Chapter 2035: Chapter 2031: The Parchment Scroll
"Let me show you something," the elder said.
After speaking, he turned and walked to the cabinet, rummaging through it, and said, "Wait a moment, let me find it, I’ll find it soon."
At this moment, the elder kept searching through things, his face looking a bit puzzled, and he muttered incessantly, "What’s going on? Why can’t I find it?"
Tang Zhong watched the elder and said, "Elder, if you really can’t find it, let it be. I can come back tomorrow and you can show me then."
"Don’t worry, I think I’ve found it. See if this is it?"
At this moment, the elder held a parchment in his hand. This parchment appeared particularly aged, as if it had been soaked in water, looking very wrinkled.
Tang Zhong wondered why the elder wanted to show him this.
"Take a look, this is the clue to finding the Sword of the Dragon Emperor."
After saying this, the elder immediately placed his hand by his mouth, shushing Tang Zhong to keep quiet.
"Keep your voice down, no one knows about this except me. If this news gets out, it would cause a sensation. We need to be cautious."
Tang Zhong nodded repeatedly, because what the elder said was true.
For people of the Dragon Realm, the Sword of the Dragon Emperor is extremely important. Many are searching for it, but they cannot find it. If this information spreads, it would certainly cause a huge uproar. At that time, this tribe might descend into chaos.
This was absolutely not Tang Zhong being alarmist.
But what puzzled Tang Zhong was why the elder was showing him this.
Anyway, it was better to take a look first.
Without looking, it wouldn’t be an issue, but after seeing it, Tang Zhong was stunned. On the parchment, there was only a red circle.
And nothing else.
"Elder, you said this parchment contained clues to finding the Sword of the Dragon Emperor. But now there’s only a red circle on it, and nothing else."
Tang Zhong was truly puzzled. There were no textual descriptions, no illustrations, just a circle. What did this mean?
He couldn’t understand at all and suspected that the elder had taken the wrong item.
Looking at the elder’s age, he was very old, possibly already suffering from senility.
So, Tang Zhong wanted to ask again to determine if this thing was genuine.
The elder immediately said, "How could I have taken the wrong item? This is a treasure."
"But how do you explain the circle on it? I can’t understand it at all," Tang Zhong asked, confused.
"In fact, when I received this parchment, I couldn’t understand its meaning either. The person who left it said that only the true master of the Dragon Realm could understand it. Can you not understand it now?" the elder asked.
Master of the Dragon Realm, he had heard about it before, it was the one mentioned in legend.
Tang Zhong honestly replied, "Elder, I don’t understand this either. You said only the true master of the Dragon Realm could understand, but I can’t understand it. Doesn’t that mean I am not the master of the Dragon Realm?"
"Correct, the person who left the parchment said only the Lost Dragon, known as the master of the Dragon Realm, could understand it. If they can’t understand it now, it indicates that you might not be the Lost Dragon foretold in the prophecy," the elder sighed.
When the elder produced this item, he truly thought the person in front of him could decipher it, but his hopes were too high, leading to disappointment.
"You should put this thing away, let the true Lost Dragon, master of the Dragon Realm, see it," Tang Zhong said.
He wasn’t particularly eager for this thing because it wasn’t necessary. He would rather spend time with his wife Weiwei and his unborn child than waste time on it.
The elder waved his hand and said, "Forget it, just look at it. Our family has kept this parchment for a long time, searching for the so-called Lost Dragon for a long time too, but time and again, disappointment came. I am almost in despair now. Xue Wuji is about to become the world’s strongest, and if we don’t see the Lost Dragon appear soon, our entire Dragon Realm might be devoured, chaos will ensue, and at that time, what use will this parchment be?"
Tang Zhong remained silent, looking at the parchment. If it contained words or drawings, maybe he could understand, but there was just a single red circle—without any inherent meaning.
However, since the elder said so, he picked up the parchment and examined it carefully.
The person who left this parchment must have had their reasons.
Surely someone would be able to understand it, after all, the High Priest of the Dragon Realm wasn’t a fool. His prophecy had to be true.
But what did the things on this parchment signify?
Tang Zhong was very confused.
Yet seeing the elder seemed to have fallen asleep, he didn’t want to disturb him any further.
He had only been in the elder’s room for a while, and the elder had already fallen asleep two or three times.
It seemed the elder’s bodily functions could no longer keep up.
So he wanted to leave now, to not disturb the elder further.
"I’m not looking at this parchment anymore. I’ll put it down," Tang Zhong said.
"Forget it. Just take it with you," the elder said. "Anyway, I don’t have much time left. I still need to find the next caretaker for the parchment, just take it."
"Ah, this is not something I can do. I’m not qualified to keep this parchment," Tang Zhong was a little shocked.
The existence of this parchment was extraordinary, he wasn’t qualified to keep it.
"No more words, just take it. If I say you can keep it, then you can, understand?" the elder said.
As he spoke, his voice became softer.
Then came the sound of snoring.
Tang Zhong was stunned, knowing why this was happening; the elder’s time was drawing near, his bodily functions almost at their limit.
It was very likely that the elder would suddenly leave this world one day.
Then, this parchment holding the hope of the Dragon Realm would be buried beneath the old cabinet, never to see the light of day again.
Even if the true Lost Dragon came, they wouldn’t be able to obtain this parchment.
"Alright," Tang Zhong nodded, "Elder, I promise to help you keep this parchment. If the true Lost Dragon arrives, I will hand it over to them."
The elder said no more and didn’t snore again.
Tang Zhong didn’t speak further either, not wanting to disturb him, and left, now holding the parchment, carefully preserving it until the Lost Dragon arrived to take it.
He walked out, cautiously closing the door.
Unbeknownst to him, at the moment he closed the door, the elder’s body slowly turned to dust and scattered away.
