Tavern of the Spear: Desire for Pleasure

The fragments streaked through the air in sharp arcs, heading straight for the three of them... in a certain direction behind them!

"Watch out!" Bai Yu exclaimed, about to make a move, but then realized that the fragments were not targeting them, but rather a white dragon that had suddenly appeared behind them!

The white dragon seemed to have sensed this beforehand. With a gentle wave of his right hand, the folding fan in his hand drew an elegant arc in the air, and a gentle yet incredibly resilient force instantly spread out, blocking all the flying fragments.

"Dang Dang Dang..."

The fragments struck the invisible barrier with a crisp sound before falling to the ground, turning once again into a pile of lifeless rubble.

Bai Yu, Cheng Yu, and Ao Lian then turned around and witnessed the entire process of the white dragon blocking the fragments. The white dragon gently shook its head and sighed, seemingly feeling helpless and regretful about what had happened before its eyes.

The sudden appearance of the white dragon instantly alerted the three, especially Ao Lian. Although she was also a white dragon, Ao Lian knew that the white dragon clan was no longer as glorious as it once was. Most of its members had become slaves after the great war. However, the white dragon in front of her was dressed in fine clothes and had an extraordinary bearing, so it was clearly no ordinary white dragon.

Who is he? Why is he here? And what is his connection to this broken statue?

Countless questions flooded Ao Lian's mind. He stared intently at the white dragon, his eyes filled with wariness and curiosity.

The white dragon seemed oblivious to the three people's gazes. He walked straight to the pile of broken statues, and then, to the astonishment of the three, slowly knelt down.

"Master, do you still refuse to see me? Why must you remain forever immersed in this illusion?" Bai Long's voice was low and sorrowful, filled with endless loneliness and helplessness. "Have you truly forgotten everything? Forgotten our promise, forgotten our... ideals?"

After saying this, Bai Long sighed again. He slowly stood up, turned around, and looked at Bai Yu, Cheng Yu, and Ao Lian.

Just then, Cheng Yu's eyes widened suddenly. He stared intently at the white dragon, and images flashed through his mind. Finally, he remembered!

"Broad knowledge!" Cheng Yu blurted out, "You are... Broad knowledge!"

Upon hearing the name, the white dragon's body trembled slightly, and a hint of surprise and... nostalgia flashed in his originally calm eyes.

"You...know my name?" Bai Long spoke slowly, his voice hoarse and weathered. "This name...should have been forgotten by the world long ago..."

"I..." Cheng Yu opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but he didn't know where to begin.

"How did you know?" Bowen asked again, his gaze fixed on Cheng Yu, as if trying to read something from his eyes. "Could it be... that he told you?"

"Him? Who is he?" Aolian couldn't help but ask.

Bowen did not answer Aolian's question; he simply looked at Chengyu quietly, waiting for his reply.

“I…” Cheng Yu took a deep breath and said slowly, “I do… know someone… someone who knows a lot of things… He… he told me some… things… but you were the one who told me your name.”

“Is it me? It shouldn’t be me…” Bowen murmured to himself, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. “I… I rarely tell others my name unless I value you very much.”

"Ah..." Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment, but decided to tell the truth, "You... I don't know what happened back then... If you want to be sure, you should know about the Bai Ze Sect, right..."

“If that’s the case, then I understand.” Bowen frowned slightly. “Since you already know about this faction, then I understand why I came to you and why I told you my name.”

"Did we see the future Bai Ze there? Did we succeed?"

"..." Cheng Yu shook his head, "I promised him... I wouldn't tell anyone about his affairs..."

"..." Bowen fell silent, looking at Cheng Yu quietly, as if he was thinking about something.

After a long silence, he slowly spoke: "Fine... Since you don't want to talk about it, I won't force you... However, I'm still very curious... How did you meet him? And why did he tell you about me?"

"This..." Cheng Yu stammered for a long time, still unable to say the person's name, "This... is a long story..."

"Then let's get to the point," Bowen joked.

“I…” Cheng Yu sighed and began to tell Bo Wen how he met Bo Wen and what that person had told him about the White Dragon Clan.

He told Bowen that he met that person by chance, and that person knew many ancient secrets, including the rise and fall of the White Dragon Clan and the truth about that great war.

“That great battle…” Upon hearing this, a trace of pain flashed in Bowen’s eyes, “It was a tragedy that should never have happened… although I didn’t experience it myself.”

“I know,” Cheng Yu said. “That person told me… that great battle… was because…”

"Why?" Bowen asked.

