Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

The clear sound of a woman's heels echoed from the quiet armory. A woman who could gain the trust of the new Dragon King and frequent such an important place must naturally be his lover.

The woman said, "It's confirmed. The missing dragon spear was at the East Sea auction. If we retrieve the Purple Fire Dragon Bone Spear, we can re-fuse the Dragon Immortal Spear. It was most likely stolen and sold to the Immortal Treasure Pavilion by the old Dragon King's men."

There's more news: Chi Wen and his group, sent out to find the Mirage Dragon Princess, have all died! Could the news of the Dragon King's tomb have leaked out?

"Don't worry, this is actually a good thing. If the news leaks out, it will be a good thing. The murderer will most likely try to bring the little mirage dragon's blood over. We can just wait for him to come!"

Chapter Seventy KFC

"Waiting for a rabbit to run into a tree stump?" The woman thought Ao Wei was too certain. "Does Your Majesty mean waiting at the Dragon King's tomb?"

"That's possible, but as long as that person comes to the East Sea with the blood of the Mirage Dragon Princess, I will be able to sense it!"

After the woman left, Ao Wei looked at another closed door in the armory—he had not yet fully accepted the Dragon Palace's property because his bloodline purity was insufficient!

Although he just told the woman that he wanted to open the Dragon King's tomb, he wanted more.

He needs to borrow the bloodline of that mirage dragon girl to strengthen his own bloodline, and then smoothly accept all the wealth in the Dragon Palace!

Exterminating the old Dragon King's forces was probably the thing Ao Wei regretted most.

If he had known at the time that the Prince of Jin of the Heavenly Pole Empire was researching such a secret method of plundering talent, and had even succeeded, Ao Wei would never have exterminated the old Dragon King clan; he would have at least spared one or two main lineage members...

Ao Wei touched a scale on his neck, which was the dragon's reverse scale. He had used the secret method of the Prince of Jin to transplant this reverse scale, and he didn't expect it to actually succeed.

He took the reverse scale of a dragon that had transformed into an abyss and transplanted it onto his own body. When necessary, it could be used as a shield against the power of extreme yin, giving him the ability to fight against the power of extreme yin without being severely restrained.

"Prince Jin was too extreme and impulsive. However, his death was regrettable, but also commendable. At least it taught me that I should not transplant the entire body of the Abyss Beast. Only a small part needs to be transplanted. Even if I encounter an opponent who possesses the power of extreme Yin, I can still maintain the initiative!"

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Chu Mingkong repeated Qingse's words: "...It's extremely exaggerated. So how exaggerated is it? It's normal to have a breakthrough after more than seventy years of seclusion, right? This is not called an epiphany. It's more like a slow and steady burst of knowledge."

Princess Chu felt helpless for Chu Mingkong. He was so strong, yet he seemed to know nothing about many things.

“Mingkong, the principles are different. The talents of different groups of people vary greatly. There are ordinary people who are too weak to cultivate, and there are also powerful cultivators with outstanding talents.”

However, dragons are different. Regardless of the type, their future is essentially determined at birth. Compared to humans, dragons are born powerful—in terms of physical strength, magical power, and affinity with the five elements. Dragons practically have no concept of 'mortals.' Their bloodline determines their future potential; even prolonged seclusion merely allows them to reach their achievable heights ahead of time.

Wouldn't that be incredibly hopeless...? Chu Mingkong subconsciously thought of saying that, but then suddenly felt there was nothing to despair about. He was born with talent, so no matter how he did things, he wouldn't be too bad off, just like an ordinary person who was born into a wealthy family.

"Is there a problem with this new Dragon King's 'enlightenment'?"

Seeing that the Princess Consort of Chu had already complained, Qingse didn't say anything more and simply explained:

"It's a big problem, or at least a great opportunity. For the dragon race to break through the shackles of their bloodline, they have to take extremely rare pills and undergo a heavenly tribulation. The fact that Ao Wei was exiled so decisively shows that his original talent was quite ordinary, and that he was originally from a collateral branch."

Just as Chu Mingkong was about to ask what made the new Dragon King so powerful, Qingse, as if anticipating his question, answered directly.

Their business capabilities remain trustworthy!

"Two of my Immortal Treasures Pavilion members who fought him were severely injured while forming a defensive formation. When asked about Ao Wei's strength, the answer was that it was a complete crushing defeat in terms of cultivation level. He might even be stronger than Miss Xiao now, because those core guards had sparred with Miss Xiao before. They couldn't defeat her individually, but they could contend with her together, or at least not be completely crushed."

The fact that the core guards of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion were slightly weaker than Yun Han made Chu Mingkong feel quite intrigued.

Aside from things like extreme Yin power, under normal circumstances, defense is always easier than offense.

