In the Qunu River.
Long Long suddenly emerged from the water and shook his wet long hair.
The dragon fox in girl form also surfaced and shook her wet golden hair - throwing all the water onto Long Long's face.
Long Long: ...
The dragon fox chuckled, then suddenly screamed, and was pushed back into the water by Long Long, holding his head.
"Woooooo!" The dragon fox rushed out of the water again, furious, baring its fangs and claws, and started punching and kicking Long Long.
Although with her petite body and strength, it was more like tickling Long Long.
The two played around in the water for a while before swimming towards the eastern bank of the river.
Although the Qunu River is not as long as the Nanlan River, it is wider, has a smaller bend and a gentler flow rate. No wonder most merchant ships prefer to take the Qunu River.
Long Long swam with Longhu for a while, and suddenly a big fish approached from the right.
No, it’s not an ordinary fish, but a fish monster.
If a wild beast can absorb and exhale the essence of the sun and the moon and enter the Qi Induction Stage (equivalent to the Qi Refining Stage of humans), it will automatically be promoted to a demon beast and possess some childlike, ignorant intelligence.
If one goes one step further and reaches the bone expansion stage (equivalent to the human race's marrow cleansing stage), one can initially reshape the skeleton of the whole body. The larynx will be dissolved and one can speak, and the leg bones will be strong enough for a person to stand, but some of the original characteristics will still be retained.
The human race called this level of monster beasts "little monsters". Generally speaking, monster beasts at most eat passers-by and are no more threatening than ordinary wild beasts, but little monsters have the risk of causing harm to others.
The one approaching Long Long and Long Hu at this time was such a fish monster.
It still has fish organs such as gills, fins, and scales. Judging from its color and pattern, it probably belongs to a carp. It has two long whiskers. It came over and smiled attentively:
"How are you two swimming in your flesh bodies? Do you want to try our fish tribe's treasure ship?"
"Treasure ship?" Long Long was puzzled. Can't you fish swim? Where did the ship come from?
“Two crystals for one.” The carp demon said quickly, “In the upper reaches, they all take three crystals!”
Long Long was stunned for a while before realizing that the two crystals the other party was talking about were the common currency of the Eastern Emperor Realm, the Moon Crystal Stone.
This thing is almost equivalent to the spirit stone in the human cultivation world. It contains the power of moonlight and can be used to assist in cultivation. Therefore, it is a naturally valuable currency.
The price of two crystals per person was not expensive. When ordering food at a restaurant in Nanfeng City, these two crystals were just a small reward for the waiter. So Long Long took out four moon crystal fragments from his bag and said:
"Let me see what treasure ship it is."
"Alright!" The carp demon took the fragment and immediately shouted, "Men, help the two guests get on board!"
I saw a raft suddenly floating up from the bottom of the river, and four small carps approached the surface of the river, biting a rope woven from water plants, the other end of which was connected to the raft.
Long Long: ...
Dragon Fox: ...
This is just like being approached by someone for a black car after leaving the train station, only to find out when you get to the destination that it is actually a motorcycle.
Although there is nothing unreasonable when you think about it carefully, I still feel a little weird for some reason.
Long Long then pulled Long Hu onto the raft.
The carp monster shouted, and the four little carps worked together to drag the raft forward quickly.
Long Long looked carefully and found that the speed was not slow. He felt like he was riding the wind and waves being pulled by these four fish monsters.
Longhu was a little surprised, probably because it was his first time riding a boat. He was so happy looking at the water and waves that were broken around the raft that he shouted excitedly.
Long Long held the little dragon fox in his arms, saying "be careful not to fall down." She gradually calmed down, but her eyes moved around, looking left and right, and her ears twitched.
Arriving at the river bank, Long Long took Long Hu down the port and walked towards the nearest city.
At the same time, Qi Weihuan, who was honored as the "Lord of All Monsters" and the "King of All Monsters", also arrived at Gaosheng City of the Black Turtle Clan in Beizhou accompanied by his personal guards.
Qi Weihuan, the current patriarch of the Qilin clan, is also the nominal supreme ruler of the entire Donghuang Realm.
In terms of appearance, he was a sturdy middle-aged man with gorgeous antlers on his head, wearing a brown brocade robe and having a gloomy expression.
The person who came to greet him was Gui Yan, the patriarch of the Black Turtle Clan. He looked like a white-haired old man, but his actual age was much older than Qi Weihuan.
"Is there any news about the remnants of the Jiaolong?" As soon as he entered the main hall of the Black Turtle Family, Qi Weihuan dismissed his attendants and asked in a deep voice.
"We haven't found the entrance to the Beiming Netherworld yet." Gui Yan said slowly.
"Canglong is unwilling to cooperate?" Qi Weihuan asked with a frown.
"Your Majesty." Gui Yan sighed and said, "Canglong is a dragon, Jiaolong is also a dragon."
Qi Weihuan stared at him, as if trying to figure out whether he was telling the truth or simply trying to sow discord.
Although their ancestors are the same dragon species, the Canglong and Jiaolong genera are considered to be two different demon races because of their different geographical locations (the former lives in the East China Sea and the latter lives in the North Sea).
More than 100,000 years ago, when the Qilin clan had not yet come to power, the power of the Jiaolong clan had already reached its peak. There also emerged a king Yinglong with great talent and strategy, who suppressed the other demon clans so much that they trembled in fear and could hardly breathe.
Later, for unknown reasons, King Yinglong suddenly asked to marry a fox girl from Qingqiu, Xizhou.
It just so happened that the mother of the fox girl was a demon criminal who was a taboo for everyone... In short, it almost caused a huge wave of opposition in the Eastern Emperor Realm, and even many dragons in the Jiaolong Clan had strong criticisms about it.
In order to suppress the opposition within the clan and even the entire Donghuang Realm, King Yinglong contacted the Qingqiu clan and wanted to use a secret method to open a temporary passage to the human world and gain enough prestige through the victory of the expeditionary force.
As a result, the expedition failed and Yinglong was trapped in the human world, unable to return.
As a result, the Jiaolong clan declined from its peak and never recovered. It lost all its sphere of influence on the continent and was forced to move its entire clan to the depths of the Beiming Fanyang, a secret realm known as the "Beiming Youjing".
The ones who drove the Jiaolong tribe out of the continent were the Qilin tribe, which was supported by the Black Turtle and the Azure Dragon...
To this day, Qi Weihuan naturally has no intention of giving up hunting down the Jiaolong clan. After all, the two clans have already formed a deep hatred.
If the Jiaolong clan makes a comeback, the Qilin clan will surely be in great trouble!
"I understand." He said solemnly, "I will ask Canglong to withdraw the search team, and you can send someone to take over."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gui Yan said lightly, his mind turning slightly.
As a result, Canglong's plan to get his hands on Beiming Fanyang failed.
“But since I’ve handed it over to you.” Qi Weihuan suddenly lowered his voice, and the pressure emanated from his huge body unscrupulously, “Then I don’t want to see any dragons in the North Province one day in the future!”
Gui Yan was silent for a moment, then slowly smiled:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty."
"From now on, no dragon will be able to enter the Beiming Fanyang alive."