I am the old, fiery-faced man from the senior department.

My mind was racing, and I seemed to hear something.

"Sir! Sir! Wait for me!"

Xi suddenly stopped and looked back.

"Sir! Your umbrella! It's still raining!"

"Okay, okay, don't run so fast. The streets are all flooded. It would be troublesome if you fell."

A woman dressed in green with a white snake-like body walked forward carrying a package, followed closely by a small black snake holding up an umbrella and talking to her incessantly.

"You've been busy all night, you should rest!"

“There are still many patients outside to see, how can I rest? And you little rascal, don’t you want to learn medicine from me anymore?”

"Oh, how could that be? I will always follow you, sir."

"Then talk less."

"Oh."

It wasn't until they passed her and disappeared into the crowd that Xi came to her senses in surprise.

"..."

It wasn't him.

"Oh."

I closed the umbrella, and raindrops fell on my cheeks, leaving a slight coolness.

I should... leave as soon as possible.

■

"Second Uncle...can we not drink this?"

Bai Zhou, who was recuperating in bed, looked at the bowl of thick soup in front of him with a bitter face and sighed to Chi Long, who was sitting next to him.

"no!"

Red Dragon had a cold expression on his face.

"Although it's a bit bitter, it really works."

He sighed deeply in the daytime, picked up the bowl, closed his eyes, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Ugh...it's so bitter..."

"Suffering is just right."

Seeing his nephew finish the medicine, Chi Long's expression softened.

"You little rascal, you're running around everywhere before your injuries have even healed."

The thought of seeing the crimson dragon lying unconscious on the ground when I first went up there filled me with anger.

"How does it feel to be abandoned?"

"...Not good."

Even Bai Zhou couldn't laugh when this was mentioned.

“I didn’t expect… that she would be so decisive.”

"After all, we've lived for a long time. If we can't even be ruthless about something this simple, then all these years have been wasted."

Chi Long looked at his nephew, seeing his sad expression, and sighed.

"We'll head back to the capital tomorrow."

"So fast?"

As soon as Bai Zhou asked the question, Chi Long tapped him on the head.

"You little rascal, you've been out and about for two years now, haven't you had enough yet?!"

"Ah... My Great Yan is so glorious, how can two years be enough to see it all? It would take at least... um, a hundred years to see even half of it."

Seeing the red dragon raise its hand again, Bai Zhou pursed his lips and said nothing.

After a while, Bai Zhou tugged at Chi Long's sleeve.

"Oh, Second Uncle."

"Could you..."

"No, don't even think about it."

Chilong knew what his nephew wanted to say as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Once a true dragon, always a true dragon. This position is not something you can simply discard."

The red dragon paused for a moment, then said:

"Moreover, after this matter is over, who else in the Great Yan Dynasty besides you will be qualified to become the true dragon? Even if you don't want to sit in that position, the civil and military officials will force you to sit in it."

"Ugh."

He lay on the bed during the day, staring at the ceiling, sighing in anguish.

"Alright, don't think too much about it, get some rest. We're leaving at dawn tomorrow."

Chi Long didn't want to discuss the matter further, and since his nephew needed to rest, he got up and left.

"..."

A real dragon... This is troublesome.

"Compared to all these things, I'm more comfortable with my husband."

He exhaled and a thought crossed his mind during the day.

Neat characters slowly appeared on the screen in front of me.

[The Treasure of This World: Yongning (Completed)]

A once-in-a-century catastrophe has swept through your country, and your people are suffering terribly. Every moment, lives are being lost in despair as they succumb to the unbearable burden.

As a true dragon, as a fellow human being.

You will step in to save your people, won't you, my fellow believer?

[Rating: Excellent]

Those who possess perfect knowledge and conduct are saints.

A ruler is one who speaks out for the people.

A wise and benevolent ruler brings blessings to the world.

You're amazing, fellow traveler! I'm so proud of you!

The Legacy of the Otherworld: The Soul of the Holy Dragon

Your glory is known to all, from the easternmost lands to the far west.

Even the most wicked people feel deep respect for him.

Even saints with immeasurable merit would feel inferior to them.

Your noble bloodline gives birth to a great soul!

You are the true dragon!

【Soul of the Holy Dragon: The soul of the abyss will one day break through the darkness and bring light to the earth】

Holy Dragon: An image formed from powerful soul energy, influencing the physical body's growth from a spiritual perspective. The burdens of bloodline will transform into the most fertile soil on your path of growth.

Having learned that the outcome was good, Bai Zhou stopped looking at anything else and closed his eyes to drift into a dream.

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As dawn broke, Bai Zhou, half-asleep, was taken to a car to leave Yongning.

"I hope... you have a safe journey."

Accompanying them were thirty imperial guards and some immortals who remained hidden from view.

They all knew who they were traveling with, so the atmosphere along the way was extremely tense and serious.

However... when Bai Zhou woke up, the people who were in the same car with him felt even worse.

"Twelfth Brother, could you give me a sweeter pastry? I've been given herbal medicine for two days, and even plain water tastes bland to me."

Bai Zhou whispered his plea to the guy in front of him who was only slightly taller than him.

"No, Your Majesty. Although I would like to make you some snacks, you can't eat anything sweet right now, or I'll be torn to pieces."

"And you should take your medicine."

The opponent is the last of the Twelve Immortals.

"Tsk... This is so troublesome."

Bai Zhou took the bowl of medicine and prepared to drink it with a bitter face.

Suddenly, the sound of weapons slicing through the air came from outside.

"Who goes there! How dare you intercept His Majesty's carriage!"

"Hijacking the emperor?"

Twelve immediately stood up, took out a black pot, and held it in front of Bai Zhou.

"Someone is trying to hijack the emperor! Your Majesty, hide behind me! Also, please drink your medicine quickly!"

"Huh? Kidnapping? Is that so? Twelfth Brother? Don't block my way, I need to see who it is!"

"Oh? Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Have you drunk your medicine?"

He was caught off guard when the daylight slipped past his shoulder. Turning back, he made sure the bowl on the table was empty before he hurriedly and helplessly chased after the boy.

"Ugh!"

When he saw who it was, he froze, still carrying the pot.

"Eleventh Sister?"