"Haha, the dragon girl should be over there, let's go! Keep up the pace!" On land, the phoenix is not afraid, and its clone immediately calls its companions to follow it.
Four divine beasts happily crossed the river. According to the divination results, the dragon girl was on the other side of the river, so Kong Can and Zhu Youu quickly followed. The person controlling the phoenix's clone was also very free-spirited, and even the old bear was a simpleton. Although it was just a simple river crossing, they played, splashed water, and even jumped into the river, making it as lively as a picnic.
"What are you doing?" The young woman dressed as a shepherdess curiously asked, watching them cross the river like having fun.
"????" Three question marks appeared above the head of the phoenix's clone.
She looked at the old bear, what's going on?
Can an ordinary shepherdess see us?
According to the common view in the current world, only those of great virtue can see the divine beasts. If an ordinary person does not have enough virtue, even if a divine beast passes by, they will not be able to see it.
Of course, the divine beasts should not mix with humans. Just because they cannot be seen does not mean they turn into air. Their volume still exists, and they can be discovered if they accidentally bump into humans.
It's clear that they haven't touched each other.
The old bear is not included in the category of divine beasts, auspicious beasts, and benevolent beasts, but he often climbs trees and breaks people's windows. He has never been killed, except for his unique camouflage of black and white.
Now why can a woman who is tending her flock see them? The clone looked at the direction indicated by the divination branch, and then looked at the shepherdess, understanding that this "Immortal's Path Pointing" skill is indeed effective, no wonder it's in the Heavenly Book.
"May I ask, are you the daughter of the Dragon King of Dongting?"
Just as the words fell, the shepherdess excitedly retorted: "Yes, it's me, your majesty. It is my father who sent you to save me. I can no longer bear it. That beast has climbed onto the high branch of the Western Sea Dragon King and wants to marry his sister. He has repeatedly tried to harm me, but I have managed to avoid him. Now I can only hide on the shore and tend my sheep, wu-wu-wu......"
The dragon girl was crying.
The phoenix's clone looked at the old bear with difficulty, the situation was not good. The dragon girl was in such a miserable state, and there was even a life hazard. This was something that no one had expected before. The visit had turned into a rescue mission.
If they are to be rescued, this task of causing a ruckus in the Dragon Palace is inevitably to be handed over to the old bear, for who can beat and withstand it?
"Rescue! Can... Can you save her? Can you?" Zhu Wu is the most concerned about this, acting like a little girl, speaking in human words, and indicating to the phoenix teacher to think of a way to save the dragon girl.
Kang also nodded in agreement, saying that they had come to right wrongs! What was the Dragon Palace? We were going to rouse chaos in the Dragon Palace!
The phoenix's clone thought for a moment and asked the dragon girl again.
"We were only entrusted by the Dragon King of Dongting to come and meet the dragon girl. We did not know about her situation in the Jing River beforehand. Could we go and give a message to the Dragon King of Dongting again?"
The dragon girl bit her lip, looking very weak: "Gentlemen may not be aware that the Dragon Race is subject to many celestial laws. Without the imperial will of the heavenly court, my father and many kin cannot leave the waters of Dongting."
She spoke in vague terms, but the phoenix, as another survivor of the great dragon and phoenix disaster, understood her.
The phoenix clan has only a few left, while the dragon race is doing a bit better, but still not much. The celestial laws are very strict for them.
When to eat and when to poop, the celestial laws have all been clearly stipulated. They always find something to do you, even if you're not doing anything. Now what are you saying? Are you ready to take the dragon race and the Jin River clans to war without permission? Welcome to the Dragon Chopping Platform!
The dragon girl would rather suffer in silence here, even be willing to die, than cause her entire tribe to suffer for her personal matters.
"So...... that really is difficult." The phoenix's clone pondered for a while, looking up and down at the dragon girl: "Dragon lady sister, you are very skilled in water battles, right? Fortunately, we still lack a character who is good at water battles in our team. Zhu You can swim, but she is too small, and opportunities to get things in water may not be good. Perhaps you can join us?"
"Ahh?" The dragon girl was taken aback: "Me? Where?"
The phoenix recounted her plan to travel west, which roughly involves a journey of eating and drinking along the way, joining forces to seek opportunities whenever there are chances, helping each other out, and finally soaking in a hot spring at the Zhuo Gou Spring.
The dragon girl was deeply touched by the phoenix's super team-building plan, which allowed her to escape from the Jin River while avoiding causing a war between the two dragon clans. It truly was a win-win solution. However......
"I'm afraid the Jin River Dragon Clan will not easily let me go. The Dragon King of Jin River is extremely tyrannical..."
The phoenix's clone looked again at the yin-yang divine beast.
Here, you are the strongest. Come, express your opinion.
The old bear was very torn, looking back at the calm river water, and then at his fists as big as sandbags.
Knowing that he was unsure of himself, the phoenix's clone was especially generous at this moment: "Come on, old bear, the Dragon King of Dongting gave me a suit of armor that is bulletproof and can stretch at will. I've never worn it before, so here you go."
Kang was very loyal and without hesitation, took out the water-proof pearl that the Dragon King of Dongting had given him, and Zhu You also took out the cloud shoes that leave no footprints when walking on water. After thinking for a moment, he also took out the tiger head helmet that he found in the South Beach Treasure Hall by Dun Can Yu.
The helmet, treasure armor, cloud shoes, and water-proof pearl, along with his own five needle pine stick, the old bear's full set of equipment was ready!
The old bear wanted to cry but couldn't, full of schemes and tricks in this! That grandson Dragon King of Dongting tricked you, and now you're tricking poor old me?
He looked at the few people in front of him, small and weak, the dragon lady was already an adult, but was bullied by the Dragon King of Jin River, making her a clearly weak and helpless person. No matter which way you looked at it, it was indeed only himself as the big brother that could step forward.
"Drink down a big gulp of wine, wear the helmet, put on the treasure armor, and hold his five needle pine stick. The round and plump old bear looked like a chubby general."
He waved his hand grandly and said with a flourish, "You all go ahead, and the pursuit is on me, old bear!"
"No hurry, I've thought about it. Maybe this way...... Old bear, do you think if you go to the dragon palace for a banquet and then we run over here, would that make your situation very dangerous?"
The old bear rolled his eyes, "What a guy! Are you afraid that the beatings I'll get from the Dragon King are not enough? Now you're suggesting we go even further into the enemy's camp?"
He hung his head and spoke candidly, "Very dangerous!"
The phoenix's clone nodded with a thoughtful expression, "Raking the dragon palace is indeed dangerous, but the benefits are also considerable."
Sun Wukong can cause trouble in the Eastern Sea Dragon Palace and exploit opportunities, but we have small arms and legs. Is it too much to disturb in the Jing River?
The Dragon King of the Jing River now wants to abandon the Dragon Lady of Dongting and marry the sister of the Dragon King of the Western Sea. This is typical bigamy, abuse of family members, and domestic violence. It's not that the phoenix wants to seize him, but to demand spiritual compensation, alimony, and half of the Dragon King's property for the Jing River! This is what the Dragon King of Jing River owes to the dragon girl. The team of divine beasts is doing justice to their cause, and it does not involve any causality!
