Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 82 Sacrifice

"I do not agree with that as well. I would rather be a Buddhist monk than marry her!” Rocky didn'twant to get married with Shirley at all. But if he was asked to marry Lena, he would be happy to sayyes.

"The matter has already been settled. About the details of this marriage, I will discuss further withGeneral Bryant at a later time. If the Ximen Clan showed their disagreement with the marriage, Basilwould not get the land as well. That's the deal. Well, that should be all for today. You are all allowedto leave now. Send Prince Basil back to his place and take the gifts back with him." The emperorignored Rocky's disagreement completely. He just glanced at Rocky and then waved at his servantsgesturing for them to take Rocky back to his place.

Soon, the servants who took the gifts for Rocky walked towards him and got ready to lead him outof there.

"You head back first. I will come and see you later," Lena whispered as she walked past Rocky. Shethen nodded at the emperor and headed for the side door to walk out of the Grand Holy Hall.

The emperor got her intention. He cast a glance at Rocky and then walked to the side door as well.When Rocky saw that, he had no other choice but to leave the Grand Holy Hall with the maids.

Lena and the emperor walked into a long corridor behind the side door where they soon reached apalace close to the Grand Holy Hall. They then went to a secret chamber inside that palace.

A dome formed by the Dragon Master Clan’s spiritual method had covered the secret chamber sothat nobody could hear whatever was being discussed inside the chamber. This chamber wasusually used for discussing the Holy Dragon Empire's top confidential issues.

After taking a seat, Lena frowned and said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I don't understand! Whydid you sacrifice Basil to repel the Ximen Clan? Don't we have any other options?" She knew wellthat the arrangement was not for Rocky's sake at all. What the emperor's actual intention was toutilize the marriage to avoid the latent conflict with the Ximen Clan. That was not the first time thatthe royal family used such methods to contain other powerful and influential clans.

Almost every head of the Ximen Clan was married with a princess. And the history had proven that itwas an effective way for the royal family to stray away from the Ximen Clans power. Half of theblood running inside the Ximen Clan’s members belonged to the royal family.

The current emperor, however, didn't have any daughter. And because of an accident, Bryant's onlyson and daughter-in-law had died at a very young age. Their only daughter that remained in thisworld was Shirley Ximen. So Bryant gave his granddaughter everything she wanted since she wasborn. What's more, Shirley was a talented spirit manipulator. The Ximen Clan had put all theirresources to boost Shirley's cultivation. Certainly, Shirley would be the next head of the Ximen Clan.That was why the royal family needed a prince to marry Shirley. Only by this way could the royalfamily restrain the Ximen Clan's power once Shirley became its leader.

Obviously, the emperor had made Basil as his choice.

"I don't want that to happen, of course. But except for Basil, I couldn't replace any other option. Alstonis the future emperor while the other princes are not qualified to take such a huge responsibility. If Ihad found another perfect option, I wouldn't have chosen Basil as well. Basil is a good boy. I havenever expected that after he fused with the Holy Dragon Bead, he would reach the Earthly Stage in aspan of two mouths! One could easily call that a miracle,” the emperor marveled.

"But Your Majesty, your attempt to protect Basil was to dethrone him before. Then why do you haveto sacrifice him now? If he married Shirley, he would be put in a dilemma between the royal familyand the Ximen Clan. What's more, he doesn't like Shirley at all. And I'm pretty sure Shirley despiseshim as well. Their marriage would only be a disaster for both of them,” Lena stressed.

"As a prince of the Holy Dragon Empire, it is Basil's responsibility to sacrifice his marriage andhimself. He has no other choice. And that is not going to be harmful to him in any way. If he marriedthe future head of the Ximen Clan, he would acquire more good resources for his cultivation,” theemperor said.

"But... But Basil has clearly shown his disagreement,” Lena argued as her brows kitted together. Shedidn't know why her heart was aching with the news.

"No matter what he thinks, his opinion can no longer change the decision. As my son, he has tosacrifice himself for the royal family and for the whole Holy Dragon Empire,” the emperor said in aserious tone. Any member of the royal family had to shoulder their responsibility and sacrificethemselves whenever necessary. The reason why he chose Basil was because Basil's ability andtalent were superior to his other sons. So the emperor considered Basil as his best choice.

Lena couldn't replace other points to argue with the emperor anymore. Every prince and princess of theHoly Dragon Empire had accepted their sacrifice. There was no reason to make Basil an exception."Lena, you grew up with Basil. Of course I know how close you have become. Your relationship is likebrother and sister. But you should not forget that you are the Witch of the Holy Dragon Empire. Youare the oracle, the connection between the Holy Dragon Empire and the Dragon Master Clan. I hopeyou can keep that in mind. Don't cross the line! Understand?" Of course, the emperor could tellwhat Lena really felt for Basil. When he saw Lena show her objection to Basil's marriage in public, hewas afraid that the others who heard that would gossip about Lena and Basil. So he felt it wasnecessary to remind Lena of her position.

"Yes, Your Majesty! I understand.” Lena nodded and clenched her lips.

"I hope you can have a talk with Basil. I believe that you can convince him and guide him to take theright path,” the emperor added.

"But what if the Ximen Clan refuses? Shirley hates Basil so much after all. I am quite certain of that,”Lena said with hesitation.

"That is quite impossible. They have always accepted such arrangement since we began ourrelations with them. General Bryant knows well about that as well and he will convince Shirley asmuch as he can. As the future head of the Ximen Clan, Shirley has to marry Basil no matter howmuch she hates him. Otherwise, it would be hard for her to earn that position. And since Basildoesn't like Shirley, it will be a lot better for the royal family. It means he would always choose theroyal family instead of the Ximen Clan when he was caught in a dilemma,” the emperor said. He hadtaken that into his consideration as well, which was one more reason why Basil was clearly theperfect choice.

Lena didn't expect that coming. She had to admit that the emperor was a rigorous man, no wonderhe could rule the Holy Dragon Empire with such ease.

"Basil's dragon spiritual power seems so special. I can't even tell its nature. And I heard from MasterMia that nobody noticed that he had reached the seventh grade of the Mortal Stage before theDragon Birth Festival. Is it because of the special power he acquired from the Holy Dragon Bead?And that attack from Basil even defeated the talent from the Magic Phoenix Empire! I can feel thatthe attack's power has surpassed the ninth grade of the Heavenly Stage. But I still can't figure outhow Basil did it no matter how hard I tried! And where did Basil get the yellow spiritual crystal? Whogave it to him?" the emperor questioned.

"Your Majesty, why didn't you personally ask Basil then?" Lena was curious about the answers aswell.

"Forget about it! Those questions shouldn't really matter anymore. Basil really made great progressin the past two months. And now that the power of the Holy Dragon Bead is starting to show itself. Ican tell Basil will be a legend sooner or later. If only Karen were here to see it," the emperor sighed.Karen was Basil's mother, the one he fell deep in love with.

"Yes," Lena sighed as well. She missed Basil's mother as well. She then bid farewell to the emperorand left the secret chamber.