Ji Yuan really wanted to return the old dragon's greeting, but he was too dizzy to muster the strength. If he hadn't used all his strength to suppress it, blood would have come out of some of his orifices. So there was no way he could return the greeting.
To outsiders, it seemed that this "guest of honor" actually dared to sit sideways and accept the salute from the Dragon King, as if this salute was a matter of course for him.
What was even more bizarre was that upon seeing this, the Dragon King showed a delighted expression and no anger at all.
However, for the vast majority of the water creatures present, they had no idea why the Dragon King, the main seated king, suddenly bowed and thanked the guest on his right, and could only guess in their hearts.
There were a few who had some understanding, like Bai Qi, the river god of Chunmu River. They were shocked and had different feelings, but no one dared to ask since the Dragon King was speaking.
Seeing that his daughter was unable to control herself, Lao Long glared at her and said.
"Ruoli, hold back your dragon energy, don't disturb my birthday party!"
"My daughter knows!"
In fact, Ying Ruoli really wanted to transform into a dragon and swim up the Tongtian River, but the occasion was not right. She could only try to restrain her aura. After a few breaths, the breath that made the dancers and the food-delivering monsters tremble finally disappeared.
The old dragon looked towards the guests with a big smile on his face.
"Hehehe... It's all my fault for being rude and disturbing everyone's fun. Let's start the dance and the party!"
Following the old dragon's order, the monsters regained their composure and resumed their work. The banquet halls were once again filled with singing and dancing, but many water monsters were no longer paying attention to the banquet.
Ying Feng had just been dumbfounded by his sister's performance, and now that the singing and dancing had started again, he felt he could not sit still, so he apologized to the water creatures nearby who had a good relationship with him.
"Excuse me, everyone. I suddenly remembered that I haven't gone to toast Uncle Ji yet. I have to go there right away!"
As he spoke, Ying Feng picked up his wine jug and glass and was about to stand up, but Gao Jue, the Jiaolong from Tianshui Lake, grabbed Ying Feng's hand and refused to let him go.
"Your Highness, you must tell us what just happened. Did Goddess Jiang's dragon body gain any benefit?"
"Hey Gao Jue, just let me go. I don't know what's going on right now. I'm more itchy than you are. Let me figure it out first!"
"Okay, okay, Your Highness, don't forget to tell us when you figure it out!" "Yes, Your Highness!"
Ying Feng responded vaguely, then quickly stood up with the wine jug and glass in hand, and walked around the side of the dance floor towards Ji Yuan.
At this moment, the Dragon Girl was concentrating and calming her breath. Seeing her brother approaching from a distance, she subconsciously glanced at Ji Yuan and found that Uncle Ji had probably temporarily lost interest in the banquet and started studying the tableware of the Water Palace again.
Ying Feng was holding a wine jug and a wine glass, and he slowed down when he approached Ji Yuan's table. He looked at the main seat on the high platform. His father glanced at him as if he had an illusion while watching the dance.
Seeing that Ji Yuan seemed to have no interest in the banquet, Ying Feng approached with small steps, trying to put on a more friendly smile on his face.
"Uncle Ji, I've been busy toasting to all the guests, and I've finally finished dealing with them all. Now I can spend some time with my family who are closer to me!"
Family
Even though Ji Yuan felt aches all over, he still looked up at this dragon son. Wasn’t he the one who had been calling him “Ji Yuan” and “Ji Yuan” happily just now? Now he is his “Uncle Ji”
"Come on, Uncle Ji, I'll fill it up for you!"
Ying Feng poured Ji Yuan a glass of wine in a very familiar manner, and Ji Yuan now told Ying Feng the truth.
"Your Highness, Mr. Ying has just told me to drink less, so I won't drink this cup. As for what happened just now, it would be more appropriate for you to ask Goddess Jiang!"
"Yes, yes, Uncle Ji is right!"
Ying Feng poured wine for Ji Yuan and drank a glass himself. He didn't dare to act arrogantly in front of Ji Yuan at this moment. He nodded and quietly slipped to sit at the same table next to Long Nu.
"Little sister...what just happened?"
Ying Feng spoke in a low voice, but Long Nu ignored him.
"Little sister... you are driving me crazy. You must have received some favor from Uncle Ji, right? What was it that made Dad not even bother to show his respect and thank him?"
In fact, Ying Feng wanted to add, "Why don't I have it?"
The dragon girl looked at him unhappily and whispered something to him.
"You should have come here to toast at the beginning. Don't think about the benefits. Dad said that the gift was too heavy. It's a great fate for me to get it once. If you still want it, forget it..."
