Chapter 318 Black Qing
As for whether they can meet the seriously injured Grandma Hua, it depends on their respective fate.
If Xiao Ling told them directly about Granny Hua, then if they really met Granny Hua, no matter what their original thoughts were, the experienced Granny Hua would see that they had some sort of agenda, and this might backfire.
After doing all this, Xiao Ling tiptoed out of the room, leaving behind a peaceful scene and two beautiful women still sleeping.
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When Xiao Ling left Han Yue's room and returned to the courtyard arranged for him by the Han family, he found that Xiao Yixian, Qinglin, Ziyan and Tianhuo Zunzun were already waiting there.
It seems that I got up a little late and wasted some time.
"Xiao Ling, didn't you agree to get up early and set off early today? How did it take you until now?" Zi Yan pouted and said unhappily.
"Haha, I actually woke up very early, and just went out for a walk. I just came back." Xiao Ling explained without changing his expression.
As an experienced person, Xiao Yixiang saw at a glance that something must have happened to Xiao Ling last night, but she just smiled and didn't say anything more about it.
After confirming that everyone was ready to go, Xiao Ling waved his hand and Rayquaza came out. Everyone filed in one after another, and the group set off on their journey to Shengdan City with great enthusiasm.
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After several hours of flying on the Rayquaza, Xiao Ling and his party finally arrived at Qingfeng City. They decided to stay here for a while.
They chose to stop in Qingfeng City because they needed to use the space wormhole here. In order to shorten the time to Shengdan City as much as possible, they had to travel through one space wormhole after another.
Even so, even with the help of a space wormhole, it would still take at least a month to reach the destination.
In Qingfeng City, they strolled around leisurely, and Xiao Ling also specially purchased some medicinal herbs and materials. After everything was ready, they went to the location of the city's space wormhole.
Standing in front of the entrance to the space wormhole, Zi Yan curled her lips and complained helplessly: "What a hassle. I have to ride this space wormhole again. I will be bored to death by then."
Xiao Ling gently rubbed Zi Yan's head and said with a smile: "This can't be helped. Just bear with it. But don't worry, I will take care of all your pills during this period."
In fact, if they asked the Skyfire Venerable to open a space wormhole along the way, the speed could indeed be faster. However, Xiao Ling was not in a hurry and did not want to make things too complicated.
"Okay, everyone get ready, we'll set off now." There was a hint of relaxation and encouragement in Xiao Ling's voice. He was the first to walk into the space wormhole, and the others followed closely.
Although Zi Yan complained, her eyes sparkled with curiosity and anticipation for the unknown journey. As the figures of several people entered the space wormhole, their figures gradually disappeared in a ray of light, and a new journey began.
In the next few days, Xiao Ling and his companions kept traveling between space wormholes and heading towards the Dan domain.
The journey was not a monotonous one, they also visited several big cities and bought a lot of medicinal materials.
Zhongzhou is the heart of the continent, and even in the northern region, the number of rare medicinal materials it possesses is far beyond the reach of the Northwest Continent. In the past few days, Xiao Ling has harvested a lot of medicinal materials that he had never had before.
Even the materials for refining Fuling Qingdan were collected, but after all, it was an eighth-grade elixir, and some of the main medicinal materials were still quite rare. Xiao Ling only found one main medicinal material along the way.
In a strange passage with a faint silver light, a ship several meters in size was shuttling at an astonishing speed. On the deck of this spaceship, Xiao Ling and his companions were busy, enjoying this peaceful journey.
Zi Yan sat in a corner of the deck, holding the sleeping Seven-Colored Sky-Swallowing Python in her arms. She gently stroked its smooth scales and muttered, "Xiao Ling, how long do you think it will take for Sister Medusa to wake up?"
Xiao Ling was flipping through an old scroll at the side. Hearing Zi Yan's words, he smiled slightly and looked up: "Well, it depends on whether the soul fusion process goes smoothly. She is at a critical moment now, so don't disturb her. If something goes wrong, it will be troublesome."
