Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 406 Alligator Dragon! Alligator Dragon! 2
Immediately, under the solemn gaze of Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, he saw Yang Shiqi, Yu Qian, and Fan Zhong each take out a bright yellow ring from their pockets or hands!
Then, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, saw Yang Shiqi and the other two each take a ring, dip it in the blood from the small bowl that had just contained Zhu Zhanhe's blood, and then carefully put the ring on their hands!
The scene before him made Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, feel dizzy and lightheaded, his whole body trembled, and his pupils seemed to experience a super earthquake of magnitude 18!

At this moment, even though Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, was seriously ill and physically weak, his eyes were still sharp! He could see that the rings worn by Yang Shiqi and the other two were exactly the same!

This means that the rings of Yang Shiqi and the other two must have come from the same source! And seeing how skillfully Yang Shiqi and the other two stained their rings with blood, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, was even more horrified!
This scene was the most terrifying thing for Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji!

The scene before us at least proves that Yang Shiqi, Yu Qian, and Fan Zhong are in cahoots!
At the very least, on the matter of the secrets of the Ming Dynasty's imperial family, Yang Shiqi and his two companions were in cahoots!
However, ministers forming cliques in private is something no emperor can tolerate!

Immediately, unease filled the eyes of Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji! His pupils dilated wildly, and he even felt his vision blur! However, at this moment, he still forced himself to remain calm and observe everything before him!
"Let's begin." Seeing that Yang Shiqi and the other two, as well as Uncle Wei and the others, were ready, Zhu Zhanhe announced without hesitation—the performance begins!
"I will obey Your Highness's decree!" Upon hearing Zhu Zhanhe's words, Wei Jizhong stepped forward and bowed respectfully in response.

Then, Wei Jizhong stood up and went straight to the bow of the ship, where he and his two apprentices knelt on the deck without hesitation.

"The first generation of dragon-raising family of the Han Prince's Mansion - Wei Jizhong!"
"With my two young disciples, I respectfully request the Dragon King to reveal his true form!" Under the bewildered gaze of Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, Wei Jizhong led his two young disciples past the wheelbarrow and knelt respectfully on the deck at the bow of the treasure ship, shouting loudly towards the vast sea.

"The Dragon-Raising Clan of the Han Prince's Mansion!"

"We respectfully request Your Majesty the Dragon King to reveal your true form!" Before Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, could even process Wei Jizhong's words, two more loud voices echoed simultaneously from the bow of the ship.

"What~~?"

What were they saying?
Dragon King~~? ? ?

"Are they talking about the Dragon King?!" At this moment, after hearing two more shouts in unison, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, finally snapped out of his daze. He stared incredulously at Wei Jizhong and the other two kneeling on the deck, looking them over and over again!

It was as if Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, wanted to see through the bodies of the three people in front of him with his own eyes and see them completely!
Immediately afterwards, the Xuande Emperor Zhu Zhanji, his heart trembling, turned his gaze to Zhu Zhanhe beside him and Liu Erniu behind him.

What made Emperor Xuande's heart tremble was that, compared to Zhu Zhanhe's still calm expression, General Liu Erniu, who was following behind Zhu Zhanhe, had his eyes shining and his face full of fanaticism! At this sight, Emperor Xuande Zhu Zhanji felt a strange tremor in his heart!

Could the Dragon King legend be true?!?

Does the Dragon King really exist in this world?! At this moment, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji's heart was trembling violently! So much so that Emperor Xuande's body was trembling slightly involuntarily!

Finally, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, turned his gaze to Yang Shiqi and the other two behind him. At that moment, the three men, their expressions tense, seemed oblivious to Emperor Xuande's focused gaze; they continued to stare intently at the sea.

Seeing the solemn expressions on the faces of everyone before him, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, felt his heart sink to the bottom! A bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart!

Although Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, had long harbored some unsettling suspicions, now that the moment had truly arrived, he still refused to believe that dragons truly existed in this world!

After all, how could something so absurd possibly be true?!

Could it be that the Dragon King really just happened to appear by chance?! And just happened to fall into the hands of the Prince of Han?! There are hardly any coincidences in the world! And it just so happened that the Xuande Emperor happened to encounter him?!
He—Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji—didn't believe it!

"Roar~~~" Just as Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, was looking solemn and his mind was in turmoil, suddenly, a loud and deep dragon's roar came from the distant sea! Even on the turbulent sea, with the sound of the surging waves, even from a great distance, the heart-stirring roar of the dragon could not be suppressed.

"How is this possible?!"

"Do dragons really exist in this world?" After hearing the earth-shattering, awe-inspiring roar of a dragon, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, couldn't help but silently ask himself.

But at that moment, no one at the scene responded to him.

At this moment, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, also focused his gaze on the vast sea.

On the vast sea, a black line, visible to the naked eye, was cutting through the surface with tremendous force, hurtling toward the treasure ship carrying Zhu Zhanhe!

"That is~~?"

"What?!" Standing at the bow of the ship, Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji, naturally saw the dark figure rushing towards him from the distant sea. This unknown scene prompted him to subconsciously ask those around him in a low voice. At that moment, perhaps even Emperor Xuande himself didn't realize that his voice was trembling!

"Cousin, this is the biggest secret of our Ming Dynasty!"

My Ming Dynasty's greatest trump card!

Now, it's almost right in front of you.

"At that time, my cousin will naturally see it clearly." Before anyone else could reply, Zhu Zhanhe spoke first, addressing Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the dark figure speeding across the sea arrived right in front of the treasure ship.

And now, it is positioned directly below the bow deck of Zhu Zhanhe's treasure ship.

That imposing figure, positioned directly in front of the treasure ship, appeared even wider than the treasure ship used for conquering the seas!

Standing on the first deck of the treasure ship, the Xuande Emperor saw even the soldiers overlooking the sea as mere ants. After all, the Ming treasure ship was forty-four zhang long and eighteen zhang wide!

Even so, right now, right below the bow of the treasure ship, the black behemoth floating quietly on the sea is actually wider than the entire treasure ship!
Doesn't that mean that a terrifying, pitch-black behemoth is far larger than the treasure ship beneath him? It might even be larger than the treasure ship, which is eighteen zhang wide!
A terrifying behemoth exceeding eighteen zhang in length?!

"A true dragon?! ...
Even now, with the facts as they are, this outcome is still an unacceptable reality for Emperor Xuande, Zhu Zhanji!

After all, the Xuande Emperor wasn't blind; he could clearly see the terrifying beast floating in the sea—its jet-black scales, its thick, long tail, the thorns and spikes on its back, its ferocious maw, and its towering horns. These familiar physical structures all pointed to the fact that the terrifying beast floating in the sea might be the legendary dragon!

(End of this chapter)