Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 386 One-stop service
Lu Xingzhou had a dream about the darkest period of his childhood.

First, he was almost beaten to death and thrown off the mountain. Then, in a Taoist temple in Danxia Mountain, he was used as a test subject for various medicines by an old Taoist priest.

Some of them had also undergone medicinal baths, soaking in a tub of medicine, where their bodies felt like they were being bitten by ants, causing them unbearable pain.

Then the dream suddenly changed, and he was having all sorts of shameless things with Shen Tang, Pei Chuyun, and Ye Tinglan. Among them was Long Qinghuang, and he was holding a dragon horn and riding a dragon named Hongru.

Dreams are naturally a direct reflection of the body's sensations at this moment. Taking a blow from a superior-grade opponent, even if the opponent was only a beginner in the superior-grade realm, and even if he had the Dragon Subduing Armor and various life-saving techniques like the Void Revolving Wheel, this injury was still the most serious he had suffered since childhood, so naturally he dreamt of that time.

If there is no reliable strong person by your side, this kind of injury may be irreversible.

However, Long Qinghuang was by her side.

She's top-tier in combat, but her medical skills are only moderately good, at least not as good as the top witch doctors under her command whom she consulted a few days ago. I wonder if that's reliable enough?
It is not entirely reliable.

She knew how to treat Lu Xingzhou's injury. The Dragon Emperor Ring contained abundant resources and a wide variety of high-end medicines, which could cure him directly.

However, her lack of top-tier skill caused her to overlook the fact that the wildness of life in this environment was equally effective for Lu Xingzhou.

Normally, things might be alright; the wildness of humans is far less apparent than that of the demon race. But now, in their weakened state, they are easily affected by attacks. The dragon maiden overlooked this subtle difference and didn't add any related protective or purifying layer to him.

Thus, Lu Xingzhou naturally experienced both pain and primal life desires.

This was while he was unconscious, his body could still generate desires, but his reason wouldn't turn violent. Otherwise, the violent state that Long Qinghuang had shown before might have appeared on Lu Xingzhou as well... Even so, there was still a trace of it; that frenzied posture of grabbing the dragon horns and attacking Hongru was almost... well.

Long Qinghuang spent a long time feeding him medicine, bandaging him, and circulating her qi to calm him down, only to watch helplessly as the weak and suffering Lu Xingzhou inexplicably stood upright. She scratched her head in bewilderment.

He was unconscious but still wanted me so much... just because I touched his shoulder to help improve his blood circulation?

whee.

The mother dragon is being narcissistic again.

To be honest, Lu Xingzhou's physique is really good now. The pseudo-dragon body medicinal bath he took only once had a particularly good effect. Otherwise, even with the influence of his wild desires, his injured and weak body wouldn't be able to stand up...

A dragon-like body...

Long Qinghuang bit her lower lip, reached out and gently stroked Lu Xingzhou's face, her eyes somewhat hazy.

Seeing him unconsciously frowning and looking pained, I felt my heart clench.

As she watched, she unconsciously leaned down and gently kissed his lips: "Idiot, why are you blocking me? You're not strong enough..."

Deep down, he knew that whether or not he had blocked the way, or whether or not he had been injured, made little difference.

A berserk state after being injured and weakened can truly be manipulated by the opponent into a killing machine that knows nothing.

They weren't injured? Then this killing machine will kill them first.

This single difference is enough to completely destroy both Dujuan and Pudu.

Not only that, Long Lie and the others all had to kowtow to Lu Xingzhou. Entering the mountain's secret realm wasn't for healing at all; it was clearly to isolate themselves from the dragon soldiers and avoid accidentally injuring themselves. The person truly in danger once inside was Lu Xingzhou himself.

Yet, he still managed to resolve the matter using the cuckoo at the most critical moment.

The more Long Qinghuang sorted out what had happened, the harder it was for her to contain the turmoil in her heart.

I heard he was in the Yama's Palace before. How could the Yama's Palace let someone like that leave? Did Yama eat some expired medicine?

