After awakening, the female supporting character in the abused novel only wants to ascend to immorta

Chapter 526 Father-Son Rivalry
The Eastern King had no way to respond to this, as the rift between father and son could not be resolved with just a few words.

They had initially tacitly agreed to sacrifice the young people in front of them for the sake of the entire clan.

"Uncle Yan, I only have one question: if it had been A-Ye who got into trouble back then, would you have made the same decision as my father?"

The Eastern King paused for a moment, then shook his head.

Even if he had no choice but to sacrifice his son, his fierce wife would not allow her son to suffer any injustice.

Xuan Cang smiled helplessly: "So, my father was the same. It's not that he couldn't protect me, he just chose the option that was most advantageous for consolidating his power at the time. He abandoned me, his son, first."

The Eastern King said no more and patted him on the shoulder.

When the two found the Western King's Palace where the clan leader was located, the clan leader was talking to the Flood Dragon Clan leader next to him, who was now the Flood Dragon Lord.

Next to the clan leader sat the Northern King, whose expression was not good. Beside the Northern King was Xuan Chong, who had previously blocked Xuan Cang and the others from entering. At this moment, a beautiful woman was sitting next to him.

Upon seeing Xuan Cang behind the Eastern King, the woman couldn't help but stand up and shriek, "Uncle Mang, it was he who had A Chong injured! How dare Xuan Ye bring such a sinner of the Black Dragon Clan into the Black Dragon Clan's gate and even have someone injure the Northern King's Crown Prince! You must do justice for A Chong and me!"

The Black Dragon Clan Chief glanced at the woman, but did not answer her directly. Instead, he slowly took a sip of fine wine and looked at Jiao Rong with a smile, saying, "Look at you, you're already in cahoots with A Chong before you've even officially become partners. It makes me forget that you were originally Xuan Cang's fiancée."

The patriarch of the Jiaolong clan, now known as the Jiaolong Lord, turned pale upon hearing his daughter's shout. Naturally, he was also displeased to be reprimanded like this by the Black Lord.

But now that things have come to this point, he has no choice but to stand up for his most beloved daughter.

“Brother Xuanmang, it’s one thing for Xuan Cang to come in, but he even had someone injure Xuan Chong. That’s really unruly. Besides, he failed in his duty to guard the Ancient Dragon Pearl back then…”

"The Ancient Dragon Balls have been found," Dong Wang couldn't help but say.

Even if it's just so that Lin Zhao can cure his son, he has to stand by Xuan Cang's side today, no matter what, so that Xuan Cang can clear his name and return to his clan.

"Moreover, it has not been fully confirmed that Xuan Cang was negligent in his duties back then. When we found Xuan Cang, he himself had been seriously injured and fainted on the ground."

The Northern King sneered, his gaze toward the Eastern King as cold as a venomous snake. "Eastern King, are you saying we're all wronging him? The decision to condemn him as a sinister dragon was made by the clan chief back then. We can let it go, but are you suggesting the clan chief would wrong his own son?!"

The Eastern King was furious at the Northern King's shamelessness, not expecting him to approach the matter from this angle.

He certainly knew the Northern King's intention to crush Xuan Cang. Firstly, with Xuan Cang's return, his son would inevitably be relegated to the position of second-in-command for ten thousand years, with no hope of becoming the next clan leader. Secondly, once Xuan Cang was cleared of his name, the most suitable person to marry the Jiao Lord's beloved daughter would naturally not be his son, but Xuan Cang, whose bloodline and identity were more suitable.

Seeing that these readily available benefits would be disrupted by Xuan Cang's return, the Northern King was naturally unwilling to see Xuan Cang return.

However, all of this is no longer up to the Northern King to decide! The Eastern King subconsciously looked at the clan leader. Whether Xuan Cang can return and successfully clear his name depends entirely on whether the Black Dragon Clan Clan leader is willing to give Xuan Cang some time to explain.

Clearly, the others weren't fools either; both the Dragon Lord and the Northern King turned their attention to the Black Lord.

Xuan Chong gave a sarcastic reminder: "I remember when Xuan Cang came back, he brought two women with him, one of whom seemed to be holding a child in her arms."

If the Jiao Lord was still hesitating before about whether to support Xuan Chong by following his daughter's choice or choose Xuan Cang, who was obviously better in terms of talent, strength, and character, now that he has learned that Xuan Cang has another woman outside, he has no choice at all.

No matter how unreasonable his lord's daughter is, she is still a golden branch and jade leaf of the dragon clan. How could she possibly be on equal footing with another woman?

“Brother Mang, you agreed to dissolve the engagement between my daughter and Achong. Now that it’s dissolved, let’s not bring up the engagement from back then. My daughter and Achong are in love and their wedding is just around the corner. Bringing up the past will not make either of them or our clans feel comfortable.”

The Black Dragon Clan Chieftain's gaze fell on his son, and he asked, "What is your relationship with those two women?"

Xuan Chong noticed that when the Black Dragon Clan Chief asked, not only others, but even his own Daoist partner, who had said he had completely given up on Xuan Cang, started to take notice. For a moment, he couldn't help but grit his teeth.

No one understood better than him why this arrogant and spoiled woman from the Jiaolong clan betrayed Xuan Cang and chose him.

Jiao Rong naturally preferred Xuan Cang, which is why she chose to get engaged to him. However, Xuan Cang was oblivious. Even though he was engaged to her, he didn't treat her any differently. He also disliked Jiao Rong's interference in his affairs and even forbade him from speaking to other women of his clan. Therefore, he wasn't very friendly to Jiao Rong.

Jiao Rong couldn't stand Xuan Cang's attitude, so she chose Xuan Chong, who had always been obedient to her.

But she wasn't blind. Xuan Chong was far inferior to Xuan Cang, and the Jiaolong clan would never agree to her marrying a man who had been second best for ten thousand years. She herself wanted Xuan Cang to pay the price for her indifference, so she agreed to the scheme she had made.

She thought Xuan Cang was indifferent to her, but he was just clueless. After all, Xuan Cang wasn't exactly warm to other women either. Although he wasn't particularly gentle and caring towards her, he still fulfilled his responsibilities as a fiancé, at least better than he had towards other women. Jiao Rong always thought that she was the only one who could dump him, and that Xuan Cang had no right to choose other women.

Now that she knows Xuan Cang actually brought other women back, two at once, one of whom even had a child, she is so angry that scales are faintly visible on her face.

Her emotional changes were so obvious that not only Xuan Chong noticed them, but everyone else did too.

The Black Dragon Clan Chief smiled, but Xuan Cang seemed not to hear him: "Xiao Rui is my wife, A Bao is my child, and Miss Lin is the savior of our family of three."

He immediately revealed the identities of Cixi and Abao, but the Black Dragon Clan Chief shook his head, refusing to acknowledge it. Instead, he asked, "Now that you've returned, can you prove your innocence?"

It was clearly the man in front of him who led everyone to smear him in the first place, yet now he asks such a ridiculous question. If it weren't for A Bao's desire to be recognized as a member of the clan, Xuan Cang really wouldn't want to speak.

However, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Xuan Cang clenched his fist and said, "Yes."