She had always steered clear of disputes between spiritual treasures. Yuan Heng blinked innocently at the ruler.
“Ah, me?”
“I can't help you there.”
The ruler: “...”
The chatterbox lotus, the aloof cauldron, the unreliable master, and its own broken self.
Forget it.
Seeing this, the ruler stopped counting on her. It flew ahead, with the lotus chasing closely behind.
Watching the two spiritual treasures fly away, Yuan Heng couldn't help but grin from ear to ear, giggling happily.
That was until she received a message from Tongtian.
The general gist was that it wasn't good for the children to play at her place for too long and bother her so much. Now that two thousand years had passed, it was time to bring them back, and so on.
Yuan Heng: “...”
At a single glance, she knew Senior Brother Yuanshi had made Senior Brother Tongtian write this.
Please, Senior Brother Tongtian would only complain about why she didn't bring him along to play, so how could he ever write such polite, formal nonsense?
Sigh...
The letter also mentioned having Tongtian come over to pick them up. After some thought, Yuan Heng decided she might as well escort them back herself. Conveniently... she could also go out for a stroll~
Thus, she sent a message to Mount Kunlun, stating that she would personally deliver the two little ones back and telling her three senior brothers to wait patiently.
After sending the message, Yuan Heng summoned Duobao and Huanglong back. Looking at the bewildered expressions on the two little ones before her, she sighed helplessly. “Sigh, the Three Pure Ones have emerged from seclusion, so you two must return to Kunlun.”
Duobao and Huanglong: !!!
“So soon!?”
Duobao took a swift step forward and hugged Yuan Heng's leg tightly, a trace of reluctance on his small face. “Waaah, Little Junior Aunt, Bao can't bear to leave you~”
He also couldn't bear to leave his Junior Aunt's garden full of spiritual fruits and precious materials~
The Little Yellow Dragon, on the other hand, accepted this quite well. It made sense; he had been out for so long that it was time to return, lest he make the Second Master angry.
Still, at the thought of leaving their wonderfully kind Little Junior Aunt, the entire dragon became rather listless.
Waaah, but even so, this dragon was also somewhat reluctant to leave Little Junior Aunt.
Little Junior Aunt indulged them in everything, pampered them, and even gave them so many natural treasures to eat as snacks... Really, it was just too hard for a dragon to resist.
Feeling the reluctance of the two little ones, Yuan Heng sighed softly in her heart. Sigh...
Ah, my fatal charm that has nowhere to go~
She reached out to pinch Duobao's chubby cheeks, which had grown even plumper, and tapped the Little Yellow Dragon on his nose. “But it's not time to say goodbye just yet.”
“I will go to Kunlun with you and personally deliver you back.”
After saying this, Yuan Heng gathered her free-roaming spiritual treasures, casually packed some precious materials, and took hold of the two little ones.
“Senior Brother Tongtian is already rushing us. Let us make haste.”
Duobao wiped away the nonexistent tears from the corners of his eyes and smiled easily, as if he had come to terms with it. “Alright, Little Junior Aunt! Let's go~”
Huanglong: “...”
Senior Brother Duobao, you...
Yuan Heng left a message for Ling Nü and Susu, who were in seclusion, and then led Duobao and the Little Yellow Dragon off Fangzhang Island.
However, as they traveled over the vast sea, she noticed that the Little Yellow Dragon seemed a bit off.
Yuan Heng looked sideways into his eyes, which were filled with deep thoughts, and asked with concern, “Little Yellow Dragon, what is wrong?”
“Do you want to go down and swim a few laps?”
That was right. Yuan Heng remembered that he probably hadn't been in the sea for a long time. Dragons, after all, probably wanted to swim the moment they saw the ocean.
Huanglong: “...”
“Not really.”
Duobao casually pulled out a fruit and munched on it. Sitting on the cloud, he explained on his behalf, “Little Junior Aunt, he definitely doesn't want to go down and swim a few laps.”
“He's probably unhappy because he thought about how he isn't accepted by the dragon clan.”
As Duobao spoke, the look in his eyes became increasingly cautious. The Little Yellow Dragon was indeed a pitiful dragon. Despite being the final offspring of the Ancestral Dragon, he was actually ostracized by the dragon clan like this.
