Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Perhaps angered by Geng Chen, Ji Xian walked ahead without saying a word.
Geng Chen followed behind at a distance of two or three meters, wanting to get closer but not daring to, and could only mutter to himself to make his presence known.
He wanted to continue the previous topic to demonstrate his reliability and strategic thinking.
“Really, I’ve arranged everything. There won’t be much risk. Look at me, I’m perfectly fine, aren’t I?”
Ji Xian stopped and turned to look at him.
Geng Chen was overjoyed, thinking that she was finally willing to believe him, and couldn’t wait to show off: “Look, little Jiang Chi is doing well, and he even found the second brother of the Dragon Palace. This small world is rich in spiritual energy and resources, and it can also solve the predicament of the demon race. Isn’t this a win-win situation?!”
He cautiously observed Ji Xian’s expression, tentatively moving closer, wanting to nuzzle against her: “Don’t be angry anymore, okay?”
As a result, Ji Xian flicked her sleeve and sent him flying five or six meters away.
After rolling around a few times, Geng Chen stopped, bewildered, and tentatively asked, “Are you still angry?”
Ji Xian’s eyes flashed with sarcasm: “Why should I get angry with a fool? You don’t need to tell me these things, they have nothing to do with me.”
After saying that, she left on the flames, without even giving Geng Chen a second glance.
Geng Chen: ????
What’s going on?!
Jiang Lan looked at him looking utterly miserable. He couldn’t help but point at Geng Chen, then tap his own head, and ask Ying Qiao in a low voice, “Is your uncle feeling unwell here?”
Adding fuel to the fire at a time like this, it seems he really can’t wait to go back to being single.
Ying Qiao looked disgusted and replied in a breathy voice, “It’s a deficiency he was born with.”
The only thing Geng Chen was truly proud of over the years was probably winning over Ji Xian. And that was only because Ji Xian disliked socializing and hadn’t had much contact with reliable male demons. Plus, Geng Chen relentlessly pursued her, which was how he managed to win her over.
He now felt sorry for Ji Xian, thinking about it now.
This piece of idiot isn’t worth it at all.
“…I heard everything.”
Geng Chen hadn’t recovered from the disappointment of being disliked by his wife when he overheard Ying Qiao badmouthing him to Jiang Lan again. He immediately retorted angrily, “You little brat, you’re really something else if you’re not disciplined for three days!”
The older they get, the less respectful they become; they show no respect for their elders at all!
Ying Qiao crossed his arms, showing no fear whatsoever: “If I were you, I would be thinking about how to win Ji Xian back right now, instead of standing here in this impotent rage.”
“…”
With his sore spot precisely hit, Geng Chen immediately deflated. He muttered to himself, “Ji Xian is still angry. Going up at this time is just asking for a beating.”
Ying Qiao chuckled: “Once she calms down, your wife will be gone.”
Geng Chen: ????
He slammed his fist on the ground in anger: “How dare you talk like that?! Why don’t you ever say anything good about me?!”
“…”
Ying Qiao gave Jiang Lan a look: See, I wasn’t wrong. He’s not very bright, it’s just how he is.
Jiang Lan silently returned a look of agreement.
The two tacitly ignored Geng Chen, who was still jumping up and down, and took the lead in chasing after him to find an exit.
Ji Xian, who had left earlier, was already waiting for them. Upon seeing them arrive, she said, “I have already surveyed the surroundings, and the place we came in from is still the easiest to break through.”
“Then let’s leave from here,” Ying Qiao said.
Ji Xian nodded and then shared her new discovery: “While exploring around, I also discovered that these gray-white stones have exceptionally abundant spiritual energy, and there seems to be hidden vitality within them.”
Even if there was abundant spiritual energy, a stone was still an inanimate object and should not have any vitality.
But Ji Xian said he found hidden life in the stones, and Jiang Lan and Ying Qiao both looked at the nest of stone eggs in the basket.
These stone eggs looked similar to the grayish-white stones, inconspicuous with their grayish-white stone coating. However, upon closer inspection, one could discover a vibrant life force hidden within. The egg that had just shed its stone coating and had a smooth, lustrous appearance had already provided preliminary confirmation of their idea.
—These gray-white stones, imbued with spiritual power, may contain other eggs.
It may not be just the second dragon prince and his nest of eggs that had reappeared.
Realizing this, the group became somewhat agitated. Jiang Lan said, “Let’s go out first and notify the Demon Management Bureau and my elder brothers. Then we can send people to investigate more thoroughly.”
Ying Qiao nodded: “Go out and inform the others first.”
After saying this, he instructed Geng Chen to lead Ya Zi back, and the three of them prepared to work together to reopen the passage.
Before they could even make a move, Ya Zi jumped out, puffed out his chest proudly, and howled twice to make them all move aside. Then, he picked up his precious short sword, slashed it across the void at the exit, and easily opened the passage.
He glanced back at Jiang Lan triumphantly, then made two more strokes to widen the fixed passage.
Ying Qiao raised an eyebrow and looked at the short sword he was holding in his mouth.
Jiang Lan wasn’t too surprised. This short sword was in Ya Zi’s mouth when he was born. Ya Zi had even shown off to him before, saying that this short sword had been nurtured in his body for thousands of years and was not much worse than the Yellow Emperor’s Xuanyuan Sword.
At that time, he just listened casually. After all, Ya Zi treasured this short sword very much and mostly kept it in his body. He hadn’t seen him use it many times.
Unexpectedly, what Ya Zi said was true.
The half of the Xuanyuan Sword that Gonggong held was completely shattered and destroyed in the fight. They could only get in and out by brute force by tearing out a passage. Now that they had Ya Zi, it was much more convenient.
