Although Ying Ruoli's slap was measured, it was still very cruel. It shook the woman's soul. Even if she was a cultivator with good cultivation, she would definitely be knocked unconscious by the slap. She should have been burned to death when the demonic flame exploded. However, she didn't expect that even though the burning might kill her, it actually helped her escape.
"Did you catch him alive?"
The Dragon Girl looked at the dragons that had transformed into human forms and were gradually gathering together. However, all the dragons seemed a little ashamed, and one of them even knelt on the waves.
"My queen, it's all my fault for being careless and underestimating the enemy. I was captured by the bull demon, which made you hesitate to act. Please punish me!"
Ying Ruoli glanced at him.
"You dare to underestimate your opponent if you are not good at cultivation. You should put in more effort in this wasteland reclamation."
"I will do my best!"
This extra effort is not as simple as working harder; it will definitely cause great damage to your vitality. However, this punishment is already very mild, and it may not be a bad thing if you can bear it. However, you still have to endure double the tidal crushing, which is definitely a painful thing.
"My queen, I didn't expect there would be a real demon here. Fortunately, my queen has great magical powers and was able to repel these evil obstacles."
Ying Ruoli shook her head.
"It's just a matter of repelling the enemy. My training is still not enough."
The dragons nearby all offered compliments, and their words were indeed sincere.
"Your Highness, that's not true. If it weren't for the wasteland clearing incident, Your Highness would have been able to defeat the True Demon. Even if Lord Long and Mr. Ji knew about this victory, they would definitely praise you!"
"Yes, Madam, I'll wait..."
The dragon girl glanced around, stopped others from complimenting her, walked up to Aze and lightly touched his chest with her folding fan.
The next moment, Aze felt that all his strength had returned.
"Huh... who are you? I..."
Although Aze had been deceived before, he understood a little more after what happened afterwards.
"Aze, can I call you that?"
"Just call me, Madam."
Aze hesitated for a moment, then followed the way others addressed her, calling the Dragon Girl "Niangniang". This title was previously used by actors in operas to refer to concubines in the palace, but it was obviously not used here.
Ying Ruoli laughed.
"If you and Uncle Ji are really close, you don't have to call me Niangniang. Well, you can call me Sister Ying."
Aze didn't dare to look at the Dragon Girl, but stared blankly at the open folding fan in her hand. Above it was a big tree with yellow flowers falling, and under the tree a woman was dancing with a sword, and the yellow flowers seemed to dance with the sword.
'Mr. mentioned this tree...'
"I dare not go beyond that... I don't know how the master sees me, I only know that he treats me very well. After my family was killed, it was the master who led us through the most difficult period and allowed me to learn to be immortal..."
"This is enough."
The Dragon Girl said this, and seeing Aze looking at her folding fan, she explained with a smile.
"This fan was made by my good sister and given to me when I turned into a dragon. However, the fan cover is made of golden silk made by Uncle Ji himself, and the embroidery scene is actually in Uncle Ji's home."
"uncle?"
Aze looked at the woman in front of him who had shown such incredible power in the previous fight. From the reactions of the people around her, he knew that she was a dragon. Could it be that Mr. Ji was also a dragon
"Uncle Ji and I are not blood relatives, but our fathers have been close friends for many years, so he asked me and my brother to respectfully call him uncle. By the way, Uncle Ji does not have any Taoist partners, especially those who are in love with each other and have physical contact! Well, we should not stay here for long. We also have important matters to attend to. Let's talk while walking."
The Dragon Girl's attitude towards Aze was quite easy-going. She waved her sleeves and took Aze and the other dragons on the clouds and returned in the direction they came from. They did not have much time. After all, the dragon tide was still advancing. The later they went back, the longer they would have to travel.
"My Lady, those evil creatures must have gathered here to discuss something that is against the will of Heaven and Earth. Are we just going to ignore it?"
"I know what I am doing, but the most important thing right now is to open up the wasteland sea. You don't need to worry too much."
Some dragons were worried, but no one mentioned it again after the dragon girl said this. Aze was a little taciturn and only answered when the dragon girl asked a question, and his words were not very detailed.
Aze felt a little guilty and painful. Later on, he even became suspicious and didn't trust the powerful Lady Ying. He had been deceived before, so what about now? Moreover, Aze found that he was still a little worried about the "Aunt Ning" before. After all, everything about her was very natural during this period. She really looked like Mr. Ji's Taoist partner. But reason told him that Aunt Ning was more like a liar.
Ying Ruoli seemed to be able to sense something, so she did not force Aze to ask. However, after careful observation of this man, she was also very surprised. No wonder he wanted to trick him into coming to the Northern Demon.
To the immortal cultivators of Jiufeng Mountain, this Aze might be a useless thing, but to a real demon, he is better than any other delicacies in the world. Fortunately, the real demon did not succeed, otherwise it would not be easy to deal with him in the future.
Obviously, the Dragon Girl did not have time to provide any psychological counseling to Aze, and the previous battle with the real demon was not as easy as she said.
But the dragon girl still had the great task of opening up the wasteland to fulfill, and she didn't want to show her fatigue in front of her subordinates, let alone delay the important event of opening up the wasteland sea which was related to the dragon clan and even all the aquatic creatures in the world. So in the next few days, except for occasionally saying a few words to Aze to see if he was willing to talk, she spent most of her time regulating her breathing.
Only when the Dragon Girl, Aze and the other dragons passed through the Thousand Reef Island area again could she breathe a sigh of relief and point to the island below in the sky.
"Aze, there is an acquaintance of Mr. Ji on that island. You were able to escape in time this time because he came to inform me. I still have to go to the border of the desolate sea and can no longer take you with me."
