan couldn't help looking at the two Great Elders sitting there with a shocked look.
He never would have thought that these two who sat at the top of the Dragon Race would give him the Dragon Stone, treasure of the Dragon Race this easily.
After looking at them for a bit, he couldn't help looking at the other elders who were sitting there.
Not a single one of these elders reacted to the Great Elders presenting the Dragon Stone to him. It was as if this Dragon Stone wasn't the treasure of their Dragon Race and was just a random stone they had found on the ground.
But that wasn't right…
Lin Fan was sensitive to things like void laws and this Dragon Stone was something that was made with void laws. So he could immediately tell that this Dragon Stone that was placed in front of him was the real thing.
In fact…it felt like the void law fluctuations coming from the Dragon Stone were stronger than before.
If that was the case, why would they give it to him?
This was something that they could use to purify the bloodlines of the Dragon Race and the purer their bloodlines, the stronger they would be. This would create a generation of powerful experts that could support the Dragon Race in the future.
Why would they give this up to give this Dragon Stone to him?
It just didn't make any sense at all.
Seeing that Lin Fan was hesitating and not taking the Dragon Stone, the left Great Elder said, "Our ancestor left instructions on what to do with the Dragon Stone once the Void God's successor appeared."
The right Great Elder said, "You don't need to be doubtful, these are the words that our ancestor has left behind, so we will follow them."
Lin Fan couldn't help looking at the Great Elders with a strange look. Then he turned to look at all of the elders around him with the same strange look.
The look that they had in their eyes when they talked about the Dragon God…it was almost scary. It was almost as if they were completely obsessed with the Dragon God…
But he was the ancestor of their race, so it shouldn't be that strange…
In the end, Lin Fan decided to take the Dragon Stone.
This was something that the Dragon God had already told him would be his and there didn't seem to be a better chance to take it back. Of course, he was still doubtful of the Dragon Race's purpose in giving this to him.
But at the very least, it would be hard for them to take it back from him if he took it now.
After all, he could put it in the system's storage so that no one could reach it.
Seeing that Lin Fan took the Dragon Stone, the elders all seemed to let out a sigh of relief.
Lin Fan saw this and he couldn't help being even more confused. But in the end, he chose not to question it since he knew that it would open up a different can of worms completely.
After taking the Dragon Stone, Lin Fan just remained silent and waited for the elders to do something…to do anything.
They were the ones that summoned him, so he was the one that was here to react.
However, he found that they didn't say a thing as they all stared at him and Xiao Feng.
The way that they stared at him and Xiao Feng was very unsettling. It was as if they were expecting something from him, but he had no idea what they were expecting.
The only ones that didn't look at him this way were the two elders that had brought him in.
However, those two elders didn't say a thing since they didn't want to disappoint the rest of them.
Finally, the Great Elders couldn't take it anymore.
The left Great Elder asked, "Young Void God's successor, did you have time to see the mural outside?"
The right Great Elder nodded along before saying, "That's right, did you get to see the prophecy written on it?"
The way that they were looking at him made it clear that they were expecting something from him. However, Lin Fan didn't have anything for them.
Even if they asked if he felt anything from reading that prophecy, he really didn't have any ideas at all. It was his first time hearing anything about this, so of course there was nothing that he could say about this.
But Lin Fan could also tell that this wasn't the answer that they were looking for.
Still, since he didn't know the answer, then he wouldn't lie to them.
He would tell them straight just like he had done to the two elders from before.
The two elders from before could see this and revealed bitter smiles, but they didn't stop him.
After hearing Lin Fan say that he didn't know anything about the prophecy, the smiles on the faces of the two Great Elders turned crooked.
They kept looking at Lin Fan as if they were waiting for him to tell them that this was all a joke, but in the end, Lin Fan didn't say that. In the end, they had no choice but to accept that Lin Fan was being serious.
So the smiles on their faces turned bitter.
Still, they didn't say anything about this and just expressed their disappointment before moving forward.
Lin Fan could also see that the rest of the elders were just as disappointed as the two Great Elders.
Just what had they been expecting from him?
After taking a deep breath to calm down, the left Great Elder said, "I'm sure that you still need to return to the place that you need to go."
The right Great Elder continued, "We hope that you will continue taking our Dragon Race's true descendant with you."
Lin Fan couldn't help being caught off guard when he heard this.
Normally in situations like this, Xiao Feng would be restricted and not allowed to leave the tribe.
But the two Great Elders were giving Xiao Feng permission to follow him…
It was almost as if they didn't care about Xiao Feng at all.
Of course, Lin Fan knew that this wasn't the case.
Just what had the Dragon God told these elders that would make them act like this?
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