Not long ago, Medusa had taken the Soul-Melting Pill that Xiao Ling had carefully prepared, and began to fall into a deep sleep, fusing the two souls. When she wakes up, she will take another Soul-Restoring Pill, and the side effects of Medusa's evolution will completely disappear.
Zi Yan nodded, her eyes revealing a hint of worry, but more of anticipation: "I hope she can be successful, I really want to see what Sister Medusa looks like after her evolution."
Xiao Ling closed the scroll, walked to Zi Yan, and patted her shoulder gently: "Don't worry, your sister Medusa will be fine."
Just as Xiao Ling and Zi Yan were chatting, suddenly, a huge black dragon slowly emerged from the endless space storm around them, and its endless body was looming in the darkness.
The dragon's pair of bright purple pupils were rotating, and its gaze was fixed on Zi Yan beside Xiao Ling.
As if it had confirmed something, the giant dragon immediately rushed towards the space channel. Its body kept shrinking while moving. When it came to a hundred feet away, it had turned into a muscular man with a body as strong as an iron tower.
The sturdy man stepped into the space barrier easily. Obviously, his control over space has reached an extremely high level, and the barrier of this passage is not worth mentioning to him at all.
After passing through the space channel, the sturdy man landed precisely in front of the high-speed flying spacecraft, blocking the spacecraft's advance.
At the moment when the sturdy man appeared, the Skyfire Venerable seemed to have descended from the sky and suddenly stood in front of Xiao Ling and the others, staring at the sturdy man with vigilant eyes. In his perception, the strength of this suddenly appearing sturdy man was unfathomable, even if he was in his prime, he could not compare to him.
At this moment, the Skyfire Master's muscles were tense, ready. If the other party had any ill intentions, he planned to go all out and quickly run away with Xiao Ling and the other young men.
When the burly figure stepped into the spacecraft from outer space, everyone stopped and stared in the direction of the burly man with vigilant eyes.
After the sturdy man landed steadily on the spaceship, Xiao Ling politely clasped his hands and asked, "Senior, I wonder what you are doing that has blocked our way?"
However, the sturdy man seemed to turn a deaf ear to Xiao Ling's words. His eyes were fixed on Zi Yan, and his tiger eyes were flashing with complex emotions of fanaticism, awe and excitement...
Driven by excitement, the strong man took a few steps forward. His nearly two-meter height and swollen muscles gave people a strong sense of oppression. Every inch of his muscles seemed to be cast in iron, showing his amazing physical strength.
"My friend, your behavior seems inappropriate." The voice of Skyfire Venerable sounded, and his figure instantly blocked Xiao Ling and Zi Yan.
Xiao Ling also quickly pulled Zi Yan back a few steps. Xiao Yixian and Qing Lin also quickly came to their side. Xiao Ling even summoned the Heavenly Demon Puppet to block them.
The Skyfire Venerable's eyes were like torches, closely watching the sturdy man's every move, ready to deal with any possible conflict. The scene was tense for a while, and even the surrounding space seemed to have solidified.
The sturdy man was a little surprised by the tense posture of Xiao Ling and his companions. After a slight pause, a warm smile appeared on his square and rough face.
His big hands rubbed against each other, and he seemed a little uneasy, but his eyes were still fixed on Zi Yan.
"Haha, you young guys, don't be so nervous." The sturdy man laughed loudly and roughly, and then he said, "My name is Hei Qing, and I am a member of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. I came here on the orders of the elders of the clan to invite our royal bloodline to return to Dragon Island."
When Xiao Ling heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly, but he did not show too much surprise. From the moment Hei Qing appeared, he already had a premonition in his heart.
After all, Zi Yan has been in Zhongzhou for some time, and it is not surprising that the people of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan will find her trace sooner or later.
"Hei Qing, should he be from Donglong Island?" Xiao Ling thought to himself. Hei Qing himself might not realize that he just casually gave a name, but Xiao Ling guessed his origin. After all, in the original book, Hei Qing is a relatively important character, so it is not difficult to recognize him.
