Chronicles of the Six Dragons That Sealed the Nation (Part 2)

　　Unreliable geezer!

　　Emperor Yuan Sheng cursed in his mind. Hero Shen Zhou was several hundred years old. Legend has it that he once fought side by side with the founding emperor and that they were very close, sharing a bond that couldn't be broken. And that was how the Moun Daluo on that mountain range became a sect of justice.

　　In terms of seniority, Emperor Yuan Sheng could address him as an ancestor, so how would he dare show disrespect? Helpless, he then turned back to the Shaolin abbot and leader of Wudang.

　　Priest Shen Fa replied: "While this is a major matter, you do not have to feel offended by my grand disciple, your majesty, as the six dragons referred to here are not the emperors of past generations."

　　"What?! What makes you say so?!" The young emperor was enraged and he anxiously asked: "Alright, I am listening. What do you mean by that?"

　　If Yan s.h.i.+san wasn't by the emperor's side holding him back, he probably would've lost control of his anger.

　　What do you mean? I had enough with your grand disciple saying "the six dragons will seal the nation", and now you dare ridicule the emperors of past generations as not being dragons before my presence? Are you people from Wudang insane?!

　　Priest Shen Fa leisurely explained: "I am not saying that the previous emperors were not true dragons. What I am saying is that the six dragons in the prophecy are not the emperors of the past generations. If this makes you feel better, I could also word it as: most of those six dragons are not true dragons."

　　"Six dragons aren't real dragons, real dragons aren't the six dragons?! What on Earth are you trying to say?!" The emperor's anger was about to reach its limit. He forcefully controlled himself and asked: "You are not trying to fool me to save your grand disciple, are you?"

　　"Amitabha." Abbot Kong Xu said his Buddhist phrase. Hearing it calmed one down, so the emperor calmed down a fair bit. He then looked over to see Abbott Kong Xu with his hands pressed together. Abbott Kong Xu then said: "Please calm down, your majesty. This was a conclusion the three of us came to. It is not the thought of sect leader Shen Fa alone. While the six dragons, are dragons, they are not emperors."

　　The emperor's eyebrows twitched. Something else came to mind, and he suddenly started to feel a little afraid. He said: "Please tell it to me straight."

　　"Other than the true dragon, the emperor, there are other dragons in this world. For example… the true dragon's offspring."

　　"Dragons!" The emperor's mighty face turned white as a sheet, indicating that Abbot Kong Xu spoke his mind: "Are you saying… that my brothers… Are you saying that I have brothers that are still alive?!"

　　Emperor Yuan Sheng was the previous emperor's youngest son. Emperor Yuan Sheng had three elder brothers. Two of them pa.s.sed away when they fought for the throne when he was still young. The whereabouts of his third brother were unknown. Because Emperor Yuan Sheng was young back then, he only had positive feelings towards his brothers, knew very little of their deeds and cared very little. So when the abbot mentioned dragons, that was what he thought of.

　　However, Abbot Kong Xu shook his head and replied: "Your three brothers have already pa.s.sed away, and the number does not match the prophecy. The dragons I speak of are not the children of the previous emperor, but the current true dragon, yours, your majesty."

　　Emperor Yuan Sheng frowned and asked: "My sons?"

　　Abbot Kong Xu and Priest Shen Fa nodded together: "That is correct!"

　　At that point in time, the red, orange, yellow and red prince had just turned one month old and were still infants. It was true that they were princes and that they were connected to the fate of the nation. However, those wet-behind-the-ear kids were still clueless children. They still couldn't speak even. So the emperor didn't connect the prophecy to them.

　　"That's impossible." The emperor chuckled: "You jest, abbot. My sons have only turned one month old. You three have seen them. How could they possibly influence the fate of the nation?"

　　This initially wasn't about the fate of the nation. What the emperor was most angry about was how Lai Jingzhen insulted the previous emperors while he was an important individual, and thus his decision to invite the three experts to clear his name.

　　The emperor considered the seven words "the six dragons will seal the nation" nonsense. He never thought about what to do if they were true.