After having this guess in mind, Ji Yuan did not ask any questions in a roundabout way and asked the giant whale directly.
"The Master Mo you are talking about is actually named Mo Rong?"
Suddenly hearing Ji Yuan's question, the giant whale that was originally chattering on the sea was stunned. It looked at Ji Yuan cautiously with one eye, feeling uneasy in its heart, not knowing whether to answer yes or no. What if Mr. Mo had offended the other party
However, Ji Yuan did not need the giant whale to answer immediately. He could tell from the giant whale's reaction that his guess was correct, so he spoke directly.
"If you are talking about the Mo Jiao who is practicing in Dazhen Wanzhou, you don't have to wait anymore. Mo Rong will not come again."
The scene of seeing the fire after the death of Mo Jiao flashed through Ji Yuan's mind. Even when he thought about it now, the moment when the residual soul left still made him sigh. The anger that turned into the old dragon was also fresh in Ji Yuan's memory.
Looking at the distant sea, I wonder whether the remnant soul has now completed its "escape", whether it has turned into a true spirit without thoughts, and whether it has found an opportunity to rebuild.
The sea surface was undulating and the sea breeze was still blowing. The giant whale was obviously not too stupid. After reacting for a while, it vaguely thought of something bad. Looking at the Qingteng Sword in Ji Yuan's hand, its heart trembled slightly.
"You, what did you do to Master Mo?"
Ji Yuan shook his head and looked at the giant whale again.
"It wasn't me. Eight years ago, when Mo Rong was returning from the East China Sea after foraging for food, he was ambushed by many unidentified demons. He used all his strength to self-destruct his dragon ball to escape back to Dazhen. However, due to his severe injuries, his essence collapsed and he fell from the sky. Not long after, he died in Guangdong Lake..."
Having said this, Ji Yuan paused before continuing.
"Before he died, Ji and Mr. Ying Hong stood beside the corpse of the black dragon, watching its dragon soul disappear into the water."
The giant whale didn't say anything, and seemed to have not recovered from the information. After a long time, it kept muttering in disbelief.
"Impossible, impossible! Master Mo is so powerful that he can easily kill me with a flick of his finger. How is it possible? How could I die?"
'Is Master Mo really dead? Or is he lying to me? But Master Mo said that he would go out to sea every year... Could it be that Master Mo really has an accident? What should I do? I can't go to the land of rivers, and I don't know anyone...'
Although it was a giant whale, Ji Yuan could feel the other party's panic. The waves in the surrounding sea became more violent as its body swayed. Only when the other party finally calmed down a little did Ji Yuan speak again.
"Why are you looking for that Mo Jiao? Or is it Mr. Ying that you are really looking for? Is it you who wants to find him, or is it the so-called Jun Mu who wants to find him?"
Ji Yuan thought a lot at once, and wondered if the mother Jun, whom the giant whale had mentioned before, was the old dragon’s legal wife, the mother of the dragon son and daughter
The giant whale was obviously full of worry at the moment, even a little at a loss. When he heard Ji Yuan's words, his worry became more obvious, and he muttered to himself.
"I can only look for Master Mo. I can only look for Master Mo..."
As if he finally realized something, he immediately looked at Ji Yuan.
"Master! Do you know Lord Long?"
Just now Ji Yuan said that he and Old Dragon watched the Mo Jiao Dragon Soul escape, which clearly shows that he is a friend of the Dragon King, not an enemy. Otherwise, he would not have the qualifications to stand in that place at that time. You know, that moment is very important for the dragon clan.
"know."
The giant whale stirred the sea water slightly, swam closer subconsciously, and asked again in a low voice.
"Very familiar?"
Ji Yuan looked at him and nodded.
"Very familiar."
"Then, can you call the Dragon Lord?"
The giant whale said with some excitement and anticipation.
Ji Yuan thought about it and thought that with his friendship with Lao Long and the obvious reason behind it, it should not be difficult to ask him to come here in person to meet the giant whale, so he answered directly.
"I think it can be called."
"That… "
The giant whale hesitated for a while, dragging out the word for a long time before finally speaking.
"Or, or, or please ask the Immortal to help, to let Empress Ruoli know? Or His Highness Feng will do too!"
It was obvious that the giant whale was very afraid of the old dragon. Nini whined for a long time and finally dared only call the dragon girl and dragon son.
Ji Yuan didn't provoke him and nodded calmly.
"Okay, I'll go help you call. By the way, you always went to Mo Rong before? When was the last time you came here?"
"I have never visited Master Mo before. The last time I saw him was probably about 40 or 50 years ago. I can't remember the details."
Ji Yuan understood it. At this time, he recalled the conversation he had with Li Baotian, the City God of Lishun Prefecture in Wanzhou, and calculated that it was exactly the time when the Mo Jiao had just entered Guangdong Lake.
"Okay, wait for a moment. I'm going to the Dazhen Tongtian River. If you get hungry during this time, try to find a suitable place to eat fish. Those fishermen are scared enough by you."