Those sightless, dead dragons didn't even have bloodlines as dense as the Little Yellow Dragon's. What right did they have!
Yuan Heng looked at the increasingly silent Little Yellow Dragon, then glanced down at the vast ocean below, asking out of curiosity, “Why is that? Is it because you joined Kunlun?”
What, are they not even letting people take masters now? They had already declined to such a state, yet what were they still being so high and mighty about?
Duobao swallowed his last bite of fruit to let it 'rest in peace' in his belly, then clapped his hands. “Master said those dragons don't know their place. The dragon clan has already declined to this extent, yet they are still immersed in their ancient glory.”
“If the Little Yellow Dragon hadn't come to Kunlun, he probably would have died eight hundred times over. With all that karma... yet they actually think that by being the lineage of the Ancestral Dragon, he is degrading himself.”
Duobao found it more and more incomprehensible. Please, that was the Three Pure Ones. The Three Pure Ones! Formed from Pangu's Primeval Spirit.
Someone in their clan had won the favor and legacy of the Three Pure Ones!
The more Duobao thought about it, the angrier he became. “Huanglong, don't worry about them. They're just a bunch of short-sighted fools.”
“When Eldest Senior Uncle and Master become Sages in the future, they'll have plenty of time to regret it.”
Looking at the Little Yellow Dragon, Yuan Heng felt like his head was hanging lower and lower, as if he were counting ants on the ground.
She reached out with a finger to lift Huanglong's head.
Meeting a pair of round, wide eyes that seemed to glisten with unshed tears, Yuan Heng stared straight at him.
“Little Yellow Dragon, do not look down on yourself just because external things do not favor you.”
“Their refusal to accept you only shows they have no foresight, no magnanimity, no tolerance, and are stupid to boot.”
“Before long, the era of Sages will arrive. My Three Pure Ones senior brothers will surely be the strongest in the world. Their refusal to associate with you is simply a testament to their narrow-mindedness.”
“You must not be sad over this. Mount Kunlun is your true home. Do not care about them in the future.”
“They are not worthy of your worry and distress.”
What nonsense. The Little Yellow Dragon was so cute and pure-hearted, not to mention a direct descendant of the Ancestral Dragon. His talent was bound to be high, yet they looked down on him.
Bah!
Our Little Yellow Dragon would at least be one of Kunlun's Twelve Golden Immortals in the future.
Huanglong nodded. Waaah, Little Junior Aunt is really too good to me.
Yuan Heng reached out and patted his head. “And do not think Senior Brother Yuanshi dislikes you. If he truly did, he would have kicked you out of Mount Kunlun eight hundred years ago.”
“Senior Brother Yuanshi simply isn't fond of expressing himself, but he knows what's what in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so hesitant when I took you out of Kunlun. It is just...”
Yuan Heng looked at him and sighed softly. “You are a bit too unusual for a dragon.”
Magic treasures could not be given to him, spiritual materials could not be given to him... He truly was a little unfortunate fellow.
As for why he could eat them on Fangzhang Island, Yuan Heng attributed it to the Little Yellow Dragon's karma having thinned out a bit, along with her own immense merit 'suppressing' his bad luck, making everything exceptionally smooth.
However, according to her memory, even if his karma was offset by merit later on, he probably still wouldn't be able to hold onto fortune. He was a true "Three-No" immortal.
“In the future, you must combine your own strengths and cultivate diligently. Sooner or later, you'll smash the ugly, high-and-mighty faces of those dragons!”
“Mm!”
Huanglong nodded solemnly. He raised his claws and bowed respectfully to his Little Junior Aunt. This dragon had deeply memorized all of Little Junior Aunt's teachings today!
Yuan Heng smiled widely and nodded in satisfaction. “It is good that you understand. Let's go. I will take you back to Kunlun.”
The two people and one dragon then set off on their journey. About three months later, they successfully arrived at Kunlun.
Descending from the clouds into the Three Friends Courtyard, Yuan Heng bowed with a wide smile plastered on her small face. “My three senior brothers, long time no see~”
She had returned from 'fooling around' with Duobao and the Little Yellow Dragon~
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