Dragon Clan: I am Lu Mingfei, the Intelligence Strategist, the God of Concepts!

Chapter 204 Blood Pact, Chu Zihang's Memories, Who Gains the Advantage? (8k)

Half an hour later, in a side hall.

"What exactly is a cocoon?"

Lu Mingfei sat in the chair, his mind filled with doubts.

At this moment, Jormungandr had returned to her beautiful girl form, with her legs together and her hands on her knees.

She sat upright opposite Lu Mingfei, wearing a high-necked cashmere sweater with a school uniform skirt, her slender legs and ankles adorned with white cotton socks with wavy edges.

These were her own clothes, a typical soft and sweet image. Everything had returned to normal, as if no confrontation or fight had just occurred.

Suddenly, Jormungandr reached into his mouth with his finger and spat out a round ball that looked like a metal or mineral. Its surface was crystal clear and free of any dust.

Sealing Stone.

Lu Mingfei's alchemical creations have the effect of suppressing dragon blood.

'Crack--'

She reached out and caught the crystal, then, in front of Lu Mingfei, raised her chin and crushed it violently.

"Don't force girls to eat bad food next time."

Having escaped the suppression of the Roaring Tiger Spear and realizing that Lu Mingfei genuinely wanted to form an alliance with him, Jormungandr stopped hiding himself... or rather, hiding was useless, so he simply made himself more comfortable.

It's wishful thinking to think that an alchemical creation of this caliber could completely suppress the Dragon King's bloodline.

"I see."

Lu Mingfei seemed thoughtful, tacitly agreeing that Jormungandr's actions could be considered a reminder in some ways.

This is her 'sincerity'.

How did you discover my secret?

Jormungandr clapped his hands, sending debris scattering to the ground, and asked, still unwilling to give up, "I thought I hid it well."

“I have my own way of doing things,” Lu Mingfei said calmly.

"I now believe you are a smart person, but it is always extremely dangerous to be friends with smart people. Whether it is loyalty or cooperation, it is just a title. What I need to see is your true sincerity."

Jormungandr laughed: "How could the great White King believe in such an ethereal thing as sincerity? I know what proof you want. I will give you my blood. A king's covenant is always written in blood... You should understand what I'm saying, right?"

Her fingertips extended sharp claws, slicing across the middle of her other palm.

Blood flowed freely, and the bleeding hand was held up in mid-air, awaiting a response.

"A blood oath." Lu Mingfei thought to himself.

"That's right, it seems you've been lurking in this world all along."

Jormungandr's eyes gleamed with golden light, possessing a breathtaking beauty.

“I know why you have revived in this era, and I am for the same purpose. Since we are going to walk the same path, why can’t we be companions? You don’t need to fight me, because our enemies are all destiny.”

"Come on, let's sever our grudges and start a new era together."

but.

Lu Mingfei did not step forward and do the same.

...He had not yet learned the specific details of the 'Blood Pact'.

Furthermore, he cannot hastily form a blood pact with Jormungandr, or rather, with Jormungandr.

Because Lu Mingfei's goal was never to become friends with this king of the earth and mountains, who was once an enemy.

Instead, it's about solving Chu Zihang's problem.

On the surface, Jormungandr's concern for Chu Zihang seems to far exceed that of a Dragon King for a normal Cocoon, and perhaps even a little... well, actually Lu Mingfei isn't quite sure how a normal Dragon King should treat a Cocoon—but in any case, Lu Mingfei doesn't think he can just entrust Chu Zihang to her like that; he must be wary of potential bad women and evil mother dragons.

a long time--

Lu Mingfei decided to test the waters again.
"Hehe, don't be in such a hurry."

He chuckled and shook his head, appearing completely unperturbed.

"What? You're not even willing to form a blood alliance? Does that mean you have no sincerity in cooperating at all?"

Jormungandr frowned. "Do you really think that trust can exist between us without the constraints of the covenant? Even if I can trust you, you can't trust me, can you?"

"I'm still very interested in Chu Zihang," Lu Mingfei said casually.

"what?"

Jormungandr's expression immediately turned wary, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "I don't understand what you mean."

