The useless second daughter of the Hua family

Chapter 168 Transformation into a Dragon

The story begins three months ago.

Three months ago, Wusang's tribe secretly offered a palm-sized golden dragon. The high priest suggested to the emperor that if the emperor could tame the golden dragon, it would further demonstrate the emperor's majesty.

The instability of his authority has always been a concern for the emperor. He is eager to shock the court and the people, and tell everyone in the world that he is the orthodox royal family and the true dragon emperor. He is also eager to let Miao Yizhuo see a brand new self.

So he accepted the suggestion without hesitation. The high priest was left in the palace to take care of Xiaolong. Except for attending court, the emperor kept Xiaolong by his side almost all the time.

At the beginning, it was really good. Xiaolong was very attached to the emperor and always liked to sit on his shoulders. During that period, the emperor looked radiant and energetic.

But gradually, things went out of control. The emperor began to suffer from insomnia, hyperactivity, and irritability. He became haggard very quickly, while the golden dragon grew bigger and bigger, and the whole palace could no longer contain it.

Zhou Changfu once tried to remind the emperor indirectly whether the golden dragon was a bad omen, but the emperor seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit and would not listen to a word he said.

On a rainy day, with a dragon roar, a golden dragon flew straight up into the sky, was struck by a bolt of lightning, and disappeared without a trace.

After that, the emperor's health gradually improved, and Zhou Changfu secretly rejoiced, thinking that the matter was over. Unexpectedly, within half a month, the emperor's health deteriorated again. Overnight, he became what he is now, with a high fever and unconsciousness. And after that day, the dark clouds in the sky gathered and did not disperse.

He knew that he could no longer hide the matter, so he could only ask the princess for help with a try-it attitude.

"What about the high priest? Does he know what's going on?"

"That monster tried to run away when he saw the situation was not right, but I killed him on the spot." Ling Lan replied firmly and decisively.

Hua Miaomiao swallowed her saliva unconsciously. Ling Lan was so gentle on weekdays that she almost forgot that this princess was once the regent's right-hand man who fought alongside him all the way.

"Given your relationship with the Regent, why would you help the Emperor?" Hua Miaomiao thought so and asked casually. When she reacted, she found that everyone in the room was looking at her.

Zhou Changfu hunched over, not daring to breathe. He had seen Hua Miaomiao's boldness before, but he didn't expect that she would ask such a treasonous question during such a sensitive period. The princess is now the emperor's greatest guarantee. If she turns against him, the emperor will really have no one on his side.

Ling Lan suddenly laughed, and waved her hands in dismay. "You are really like your mother, you speak your mind and can't keep secrets."

She looked down at the emperor, who was sleeping restlessly with a frown on his face, with a tenderness in her eyes that she herself had not noticed. "After all, he is the child I have watched grow up. He must be better than those guys out there who are ambitious and don't care about family affection."

At the beginning, the regent supported Xiao Ce to take the throne despite all the opposition. Although the princes did not say it, they had their own plans in mind. After many failed assassination attempts, the regent was furious. Based on the principle of "better to punish than to let go", he drove all the children of the previous emperor out of the capital. From then on, there was only one prince's palace and one princess's palace in the imperial city.

Xiao Zheng is not heartless, on the contrary, he is a man of temperament who has a clear distinction between love and hate. Perhaps the emperor's behavior displeased him, so he let it go this time. But if he really did not care, he might regret it in the future.

Outsiders will not understand this.

"Don't worry, he won't do anything that is detrimental to the people." Ling Lan said this to Hua Niaoniao. Regardless of whether she was willing to recognize this father or not, he hoped that she would not have more misunderstandings.

Hua Niaoniao avoided her gaze and the atmosphere fell into silence for a moment.

Ge Qingcheng coughed lightly to break the deadlock, and asked Tao Yao: "What do you think about this matter?"

"I guess that the evil dragon just wanted to absorb the emperor's dragon energy at first. After failing to survive the calamity, he wanted to take over the emperor's body and escape the calamity by using the emperor's body."

"Is there a solution?"

"The two have merged. He is only a mortal. Forcibly separating them might tear his soul apart."