Even if one's cultivation level is slightly inferior to that of the opponent, as long as one defends with all one's might and acts like a coward, one can hold out for quite some time. Not to mention that due to the natural instinct of all things to seek advantage and avoid harm, there are countless defensive techniques and spiritual treasures available.

Spending money to buy a few ordinary talismans from a Taoist sect can last a long time.

Therefore, the fact that Dragon King Ao Wei was able to crush and defeat the core guards of the Immortal Treasure Pavilion means that he also had a much higher cultivation level than Yun Han, and was someone of the same level as his master's wife Shen Xuejun.

"Yunhan and I were discussing the issue of encountering an unreasonable bottleneck a few days ago. Hasn't the new Dragon King encountered such a bottleneck...?" Chu Mingkong muttered.

Donghai Dongwu, a collateral descendant, rises to become the Dragon King in a single day.

"But an opportunity is called an opportunity precisely because it is unusual. By the way, is this new Dragon King really that irritable? How come he would have a conflict with seasoned businessmen like your Immortal Treasure Pavilion?"

"This new Dragon King Ao Wei is relatively well-behaved so far, at most he's just protective of his own. But the problem is that the people around him are prone to causing trouble, and after it's all over, he comes to his defense, spouting grand principles while being vicious in his actions. I'm afraid this new Dragon King will cause trouble at this once-in-a-century auction. Although it's not my Immortal Treasure Pavilion, at least the name is the same!" Qingse sighed.

Chu Mingkong raised an eyebrow, then said with interest:

"What a coincidence, I also protect my own. What do you say about this guy sending someone to make my beloved adopted daughter cry for most of the night?"

When the Queen Consort of Chu heard about her beloved daughter, she also had a bad impression of the Dragon King Ao Wei, but she had to remind him:

“Mingkong, if you want to settle scores, we’ll find another opportunity later. You brought a bunch of girls with you this time. Even a powerful dragon fears a local snake. What you fear most is the endless assassination attempts and harassment. Besides, you came with the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, and your stance could easily drag them down.”

"Just kidding. I don't cause trouble, but I'm not afraid of it either. It's lucky that Ao Wei behaves himself." Chu Mingkong laughed. "Qingse, tell me more about Ao Wei."

Qingse was momentarily at a loss for words as to what else Ao Wei could say. If she wanted more detailed accounts of their fight, she would have to ask later. What other information was there to share...?

Do you want to hear some gossip?

"better!"

"This new Dragon King Ao Wei, although he and his wife Shejia are rumored to be deeply in love, in reality they seem to be doing their own thing..."

"Each doing their own thing? Explain... wait a minute!"

Chu Mingkong quickly got up, opened the door, poked his head out into the corridor, and shouted, "Master, come and eat some melon seeds!"

In the blink of an eye, Qingse felt a blur before her eyes. When she could see clearly, she saw Zuo Qiuchi sitting opposite her in the tea room, enjoying his tea.

"What important matter requires my advice?" She looked at the traitor with a serious expression.

"The new Dragon King of the East Sea, Ao Wei, and his wife, Shejia, each have their own affairs," Chu Mingkong summarized the key points.

Zuo Qiuchi's reaction was exactly the same as Chu Mingkong's just now, and he was slightly surprised:

"Each doing their own thing? Qingse, tell me in detail!"

"..." Qingse looked at the master and disciple gossiping duo, her feelings were a bit complicated, but she still continued: "This Shejia is quite good at attracting men. It is said that she came from a Buddhist temple in her early years and learned those things about physical almsgiving, you know, the kind of sexual intercourse between men and women."

"What kind of temple is so outrageous?" Zuo Qiuchi clicked his tongue in disdain.

"Xingqi Temple, a Buddhist temple that was involved in a demonic incident, is no longer there, but you can still find out about it if you ask around."

Entering the Demon Temple, the Temple of Extraordinary Sexuality.

KFC... Crazy Sexual Temple?

Chapter Seventy-One: Investigating Your Pregnancy!

"Your Highness, your reaction to Xingqi Temple seems a bit strong. Is there some connection?" Qingse noticed that Chu Mingkong's reaction was somewhat strange.

"What kind of connection could he possibly have? He wasn't even around when Xingqi Temple was destroyed, that was almost a hundred years ago," Zuo Qiuchi retorted. She wanted to hear the story quickly, so she briefly introduced it: "Xingqi Temple and Wenqing Pavilion share some similarities in their core concepts, but they took different paths."

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together; what path does Xingqi Temple follow?"

"As the name suggests, it is 'strange'!"

This Buddhist temple believed that geniuses were few and ordinary people were many. Therefore, when seeking enlightenment, it was useless to contemplate ordinary emotions and the true nature of the mind; one had to go in a rare direction to be effective. However, their path was somewhat strange, yet they did achieve some success, causing harm to the local area, which led to their annihilation.

