Chapter 228 - 125: Disciple, Do You Dare Ride a Flood Dragon into the Sea, Travel 8000 in a Day, and Go See ’Jiangyin Prefecture’!?

Chapter 228: Chapter 125: Disciple, Do You Dare Ride a Flood Dragon into the Sea, Travel 8000 in a Day, and Go See ’Jiangyin Prefecture’!?

Before her.

A massive Flood Dragon head was obediently lying on the shore. Beneath its enormous claws, it pinned two blood-soaked Grandmasters whose Qi Seas had been destroyed!

At the other end stood an Armless Martial Artist with flowing black hair. The full moon and the fading sun seemed to shine down upon his head. Just one glance made Zhao Jiu’s heart tremble, and a deep sense of dread bloomed within him.

Because beneath his blade...

lay two more Grandmasters!

In other words—

He was no weaker than a Flood Dragon—a Flood Dragon in human form!

SPLASH!

A spray of water flew into the air.

THUD!

Just then!

A youth with a bow on his back suddenly shot out from the surging waves on a sampan, crashing straight onto the shore. He then grabbed the four young masters at his feet—all at Great Success in Second Refinement, a few of whom Zhao Jiu vaguely recognized...

And tossed them onto the bank, one by one!

"Master, don’t worry. None of them got away. They’re all here."

"This time..."

"Did we just make a mortal enemy of the entire Prefecture City?"

"Since we’ve offended them all anyway, why not go all the way?!"

"Where in the world is there a principle that allows assassins to come for a kill and return unscathed?"

The quiet voice, laced with a calm killing intent, reached Zhao Jiu’s ears, making his heart tremble instantly!

After a long moment, he finally recognized the faces.

The Fishing Trade, the Wood Element, the Purple Mist Daoist School, and the Water and Fire Daoist School!

The old and the young...

Without exception, they were all the current pillars of their respective trades and schools!

For instance, Third Master Chen of the Fishing Trade, Chen Chuhe, was a Dragon Head of one of the Eight Docks of the north and south. He controlled countless fishery bosses and ship captains.

And the younger ones, like Chen Chuan of the Chen Family. It was said he had reached Perfection in his family’s ’Nourishing Stance’ Killing Whale Fist, achieving the Second Refinement. He was supposed to be sent to the ’Mansion Courtyard’ in the spring to train and cultivate a Great Xuan Secret Martial Art!

Yet now, without exception, every single one of them had been smashed into the mud and sand of Anning Pier.

The young ones were in better shape.

The old ones...

Even their ’Qi Seas’ had been pierced through!

The Qi Sea was the very lifeblood of a Qi Cultivation Grandmaster.

Once the Qi Sea was pierced, rebuilding it required an Earth Treasure like the ’Jade Marrow Cold Lotus.’ Furthermore, one would need to hire a Pill Master at the pinnacle of the Qi Dao, a ’National Master’ capable of refining Celestial Materials, reviving the dead, and regrowing flesh on bones...

Only then could it be reconstructed!

Such figures could only be found within a True Sect Mountain Gate, or perhaps in ’Cangdu’—the vassal town of the state that governed the various prefectures of Beicang, including Jiangyin Prefecture.

How could any of the Grand Lineages in Jiangyin possibly have enough influence to invite such a person?

Shattering a person’s Qi Sea was a feud no less than one of life and death!

Zhao Jiu’s teeth chattered as he watched...

But more than that, he was horrified.

’How did this master and disciple... manage to reverse such a hopeless deathtrap?’

While his mind reeled with confusion,

the Flood Dragon lifted its head, looked toward the stunningly beautiful young woman inside the Ji Residence, and spoke in a low, muffled voice:

"Young Lord, I have already acted to punish the enemies of the East Bed Prince Consort. I wonder if the Young Lord might put in a good word for me, so that I may return sooner..."

’Young Lord? East Bed Prince Consort!?’

Zhao Jiu was stunned. He glanced at the silver scales at the corner of the beautiful young woman’s eye, then back at Ji Xiu, and felt his entire worldview shattering.

Beside him, the Cai Family’s second young master, who had come from the Prefecture City Jade Shop with Huang Chan, stood frozen. His gaze fell on Cai Ling’er among the group from the Ji Residence, and he had the urge to stride over, grab his younger sister, and demand an explanation.

’What is going on?’

’How did a poor boy from the county with no background whatsoever...’

’...suddenly transform into the ’East Bed Prince Consort’!?’

That title wasn’t one to be used lightly.

Aside from the bloodline of the Great Xuan, the Vassal Lords, or a Governor of a State...

Whose daughter’s husband could possibly be worthy of such a title?

And in the vicinity of Jiangyin Prefecture, only the master of the Water Mansion, known as the ’Dragon Monarch’ from the ’Water Monarch’s Mansion’ deep within the eight-thousand-mile East Canghai, was worthy!

In other words, this young woman... was the daughter of that ’Dragon Monarch’!?

This kid named ’Ji Xiu’ had been chosen by the Dragon Monarch’s daughter!?

Although the Dragon Monarch was from the Outer Dao Celestial Universe and had fallen into the realm of Great Xuan,

he was the real deal—an ’Eight-Thousand-Mile Marquis’ enfeoffed by the Profound Court with the East Canghai as his fief, which was no different from being a king.

His daughter, even if born of a concubine, possessed Dragon Descendant Blood.

Let alone Jiangyin Prefecture, even the noble generals in Cangdu, from illustrious lineages that had served as officials for generations, would consider it a great fortune...

...to win her hand in marriage! It would be a blessing upon their entire house!

If she was indeed His Majesty’s daughter, no wonder this Fishery Tributor, the Wild Flood Dragon known as the ’Cangming Monarch,’ was fawning over her, even to the point of betraying his charge and turning on his allies...

After all, throughout the East Canghai, the tens of millions of the Water Race all paid homage to the ’Water Monarch’s Mansion.’ What was a mere Flood Dragon in comparison?

"As for your matter, when I return, I will naturally speak to my elder brother about it."

"However, you did break the law and deserve punishment. Seeing as you are atoning for your crimes with meritorious service..."

"From now on, you will remain hidden at ’Anning Pier.’ Ensure this region has favorable weather and that the county’s people are safe and well. You will obey the words of the county’s Boss, ’Ji Xiu’."

"When your Merit is Perfected and the day comes for your return to the Water Mansion..."

"...someone will naturally come to bring you back."

"Can you do this?"

Bai Shuo tossed aside her veil and cloak. With just a few casual, understated words, her bearing and appearance became completely different from how they had been in the Ji Residence.

When Ji Xiu saw her, having returned to the pier after the bloody battle array, his heart couldn’t help but tremble.

’So this is the so-called ’Appearance of the Dragon Maiden’...’

Ever since meeting Bai Shuo, Ji Xiu had looked up the shadowy rumors concerning the Dragon Maidens of the Water Monarch’s Mansion.

Legend had it that the Dragon Monarch’s children were born different from mortals, possessing a ’Treasure Body Divine Seed’.

Their appearance and bearing were said to be otherworldly: hair like the profound abyss, eyes holding the vast sea, skin and bone containing a natural splendor, and with every step they took, precious jewels would form... They were, at a glance, utterly unmistakable.