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Chapter 117: Bad Sister

“Wah, so awesome! Can I fire next time? Please? Please? Please…” The Third Sea Prince, Ao Han, leaned over the cannon barrel and “negotiated” with the gunner.

The gunner was quite nervous, watching a dragon—a legendary, imposing dragon—snuggle in front of him, feeling somewhat dazed.

Finally, Xu Ren subtly nodded to Chang Lin, and only then did Chang Lin speak up: “Third Prince, it’s not impossible to let you fire, but you mustn’t be reckless. You have to follow orders.”

“I promise!”

“Not enough!”

Ao Han immediately jumped up: “Hey, you don’t believe me? How dare you not believe this prince?!”

Chang Lin was momentarily taken aback, unsure how to respond. Xu Ren lightly coughed, “Third Prince, do you remember our first meeting?”

As soon as this was mentioned, Ao Han wilted instantly, his tail swaying: “Fine, I, as the Third Prince of the East Sea, guarantee that I won’t be reckless.”

Seeing Ao Han relent, Xu Ren quickly approached to smooth his emotions. “Your Highness, don’t you want to purchase a few of these ironclad ships? You must take this opportunity to understand them better. Someone, bring 20 shells for the Third Prince to enjoy!”

“Yes, Xu Ren, you’re so good at this!” Ao Han immediately puffed up with pride, pushing the nearby gunner aside with his tail. He fiddled with a few things before suddenly looking at Xu Ren, “Xu Ren, is it… okay for me to fire now? I don’t need to wait until we’re on land, right?”

“No need, no need!” Xu Ren smiled so widely his eyes nearly squinted—since we can’t recklessly throw shells into the sea right now, you, Third Prince, are fine; if it weren’t for the lack of time and the limited 240mm shells, I’d really want to let Ao Han fire for a whole day to see how the East Sea demon clan and Dragon Palace react.

Meanwhile, after receiving the shells and permission, Ao Han got excited, having Wei Zhe help load the shells while he focused on firing. Chang Lin had also learned to be clever; with the vast sea all around, his first order was—free firing.

“Wahaha, watch me! I’m firing!” Ao Han adjusted the cannon haphazardly, showing no sense of direction.

“Boom!” Several hundred meters away, an enormous wave erupted, and more fish and shrimp floated to the surface.

“Awesome!” Ao Han shouted, continuing to load ammunition. Wei Zhe and Ao Han were both clumsy, and Ao Han proudly refused help from others, only finishing the loading five minutes later.

One shot after another, honestly, watching Ao Han having so much fun made Xu Ren feel a bit envious—it looked exhilarating!

After firing ten shells in a row, Ao Han was completely caught up in the excitement.

Just then, in the waters ahead of the ironclad ship, a crystal-clear water column suddenly rose, sparkling and radiating with a rainbow of colors.

Xu Ren squinted; the last time he saw Princess Ao Qingxue, she was in this state! But Ao Han didn’t care; he aimed at the water column and fired a cannonball with a rumble! This shot was quick and accurate, displaying an exceptional level of performance!

“It’s over!” Xu Ren’s face changed! At that moment, he felt as if the sky had suddenly collapsed, the earth was engulfed in darkness, and the future seemed uncertain…

Not to mention Xu Ren; Wei Zhe’s expression was even more “unpredictable,” shifting from black to dark blue, pale white, and sickly yellow, constantly changing.

Where’s Ao Han? Xu Ren’s abilities were limited, unable to discern the expression of a dragon; however, seeing Ao Han eagerly looking forward with excitement, Xu Ren could roughly guess that this rascal had probably gotten addicted to playing!

As the cannonball flew toward the water column, a graceful and ethereal figure, resembling a celestial being walking on waves, emerged from it. It was none other than the dragon princess, Ao Qingxue!

Xu Ren immediately gathered his vital energy and shouted loudly, “Move away quickly!”

But it was already a bit too late!

With a splash, the cannonball landed in the water column about a meter in front of Ao Qingxue.

Now, speaking of Ao Qingxue, she had been feeling bored in the Dragon Palace and decided to go out for a patrol; the beauty of the ocean was far richer than that of the land. While wandering around, she ended up near Anyang. Just as she was enjoying herself, faint sounds of “thunder” came from afar on the sea. Ao Qingxue didn’t pay much attention to it—after all, the ocean is never truly calm, with battles or landslides happening frequently.

But after waiting for a while, the continuous sounds of “thunder” persisted, which felt unusual. Naturally, she summoned a sea patrol yaksha to inquire.

