"Are you planning to rebel, brat?" The dragon ancestor glared at the golden dragon.
"You can't bully me now, Uncle. I had stayed with the strongest man in the Chu Clan for a long time, after all. This young man was too harsh when he said that the task of reviving the Chu Clan is on his shoulders." The golden dragon looked morosely at the dragon ancestor.
"Sir, I'm the patriarch of the Chu Clan now, so I have no choice." Darren shook his head, smiling bitterly.
"There's no use being a patriarch...
What do you mean by that? Who are you?" The golden dragon couldn't hide his surprise.
"I'm the new patriarch of the Chu Clan. Is there anything wrong?" Darren had a neutral expression on his face as he said this.
"What? I'll beat you to death!" The golden dragon flew into a rage. "Don't even try to stop me, Uncle. I'm really going to teach him a lesson this time."
"How dare you?" the dragon ancestor roared.
"I'm so sorry, Uncle. He's pretending to be the patriarch of the Chu Clan. My master will be disappointed in me if I don't teach him a lesson," the golden dragon explained. He was already preparing to release his dragon blood aura to attack Darren.
"Don't be too hasty, sir. Look!"
As soon as Darren said this, he activated his own bloodline. A rusty sword suddenly appeared in front of him.
It was one of the three most powerful divine weapons of the Chu Clan. It proved that Darren had indeed succeeded the position of the clan's patriarch.
This revelation stunned the golden dragon. He stood there, motionless and speechless.
A few moments later, tears flowed out of his golden eyes.
"You really are the patriarch..."
"Yes, I am." Darren nodded.
The golden dragon almost couldn't believe that Darren was actually the direct descendant of the Chu Clan.
"Patriarch!"
He finally broke his silence by dropping down to his knees and bowing to Darren.
"Please stand up, sir. You don't have to do that." Darren hurriedly pulled the golden dragon up.
The golden dragon was a strong master of the dragon race. He was a follower of Alfredo. Darren couldn't let him bow down even if he was the patriarch of the Chu Clan.
The golden dragon stood up. The expression on his face showed his excitement. "Patriarch, may I ask who your father is?"
Since Darren was the patriarch of the Chu Clan, his father would then be one of the deputy gods of the clan. The divine weapon would only acknowledge such powerful bloodline. And those with such bloodline were the only ones allowed to be a patriarch.
"I don't know my father. I've been sent to a mortal world ever since I was a child. I can't remember where I came from."
"Oh, I see." The golden dragon looked thoughtful and sympathetic for a moment. "When our master died, the senior leaders of the Chu Clan knew that the future would be very difficult. It was why they chose a group of descendants and sent them to the mortal worlds. It was the only way to preserve the bloodline if ever the Chu Clan was wiped out."
"Sir, do you know how many of us were sent to the mortal worlds?"
"I don't remember it clearly. But I think there were nine children at that time," the golden dragon replied. "Some of the deputy gods of the Chu Clan didn't have any descendants. There were only thirteen children in the beginning, but four of them couldn't make it because of physical problems."
The golden dragon's revelation had significantly clarified a part of Darren's mysterious history.
"Do you know who those nine deputy gods are?"
"To be honest, I don't remember them at all. Only my master's wife knows this. She is the one who chose these children back then," the golden dragon said.
"I see." While Darren might look calm and composed, his heart trembled in excitement.
He finally had an idea of who his parents were. He just had to find Alfredo's wife, and then everything would be clear.
But then, the problem now was that Darren and the others were still trapped here. They couldn't get out!
And even if they did get out, could they even rescue Alfredo's wife? The so-called Evil Deity was stronger than the golden dragon. And with the traitor still alive, they had no chance.
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