Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
Advance chapters available for patrons on Patreon. And a chapter can be sponsored by buying me a ko-fi.
Wei Xi looked at the dragon horn offered to him, then at Shuo Zong who had offered it to him. The other man calmly asked him, “Want some?”
His inner turmoil of anger had not yet subsided. He glanced at the dragon that had left for some unknown reason and was now suddenly crying as it returned to the crowd. It seemed impossible to kill. After a moment of silence, he accepted the order. He was indeed very hungry, and besides hunger, he also felt a slight, inexplicable dizziness.
The dragon trembled slightly with each crisp chewing sound, the noise sounding like it was chewing on pig’s ear and cabbage stalks. The wind and rain had stopped, and the park by the sea was now a mess. Mr. Gu finally thought of a new question: “Where should this dragon live from now on?”
Letting it swim to the deep sea on its own was definitely not an option; who knows what terrible natural disasters it might encounter along the way. Moreover, this Azure Dragon had only recently transformed and its temperament seemed somewhat unstable. Letting it live in the deep sea like this was also very worrying. Leaving aside the uproar that might result from it accidentally being seen, the safety of the ocean itself was a cause for concern. With today’s advanced maritime transport and so many ships traveling through the ocean currents, if it were to sink one or more ships, the situation would inevitably become very serious.
Moreover, Qinglong himself said, “I don’t want to go. The seawater is so smelly and filthy. Do you expect me to pick up trash in the sea?”
Mr. Gu hesitated: “Then are you just going to make do and live in the Yellow River? Once they become dragons, they shouldn’t cause floods anymore, so living in the Yellow River seems like an option.”
Qinglong became very unhappy: “The Yellow River has such terrible water quality, every sip is full of mud and sand. What do you think I was thinking of going to the sea for? I don’t want to live in the river.”
Mr. Gu was worried: “What should we do then? How about I report it to my superiors and have a secret residence built just for you? As long as it’s not discovered by anyone, it’ll be fine.”
Azure Dragon roared in fury: “What do you mean by ‘not being discovered’? Do you mean to imprison me and keep me hidden from the world?! Do you intend to make me, the mighty Azure Dragon, live in anonymity forever?!”
It doesn’t want to go to sea, it’s picky about water quality, and it doesn’t want to keep a low profile as a dragon— it’s got a lot of problems. Everyone was put in a difficult position by it, except for Tuan Tuanyi, who had a flash of inspiration and said to Weixi, “Hey Master, when I contacted you last time with the director of the Beijing Forest Zoo, didn’t they say that they built a new aquarium and asked you to take a look at the feng shui? I heard that the aquarium is quite large.”
….
With this matter settled, all that remained were some follow-up matters. Mr. Gu didn’t forget his job; after making a report to his superiors, he immediately instructed the photography team he had brought to start filming the Seaside Park. At the same time, they finally discovered that there was another person on site who had been overlooked for a long time.
“Ah, Xiao Zhao,” he greeted the other person somewhat awkwardly, “Excuse me, could you please adjust our camera position?”
The junior employee from the meteorological bureau, who had followed them all the way, stared blankly at the azure dragon on the ground: “…Mr. Gu, what is this…?”
“Oh!” Mr. Gu waved his hand calmly. “It’s just a giant python that lives in the water, but it’s really big.”
Xiao Zhao: “…”
Azure Dragon: “…”
Mr. Gu laughed and said, “Doesn’t it look a lot like a dragon? Its scales are shiny and very beautiful. No wonder it has caused so many people to misunderstand it.”
Xiao Zhao: “…”
The meteorological bureau’s call broke the brief silence between the two. Xiao Zhao answered and listened for a moment before weakly hanging up and recounting, “…The bureau said that the typhoon that had already formed at sea suddenly dissipated, and they couldn’t figure out the reason.”
“Really!” Mr. Gu seemed delighted. “That’s wonderful that there’s no typhoon! Nature’s weather changes are truly amazing!”
Xiao Zhao: “……………………”
Xiao Zhao looked at the leader from Beijing with a complicated expression. “Do you think I’m stupid?”
Mr. Gu simply smiled.
Wei Xi turned his gaze away from them, and Kuang Zhiming called out to him, handing him something: “Fellow Daoist Wei, is this jade pendant yours? It’s been stuck in that pit for a long time.”
Wei Xi withdrew his gaze and stared at the sect leader’s token, which was completely white and seemed to have become much more lustrous. After a long while, he reached out and took it, saying, “Thank you.”
“You’re welcome. This jade pendant is of good quality,” Kuang Zhiming said with a smile. “Even if you’re angry, you shouldn’t lose something so valuable. What if you can’t find it again?”
