Chapter 341 People around you
Xu Chuchu thought about it and took off the dragon egg on her back. She uncovered the cloth and showed it to the fox fairy: "This is the dragon egg that the queen entrusted to us before she died. It must be her offspring."
"Oh oh—" the fox fairy cried out strangely and quickly wrapped the cloth again, "This dragon egg is extremely precious! You must not open it carelessly!"
"This is the queen's offspring, it must be hatched as soon as possible!"
After he said that, he snatched the egg back and blew a blast of fox fire at it!
"What are you doing!" Xu Chuchu forcibly blocked the flames and snatched the egg back.
The fox fairy was secretly surprised at how fast Xu Chuchu's cultivation had grown, and explained, "If you just leave it like this for another hundred years, it won't hatch!"
"We know we have to soak it in warm water." Xu Chuchu argued.
"Soaking dragon eggs in warm water? Who are you looking down on?" The fox fairy said as if she had just heard the biggest joke. "Dragons are the most noble and powerful creatures. Even our fox fire can't do anything to them, not to mention that this egg has strong protection."
He asked Xu Chuchu to put the dragon egg on the ground and spit fox fire on it. The flame wrapped around the egg. Sure enough, the eggshell was not damaged at all. Instead, it began to shake slightly, not because of the pain of being burned, but more like joy.
"See?" the fox fairy said, "It has to be burned several times like this every day."
"The fox fairy seems to know a lot about the dragon clan, but has it ever dealt with the dragon clan in the past?" Xiao Yu suddenly interrupted.
The fox fairy tugged at his mustache again: "...It's not really a deal, but I did witness the internal strife of the dragon clan a thousand years ago."
"Civil unrest?"
"You should already know that even if ordinary people have seen dragons, they will quickly forget them, right?" The fox fairy said, "This is a dragon spell. Only if a high-level dragon recognizes you can you have the right to remember them. Otherwise, you will forget them in the blink of an eye."
So that's how it is. Xu Chuchu and Xiao Yu can remember dragons, probably with the permission of the Red Dragon Queen.
"What is a high-level dragon? A Dragon King?" Xu Chuchu asked.
"The Dragon King or his mate," the fox fairy said. "During the last civil war among the dragon clan, the green dragon suffered heavy casualties. He requested the fox clan's help, asking us to guide the deceased's soul to the other world. After the civil war ended, because they didn't want the news of the other world and the dragon clan to spread, they discussed with me and erased my clan's memory of dragons, but kept mine."
"What happened during the last civil unrest?" Xiao Yu was concerned about this question.
"It's because the Black Dragon and the other dragons don't get along." The fox fairy unconsciously lowered her voice as she spoke, fearing someone might overhear. "The Black Dragon believes the Red Dragon is too kind to all living things and shouldn't let so many lives—especially humans—run wild and wanton on this land."
"The black dragons believe that humans have disrupted the balance of nature by building houses and cities, ruthlessly hunting animals with ferocious weapons, and transforming natural land into fields for growing food. They say that sooner or later, the earth will be destroyed by humans, and they ask the Red Dragon Queen to stop protecting humans."
Xu Chuchu's heart sank when she heard this.
To a certain extent, Heilong is right. In the long process of progress, humans have caused a lot of irreversible damage to nature.
Although some efforts are being made to make up for it, the modern environment is completely different from what it was before.
The fox fairy continued, "But the Red Dragon clan believes that all creatures born of nature are equal and must follow the changes of nature. She grants plants the ability to grow and also gives humans hope for a new life. The other three clans also recognize the Red Dragon."
"So the black dragon was enraged. He believed he was right and that the other races were ostracizing him. They attacked the most vulnerable green dragons and provoked a war."
"...I don't know exactly how this battle was fought. The struggle of the dragon clan is not something a mere fox demon like me can influence."
"The end result was that the Black Dragon clan was imprisoned by several other clans, and the land he guarded was also guarded by several other clans in turn."
"But you said you saw swarms of black dragons. That means they've made a comeback. They might be the ones persecuting the Red Dragon Queen."
So that's how it was. Xu Chuchu finally understood what was going on.
"It's no accident that you're involved in this matter. Nothing about dragons happens by chance," the fox fairy said suddenly, "be prepared for the risk."
Xu Chuchu touched the petal-like jade in her arms. It was given to her by Sect Leader Feng, who asked her to find the remaining two people to make up the five people.
But where are the remaining two people? These days, she took it out from time to time to see if that person was around, but the jade did not respond.
Now it is not lit, which means that the fox fairy in front of him is not one of them. I don’t know whether it is fortunate or unfortunate.
The fox fairy suddenly sniffed. "Hey, are you hiding flowers and plants on your body to cover up the smell and prevent the black dragon from finding you? Well, that's a good idea, but the flowers and plants you pick will wither and lose their scent in half a day at most."
He picked a few foxtail flowers from the ground, flicked them with his fingers, and handed them to them.
"Okay, this is the foxtail flower that never fades. As long as you hide it on your body, the black dragon will never be able to find you by scent."
Xu Chuchu had never seen a fox fairy offer help before, so she was "flattered". After making sure that the fox fairy had no other conspiracy, she carefully accepted it.
From this point of view, although the fox fairy is not a good fox, it is still acceptable.
He didn't force them to take the Cangyun Sword, told them honestly about the dragon clan, and helped them avoid the black dragon's pursuit. It seemed...
"What are you still doing here? I've already helped you so much," the fox fairy said. "You're dangerous. Leave now and don't bring trouble to Fox Mountain!"
Sure enough, I was overthinking it.
After completing the blood oath and obtaining some information, Xu Chuchu put away the dragon egg and, at the constant urging of the fox fairy, went down the mountain with Xiao Yu.
"The most urgent task now is to hatch the dragon egg and find the other two people instructed by the Red Dragon Queen." On the way, Xu Chuchu gently stroked the dragon egg while thinking, "But where should I go to find them in such a vast sea of people?"
"Actually, I've been thinking about this the whole time," Xiao Yu continued. "Although the Red Dragon Queen's style of operation is mysterious, she hasn't yet come up with a completely unfounded puzzle. Every move she makes is either based on a clue or planned in advance."
"So I guess the remaining two people are either people close to you, or people she arranged to meet you."
Xu Chuchu thought about it and felt that it made sense: "So what I should do now is to meet with everyone I know and check them one by one?"
This is not a difficult matter, because most of the people who are familiar with Xu Chuchu are in Beijing.
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