"Um… "
After Aze responded, there was not much reaction. The Dragon Girl frowned slightly, not knowing whether Aze was still affected by the real demon. She could only bring him to the Yuhuai Treasure Pavilion.
As expected, Wei Wuwei had not left yet. He exchanged greetings and introduced the task to Aze before entrusting the task to him. Aze was not in a very high spirits during the whole process. Although Longnu was a little worried, she still had to leave as soon as possible as it was her duty.
But before leaving, the Dragon Girl walked towards Aze who was standing next to Wei Wuwei. Feeling her gaze, the latter raised his head slightly.
"Mrs. Ying?"
"Aze, this is what Uncle Ji gave me at the Dragon Transformation Banquet. I'll lend it to you."
The dragon girl took out a scroll from her sleeve, and Aze took it subconsciously.
"Lend it to me... for how long?"
"After you show it to your sister Jinxiu, give it back to me when you see me again."
After saying this, the Dragon Girl left with the dragons with Wei Wuwei's salute. Aze stared at them as they flew into the sky and disappeared into the horizon, then he lowered his head and slowly unfolded the scroll.
This painting is a very majestic landscape painting, as if it has some kind of magical power. When Aze looks at it, it seems as if his heart has calmed down. He can even feel the contented mood of Mr. Ji when he picked up the brush to paint.
Wei Wuwei on the side was also looking at the painting, listening to Aze muttering the words on the painting.
"On the river waves, the tide surges and thousands of sails pass by, the waves sparkle, the water rhythm flows and benefits all living things, the heart follows the sound of the waves to convey the sound of nature, the river travels thousands of miles, the beauty is beyond words... Jiyuan."
Seeing Aze staring at the scroll in a daze, Wei Wuwei on the side laughed after a while. He did not try to persuade him, but instead expressed his understanding of the painting.
"This painting was created by the gentleman before the Dragon Transformation Banquet. It is not difficult to see that it not only praises the beautiful scenery of Tongtian River, but also praises the beauty of Lady Ying's appearance and heart, which are better than Tongtian River. It's a good painting, but it's a pity that Lady Ying probably won't sell it. What a pity!"
"Sir, you are a monk, but you like to do business?"
Aze turned to look at Wei Wuwei, who gave his signature squinting smile.
"It's just a hobby, not something that can be considered elegant. However, even if it's insignificant, it's an indispensable part of the world. Someone has to do it. This is exactly what I like! Well, Mr. Zhuang, please come in!"
Aze was stunned again. Even Empress Ying respectfully addressed the fat monk as the head of the Wei family, but the other party addressed him so solemnly.
"Yes, I will follow the arrangements of Patriarch Wei."
Wei Wuwei just smiled, then took Aze in personally. However, before entering, he suddenly seemed to realize something, turned around and looked outside in confusion.
…
About half an hour after settling Aze, Wei Wuwei left Yuhuai Baoge, rode the wind to the sea alone, and finally stopped on an uninhabited island.
"Wei is here, please show yourself, sir."
A few breaths later, a man slowly walked out from the woods on the island. He was wearing a yellow gown and was dressed in a gentle manner, but the expression on his face was very evil. When Wei Wuwei saw him, his heart skipped a beat and he quickly stepped forward to salute.
"It turns out to be Mr. Lu!"
"Oh? You know me?"
Lu Shanjun narrowed his eyes and looked at Wei Wuwei. In fact, this was the first time he met him. His master had never said much about the Wei family. He just knew that there was such a person. Since the Dragon Girl chose to hand Aze over to him, he must have some outstanding qualities.
"He is the only true disciple currently under your tutelage. Even though I am ignorant, how could I not know him?"
Lu Shanjun felt extremely comfortable hearing this. It was also the first time that someone told him that he was his master's disciple. That feeling was even more comfortable than making progress in his practice or eating any nourishing food. Just for this one sentence, he had an infinite preference for Wei Wuwei.
“Haha, Patriarch Wei is good at talking, but I have only learned a few superficial things from Master. I am really ashamed of my Master’s kindness!”
"Mr. Lu, you are too polite! What do you want to talk to Wei about?"
"Alas, there are not many details yet. Lian Ping'er was slapped by Lady Ying and became stupid. She has disappeared. I came here because I haven't heard any specific news about my master for many years. I came here to ask the possible person. Don't worry, although Lu is useless, he is still capable of preventing people from spying on him."
Wei Wuwei understood and nodded immediately, throwing out tables, chairs and fruits from his sleeves. Was he afraid of being spied on? He knew how powerful Lu Shanjun's true body spiritual perception was.
"Mr. Lu, please. I happen to have some free time, so I'll talk to you in detail."
However, when Wei Wuwei was talking about the part about the Dragon Transformation Banquet, he was suddenly startled by Lu Shanjun, who suddenly became furious without any warning.
"What did you say? Hu Yun took someone else as his master?"
Lu Shanjun's eyes flickered dimly, and his nostrils were filled with dangerous aura. Although the demonic aura was not pervasive, the shocking power of Lu Wu's true body made Wei Wuwei feel cold hands and feet, but he still managed to remain calm.
"That's true. I heard that Hu Yun's master was called Xiezhi, but there's not much information."
"Good... Very good! That little fox! Hehehe..."
Before leaving Niukui Mountain, Lu Shanjun treated Hu Yun as his junior fellow apprentice. Hu Yun had also listened to "Xiao Yao You" and had listened to sermons with him on the platform for so long. Lu Shanjun had always thought that one day Hu Yun would be able to openly call Ji Yuan his master. He did not expect that this fox cub actually took someone else as his master.