Chapter 545: Xiaodao's Disrespect

The Mystic State is called a country, but in reality it is a group of city-states scattered across the country.

Different city-states maintained independent autonomy, but they all built temples for the messengers of the gods to express their loyalty and faith in this powerful god.

On the secular level, there are different secret organizations behind each city-state, which are the core that enables the city-state to gather population and maintain stability.

There are many beliefs in old gods in the country of mysticism, and many of the worship customs and sacrificial traditions are even long before the civilizations and even earlier than the messengers of the gods ruled here.

The headquarters of the "Four Seas Temple" is on Longqi Island, one of the city-states. The large archipelago nearby belongs to Longqi Island's territory. The climate here is warm and close to the mainland, making it the main settlement of the Dragonborn of the Mystic Kingdom.

This is Kenshin's second visit here.

The first time he came, he met the dragon girl Ao Shen who was walking on the waves. He brought her from here to the Resurrection Kingdom, and the two spent a year on this sweet journey together.

But in the end Ao Shen chose to return to Longqi Island.

"I like you, but I love my hometown more. If you don't want to stay here, then we'll meet again someday!"

Despite this, the proud dragon girl still keeps in touch with Kenshin.

Jianxin will send some of the crystal phases and trustees he has photographed to her on Longqi Island, and Ao Shen will also give her the specialty fish maw of Longqi Island in return.

Five years later, the main island has become much more lively.

Kenshin looked around.

There was a team on the beach. They were wearing uniform leather armor and were checking each docked ship, apparently to prevent fires and check for contraband.

There were more and more boats at the dock.

Most of the ships flew the dragon flag of Dragon Banner Island and the twin snake flags symbolizing the Twin Snake Merchant Republic. Goblin merchants chatted with each other on the shore, and sailors were cleaning the decks and cables.

Three bone mage towers were built at the dock, and their firepower covered the entire dock.

The long stone-built embankment was lined with small vendors who sold local seafood to travelers and merchants, the most common of which was the bright yellow fish maw—but most of them were inferior products designed to fool outsiders.

…

"There are a lot more skeleton ancestors."

Jianxin picked up the collector's crystal and took a picture of the pier.

"Dragon Flag Island has introduced a lot of white-bone ancestors from the Resurrection Kingdom. They are reliable and never lazy. They can also repair and operate the White-bone Mage Tower. This place has officially become one of the cooperative trade ports of the Twin Snake Republic. The Yao people like our fish glue, black pearls, scallops, and dried seaweed very much..."

"In the country of esoteric arts, we have become increasingly important."

The dragon girl talked endlessly about the changes in her hometown.

Kenshin followed her along the main road to the center of the island, where stood a magnificent single-story building with flying eaves.

The four walls are painted red, and the roof of the house retains the unique tile structure of this place. There is a wooden plaque on the top of the gate above the steps, with the three characters "Si Hai Temple" written on it.

"Light a stick of incense first."

The dragon girl took out a stick of incense from her bag and handed it to Kenshin.

Kenshin is also very familiar with this.

He and the Dragon Girl walked to the huge stone incense burner in front of the steps, lit the incense with the candle beside it, then waved it respectfully towards the Sihai Temple, and then inserted the incense into the burner.

Kenshin and Dragon Girl followed the islanders who were worshipping and slowly and orderly entered the temple.

Walking to the long table for worship, Kenshin was stunned.

In the center of the temple is a stone statue with dragon horns on its head and no carved facial features, which looks a bit primitive. This is the old god belief preserved in the Sihai Temple, the Dragon Ancestor.

It is said that the Dragon Ancestor is a statue left behind by the Dragon God and the Dragon Kings. He represents many dragon gods and is also the patron saint of the dragon clan, sub-dragons and dragon descendants.

What surprised Kenshin was that there was a statue of Yao on the left side of the Dragon God.

"this……"

Kenshin was a little confused.

The temple is the traditional belief of the Sihai Temple. On the other side there is a messenger temple, which is dedicated to a group of gods headed by the messenger of the gods.

The Sihai Temple has always been dedicated to the Dragon Ancestor.

Ao Shen whispered, "Lord Yao has another identity. He is the protector of the dragon race and the main god followed by the Black Dragon King. So everyone thinks it's okay to enshrine him next to the Dragon Ancestor. Everyone is also convinced by Lord Yao, because Lord Yao has never excluded other gods."

She clasped her hands together and knelt down to the Dragon Ancestor.

Kenshin also followed local customs.

After completing the traditional ceremony, Ao Shen slowly stood up and took Jian Xin to the side behind the statue, giving the worship cushion to those who came later.

She said: "There was a rumor before that the Black Temple was created because it had offended and neglected the God Yao. Some people also suspected that the invisible dragon was the Black Dragon King."

Dragon King Pasha is a legendary creature well known to the Yao people.

But Jianxin couldn't help but question: "As far as I know, the Black Dragon King has been training Dragonborn in Sand City. I saw the Dragon King flying through the fog in the Eternal City. How could he come to the Mystic Kingdom?"

"Of course not."

Ao Shen shook his head: "Although I have never seen the Black Dragon King, other dragonborns on Longqi Island have seen him. The Black Dragon King's style is upright and he never hides his identity. This time the evil dragon is completely different. He appears and disappears mysteriously, and has a strong targeting. So far, only the altars and underground temples of the "Black Temple" have been destroyed."

"One more thing, the evil dragon has already arrived at Dragon Flag Island."

…

After praying, Ao Shen took Jianxin to a nearby island where traces of the dragon clan were left.

Those huge, blurry claw marks sunk into the ground, looking as if they were intentional, like a direct declaration to the outside world: I'm here!

Kenshin raised the wind collector's crystal image and froze the huge footprints on the ground.

