Since Long Long agreed, Shi Yao instructed Long Hu to take them out and explain the specific details of the ruins to them.
Long Hu revealed a sweet smile, then grabbed Long Long with her left hand and Gui Ling’er with her right, seemingly departing without any hesitation.
No sooner had they left the palace than Long Hu imdiately turned around, her expression full of indignant fury, skillfully jumped into Long Long’s embrace, and then bit down hard on his shoulder.
Gui Ling’er covered her mouth in exaggerated shock, her mind racing with astonishnt:
So formidable! Is this so-called romance simply biting each other upon eting?
Of course, Long Long had no idea that this little turtle had never been in love and was quite adept at fantasizing in the most absurd directions; he rely silently grew Dragon Scales on his shoulder, perfectly blocking the little fox’s teeth.
"Wow, Long Long, you’ve beco quite sothing after your Transformation!" Long Hu, her cheeks tired from the effort, could only let go of his neck and huffed, "Why didn’t you wait for to Transform together?"
You and your pathetic cultivation level, how far are you from Transformation? Don’t you have any sense?
Long Long mocked inside, but on the outside, he gently said:
"I was just worried about you, plus you were in seclusion, and I was afraid I would disturb your cultivation."
"Nonsense!" Long Hu, her anger flaring, pulled her tail out from under her skirt and began to fan his face with slaps, "If you wanted to co find , couldn’t you just..."
She was about to say "teleport over at any ti," but then she noticed there were outsiders around and quickly stopped herself, stuffing her tail back under her skirt.
"Are you from the Mao Clan?" Gui Ling’er asked curiously, "That fluffy tail, is it from the Celestial Fox Clan of Qingqiu?"
"Can’t you tell?" Long Hu had no desire to answer her question, simply retorting rudely.
"Who knows?" Gui Ling’er said playfully, "It could be from the Squirrel Clan for all I could tell."
"And you?" Long Hu shot back, "Are you, what, from the Tortoise Clan?"
"What Tortoise Clan!" Gui Ling’er imdiately beca annoyed, clearly, "tortoise" was an insult in the Eastern Emperor Realm, used to mock an overly cowardly mber of the Demon Race, "Xuan Gui Clan, have you not heard of it? Ignorant!"
"Oh, my apologies." Long Hu sneered, "I didn’t see any shell on your back."
"Alright." Long Long finally seized an opportunity to interject, "Stop arguing, don’t forget the elders are still inside."
This remark indeed reminded Long Hu and Gui Ling’er that even if they didn’t care about their own elders, they had to consider the other’s, and attacking each other’s clans could inadvertently offend the other’s elders, which wouldn’t be right.
"I’ll just keep it simple then." Long Hu stated disdainfully, "The ruins will open in three days."
"Once inside the ruins, Immortals will be transported to the inner circle, while those below Immortal Rank will find themselves in the outer circle."
"Only Immortals can enter the inner circle, so that doesn’t concern us; after we enter the outer circle, we must try to find the ancient site built by the Xuanwu Clan and look for anything that might be of value."
"What specifically might be there?" Gui Ling’er asked, frowning.
"I don’t know," Long Hu replied bluntly, "Magical Treasures, Flying Swords, Miraculous Pills and Elixirs, perhaps even Jade Slips with records. We can keep the forr for ourselves, but if we find Jade Slips, we have to hand them over to the elders, who will reward us accordingly."
"Oh." Gui Ling’er was also sowhat upset, wondering why, as a junior in the sa untransford situation, Long Hu got to know so much in advance while she knew nothing?
Of course, she could hardly vent her anger on the Xuanwu Immortal; she just had to swallow it down.
"Is there any danger around the ruins?" Long Long inquired.
"My aunt ntioned that every day during the venture into the ruins, there will be so sort of odd puzzle chanism to face," Long Hu said sullenly. "Neither Martial Force nor cultivation level will be of use; it requires sufficient intelligence to solve."
"Intelligence, eh," Long Long imdiately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking, well, that’s not sothing to worry about.
Whether it’s devising strategies or thinking on my feet, I am quite experienced and well-versed.
"What is a puzzle?" Gui Ling’er didn’t understand, "Like conducting exams or similar kinds of puzzles?"
"No." Long Hu gave a mocking smile, "Ever heard of an Illusion Domain?"
"I haven’t." Gui Ling’er shook her head frankly.
