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He released his grip on his daughter and gave Lin Ci a slightly guilty smile.
"I see. I'm sorry, my attitude wasn't very good earlier."
Lin Ci waved his hand dismissively.
"It's alright, I understand a father's heart."
Long Fei nodded, feeling more favorably disposed towards the young man in front of him, and his curiosity was also aroused.
"So, you've come from afar, from another universe?"
Lin Ci readily admitted it.
"Yes, I come from the first parallel universe."
Long Fei's face showed a look of knowing surprise.
"Do you know Senior Xuan Yizi?"
Lin Ci's heart skipped a beat, but his face remained expressionless.
"You know Xuan Yizi?"
A hint of admiration appeared in Long Fei's eyes.
"I met him once, and I still remember his demeanor vividly."
Lin Ci nodded, his expression turning somewhat reminiscent.
“I am very familiar with Senior Xuan Yizi. You could say I watched him grow up.”
That's right. I've been watching the animated series "Super Beast Force" since I was a child, from its first appearance to the end. There's absolutely nothing wrong with saying that.
However, when these words reached Long Fei's ears, they caused a huge uproar.
Watching him...grow up?
Long Fei's expression froze instantly, then transformed into utter shock and awe.
He almost instinctively took a half step back and bowed deeply to Lin Ci.
"It was my ignorance that I failed to recognize your greatness! I truly didn't realize it!"
"Senior, you are so young, I thought... Please forgive my rudeness!"
Lin Ci raised an eyebrow slightly.
It seems... I've been misunderstood.
He means.
He watched Xuan Yizi grow up.
But Long Fei understood it to mean...
He watched Xuan Yizi grow up.
One is the perspective of the younger generation looking up to them, while the other is the perspective of the elders looking down on the growth of their descendants.
The sentences are the same, but the meanings are completely different.
It can only be said that Chinese culture is truly profound and extensive.
However, he didn't intend to explain.
Being mistaken for an unfathomable senior seems to be more helpful to his future plans.
Lin Ci accepted the bow calmly, waved his hand lightly, and spoke in a nonchalant tone.
"It doesn't matter. Those who don't know are not guilty."
But Long Ying, standing to the side, didn't understand. She blinked her clear, big eyes, looking at her father and then at Lin Ci.
"Dad, what does this mean? Does it mean that Brother Lin Ci is very old?"
Long Fei immediately straightened his face and spoke to his daughter in a serious tone he had never used before.
"Yingying, you can't call me brother anymore, you have to call me senior."
Lin Ci smiled and waved his hand.
"No need, let each of us be our own. Just let Yingying call me Brother Lin Ci. I'm actually not that old."
He waved to Long Ying, his smile so gentle it seemed to melt ice and snow.
“Come here, Yingying, if you don’t listen to your father, just call me Brother Lin Ci.”
Long Ying looked at her father's stern face, then at Lin Ci's gentle smile, and chose the latter without hesitation.
She smiled sweetly and called out in a clear voice.
"Okay, Brother Lin Ci!"
After saying that, she ran to Lin Ci with her short legs, looked up at him with her rosy cheeks, and spoke with a hint of shyness and anticipation in her voice.
"Brother Lin Ci, can you hold me...?"
Long Fei frowned, about to speak up and reprimand him.
"Yingying, don't be rude!"
"Hey, it's nothing."
Lin Ci interrupted him with a smile, then easily stretched out one arm and held the exquisitely beautiful little Long Ying in his arms.
Xiao Longying's face instantly turned bright red, like a ripe apple.
This was the first time she had ever been held by such a handsome person.
Her little heart was pounding, and she shyly buried her face in Lin Ci's arms.
Looking at his daughter's pathetic state, Long Fei sighed helplessly, but his eyes were full of doting smiles.
"This kid."
He turned to face Lin Ci again, his attitude becoming even more respectful.
“Senior, since you are here to observe the ceremony, I will take the liberty of bringing you along.”
Lin Ci held the exquisitely beautiful little Long Ying in his arms, feeling extremely happy.
"Okay, I'm done."
Huge stone pillars support the dome, which is carved with ancient and intricate dragon patterns.
On the high platform at the far end of the main hall, the Dragon Clan Chief sat regally, holding a scepter.
The top of the scepter.
A uniquely shaped power lock floated silently, emitting a faint glow, as if it contained the future of the entire race.
Below the high platform, two factions stood clearly separated.
On one side was the Azure Dragon Clan, clad in cyan armor and exuding a fierce aura.
On the other side were the White Dragon Clan, clad in white armor and with a cold and aloof expression.
An invisible gunpowder smell filled the air, and the eyes of the two groups clashed in mid-air, as if war could break out at any moment.
Today, in this sacred hall, they will decide who is the sole and strongest leader of the dragon race.
At the very back of the Azure Dragon Clan's procession, a figure draped in a wide black cloak stood out conspicuously.
Long Jian was standing there, the shadow of his hat brim obscuring his face.
The two Azure Dragon Clan members in front of him had already noticed this strange fellow and were whispering amongst themselves.
"Hey, who's that person over there? Why are they dressed like that?"
"I don't know. Judging from his attire, he looks sinister, like someone from the underworld."
The other person frowned even more deeply after hearing this.
"He came in with Jianlong. How could Jianlong be with someone like that?"
Their curiosity and wariness eventually overcame their patience.
They turned around simultaneously, scrutinizing Long Jian from head to toe with a critical look.
One of them spoke first, his tone carrying an undisguised question.
"Hey, who are you? Are you from our Azure Dragon Clan?"
Long Jian's eyelids twitched, he glanced at them, but said nothing, and slowly closed his eyes again.
He made a bet with Hades.
They cannot speak, nor can they make a move.
Therefore, he had no way to answer their questions.
When the two Azure Dragon Clan members saw that Long Jian completely ignored them, their expressions instantly turned ugly.
In their view, this silence was nothing but blatant contempt.
"Hey! I'm talking to you! Are you Erdoron?"
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Long Jian remained silent, like a lifeless statue.
The other man was completely enraged. He stepped forward, almost pointing his finger at Long Jian's face.
"Are you dumb?"
"If you don't speak up, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Just as the atmosphere was about to become tense, a calm voice broke in.
The sword dragon appeared out of nowhere and stood in front of Long Jian.
"He is my friend, and he is a member of our Azure Dragon Clan."
The two men looked at Jianlong, their anger lessening slightly, but their suspicion growing stronger.
"Really? Stegosaurus, but he looks more like someone from the underworld."