Obsessively Raised by My Doll 145

Chapter 145

The sudden hail and dark clouds, along with the fierce wind that had swept through the bedchamber, had blown down some of the things in the courtyard.

This wind seemed to be aimed at the imperial palace.

A huge black dragon was hovering above the imperial palace. All the palace maids, eunuchs, and even the guards, when they saw a dragon’s head stick out from the sky and stare at the imperial palace, were all scared silly.

A’sang from the Library Pavilion was supposed to be on duty at this time, but when the hail started to fall, she had a bad feeling in her heart, and her legs ran fast, and she had hidden in the Library Pavilion in advance.

The moment she had shrunk inside, she saw the sky as if it had been covered by a black cloth, becoming pitch black.

When she couldn’t see her hand in front of her face, there were still terrifying flashes of lightning that struck down, making one shiver and want to scream and hide.

Especially when, behind the dark clouds that had been split by the lightning, a dragon’s head had suddenly stuck out and was pressing down on the imperial palace.

A’sang was so scared she covered her mouth, not even daring to scream.

Heavens, this… isn’t this a dragon?

How can there be dragons in this world?

A’sang was so scared she pressed herself against the Library Pavilion, turning into a little tortoise with its head shrunk, and made up her mind not to stick her head out. She didn’t even dare to take another glance outside.

Anyway, if the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up. Thinking this, A’sang felt a little better.

But undoubtedly, who was the “tallest” person in the entire imperial palace?

It was the old emperor and the Crown Princess.

The Son of Heaven had grown old in these few years, and as his spirit was willing but his flesh was weak, he had become more and more obsessed with the path of immortality, and had had people make elixirs for him. He had no idea how many furnaces had been blown up.

And now, hearing someone come in, trembling and panicking to report.

“Your-Your Majesty! A dragon has appeared in the sky! A black dragon!”

The imperial guards were almost scared to death. If not for their usual training, they would not have been able to run so fast at this time, and would have rolled into the Son of Heaven’s bedchamber to say these things.

The old emperor heard the imperial guard’s words and still couldn’t believe it. He was just annoyed by the loud thunder outside and the screams of the palace staff, which were too noisy. He was about to fly into a rage and have this imperial guard who was talking nonsense dragged down and flogged.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard the head eunuch, Sun Zongguan, who had served him for many years, say to him in a hoarse and panicked voice, “Your Majesty! Your Majesty! That dragon is here!”

The old emperor had not yet reacted. He just stared at the outside with his eyes wide open, and he saw a fierce wind whistle past. A black whirlwind, like a mass of ink clouds, floated into the palace.

The huge black dragon’s body was not as exaggeratedly large as in the legends, which could shake the heavens and the earth, but compared to a mortal, it was already so large it was terrifying. When it flew into the palace, it almost knocked over the roof.

This huge creature filled the bedchamber, and in an instant, the surroundings felt cramped. When a person who was not psychologically prepared encountered it, the sense of pressure was so strong that it was impossible to breathe.

The old emperor had been in a high position for a long time, and almost everything had been smooth sailing. Suddenly seeing this scene, he was almost scared out of his wits.

The black dragon’s whiskers were like a whip, and they scraped past his head. The old emperor even forgot to dodge. He just stumbled back and was then supported by Sun Zongguan at his side.

“The Son of Heaven? Heh, just a commoner.”

Everything in the palace moved without any wind, and the black dragon’s two eyes were so large and terrifying, and they stared straight at him.

The old emperor couldn’t catch his breath. His hands trembled twice, his eyeballs rolled, and he actually wet himself and then fainted on the ground.

“Your Majesty! Aiyo, Your Majesty!” It was the head eunuch, Sun Zongguan, who still had a bit of loyalty, who quickly scrambled to help up the old emperor.

Unfortunately, the other had already fainted and did not want to wake up.

That black dragon snorted. “The Son of Heaven of this generation has such little courage. A rat!”

After saying the two words “rat,” the black dragon actually flew out of the palace again, but its body was still much larger than the palace, and only its head had entered.

When it turned around, it could only retreat the way it came.

Sun Zongguan saw the black dragon was about to leave and breathed a sigh of relief, but before he could really exhale, he saw the black dragon look at him.

“Rat! Where is the heir of this country?”