“Let’s be frank with each other. I know Odin was interested in Chu Zihang, and now you are too, but I need to know what qualities he has that make you so interested.”

Lu Mingfei shrugged. "Otherwise, even if we sign the blood pact, I won't feel at ease... No need to pretend. I know you might have a way to bypass the blood pact's constraints. Don't try to lie to me. Don't forget who I am."

"Let me give you an example. Five years ago, there was Typhoon Dandelion and the coastal viaduct."

Jormungandr remained silent.

After a moment, she withdrew her hand: "It seems you know more than I thought."

"uh-huh."

Lu Mingfei neither agreed nor disagreed, but gestured for him to proceed.

"To be honest, my attention to Chu Zihang is entirely due to Odin."

Jormungandr emphasized, "I first noticed that he carried Odin's mark, and then I slowly noticed that this person was special... Well, if you really want to say that he is special, there is nothing special about him. I was just taking Odin's things. You should know the necessity of this, right? With your status, you are bound to be on the opposite side of Odin from the start. I have always disliked that guy, so we should naturally be allies. It has nothing to do with Chu Zihang."

"."

Lu Mingfei nodded slowly: "I see."

……

"No, no, no, no!"

After listening to Jormungandr's explanation, Lu Mingfei quickly realized the obvious logical flaws.

According to her, after the Dandelion Overpass incident, since she disguised herself as Xia Mi in human form and had close contact with Chu Zihang, why did Chu Zihang have no recollection of it? Her looks are, to be fair, a bit too stunning. Only the Little Heavenly Maiden, who has an emotional connection with her, could have a chance with her...

Well, given Chu Zihang's personality, it's normal that he doesn't remember it.

but……

Lu Mingfei still felt something was off.

after all.

Although Chu Zihang is a seasoned ascetic who doesn't get close to women, it doesn't mean he lacks manners.

On the contrary, as a model youth, Chu Zihang was very polite. Back then, he even remembered Chu Zihang clearly when he was just a nobody on the fringes of Shilan Middle School.

It's impossible to forget a 'friend' who should exist.

"So... Jormungandr secretly altered Chu Zihang's memories?"

Lu Mingfei quickly came to a conclusion.

Even if the dragon body is temporarily lacking, the spiritual core and status of the Dragon King will not change.
Jormungandr must be capable of doing this.

He stroked the other alchemical tools in his arms.

Suddenly, a plan came to him.

"Try it."

……

After a while,
Lu Mingfei returned to the main hall of the Zhou family.
"How is the situation?" Nuwa rushed over and asked anxiously.

“The other party is sincere in their willingness to cooperate, but I need to confirm further,” Lu Mingfei said in a low voice.

"Be careful," Nuwa said hesitantly.

Lu Mingfei nodded, bypassed the heavily guarded area, and found Chu Zihang resting inside.

"Senior brother."

Chu Zihang put down his book. "Junior brother, what happened outside?"

Lu Mingfei sized up Chu Zihang, who remained calm and composed. He was truly like a mountain collapsing before him without changing his expression, or a deer leaping to his left without blinking. Even knowing that something was amiss, he could still concentrate on his book.

"It's nothing serious, it's all been resolved. I just came to hear about your achievements at Huanya Group."

Lu Mingfei smiled and said.

Chu Zihang nodded: "I owe this all to you. After I gave you and that President Su's names, the director of the bankruptcy liquidation team gave me a key, and then I found it smoothly..."

To be honest, it was only through the intelligence panel that Lu Mingfei noticed the strangeness of Huanya Group.

Nowadays, the most prestigious group in Binhai is the Su Group. Even the long-established Black Prince Group has to defy the Su family's dominance. But five or six years ago, this position belonged to the Huanya Group. Even the most famous wealthy residential area in Binhai, Peacock Mansion, has an investment from the Huanya Group. However, the Huanya Group is actually an enterprise under that 'Su Sang'.

The director of the bankruptcy liquidation team was the former director of the office of Huanya Group. The mixed-race man who was hiding in the factory area was a colleague of Chu Zihang's biological father, Chu Tianjiao. He was a "professional" with considerable strength and had been guarding Chu Tianjiao's secret base in Binhai, waiting for the "opportunity" to arrive.

