But none of these people looked like they were very good at martial arts.
"Claudia Poseidon."
Upon hearing that, Leon's thoughts were pulled to the past.
He had a very deep impression of that extremely special surname.
Rossweise had once told him that Poseidon was the royal surname of the Sea Dragon Clan.
At the same time, Claudia was also the author of The Nine Gates Hell.
'Damn!'
'The author personally descended to teach?'
'Other people pray to gods before battles just for luck or peace of mind; Baby, you actually invited the god in person?'
"For a long time after mom fell into a coma, us sisters were taken care of by Anna and Sister Shirley. Of course, after the dispersal of the Silver Dragon Clan, many of mom's subordinates were still willing to stay behind and guard."
Aurora crossed her arms and leaned against the stone table, slowly saying,
"But the Empire's hunt for the Silver Dragon Clan never stopped. At first, we thought they wanted to silence us, but even after they learned that mom had fallen into a coma, they still didn't stop. So there must be some other reason behind it, something we don't know."
"Anna, Sister Shirley, and Sister Milan all died one after another protecting mom and us."
"Great-grandmother wasn't a combat-type dragon either, she could only barely fend off the Empire's assault."
"And Aunt Isa's Red Dragon Clan got dragged into the chaotic war too. They wanted to help us, but were powerless."
"So we sisters and great-grandmother could only flee all the way, but in the end, we still couldn't escape the Empire and Dragon Clan's joint siege."
"At the last moment of despair, Claudia of the Sea Dragon Clan appeared, saved us, and brought us to this secret underground place."
"After resting for a while and confirming that the enemy wouldn't find this place, great-grandmother set off alone to search for a way to wake mom up. Claudia was in charge of taking care of us and teaching us various survival skills."
"It was during that time that she taught me the cultivation techniques of the Nine Gates Hell."
After hearing Aurora's story, Leon stroked his chin, frowning in thought, "Great-grandmother knew this Claudia?"
"No."
"Then she actually felt at ease leaving you all with Claudia..."
"At that time we had already spent some time together. If Claudia had wanted to make a move, she would've done it long ago. There was no need to wait for great-grandmother to leave."
Aurora said, "But everything she did afterwards also proved she really was doing it for our sake. My Nine Gates Hell was taught directly by her. Big sis's illusion magic and second sis's twin awakening were also all taught and guided by her."
"Whoa, that kind-hearted Sea Dragon Clan woman is quite the all-rounder," even Leon couldn't help but marvel.
Martial arts, illusions, magic, she knew them all.
And she taught them so well.
Noah's illusion magic had indeed reached a very skilled level. The giant rock illusion at the cave entrance was the best example.
"Then why did Claudia help you guys? Did you ask her?", Leon had always been curious about this Sea Dragon Clan member.
Rossweise said they had kept to themselves for thirty years.
Yet when the master learned the disciple couldn't gather magic, she directly handed her a martial art created by the Sea Dragon Clan, The Nine Gates Hell, to practice; And after Leon disappeared, she even helped the wandering daughters, saving them and becoming their teacher.
Just what was the background of this living Bodhisattva from the Sea Dragon Clan?
Why did she help Leon's family again and again?
"Of course we asked, but Claudia only said she was entrusted by someone to help us," Aurora said.
Leon thought for a moment, "Do you have a picture of this Claudia?"
"Emmm... Oh! Yes! Luna secretly took one back then," Saying that, the pink-haired girl dove into a box of miscellaneous items nearby and began rummaging.
After a while, Aurora walked over to Leon with a yellowed photo in hand and handed it to him.
Leon took the photo and looked at the person in it.
It was taken from a side angle.
A mature and charming beautiful woman.
Leon looked closely at it for a while, muttering, "I feel like I've seen her somewhere before…"
Aurora patted her dad's shoulder and said seriously, "Dad, I've already told you, your flirting skills are absolutely terrible. Starting with 'I've seen you before', definitely a clown move!"
Leon shook his head, "No, I really, absolutely feel that this Claudia looks super familiar. I've definitely seen her somewhere… but just can't remember, tsk, so frustrating."
That feeling really was annoying.
Like when a random lyric suddenly pops into your head, but no matter what, you can't remember the next line.
'Arghhh, so annoying!'
"If you can't remember, then don't force it."
Aurora said, "Didn't you just say you only opened five gates? Come on, I'll help you open the rest. That way, when you return to your original timeline, you can totally obliterate those Dragon Kings who hurt mom."
Those words were truly what a loving father wanted to hear.
