Jin Mian and Qian Renxue had just finished hunting for Soul Rings.
They had just returned to the imperial palace.
Only to see the palace in a complete mess.
The corpses of guards were everywhere.
Even the Angel Legion had suffered significant casualties.
Even the two Titled Douluo, Yu Long and Ci Xue, had been sent flying into a rockery and were knocked unconscious.
This filled their hearts with shock and doubt.
They were shocked that someone could actually leave the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace—guarded by two Titled Douluo, the Angel Legion, and tens of thousands of royal guards—in such a state of devastation with heavy casualties.
The doubt was, who exactly possessed such strength?
Or perhaps, which Sect's strength was it?
That shouldn't be possible.
Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School or the Clear Sky Sect wouldn't be able to retreat unscathed.
Walking along the path.
He carefully examined the bodies.
He found that there were no outsiders among them.
What made him feel even stranger was that the surroundings were filled with an extremely strong Spirit Beast aura.
Soon, the two of them arrived at the Imperial Garden.
Suddenly.
Among the ruins of a building, Jin Mian caught sight of a familiar figure.
"That's... Lingling!"
Hearing his voice.
Qian Renxue also looked over.
The two of them quickly flew down from the air to the ruins.
Moving aside stone bricks and timber.
They rescued Ye Lingling.
Qian Renxue held her good friend in her arms and placed her hand near the other's nostrils to check for breathing.
Then she checked her pulse.
Immediately, she looked at Jin Mian with a panicked expression: "Lingling's breathing is getting weaker, and her pulse is becoming faint. It looks like she's about to die. Even if we call the imperial physicians, it'll probably be too late. What should we do?"
Looking at Ye Lingling, whose head was bleeding and whose body was covered in injuries.
An anonymous fire of rage quietly rose in Jin Mian's heart!
To think he had only been out for a few days.
And someone had actually beaten his wife into such a miserable state.
If he didn't avenge this.
Could he still be considered a man?
The more Jin Mian thought about it, the angrier he got, but he still forced himself to suppress that rage, which felt like the eruption of a hundred volcanoes.
Because the priority was to first save the dying Ye Lingling.
He summoned the sword of life.
He poured a large amount of life essence gold stored within the sword's memory into Ye Lingling's body.
Under the powerful healing of the life essence gold.
The wounds on Ye Lingling's body restored to their original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Her breathing began to become smooth, and her pulse returned to normal.
Seeing that her good friend was fine.
Qian Renxue couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, she noticed something slightly off.
"Xiao Mian, don't you think it feels like someone is missing?"
"Someone's missing?"
Jin Mian, who was treating Ye Lingling, scanned the surroundings.
Actually.
It really did feel like something was missing.
The next second.
The two of them spoke in unison: "Xiao Hong! Xiao Lan! Why are they gone?!"
At the same time.
Under the powerful healing of the life essence gold.
Ye Lingling woke up.
However, her body was still relatively weak.
As soon as she opened her eyes and saw Jin Mian and Qian Renxue.
She quickly threw herself into Jin Mian's arms: "Brother Mian, Sister Xue, go save Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan!"
"Lingling, don't worry."
"What exactly happened?"
"Who could have injured you like this?"
Jin Mian held Ye Lingling, soothing her emotions.
"It was like this. This morning, I was playing with the two children when suddenly a man in black broke into the palace..." Ye Lingling gave a general account of the situation.
When he heard that the man in black seemed to have come specifically for Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan.
But why would the other party kidnap the two children?
Wait!
A possibility occurred to Jin Mian.
What kind of decent person would attack the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace for no reason, specifically for two children?
But Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan's true identities were the Fire Dragon King and the Ice Dragon King.
As for someone who urgently needed the Fire Dragon King and the Ice Dragon King.
Who else could it be besides the Silver Dragon King hiding within the Lake of Life?
Of course, the Silver Dragon King naturally wouldn't take action herself.
Then it could only be one of the five Great Beasts under her command.
To confirm his suspicion.
Jin Mian asked further: "Lingling, do you remember which direction that person went after taking Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan?"
Ye Lingling thought back carefully.
Before she completely passed out, she seemed to see the man in black flying towards the south.
"South."
After getting the answer.
Jin Mian became even more certain of his suspicion.
Because the Star Dou Great Forest was located exactly to the south of Heaven Dou City!
Damn it!
A dignified Great Beast.
In broad daylight.
Not only did they forcibly kidnap children, but they also laid hands on a defenseless woman.
Regardless of whether it was a dragon trafficker or a bear trafficker.
Today, he was going to make them realize.
The consequences of bullying his wife!
"Xiao Xue, help Lingling back to rest. I'll leave the palace to you for now. I'm going to bring the children back."
"Okay!"
Qian Renxue sent Ye Lingling back to the Secret Chamber to recover, then set about calming the situation inside and outside the palace.
After all, Di Tian attacking the palace with such fanfare.
The commotion caused was certainly not small.
Jin Mian, meanwhile, flew rapidly towards the south.
But since he wasn't sure which path the other party took.
He simply went straight to the only entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest to wait... After Di Tian kidnapped the two little ones.
He returned to the Star Dou Great Forest without stopping.
Along the way.
The two little ones struggled in various ways, trying to break free from Di Tian's large hands.
"Let us go, you bad person!"
"Ugly guy, you actually dared to hurt my mom. Just you wait, when my dad comes back, he'll definitely beat you to a pulp!"
Facing the threats of the two little ones.
Di Tian turned his head quite speechlessly and said: "What kind of brainwashing did those humans give you? We are family, and in terms of seniority, I am your uncle."
Di Tian perceived the faint aura of the two Great Dragon Kings on Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan.
He believed.
The two little ones were likely descendants of the Ice and Fire Dragon Kings.
Just like himself.
They belonged to the second generation of the Dragon Clan.
And he was from the Black Dragon King's lineage.
Among the Nine Great Dragon Kings, the Black Dragon King was the elder brother of the Ice Dragon King and the Fire Dragon King.
That was why he said he was the two little ones' uncle.
But what was the truth?
Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan's true forms were the Fire Dragon King and the Ice Dragon King themselves.
They weren't second-generation dragons like Di Tian at all.
The reason their auras were weak was entirely because they had taken the shapeshifting pills.
Which suppressed their Spirit Beast aura.
And so.
Upon hearing Di Tian actually say he was family with them.
And that he was their uncle.
They immediately exploded.
"Pui!"
"You ugly monster, you have the nerve to say you're family with us."
"Exactly, my sister and I, along with Dad and our two Moms, all have very high looks. Unlike you, who looks like a crooked melon and split date, ugly as death and looking like a bad person."
"To sum it up in one sentence, you're truly ugly but have beautiful fantasies."
"I suggest you get plastic surgery before trying to claim a connection!"
"..."
At this moment, the two little ones were like they had their mouths smeared with honey.
Firing all sorts of insults at Di Tian's appearance.
Rebutting Di Tian to the point of extreme embarrassment.
He hurriedly said: "Hey, hey, hey! Who's ugly? My current appearance is just a temporary transformation to avoid being recognized."
"My true form is very handsome!"
Xiao Hong and Xiao Lan looked disdainful: "Tsk! I don't believe you!"
"You ugly thing."
To prove his looks.
Di Tian landed from the sky.
Arriving at an open space.
"In that case, I'll let you see my true form!"
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