"Where is my father now?" Ao Hong asked.
"The Shuiyuan Palace was badly damaged. Father is recuperating in the Shuixiu Palace for the time being. Come with me." Ao Zhong did not make things difficult for Ao Hong anymore and turned around and left.
When he turned around, the red-armored woman following behind him smiled, bowed to Ao Hong, and said:
"Meet the Ninth Prince."
"What Ninth Prince? Ao Xin, call me Ninth Brother." Ao Hong frowned and pretended to be angry when he heard that.
The red-armored woman named Ao Xin pointed at Ao Zhong's back, shook her hand gently, then smiled bitterly and mouthed, silently calling out "Ninth Brother."
Ao Hong smiled upon seeing this.
After Ao Zhong ordered the people following him to inspect the nearby area, he took Ao Hong, Shen Luo and his party to Shuixiu Palace.
Shen Luo discovered that when he arrived here, there were more talented people in the Dragon Palace. Some were repairing houses, and some were treating the wounded. However, every person they met would immediately stop all actions and salute Ao Zhong and his party when they saw them.
That kind of respect is not respect for his status, but admiration and gratitude from the heart.
"Fellow Daoist Qing Chi, it seems that the second prince is very respected in the Dragon Palace." Shen Luo transmitted the message to Bishui Yaksha.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, you don't know that the fact that the Dragon Palace was able to turn danger into safety this time was actually all thanks to the Second Prince. It was he who repelled the demons that besieged Long Yuan and saved everyone." Qing Chi replied quickly after hearing this.
"Anyone who can besiege Long Yuan must be an extremely powerful demon?" Shen Luo asked with some doubt after hearing this.
"A three-headed demonic dragon. Even though that creature is not a good thing, it is really powerful." Qing Chi said sincerely.
Hearing this, Shen Luo couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart, but he didn't say anything more.
Soon, everyone came to a palace that was completely blue and looked like it was made of jade and stopped.
Seven or eight water descendants gathered in front of the palace gate. Among them were warriors in armor and weapons, as well as scholars in Confucian robes. They looked like civil and military officials of the Dragon Palace. When they saw Ao Zhong and his party coming, they immediately saluted.
After Ao Zhong returned the greeting, he glanced behind him and said to Ao Hong and Yuan Lu: "Father is inside, you go in with me and Yuan Bo, and the others stay outside."
Ao Hong hesitated for a moment, then sent a message to Shen Luo to apologize and asked him to wait outside. Then he, Ao Zhongyuanlu and others walked into Shuixiu Palace together.
Shen Luo didn't mind at all and waited outside the door with the others.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, where have you been practicing Taoism all these years? Why haven't you contacted Ao Hong?" Qing Chi smiled at him and asked.
Shen Luo was stunned when he heard this, and thought to himself, "How would I know what I've been doing?" But he couldn't answer it out loud.
"The world has been unstable in recent years, so I have been practicing in the mountains. I have never walked down the mountain, nor have I kept in touch with my old friends." Shen Luo had no choice but to make up a story.
"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Shen, where are you from?" Qing Chi asked again.
Shen Luo subconsciously wanted to say Chunqiu Temple, but he quickly reacted and said, "Fangcun Mountain."
"Oh, so you are a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi. I am so sorry for your disrespect!" Qing Chi said with awe upon hearing the name of Fangcun Mountain.