Chapter 168: Chapter 121: Why the Dragon Clan? Didn’t the Wanted Poster Say Snake Clan?
The sky was dim and overcast.
Ming Ye channeled all his Energy, fleeing rapidly with his older brother on his back.
At his Returning Yuan Stage Cultivation, his top speed was no slower than a Flying Device. The downside, however, was the rapid consumption of Energy, and he soon felt his strength failing.
’No, I have to find another hiding spot to replenish my Energy as soon as possible,’ he thought. ’Otherwise, I won’t last.’
Inside a Flying Device.
A Beastman in a police uniform and carrying Weapons was reporting to his superior.
"Reporting, sir. Target spotted, thirty li to our southwest."
The superior grunted in acknowledgment and said in a low voice, "Relay the order: full speed ahead. We must capture the wanted criminal today."
"Yes, sir."
The Imperial Police Flying Devices were getting closer and closer. It wouldn’t be long before they caught up to him.
Ming Ye’s nerves were stretched taut. He gritted his teeth and pushed himself to go faster.
Suddenly, several police Flying Devices appeared, hovering in front of him. There was no telling how long they had been lying in wait.
His pupils trembled as he came to an abrupt halt in mid-air, his gaze cold and wary as he watched the Flying Devices.
Several warning shots of light Energy streaked into the sky. Then, a cold, mechanical voice boomed from outside the Flying Devices.
"Wanted target S006537, Ming Ye. You are surrounded. Surrender with your hands up within one minute, or we will immediately launch a full-scale attack and kill you on the spot."
"*Cough, cough*... Ah Yue, I’m a cripple now. Don’t worry about me. Just run. Your Cultivation is profound. If you just leave me, this burden, you’ll have a chance to escape..."
The weary, weak voice of his older brother reached his ears.
A flicker of joy lit up Ming Ye’s eyes. ’Brother’s awake! That water really worked on him.’
"Brother, I won’t leave you behind. If we die, we die together!"
He narrowed his eyes, staring coldly at the surrounding Flying Devices.
’The worst that can happen is death. What’s there to be afraid of?’
’It’s just... the debt I owe Jiang Yunnuan... I’ll have to repay it in the next life.’
"Ah Yue, you... Why must you ruin your life for a cripple like me? It’s not worth it..."
’Ah Yue... he met such a good Contract Master. He could have had a happy life, but I dragged him down to this.’
’It’s all my fault. I should have died sooner. If I had ended my life the moment my inner core shattered, Ah Yue wouldn’t have been reduced to this.’
A warm tear dripped onto his neck. Ming Ye froze. ’Brother is crying? My brother, who has nerves of steel, who has protected me since we were children... He didn’t even cry when his inner core shattered, but he’s crying now?’
"It’s not about whether it’s worth it, only whether I’m willing. Brother, this is my choice. I won’t regret it. You don’t need to blame yourself."
The moment his voice fell, dozens of powerful waves of Energy swept toward him.
The time limit for surrender had passed. Seeing that he hadn’t moved, the Flying Devices launched a ferocious, simultaneous attack.
VMMMM...
His form flickered, and he transformed into a colossal, violet-black dragon. With a swing of his tail, he shot into the sky, dodging all the beams of Energy.
Inside the Flying Device, the middle-aged superior watched the massive dragon in mid-air—baring its fangs and brandishing its claws, shaking its head and lashing its tail—and a flicker of doubt flashed through his eyes.
"How can he be from the Dragon Clan? Didn’t the wanted poster say he was from the Snake Clan? Did we get the wrong person?"
"Reporting, sir, I don’t think we made a mistake. I’ve double-checked. This Dragon Clan member’s Human Form has the same face as the Snake Clan member on the wanted poster. It must be a genetic evolution."
"A snake evolving into a dragon isn’t that easy. There’s never been a recorded case in the Empire. Forget it. It’s better to kill the wrong person than to let one escape. Give the order: continue the attack."
