The insects in my house are dragons.

This turtle king, the Azure Dragon Turtle, was much easier to get along with than Yun Che had expected.

Gradually, the feeling of tension subsided considerably.

However, after only a few words, the Azure Dragon Turtle started yawning, and its eyelids began to droop.

"Please, if you have the chance in the future, take good care of our elders." The Azure Dragon Turtle's words became disjointed again.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the elder and I are bosom friends!"

The Azure Dragon Turtle nodded slightly. "Make my sculpture more imposing."

As he spoke, a stone flew out of the water and landed in front of Yun Che. It was... a miniature sculpture of the Turtle King himself.

Yun Che: "..."

These turtles are all a bit arrogant.

The old tortoise, seeing the statue of the Great King, was already considering what pose he should strike.

"Definitely, definitely," Yun Che said earnestly.

"I was about to tell you something... but I forgot. I've been sleeping a lot lately, so I'm forgetful." As the Azure Dragon Turtle spoke, it realized that it seemed it had indeed forgotten something.

What was it again?

When Elder Turtle mentioned Yun Che before, it did mention him a couple of times, but when it actually met him, it forgot about it.

My memory has been getting worse lately.

"Oh..." The Azure Dragon Turtle seemed to remember something again, and tried hard to keep its eyes open while fighting. "If possible, please help the elder and me find that dragon spine."

Yun Che was taken aback.

Jiaolong?

Spine?

I?

Seriously?

However, when it comes to treasure hunting, isn't Elder Turtle the best at it?

Seeing Yun Che's puzzled expression, and seeing that the King was about to fall asleep again, Elder Turtle finally spoke up to explain:

"My king is also skilled in divination. Although he was taught by this elder, he has already surpassed his master!"

This means that the Azure Dragon Turtle had performed a divination for Yun Che or Elder Turtle, suggesting that if they wanted to obtain the dragon's spine, they might need Yun Che's help.

This is also why the Azure Dragon Turtle mentioned Yun Che several times in front of Elder Turtle.

Although Yun Che didn't understand, he began to believe in the divination techniques of the Turtle Clan after the Turtle Elder calculated the "red square" and verified it.

You can't deny it; the facts are right in front of you.

only....

He had no clue whatsoever about finding the dragon's spine, and even less confidence in it.

To be honest, ever since the dragon was suppressed by Yang Pingjiang, Yun Che has not known whether the dragon is alive or dead. If it is alive, he doesn't know where it is sealed.

If he were dead, he would probably already be in Yang Pingjiang's hands.

It feels like a "bounty" that has no beginning or end, and there's no starting point at all.

Moreover, Yun Che didn't understand why the Azure Dragon Turtle wanted the dragon's spine.

"Find the spine; it is my treasure trove, and you may choose whatever you wish."

The black pillar has been submerged in water again.

Yun Che had previously thought that this was all the treasures of the Azure Profound Dragon Turtle, until he looked down at the lake and saw... a dozen or so identical black pillars below!

Judging from what was placed near the previous pillar, the Azure Dragon Turtle's "treasure trove" is... frighteningly rich!

"I... cough, if there's a chance, I can give it a try." Yun Che didn't dare to agree, but he didn't really want to refuse either.

What if?

Anyway, it's not a "task" with any strict requirements.

At this moment, the Azure Dragon Turtle's eyes had closed again, but before its eyes closed completely, Yun Che could feel that its gaze was not on him, nor on Kong Kong, but on... Iris.

In fact, from the moment it entered this place, besides paying attention to Yun Che and Kong Kong, it also seemed to pay quite a bit of attention to Iris.

just.

Yun Che understood its concern for Kong Kong, but he didn't understand why it was so concerned about Iris as well.

The Azure Dragon Turtle's body slowly sank into the water, and before it submerged and fell asleep again, it made intermittent sounds:

"Remember... those who manipulate dreams will ultimately be manipulated by dreams..."

Ok?

If you manipulate dreams, will you be manipulated by them?

Suddenly, a nonsensical remark.

But considering its earlier attention to the iris...

Was this said to Iris?

Is this why it focuses on irises?

Is it because of "lucid dreaming"?

It's so sleepy... could it be "dreaming" too?

"Huh?" Iris was also confused, her face full of doubt.

I felt that these fortune tellers were all like charlatans, talking in a cryptic way. Compared to them, Elder Turtle's predictions were much better.

