168: Chapter 168 Three Times

"Dad!"

Led by Zixia, Yuan Chen went straight to the area where his wife and children lived.

After making a few inquiries, he learned of their residence.

Upon entering the courtyard, he saw two children squatting on the ground and a fellow sitting on the threshold, sighing heavily.

Hearing the commotion, Yuan Yun caught a glimpse out of the corner of her eye.

Upon seeing who it was, she immediately stood up in excitement.

She took small, quick steps and threw herself into Yuan Chen's arms.

The fellow sitting on the threshold looked over, blinked in surprise, and then stood up as well.

"Yuan Chen, you're here."

"Old Ancestor, what are you doing here?"

Yuan Chen asked Old Ancestor Yuan Chang with a puzzled look.

Old Ancestor Yuan Chang walked forward.

"I tried to find the Clan Chief, but he wouldn't see me, so I came over to brainstorm with your father."

"Brainstorm? What are you trying to figure out?"

Yuan Chen picked up his daughter, waved at his foolish-looking son, and asked in confusion.

"What else could it be? Yuan Yun's resources have been cut off, so I went to demand an explanation."

Old Ancestor Yuan Chang looked indignant.

Yuan Yun's resources were cut off?

Yuan Chen's expression darkened instantly.

Seeing that Yuan Chen's expression was off, Old Ancestor Yuan Chang hurriedly offered some words of comfort.

"Don't be anxious. I know you feel wronged, but rest assured, I will find a way. If that fails, I'll go beg the Seniors of my Azure Dragon Clan; they will surely uphold justice for us."

Beg, my foot!

Yuan Chen's gaze turned cold.

He hadn't expected the Dragon Clan to actually do something like this.

"What exactly is going on?"

Zixia's expression was also unpleasant as she stared fixedly at Old Ancestor Yuan Chang.

Under Zixia's gaze, Old Ancestor Yuan Chang felt a sudden chill throughout his body. What a powerful Aura.

He had no choice but to explain the situation roughly.

"Chen'er, you've arrived."

Hearing the commotion, the others in the house also came out.

Luo Li stepped forward with a troubled face and grabbed Yuan Chen's arm.

"Chen'er, let's go home."

Luo Xinyi also nodded, "That's right, husband, let's leave."

Although they all looked displeased, they didn't say much more.

If they don't want to give it to us, we don't need it.

Yuan Ji stood at the back without saying a word.

Seeing Yuan Chen's gaze sweep over him, he also nodded silently.

It was clear they had already discussed it beforehand.

Yuan Chen took a deep breath.

That's right, after all, it was their property; if they cut off your supply, you couldn't really say anything about it.

He looked silently at Luo Xinyi.

"Xin Yi, how much of the Dragon Clan's resources have been used during this period?"

Since it had come to this, he would return everything used previously to them.

Also, he would find a way to repay the influence of the Dragon Clan he had borrowed previously with other items.

Luo Xinyi instantly understood Yuan Chen's meaning.

She thought for a moment, "In the first year we arrived, the Dragon Clan gave us Spirit Stones... Spirit Medicines..."

Yuan Chen gave Luo Xinyi a serious look.

Had she already prepared the statistics?

"It's just that Yuan Yun previously used some of the Dragon Clan's treasure lands..."

Luo Xinyi looked at Yuan Chen, not knowing how to calculate that.

Yuan Chen nodded, "I understand."

He would naturally provide compensation based on the appropriate value.

Old Ancestor Yuan Chang, standing to the side, felt a bit panicked hearing this.

"Yuan Chen, what are you trying to do?"

He had a guess in his heart, but he couldn't believe it.

Yuan Chen looked calmly at his Old Ancestor.

"Since they don't take us seriously and seal our resources whenever they please, I don't want to lick their boots."

"I can still afford the resources to nurture Yuan Yun myself, and I will repay the Dragon Clan for everything used previously; I will certainly not take a single cent more from them."

Zixia listened silently from the side, her expression unchanged.

She was now of one mind with Yuan Chen.

Fortunately.

This matter was decided entirely by the Golden Dragon Clan themselves.

It had nothing much to do with the Purple Dragon Clan.

