Han Ze's few words successfully stunned the four people present. Their faces were all filled with shock, and the whole scene instantly fell silent.
Especially Hong Chaoyang. She stared at him in astonishment with wide - open eyes and covered her mouth tightly to barely hold back the scream that was about to burst out.
Xue Ling looked extremely surprised, with her mouth wide open. Her eyes kept darting between Shen Qing and Han Ze.
Li Xian turned his head. Besides being shocked, there was also a look of contemplation in his eyes.
Shen Qing took two deep breaths, trying hard to calm her mind. Her eyes were filled with disbelief. This was even more astonishing than when she learned from Hua Ying that she was a member of the Dragon Clan.
"What did you say? I'm your sister?!"
"Stop talking nonsense... I don't believe it!"
Shen Qing was completely stunned by Han Ze's words. Her first thought was that Han Ze must be lying. He was trying to drive a wedge between her and her companions, or even between her and her sect.
But Han Ze detected the uncertainty and uneasiness in Shen Qing's tone from her two sentences, and the corner of his mouth curled up into a smile.
There was deep doubt hidden in Shen Qing's eyes. At this moment, she would rather believe that Shen Chuyun, that ungrateful wretch, was really related to her by blood than believe that Han Ze was her brother.
How could this be possible?!
If Han Ze was really her brother, how could he bear to let her live such a miserable life in Xiaolin Village and allow her to be bullied by Shen Chuyun's parents and that old bachelor?
How could he just watch Lin Yibai slander her and let her live a difficult life in the sect without offering her any help?
In her previous life, until she died a tragic death, Shen Qing never heard a single word about the Main God's Temple or Han Ze.
If she was really Han Ze's sister, would he really just watch her be devoured by the demons?!
Shen Qing seemed to have convinced herself. "It's impossible. We are only enemies. Don't even think about shaking me here!"
Han Ze was amused by the hint of panic in Shen Qing's tone, and a pleased smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Okay, sister. Now it's time for you to see the truth!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Han Ze's figure flashed and disappeared into thin air. Then, with a cold face, he suddenly appeared in front of Shen Qing.
The four of them didn't even have time to react before Han Ze had completed his teleportation.
Li Xian held the Chenxi Sword and turned his wrist. The sword stabbed fiercely at Han Ze, but the tip of the sword stopped just a palm's distance from Han Ze's chest and couldn't move forward any further.
Seeing Li Xian start to attack, Hong Chaoyang and Xue Ling also summoned their natal magical artifacts.
But Han Ze didn't give them any chance to attack first. He just snapped his fingers lightly, and a chill spread up from the feet of the four of them.
In an instant, Li Xian, Hong Chaoyang, and Xue Ling felt that they couldn't move. Looking down, they found that, at some point, thick ice had climbed up their bodies from their feet.
Except for their eyes, every part of their bodies was frozen and they couldn't move.
Shen Qing was shocked and was about to take out the Wuwang Sword to fight back, but the Wuwang Sword was firmly controlled by Han Ze.
"My poor sister. Have you forgotten? The Wuwang Sword was conceived from my dragon's breath. In other words, the natal sword you're using is a part of me."
Shen Qing's eyes were blood - red. She gritted her teeth and said, "If you dare to hurt them, I'll be your mortal enemy. Even if it costs me a great deal, I'll take revenge on you!"
Hearing this, a flash of pain flickered deep in Han Ze's eyes, and he quickly covered it up.
"Shen Qing, now I'll show you how wrong you've been!"
Han Ze just stretched out his finger and gently touched Shen Qing's forehead. Immediately, Shen Qing fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
Li Xian still maintained the posture of attacking with his sword, but he could only watch helplessly as Shen Qing fainted to the ground after being touched by Han Ze.
"Mmmph!!"
Li Xian struggled and let out a groan from the depths of his throat.
Han Ze picked up the unconscious Shen Qing and said to Li Xian, "Don't worry. Shen Qing is, after all, my sister. I won't harm her. But as for you... You'd better worry about whether you can survive under my ice first."
After saying that, Han Ze carried Shen Qing towards the altar and ignored the three people who were frozen.
After being frozen, the three of them simultaneously felt the bone - chilling cold and began to feel drowsy. But they knew that if they really fell asleep, they would lose the chance to save themselves.
Hong Chaoyang was shivering from the cold but couldn't move. Her feet felt like they were cramped and ached from the cold.
Li Xian struggled, trying to mobilize the spiritual power in his whole body to break the ice that had sealed him, but it was all in vain.
...
When Shen Qing opened her eyes, she found herself in the Dragon Clan's temple.
As for how she knew this was the Dragon Clan's temple, it was because this temple was exactly the same as the space described by Master Heng Ling.
Moreover, the location of this temple was very similar to the mermaid's inheritance land. Everything was floating in the void, and there was a huge magic formation in the middle.
She saw a small blue - purple dragon circling in the center of the magic formation with its eyes tightly closed. The statues of the Dragon Clan's ancestors in the temple emitted continuous dragon roars.
The dragon roars then turned into beams of light that slowly penetrated into the small blue - purple dragon's head.
Miraculously, Shen Qing, who couldn't understand the dragon roars before, could suddenly understand the meaning contained in them at this moment.
She knew that the small blue - purple dragon was receiving its inheritance, and Shen Qing boldly guessed that this dragon was Han Ze.
Presumably, what Han Ze wanted her to see was what had happened back then.
The process of receiving the inheritance was not easy. Han Ze's face was full of pain, and the scales on his body seemed to curl up together.
Shen Qing vaguely remembered that the time when Han Ze was receiving his inheritance was also the time when the Dragon Clan was annihilated. If it weren't for Han Ze's inheritance, he might not have escaped either.
So Shen Qing floated out of the inheritance land and came to the familiar yet strange Dragon Abyss.
At this moment, the Dragon Abyss was calm and peaceful. Countless dragons were circling everywhere, either taking a nap or playing.
Seeing this scene, Shen Qing couldn't help but curl up the corner of her mouth, showing a nostalgic smile. But clearly, there was no such scene in her memory.
A white dragon caught Shen Qing's attention. She floated in front of the white dragon and carefully examined it. She felt a gentle, familiar, and attractive aura.
This white dragon had gentle eyebrows and eyes. It was lying by the stream, and there was a dragon egg under it. There were also blue - purple patterns on the dragon egg.
Shen Qing was attracted by the dragon egg and slowly floated over. Unable to resist, she reached out and touched the dragon egg.
When she touched the dragon egg, it suddenly vibrated, and the patterns on the eggshell began to sparkle.
The white dragon was awakened by the vibrating dragon egg. It opened its eyes. Seeing the dragon egg shaking playfully, it smiled indulgently and gently stroked the dragon egg with its dragon claw.
After receiving the mother's comfort, the dragon egg stopped shaking.
Shen Qing watched the interaction between the mother and daughter in surprise. She only felt her cheeks wet. She stupidly reached out and touched her face and found that she had shed tears.
And the white dragon also seemed to sense something. It slightly turned its head, and its blue - pupil eyes seemed to meet Shen Qing's for a moment.