Jiang Lan looked at Ya Zi, who had a proud expression, patted his head, and praised him, “You’re much better than me.”
Although Ya Zi was unhappy about being patted on the head again, he was overjoyed by Jiang Lan’s praise and couldn’t help but mutter a couple of low grumbles. He then nudged Jiang Lan with his nose, signaling him to go out first.
Jiang Lan readily agreed and went out first, followed closely by the others.
After coming out, Jiang Lan first sent a message to Bi Xi, and the group then headed down the mountain to meet up with the Yunnan Provincial Branch.
This time, due to the special circumstances involving Ya Zi, the group concealed themselves and went directly to the Yunnan Provincial Branch.
Bi Xi and Bi’an arrived before them and waited in the branch office lobby. Bi’an couldn’t sit still and paced back and forth, muttering to Bi Xi about what would happen if Seventh Brother didn’t recognize them, and also about who Jiang Chi’s true form would resemble more…
Bi Xi was getting a headache from his nagging, so he simply took out his computer to handle some official business. He had just sent a document to his subordinate when he heard Bi Xi shout, “You’re back!”
Before he could finish speaking, Bi’an had already gone out to greet him.
Ya Zi, who was following closely beside Jiang Lan, was particularly conspicuous in the group. Bi’an spotted his younger brother peeking out at a glance. He excitedly stepped forward to give his long-lost brother a warm hug, but before he could get close, Ya Zi disgustedly hid behind Jiang Lan and stuck his head out to bark and bark at him.
What do you want?!
Bi’an: …
He stood there awkwardly, trying to evoke his younger brother’s memory: “Seventh brother, I’m your fourth brother.”
Ya Zi rolled his eyes, sauntered past him and walked in, bumping right into Bi Xi who came out the next step.
Bi Xi took off his glasses and looked at him gently: “It’s good that you’re back.”
Ya Zi tilted its head. Although it found Bi Xi somewhat inexplicable, it thought for a moment, then let out a howl in response before darting into the hall to wander around and look around.
Bi’an felt a pang of jealousy at the differential treatment, feeling that he was being targeted.
It’s one thing for the eighth brother not to be close to him, but why is the seventh brother starting to imitate him now that he’s lost his memory?!
Isn’t he a good enough older brother?!
He was so angry.
However, no one noticed his sour expression. Bi Xi stepped forward, looked at Jiang Lan and then at Ying Qiao, and after a moment patted them on the shoulders in turn, saying gently, “You’ve both worked hard.”
After saying that, he turned around and led the way: “Come in and talk. I’ve already had someone book a hotel. Once everyone from the branch office has arrived and we’ve finished discussing business, we can have a good rest.”
Jiang Lan watched his older brother’s retreating figure, nudged Ying Qiao with his elbow, and whispered to him with a gleeful smile as they walked away: “Have you noticed? Big brother’s attitude is different now.”
Although his elder brother hadn’t objected to the two being together before, he wasn’t particularly optimistic about it privately. When he met and spoke with Ying Qiao, he was more polite than affectionate. But this time, his words and actions placed Ying Qiao on the same level as Jiang Lan.
Ying Qiao naturally noticed it as well.
He glanced at Jiang Lan, who was beaming with joy and even happier than him, and his eyes crinkled with laughter: “Why are you even happier than me?”
Jiang Lan lowered her voice and whispered, “If Big Brother agrees, I can take you to see the treasures I’ve hidden! They’ll all be yours then.”
Ying Qiao raised his eyebrows, somewhat disbelieving: “You can still hoard treasures?”
Didn’t it all end up in my stomach?
“Of course I still have my marital savings.” Jiang Lan was very dissatisfied with his doubts, but couldn’t help showing off to him: “I’ve been saving them for a long time.”
And it took a lot of effort to resist eating it.
You should know that he had eaten a lot of the treasures in the Dragon Palace. It took a lot of willpower for him to accumulate these wives. In order to prevent himself from eating them, he usually didn’t dare to take a look at them.
Jiang Lan glanced at Ying Qiao, feeling smug, thinking to herself that she was very self-aware!
Ying Qiao was amused by his expression and laughed: “Well, then they’ll all be mine from now on.”
Jiang Lan said generously, “It’s all yours, it’s all yours.”
The two whispered intimately in each other’s ears. Bi’an didn’t want to listen, but his hearing was too good, so he was forced to overhear most of it. He couldn’t help but say, “How come I didn’t know you were secretly hiding treasures in the Dragon Palace?”
Jiang Lan: !!!
He looked at his fourth brother reproachfully: “Why were you eavesdropping?”
“…” Bi’an gestured to show the distance between them, speechless: “So close, and I’m not deaf.”
It seems quite close… Jiang Lan then let go of the topic, grumbling, “This is my dowry for my wife, of course you wouldn’t know.”
Actually, after he accidentally witnessed two dragons mating, he learned what mating meant and also discovered that when the demon race chooses a mate, in addition to looks and strength, they also considered how wealthy the family was.
Although he didn’t have a partner, it was always good to start saving in advance. After all, he ate so much, he might be looked down upon if he didn’t accumulate some wealth!
He painstakingly saved up all of this from the grit of his teeth.
He almost wavered in his resolve many times because he didn’t have a partner, but now he was glad he held back.
Jiang Lan became increasingly smug and couldn’t wait to take Ying Qiao back to the Dragon Palace to see the treasures he had collected: “Once we return from Yunnan Province, I’ll take you back to the Dragon Palace.”
Ying Qiao hooked his hand around hers and held it, smiling, “Okay.”
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