Chapter 14
"Why? I am the son of an ancient dragon, and I am the only dragon in this world." Long Bao simply sat down on the ground, turned his big face to the side, and expressed his dissatisfaction.
"Because...it's ugly!" Luo Hengzhi deliberately squatted down and pointed at Long Bao's small eyes, saying this as if to kill the dragon's heart.
"Master, I am your dragon baby. You can't let me leave just because I'm ugly!" Luo Hengzhi reached out, and the dragon baby moved nimbly, climbing up Luo Hengzhi's clothes and hiding in her sleeve. It was determined to stay with her.
"You come out here." Luo Hengzhi flicked her sleeve forcefully, but nothing came out.
"Keep it," Ye Zi said. "It'll look better when it grows up."
[It turns out the legends are true; the existence of a descendant so unlike a dragon is considered a disgrace. So the little guy wasn't recognized by the dragons at birth and was even abandoned by his own father. How pitiful.]
Upon hearing Ye Zi's thoughts, Luo Hengzhi stopped swinging her arms. She had been abandoned by her own father because she was ugly, and now she was living such a miserable life.
“The bloodline of a true dragon can awe all spirits. Keep him by your side, and demons and monsters will not dare to approach you,” Ye Zi continued.
Luo Hengzhi: "Can it also repel insects?"
"Insect repellent?" Ye Zi suddenly realized something and smiled.
No wonder Luo Hengzhi was so uncomfortable the whole way; she was afraid of these tiny insects. How can someone be so adorable!
Luo Hengzhi: "......"
He wanted to slap himself for humiliating himself by asking so many questions.
Luo Hengzhi quickly changed the subject, pulled Long Bao out of her sleeve, pinched the back of Long Bao's neck and asked, "Little thing, have you ever seen an animal covered in fire?"
Longbao tilted his little head and pretended to be cute: "Why is Master looking for the Fire Phoenix? The Fire Phoenix is not suitable for Master. The Fire Phoenix is too fierce."
Is this supposed to be cute? Luo Hengzhi was speechless. How could this little thing act so strangely when it already looks like this? Has this little thing never looked in a mirror since birth? Doesn't it have any idea what it looks like?
"How fierce?" Ye Zi asked.
"She eats like a glutton!" Long Bao's big face scrunched up as if she were disgusted. "Fire Phoenix is always eating and never seems to get enough to eat. She's eaten everything in the mountains, so she has to sneak into the village at night to find food."
Ye Zi stared at Long Bao's clown face, lost in thought.
[Eating too much will cost money! Whether to take it or not, let's find it first. If it's very ugly, send it away from here, somewhere far away. That would solve the village's problem. Take the money and leave. If it's not too ugly, we can earn more money and keep it.]
Luo Hengzhi never expected that Ye Zi came here to find that thing and take it back to raise.
The little thing that just called itself a dragon called the creature with fire on its body a fire phoenix. And Ye Zi took a liking to this fire phoenix and even came to find it. Could this so-called fire phoenix be the legendary phoenix?
If phoenixes truly exist, then dragons might also exist!
This little thing claims to be a dragon, but why does it look so abstract? It's probably a product of a mutation in the dragon race's genes, Luo Heng thought.
For the rest of the journey, Luo Hengzhi followed closely behind Ye Zi, never suggesting turning back. He wanted to see what the legendary phoenix actually looked like.
Whether it's truly as rumored, covered in flames, just thinking about it makes one realize that the appearance of the Fire Phoenix will definitely be an incredibly shocking and mysterious visual feast. Since he's here, he still wants to feast his eyes on it.
Luo Hengzhi walked on in silence, not noticing that since Long Bao appeared, not a single mosquito had dared to appear around him.
Suddenly, Ye Zi stretched out her arms and shielded Luo Hengzhi behind her.
"What?" Luo Hengzhi peered out and saw a large ball of flame appear halfway up the mountain to his left, as if it were about to burn the mountain in half.