Qingse chimed in, "One of the temple's worshippers misinterprets 'compassion and salvation' as 'selfless sharing,' meaning that male worshippers selflessly share their wives with strangers."

"This is all normal. At least the people being shared with are still people, and some are not limited to races..." Zuo Qiuchi didn't really want to recall the stories he had heard about Xingqi Temple from gossip. "This method is even more demonic than the demonic path, but it greatly enhances one's cultivation. However, the cultivation method must be from Xingqi Temple; it's useless for ordinary people to try it."

Is this new Dragon King's wife a complete freeloader... or a prodigal son?

"So this 'everyone does their own thing' means..." Chu Mingkong looked at Qingse.

"The new Dragon King Ao Wei and his wife Shejia each found their own lovers. Ao Wei was also very fond of his wife. Every time Shejia finished finding someone and being happy, Ao Wei would go and kill the other party. This news did not spread widely, and the new Dragon King on the surface still had a very... glorious image."

"If the news didn't spread, how did you all find out? Those who spent the night with this Shega are all long gone, aren't they?" Chu Mingkong asked curiously.

Qingse shrugged, feeling that Chu Mingkong had underestimated the intelligence-gathering ability of merchants. Even a small street vendor, if he wanted to make a living, had to investigate customer preferences, popular local products, and other information.

Merchants are naturally inseparable from the word "intelligence," so if Ao Wei attacked the people of Xianzhen Pavilion in this way, Xianzhen Pavilion must have thoroughly investigated Ao Wei's intelligence.

"No news is ever completely airtight. The Dragon King and his wife can be kept in the dark once or twice, but if it happens too often, it won't be able to hide it from people with the power to investigate. It takes time to get involved. People who get involved with Shega will definitely brag about it at first."

Later, all those boastful people died, and after making inquiries about Sheka's background, they would surely have found out the details indirectly.

"That makes sense, so they can be considered a loving couple?" Chu Mingkong exclaimed in amazement.

"Their relationship has not broken down to this day, and whenever Shejia is in danger, Aowei always appears to help in time. Although the relationship between the two is indeed strange from the perspective of ordinary people, it would not be strange if they were born into Xingqi Temple."

The atmosphere in the tea room became much more lively. Although the information mentioned was strange and unusual, such gossip was often the most popular topic of conversation.

After sharing the gossip that could be confirmed at the Immortal Treasure Pavilion, Qingse started talking about all sorts of rumors and gossip, such as who Shejia had found, and shared specific examples. Everyone shook their heads in surprise, but they listened with great interest.

This is too strange, let's hear another one!

After listening to several of these warnings, the Princess of Chu was filled with worry. She solemnly admonished Chu Mingkong:

“Mingkong, it’s fine for you to flirt around normally, but you have to be careful here in the East China Sea. Don’t be stupid enough to fall for a woman like this.”

"If you are wary, then Mother Consort Xiao Zhi can rest assured!" Chu Mingkong replied seriously, without any hint of jest.

Even so, Princess Chu still felt uneasy. If her son dared to provoke even her, who else wouldn't he dare to provoke? She would have to tell Rong'er and Yongzhen to keep a close eye on Chu Mingkong!

At least in the East China Sea, you can't just touch a strange woman!

Chu Mingkong could see Xiao Zhi's suspicion and distrust, but he could only feel helpless, knowing that he really didn't have much persuasive power in this matter.

"Does Nashaka have a portrait? Be careful of him."

"No, her disguise is amazing, but at least we can confirm that she is a dragon woman, provided that she did not hide her dragon characteristics."

That's true. If there were a portrait of them, not so many people would have fallen victim to this.

Having finished their conversation, Chu Mingkong left the tea room with his master and Princess Chu, not wanting to disturb Qingse's work.

Princess Chu, using the excuse of wanting to stroll around the pavilion alone, did not ask Chu Mingkong to accompany her, and instead returned to Qingse's tea room.

"Hmm? Princess Consort of Chu, why have you returned? Did you leave something behind here?" Qingse stood up to greet her.

"No..." Princess Chu hesitated for a moment, then said, "I wanted to ask you, Miss Qingse, if there is any device that can check whether a woman is pregnant, something that would be convenient to use!"

“Yes, we do have some, but they’re nothing rare. But Princess Chu, what do you need this for? Did His Highness ask you to?” Qingse didn’t quite understand why she would want such a thing.

Judging from the way Princess Chu looked, it seemed that she had come to see her without Chu Mingkong's knowledge and secretly bought this thing.

Princess Chu, fearing that Qingse might misunderstand and think it was her idea, offered an explanation:

"It's like this, Mingkong has quite a few girls around him, but he still doesn't have a child. So I'm looking for a treasure that can check for pregnancy, to keep him on track. Ideally, it would be a convenient and discreet way to check."

It's obvious that this is for Pei Mi to have her body examined.