After eating at three tables full of food and drink, Long Cheng finally lifted his face from his rice bowl with satisfaction.
Yin Ming's feelings at this moment could no longer be described as shock. An hour ago, Long Cheng ate so much food at the inn, and now he can still eat so much. Are all dragons so big-appetized?
"Brother Ming, my home is nearby. Would you like to come over for a while?" Long Cheng straightened his clothes and transformed back into the dashing young man he once was.
"My mother also wants to meet you."
How about we go check out the second male lead's house? Sure, sure! Yin Ming has always wanted to know the second male lead's background. He'd be more than happy to fill in the gaps in the original story if given the chance.
Yin Ming looked at Ling Yao with a questioning gaze, and the latter nodded slightly. The three of them then walked out of the city lord's mansion together.
***
Long Cheng led the two to the coast outside Zhulu City. Yin Ming looked around and wondered why there were no buildings that looked like the Dragon Palace nearby.
"How long does it take to get to your house from here?" Yin Ming asked curiously.
Does that mean the second male lead doesn't live in the Dragon Palace?
Or perhaps the Dragon Palace should be underwater?
Yin Ming crossed his arms and thought seriously. Long Cheng should give them water-repelling beads, the kind of beads in novels that allow you to breathe underwater. Otherwise, Yin Ming wouldn't be able to hold his breath for that long.
"About five minutes," Long Cheng replied after thinking for a moment.
He leaped into the air with his toes touching the ground, transforming into a white dragon emitting a faint light. He then lowered himself to the ground, making it easier for Yin Ming and Ling Yao to ride on his head.
Yin Ming's eyes lit up as he looked at the dragon in front of him, which was wrapped in wisps of light and was a size larger than before.
Is he going to ride a dragon? Wow! He can brag about this for the rest of his life!
"Brother Ming, you two need to hold on tight." After the two of them sat on his head, Long Cheng reminded them, and then rushed into the sky at an extremely fast speed, constantly shuttling through the clouds.
Yin Ming gripped Long Cheng's horn tightly, feeling only the whistling wind in his ears and seeing only wisps of white mist in his vision.
After an unknown amount of time, so long that Yin Ming found it somewhat unbearable, Long Cheng finally slowed down.
Yin Ming cautiously peeked out and saw that below the clouds was a vast sea.
The sea stretched endlessly, seemingly connecting heaven and earth, with a faint mist shrouding its surface...
This scene has an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Long Cheng landed on the shore, and Yin Ming, enduring his slightly trembling legs, carefully jumped off the dragon's head.
Standing on the ground again, Yin Ming felt an indescribable sense of peace.
Damn, you call this living nearby? It is indeed only a five-minute walk, but who would have thought that the five minutes Long Cheng mentioned was a five-minute flight!
Ling Yao, standing to the side, leaped and landed steadily, his expression unchanged, his movements and aura perfectly composed.
Compared to him, Yin Ming shrugged helplessly. It seems that not just anyone can be a dragon knight.
"Is this the Sea of Oblivion?" Yin Ming looked at the sea in front of him and couldn't help but ask.
“Yes.” Long Cheng nodded, and instantly transformed back into human form.
Why can't I see the Forbidden Forest? Yin Ming gazed at the distant sea, but couldn't see even a trace of an island.
As if knowing Yin Ming's doubts, Long Cheng explained, "The Wangdu Sea divides the Divine Demon Continent in two. If the Divine Demon Continent is likened to a Tai Chi diagram, then the Wangdu Sea is the curve in the middle."
"So the length of the God and Demon Continent is the same as the length of the Sea of Boundless Crossing. We are currently in the south of the Sea of Boundless Crossing, and the place where we first met was in the center of the Sea of Boundless Crossing."
Yin Ming nodded in understanding. So that's how it is.
Long Cheng walked to the vicinity of the sea, squatted down and arranged small stones into a formation. Then, he quickly formed hand seals, and the light from his hands reflected the stones on the ground. Gradually, a gate formed by converging golden light appeared in front of him.
Long Cheng turned around and called out before stepping through the door.
Yin Ming looked at the gate and wondered if Long Cheng had forgotten to give them water-repelling beads. If Yin Ming stepped in like that, wouldn't he drown?
Curiosity eventually overcame fear. Yin Ming thought, "So what if I drown? I'm not going to die anyway, thanks to the protagonist's halo." He turned around, grabbed Ling Yao's hand, and stepped into the portal with him.
What appeared before him was a beautiful landscape of mountains and clear waters, which was not exactly the same as the underwater scenery Yin Ming had imagined; in fact, it was completely unrelated.
No, aren't dragons aquatic creatures? How come they live deep in the mountains and forests?
Furthermore, they were teleported from the seaside, so how did they end up in a place like this?
At this moment, Long Cheng laughed and said something that was enough to shatter Yin Ming's worldview: "Brother Ming, you don't need to doubt it, this really is the seabed."
Upon hearing this, Yin Ming's expression became complicated; he couldn't understand it at all.
Even if the seabed can be landscaped, how is it possible for him to breathe normally? And since he's underwater, why isn't he surrounded by seawater?
After much thought, Yin Ming could only attribute it all to the person who created this world—the author.
After all, it's a fictional world; whatever the author sets out, that's what the world will be like.
Novels, sometimes, really don't have any logic to them.
At this moment, a silver dragon flew over from afar, its mouth opening and closing with a howling sound. Long Cheng's expression grew increasingly solemn. "What? That guy actually escaped?!"
Long Cheng had no time to greet Yin Ming and his companion. He turned to Yin Ming and quickly instructed him, "Brother Ming, just keep walking straight ahead and you'll see a palace. As long as you give your name, the people in the palace won't give you any trouble. Just wait for me there."
After saying this, Long Cheng followed the silver dragon and flew away without looking back.
Yin Ming and Ling Yao stared at each other in disbelief. They couldn't understand a word the dragon was saying; it was just a series of howls, which probably only the dragon itself could comprehend.
Not knowing what had happened, Yin Ming couldn't help either. However, since Long Cheng hadn't asked Yin Ming for help, it meant that he should be able to handle the matter himself, and Yin Ming didn't need to worry about him.
Besides, this is his home. If he can't handle it, there are his elders in the family.
With that in mind, Yin Ming followed Long Cheng's arrangement and went with Ling Yao to the palace he had mentioned, waiting patiently for his return.
The palace attendants arranged for Yin Ming and his companion to wait in a pavilion. Yin Ming carefully observed the palace from top to bottom. This Dragon Palace was truly wealthy, so extravagant that it used pearls, agate, and jade to decorate its buildings.
As if sensing something, Yin Ming suddenly frowned and subconsciously looked up at the distant sky.
Lingyao also raised his head at this moment, looking in the same direction with a solemn expression.
From afar, a magnetic female voice drifted back, "You're finally back."
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