CHAPTER 294: CHAPTER 285: THE SLAP CONTINUES, SHE CRAVES FOR FAMILY AFFECTION?_1

Jin Yao was stunned; she could barely breathe!

Her stomach ached, her heart ached—her entire body throbbed with pain.

She also had to endure the surrounding crowd pointing and whispering about her.

Her head was reeling, and the pain was intense. She staggered, struggling as she cried out, "Fourth Brother, Fourth Brother, help me! Fourth Brother, help me!"

No matter what Jin Kun said, as long as Jin Yang helped her secure her identity, her current status would not be exposed.

She would still be the Golden Dragon Clan’s only Dragon Princess, the most precious Dragon Princess!

Once she succeeded in transforming into a dragon, she could smoothly seize everything that belonged to Si Yan—everything!

Jin Yang stood behind Jin Yao, but his gaze wasn’t on her.

He looked enviously at Jin Tong across from them, who was able to speak up for Si Yan.

When Jin Yang heard Jin Yao’s words, he frowned slightly.

Help her with what? Si Yan is my blood sister, while Jin Yao is an adopted one. If Jin Yao had been well-behaved, I would have been willing to treat her as a sister. But looking at Jin Yao now... why does this female seem so full of malicious schemes, trying to snatch what doesn’t belong to her?

Jin Yang stated clearly, "Jin Tong is right."

Jin Yao’s mind buzzed. She turned to Jin Yang in disbelief. "Fourth Brother, why are you taking Si Yan’s side?"

Jin Yang looked at Jin Yao steadily. "Jin Yao, do you even see me?"

Jin Yao shrieked, "Fourth Brother! I’m asking you why you’re on Si Yan’s side!"

Jin Yang lowered his head slightly.

A nearby beastman remarked, "Did you see that? The fake Dragon Princess only cares about herself. Jin Yang is severely injured, still covered in fresh blood, and she doesn’t show the slightest concern."

"I saw it," another beastman replied, shaking his head. "This Jin Yao isn’t as kind as she pretends to be."

"Jin Yang seems very disappointed."

"How could he not be? If it were me, I’d be in despair."

Jin Yao also heard the beastmen’s murmurs. She paused for a moment before saying, "It’s not like that, Fourth Brother. I was just... I was just too anxious."

"Fourth Brother, does it hurt? Have you applied medicine? Are you alright?"

Jin Yang said decisively, "Si Yan is my blood sister. Jin Tong is telling the truth."

"Fourth Brother!!" Jin Yao cried out in desperation and hurried forward. She almost fell, but Shi Bo supported her.

"There are so many people here, so many! Do you have to bring this up now? How could you harm me like this? Why? Don’t you care about me anymore?"

Jin Kun burst into the assembly hall.

He had golden hair and golden eyes. A streak of white hair was slicked back from his forehead, making his deep gold pupils appear even more profound.

Si Yan had seen him in her dreams, but this was the first time she had seen him in reality.

Jin Kun rushed towards Jin Yang and threw a punch.

Jin Yang’s vital energy was dreadfully low. The punch landed squarely on his face, and his nose immediately started bleeding profusely.

Jin Kun demanded, "Fourth Brother, have you gone mad? Are you bullying Yao Yao?!"

Jin Yang, frustrated and clutching his bleeding nose, retorted, "Yao Yao my foot! Is she Yao Yao? She’s just usurped Yao Yao’s name and identity! Do you really think she’s Yao Yao? Third Brother, take a good look! The real Yao Yao is Si Yan, not this impostor!"

Tears instantly welled in Jin Yao’s eyes. "Fourth Brother! Did... did Si Yan say something? Don’t let her deceive you! I am Yao Yao! I am your Jin Yao!"

Jin Kun stated, "Jin Yang, we swore an oath to be good to Yao Yao."

"I know," Jin Yang replied.

Jin Kun pressed, "So what are you doing? Slandering Yao Yao in front of all these people?!"

Jin Yang narrowed his eyes. He finally understood why Jin Tong had previously looked at him with such a mixture of anger, vexation, and helplessness.

"Third Brother," Jin Yang said, "I *am* being good to Yao Yao right now. What’s your problem? We’re in the middle of a competition, and you’re interfering!"

Jin Kun glared at Jin Tong and Jin Yang. "Fifth Brother has gone mad, and you’re following his lead, Fourth Brother?! We all doted on Jin Yao as she grew up. Even if she’s not our biological sister, we should dote on her even more!"

Jin Kun glared fiercely at Si Yan. "You are our biological sister! You have everything—the Dragon Princess’s identity, the Dragon Princess’s bloodline! But Jin Yao? She has nothing!"

Si Yan was baffled. ...?

...

"That Jin Yao... she’s actually not a real Golden Dragon?!"

"An impostor? A fake??"

"Oh my gods! Females can’t transform, so no one could tell if she was a dragon or not. It turns out she isn’t! We’ve been deceived by a counterfeit for so long?!"

"A fake is a fake; it can never become real!"

...

Jin Yao grew even more desperate. Clutching her large belly, tears streamed down her face.

"I just... I just long for family and affection. I hoped for a father beast, a mother beast, and siblings. But my sister won’t accept me... I never intended to take anything from my sister. She’s the real Golden Dragon; she has everything, and I have nothing."

"I’m just yearning for affection, I truly just yearn for affection..."

Si Yan was utterly bewildered. She turned to Jin Tong and asked, "Her father beast, mother beast, and siblings—are they all dead?"

"Not at all," Jin Tong replied. "Thanks to her, they’re all living quite well."

Si Yan asked, baffled, "Then what family and affection is she longing for? The kind where a few fools dote on her, kissing, hugging, and lifting her high?"

Behind Jin Yao, Jin Yang said coldly, "Jin Yao, stop talking nonsense. The affection you long for originally belonged to Si Yan."

Jin Yao, crying pitifully, looked every bit the piteous victim. She sobbed, "Fourth Brother! Even you don’t want me anymore? We used to be so close! I always thought that anyone might abandon me, but not you!!"

Jin Yao’s tears fell harder. "You understand me; you’ve always understood me! I really don’t ask for much. I don’t want the Dragon Princess title. I just want a family. I just want someone to dote on me. Is that so much to ask?"

Hearing this, Jin Kun’s heart trembled with empathy. "Yao Yao, as long as your Third Brother is here, no one will be allowed to bully you!"

Si Yan took in the entire scene before her.

She Wang asked, "Should I kill that earthworm for you?"

Si Yan smiled. "Not yet."

This is getting interesting. Jin Yao is clearly panicking. She might even go looking for that Black Priest backing her. Perhaps this will lure the Black Priest out. As for the Jin Family’s few foolish brothers... She wasn’t overcome with saintly compassion and felt no urgency to rescue them.

...

"Honestly, I never expected to hear such a secret at the Wan Cheng Gathering!"

"Jin Yao actually isn’t the Golden Dragon Princess; Si Yan is the real one!!"

"Then what is Jin Yao?"

"I’m more concerned about what’s going on with the Golden Dragon Clan. Look at Jin Kun, how much he treasures Jin Yao. But Si Yan is his real sister, isn’t she?"

"The true Dragon Princess was cast out, while the fake one is treasured at home. Is the Golden Dragon Clan sick in the head or what?"

"Look at Jin Yang. Before, he was just as ridiculously devoted to Jin Yao. But hasn’t he changed now?"

"I’ll say it again: what’s real cannot be faked, and what’s fake can never become real."