There is at least one specific piece of information: "red square".

"Your Majesty, you're asleep again." Elder Turtle smacked his lips as he looked at the lake surface, which had calmed down once more.

A thought struck Yun Che, and he asked, "Is Your Majesty always so sleepy?"

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"Not really. When the King was little, he was very active. It's just that I don't know when it started, but he's been sleeping for longer and longer periods of time." Elder Turtle shook his head. "Oh well, there's no harm in sleeping more anyway."

Could it be... that this Azure Dragon Turtle, like the Iris, also possesses the ability of "lucid dreaming"?

It has a lot of buffs stacked on it.

It's a dragon turtle, it can divine, and it understands dreams...

Yun Che looked at Iris, who shook her head, indicating that she was also unsure whether the Azure Dragon Turtle was having a lucid dream.

Pick up the sculpture from the ground.

I must say, it's quite exquisite and lifelike.

Yun Che flipped through it.

Suddenly, he let out a soft "Eh."

On the underside of the sculpture, specifically on its abdomen, a strange symbol was found engraved.

"Elder, what kind of symbols are these?" Guessing that they might be the writing of the Turtle Clan, Yun Che asked, holding up the sculpture.

"I don't know." Upon seeing the symbol, Elder Turtle shook his head blankly, indicating that he didn't know either.

do not know?

Kongkong, Iris, and Yaya, the three little guys, also came over.

Empty space means:

"Ugh!" (His drawing is even worse than Kong Ye's!)

"Gah?" (They look like a few tadpoles. Is the turtle king hinting that he's about to have some rice?)

Why cook when everyone's asleep?

Yun Che rolled his eyes in annoyance.

Iris, however, stared at the symbol with a thoughtful expression.

Do you know Iris?

Upon hearing this, Iris shook her head.

"Ugh..." (But it feels like I've seen this somewhere before, I just can't quite remember...)

Where have I seen this before?

In Iris's memory, she could remember all the books in the library that Little Mantou had, and she could see them when she was in a "lucid dream". How could she not remember them?

Or was it seen before it formed a contract with Yun Che?

"What does this mean...?"

Yun Che was curious about the meaning of this strange symbol, and also about the meaning of the symbol engraved on the belly of the sculpture given to him by the Azure Dragon Turtle.

What is it trying to say?

What message are you trying to convey?

Or was it... carved casually?

Why do turtles love making people guess "riddles" so much?

Why can't you just say what you mean?

However, when the power of the Everlasting Sphere was released to sense the Azure Dragon Turtle, Yun Che had a vague feeling.

That meant the Azure Dragon Turtle had summoned him because it wanted to say something, but for some reason, it hadn't said it.

I don't know if I didn't say it, or if I was unable to say it.

If it's "no", it might just mean they forgot, but if it's "couldn't"...that's interesting.

Or perhaps, what it wants to say is hidden in this special symbol?

Yun Che was preoccupied with this matter, and before he knew it, he had left the lake area with Elder Turtle.

When I came to my senses, a turtle appeared in front of me that was about the same size as the Azure Dragon Turtle.

The only difference is that it has no scales on its neck and limbs, no coral-like dragon horns on its head, and its rugged carapace is reddish-gold, with faint arcs of electricity flickering across its body.

This is yet another turtle of a different species.

And for some reason, this turtle exudes a sense of oppression... even stronger than the previous turtle king, the Azure Dragon Turtle.

Could this be... also a dominant turtle species?

"Ah Er? What brings you here?" Elder Turtle asked in confusion upon seeing the turtle.

"Elder," the tortoise known as "A-Er" surprisingly spoke in human language, "I heard a human beast tamer has arrived. Is he very powerful?"

It asked excitedly, "Can I go and fight him?"

It turned out to be a warlike tortoise.

Ah Er?

Elder Turtle jumped half a foot high and hit Ah Er on the head. As soon as it hit, the electric current shocked Ah Er's claws, making it even angrier.

"All you do is hit! Don't you know I should keep the electricity out of your hands?" After saying that, he kept shaking his paws, clearly having been shocked quite badly.

Ah Er just smiled shyly, then looked at Yun Che and the others beside Elder Turtle, his eyes lighting up as he asked, "Can I fight him?"

Yun Che: "?"

Why is this involving me?