"Don't frown, it hurts me." She murmured, "I'd rather be the one injured right now. My recovery is much better than yours... As long as you wake up, anything is fine... If you like using a whip... you can have that too..."

Her slender hand unconsciously touched the oars, hesitating slightly.

I'm inclined to let him release his power, but I also feel that his weakened body shouldn't be indulged. If he were a dragon, it wouldn't be a problem, but he's a human...

Long Qinghuang hesitated for a moment, but finally slid down slowly and gently kissed it.

He said that if you break it down and read it separately, he likes this, right...?

If we don't let him indulge himself, let him have some fun; there shouldn't be any major problems.

Just days ago, His Majesty the Dragon Emperor had resolutely refused to agree to any demands, even when threatened with the issue of the race's reproduction. But now, he was proactive and gentle, his tongue lingering tenderly.

Unfortunately, Lu Xingzhou was unconscious and couldn't see this most thrilling scene.

However, I became increasingly agitated in my sleep, feeling a burning desire within me that I couldn't release due to my physical weakness, which made me feel suffocated.

Unconsciously, he reached out and grabbed the dragon's horn tightly.

Long Qinghuang: "?"

The next moment, I felt the hands gripping the dragon's horns press down violently.

Long Qinghuang: "..."

No matter how violently those powerless hands were, who could they possibly move? But Long Qinghuang did not resist. She simply looked up and saw that he was not awake, and then obediently let him press down on her.

In his dream, Lu Xingzhou finally felt much better.

In fact, the medicine that Long Qinghuang had used earlier had begun to take effect, and the healing effect was getting better and better. Under the strong stimulation, Lu Xingzhou finally opened his eyes somewhat dazedly.

I felt really good during that erotic dream just now; it felt so real.

I opened my eyes and saw blue sky and white clouds.

Where is Long Qinghuang?
Huh, the feeling from the dream is still there... I can even feel the dragon horns in my hands. Lu Xingzhou looked down and met Long Qinghuang's upward gaze.

Their eyes met, and Lu Xingzhou was somewhat stunned, while Long Qinghuang's eyelids twitched, and she looked away with some shame.

But the action did not stop.

Whose second brother could withstand such a test? Xiao Zhou was gone.

Lu Xingzhou let out a long sigh and released his grip. Long Qinghuang raised her head, wiped the corner of her mouth, and said with a hint of resentment, "Good morning."

Lu Xingzhou was momentarily at a loss for words.

This time, I truly received a one-stop service.

“You shouldn’t be like this, being so weak.” Long Qinghuang reached out and checked his pulse with a hint of resentment. “I don’t want to end up hurting you.”

Upon closer inspection, it seems there's nothing... wait...

Long Qinghuang was somewhat surprised: "Why do you want it again?"

Lu Xingzhou said helplessly, "If you don't help me isolate this place from the wild invasion, it will really be seven times. Not only seven times, but I will also whip you."

Long Qinghuang blushed slightly as she realized what mistake she had made.

But what surprised Lu Xingzhou even more was that she still didn't resist the invasion of wildness, as if nothing had happened. Instead, she lay down and leaned against Lu Xingzhou's shoulder: "If you want, then you can."

Lu Xingzhou was both amused and exasperated: "I'm in pain and weak all over, don't try to squeeze me dry now, you little lecherous dragon."

Long Qinghuang pouted: "Once you've pulled up your pants, you don't recognize me as Long anymore."

Lu Xingzhou: "...Help me take the medicine out of my ring, that jade bottle, yes, the one with the red stopper."

Long Qinghuang obediently took the medicine, watched Lu Xingzhou take the pill, and said sourly, "Isn't my treatment as effective as your pill?"

Lu Xingzhou said irritably, "This is a purification pill."

Long Qinghuang: "..."

The two were slightly embarrassed and silent for a moment before Long Qinghuang said in a low voice, "Since you're awake, there's actually no need for isolation and purification, because the demonic energy here is beneficial to your healing and recovery, and it will also be of great benefit to your cultivation afterward. It would be a pity if you intentionally isolated yourself."

"There's no rush, we can come again later."

These words brought a smile to Long Qinghuang's face, and she didn't continue speaking.