The black dragon’s two eyes were extremely oppressive. Just by looking at you like this, it could stare you to death.

Sun Zongguan’s heart was beating so fast it was about to smoke, and his face had turned pale with fright.

“The Crown Princess is in… in Changning Palace…”

Without thinking, Sun Zongguan answered without a second thought.

Under the gaze of that legendary huge dragon, his brain had no ability to think at all, and only the instinct to survive was left.

The huge black dragon seemed to think for a moment, failed to think, and said impatiently, “You lead the way!”

Then, a huge claw reached over, grabbed the entire Sun Zongguan, and flew out.

This claw held a person, like a huge eagle in the sky snatching a small field mouse. The contrast in their figures was shocking, highlighting the weakness of a mortal.

The remaining people in the palace, seeing the black dragon fly away, all let out a huge sigh of relief.

“Heavens, how can there be dragons…”

“Sun Zongguan was taken away. Will he be eaten?”

“His Majesty is still unconscious. Quick, quick, someone…”

Some were covered in a cold sweat, and some were paralyzed on the ground, unable to even crawl up. The hall was in a mess, a complete chaos.

In that scene just now, whether it was the palace maids, eunuchs, or the Son of Heaven, their reactions were all that of an ordinary mortal. They had no strength to resist, and they didn’t even dare to look at this huge dragon directly.

“It’s flying towards Changning Palace!” a palace maid said, holding onto the doorframe, her voice trembling.

In Changning Palace, Zheng Xuening stood under the eaves, looking at one of the black dragon’s claws, which was holding something far away, and was roaring towards her.

The surrounding palace maids had long since been scared pale, but they had all been with the Crown Princess for several years and knew that the other did not like noise. They had developed a personality of not being too shocked and screaming no matter what they encountered.

“Your Highness, that’s a dragon…” Helian’s voice was even a little stuttering. She stood by Zheng Xuening’s side, wary and nervous.

A trained secret guard, in terms of reaction speed and endurance, was indeed a little stronger than an ordinary person.

Even though she was so scared that her legs were trembling, Helian could still barely maintain her composure and stand behind Zheng Xuening.

Of course, part of this was also because Her Highness had always been calm and composed.

What a master was like would, to some extent, affect the subordinates who followed her.

For example, the eunuchs and guards by the old emperor’s side, their behavior all followed the other. Few were so brave as to surpass their master. In the face of the huge dragon, they could only prostrate themselves and tremble.

And Zheng Xuening’s face was as calm as usual, just a little more serious. Looking at the rolling black dragon, she waved her hand and let the people behind her retreat.

“You can go. Go a little further.”

Her slender hand rested on the treasured sword at her waist. Her red lips were pressed together, and her willow-like brows were also slightly furrowed, her eyes focused on the sky.

Hearing this, Helian was startled. Her Highness doesn’t need them to protect her?

“Your Highness?” she asked, uncertain.

However, Zheng Xuening just raised her hand.

“Retreat.”

Her words were concise, but the strength in her tone inexplicably made people feel that even if the sky were to fall, she could stand here and hold it up.

This was a strength and a sense of security that emanated from her very bones.

Helian gritted her teeth and immediately retreated with the other palace staff around her. Even all the secret guards and guards looked back with worry.

They had never encountered such a master before. When real danger arrived, she would, on the contrary, let her subordinates go away and face it alone.

“Let’s see. Her Highness looks very confident. Perhaps… perhaps she can…” Helian muttered to herself, but her words trailed off.

Everyone in their hearts had a kind of inexplicable confidence in the Crown Princess.

Even if a legendary huge dragon had appeared above the imperial palace, everyone was not in a panic because of it.

It seemed as if a long time had passed, but it had only been a few breaths for the black dragon to reach the top of Changning Palace.

The surrounding palace staff were all hiding in a distant corner. Seeing their Highness standing alone in front of the open palace gate, her figure so upright, one couldn’t help but feel a little sad.

The world thought that their Highness had an unapproachable personality. In fact, only they, who had truly followed Her Highness, understood.

Her Highness was a reasonable person, and her heart was even gentle.

If today was a certain death situation, at this moment, she would not have pulled them to stand here and die together.

If it was not a certain death situation, to dare to face the attack of a legendary huge dragon alone, on the contrary, showed Her Highness’s style and lonely courage.