'I swear on my beloved donkey, all dragons who hurt Rossweise Melkvei, must die!'
Little Light's mastery of the Nine Gates Hell was indeed very high.
With just a few simple words, she helped Leon see through some issues he'd been having during his own training.
After teaching her dad a few techniques, the father and daughter sparred a bit.
As expected, General Leon, with only a sliver of health, was easily taken down by his youngest daughter.
Thus, the second dragon in the world who defeated Leon appeared.
What?
Who was the first one?
The first was Rossweise.
This story tells us that the Invincible Family Hero can only be defeated by his family.
After sparring, Leon lay on the soft grass in a big '大' shape. Even such a simple sparring session put a huge burden on his currently weak and tired body.
Little Light walked over with her hands in the lab coat pockets and said to her dad, "Mom said, as long as you can beat Dad, you can walk sideways across the whole continent. Round it up, I, Aurora, am now invincible."
Leon snorted, then sat up.
Aurora also sat down beside him.
Her sitting posture was the same as Rossweise's: Knees slightly bent, arms wrapped around legs, chin resting lightly on knees.
She looked like an obedient little cat.
After sitting, Aurora took out the same photo she showed Leon earlier from her lab coat pocket.
In the picture, Claudia was teaching Noah illusion magic.
Leon's eyes landed on the photo and asked, "So when did Claudia leave?"
"Around... five years ago."
Aurora said, "She didn't seem... happy when she left."
"Unhappy? What do you mean?"
"That day she was teaching us new magic. According to the teaching schedule, she should've stayed for at least another half a month."
Aurora looked down at the photo, slowly recounting the past in her memory, "But during the lesson, she suddenly saw someone and hurried over toward them. They hid behind a bush, seemed like they were arguing."
"After about ten minutes, Claudia came back. She said the teacher-student relationship between her and us three sisters had come to an end. We now had the power to protect ourselves, and from now on, we must never mention that Claudia Poseidon had been here."
"After giving that instruction, she left."
Leon's mind stirred slightly, "She saw someone… and even argued?"
Aurora nodded, "Yeah."
"Did you see who it was?"
"No, but from the voice, I could tell it was another woman. Not young either, probably about the same age as Claudia."
Leon scratched his cheek, completely clueless.
He didn't understand the mysterious Claudia who had helped for no reason. And now there was another woman who had argued with her. Leon was even more puzzled.
Back when Rossweise first told him about the Sea Dragon Clan, her words made it clear the Silver Dragon Clan had no diplomatic ties with them.
Yet this Claudia not only helped during their most dangerous time, but according to Little Light, she had even been their teacher for quite a while.
Why did she come? And with what intention?
Her final, sudden departure, was it due to unspeakable secrets? Or some other hardship?
'Tsk.'
'Can't figure it out.'
Leon sighed, not wanting to dwell on this completely clueless mystery.
"Dad."
"Yeah?"
"I have a bold guess."
Leon raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Let's hear it."
"Maybe that Claudia was secretly in love with your handsome and charming looks for many years, and when she learned you were in trouble, she voluntarily helped our whole family through the crisis."
"Then, after the job was done, she quietly left, hiding her merits and fame."
"Ah! What a touching, pure-hearted crush. When mom wakes up, I'm totally telling her about this. Ow! That hurts!"
Leon smacked the back of the pink-haired joker's head.
"As for your bold guess, I have an immature little suggestion: how about you take a proper look at your dad's record? I never even fought on Sea Dragon Clan territory, okay? I've never even seen this Claudia before. Where's that secret crush coming from?", Leon said.
Little Light held her aching head, "So you're completely denying everything I just said?"
Leon spread his hands, "What else?"
"Even the 'handsome and charming' part?"
"That part can stay."
Leon let out a breath and said, "As you said, that Claudia isn't young. Honestly, even your mom marrying me, from a human time perspective, already kinda looks like an older woman robbing the cradle. And now you're trying to hook me up with someone even older?"
Rossweise was over two hundred. General Leon was in his twenties.
Put nicely, the queen was robbing the cradle;
"Actually, age isn't really a big deal among dragons. Cases of dragons in their hundreds getting with dragons in their tens are super common."
Aurora earnestly explained to her dad, "But Dad, you're human, so naturally it's different."
She pushed up her glasses, a habitual gesture of hers.
People with glasses all seem to have that habit.
Since the topic had jumped to racial differences, Leon's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "Wait, dragons can get nearsighted?"
"Pureblood dragons, of course not."
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