In fact, Lu Xingzhou had intended to leave during the chaos, which Long Qinghuang knew, and she was very disappointed at the time.

It's hard to explain the feelings she had at that moment, from disappointment to shock, when he not only didn't leave but instead blocked her way... Seeing how badly he was injured, Long Qinghuang felt incredibly soft-hearted and thought, "So be it. If he wants to leave, why keep him locked up?"
If he still wants to leave when he wakes up, then... then let's leave.

Surprisingly, he said we could come again later.

Long Qinghuang couldn't suppress the urge to smile, and leaned against his shoulder without saying a word.

Lu Xingzhou closed his eyes and regulated his breathing for a moment, feeling that his strength had recovered considerably. He then asked, "Have you inspected this place?"

"No," Long Qinghuang said. "I'm taking care of you, so I don't have the mood to look at these things. I've learned quite a bit about searching for the azalea's soul, but it's all the same old stuff. As you said, there's still time later, so let's not think about it now and get some rest first. We'll talk about it later."

“Sitting here is fine anyway,” Lu Xingzhou said. “He probably used the dragon corpse here to perform a trick to transfer your dragon clan’s energy. I’ve seen a similar trick on a monk in another ancient realm. Through this transfer, the dragon clan will gradually lose its ability to reproduce. First, the pure-blooded ones will not be able to reproduce, and slowly even the subspecies will disappear. They can then spread their seed to other races.”

Long Qinghuang hummed in agreement, which made it clear.

Lu Xingzhou said, "But there's another effect, which you should take seriously."

"what?"

"The influence of Qi is extensive. What they transfer may only be related to reproduction, but it may also affect martial fortune. Have you noticed that the dragon race is born powerful, but there are too few super-grade dragons? Even the Gu family has several super-grade dragons cultivating in seclusion, but the dragon race only has you... At most, there might be one more in the sea? Does that live up to the reputation of the dragon race? On the other hand, there are things like Dujuan and Laogui, who have the potential to become super-grade... Even with the nourishment of the vast demonic energy here, breaking through major obstacles is never just about having resources."

Long Qinghuang pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "It has some impact. Just like with reproduction, we are blinded by the difficulty of reproduction for the dragon race itself, and we haven't noticed how difficult it becomes over time. The same goes for cultivation. Dragons are born powerful, but the years required to ascend are longer. This is the balance of life under the Heavenly Dao, otherwise the world would have been ruled by dragons long ago."

"In other words, it originally took dragons much longer to cultivate to become a super-grade dragon than humans, often thousands of years?"

"Yes, after all, we have long lifespans. It's not surprising that no super-grade dragons have appeared in the past few hundred years... But now that I think about it, something's not right, because many old dragons on Dragon Cliff have been cultivating for far more than a thousand years."

Lu Xingzhou asked, "Have you found a way to break this transfer by searching your soul?"

“No.” Long Qinghuang’s face finally showed anger: “Its soul memory indicates that it is irreversible. The formation only has a stealing formation, not a return formation. Even if the formation is destroyed, at most it will stop stealing, but it will not return the stolen goods.”

Lu Xingzhou's expression was somewhat strange. With such a serious problem, you still have the leisure to enjoy porridge?

But Long Qinghuang said, "I don't believe it. How could it be irreversible? It must be that I haven't thoroughly searched your soul yet. Once you're better, I'll slowly work it out."

Lu Xingzhou shook his head: "It's quite possible that it only knows how to move, but not how to reverse it. But... I should have a way."

Long Qinghuang was stunned for a moment, then said bitterly, "What are you trying to do to me now? I've already gone through all that... do you want to do it again?"

Lu Xingzhou blinked.

He didn't really mean anything by saying that, but hearing the mother tyrannosaurus's unusually pitiful and aggrieved look, his desire to bully the dragon was stirred up, and he deliberately said, "Your Majesty's morning bite, isn't something missing?"

Long Qinghuang thought to herself, "Nothing's missing, I've swallowed it all..."

He immediately realized that when he said "good morning" to his owner, he meant it.

Does he want to use that title himself?
(End of this chapter)