There really was a huge bird covered in flames, and Luo Hengzhi couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
It was too far away, and although I could only vaguely make out that it was in the posture of spreading its wings, its huge body was surrounded by raging flames and was also radiating dazzling golden light. The majestic and domineering aura that came over me was the Fire Phoenix, the legendary phoenix!
In his shock, Luo Hengzhi couldn't help but look down at the furry clown-like creature in his arms. He really didn't want to admit that this little thing was a dragon.
This appearance is a disgrace to the dragon race; no wonder even his own father dislikes it!
If Longbao could hear its master's thoughts, it would definitely frown and feel sad.
But at this moment, Long Bao was peeking out with wide, bright eyes, looking around with great interest, and commenting on the scene: "He must have eaten too much. He must have had something good to eat today, otherwise his flames would be so strong."
"Are you very familiar with him?" Ye Zi asked Long Bao with certainty.
"Not bad." Long Bao nodded, not forgetting to tease the Fire Phoenix's appearance, "The Fire Phoenix looks alright, just average, not nearly as imposing as me."
Luo Hengzhi glanced at the "domineering" Long Bao, then turned to look at the Fire Phoenix. This little thing was quite shameless, how could it have no self-awareness at all? He should take a look at the truly majestic and domineering Phoenix to cleanse his eyes.
"Go ask him if he'd like to come with me. We'll provide him with plenty of food from now on," Ye Zi said to Long Bao.
Long Bao readily agreed: "Okay, Master, wait for me. I'll be right back. Actually, as long as Huo Feng can get enough to eat, he'll follow anyone."
Longbao slowly flew towards the mountain peak. Luo Hengzhi pointed at Longbao and looked at Ye Zi: "Whose dragon flies like that? You really believe it?"
"Hmm." Ye Zi smiled faintly and nodded. "He has the bloodline of a true dragon. He's just not fully grown yet, which is why he doesn't look impressive. As for his strength, it shouldn't be like this now. You can ask him later. All I know is that his true strength will only be unleashed when he reaches adulthood, at which point he will be unstoppable!"
Not only was she unattractive, but she was also uniquely ugly in an abstract way. Luo Hengzhi even began to wonder if Ye Zi had seen even uglier creatures to make such a comment.
Luo Hengzhi: "If it is the bloodline of an ancient true dragon, how many years ago must it be? How come it is still a cub?"
“It should be like the Fire Phoenix, having fallen into a deep slumber a thousand years ago and only recently awakened,” Ye Zi replied.
[Master foresaw the appearance of the Fire Phoenix, but he didn't anticipate that a true dragon, with the bloodline of an ancient divine dragon, was also hidden here.]
When Luo Hengzhi heard Ye Zi's inner thoughts again, he still had some doubts. Did that little thing really have such a powerful background? It didn't seem like it at all.
A short while later, Longbao slowly flew back: "He said he can come with us, but he's full and needs to digest for a while."
"Okay." Ye Zi had just agreed when suddenly, a landslide was discovered halfway up the opposite mountain, and the ball of golden flames had grown much larger.
Luo Hengzhi staggered from the shock and subconsciously looked up at the mountainside, where flames were erupting and showing signs of getting out of control.
"Stand still." After saying that, Ye Zi flew towards the mountainside on her sword.
"What happened?" Luo Hengzhi asked Long Bao.
"Is the Fire Phoenix about to transform into human form?" Long Bao asked in surprise. "This guy must have eaten some rare and precious herbs somewhere, and he's about to transform into human form ahead of schedule."
Luo Hengzhi could still understand the meaning of transformation: "Aren't you divine beasts? Aren't you born with the ability to transform?"
"Even though they are divine beasts, they are not born with the ability to transform into human form. Transformation also depends on fate." Long Bao was a little envious; he also wanted to transform into human form.
Another twist of fate. Luo Hengzhi looked at Long Bao with a deep gaze. It was better not to let him transform into human form. Although he was ugly now, he was still somewhat cuddly and easy to hold. He could manage to raise him. If he really turned into a human and still looked like this, it would be unbearable to look at and he would not be able to take him out in public!
