Chapter 163: Noticing Something

The Great Priest of the Gu Tribe’s village had two rivers running through it. One flowed through the outer city, while the other ran through the city center.

Since many strange plants grew in the Wildlands, there were also countless flowers here. Each season brought different blooms.

So every seasonal celebration, there would be many flowers, and over time, the Flower Boat tradition emerged.

“Sigh—”

Qin Mu lay sprawled across the table, letting out a helpless sigh.

Miss Mengyu and Lu Shuanger had gone off to tour the Flower Boat, leaving him alone here.

He wasn’t completely alone, though.

Beside him, dressed in white robes, Qin Ruoshuang watched two Gu Insects fight each other inside a jar while occasionally glancing at a book.

Since Miss Ruoshuang wasn’t interested in flowers, she hadn’t gone.

As for Qin Mu, the fact that most people watching the Flower Boat were women was reason enough.

Even though Qin Mu wanted to see the Flower Boat, he couldn’t muster the nerve in front of his sister.

He could be tough, but this wasn’t the right occasion.

Seeing Miss Ruoshuang flipping through a book, Qin Mu scooted over and poked his head in for a look.

He recognized every single character, but when they were put together, he couldn’t understand them at all.

It was just like learning English. He knew all the letters, but once they were arranged in combinations, everything changed completely!

Noticing that Mu’er seemed interested, Qin Ruoshuang tilted her head slightly and asked, “Want to read together?”

Qin Mu shook his head.

No way.

If he could actually understand this, he wouldn’t be such a useless waste.

“No, no. You go ahead, Miss Ruoshuang.”

Bored out of his mind, Qin Mu asked, “Miss Ruoshuang, can I go out and play?”

He was just testing the waters.

He was prepared for Miss Ruoshuang to refuse.

But surprisingly, she nodded in agreement.

“I’ll go too.”

Qin Ruoshuang stood up and said casually.

Once outside, Qin Mu looked at the bustling scene before him.

It was hard to imagine that just a few days ago, the Wildlands had been completely deserted.

Even though Qin Ruoshuang was wearing a veil, the surrounding crowd quickly recognized her.

She was the woman in white who had killed the Ghost Elephant Mountain people earlier today.

People immediately moved out of her way, leaving an empty space around them.

Qin Mu’s mouth twitched.

Bad news really did travel faster than good news.

As they walked along, they happened to run into two familiar faces: Wan Minghai and Wan Xiangtian.

Qin Mu glanced at Wan Xiangtian.

His arm was wrapped in bandages.

Looked like it had been reattached.

The moment he saw Qin Ruoshuang, Wan Xiangtian’s legs gave out from fear.

He nearly collapsed to the ground.

Unlike Wan Xiangtian, who was trembling in terror, Wan Minghai cupped his hands in greeting.

“I didn’t expect to run into you two again.”

“Haha, likewise. We didn’t expect it either.”

Qin Mu laughed.

As for Qin Ruoshuang, she remained in her usual ice-cold mode.

“Since we’ve met again, fate must have brought us together. Would the two of you be willing to visit our Ghost Elephant Mountain’s temporary base? I’d like to formally apologize for what happened today.”

Wan Minghai had no desire to make enemies out of such outstanding talents.

If he couldn’t befriend them, he at least didn’t want to antagonize them.

Suddenly, Wan Minghai noticed the Token hanging from Qin Mu’s waist.

That was when he connected it to the information he had received not long ago.

According to rumors, the Holy Maiden of the Seven Star Sect, a superpower from the Eastern Region, had arrived in the Wildlands.

She had recently appeared in one of the six great Elders’ villages.

Wan Minghai had heard of the Seven Star Sect’s Holy Maiden.

She was said to be extraordinarily gifted.

And now, combined with the powerful Sword Intent of the woman in white before him, he remembered that among the Holy Maidens of the Seven Star Sect, one was a sword cultivator.

Thinking of this, an idea formed in Wan Minghai’s mind.

Regarding Wan Minghai’s invitation, Qin Mu waved his hand and said, “No, no. We have things to do. Thank you for the kind offer.”

