Mortal Mirror

The Second Best Under Heaven quickly explained the reason. He was joking; he didn't want to take the blame for this little girl. It was better to tell the truth, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to bear the Dragon Emperor's wrath.

Hearing about the return of the Nine-Headed Bird, the Dragon Emperor was slightly surprised, but only for a moment.

After all, over the years, geniuses had emerged from the demon race, and many old demon emperors had stepped down to give the young ones a chance to shine.

However, the Nine-Headed Bird was no ordinary demon; it was one of his most capable subordinates back then. But even so, he didn't criticize Jinlin, which showed how much he doted on her.

Looking at Li Ergou on the ground, he sighed in his heart, "This man's bones are as strong as iron, he is no ordinary person, he should be a martial artist."

"Now, all the bones in his body have been crushed. It will be difficult for him to recover. Fortunately, his internal organs are not severely damaged."

"How about this, take him to the Azure Cloud Cave and put him in the Divine Pool. It won't be long before he recovers."

"What about this woman?" Jinlin added.

The Dragon Emperor hesitated for a moment before saying, "Strange, when did the people of Great Xia get involved with the people of the Divine Kingdom? Saving one is saving, and saving two is the same, so put them in together."

Jinlin was happy and quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Great-Grandfather."

"Yes, but this time, you've gone a little too far. The Nine-Headed Bird is considered your senior, and disrespecting seniors is not good. After this is over, you should go to Bihai Cliff and meditate for a month."

Jinlin didn't expect her Great-Grandfather to punish her, but fortunately, the punishment wasn't severe. She immediately nodded and said, "Jinlin knows her mistake and will never do it again. After sending them away, I will go and repent."

The Dragon Emperor waved his hand and said, "Go, go."

Jinlin immediately grabbed the Second Best Under Heaven's arm and walked out. On the way, the Second Best Under Heaven was slightly surprised. He didn't expect the Dragon Emperor's punishment to be so light. It seemed that the Dragon Emperor's love for this little girl really exceeded his imagination.

As a great demon like him, he certainly wouldn't do things blindly. His attack on the Nine-Headed Bird was partly to test the Nine-Headed Bird's current strength, and partly to test the Dragon Emperor's opinion of the little girl.

After all, he was a demon emperor, yet he had to protect a little girl. Although the little girl was cute, what about his dignity as a demon emperor, the dignity of the number one warrior of the demon race?

But at this moment, he seemed to sense something different. The little girl's position in the Dragon Emperor's heart seemed very important.

He really couldn't figure out why the bond between a wild little girl and the Dragon Emperor was so deep.

If the Dragon Emperor doted on this little girl so much, what would the other dragon sons and grandsons think? The demon race was never a peaceful place.

The desire for power was even greater than that of humans.

Today's events would soon make the entire demon domain aware of the Dragon Emperor's thoughts.

The battle for the nine dragons was already chaotic enough, and now a troublemaking little girl had emerged. Alas, it seemed that a huge wave was about to be set off soon.

When the two left the hall, a gleam flashed in the Dragon Emperor's eyes, and he said slowly, "The return of the Nine-Headed Bird means that the legend is becoming more and more real."

"However, where exactly is the future of the demon race in this case?

"Jinlin, Jinlin, you have such a decisive aura at such a young age, not bad, really not bad, you are worthy of having the bloodline of my dragon race. Grow up quickly, don't let me down."

Behind the Dragon Emperor's Palace, there was a deep abyss. At the bottom of the abyss, many huge mussels covered the seabed. Each of these mussels was about ten feet in size.

A particularly large mussel, about several tens of feet in size, shimmered with a pure white luster. When the mussel opened, you could see a colorful pearl the size of a human head inside, shining brightly.

"How beautiful!" Jinlin's eyes were full of little stars.

She came to the mussel, and the light of the dragon bloodline radiated from her body. The mussel didn't dare to move at all, allowing her to enter its body, circling around the pearl, and then reaching out to touch it.

Then, a delicate girl's voice came from the mussel, "Master, don't kill me."

Jinlin chuckled and said, "Why would I? I'm just curious. Big mussel, take me to the entrance of the Divine Pool."

"Yes, ma'am!"

The big mussel carried Jinlin and the Second Best Under Heaven, while the Second Best Under Heaven carried Li Ergou and Alice. However, both of them were unconscious. Jinlin was a little worried, wondering if Li Ergou could recover completely.

The big mussel carried the two in the abyss for a while, and a deep pool appeared in front of them.

Strangely, this deep pool seemed out of place in the sea water. You could clearly see the gap between the pool water and the sea water.

The deep pool was not big, only about ten feet in diameter and a little over a meter deep. The color of the water shone with colorful brilliance, and it was translucent.

"This is the Divine Pool. Just putting it here, aren't you afraid that others will sneak in to soak in it?" Jinlin was full of questions.

The big mussel said, "No, because the Divine Pool is guarded. Without the Dragon Emperor's permission, no one can use this pool."

When they were less than ten feet away from the Divine Pool, they saw the sand in front of them suddenly tumbling. In the blink of an eye, they saw a turtle head covered with green hair emerge from the sand.

It was unknown how big this turtle was, but just its head was the size of several rooms, and its huge eyes were comparable to a room.

The giant turtle looked at them and said in a cold voice, "Do you have the Dragon Emperor's handwritten order?"

Jinlin quickly reached out, and a golden light flashed and flew in front of the old turtle. There was only one word on it, "Approved!"

The old turtle nodded slightly, and the golden light dissipated. He said, "Go ahead, you can stay for a maximum of seven days. After seven days, you must leave and pay ten sea crystal coins."

Jinlin was dumbfounded and said, "I have my Great-Grandfather's handwritten order, why do I still have to pay? Ten sea crystal coins, why don't you just rob me?"

The old turtle snorted and said, "Don't talk about handwritten orders, even if the Dragon Emperor comes in person, he has to pay. This is a rule that has remained unchanged for ten thousand years. Do you understand the rules? Either pay or leave, stop talking nonsense."

Jinlin saw such a tough monster for the first time. She looked at the Second Best Under Heaven in a daze and said, "Uncle Pig, who is he? He seems so powerful."

The Second Best Under Heaven spread his hands helplessly and said, "Alas, an old stubborn fellow, probably the oldest guy living in this North Sea. Even the Dragon Emperor is several generations younger than him."

"So old, isn't he just an old fogey!"

"Hmph, do you two think I'm deaf? Saying bad things about me in front of my face, are you trying to force me to make you pay more sea crystal coins?"

Jinlin pouted and looked at the Second Best Under Heaven and said, "Uncle Pig, I don't have any money. Can you lend me some first?"

The Second Best Under Heaven: "..."

In the end, the Second Best Under Heaven reluctantly took out ten sea crystal coins. He looked at Jinlin with some heartache and said, "It's not that Uncle Pig is stingy, but these sea crystal coins are precious, and I don't have many myself. Don't forget to pay me back when you have some in the future."

Jinlin: "..."

Jinlin looked at Li Ergou and Alice, who had been stripped naked and placed in the water, with a hint of sadness in her eyes.