Chapter 164
At this time, in the valley of the Chaoying imperial court, where the black dragon had chosen to rest, the craftsmen were bustling about like ants, measuring the ground in various ways, calculating, and trying to lay the foundation.
The Black Dragon lay sprawled atop the valley, watching these tiny ants scurry back and forth.
It was bored and even rolled over, sunbathing with its belly up.
This life is so good.
Not bad, not bad. Watching my own lair being built up bit by bit, my heart is full of hope and anticipation!
This is so much better than being ordered around by those old guys in the Xuanqing Sect.
Sigh, for a moment I really don’t want to go back.
The black dragon thought lazily and couldn’t help but count on its fingers. Oh, it had been half a month since it had come here.
There was still half a month before it had to return.
Hmm, wait?! Half a month?
Has time passed so quickly?
The black dragon shivered and flew up from the valley, roaring and circling to look around.
Its old lair! Its palace! It was not yet fully formed!
How was it that it had to leave?
This half a month had passed in the blink of an eye. How was it that the time in the human world was so fleeting?
The black dragon was a little worried for a moment.
The craftsmen who were diligently building the palace below, suddenly looked up and saw that the sky above was dark. The black dragon was flying above them, looking at them with a look of deep sorrow and hatred, so serious and scary.
The craftsmen trembled, and were even more afraid to slack off.
Everyone knew that although the monthly silver for building the palace here was high, the pressure from the Dragon King was too strong. Everyone wanted to tremble just by looking at him.
Fortunately, this black dragon did not eat people, but just liked to lie on the valley and stare at them.
So everyone became even more diligent.
Among the craftsmen, there was a group of secret guards who were specially used to maintain order. Once any special situation occurred, they would appear in time.
When they discovered that the black dragon was circling above them and seemed particularly anxious, one of the secret guards mustered his courage and flew into mid-air to ask the black dragon.
“May I ask, senior black dragon, is there anything you are dissatisfied with?”
Before Your Highness had left the imperial palace, she had specially instructed them to come and watch the black dragon. Once the other party made any move, they had to deal with it in time.
This was Your Highness’s trust in them, and the secret guard had no desire to let down her expectations.
The black dragon stared at the secret guard who had come closer and snorted impatiently.
The secret guard, who had been relying on his deep internal energy to barely fly to a tree branch and stand there, immediately felt as if he had been blown away by a hurricane, and rolled out, falling in a pathetic state.
The black dragon’s body was huge, like a mountain peak. Even a breath from its original form was very astonishing.
“Let your heir come and see me!”
The black dragon was inexplicably a little anxious.
“Let that little girl come over!”
The longer it stayed in this place, the more inexplicably a sense of fear arose in its heart.
This feeling was hard to describe, but it was a kind of premonition.
Anyone who had embarked on the great path of cultivation would pay extra attention to the feelings that arose in their heart when they had a whim. This was often a kind of instinctive hint.
If it was ignored, it would cause irreparable consequences.
Although the black dragon was carefree and sometimes its brain was not online, when it really had a feeling, it was not easy to fool.
It began to recall how long Lu Dieqing and Zheng Xuening had been gone. How was it that they had been gone for so long without a sound?
They had said that they were going to deal with some matters in this place, but it was not to the extent of not having any news for half a month.
Could it be that these two were trying to escape? To drag it out until the one-month deadline was up, so it would have to return with nothing to show for it?
The black dragon’s crown of its head was shaken. Its brain suddenly cleared up, and it only felt that it had been deceived, and was almost enraged.
“Let your Crown Princess appear! Immediately! Right now!”
The roaring black dragon directly connected with the celestial phenomena near the valley. The weather, which had just been clear and sunny, was instantly filled with dark, oppressive clouds.
It looked as if it was about to rain. The craftsmen who had been busy building the palace were all on high alert, like frightened quails, looking at the black dragon in the sky with terror.
It was one of the secret guards who had been blown away just now, who once again steeled himself and flew over, suppressing his fear of the black dragon and answering with a calm heart.
“Senior black dragon, Her Highness said that if you are in a hurry to see her, we should lead you there.”
Hearing this, the black dragon was not so enraged.
It was good that the mortal heir who would cut off its dragon whiskers at a moment’s notice had not hidden the little girl she was going to take away.
Seeing that the black dragon’s emotions had calmed down a little, the secret guard steeled himself and said again, “Senior black dragon, do you think you can retract the dark clouds? If it rains, I’m afraid it will delay the construction of the palace.”
Hearing that its palace would be affected by this heavy rain, the black dragon reluctantly dispersed the dark clouds.
It had been guarding this place for half a month. Even the craftsmen and the bricks and tiles had been transported here by the black dragon riding the clouds and mists. This was like investing a lot of sunk costs. If it were to give up halfway, it would always be unwilling and feel heartbroken.
The seemingly otherworldly black dragon was no exception.
It stared at the secret guard and threatened him in a frightening tone.
“Hurry up and take this dragon to see that little girl. And, in the remaining half a month, you must finish building the palace! Otherwise, this dragon will swallow you all!”
The secret guard naturally said yes.
And all the craftsmen, when they knew that the black dragon was about to leave the valley, immediately breathed a great sigh of relief, and their faces all showed a relaxed smile that was only seen during the New Year.
At this time, on the island full of rich spiritual energy, Lu Dieqing was sitting cross-legged in the valley with her delicate eyes closed, cultivating with Zheng Xuening.
Before, outside, the two of them had already entered the second layer of the Qi Refining stage.
Now, with abundant spiritual energy, and the flow of time on the island being different from the outside world, it made the two of them cultivate even more like a fish in water.
“Ningning, are you hungry?”
Lu Dieqing, who had just broken through the fourth layer of the Qi Refining stage, said in a small voice, her voice a little timid.
It had been almost ten days, oh no, almost a month on the island.
They had been cultivating day and night without rest, and had successively broken through two realms. Their speed was astonishing. But the price was that they had eaten the fasting pills in their storage rings to the point where they didn’t want to eat anymore.
Having never cultivated like this before, Lu Dieqing found that her concentration was really far inferior to Ningning’s.
Every time she opened her eyes to secretly look at Ningning, she would see the other who was concentrating on her cultivation.
Ningning had a pair of eyes that were beautiful even when closed. Her lashes were particularly thick, distinct, and a little curly. Her nose was high and delicate.
Her lips were red, and she had a cute lip pearl, which made her look inexplicably attractive.
Every time Lu Dieqing felt that cultivation was too boring, she would look up and see such a great beauty, and think that this was her own.
The two of them would cultivate to immortality and could look at her every day. Her heart would be filled with a bit more motivation to cultivate!
I like Ningning so much.
The girl who was staring at Zheng Xuening and asking if she wanted to eat had a fair and rosy little face. Although it was only the size of a palm, it was so exquisite that it looked as if she were not a real person, with an otherworldly feel.
Zheng Xuening finally opened her eyes, and her phoenix eyes were exceptionally clear.
Cultivation had made her indifferent nature even more obvious. Her whole person was so beautiful that she was like an immortal sculpture, with an intimidating aura that made people not dare to approach.
But when her eyes touched Lu Dieqing, all the frost instantly melted.
She scooped Lu Dieqing into her arms, and one of her hands gently held the other’s soft, jade-like chin, and she asked in a soft and gentle voice, “What can I eat?”
These words were clearly not about the wine.
Zheng Xuening’s slender fingers pointed at Lu Dieqing’s soft, tender red lips and circled them, as if she were considering where to start tasting.