Upon returning to Binhai, Lu Mingfei granted Chu Zihang the access to open the long-sealed basement.

"Is the answer you're looking for inside?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“I’m surprised, but…”

Chu Zihang hesitated for a moment, then suddenly sighed.

Out of consideration for his senior's privacy, Lu Mingfei had not been to that place beforehand, only having heard Potato Chip Girl mention it briefly... Chu Zihang's father's secret base was probably quite luxurious.

"I don't know what to say, and I'm not sure if this is the answer I'm looking for,"

Chu Zihang gave a bitter smile.

"Sorry, I'm feeling a bit confused."

He never imagined that the secret base his father had left behind was actually real.

But it's not a heavily fortified fortress; it's more like an exquisite dragon's treasure trove.

This reminded him of the suffering he and his mother had endured in his childhood. Although, from a certain perspective, Chu Zihang could understand some of Chu Tianjiao's concerns.

But now, after experiencing so much, he suddenly felt a bit upset and even confused.

For whom is the dragon slain? What is the ultimate purpose of slaying the dragon?
"It's ok."

Lu Mingfei patted him on the shoulder, "Your dad is probably still alive somewhere in this world."

"We'll find him sooner or later, and then we'll settle things with him one by one."

"Yes, thank you for your kind words, junior brother," Chu Zihang said quietly.

"But there's one more thing now."

Lu Mingfei said seriously, "I suspect that something happened to you on the overpass that time, but you've forgotten it."

"what?"

Chu Zihang frowned immediately: "How is that possible?"

According to Masafumi Tomiyama, a neuroscientist at the Kassel College, human memory is unreliable, like a broken hard drive that can easily be demagnetized. Past events are like drawings on sand; as time passes, the sand is blown away by the wind, memories become blurred, and eventually, they dissolve into a vast expanse that can no longer be discerned.

However, Chu Zihang was unwilling to accept this function, which could be described as the body's self-protection mechanism. Every time he went to sleep, he would recall every detail of the past year to prevent himself from forgetting important things.

"One guess is that there might be interference from the power of words."

Lu Mingfei took out a stone with intricate patterns. "This is an alchemical artifact I developed. It can help restore memories obscured by the power of words. Would you like to give it a try?"

"Come."

Chu Zihang agreed without hesitation.

Although he was confident in his memory... he wasn't so sure if it was the interference of words.

"Eat it."

"what?"

"Remember to chew it thoroughly."

……

Chu Zihang naturally believed that his junior brother would not harm him.

Slowly chewing the suspicious crystal in front of him, he was surprised to find that the stone had changed some of its properties under the influence of alchemy, transforming from an inedible silicon-based mixture into a carbon-based bamboo fiber product—the texture of which was somewhat similar to bamboo shoots.

Following Lu Mingfei's instructions, Chu Zihang closed his eyes and carefully imagined the 'spiritual power' circulating in his blood enveloping him, and his consciousness gradually faded away.

"As expected of my senior brother, he has mastered the power of violent blood and can actively draw upon a portion of his spiritual power."

Lu Mingfei carefully sensed it, then chewed up another mirror image of the 'Memory Stone,' achieving a spiritual resonance with Chu Zihang.

Close your eyes and let the power of the rules carried by the dragon rune take root and sprout in your mind.

As if in a dream, my consciousness entered a pitch-black space.

"We've successfully entered."

Lu Mingfei immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Floating in front of me are orbs of light of various sizes, each orb representing a memory or a fragment of memory.

Essentially, this is a projection of the brain's memory areas.

The essence of Word Spirit: Senluo is to manipulate these projections and then reflect them back to the brain to tamper with other people's memories or cognition. During this time, Lu Mingfei constantly studied the Dragon Script he obtained from Japan and learned how to tamper with and restore memories at the level of mental power.

"In that case, it's as if I've also mastered the Word of Power: Senluo. Knowledge really can change lives... Thank you for the gift, Odin."

Lu Mingfei nodded in satisfaction, his gaze quickly locking onto a particularly bright sphere of memory, as if it were being wiped clean day and night, and through its outer edge, one could vaguely see that it seemed to be stained with a storm...