These words almost drove Ying Feng crazy. Did it mean that his younger sister really got incredible benefits, but he didn't get any
Ji Yuan naturally knew what His Royal Highness the Dragon Son was thinking, but the reason why the Dragon Girl could successfully open her heart and achieve such an incredible effect was entirely because of the harmony of her own state of mind. The so-called law of fate was just right here. If the Dragon Son were to go through the same situation and mental barrier once, the result might be that it would not matter whether he succeeded or failed.
In the corner of the hall, Bai Qi, the god of the Chunmu River, was no longer as aloof as before. He could no longer sit still in his seat. Now he was holding a glass of wine and asking questions of the water creatures with some status in an unconventional way.
As for what they were asking, it was naturally about Ji Yuan's identity. As a result, none of the water monsters they knew knew who the "guest of honor" was. They only knew that the Dragon King attached great importance to that person. However, this was all nonsense. He sat on the right and had the Dragon Girl accompany him at the next table. Who couldn't see that
A main banquet lasts a whole night, after which the guests leave. There will still be banquets in the Water Palace within the next three days, but the birthday boy Dragon King may not attend. In fact, the main part of the birthday banquet has already passed, and it is okay for many water creatures to leave early at this moment.
It was around noon on the third day. In a coral garden deep in the water palace, Ji Yuan and Lao Long were sitting opposite each other at a stone table.
Although the water here is still extremely clear, it is said that it is taken from the East China Sea in order to cultivate this garden of colorful corals.
The surroundings were as beautiful as the underwater corals I saw on TV in my previous life. There were even some tiny colorful fish swimming around. The light was brighter and the environment was cleaner, and the water ripples were as clear and transparent as the air.
"Hahahaha... Mr. Ji, I win again, this time by nine and a half points!"
Lao Long laughed heartily and let Yao Ji clean up the chessboard. He poured wine for Ji Yuan himself, while Ji Yuan frowned and thought hard.
Obviously the outcome of the game was already decided when the game was halfway through, and Ji Yuan wanted to give up, but Lao Long refused to let him admit defeat and insisted on finishing every round.
"This old dragon is not at the same level as Master Yin at all!"
Ji Yuan originally thought that his Go skills would have greatly improved after playing with Yan Qi, but it was obviously not good enough in front of Lao Long. Moreover, Yan Qi's pattern is two pieces supporting each other, while the orthodox pattern of Go is two pieces fighting each other. Although Ji Yuan already has the vision to see through the chess path, it is still not enough.
"One more round!"
Ji Yuan kept correcting the deviations between the derivative chess and the orthodox chess game in his mind, looking for points of convergence, which was also to supplement the deficiencies of the derivative chess from a new perspective. The crystal chessboard in front of him seemed to slightly overlap with the same state of mind.
"Whether fighting or coexisting, the goal is to occupy the chessboard."
When a new game started, Lao Long found that after winning so many games, Ji Yuan's chess style began to change. He no longer played as rigidly as the book at the beginning. Instead, he had a strange feeling of following and sticking, as if his black pieces were not trying to block his own pieces, but rather to follow suit and draw the squares together, just like a child learning to play chess and randomly clicking pieces.
As he was playing, Lao Long found that his chess path had gone astray. Suddenly, Ji Yuan "stabbed" him, and he discovered that he couldn't "stick" one of his chess pieces together.
"Dad, Bai Qi from Chunmujiang hasn't left yet, and he wants to see you again!"
At this time, the dragon girl hurriedly came in from outside the garden, and the old dragon immediately stood up when he heard it.
"This Bai Qi is a Jiang Zhengshen after all. It's really not good to leave him alone like this. Mr. Ji, Old Long, I'm going to go meet him!"
Ji Yuan: “….”
Just when he finally saw the chance of winning, the old dragon slipped away. After thinking for a while, he decided to say goodbye.
"Mr. Ying, I have been bothering you for a long time. If I don't go back, the fisherman who rented the boat will report me to the authorities. Besides, Bai Qi has other intentions, and I don't want to get into trouble."
Lao Long stopped and looked back at Ji Yuan, then he smiled.
"Mr. Ji is right. Besides, you still have to wait for Master Yin to come to the capital, so it is not advisable to stay for long. However, it will be difficult for Bai Qi to find you again..."
The last sentence really came from Lao Long's feelings. It is really not easy to find Ji Yuan. If Bai Qi doesn't know, he won't be able to find Ji Yuan even if he is fishing in Tongtian River.
Ji Yuan smiled and said:
"Mr. Ying, you can bring a message to the river god Chunmujiang when you go there: 'Seeking hardship is not a matter of fate, and practicing rightly is the real thing. Be a dragon and walk the right path, be a god and protect a place. If your mind is full of thoughts, you will have the time to burn incense!'"
The old dragon frowned when he heard these words, but without asking any more questions, he nodded and left. Ji Yuan, led by the dragon girl, took the black-sailed boat and left the water palace from the back.