Long Yuhong gazed at Long Muxi with a face full of smug confidence.
That sort of self-assurance, as though she had already won against Long Muxi without a doubt.
"Don't you dare make a move — please wait!!!"
But just at that moment, an elderly woman came flying over at great speed, leading a group of Totem Dragon Clan members behind her.
Her attire was luxurious and ornate — clearly she was no ordinary person.
Fearing that the two might come to blows, she landed directly between Long Muxi and Long Yuhong.
And she looked toward Long Muxi first, offering a warm, smiling bow.
"Your subordinate greets Miss Muxi. Miss Muxi, you've finally returned." It was plain to see that the old woman was genuinely delighted by Long Muxi's return.
But Long Muxi's expression remained cold. She merely gave a slight nod, not even deigning to speak a word.
The old woman didn't seem angered by this at all — it was as if she were long accustomed to it.
She then turned her gaze toward Long Yuhong.
"Miss Yuhong, what's going on? Why all this commotion?" the old woman asked.
"Granny Jin, it's nothing… It's just that this Long Muxi is dredging up old grudges again, and I need to make her see where she stands."
"Times change, you know. The greatest female genius of the Totem Dragon Clan hasn't been her — Long Muxi — for a long time now," Long Yuhong declared.
"The greatest female genius? You?" Long Muxi let out a cold, derisive laugh, her face dripping with contempt.
"Long Muxi, cut the act. If you've got the guts, then try me — I'll make you face reality."
Long Yuhong pointed at Long Muxi and was about to make her move.
But Granny Jin, who had just arrived, hurriedly stepped in to block her, and said with a smile:
"Miss Yuhong, let's talk this out nicely, let's talk it out. Miss Muxi has just returned — if you two fight here and the Clan Master holds me accountable, I'll have no way to explain myself."
"What's this, Granny Jin? She, Long Muxi, may be the daughter of the Totem Dragon Clan Master — but doesn't that make me one as well?" Long Yuhong said with an indignant look.
"I certainly didn't mean it that way." Hearing those words, Granny Jin grew visibly flustered. She instinctively cast a glance toward a figure not far away — Long Yuhong's mother.
Long Yuhong's mother had not uttered a single word from start to finish, but this subtle gesture on Granny Jin's part alerted Chu Feng to the fact that she was very much afraid of Long Yuhong's mother.
Granny Jin must have held some position of status within the Totem Dragon Clan.
But she clearly didn't want to offend either side, and she especially didn't want these two young ladies coming to blows here.
Rumble—
Suddenly, the sealing formation not far away shuddered violently, and cracks began to spread across its surface.
Seeing this change, the conflicted Granny Jin's face lit up with joy. Something had come back to her, and she immediately said to Long Yuhong:
"Miss Yuhong, the reason I called you here is that the Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign has undergone a change. And since you've never once undergone its trial — this could very well be a golden opportunity for you."
"A golden opportunity? What kind of opportunity?" Long Yuhong asked upon hearing this.
But the moment she spoke, Long Muxi seemed to recall something. Her emotions grew noticeably more agitated as she couldn't help asking: "Granny Jin, has the Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign opened its eyes?"
"Yes, Miss Muxi, that is exactly what has happened."
"The Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign — its eyes have opened," Granny Jin confirmed.
"The Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign has opened its eyes again?!"
"Heavens! When the Dragon Sovereign opens its eyes, a genius is sure to appear!"
"Does this mean another monstrous genius has been born in our Totem Dragon Clan?!"
Hearing this, the crowd of onlookers grew incredibly excited — many of them even began cheering and shouting.
Listening to the buzz of discussion, Chu Feng roughly grasped what was going on.
The Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign was normally open to all — anyone who had not yet undergone its trial could approach it and receive the test.
But there was a legend: when the Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign opened its eyes, it heralded the arrival of a top-tier genius within the Totem Dragon Clan.
In the past, when Long Muxi was born, and when Long Chengyu was born, the Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign had opened its eyes.
And history had since proven that both of them were indeed monstrous geniuses who surpassed all their predecessors in the Totem Dragon Clan.
So by now, this was no longer a legend — it was a verified fact, and an exceedingly accurate one at that.
Naturally, upon learning that the Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign had opened its eyes once more, the people of the Totem Dragon Clan were thrilled. After all, this was a tremendous cause for celebration.
But Long Yuhong looked thoroughly displeased: "What does any of that have to do with me?"
"Miss Yuhong, this time is different. When Miss Muxi and Young Master Chengyu were born and the Dragon Sovereign opened its eyes, the light it emitted was white."
"But this time, after the Dragon Sovereign opened its eyes, the light from both its eyes is golden," Granny Jin said.
"What does that mean?"
"Is there a difference?" Long Yuhong asked.
But compared to the bewildered Long Yuhong, Long Muxi had grown even more excited. She was normally very composed and steady — it was rare to see her like this.
Yet in this moment, so stirred with emotion, she grabbed Granny Jin by both shoulders and pressed:
"Granny Jin — when did it start?"
"Was it about an hour ago?" Long Muxi asked.
Seeing Long Muxi ask this, a flash of astonishment crossed Granny Jin's eyes: "Miss Muxi, how did you know?"
But Long Muxi didn't answer. She was already beaming with a smile she couldn't contain, and her gaze drifted involuntarily toward Chu Feng.
"Chu Feng — I still underestimated you."
"Huh? What does this have to do with me?" Chu Feng asked with equal parts confusion.
"Of course it does. That Myriad Treasure Dragon Sovereign — it opened its eyes because of you," Long Muxi said.