Jared lifted a hand and cut off Luther's excited bragging and Grace's praise.His eyes settled on Vivian, and his voice turned more serious."Alright, enough of that. The Teleportation Array I told you to arrange how is it? Is everything ready? We need to use it as soon as possible and head to the Luminous Sanctuary."Only then did Vivian fully steady herself.'She forced down what had been churning inside her, and her face tightened.She bit her lip.'A troubled look crossed her face as she said in a low voice, "I've already contactedthe wardens of the Teleportation Array in Cloudhaven City, and they agreed to let us use it. But..."She stopped there.'Her head lowered, and the words stalled with a weight she couldn't hide.Jared's brow drew together slightly."But what? Is there some problem?"Vivian drew in a deep breath, then lifted her head and looked at Jared.'Her voice came out low. "Jared, I'm sorry. I... I wasn't able to complete the task you gave me. Cloudhaven City right now... isn't stable.""After the Janis Family was destroyed, several forces in the city started moving. Every one of them wants control of Cloudhaven City.They agreed before to let us use the Teleportation Array, but things are different now. Even if we offer celestial elixir, they still won't agree."She paused, then went on:"I've done everything I could to gather the old Janis retainers and try to hold Cloudhaven City's situation together, but those forces don't take me seriously at all. I'm no match for them. I can barely hold on to what's left of the Janis Family's people. There's no way I can take control of the whole city."When she finished, the rims of Vivian's eyes had turned red, and she lowered her head again.She believed she had let Jared down.She hadn't completed the task Jared gave her.'She hadn't protected the Janis Family's foundation.'She hadn't restored Cloudhaven City to the calm it once had.Jared looked at her quietly and said nothing.He understood the corner Vivian had been pushed into.A lone girl, after her family had been wiped out, trying by herself to gather the scattered remnants and take control of an entire city-how could that have been easy?The forces in Cloudhaven City had roots tangled into each other. Back when House Wagner and the Janis Family still held the city down, all those factions had stayed hidden.But now House Wagner was finished, the Janis Family was finished too, and the Celestial Palace could no longer reach this far. The factions that had been lying low had started coming out into the open.As for Vivian, her cultivation was only at High Immortal Realm Level Eight. There also weren't many of the old Janis retainers left at her side, so there was no way she could stand against those forces.The fact that she had held on this long, gathered back part of the Janis Family's old people, and protected what was left of the family was already no small thing.If it had been anyone else, they probably would have given up a long time ago.They would have either thrown in with another force or hidden their name and fled Cloudhaven City.A moment passed before Jared finally spoke.His voice stayed even, without the slightest trace of blame. If anything, it carried da quiet note ofreassurance. "You don't need to blame yourself. You've already done very well. If it were someone else,they might not have managed what you did. After the Janis Family was destroyed, the fact that you survived, pulled the oldpeople back together, and held on until now already says enough.""The situation in Cloudhaven City is too complicated. Those forces all have backersbehind them. It makes sense that you couldn't deal with them."Hearing Jared's words, the wetness in Vivian's eyes deepened.She lifted her head and looked at Jared, gratitude filling her gaze.These past days, too much had been pressing down on her. Too much had been swallowed in silence.No one had understood her. No one had given her a single word of comfort.And now, because of one sentence from Jared, more than half of what had been weighing on her seemed to lift away an instant.Jared turned and looked off into the distance, toward Sky Dragon Valley.He went quiet for a moment. Then he said, firm and direct, "I'm going to Sky Dragon Valley."Luther and Grace traded a glance, and neither of them looked surprised.They both knew exactly what Jared's standing was in Sky Dragon Valley. He carriedthe Dragon Sovereign Bloodline. Before him, all dragons bowed.Roland, the Clan Chief of the Sky Dragon Lineage, treated Jared with absolute respect and followed his word without hesitation.In all of Sky Dragon Valley, Jared was the one everyone looked to.Luther scratched his head and asked,"Mr. Chance, are you going to Sky Dragon Valley to... bring the Draconians out into the open?"Grace also looked at Jared, something shifting behind her eyes as she followed the thought.Jared nodded. The corner of hisovermouth lifted slightly into a faint curve. "That's right. The waters in Cloudhaven City need a true dragon to holdthem down. Since the Draconians acknowledge meaş their Dragon Emperor it's time for them to come out and show themselves." He paused, and when he spokeagain, his tone was calm, but then etforce if it left no room to question him They need to understand one thing. This city has a master now." With that, Jared stopped hesitating. His figure moved, turning into a streak of goldenlight that shot toward Sky Dragon Valley.Luther and Grace hurried after him.The three figures vanished once more into the sky over Cloudhaven City.Vivian stood atop the city wall and watched the three of them disappear into the distance, her gaze set hard.noveldramaIn silence, she made up her mind. She would hold on to the old Janis retainers. She would hold on to Cloudhaven City.And when Jared came back, she would not fail the trust and expectation he had placed in her.