"Two souls in one body?" Hua Miaomiao muttered to herself. She looked at Tao Yao and suddenly remembered something. "Where is my soul bead?"

She risked her life to bring the treasure out of the secret realm, but she never saw it again after she woke up.

Tao Yao looked back with a guilty conscience and whispered, "I was angry at the time, so I just threw it into the lake outside the house."

"..."

What a waste!

"Don't be angry, I'll go get it and I'll be back soon."

It wouldn't take long to go back and forth, but he still warned

"He could wake up at any time. You must pay attention. Once he wakes up, he may become bloodthirsty. You must not let him be stained with blood, otherwise the dragon soul will overwhelm your heart faster."

As soon as he left, the regent came in. Seeing the group of people looking like they were facing a great enemy, he said unhappily, "What? Am I a bad guy?"

It would have been better if I hadn't asked this question, but once I did, everyone was even more silent.

Ling Lan pretended to complain: "Look at you, you scared the children as soon as you came. And you still say you are not a bad person."

The regent raised his eyebrows, "You are increasingly looking down upon me, your royal brother."

"How dare I? You are my only brother. By the way, what's the situation outside the city?"

"They are just a bunch of rabble, not to be feared." He said with contempt. When he was young, he was no match for him. Now that he is older, he has not improved at all.

He just said that he had no interest in the throne and was too lazy to meddle in their affairs. There could only be one master in the palace, so he let them decide among themselves.

If someone else said this, perhaps no one would believe it, but it was different for Xiao Zheng. He handed over the throne to someone else with the edict of succession in his hand. Everyone knew that Xiao Zheng had no interest in that position. Now that the little emperor was no longer capable, he had no choice but to become the emperor. It didn't matter if he was controlled by others temporarily.

Then several princes started fighting among themselves outside the city.

"Why don't you want to be the emperor?" This is the second time Hua Miaomiao asked this question. Xiao Ce is really a very contradictory person. He can give up the throne without hesitation, but he is unwilling to let go completely after the young emperor takes power. Does he love power or not?

"Can't you tell me?" she asked.

The Regent smiled and shook his head, saying calmly, "I don't want to talk about it."

"Forget it if you don't want to say it." Hua Miaomiao ignored him and sat back next to Hua Niaoniao to take a nap.

When Tao Yao rushed back, a huge change had taken place in the palace. Dark clouds rolled in the sky, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and strong winds blew on the ground, forming a wind barrier.

This is an approaching heavenly calamity, and he dare not enter rashly. According to the principle that heavenly thunder becomes stronger when it encounters a stronger force, his entry will harm the people inside.

Following a golden light, the emperor slowly walked out of the bedroom, opened his arms, and rose into the air.

Seeing this scene, the monks waiting outside the hall knelt down and kowtowed, their eyes full of admiration.

Tao Yao was shocked. What happened when he was away? Why didn't he feel any popularity from the emperor?

"Xiao Ce!" A shrill female voice cut through the sky. It was Miao Yizhu, her armor was covered in blood and dust. She rushed day and night, fighting all the way, and finally entered the imperial city, but what she saw was such a scene.

"Don't go over there, it's dangerous!" Tao Yao held her back. The wind barrier at this moment was like millions of blades. Once a person entered, they would be crushed in an instant.

Miao Yizhu didn't recognize Tao Yao now, she just felt that he was in the way, she struggled desperately, trying to get closer to the person in the air. It was not until she heard that he was in trouble that she realized that she seemed to care about him more than she thought, as long as he was fine, all her insistence in the past was no longer important.

"I'm sorry." Tao Yao had no choice but to pinch her until she fainted.

As the thunderbolt struck, the emperor's body convulsed, and he fell heavily to the ground, blood gushing from all his orifices. He looked in the direction of Tao Yao and closed his eyes reluctantly. Fortunately, Miao Yizhu had fainted and did not see this heartbreaking scene.

After a while, the wind died down and the clouds dispersed.

The bright yellow figure on the ground slowly stood up. He returned to his human appearance and gave a sarcastic smile in Tao Yao's direction.

Tao Yao frowned. Has he completely turned into a monster?