‘Nothing good comes from someone being this friendly for no reason.’

Qin Mu didn’t believe the other party could be so sincere, especially since they had already become enemies earlier that day, on top of everything that had happened before.

Seeing Qin Mu’s reaction, Wan Minghai didn’t press the issue.

“Very well, then. Ghost Elephant Mountain welcomes you both anytime.”

With that, Wan Minghai and his group turned and left.

Qin Mu scratched his head.

It seemed that whenever he went out, he always ran into “friends.”

Maybe he should stay indoors as much as possible, given his talent for attracting trouble.

“Miss Ruoshuang, let’s go back.”

Heaven knows what other trouble Qin Mu might stir up if he stayed here any longer.

Time to make a quick escape.

Qin Ruoshuang didn’t mind.

As long as she could follow Mu’er.

***

While Qin Mu was watching the Gu Tribe’s celebration, over at the Dragon Clan’s territory—

“Stop! Stop! I’m not fighting anymore!”

“Sect Leader Lu! I think we can sit down and talk this over calmly!”

The Fourth Elder of the Dragon Clan covered his blackened right eye, sucking in cold air.

Around him, Dragon Clan Elders lay sprawled in various positions, all groaning in pain.

They had clearly been badly beaten.

“Oh?”

Hearing the Fourth Elder say this, Lu Qian dropped the Dragon Clan Elder she had been holding onto the ground and dusted off her hands.

“Wasn’t it better to say that from the start? Now we’ve damaged the goodwill between us.”

The Fourth Elder looked at the surrounding Dragon Clan members.

He hadn’t expected that two cultivators at the Tribulation Stage and three at the Heavenly Unity Stage combined still couldn’t defeat Lu Qian.

And this was just Lu Qian alone.

Beside her stood Wang Yan’er, the Tower Master of the Star Plucking Tower, whose strength was no less than Lu Qian’s.

When Lu Qian had first entered, the Dragon Clan had been unreasonable, insisting on getting information about the Divine Dragon.

But how could Lu Qian hand over Mu’er?

She simply said she couldn’t hand it over.

The Dragon Clan Elders said this matter was too important.

They would use force if necessary to get information about the Divine Dragon.

Then the fighting started.

What followed was Lu Qian single-handedly dominating the entire battlefield.

She efficiently taught the Dragon Clan Elders a lesson.

It was fortunate that the space here was sturdy enough.

Otherwise, the commotion from earlier would have destroyed everything completely.

The Fourth Elder took out a Pill and swallowed it.

The swelling on his face didn’t immediately subside.

After all, it was inflicted by a cultivator at the Tribulation Stage.

It was thanks to the Dragon Clan’s strong physique that he wasn’t already breaking bones.

Any other race would have been fractured.

“Our Dragon Clan can drop the demand for information about the Divine Dragon. But can we at least observe from up close?”

The Dragon Clan had been searching for traces of the Divine Dragon for a long time.

They believed that finding it would lead the clan back to glory.

The current Dragon Clan was far inferior to what it had been in the Ancient Era and the era before that.

Fortunately, the Human Clan couldn’t survive in the oceans, so the Dragon Clan had occupied many sea territories and continued to thrive.

Lu Qian looked at Wang Yan’er and sent a telepathic message: ‘What do you think? Should we take them to see Mu’er?’

Wang Yan’er replied telepathically: ‘We can, but not too many people.’

Lu Qian thought: ‘That’s true. Besides the Dragon Clan, no one else really knows much about the Divine Dragon.’

“Fine. I agree. But you can only send two people at most.”

If there were too many people, Lu Qian guessed that given the Dragon Clan’s nature, they might try to take things by force.

The Fourth Elder thought for a moment, then nodded.

“Agreed. But please wait a few days, Sect Leader Lu. I need to discuss this with the Tribal Elders.”

The Dragon Clan’s Tribal Elders were at least at the Tribulation Stage, with some at the Great Ascension Realm.

This was the Dragon Clan’s true foundation.

This matter regarding the Divine Dragon was far too important.

He needed to consult the Tribal Elders.