Nowadays, relying solely on his and Yuan Chen's strength, they could already form their own lineage, not to mention when all the children grew up in the future.

By then, since the Purple Dragon Clan and Yuan Chen were not on bad terms, they could completely win the Purple Dragon Clan over to their side.

The beneficiary would definitely be the Purple Dragon Clan.

As for the ancestral teaching that the Dragon Clan should not split up...

That was only because staying together allowed them to huddle for warmth and suppress all directions.

But given Yuan Chen's future trajectory, was it really necessary?

"You... you want to leave the Dragon Clan?"

Old Ancestor Yuan Chang looked at Yuan Chen in astonishment.

He felt that there was another meaning to Yuan Chen's words.

"What do you mean leave or not? It's just settling accounts so we owe each other nothing."

Yuan Chen said indifferently.

Old Ancestor Yuan Chang's expression stiffened.

The point had been made very clearly.

His face darkened, and he said hesitantly.

"Yuan Chen, you must know that without the Dragon Clan, you are nothing!"

"Let alone you, even my Azure Dragon Clan would be nothing without the Dragon Clan."

Because of Yuan Chen's words, Old Ancestor Yuan Chang's tone changed instantly.

The gentleness from just a moment ago was gone.

Zixia glanced at the other party and ignored him.

This was considered the family business of the Azure Dragon Clan.

"Oh?"

Yuan Chen looked earnestly into Old Ancestor Yuan Chang's eyes.

Still too afraid to gamble?

"Then, if I insist on leaving the Dragon Clan, how would you treat me, Old Ancestor?"

"Then there will be no place for you in my Azure Dragon Clan."

Old Ancestor Yuan Chang said bluntly.

Flattering Yuan Chen before was only because Yuan Yun was favored by the Dragon Clan.

But once the Dragon Clan did not acknowledge him, Yuan Chen was nothing.

Even if Yuan Yun succeeded in the future, so what?

It would only be a reign of one generation.

Their Azure Dragon Clan did not have the ability to cultivate another Top-tier Divine Beast.

But the Dragon Clan was different; even if there was no Top-tier Divine Beast for a generation, it would still be the top force in the Cultivation World.

He knew clearly how to make the choice.

"Old Ancestor..."

Yuan Ji opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

Yuan Chen narrowed his eyes and raised his hand to stop his father.

He looked at Old Ancestor Yuan Chang in silence for a few seconds.

He spoke slowly.

"Old Ancestor, you got one thing wrong."

"The Azure Dragon Clan would indeed be nothing without the Dragon Clan, but... my departure from the Dragon Clan would only be the Dragon Clan's loss."

"You... you are arrogant."

Old Ancestor Yuan Chang sneered at Yuan Chen.

How dare you say such things, you ignorant child.

"Yuan Chen, that is going a bit too far."

Just as the two were confronting each other, a voice rang in their ears.

Subsequently, the figure of Clan Leader Ao Yi appeared at the entrance.

Yuan Chen turned around, not being polite at all.

"Clan Chief, I trust you have been well. If I had known you would treat us like this, why bother begging for my daughter to come here?"

Clan Leader Ao Yi's imposing figure slumped instantly.

Enduring the embarrassment in his heart, he looked at Yuan Chen.

"Yuan Chen, this matter was indeed handled improperly by me."

"However, I have my own difficulties. Give me some time, and I will find a way to help you resolve this."

After looking at Clan Leader Ao Yi for two seconds, Yuan Chen responded indifferently.

"No need. Since the Clan Chief is in a difficult position, we will just leave. We have troubled you during this time."

As he spoke, he took out a storage ring from his bosom.

"This is the resource my daughter consumed in the Dragon Clan during this period; it is more than enough."

"As for the protection previously provided to the Dragon Clan... if the Dragon Clan has any requests, I will act three times."

One thing is one thing.

Previously, when the Demon Ape Clan attacked, it was the Dragon Clan that took the lead; there was also the time with the flyer, but that time was conditional on Yuan Yun. Since Yuan Yun is coming home now, that counts as owing them once.

And there was one more time when the Dragon Clan provided invisible protection to their family. After all, as long as one is born into the Dragon Clan, one will get quite a few benefits because of the race, the most intuitive point being that other races dare not provoke them casually.