"Yes, sir."
He dodged one wave of Energy, but a second wave was already upon him.
His strength was completely drained, and Ming Ye could feel his power failing him.
BOOM—
Suddenly, the sky itself seemed to crack open. The sea of clouds in mid-air churned, and an impossibly enormous, bizarre fish appeared.
Its head alone seemed massive enough to crush the heavens and the earth. Before it, the Flying Devices were as tiny as ants.
A powerful pressure swept out. The strange fish swatted its tail, and in an instant, the ferocious wave of Energy was dispersed.
Inside the Flying Devices, every police officer stared, dumbfounded, at the monster on their screens—a monster so vast they could only see the tip of the iceberg, a creature that could stir up clouds and summon rain. Their faces were filled with utter terror, and the silence was so complete you could hear a pin drop.
After a moment, someone snapped out of it, roaring in a trembling, terrified voice.
"A m-monster! How can there be such a huge monster in this world? It’s terrifying..."
Just then, the strange fish swatted its tail again, striking viciously at the Flying Devices.
The Flying Devices began to shake violently, then plummeted toward the ground like kites with their strings cut.
Not far away, the violet-black dragon looked up, a hint of shock in his eyes.
’That strange fish... is it Fu Yuan’s Beast Form, the Kun?’
’How can it be so powerful?’
"Get on, quickly! I’ll get you out of here."
A familiar voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
’It’s Fu Yuan.’
Conflict flashed in the giant dragon’s millstone-sized, violet-black eyes.
"Hurry up! What are you standing around for? There are more pursuers behind us! We came all this way, risking everything to help you, and you want to just wait here to die? Even if you’re not thinking about yourself, you should think about the man on your back!"
Seeing him hesitate, the impatient Si Xie couldn’t help but urge him on.
Hearing this, Ming Ye thought of his brother on his back and finally made his decision. With a swing of his tail, he leaped upward.
With Fu Yuan’s help, he and his brother soon landed on the great fish’s back.
The fish’s back was vast and boundless, like a moving continent.
Ming Ye reverted to his Human Form. Panting, he sat down cross-legged, holding his brother, and looked toward Jiang Yunnuan and Si Xie.
Jiang Yunnuan and Si Xie, however, were looking at the weak man in his arms.
"Ming Ye, who’s this? He looks a lot like you."
The man had sharp, handsome features. There were a few black scales on his left cheek. He looked like he was cast from the same mold as Ming Ye, but with a more mature air, appearing to be about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old.
In truth, they didn’t even need to ask; they could already guess the man’s identity.
’They look so similar,’ they thought. ’He must be Ming Ye’s older brother.’
"This is my older brother, Ming Yue."
"I knew it was your brother! Hello, brother! I’m Si Xie, and this is my Contract Master, Jiang Yunnuan."
Si Xie grabbed Jiang Yunnuan’s hand and greeted Ming Yue with easy familiarity, introducing himself and then Jiang Yunnuan as well.
"Hello, Brother."
Since Si Xie had already said her name, Jiang Yunnuan didn’t repeat it, simply offering Ming Yue a brief greeting.
Ming Yue propped himself up into a sitting position and said weakly, "Hello. Thank you both... *cough, cough, cough...*"
He couldn’t even finish his sentence before he was overcome by a violent coughing fit, one gasp after another, as if he might choke on his very next breath.
Jiang Yunnuan quickly retrieved a medicinal pill from her storage space and handed it to Ming Ye.
"Ming Ye, your brother’s cough is terrible. This is a medicine I made myself. I don’t know if it will work, but do you want to give it to him to try?"
Looking at the pill, Ming Ye took it and fed it to Ming Yue.
"Thank you," he said. "But you shouldn’t have brought them here. If someone recognizes you, it will cause you all a great deal of trouble."
"Is that why you want to proceed with the Contract Termination with me?"