"Yes, yes, I will uh... I will do it!"
At this point, the giant whale asked in confusion.
"Master, why don't you ask me why I came here?"
Ji Yuan smiled.
"It's probably a family matter. If it's convenient for me to know, I'll know it once I find someone. Ji also wants to ask, do you trust me?"
The giant whale looked at the Qingteng Sword that had returned to Ji Yuan's back. At this moment, the magic sword had not disappeared. He muttered in his heart, how could he dare to say openly that he didn't trust it.
"You can trust him! The Immortal Master is obviously a Taoist master. Those who are highly skilled in Taoism rarely lie. You can trust him!"
"Okay, in that case, I'll go first."
Ji Yuan had no idea what the giant whale was thinking, so he rose into the sky and flew rapidly towards the southwest.
After Ji Yuan flew away for about a quarter of an hour, the giant whale that had been carefully looking at the distant night sky on the sea surface finally "splashed" and dived down.
'Just run away first!'
. . .
About a day and a half later, in the territory of Dazhen, in the Shenshuifu basin of Tongtian River.
The sky is already bright at this moment, but it is the cold winter season before New Year's Eve, and there are not many ships on the Tongtian River at this moment.
Ji Yuan descended from the sky on a cloud, flew diagonally into the water, created a small splash, and then disappeared on the surface of the river.
He had not been to the Tongtian River Water Palace many times, but he remembered the route clearly. He swam towards the correct location as if he was familiar with it, bypassing the underwater restrictions and reaching the front area of the water palace directly.
Several patrolling river yakshas saw someone walking on the waves from afar and gathered over there. When they got closer, they saw that it was Ji Yuan and they all bowed immediately.
"We are Patrol Yaksha, nice to meet you, Mr. Ji!"
Ji Yuan had stopped when the Yaksha approached, looked at the entrance to the Water Palace that was faintly visible behind them, and said after slightly bowing in return.
"No need to be so polite. I have something to do in the Water Palace. I want to find your Dragon Lord, Goddess Jiang, and His Highness Ying. Are they all in the palace? Please inform Yasha!"
Several Yakshas looked at Ji Yuan. There was no aura of magical power in him. The turbid things in the river moved away from him on their own. Combined with his behavior and speaking habits, it was basically confirmed that he was a real person. Moreover, in Dazhen, who dared to impersonate Mr. Ji if they knew him
"Mr. Ji, what are you talking about? You don't need to ask for permission when you come to our Tongtian River Water Palace. Okay, sir, just follow me and enter the palace!"
"Well, please lead the way."
Although the Yaksha said so, Ji Yuan cannot be without courtesy.
After receiving the gifts, the two Yakshas swam towards the Water Palace with Ji Yuan. Another two Yakshas went ahead at a very fast speed, creating a blur of water bubbles and entered the Water Palace to report.
Not long after, one of the Yakshas arrived at the underground dragon pool deep in the Tongtian River. After passing the guards, he swam in carefully and bowed respectfully in front of the huge monster that appeared pitch-black in the darkness.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Ji is here to see you, along with Lady Jiang and His Highness Ying."
In the darkness, it seemed as if two huge curtains rose up, revealing the shiny amber behind them.
"This guy Ji Yuan!"
After muttering something, he turned into light mist and transformed into an old man in brocade robe, who was Ying Hong in human form. He spoke to Yaksha.
"Let's go."
"yes!"
Usually when there is something to report to the Dragon Lord, he will either say "get lost" or ignore him. Yaksha couldn't help but think that Mr. Ji still has a lot of face after all.
Ying Ruoli had arrived early at the main hall of the Water Palace, but Ying Feng was not there.
Lao Long walked over at a leisurely pace, which seemed more like he was gliding silently up and down in the water than walking. But before he walked from the back hall to the front hall, he heard his daughter's rare loud exclamation.
"Uncle Ji! You said it might be my mother who sent someone to look for me?"
The scream made the old dragon pause for a moment. His face showed an extremely complicated and conflicted expression. He reached out and grabbed the Yaksha who was still walking forward.
The latter was so frightened that he was about to salute, but was quickly covered his mouth by the old dragon.
The old dragon tapped the Yaksha's forehead with his finger, and the voice sounded in his heart.
"Go out and say you didn't call me!"
Yaksha stared at his own Dragon Lord with wide eyes, a puzzled expression, and then heard the voice ringing in his heart again.
"Just do as I say. Also, Ji Yuan has an extremely sharp ear, so don't reveal any flaws. You don't have to say 'yes' to me. Just go."
Yasha reacted, nodded slightly, turned around and looked in the direction of the front hall, and when he looked back at Long Jun, he found that he had disappeared.
This state of the Dragon Lord was something Yaksha had never seen since he started working in the Water Palace, but he didn't dare to think too much about it. He only knew that the Dragon Lord's orders took priority.