"Well, you’ll find out when you get there," Long Hu said, too lazy to explain further, which made Gui Ling’er’s face grow cold and prompted her to clench her fists.
"Right." Long Long saw that the tension between the two was getting thicker, and hurriedly cut in to interrupt, "Hu, what did the clan say this ti? How long are they allowing you to be out?"
"Originally they didn’t plan to let out at all." Long Hu replied with so irritation, "Later, my aunt protested on behalf of the Fox Clan, and finally, the clan leader relented."
Long Long thought to himself that it must have been Hu Li who had made the effort; it seed that the Azure Dragon Clan was also afraid of "offending allies."
"What about Qin Zhou and Qin Ye?" Gui Ling’er asked, folding her arms, "They should be coming over too, right?"
"They won’t arrive until tomorrow," Long Hu answered with a wrinkled nose.
Seeing no particular expression on Long Hu’s face, Long Long knew she was not yet aware of the clan leader’s intention to recruit him as a son-in-law, and he quietly felt relieved.
Another day passed, and the Qin siblings did indeed arrive at the location, followed by the Ancestral Qin.
Compared to the Xuanwu Immortal’s small stature, this Ancestral Azure Dragon was a tall, thin old man, standing very straight.
The Qin siblings were quite enthusiastic when they saw Long Long and greeted him warmly.
"Long Long!" Qin Zhou said with a smile, "Congratulations on the successful transformation."
"Brother Long." Qin Ye called out quietly but did not look at him, choosing to hide behind Qin Zhou instead.
Long Long: ?
Seeing Qin Ye’s deanor, Long Long realized she must have known about the marriage arrangent.
When he saw the puzzled look on Long Hu’s face, just as he was about to open his mouth to cover things up, the Ancestral Qin waved him over:
"Long Long, co here."
Long Long had no choice but to step forward with a stiff upper lip and give his respects:
"Ancestor."
"You’ve already transford, I see," the Ancestral Qin observed, looking him over approvingly, "Excellent bloodline. If Ye’er marries you in the future, I will rest easy."
Long Long jolted and quickly sneakily glanced to see if Long Hu had heard.
Fortunately, Long Hu was huddled up with Qin Ye, whispering sothing, probably probing her.
"Why so nervous?" the Ancestral Qin slapped his shoulder, laughing, "With the rank of your bloodline, you will surely spread far and wide in the future. Both Ye’er and Hu’er have Dragon Clan bloodlines, and it’s only right for them to bear children for the clan. Even if they have objections, I as the ancestor will decide for you."
"I also heard about Xuan Gui’s demands. Saving you once, and he wants you to breed for the Xuanwu? What a joke! There’s not even enough to go around in our clan!"
"During this trip to the Dragon Palace Illusion, take Gui Ling’er with you once, and we’ll call it even. If that old turtle refuses, I will talk to him myself; you don’t need to worry about it!"
"Thank you, ancestor." What else could Long Long say? He could only smile wryly and give a respectful bow.
Although he identified as a pure love warrior for a monogamous heroine, against the domineering and strong-willed Ancestral Azure Dragon, there was no way he could resist.
After all, the lineage on Long Long’s paternal (maternal) side ca from Ying Long of the Demon Locking Tower, which was purer than that of Long Hu and Qin Ye.
Long Hu had only inherited half of the Ying Long Immortal Rank bloodline, and Qin Ye’s was that of the ancestral Azure Dragon Immortal Rank, diluted over several generations. Both of their breeding values were far less than Long Long’s.
From the Demon Race’s value of "family above all," it was a given that a lesser bloodline should support the highest quality one in terms of breeding.
Therefore, Long Long could mate with other female dragons, but Long Hu and Qin Ye could only mate with Long Long. This was the outco set by the Ancestral Azure Dragon within the clan, and also the direct reason why he rejected Clan Leader Qin Beiwang’s proposal of "matching Long Hu with Qin Zhou."
The Ancestral Azure Dragon made his stance clear, and Long Long saw through it. He made up his mind:
I, Long Long, refuse to beco a breeding machine!
I will pretend to cooperate with them, and then look for an opportunity to flee to Beiming Fanyang with the little fox.
Once I deliver her to the destination and obtain the Heaven-nding Stone fragnt, I’ll imdiately abandon my facade and leave the Eastern Emperor Realm!
Keep dreaming your grand dreams!
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