Zheng Xuening’s hand rested on her sword and did not move, but her eyes were like a sharp blade, staring at the flying black dragon without flinching.

The black dragon held Sun Zongguan, fully expecting that the heir of the Chaoying Kingdom was probably another rat.

Changning Palace was close at hand, and he could already see the palace staff scattering and running away.

The black dragon snorted. He was just about to laugh when he saw a figure standing under the eaves, at the wide open palace gate, without flinching.

This was a little interesting.

When he was close, the black dragon even craned his head, and with a straight face, he brought his neck under the eaves and quietly looked at Zheng Xuening.

The next generation of the Son of Heaven of this Chaoying Kingdom was actually a little girl, and her courage was not small.

Seeing him, her dragon grandfather, come, she did not show a hint of panic, and she even dared to rest her hand on her sword.

One person and one dragon faced each other in the air.

Zheng Xuening spoke first, “Dragon senior, immortals and mortals are different. To come to my Chaoying Kingdom with such might is a violation of the rules set by the great powers in the past. Could it be that the rules are no longer in effect?”

In the legacy she had obtained, the jade slip had described these rules in detail.

The black dragon was stuck for a moment. It widened its bronze-bell-like eyes and looked at Zheng Xuening fiercely. After a long moment, it finally roared.

“Little girl, your dragon grandfather was not raised to be scared by rules.”

Although he said that, he felt a faint spiritual power emanating from Zheng Xuening and immediately understood that the heir of the Chaoying Kingdom was also a cultivator.

No wonder she knew the rules that this small world had once set.

The black dragon was like a blustering villain. When he was exposed, his inflated aura weakened.

“The little girl has not lived long, but she knows a lot. Heh.”

He snorted, and Sun Zongguan in his claws fell to the ground, and then, with stiff hands and feet, he scrambled to hide behind Zheng Xuening.

Sun Zongguan was almost scared silly. Just now, when he was being held by the black dragon and had flown up, he had almost ascended to heaven on the spot, to really go and see his grandfather.

It was only when he had seen his Royal Highness the Crown Princess, who could be so calm and composed in the face of such a terrifying black dragon, that Sun Zongguan had found a bit of a backbone.

“Your-Your Highness…” Sun Zongguan was still in a state of shock. To have not wet himself on the spot was already a bit of courage.

Zheng Xuening’s eyes swept over him and nodded slightly, signaling for Sun Zongguan to go a little further away.

But Sun Zongguan still mustered his courage and stood up, guarding behind her.

Now, in the entire imperial palace, only Her Highness could give his old bones a sense of security.

It was only right that this Chaoying Kingdom would fall into Her Highness’s hands in the future. Who else would have the courage to deal with a legendary black dragon so freely?

“Black dragon senior, what is your business here?”

Zheng Xuening drew her long sword, imbuing it with spiritual power, her eyes sharp.

The black dragon was stunned. To think that a human would actually dare to raise a long sword at him.

Even if the other had already embarked on the path of cultivation, a little one who was only at the first layer of Qi Refining was just a little pitiful thing in the cultivation world, a little stronger than an ant on the ground, yet she had such courage.

He suddenly opened his mouth and roared, and a strong gust of wind immediately swept up on the ground. The hurricane blew the person’s figure so that it swayed from side to side, completely unable to stand firm.

In the distance, the palace maids who had no internal energy, those with a more slender figure had already fallen to the ground at this time and could only be held by the people around them so that they would not be blown away.

Even the secret guards with a deeper internal energy had their eyes a little hard to open in such a hurricane, their figures staggering.

“Roar!” The black dragon seemed to have been angered by Zheng Xuening. Its tail slapped in the air, and in an instant, countless hailstones fell from behind the black dark clouds, in large chunks.

The palace walls were smashed with marks, and the ground was full of pits.

The imperial palace now looked to be the most panicked place in the entire Chaoying Kingdom. The dark clouds were pressing down, as if the heavens and the earth were about to completely press down and make this imperial palace collapse.

In the midst of everyone’s terror, they saw the Crown Princess’s figure fly up from the ground, her sleeves unfolding in the wind, snapping and fluttering, but her figure was as straight as a green bamboo, like a sharp sword piercing out.

