For the Old Dragon King...
Even if this meant a significant loss, he had to eliminate the past grudges.
After all, if the other party held a grudge in her heart, even if his daughter truly married into her family, it would be destined to be difficult to win her over.
And if he couldn't win her over...
Then his daughter marrying over would be completely meaningless.
Thinking about these things, the Old Dragon King couldn't help but rub his brow...
He sighed, then called his attendants and said, "Go tell Ao Ying that Su Qing has arrived at the Dragon Palace and tell her to come over quickly in a moment."
The two attendants received the order and immediately set off to find Ao Ying.
As for Su Qing.
After receiving the reply from the Water Yaksa, she naturally followed the Water Yaksa to see the Old Dragon King.
Along the way, Su Qing looked at the extravagant Crystal Palace and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
In these four seas, there probably wasn't a second clan as wealthy and high-profile as the Dragon Clan, right?
"Perhaps this is the confidence accumulated over tens of thousands of years?"
Su Qing thought, shaking her head slightly in her heart.
Walking into the hall and seeing the Old Dragon King, Su Qing put away all her miscellaneous thoughts.
She said with a smile, "Greetings, Senior Dragon King! It has been a long time since we last met!"
Su Qing was always polite; although there had been some entanglements due to certain matters in the past, she didn't act hostile upon meeting.
She wasn't that narrow-minded...
She wouldn't hate the Old Dragon King for a lifetime just because of one incident.
Of course, not hating the Old Dragon King didn't mean Su Qing liked him... regarding this Old Dragon King, Su Qing still felt a slight dislike.
The reason for the dislike, besides some matters regarding Ao Ying, was also because her wavelength didn't match the Old Dragon King's.
The Old Dragon King didn't know Su Qing's thoughts.
Seeing Su Qing's smiling expression, he also said with a chuckle:
"Yes, it has indeed been a long time! Calculating carefully, we haven't met for over a hundred years. In these hundred years! I have been waiting for your wedding invitation! Unfortunately, for so many years, you have never sent me an invitation, Immortal."
Although the Old Dragon King didn't explicitly say whose wedding he was waiting for, his words made it seem very clear.
However, Su Qing didn't give a direct answer, only smiling slightly and saying:
"Senior Dragon King must be joking. These matters are still far off!"
"Hahaha, yes, you are still very young, Immortal. It is indeed still early!"
Seeing this, the Old Dragon King wasn't in a hurry to bring up his daughter's matters and only said:
"Sit wherever you like, Immortal. Just treat it as if you are in your own home; there's no need for formalities."
Hearing this, Su Qing nodded slightly at the Old Dragon King and then found a random place to sit down. After all, standing all the time would only tire her out.
After saying that, the Old Dragon King continued:
"Someone, bring wine! Oh, and for the little one, there's no need for that; just serve her a cup of tea."
The "little one" naturally referred to Gongsun Zhixue, as her appearance after transformation was quite youthful.
The maids didn't dare to delay at all upon hearing this, quickly pouring wine for them and tea for Gongsun Zhixue.
Although Gongsun Zhixue didn't get any fine wine, she wasn't dissatisfied. She didn't like drinking anyway, so tea was enough.
After Su Qing and the others were seated, the musicians began to play again, and melodious music echoed in the hall.
As the music played, the dancers naturally began to dance along.
It was truly beautiful.
Seeing this, Su Qing picked up her wine cup and looked at it all, lost in thought. She wasn't in a hurry to say anything and merely offered a word of thanks.
The Old Dragon King, seeing Su Qing seated, asked with a chuckle:
"Speaking of which, for what matter has the Immortal come to my Dragon Palace this time? Just say it, Immortal. As long as it's something this old dragon can help with, I will naturally do my best! There's no need to be polite... just consider it an apology for some foolish things I did in the past!"
Su Qing smiled slightly and shook her head, saying, "So much time has passed since then; I've long stopped caring. Besides, if we look further back, it wasn't your fault for reporting me, Senior... after all, I also bore the guilt of poor supervision."
Hearing this, the Old Dragon King didn't know if Su Qing's words were true or false, so he could only say, "You are quite open-minded, Immortal!"
"And my visit to the Dragon Palace today isn't for anything important," Su Qing said with a smile. "I just haven't seen Ao Ying for a long time and missed her, so I wanted to come and catch up with her."
The Old Dragon King pretended to be stunned for a moment, then his eyes flickered, and he nodded slightly, saying, "Haha, if you like Ying'er that much, Immortal, just marry her and take her home. That way, you won't have to keep running back and forth."
Hearing this, the wine cup in Su Qing's hand couldn't help but pause slightly...
How on earth did this Old Dragon King bring the topic to this?
"There's no rush for this..." Su Qing calmed her emotions and spoke calmly, "This matter of marriage shouldn't be rushed."
Su Qing was slightly helpless... but she didn't explicitly state anything.
She didn't say when she would marry, nor did she say she wouldn't.
"Good, good, no rush, no rush! Hahaha, I've made a fool of myself before the Immortal. An old father always wants his daughter to marry out quickly. After all, she's not young anymore. If she doesn't marry soon, she'll really become an old maid."
The Old Dragon King stroked his beard and said with a chuckle:
"However, it's truly a pity. I thought that by coming this time, the Immortal was finally going to formally marry my daughter! I've even prepared my daughter's dowry. It seems I won't be able to give it away today either."
Su Qing took a shallow sip of wine, feeling quite speechless toward this Old Dragon King.
Although Su Qing didn't care about the reporting incident, it didn't mean she had forgotten what the Old Dragon King had done to Ao Ying.
Speaking these words now was somewhat ironic.
Besides, speaking of which.
For the Dragon Clan, is six or seven hundred years old really considered an "old maid"? It's more like they've just hit puberty.
After complaining a bit in her heart, Su Qing smiled and said, "I can understand a parent's heart! By the way, can you tell me where Ao Ying is right now, Senior?"
"Of course, of course. But there's no need for you to go see her; I expect she'll be here in a moment." The Old Dragon King smiled and said,
"After I learned you had arrived, I immediately sent someone to inform her. Since she hasn't arrived yet, she's likely dressing up!"
Su Qing could only nod and continue to chat idly with the Old Dragon King.
However, chatting with this Old Dragon King was quite exhausting...
Because out of every ten sentences this Old Dragon King spoke, three were about marriage.
It was as if he couldn't wait to shove Ao Ying onto her...
It really gave Su Qing a bit of a headache.
At this moment, her only hope was for Ao Ying to come quickly and save the day... because she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to stop herself from directly reaching out and plugging the Old Dragon King's mouth.
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