Wei Xi nodded, put the jade pendant, which had been restored to normal, back around his neck, and pinched the bridge of his nose. A wave of inexplicable heat surged from his stomach.
Kuang Zhiming seemed to want to say something to him, but seeing this, he immediately changed the subject: “Fellow Daoist Wei, what’s wrong?”
Wei Xi pondered for a moment and realized that apart from hunger and a slight fever, he didn’t feel any other discomfort: “It’s nothing, I’m probably just a little tired.”
His performance just now was so brutal, it was normal for him to be exhausted. Kuang Zhiming didn’t take it to heart, just nodded, and walked away. After walking a few steps, he suddenly remembered something and looked at the small pit where he had found the jade pendant.
The pit must have been created when the Azure Dragon struggled, and it was filled with clear rainwater, which made the jade pendant that had sunk to the bottom of the water very conspicuous, which was why he found it and picked it up.
Kuang Zhiming looked suspicious.
Upon seeing this, Xu Xiaofeng approached and asked, “What are you looking at?”
Kuang Zhiming pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head: “I remember that the pit was filled with dragon blood just now, how come it has become so clear now… Never mind, it was so chaotic just now, I guess I remembered wrong.”
….
After so much rain, the weather finally cleared up, and the residents of Ruhai City, which was affected by the disaster, took to the streets to clean up the streets damaged by the rain and wind.
Tuan Tuanyi came across a viral video on Weibo, filmed on the balcony of a seaside hotel in Ruhai City. Under dark, heavy clouds, waves surged and crashed wildly. In the distance, an extraordinary giant wave was beginning to form, growing clearer and clearer as it approached, accompanied by the terrified screams of the person filming, until finally, a wall of water that seemed to engulf the heavens and the earth appeared.
But the wall of water that was gathering suddenly seemed to lose its strength for no apparent reason, and before it could even reach the near sea, it disappeared wearily into the ocean.
Tuan Tuanyi handed the phone to his master, his eyes filled with pride: “Master, look.”
The comment section was filled with exclamations and laughter. The fear quickly dissipated, and everything seemed as if it had never happened. Discussions about the despairing storms were now tinged with mockery. They shared the most-viewed disaster videos online, laughing at the empty supermarket shelves, and then angrily condemning their inhumane companies that refused to give employees a day off under such circumstances, completely unaware of what had happened in the shadows they hadn’t witnessed.
A deep voice came from behind: “Human society is generally orderly and good at self-repair.”
Wei Xi glanced back at him. The man was only wearing a t-shirt, which was still half-dry, revealing a full-arm tattoo of totems, the highest of which even extended beyond the neckline of the t-shirt. Out of respect for the two dragon horns, Wei Xi’s gaze finally softened: “Aren’t you cold?”
Unexpectedly hearing this question, Shuo Zong paused for a moment, feeling even a little flattered: “It’s a bit cold. Why are you asking this?”
Is he concerned about him?
Wei Xi looked at him, his gaze serious but his answer irrelevant: “I have a disciple who, like you, likes to wear very little clothing even on cold days.”
“…” Shuo Zong’s expression changed, becoming inscrutable. “…So what?”
“So what?” Wei Xi felt that the person in front of him was acting strangely. Although he was no longer very hostile, he was still quite wary. He took a step back and said politely, “So you can go first. I need to call my apprentice.”
Shuo Zong: “…”
Under Wei Xi’s intense gaze, Shuo Zong had no choice but to return to Xia Shouren’s side with a dark face. Not long after, the phone rang. He picked it up and saw that it was indeed Wei Xi calling. When he answered, Wei Xi’s voice was almost completely different from his cold and sarcastic tone when they were face to face: “Que’er, is it cold where you are?”
Shuo Zong: “…It’s alright, it’s a bit cold.”
Despite giving the same answer, Wei Xi’s tone on the phone immediately changed to one of concern: “Wear more clothes.”
Shuo Zong: “………………”
Hearing the silence on the other end, Wei Xi felt even hotter. He couldn’t help but reach out and tug at his collar to let in the cold wind: “Que’er, why aren’t you saying anything again?”
Guys, ads are my only source of revenue, so please do not turn on the AdBlock when you are accessing this website…. Thank you, this would be a great help…
You can buy me a ko-fi and sponsor a chapter on: https://ko-fi.com/midnightrambles
Or become a Patron or access advance chapters on: https://www.patreon.com/bePatron?u=45665005
If you support me, I would be able to provide more chapters….
Previous • Table of Contents • Next