The long sword in her hand, emitting a spiritual light, pierced straight at the black dragon.

What kind of creature was the black dragon? He had not met anyone who dared to attack him for a thousand years. But today, he had come to the mortal world and was actually being stabbed in the eye with a sword. How absurd and incredible.

He subconsciously spat out a column of water, but was dodged by Zheng Xuening. Just as he was about to use another move, he saw the palace that had collapsed because of his attack. His heart jumped, and he remembered the rules set by that great power, and he forcefully suppressed the thought of attacking.

However, in that short moment, Zheng Xuening’s long sword had already chopped down at him.

The black dragon could only watch as his well-maintained whiskers were cut off by a section.

The heavens have fallen!

The black dragon was so wronged it was about to die. He roared and retreated. Due to the rule that Zheng Xuening had mentioned just now, he could not really attack a mortal. Now, being stabbed with a long sword by a mortal, he could only dodge, but not fight back. It was the greatest joke under the heavens.

After Zheng Xuening had cut off a dragon’s whisker, she did not stop, and successively rose into the air, and stabbed at the black dragon with a second sword.

After all, this long sword was still imbued with a bit of spiritual power. It was not an ordinary iron and could leave a mark on the black dragon’s body, especially when aimed at the whiskers, one cut was one root.

Everyone in the imperial palace was stunned. No one dared to speak, but their hearts were all pounding. They felt as if they were dreaming, to actually see the Crown Princess beating a dragon.

The black dragon retreated step by step, becoming more and more aggrieved and angry.

“Alright, alright, little girl! Stop fighting!”

He had come this time for business, not to have his dignity swept away. If today’s matter were to get out, he didn’t know how many people would laugh at him, the black dragon.

Zheng Xuening’s attack did not stop, but her brows were covered in a layer of frost.

“Black dragon senior sees the mortal world as an empty land, with hailstones and hurricanes. Today’s trip will have implicated how many lives in my Chaoying Kingdom. Since I am the heir of a nation, how can I just let this go?”

Looking at it this way, Zheng Xuening seemed to have put her life on the line, determined to get justice for the people of the Chaoying Kingdom.

Zheng Xuening’s swordsmanship was already top-notch. Before, when she had been to the forbidden land, she had been able to fight back and forth with a doll just with her martial arts. Now, with spiritual power and having cultivated a suitable cultivation method, she was even better than before.

The black dragon had originally thought that there would be no consequences for him to put on a bit of a show in the mortal world. Now, seeing that someone could actually hurt him, and was not afraid of the consequences, and was not at all afraid of him, he was very helpless.

“Stop, stop, stop! That was not this dragon’s intention.”

“I am an ice dragon. Whenever I appear, I will inevitably bring about a celestial phenomenon. How can you blame it all on me?”

The black dragon rarely explained.

He had no doubt that the little girl in front of him could cut off every single one of his whiskers with a long sword. How would he live then?

Zheng Xuening’s long sword paused, the frost on her face not receding at all, but instead becoming a little more solemn.

“Then according to senior, just because this place is full of mortals, they should be injured and die?”

So many hailstones had fallen from the sky, and they could even leave marks on the imperial palace. How many of the common people’s homes in the capital had been smashed through the roof, and even injured or killed today?

At this time, Zheng Xuening couldn’t help but worry about her little rabbit.

The more she did, the more her anger grew. She divided her attention, wanting to attach herself to the little doll and talk to Lu Dieqing, but she saw a figure on a horse running from a distance.

The girl was on a small, date-red horse, being blown from side to side by the wind, but she was holding on to the horse’s neck tightly, and with her clumsy, three-legged-cat-level skills, she was chasing in her direction.

“Ningning!”

Before Lu Dieqing could get close, she had already used her not-so-proficient spiritual power, used a lightness technique, and leaped over the black dragon straight to Zheng Xuening.

The black dragon’s huge body was directly ignored by Lu Dieqing.

The black dragon looked at the small girl who had suddenly appeared, stood by the side of the heir of the Chaoying Kingdom, and then anxiously touched her from east to west.

“Ningning, are you hurt?”

Seeing the girl’s anxious look, the black dragon wanted to snort and roar.

She’s hurt?

My dragon’s whiskers have fallen all over the ground. Why isn’t this human girl taking a look?