After confirming the news about the Divine Dragon, Shui Ao was absolutely thrilled. It seemed heaven intended for the Dragon Clan to rise!
If not for the consideration that Lu Qian was here, plus Wang Yan’er, the Mistress of the Star-Picking Tower, at the periphery of the Wildlands, and the Great Priest of the Gu Tribe also being present—with the three of them joining forces, it would be somewhat difficult to win—Shui Ao would have already brought Qin Mu to the Dragon Clan.
Think about it—why had the Dragon Clan kept such a low profile since the End of Antiquity? Wasn’t it simply because their strength didn’t allow otherwise!
Watching the Human Clan thrive while the Dragon Clan regressed was even harder to bear than their own decline.
Sigh, don’t even mention it, it’s all tears. But such bitter days were finally coming to an end!
Qin Mu watched the white-bearded old grandfather before him, staring at him with an excited expression—especially those eyes that seemed to want to devour him whole.
‘Oh my god, could it be that after living for so long, the Dragon Clan had started developing new tastes?’
Subconsciously, Qin Mu took a few steps back. After all, he was a 24-karat pure gold man with very upright values. Whether looked at horizontally or vertically, he was a straight man through and through—he had no male-male preferences. Of course, a little Nanliang was still acceptable.
Since the two had been rescued, everyone set off to return to the village where the Great Priest of the Gu Tribe resided.
Lu Shuanger returned to the Great Priest’s dwelling together with Chu Jiujiu. As for Qin Mu, of course, he went back with Aunt Lu and the sisters.
However, the white-bearded old grandfather followed behind Qin Mu, staring at him the entire way, giving him goosebumps on his back.
He quickly walked over to Aunt Lu’s side. It wasn’t until they returned to their lodgings that the white-bearded old grandfather retreated to his own room.
After entering the room, Qin Mu asked,
“Aunt Lu, that old grandfather is from the Dragon Clan, isn’t he?”
Hearing Mu’er’s question, Lu Qian turned her head and gazed at him with gentle eyes.
“Yes. This time, Mu’er, you must properly thank him. If not for him, rescuing you really wouldn’t have been easy.”
As for finding spirit veins, this was also the first time Lu Qian had heard of such a thing. After all, she had never attempted it before, only occasionally hearing some elders in the Ancestral Land mention it.
“The Dragon Clan? Why would they come here?”
Qin Mu was somewhat puzzled. In this world, the Dragon Clan was practically a rare species, rarely appearing on ordinary days. However, there were quite a few demonic beasts with Dragon Clan bloodlines.
After these demonic beasts’ bloodlines were purified, there was a chance they could undergo Dragon Transformation. Therefore, although some demonic beasts had dragon bodies, they didn’t necessarily belong to the Dragon Clan.
Lu Qian patted Mu’er’s little head. She loved this action, just like petting a little cat or dog.
“The Dragon Clan came this time because of you, Mu’er.”
‘Me?’ Qin Mu’s heart skipped a beat.
‘Oh no, could the Dragon Clan have really found out that Senior Divine Dragon is inside my body?’
Thinking of this, Qin Mu had the urge to pack his belongings and flee.
But then he thought, with Aunt Lu here, plus this being Senior Chu’s territory, the Dragon Clan probably wouldn’t easily make a move… probably.
***
After returning to his room, Shui Ao immediately took out a crystal. After injecting True Qi, three illusory figures appeared.
“Everyone, this old one has confirmed that the Divine Dragon’s Dragon Mark is on a human.”
“Good! This person must join our Dragon Clan. In time, our Dragon Clan’s revival will depend on him.”
“But how do we explain this to the Seven Star Sect and the Star Plucking Tower? Don’t forget Lu Qian. If that one goes berserk, the four of us together might not be able to stop her. This person is already about to break through to the Great Ascension Realm.”
“Then let’s wait. Once the Sect Leader of the Seven Stars Sect reaches the Great Ascension Realm, with our many races’ agreement that Great Ascension Realm cultivators cannot act rashly, that’s when we’ll bring this human back to the Dragon Clan.”
