Volume 4 Chapter 122

Volume 4 + Chapter 122: An Abrupt Reunion

Boom—!

A massive wave slammed into the island, causing the ground itself to tremble.

This was unmistakably a sign of invasion.

Everyone was baffled. Who would dare to be so reckless, so utterly suicidal, as to charge into the Pear Islands without receiving an invitation?

The concentration of powerful figures here was more than enough to wipe out any invaders outright.

However, when everyone laid eyes upon the enormous silhouettes flying in the sky, they all froze.

A host of dragons was rapidly drawing nearer.

In the blink of an eye, the Dragon Clan descended upon the island. These uninvited guests were something no one had anticipated.

“Fox Radish~!”

Xia Yi leapt down from a dragon’s back, revealing a bright, radiant smile toward the little fox.

The moment they saw Xia Yi, shock spread across the faces of everyone present.

“Who is this Dragon Clan girl?”

“She should be the Silver Dragon Princess of the Dragon Kingdom, Xia Yi · Christie. She has attended international summits many times alongside the Silver Dragon Queen.”

“What? This is actually a princess of the Dragon Clan’s royal family?!”

No one could understand why Xia Yi had come here.

Including the little fox herself.

“My destined nemesis, why are you here?!”

“Fox Radish, how could you forget to send an invitation to us Dragon Clan?” Xia Yi walked up to Yue Liu as if it were the most natural thing in the world. “But it’s fine even if you forgot—we’re already here as representatives of the Dragon Clan’s royal family!”

“Don’t call me Fox Radish! How many times do I have to say it?!”

The little fox’s tail bristled straight up, looking as though she were about to explode.

That stupid dragon—calling her nickname in front of such a huge crowd?!

The image she had worked so hard to build was about to collapse completely!!

“But I’ve always called you that before. You should be used to it by now, right?” Xia Yi looked puzzled. “Then what should I call you instead? Or maybe… Niao-Niao—”

“Ahhhhhhh!!”

The little fox lunged forward, clamping a hand over Xia Yi’s mouth while screaming at the top of her lungs, desperately trying to drown out the even more humiliating nickname.

If that nickname got out, it would be an international-scale social death for her!

This sudden action caused the gazes of everyone present to shift dramatically.

“What is the Fox Clan princess doing?”

“Yeah, why do the Fox Clan and the Dragon Clan seem so familiar with each other? Haven’t the Fox Clan always regarded the Dragon Clan as a formidable rival?”

“Could it be that the Fox Clan and the Dragon Clan have already…?”

“Or maybe the Fox Clan knew the Dragon Clan wouldn’t be welcomed, so they deliberately excluded them publicly, then secretly arranged for the Dragon Clan to show up uninvited? Was this all planned?”

This is bad!

Yue Liu immediately realized the situation. Looking around, she saw that every gaze directed at the Fox Clan was now filled with deep suspicion.

Her roughhousing with her so-called nemesis would inevitably be misunderstood as proof that the two of them were actually very close.

“Princess, what are you doing?!”

Even the Fox Clan members looked shocked. This was completely outside the plan.

The little fox grew more and more anxious. This wouldn’t do—if things continued like this, her image would utterly collapse, both domestically and internationally.

Deep breaths, deep breaths!

Calm down, calm down, calm down!

Yue Liu released Xia Yi’s mouth and stepped back several paces, forcing herself to regain a dignified posture. “Heh… I truly did not expect the Dragon Clan to suddenly arrive here…”

“Yes, I knew you were supporting the formation of the Anti–Vampire Clan Alliance, so I came over,” Xia Yi explained.

She had heard it from Xia Lulu.

Thinking it was a rare opportunity, Xia Yi decided to come and give it a try.

“Oh ho ho, so that’s how it is. If I’m not mistaken, you are the Silver Dragon Princess of the Dragon Kingdom, Xia Yi · Christie, correct?”

Yue Liu deliberately maintained a sense of distance, hoping to dispel others’ suspicions.

If people were to think that the Fox Clan and Dragon Clan were secretly colluding, then all the alliances the Fox Clan had painstakingly built would fall apart in an instant.

“Mm! Of course!”

Xia Yi nodded without hesitation.

“Then you—my nem—ahem, Silver Dragon Princess. What is your objective in bringing so many Dragon Clan members here?” Yue Liu asked the question that weighed on everyone’s mind.

The crowd fell silent, all eyes fixed on Xia Yi as they awaited her answer.

Setting aside the recent and inexplicable rise of the Vampire Clan, the Dragon Clan had always been the most dominant race on this land, surpassing all others in sheer power.

To not be wary of them was simply impossible.

Every nation deliberately kept its distance from the Dragon Clan, fearing that getting too close would turn them into sacrifices for draconic ambition.

This was an unspoken consensus shared by all.

In everyone’s eyes, forming the Anti–Vampire Clan Alliance now was tantamount to handing the Dragon Clan the very opportunity they had been waiting for.

“All right, you don’t need to stay in that form to intimidate them. You’re just making the atmosphere tense,” Xia Yi said to the guards who had accompanied her.

“Yes, Princess.”

The Dragon Clan guards, who had been in their true draconic forms, obeyed and reverted to human form.

Xia Yi first glanced at the little fox, then turned back to the crowd. “Actually, the Dragon Clan’s goal in coming to the Pear Islands is very simple. That is… we, the Dragon Clan, also wish to officially join the Anti–Vampire Clan Alliance!”

“……”

Silence.

The scene remained utterly quiet, every single person staring at Xia Yi with wary, suspicious eyes.

Not a single person trusted the Dragon Clan’s words. Everyone believed the Dragon Clan must have ulterior motives.

“Silver Dragon Princess, are you serious?” Yue Liu asked.

“Of course I am. It’s not just you—the Vampire Clan has also declared war on us, the Dragon Clan,” Xia Yi explained. “I don’t really want to admit it, but the Vampire Clan’s Divine Ancestor is indeed incredibly powerful. Defeating her won’t be easy. However, if we have allies, that’s a different matter entirely. Facing the same enemy together can turn the impossible into the possible!”

“Well…”

The little fox hesitated.

To be honest, she didn’t particularly dislike the idea of the Dragon Clan joining the Anti–Vampire Clan Alliance, but…

Glancing at the expressions of the surrounding delegations, she saw displeasure written on almost every face.

The Dragon Clan had long occupied the northern lands, lying in wait. If given even the slightest opportunity, they would surely unleash violence in pursuit of their ambition to dominate the continent.

This was a truth everyone accepted by default.

In their view, forming the Anti–Vampire Clan Alliance now was precisely what would give the Dragon Clan that opportunity.

“Looks like no one’s objecting. That means it’s implicitly agreed, right? In that case, we Dragon Clan will officially join—”

“Wait.”

Suddenly, a man’s voice rang out from within the crowd.

Xia Yi was not surprised in the slightest.

She had long expected someone to step forward in opposition. It would have been strange if no one did.

However, when she turned her gaze toward the source of the voice, her eyes trembled and her expression froze.

“My king.”

The fearless knight who had spoken bowed slightly and stepped aside, clearing a path.

Before everyone’s eyes, Knight King Tia walked forward step by step, stopping in front of Xia Yi. She gazed at the silver-haired girl and, with a completely expressionless face, spoke on behalf of the human race.

“I object.”