"The people of the Dragon Realm would never have imagined that there would be clues to the dragon vein in the secret realm."

Bi Hui paused for a moment, seemingly a little thirsty.

Zero poured him some tea and asked:

"How so?"

Bi Hui drank several cups of tea before continuing:

"It was really lucky that we ran into the young lady in the secret realm! After we met up with her, she told us about her experience, and then we set off together."

"Later, perhaps because the young lady is a member of the dragon race, the stone tablet that we had passed by many times without any reaction suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light when the young lady accidentally touched it!"

"After the light faded, several lines of text appeared on the stone tablet. We couldn't understand the script, but the young lady could. She had just told us that the dragon vein was in the human realm when we were all teleported away..."

"When we went outside, we found ourselves surrounded by a crowd."

"At almost the same moment, everyone was inexplicably teleported out."

"However, we haven't seen General Yin Sui, whom the young lady mentioned before. He should still be in the secret realm."

"After regaining our composure and thinking about it carefully, and recalling the place Panlong Cliff, we guessed that the secret realm must have been set up by the dragons. Therefore, only the dragons could make the inscription on the stone tablet appear, and only the dragons could not be forcibly revealed..."

"After we left, we told the sect leader everything that had happened. While the sect leader was worried about the young lady's safety, he decided to send us to the human realm to investigate and find the whereabouts of the dragon vein."

Zero listened carefully and then added:

"So... the dragon vein has a close connection with your young lady."

Before Bi Hui could nod, Chen Xin, who had been standing by without saying a word, quickly chimed in:

"It was their young lady who caused the stone tablet to react, and the secret passage has been permanently closed, so they can no longer enter. The dragon vein is their only clue to finding their young lady."

Finally, I can speak...

He was suffocating...

Bi Hui looked at Chen Xin carefully and couldn't help but praise him:

"I have long heard that the Pavilion Master of Qianchen Pavilion is incredibly resourceful and can understand ten things from one. Now that I have seen him, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved."

Chen Xin, somewhat embarrassed, cupped his hands in thanks and said:

"Not at all, it's just some petty cleverness, nothing special."

"Alright, enough with the pleasantries, let's get down to business."

Bi Hui regained his serious expression and looked at Ling with a solemn expression.

He has now told him everything; it's up to Zero to react.

Seeing that Ling was still deep in thought, Chen Xin spoke first to Bi Hui:

"Sect Leader Bi, to be honest, I have already cooperated with this Brother Ling. If you wish, we can form an alliance together."

Bi Hui seemed surprised that Chen Xin would so decisively discuss cooperation with him.

Although this was one of his thoughts, he hadn't heard Zero's opinion yet and couldn't make a decision.

"Sect Master Bi, the matter of the dragon vein is none of my concern, and I have no interest in it whatsoever. So I'm very sorry, I cannot offer you any assistance in the search for the dragon vein."

“But…you were so honest with me just now, so I feel I can trust you. You can use this place as a resting place, and you can look out for each other.”

After a moment's thought, Ling gave Bi Hui an ambiguous answer.

In fact, cooperation would be more beneficial than harmful to him; it seems to offer only advantages.

Moreover...

They have no grudges against each other. If they can build a good relationship now, they might become friends in the future.

Bi Hui thought about Ling's words and understood that Ling wanted to befriend them.

Then they thought of how they had just arrived in the human world, unfamiliar with the place and people, and had traveled for a long time without seeing a single city.

So, upon seeing a place that resembled a "home," I quickly came over to inquire.

If we can rest here, that would be quite nice.

Thinking this through, he cupped his hands towards Ling and said:

"In that case, I'll have to trouble this young man."

Ling nodded, but didn't correct Bi Hui's form of address.

Given his age, it's only natural to call him "little brother".

"Alright, I'll have someone bring your sect members in. I'll arrange accommodations for them later. However..."

Ling glanced at Bi Hui apologetically, then hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong? Is there something amiss?"

Bi Hui noticed Ling's embarrassment and asked with a smile.

Actually, he's not a serious person. Now that he's an ally of Zero, he won't pretend to be fierce like before, which makes him seem unapproachable...

"It's just that we're relatively poor, so our food and clothing might be..."

Before Ling could finish speaking, Bi Hui laughed heartily and said:

"All you need to do, Brother Zero, is provide us with a place to stay. We've brought storage bags with enough food to last us for several years, so there's no need to worry."

That's good.

Hearing Bi Hui say that all Ling needed to do was provide accommodation, Ling finally felt relieved.

I was worried about their life here, that I wouldn't be able to help them adapt quickly enough. But now it seems I was overthinking it.

"By the way, Brother Ling, I have a question."

Bi Hui suddenly frowned and said with some confusion.

"Sect Leader Bi, please speak freely."

Ling smiled and gestured for Bi Hui to speak directly.

Bi Hui stood up, looked around, then gazed into the distance, pointing to the patch of yellow earth and said:

"To be honest, all we've encountered along the way is desolate land like that over there. There are no living creatures or water sources. If we weren't sure we were in the human realm, we would have thought we'd been transported back ten thousand years..."

“Although we have never been to the human realm, we have heard of it. While we know that the human realm is far less prosperous than our upper realm, it shouldn’t be so desolate… May I ask what the reason is? Or perhaps, has some major event occurred in the human realm?”

Ling stared intently at him, seeing the sincerity and confusion in Bi Hui's eyes, and sighed before telling him what had happened.

"Such a bizarre thing?"

After Ling finished speaking, Bi Hui felt that he was truly listening to a story...

Mutant species, cyborgs...

These names alone are enough to give you a headache, yet Ling described them in an extremely calm tone, which Bi Hui found incredible.

And the "demon seed" mentioned by Zero, who is the person behind it all, is something Bi Hui finds hard to believe.

After all, in their upper realm, the demon race was expelled a thousand years ago, and later formed its own realm, called the Demon Realm.

But after that, no demons ever left the demon realm again; it could be said that they only lived in that place.

Now, according to Zero, those things were all researched by the "demons" here, and Bi Hui couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

Although he had not witnessed the power of those things, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.

Zero's words were automatically converted into images and played repeatedly in his mind...