***
The next day, Qin Mu slowly woke from his sleep. Having experienced all this, it could be described as… just like usual.
His cultivation level dropping would worry anyone else to death, but Qin Mu had no such concerns. He had a carefree heart—eat, then sleep. After all, he hadn’t even been at the Foundation Establishment Stage for half a year, let alone a year.
After waking, Qin Mu wanted to get up, but helplessly, Aunt Lu was at the Tribulation Stage. No matter how much strength he exerted, he couldn’t move an inch.
On his right was Miss Mengyu, and further right was Miss Ruoshuang. Aunt Lu was on his left.
Half of Qin Mu’s body was sunk into softness. He turned his head and looked at Aunt Lu’s serene sleeping face. He wanted to wake her but didn’t dare. Based on past experience, the more he called out, the tighter Aunt Lu would hold him. It could easily result in a faceful of her softness, and then everything would go black.
“Mu’er~”
Just as Qin Mu was about to fall back asleep, Lu Qian slowly opened her beautiful eyes. It had been a long time since she had been like this with Mu’er, so she couldn’t help but tighten her arms a bit.
“Mmm mmm mmm…”
Qin Mu immediately let out cries, but unfortunately, muffled as they were, the sound came out much quieter.
Fortunately, Qin Mengyu was woken by the commotion. Seeing most of Mu’er’s head buried in there, she quickly pulled him out.
“Pfft-ah!”
Qin Mu had thought he was going to “fall asleep” again.
“Mu’er, I heard from Mengyu that you’re going to help the Gu Tribe solve their problem?”
When Lu Qian arrived, Qin Mengyu had already told her everything about the relationship between the Gu Tribe and Mu’er.
Qin Mu nodded.
“Yes, Aunt Lu. Moreover, I feel that the Gu Tribe might harbor something related to my opportunity.”
Since he was able to be connected to the Gu Tribe by causality, it meant that Senior Divine Dragon also had some causal ties with the Gu Tribe.
But judging by Senior Divine Dragon’s unreliable demeanor, even if there were any, she probably didn’t remember.
Speaking of Senior Divine Dragon, logically, since he had already gotten out, Senior Divine Dragon should have woken up. But the fact was that Senior Divine Dragon was still sleeping. This made Qin Mu unable to figure it out—Senior Divine Dragon hadn’t suffered any loss either.
Actually, the Divine Dragon had suffered a loss—a drop of Divine Dragon’s Essence Blood, gone.
But Qin Mu didn’t know this. He thought it was Divine Dragon True Blood—something he possessed neither too much nor too little of.
As for celestial phenomena and such, Lu Qian wasn’t particularly knowledgeable either.
“In that case, it wouldn’t hurt for us to stay here for a while.”
As she moved to sit up, Lu Qian’s plump thigh suddenly brushed against something. Her body paused, and her beautiful eyes revealed an unidentifiable smile.
Qin Mu’s body suddenly curled up at that moment. Just now…
‘Aunt Lu definitely felt it. Damn it, damn it. How annoying. First thing in the morning, Second Young Master Qin was bound to be full of vitality.’
“Mu’er~ Just now, it seems there was something~”
As she spoke, Lu Qian, who had sat up, bent down again, smiling at Qin Mu, who currently had his face pressed against the bedding, utterly mortified.
Then, her slender hand…
“Aunt… Aunt Lu!”
Qin Mengyu’s cheeks flushed red instantly. She never expected Aunt Lu to be so bold!
Lu Qian glanced at the blushing Qin Mengyu, then at Qin Ruoshuang, who had already sat up.
“Little Ruoshuang and Little Mengyu, aren’t you two joining in?”
Qin Mengyu: “!!!”
It wasn’t just Qin Mengyu who was shocked—even Qin Mu was.
‘What! Aunt Lu, this is…’
Before Qin Mu finished being shocked, a cool sensation arrived.
Lu Qian’s lips curled upward.
“I didn’t expect Little Ruoshuang to be so quick.”
Seeing this, Qin Mengyu gritted her teeth, unwilling to fall behind.
“Miss Ruoshuang, move over a bit!”