When everyone heard the words "Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan", they couldn't help but be shocked, and then all eyes were focused on Zi Yan.
From the words of the strong man, it can be heard that he seems to have come to take Zi Yan back to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. And from his tone, Zi Yan's status in the clan seems to be extraordinary.
Hei Qing's face was filled with a simple and friendly smile, and his eyes revealed his admiration for Xiao Ling and the others.
He had just seen Xiao Ling and the others protecting Zi Yan, and his impression of Xiao Ling and the others immediately improved a lot.
"These young people are not simple. They have Dou Zong strength at such a young age. Even I can't figure out their soul power. They are still so concerned about Your Highness the Princess. It seems that Your Highness the Princess is really lucky to have such good friends. The cultivation of these two girls is not weak either. They have both reached the Dou Zong realm, and there is also a Dou Zun strongman to escort them."
Hei Qing thought to himself. "...However, this bloodline aura is somewhat familiar...It seems to be from the Xiao clan. I didn't expect that the Xiao clan, which has disappeared for a long time, can still produce such a genius. It is worthy of being one of the eight ancient clans...But, the bloodline seems to have declined."
But when everyone's eyes were focused on Zi Yan, she showed unexpected calmness. She used to be a lone beast, and her desire for her tribe made her think that she would be very excited once she met her own tribe.
However, now she already has Xiao Ling, Xiao Yixian and other relatives. Even when she learned that her fellow tribesmen were the famous Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan in the Warcraft world, and even when faced with the excitement of the strong man in front of her, Zi Yan only gently pulled Xiao Ling's sleeve, and the expression on her little face was unusually calm.
She tilted her head, as if thinking about something, and then asked in an unusually calm voice: "I can feel that you are indeed one of my people. You just said that I am Her Royal Highness the Princess? It seems that my parents should have a high status in the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. Then, can you tell me why they abandoned me?"
When Hei Qing faced Zi Yan's question, his smile froze slightly, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes. He obviously did not expect Zi Yan to have such a reaction, and he did not expect her to ask such a question so directly.
"Your Highness... this." Hei Qing seemed a little hesitant. He didn't know how to answer this question. After all, it involved some secrets and past events of the clan.
However, this explanation obviously did not satisfy Zi Yan. She remained calm, as if nothing could stir up any waves in her heart.
Seeing Zi Yan in front of him made a man of iron will like Hei Qing feel his heart tighten and his nose sore. The smile on his face had long disappeared, replaced by a serious look.
"This matter is indeed very complicated, and I don't know much." Hei Qing's voice became low, and his eyes revealed a hint of helplessness. "We have to go back to Dragon Island and let Elder Zhuli explain it to you personally. I believe there must be a misunderstanding."
Xiao Ling knew in his heart that what Hei Qing said was true and there was indeed a misunderstanding behind this matter.
Zi Yan's father Zhu Kun was plotted against by Tuoshe Ancient Emperor and became the guardian of the Ancient Emperor's Cave. He has been guarding the cave for thousands of years. This is also the reason why Zi Yan was exiled to the outside world, not because she was abandoned by her parents.
Apart from Zhu Kun, no one knew this better than Xiao Ling. However, Xiao Ling could not explain why he knew all this, because the whole story was hard to explain.
"This..." There was a slight tremor in Zi Yan's voice. Her eyes wandered between Hei Qing and Xiao Ling, and her inner fluctuations were obvious.
Although she tried her best to remain calm, her desire for news about her parents surged like a tide and was difficult to suppress.
She looked up at Xiao Ling, her eyes full of help and dependence, as if saying, "Help me make a decision."
Hei Qing saw this and couldn't help but feel a little envious of Xiao Ling's position in Zi Yan's heart. He hurriedly looked to Xiao Ling for help, hoping that this young man could help him convince Zi Yan.