"This must be my senior's memory of that typhoon day with the dandelion... Hmm? What's this?"

Lu Mingfei suddenly discovered that somewhere within this sphere of memory light,
It looked as if a delicate, transparent dragon scale had been placed upside down on it, obscuring a small area.

"So Jormungandr did tamper with my senior brother's memories after all... Let's go in and take a look."

With a thought, Lu Mingfei's mind and consciousness collided, and he pried off that dragon scale.

Then he slipped inside.

Lightning crackled and thunder poured down from the clouds... Lu Mingfei appeared in the familiar classroom.

The classrooms—a book corner, a hygiene corner, a sliding blackboard, a projector—were clearly those of the junior high school section of Shilan Middle School. Outside, it was pouring rain, and only a few people remained inside.

The opening of the story, which was obtained through the text description using the "Deep Intelligence Extraction Permission," is basically the same as the one that happened when Chu Zihang was fourteen years old.

"The darkness of a raging torrent of rain..."

With just one glance, Lu Mingfei confirmed his guess.

Chu Zihang is also here; to be precise, he is omnipresent, and there is a version of him in every memory orb.

Lu Mingfei, with the help of the dragon runes of 'Word of Power: Senluo', descended into this place and examined everything from a third-person perspective, as if watching a movie.

Since he was already there, Lu Mingfei began to savor the food carefully.

Soon after, the few remaining people in the classroom left, leaving only Chu Zihang and the non-existent Lu Mingfei.

Fourteen-year-old Chu Zihang looked very young. The classroom door was open, and a cold wind mixed with rain was blowing in, chilling him to the bone.

Chu Zihang wrapped his blouse tighter, put his hands in his pockets, as if he were in a daze, or as if he was working his muscles to resist the cold.

"It still tastes familiar."

Lu Mingfei nodded slightly, like a professional film critic.

"Chu Zihang? Let's go together. The rain won't stop. The weather forecast says it's a typhoon, and the meteorological bureau has issued a warning!"

At that moment, a girl peeked in and said...

She had long, flowing hair with a silver Hello Kitty hair clip at the end. Her pretty face was slightly flushed, and she lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly at the boy in the classroom.

It's Liu Miaomiao! This girl is only thirteen years old, right? She's much braver than she was in high school!
Lu Mingfei chuckled, suddenly gaining a deeper appreciation for the joy of gossip. "You don't know me? My name is Liu Miaomiao..." The girl received no answer, and her voice grew softer and softer, like a mosquito buzzing.

"I'm on duty today, I'll be leaving in a bit." Chu Zihang nodded in acknowledgment.

A classic ending, Lu Mingfei continued his cheerful commentary.

But soon I couldn't laugh anymore.

He saw Liu Miaomiao leave in disappointment, but before she had taken two steps, a young boy suddenly jumped out from under the eaves and shouted, "Hey! Liu Miaomiao! Liu Miaomiao! Give me a ride!"

"Lu Mingfei, you can go by yourself! My house isn't in the same direction as yours!"

Without turning her head, Liu Miaomiao greeted her driver. A huge black umbrella sheltered her from the rain. Liu Miaomiao took off her strappy sandals, and the driver knelt down to help her put on rain boots. Under the umbrella, Liu Miaomiao carefully walked towards the black BMW with its 'angel eye' headlights shining through the rain.

Below, as Liu Miaomiao's BMW drove into the rain, Lu Mingfei, who was in junior high school, walked under the eaves for a while, then, as if he had made up his mind or realized reality, he wrapped his coat around his head and darted into the rain like a stray dog.

The real Lu Mingfei couldn't help but grin.

He remembered, he remembered everything. He had indeed been rejected by Liu Miaomiao back then, and he secretly thought to himself that fortunes change...

As she grew older, Liu Miaomiao gradually learned to be considerate of others. She transformed from a spoiled and willful young lady into a gentle and kind piano prodigy. She would no longer ask the driver to change her shoes in the pouring rain. She also became best friends with Su Xiaoqiang, who transferred to her high school.

