Chapter 463: Chapter 465: The Awakening of the Dragon Queen (Part 2)
Dugu Xiaojin had no idea about the origins of this gigantic dragon, and as it coiled around him, he became anxious.
The dragon made no further moves; it just stared at him with its lantern-sized eyes, assessing him. That look in its eyes, Dugu Xiaojin pondered, seemed oddly affectionate?
A dragon looking at him fondly... Dugu Xiaojin couldn’t help but find the situation comical.
The Dragon Queen quickly realized a problem: although it saw its little master, it seemed unable to communicate with him! The Dragon Queen’s very existence was exceptional, having always guarded by Dugu Wu’s side and being quite familiar with Dugu Xiaojin, it had never spoken a word to them, not for lack of desire, but because it couldn’t communicate.
Feng Bailing was the only one who could communicate with the Dragon Queen, thanks to the seventh sense. But now with Feng Bailing absent, it could only stare at the little master.
As time passed, Xiaojin also felt a bit relieved, as the dragon before him showed no malice.
The Dragon Queen helplessly put Dugu Xiaojin down. It wanted to tell Dugu Xiaojin that if possible, to gather more treasures like the Horned Snake’s Inner Core for the tower. Through this, the Dragon Queen realized that inner cores could help strengthen its spirit.
Once its spirit was strengthened to a certain extent, it could leave the Buddhist Alms Bowl and see the light of day again.
But how could it convey this intention to its little master?
The Dragon Queen scratched its head with a dragon claw.
"Do you have something you want to tell me?"
Dugu Xiaojin was an empathetic child. Having confirmed that the Dragon Queen wouldn’t hurt him, he became braver.
The Dragon Queen’s eyes lit up, and it nodded its head vigorously.
Opening its dragon mouth, it spat out a Dragon Pill.
Then, it swallowed the Dragon Pill back.
The next moment, it spat out the Dragon Pill again, repeating the action several times.
Dugu Xiaojin understood.
"Do you want me to find inner cores for you?"
The dragon head nodded frenziedly again.
Indeed, the little master was clever and quick-witted!
The little master was the best, understanding that it needed inner cores, unlike that deadbeat woman Feng Bailing, who after tossing it into the Buddhist Alms Bowl, couldn’t be bothered to give it a second glance; poor it, a lonely dragon, left to survive on its own in the Buddhist Alms Bowl.
The Dragon Queen grumbled.
Actually, this was a misunderstanding about Feng Bailing. In the early days when the Dragon Queen’s spirit entered the Buddhist Alms Bowl, Feng Bailing did indeed check on the bowl from time to time.
However, with the Dragon Queen unresponsive and Feng Bailing becoming preoccupied with the affairs of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce and the Competition Among Ten Countries, she gradually stopped paying attention to the Buddhist Alms Bowl.
"Did you find me because of that Horned Snake’s Inner Core?"
With an inference, Dugu Xiaojin immediately grasped the reason for the Dragon Queen’s presence.
At that moment, the figure of the Dragon Queen began to blur; although it had absorbed most of the power from the Horned Snake’s Inner Core, that was just a drop in the ocean compared to the power needed to reconstitute its spirit.
The Dragon Queen had only a limited time awake and needed to communicate with the little master as soon as possible,
Fortunately, the little master was both brave and smart, quickly grasping its intentions.
"But I don’t know where to find inner cores."
Even though Dugu Xiaojin wasn’t sure what inner cores were about, he knew that ordinary beasts didn’t possess them.
The Dragon Queen pointed at Dugu Xiaojin’s forehead with its dragon claw.
"You mean to find a beast capable of performing the Gathering Seal?"
Dragon Queen showed a face full of gratification, nodding her head as her figure vanished.
When Dugu Xiaojin came to his senses, he found himself back in his own room.
The purple glow emitted by the Buddha’s Palm had also disappeared.
Dugu Xiaojin picked up the Buddhist Alms Bowl and examined it closely, only then did he see a coiled Purple Dragon at the very bottom.
Why hadn’t he seen it before?
Dugu Xiaojin pondered thoughtfully.
The night was lush; Li Mubei had been busy all day at the Commandery Princess’ Mansion and was now getting ready to leave.
That’s when he saw the middle-aged man approaching.
"Uncle Wu."
Li Mubei spoke with respect.
"Crown Prince, it’s getting late. Are you still going out?"
The middle-aged man was named Wu Qini. He was one of the two leading members of the Nanshe delegation, at present the clan leader of the Nanshe Witch Family.
"Uncle Wu, I have some matters to attend to at the Commandery Princess’ Mansion."
Li Mubei was frank with his intentions.
"As the Crown Prince, your status is no small matter. It would be wise to stay cautious outside, lest someone harbors ulterior motives toward you."
Wu Qini’s words carried a hint of admonishment.
He was a senior relative to Li Mubei, and he always treated him with strictness.
In his view, Li Mubei was the Crown Prince of Nanshe, the heir to the throne, and those people in the Commandery Princess’ Mansion surely flattered him.
Li Mubei was soft-hearted and could easily fall for their stratagems, especially considering his niece was also... During this time in Great Chu, he must keep an eye on Li Mubei, preventing him from getting too closely involved with the people at the Commandery Princess’ Mansion, especially that discarded woman, Dongfang Lianhua.
Li Mubei inadvertently furrowed his brows. Wu Qini was too presumptuous, making it hard for others to feel affection for him.
Though Li Mubei was generally good-natured, he wasn’t someone to be trifled with.
"Uncle Wu, I’m not that young anymore, I know how to discern. Whether someone is malicious or not, I can tell."
"If you could discern that well, you wouldn’t have declined the marriage proposal. I’ve been through it all, and I can tell you have a fondness for that Dongfang Lianhua. That family also treats you well; they even risked offending Xiao Junci to lend you their mansion. Why would they do that if not for your status and wealth? You’re the Crown Prince and the heir to the throne. You’ve also showed great competence, having learned commerce and business from young and now, your Chamber of Commerce flourishes under your name. Do those people not know that?"
Wu Qini spoke with disdain for Feng Bailing and the others.
"Uncle Wu, you’ve misunderstood. It’s not they who are ingratiating themselves with me, but I who am courting them. I’ve been pursuing Princess Yong’an for a long time, but she has never agreed. Additionally, regarding what you said about the Chamber of Commerce, the Commandery Princess’ Mansion has their own industries, which may not fall short of my own in future development."
Li Mubei’s tone grew impatient.
Li Mubei wasn’t flattering the Commandery Princess’ Mansion; he was telling the blunt truth.
He had only been collaborating with the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce for a month or so, but every single item from the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce surprised him.
As soon as the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce’s goods arrived in the stores of different countries, they were sold out instantly. This visit was not only to participate in the Competition Among Ten Countries but also partly to discuss with Fu Lu how to supply more products.
If the matters mentioned in Feng Bailing’s previous letters came to fruition, the future scale of the Phoenix Chamber of Commerce might even rival the Underworld Market, the number one Chamber of Commerce.
Of course, these were things Li Mubei would never tell Wu Qini; Wu Qini wouldn’t believe Li Mubei’s words either. In his opinion, Li Mubei was bewitched, taken for a fool by the women of the Feng Family.
The conversation ended on a sour note, and Li Mubei headed straight to the Commandery Princess’ Mansion, while Wu Qini left the Princess’ Mansion with a dark expression on his face.