“Because of… a misunderstanding…” Cheng Yu said, “a misunderstanding… about… about the White Dragon Clan and the Werewolf Clan…”

"A misunderstanding?" Bowen's brows furrowed even more. "What misunderstanding? Something that could cause a war between two races? No! You're wrong, it's not a misunderstanding, it's a deception!"

“I…I don’t know…” Cheng Yu shook his head. “That person didn’t tell me…he only said…behind that great battle…there was a shocking conspiracy…a conspiracy…enough to destroy everything…”

“A conspiracy…” Bowen muttered to himself, “Just as I suspected…”

"You... what do you know?" Aolian couldn't help but ask.

“I know… this war… is not what we wanted…” Bowen said, “We… the White Dragon Clan… have never wanted to be enemies with any race… we… only want… only want to live freely…”

"But...why..." Aolian asked, "why did it become like this?"

"Because... someone... doesn't want us to be free... As the White Dragon, don't you know that?" Bowen said, "Someone... wants to use us... to achieve their ulterior motives..."

"Who is it?" Aolian asked. "Who is pulling the strings behind all this?"

“I don’t know…” Bowen shook his head. “I only know… this person… is very powerful… powerful enough to make the whole world tremble…”

"Then... what should we do?" Cheng Yu asked. "What... can we do?"

“We…” Bowen pondered for a moment, then slowly said, “We must find… find that… key that can change everything…”

"The key?" Bai Yu asked. "What key?"

“That statue…” Bowen said, pointing to the pile of broken statues, “That statue… is the key…”

“But… that statue is already broken…” Cheng Yu said.

“I know…” Bowen said, “but…we can fix it…”

"Repair it?" Bai Yu asked in surprise, "But... something is preventing us from repairing it..."

“I know…” Bowen said, “that power… comes from… comes from the… master of this place…”

"The owner of this place?" the three asked in unison.

“Yes…” Bowen nodded, “This place…is not naturally formed…but…created by humans…”

"Created by someone?" Bai Yu was even more surprised. "Who created this place? Why did they create it?"

“I don’t know…” Bowen shook his head. “I only know…this person…is very powerful…and…he…he and my master…have some kind of…some kind of special connection…”

"Your master?" Aolian asked, "Who is your master?"

“My master…” A complex emotion flashed in Bowen’s eyes, “He…he is the prototype of this statue…”

"What?!" The three were shocked again.

“This statue…is carved…it’s my master…” Bowen said, “He…he was…he was once the most powerful…the greatest…dragon in the world…”

"Where is he now?" Aolian asked.

“He…” Bowen’s eyes dimmed, “He… he is… gone…”

"Gone?" Aolian asked, somewhat puzzled. "What do you mean by gone? He... he's dead?"

“No…” Bowen shook his head, “He’s not dead… he’s just… he’s just fallen into… fallen into an eternal sleep…”

"Eternal slumber?" Bai Yu asked. "What does that mean?"

“I don’t know…” Bowen said, “I only know… that Master… he is trapped… trapped somewhere… somewhere we can’t reach…”

"Then... what should we do to wake him up?" Cheng Yu asked.

“I don’t know…” Bowen said, “I only know… that my master… he left behind a… a prophecy…”

"A prophecy?" Aolian asked. "What prophecy?"

“He said…” Bowen said slowly, “When…when the three fragments…re-reunite…he will…he will return…return to this world again…”

"Three fragments?" Bai Yu asked. "Which three fragments?"

“I don’t know…” Bowen shook his head. “I only know… these three fragments… respectively… represent… the past… the present… and the future…”

“Past…present…and future…” Bai Yu murmured to himself, “What…what does this mean?”

“I don’t know…” Bowen said, “I only know…we must…we must find these three fragments…only in this way…only in this way can we…can awaken Master…can…can change everything…”

"Then...where should we look for these three fragments?" Cheng Yu asked.

“I don’t know…” Bowen said, “I only know… that these three fragments… are… in… some corner of this world…”

“Somewhere in this world…” Aolian pondered for a moment, then said, “This…this area is too vast…where should we even begin?”

“I don’t know…” Bowen said, “but…I know…we…we will…we will definitely…we will definitely find them…”

"Why?" Bai Yu asked. "Why are you so sure?"

“Because…” Bowen said, “Because…this is…this is Master’s…Master’s prophecy…and Master’s prophecy…has never…never failed…”

“Alright…” Bai Yu said, “Since that’s the case…then let’s…let’s go together…let’s go look for it together…”

"Mm." Cheng Yu and Ao Lian nodded.