"Tsk."

Recalling the past, Lu Mingfei couldn't help but smile. Looking back at those scenes now, he found them quite amusing.

From Chu Zihang's perspective, he clearly saw 'himself' raise his hand, as if to stop Lu Mingfei.

"So this is the memory that Senior Brother keeps recalling in his mind all the time?"

After a while, Chu Tianjiao appeared.

A disheveled man makes his entrance driving a Maybach. The two get into the car, they argue, there's an overpass, Deadpool, Odin, a black briefcase, a life-or-death exchange... all sorts of scenes that left the deepest impression on Chu Zihang come one after another.

This Odin is clearly different from the one I saw in Nibelungen last time.

Not only is he eloquent, but he also clearly shows signs of using the power of words.

"Chu Tianjiao's Word of Power should be Time Zero. This Odin clone also has the same speed-based technique, but it's uncertain whether it's Moment or Time Zero."

“Odin’s clones seem to be based on shadow puppetry techniques, but they involve more profound principles… perhaps related to that mask.”

"Is it the sixth generation? Or... the seventh generation? Or perhaps Odin himself?"

"And that box again..."

Lu Mingfei's vision is naturally different now than before, and he can easily see some clues.

However, after testing the 'intelligence system', he found that, as before, the panel could not be brought up from similar scenes in his memories and dreams. Only the Little Devil was an exception. Lu Mingfei still cannot be sure whether the panel he saw when he first dreamed of the Little Devil was real or fake, or just his own hallucination.

And this time.

The Maybach that had escaped from Nibelungen had reached its limit and could no longer be started. The young Chu Zihang burst out of the car and sped off against the wind and rain.

He knew that with this parting, he had completely lost his father... He was cowardly, he was filled with regret... Behind him, in the Maybach, sat a small figure in the pouring rain, his eyes gleaming with a faint gold, his voice softly humming an Irish folk song...

"It is Jormungandr!"

Lu Mingfei's gaze sharpened, and he instantly realized what was happening.

Sure enough, how could Chu Tianjiao, who was only good at killing small monsters, possibly hold off Odin, the old monster who could release words of power, while also opening the gates of Nibelungen!
Lu Mingfei even doubted whether Chu Tianjiao truly understood the truth about the Nibelungen.

Lu Mingfei knew this place very well; it was the place where he rose to power.

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's just raining on the surface of the viaduct; there are countless 'heroic spirits' clinging to the pillars beneath the bridge.

They would only need to wait for Odin to smash the cup as a signal, then they could swarm in and devour it...

Then the answer is obvious.

Jormungandr had been following them the whole time. She released her aura to frighten the dead servants and incidentally broke open the gates of Nibelungen.

"Jormungandr was lying to me after all!"

"She stirred things up before Chu Zihang even entered Odin's Nibelungen!"

"It seems we need to keep pushing forward!"

Lu Mingfei exited the memory sphere.

Upon closer inspection, they soon discovered more inverted, transparent dragon scales, some of which had even formed crystal-like transparent shells that completely covered them, leaving only a blurry shimmering light visible from the surface.

Click, click, click—

Lu Mingfei ignored all of that and smashed the dragon scales that sealed the surface of these memory orbs one by one.

"I'll see what you're up to!"

Lu Mingfei entered these orbs of light...

Unsurprisingly, this was all the work of Jormungandr.

Most of the orbs of light were her in human form, 'Xia Mi,' on a date with Chu Zihang!?
Countless scenes, spanning different ages... from elementary school to high school.

From cinemas, aquariums, Ferris wheels, libraries, and basketball courts to old houses shaded by sycamore trees.

The two walked side by side on their way home from school. The girl jumped onto the curb and took a few steps, then naturally extended her hand to him for support...

They walked in the rain under the same umbrella on a summer night. The girl, wearing sandals, stepped into the puddles, and glistening water droplets danced around her feet...

The girl is good at ballet and folk dance. She always performs as the headliner in school shows. When she has a performance, she tells the boy, "Come or not, it's up to you." The boy always says he'll go if he finishes his homework, but he always does...

They danced, did their homework, and drank orange juice in a very old villa, from day to sunset...