"In the past two years, such traces have been found all over the islands near Longqi Island."

Ao Shen said: "Everyone is a little panicked, and many people speculate that the next place to be attacked may be the "Si Hai Temple".

The dragon girl's voice lowered: "It seems that there are still a lot of people, but in fact, many dragonborn have already left in various ways."

"We know nothing about this old god, and the Seven Sirens have shown no concern. They just informed us through the apostles and asked us to pray in front of the statue if we encounter any abnormalities... If this continues, I will have no choice but to leave. Can I go to your place?"

"certainly."

Kenshin suddenly felt something was strange.

He looked carefully inside and out at the claw marks on the ground.

There's something wrong with this thing.

"wrong."

Kenshin jumped into the dragon's claw marks, picked up a branch, pointed at the edge and said, "Look, the marks are wrong."

"The specimens of red dragons, green dragons, and blue dragons in White Castle are replicas. According to the new "Common Sense" in the "Introduction to Dragon Language Vocabulary", normal dragons, whether they are Hetero-blood dragons or Exiled dragons, usually have three to five claws. If a dragon's claws touch the soil or clay, the marks left should be the deepest at the joints of the bone claws, and slightly lighter at other places."

"If the dragon's body is just invisible, a dragon of this size would have knocked down many of the surrounding trees, and the ground would have been crushed and crushed."

"But there are none here. There are only very even but blurred traces of the five claws. According to the normal characteristics of the dragon clan, this is the highest-ranking chief dragon clan... These are not in line with common sense."

Ao Shen was stunned when he heard this: "How come you know all this? It seems like you understand the dragon clan better than I do."

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Because we, the Old Gods Society, have been studying these things."

Jian Xin said casually: "There are people who study dragons, people who specialize in traceology, people who verify various miracles and divine powers, and people who collect folk information everywhere... Many people are professionals in various fields, which is normal. Do you really not feel something is wrong?"

Ao Shen asked back: "Then what's the problem if this claw mark wasn't made by the dragon's direct stepping? It could have been a mark left by the dragon's divine power from a distance."

“It’s a big difference.”

Kenshin looked at the deep marks on the ground and said seriously, "This means that the dragon is likely to have no entity, and it is not even a dragon."

"The Old Gods have encountered many such situations. One fellow saw a strange mark in a wheat field. The mark crushed the wheat field and disappeared into the distance. But later it was discovered that it was a mark left by a large flying boat flying over the wheat field."

"I also saw something that looked like an old god in the desert. Later, I consulted Lord Slymod and learned that it was actually Lord King Uzi who was staying there at the time."

"Many times, our appearance can influence our judgment."

He remembered his father's words.

The outward image we present is how others see us.

That is to say.

An idea suddenly occurred to Jianxin: "This is an image deliberately created by the old god. He wants us to see him as a powerful dragon. But for some reason, he is not, or not yet."

This conclusion puzzled Ao Shen: "If that's the case, why?"

"I don't know. But besides the dragon claw, is there anything special around here, or something that hasn't been seen before?"

Ao Shen thought for a moment and said, "Now that you mention it, there will be more birds where the dragon claw appears, and these flocks of birds will fly around."

"Take me to see it."

A month later, Kenshin sent the bird flock crystal images he had taken, the soil he had collected at the scene, and his own speculations to the red-haired potion master Maji who also belonged to the "Old God Society".

Soon, my friend gave a reply.

"Brother Jianxin, your investigation is invaluable. I fully understand what you mean. According to the appraisal of relevant experts in White Castle, a large number of traces of wind and water elements were found in the Dragon Claw soil you sent."

"This is the effect of some special ability, or it may be the mark left after the miracle. I look forward to meeting you soon."

Jianxin took Ao Shen all the way to the royal city of the Resurrection Kingdom.

As soon as the red-haired man saw Kenshin, a smile immediately appeared on his anxious face. He quickly walked over and grabbed the other person: "Great, I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay!"

"I'm fine." Kenshin nodded.

Ao Shen's body suddenly stiffened, as if he was fixed by some force.

She had a strange look on her face: "What are you doing? What's wrong with me?"

Jian Xin retreated to a safe area and said calmly: "You are not Ao Shen."

"Ao Shen will never think of leaving Longqi Island no matter what situation she encounters. She will try her best to face the difficulties head on."

"Another thing is that my [Charm] worked on you. Although you were close to me in your actions, your words were completely cold and severed. You controlled Ao Shen. Although I don't know who you are, the dragon claw marks should be related to you."

Ao Shen stared at Jian Xin and said with a strange look on his face: "Old God Society... who on earth are you?"

"I am just a researcher of the Old Gods out of interest."

Jian Xin said in a deep voice: "Now, please leave Ao Shen's body."

A circle of light suddenly appeared in the air.

Ao Shen suddenly raised his head with an expression of hatred on his face.

"Dragon Binding Rope!"

"So you're hiding here!"

"No matter where you hide, I will make you pay back with blood!"

A black shadow flew out of the dragon girl's body and transformed into a crane, entangled with the golden halo in the air.

Jianxin couldn't help but feel worried: "Is everything okay?"

"rest assured……"

Maji opened his mouth, but suddenly couldn't speak.

Instead, there was a heavy and penetrating sound, as if all the air nearby was compressed and solidified by the muffled sound. The world-destroying sense of oppression made everyone present stiff and their brains completely blank.

A dark shadow appeared in the air. It was like a drifting shadow, or some invisible monster distorted by the light.

The crane in the air suddenly trembled all over, fell from the sky and knelt on the ground.

"Real person..."

Xianhe's voice trembled: "Master, please forgive me for my impoliteness. I am a subordinate of Master Huanglong. I only want to avenge Master Huanglong and the Dragon Binding Rope. I have no intention of offending you. Please punish me."

(End of this chapter)