The patrol yaksha only knew that an unprecedented, iron-made ship was speeding across the sea, and the Third Prince was aboard, seemingly having a great time.

Well, let’s go take a look! Ao Qingxue was curious as well. An iron ship? What was her younger brother up to again?

Unexpectedly, just as Ao Qingxue made her grand entrance, she received the warmest welcome—a large black “rock” hurled straight at her!

Ao Qingxue frowned but didn’t care too much. As a dragon princess who had already achieved human form, Ao Qingxue was certainly not weak; moreover, she believed that no one would dare to attack her! Besides, the cannonball didn’t have the spiritual energy fluctuations typical of magical weapons or treasures.

With a thunderous boom, the cannonball slammed into the water column beneath Ao Qingxue’s feet, causing a violent explosion. Completely unprepared, Ao Qingxue was flung into the air, the massive explosion, fierce shockwave, and shattered shrapnel instantly causing her blood to spray across the sky.

At this moment, Xu Ren’s shout, infused with vital energy, finally reached her, but it was already too late to make a difference.

“Roar…” A dragon’s cry echoed through the air as the shimmering water swirled. Ao Qingxue revealed her true form—a golden dragon stretching over ten zhang long. However, her body was covered in multiple wounds, and droplets of glowing golden blood fell from the sky, eagerly snatched up by countless marine creatures below.

Amidst the turmoil on the sea’s surface, five enormous sea patrol yakshas appeared, surrounding Ao Qingxue protectively, glaring angrily at the rapidly advancing ironclad ship ahead.

Xu Ren was drenched in cold sweat. “Chang Lin, turn the ship around immediately, hurry! Everyone, use magic to slow down the ship!”

At this moment, even Wei Zhe rushed forward to help, raising walls of water one after another. The ironclad ship finally made a huge arc, steering away from Ao Qingxue’s position.

Only then did Xu Ren’s expression improve slightly—if the ironclad ship had crashed right in front of Ao Qingxue earlier, those sea patrol yakshas would have definitely skewered the ship, turning Anyang’s industrial miracle into dust.

In the sky, the golden dragon rolled, its furious eyes scanning the scene.

The eyes of Xu Ren and the others shifted towards the bow of the ship—there, a small blue dragon was playing happily, seemingly oblivious to the wrath of the golden dragon in the sky. The blue dragon even raised the cannon barrel, aiming it at the golden dragon above…

Wei Zhe, already trembling in fear, finally rushed forward and grabbed the blue dragon. “Third Prince, that’s the princess!”

“Get lost!” The Third Prince swung his tail, knocking Wei Zhe away. “Can’t you see I’m greeting my sister? Why are you meddling?”

As he spoke, Ao Han skillfully loaded another cannonball, and with a loud boom, another shot was fired.

The golden dragon in the sky instantly gathered a wall of ice in front of the cannonball; the cannonball collided with the ice, causing a violent explosion. The blast seemed even more powerful this time, with fragments and shattered ice flying everywhere, but the golden dragon remained unharmed.

Seeing this, Ao Han shouted, “Big sister, let’s go again! See, whenever I find something good, I think of sharing it with you first, but you never give me anything good in return!”

As he spoke, he loaded another cannonball, and his skill was improving—he was getting faster and faster.

The golden dragon slowly descended above the ironclad ship, its enormous eyes radiating a chilling light. An indescribable pressure spread out, causing Xu Ren and the others to feel a deep chill in their hearts.

Yet Ao Han remained unaware, nimbly hopping to the machine gun beside him, turning it towards the golden dragon in the sky and firing away.

The golden dragon swooped down. The machine gun bullets merely clinked off its scales, sparks flying, but without causing any damage.

Boom… The ironclad ship shuddered violently, the wooden deck splintering as the golden dragon pressed Ao Han down onto the deck.

With only his head and tail sticking out, Ao Han continued to babble, “You’re a bad sister, a bad sister. You always take my treasures. Boohoo… The treasures Father gave me were all taken by you. All I have left are rusty armors and shrimp soldiers and crab generals that can’t even transform. I don’t even have a clam girl or a mermaid maid.

All the other dragons laugh at me!

Boohoo… It’s not fair! It’s not fair!”

Ao Qingxue grabbed Ao Han, and with a flash of light, they both disappeared, leaving behind only a cold and angry voice, “Wei Zhe, come to the Dragon Palace this evening. I have something to ask you.

If the people of Anyang were behind this, encouraging Ao Han, I swear I will flood Anyang!”

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