"I actually believed you! Chu Zihang is still in elementary school! You're committing a crime, you LSP..."

Lu Mingfei muttered to himself, then, upon seeing a rather inappropriate scene, he instantly slipped away.

However, the damaged memory seal can no longer be restored.

……

Chu Zihang woke up.

After opening his eyes, he didn't sit up immediately, and even seemed a little dazed.

He lay on the chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, his eyes somewhat lost and vacant.

This was the first time Lu Mingfei had seen this expression on Chu Zihang's face...

His facial expression was similar.

"Cough cough, senior brother, how are you feeling? Are you feeling unwell?"

Lu Mingfei broke the silence.

a long time,

"Junior brother, I didn't really feel anything, it was like I just took a drowsy nap," Chu Zihang said.

"You can't remember anything?" Lu Mingfei's tone was strange.

“It’s a trivial matter, nothing to do with Odin,” Chu Zihang said.

Okay, okay, it's just a lost first kiss from over ten years ago, it's really a small matter.

"Oh, that's good, that's good. This alchemical creation is something I just researched, and I'm not very familiar with using it yet... No mistakes are good, right?" Lu Mingfei smiled awkwardly.

He was naturally too embarrassed to tell Chu Zihang that he had also reviewed the things that had come to mind for him.

Chu Zihang, unusually, didn't respond and continued to stare absentmindedly at the ceiling.

"Then you should rest first, senior brother. I have something to do."

Lu Mingfei took the opportunity to slip away.

……

"Haochi!"

Xia Mi sat in the side hall, gulping in a table of afternoon tea.

Since leaving Xiaozayu, she hasn't been able to taste high-quality desserts like egg tarts, mousse cakes, and strawberry pies for a long time. Most of the time, she can only afford to buy cheap industrial saccharin for a dollar or two.

Take egg tarts for example, the egg tarts from roadside stalls and those from KFC are practically two different varieties.

dong dong——

Lu Mingfei strode in.

"Ah, it's Lord White King."

Xia Mi quickly put down the snacks, resumed her upright sitting posture, and her expression was no different from that of a dragon.

Lu Mingfei had just returned from Zero's side and triggered information related to the Blood Pact.

I thought you would take the opportunity to escape.

Xia Mi shook her head: "I sincerely want to cooperate with you, so why would I run away? Besides, you used the word 'run away' inappropriately. If you weren't here, no one could stop me."

"Hehe." Lu Mingfei shook his head: "Let's sign the blood pact."

"Oh? You've figured it out now?" Xia Mi raised an eyebrow.

“You can refuse,” Lu Mingfei said indifferently.

"Hehe, why would I refuse?" Xia Mi laughed. "If we cooperate with you, the chances of winning are definitely higher."

“I want to add a supplementary clause to the basic blood oath: we must share intelligence to a certain extent and form a deeper alliance,” Lu Mingfei said. “A superficial alliance is meaningless.”

"A deep alliance?"

Xia Mi narrowed her eyes, her expression suspicious.

“That’s right,” Lu Mingfei said frankly.

And this king of the earth and mountains, inexplicably, found himself on the same side.

Previously, Lu Mingfei had managed to extract a large amount of important information using only a few words he barely understood.

While it's uncertain which of Jormungandr's statements are true and which are false, there's no doubt that this dragon must know a great deal about the inside story, whether it's about Odin, Ragnarok, or something else.

But now he is restricted by his 'identity' as the White King.

Lu Mingfei couldn't ask many questions directly, since the other party assumed he knew everything.

"Then you're going to be taken advantage of by me quite a bit."

"How do you know I'm not the one who's taking advantage?" Lu Mingfei asked in a mysterious tone.

Xia Mi suddenly laughed.

"Row."

The two looked at each other.

At the same time, a bloody gash was cut open in the palm of his hand, and the two bleeding palms were pressed together fiercely, and at that moment, both hands grew ferocious claws.

Blood oath,
This is how dragons form alliances, sharing each other's blood and genes. Betrays will be devoured by these genes, causing immense damage to their minds. Even dragon kings can be demoted as a result.