When Ye Zi returned, she was holding a baby of about two years old in her arms. The baby still had a golden glow on her body and her features were especially delicate and beautiful. She was obviously an extraordinary child.
"If you transform into human form prematurely, your spiritual energy will leak out, and you'll only be able to transform into a young baby who still needs to be held by someone. It's better to wait and let it naturally transform into a teenager." Looking at the image of the Fire Phoenix Milk Baby, Long Bao felt much better.
"Asleep?" Luo Hengzhi poked the baby's cheek; the fire phoenix wasn't too hot.
"He will be asleep for a while. It will take Master's help to restore his beastly nature. Let's go back to the Taoist temple first." Ye Zi carried the baby and flew back on her sword.
Luo Hengzhi followed closely behind Ye Zi and asked Long Bao, "Isn't it good to transform into human form? Why do we have to revert to beast form?"
“The Fire Phoenix was forcibly transformed this time. If it doesn’t revert to its beast form, its spiritual power will be unstable and may leak out. In that case, it may remain asleep indefinitely,” Long Bao replied.
"Oh." Luo Hengzhi felt a little comforted, thinking that the little thing Long Bao seemed to know quite a lot.
Luo Hengzhi pulled Long Bao close to her, pinched the back of Long Bao's neck, and asked, "How did you form a pact with me? Why don't I know?"
"I'm not quite sure either. The moment I bumped into my master, we automatically formed a bond. There's something inside my master that's very intriguing to me," Long Bao replied obediently, his little head drooping.
"What attracts you?" Luo Hengzhi asked.
Longbao: "I don't know. After we formed the bond, that attraction disappeared, and Longbao doesn't know what it was."
Luo Hengzhi was puzzled. What exactly was inside his body?
Ye Zi said that something inside him was protecting him, and Long Bao also said that something inside him was attracting him, but neither of them knew what it was.
It's so confusing for him, so can someone tell him what's inside his body?
"Boss, snap out of it." Luo Yi saw Luo Hengzhi looking distracted when he returned, so he walked up to him and asked, "Boss, what's wrong?"
Luo Hengzhi handed the dragon treasure in her arms to Luo Yi: "I'm going to the Scripture Pavilion to look up some things. You take care of this little thing."
Luo Yi then looked at the fluffy thing in her arms and met Long Bao's little eyes: "Hey, what's this?"
"You mere mortal, let me tell you, I am a dragon." Longbao raised his round little chin and said arrogantly in a deliberately low, childish voice.
"It's a talking plush toy! It's ugly, but it's so realistic. Could it be the high-tech smart companion that the boss is about to launch?" Luo Yi examined Long Bao from all angles, looking for the switch but not finding it. However, he found that it felt nice to the touch and couldn't help but squeeze it. "It's just that its appearance is too unique. Of course, uniqueness is what generates buzz. Maybe this is a special feature of the boss's new product. I must say, its unique ugliness will definitely generate a lot of buzz once it's released. It should be used as a selling point to try."
"Stop! Don't pinch me!" Long Bao giggled as he was tickled.
"Here, practice with this." Ye Zi walked up to Luo Yi and tossed him a book.
“Master, the eldest brother just went to the Scripture Pavilion.” Luo Yi took the book. He thought it was just an ordinary martial arts book, but he didn’t expect it to be an unnamed martial arts manual. He could start practicing now. “Master, don’t worry, I will definitely practice hard and diligently.”
Ye Zi nodded: "With the addition of people to the temple, please make arrangements for accommodation and other aspects. Also, please take good care of the younger Xiao Hui and Xiao Yu on weekdays."
Luo patted his chest and assured him, "Master, don't worry, leave these to me. Everything has been arranged."
After Ye Zi finished speaking, she walked away.
"Not bad, it's actually a Celestial-grade cultivation technique. Your master treats you well." Long Bao craned his neck to glance at the cover of the technique. "Although you only have a single water elemental root, this technique can help you reshape your physique. Although you won't become a Celestial Body, it will definitely be more than enough to improve to a Half-Celestial Body, which will greatly benefit your future cultivation!"
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