Wutong Phoenix Isle lay silent through the night. Outside Songfeng Courtyard, Er Yun paced in agitation. Since she had told Songfeng last night that Chong Zhao had tried to assassinate the Ziwei Star, he had said nothing and had not stepped out of his room once. With Chong Zhao's punishment drawing near, she was frantic. At dawn the door opened. Er Yun turned to see Songfeng walking out slowly in his Daoist robe. "Second Uncle, Junior Brother is..." She hurried toward him, but Songfeng waved a hand. "Yun'er, leave Zhao'er's matter alone. Second Uncle knows what he is doing." He patted her hand and started toward the courtyard gate. After two steps he stopped. "Yun'er, these past days I have been thinking. The road of immortality is long, and the rise and fall of a sect is much like the sun and moon rising and setting. It is quite ordinary. From now on, as long as Piaomiao holds to the purpose it was founded on and protects the people o...
Bai Shuo Shang Shen | Chap 73: Chongzhao Takes the Blame and Is Sentenced to Thirty-Six Thunder Lashes
The dragon race came from the ancient age, and the oldest dragon in the world was Zihan, the azure dragon, divine beast of the heavens. In the six myriad years since Twilight had taken the Heavenly Emperor's seat, most of the seals on the world's forbidden grounds had been built around dragon seals. They were meant to keep the mortal realm clear of the strife between immortals and demons. The dragon-guarding formation over the place where the Ziwei Star was born as the mortal emperor had been laid by Twilight's own hand. And the seal on Chongzhao's golden core was a golden dragon mark. "The golden dragon mark!" Before Xi Yun could speak, Shou An pointed at Chongzhao, eyes lit with excitement. "It's him! He's the one who broke through the dragon-guarding formation to assassinate the Ziwei Star!" "Shou An, step back," Xi Yun said sharply. He let go of Chongzhao, glanced at the sect heads with their mixed expressions, then turned to...