For example, if a dragon is damaged from its sub-adult form and falls to its juvenile form, and the juvenile dragon king breaks its oath... it's basically time to start over.

"You may take turns asking each other a number of questions, and you must answer in a way that the other person can understand, and you must not lie... If you have an advantage or equal number of questions, the other person may not refuse to answer?"

Xia Mi sensed the message emanating from Lu Mingfei's blood: "An interesting agreement."

"Hehe." Lu Mingfei smiled faintly.

"Hehe." Xia Mi chuckled as well.

In an instant, an invisible bond formed between the two.

A pact, witnessed in blood, was born, and a consensus was reached on the right side.
And an additional agreement based on 'intelligence sharing' was formed.

"Who are you anyway?"

Xia Mi stared at Lu Mingfei and asked the first question without hesitation.

At this moment, there has been no question or answer exchange between the two; both have asked zero questions.

Therefore, Lu Mingfei had no choice but to answer Xia Mi's question.

"My name is Lu Mingfei," Lu Mingfei said calmly.

"I'm not asking about your disguise as a half-blood; who is your real identity?"

Xia Mi snorted coldly, "Playing word games won't work on the Blood Alliance!"

“My real identity is Lu Mingfei,” Lu Mingfei said.

"Do I really have to spell it out for you? What kind of dragon are you?" Xia Mi glared at Lu Mingfei.

"Hehe... I told you, I'm a hybrid, not a dragon. Of course, I'm not quite normal in the hybrid realm."

Lu Mingfei said with a smile.

"???"

Xia Mi frowned, and after a long time of confirmation, she realized that Lu Mingfei was actually not lying.

She knew that Lu Mingfei's identity as Bai Wang was strange, but... is it even reasonable for him to be a human-hybrid?

When did human hybrids become capable of initiating blood oaths?! That claw attack just now…

"Okay, it's my turn."

Lu Mingfei didn't give her much time to doubt her own intelligence.

"What's so special about Chu Zihang as your egg?"

"..."

Xia Mi's expression turned ugly.

Lu Mingfei reminded him, "You don't need to worry so much. We've now formed a blood alliance and our positions are aligned. I would never reveal your crucial information to anyone else."

"...He is my egg, and also my nucleus."

"I don't understand." Lu Mingfei shook his head. "What is the definition of a nucleus?"

Xia Mi's expression turned even uglier. Damn it, it seems like I've been fooled!
"Dragons can be revived using eggs, which humans usually call cocoons or embryos, but neither is accurate. The dragon king who leaves behind that thing can be revived using it, but that takes many years. If it is the only egg and the original spiritual power is injected in advance, this process can be accelerated, which is also called a nucleus. The more it is injected, the faster the revival! In extreme cases, it can even be revived in two or three years! Are you satisfied now!"

Xia Mi explained with a dark expression.

“I see… The following questions are not considered intelligence sharing. You can choose to answer them or not,” Lu Mingfei suddenly said.

Why choose Chu Zihang as your core?

"Because he bears Odin's mark! I've said it before, he was the one who targeted Chu Zihang first, and that's how I discovered this guy's extraordinary nature!"

"In short, this is a good cocoon!"

"That's good. I thought you were a pervert who had your eye on Chu Zihang, this innocent young man."

Lu Mingfei breathed a sigh of relief.

Xia Mi visibly shuddered, and after a half-second of silence, she sneered, "I don't know how you could have such a stupid idea. You're not going to say that dragons fall in love with humans, are you? Only human fairy tales would write such a fantastical thing, and only the most foolish humans would believe it!"

"My original plan was to find a few more people on the orthodox side and turn them into eggs too! I don't need that little bit of time!"

Tsk, that's really hard. I wonder who's so young and already using drinking orange juice as an excuse to gnaw on their lips...

Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes.

"Okay, do you have any questions for me?"

"Let me think..." Xia Mi tilted her head.

Lu Mingfei interrupted, "Then stop thinking about it for now, I'll continue asking."

"Please talk about your understanding of 'authority,' or rather, your understanding of 'Primordial Manifestation.' This question is an information-sharing question, and you cannot refuse to answer it."

(End of this chapter)