However, Xiao Ling's eyes were always fixed on Zi Yan, and he seemed unaware of Hei Qing's look.
But to Hei Qing's surprise, Xiao Ling's next words warmed his heart, and his liking for Xiao Ling deepened a little bit.
Xiao Ling gently stroked Zi Yan's hair, his tone full of pampering and care: "Zi Yan, since there is news about your relatives, go back and take a look. Maybe there is the answer you have been looking for."
Xiao Ling didn't say much, but every word he said revealed his understanding and support for Zi Yan.
Zi Yan pondered for a moment under Xiao Ling's gentle gaze. Finally, she nodded firmly and turned to Hei Qing, with a hint of firmness in her tone: "Okay, I'll go back with you, but Xiao Ling and the others have to go too!"
After hearing this, Hei Qing smiled with joy, but then he looked embarrassed. It wasn't that he didn't want to take Xiao Ling and the others with him, he just had some concerns.
"Zi Yan, you go back with him. We won't go home with you this time." Xiao Ling's voice was calm and firm.
"Why? Xiao Ling, didn't we agree to go home together?" Zi Yan's tone was full of surprise and disappointment, and her purple pupils flashed with confusion and puzzlement.
"Zi Yan, I will go with you to the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, but not now." Xiao Ling's tone was gentle but firm, "If you miss us, you can come out to find us anytime. Senior Hei Qing, you said Zi Yan is the princess of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. I believe they will not stop such a small matter."
Xiao Ling turned to Hei Qing with a questioning look in his eyes.
"Ah, yes, yes, Princess, if you miss them, you can come out anytime." Hei Qing nodded quickly, his tone full of respect and assurance. He didn't want to make Zi Yan unhappy about this issue.
"Okay, in that case, I'll go back and take a look first." Zi Yan finally compromised. Although she felt a little reluctant, she knew that Xiao Ling's considerations made sense.
"Senior Hei Qing, let's say goodbye here. I'll leave Zi Yan in your care." Xiao Ling bowed to Hei Qing, his tone solemn.
"Don't worry, my friend Xiao Ling, we at Donglong Island will take good care of Her Royal Highness the Princess." Hei Qing also responded seriously.
Tears glistened in Zi Yan's eyes, her reluctance was beyond words, and tears like little pearls slid down and hit Xiao Ling's palm.
She hugged Xiao Ling tightly, her voice choking with sobs: "Xiao Ling, I can't bear to leave you."
Xiao Ling's heart was also filled with reluctance, but he knew that as the princess of the Taixu Ancient Dragon clan and the future Dragon Emperor, returning to the clan was an indispensable part of Zi Yan's growth path.
Xiao Ling gently patted Zi Yan's back, gently held Zi Yan's face, wiped her tears with his thumb, and comforted her softly: "Silly girl, it's not like we won't see each other anymore. The Ancient Dragon Clan is the best place for you to grow up. There, you can practice and learn better. And, if you miss me, you can come to me at any time, or I will come to you."
In order to reassure Zi Yan, Xiao Ling took out an exquisite ring from his storage ring, handed it to Zi Yan, and said with a smile: "This is full of pills I made for you, enough for you to eat for three years. After returning to the Ancient Dragon Clan, don't forget to practice."
Zi Yan took the ring and held it tightly in her hand. A smile finally appeared on her face and the tears in her eyes gradually disappeared.
"Okay, stop crying. You won't be beautiful if you cry anymore." Xiao Ling gently wiped the tears from Zi Yan's face and said with a smile.
"I will, Xiao Ling, I will become stronger. Don't let me leave you too far behind by then." Zi Yan stretched out her little hand to wipe away the tears on her face, trying to make her voice sound stronger.
Xiao Ling smiled and nodded, then turned to Hei Qing and said, "Senior Hei Qing, Zi Yan is now in your hands. Please be sure to protect her."
Hei Qing nodded seriously and promised: "My dear Xiao Ling, don't worry, I will use my life to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
(End of this chapter)