I Have A Dual World Seal-Chapter 627: Wang Xiaowan Seeks Help

As evening approached, everyone bid farewell, and Taohua Village gradually returned to its usual tranquility.

On the carriage ride home, the two little girls' stomachs seemed like two small black holes, as they could still fit in chocolate, pistachios, amber walnuts, chips, and orange juice.

The others didn't speak, just exchanged glances and couldn't help but steal glimpses at Ao Qi sitting to the side.

And what about Ao Qi?

Her hair was disheveled, her face pale, her gaze blank, and her lips trembled lightly.

If everyone hadn't just been on the scene and knew what happened, they'd probably think Lu Zheng had forced himself on Ao Qi.

"Ao Qi, Brother Lu's chess skills are indeed high. I can't beat him either, it's nothing," Yan Hongxia advised from the side.

Du Yueyao and Wang Xiaowan couldn't help but laugh.

Ao Qi had just been defeated repeatedly, and Yan Hongxia, unable to bear it, wanted to avenge Ao Qi, but ended up losing even faster and slinked away.

Even Lady River God wanted to uphold her former master's dignity, but her chess skills were much better than Yan Hongxia's, and after just a few glances, she didn't dare to step forward.

Then Ao Qi became like she was now, almost failing to get onto the carriage if Yan Hongxia hadn't supported her.

Liu Qingyan couldn't help but pinch Lu Zheng lightly and whispered, "You could have gone easier."

Lu Zheng sighed helplessly, "She asked me to go all out, saying she wanted to win honorably and even invoked the dignity of the Dragon Race. What else could I do? Of course, I had to satisfy her thoroughly."

"But..."

Liu Qingyan looked at Ao Qi, who seemed about to break, "What do we do now?"

"What's there to fear? Aren't you the Divine Doctor? Such soulless symptoms should be easy for you." Lu Zheng replied nonchalantly.

"I'm talking seriously!"

"Okay, okay!"

Lu Zheng quickly reassured Liu Qingyan, then turned to Ao Qi, "If you lost at Go, you lost. We can compare other things."

Ao Qi's eyes flickered.

Lu Zheng sincerely added, "Although you lost in sparring and chess, that doesn't mean I'm stronger in every other area."

Ao Qi gritted her teeth, and the other girls seemed to feel a toothache as well.

So Yan Hongxia immediately asked, "Then what do we compare?"

Lu Zheng blinked. He had put points into all arts like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, making it hard for Ao Qi to win. From his modern perspective, the only suitable talent for girls left was...

"For example, singing?"

Lu Zheng was truly tone-deaf and hadn't put points into singing since university, where he couldn't carry a tune at all, so he was likely no match for a professional.

Ao Qi was speechless. Sparring in magical combat is an Abnormal People's duty, and Go is a refined matter. But comparing singing with you?

What meaning would it have if I won? Go to a brothel to entertain with looks? I might as well compete with you in having children; wouldn't I surely win then!

"Forget it, forget it, no competition." Ao Qi waved her hand refusing, disinterested.

Originally wanting to regain some face through chess, she not only failed to do so but also got so discouraged she questioned her own existence. What else to compare, it would be forced dignity saving. A Commandery Princess of the Dragon Race couldn't be so lacking in class.

She glanced sideways at Ao Qian, who was eating chocolate and secretly laughing with Liu Qingquan, and couldn't help but pout, feeling a certain inner frustration, a notion in her heart becoming more determined.

With Lu Zheng adding humor and the two little girls enlivening the atmosphere, Ao Qi also recovered. She sat up straight, a silver streak of light flashed from her body, and the next moment, she returned to being the spirited and valiant, stern-faced Commandery Princess of the Dragon Race.

Seeing Ao Qi recover, Yan Hongxia was also very happy and quickly peeled a chocolate for her.

Ao Qi didn't stand on ceremony, took it and ate it, and then grabbed another already unwrapped chocolate from Ao Qian's hand.

Ao Qian: ???

...

Three more days passed, and Ao Qi and Yan Hongxia sparred twice more with Lu Zheng, and went twice more to Yu Ling Garden with Liu Qingyan. They proposed to leave at lunchtime on this day.

Yan Hongxia said, "We've been out for three years, so we must hurry back to the mountain to avoid worrying our teachers and elders. We're leaving tomorrow."

Liu Qingyan nodded. Reporting back to the elders for safety after returning to the mountain is only natural and shouldn't be hindered, but she still said reluctantly, "Remember to come see us when you descend the mountain again."

Yan Hongxia promised, "That's for sure."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I'll prepare some snacks for you. What do you want to eat?"

Yan Hongxia immediately said, "Chocolate!"

"No problem!" Lu Zheng agreed delightedly, turning to Ao Qi, "And Miss Ao?"

"If it's not too much trouble, prepare the same as Hongxia's for me."

"No trouble, it's a small matter!" Lu Zheng snapped his fingers, just a trip to the supermarket.

At that moment, Wang Xiaowan's voice suddenly sounded from outside, "Senior Brother!"

"Here, come in." Lu Zheng responded, frowning slightly.

"Xiaowan's voice is off." Liu Qingyan immediately said.

The next moment, Wang Xiaowan hurried around the Screen Wall, appearing before everyone with a solemn expression.

"Sister Xiaowan, what's going on?" Du Yueyao quickly got up to meet her.

Liu Qingyan asked, "You said the day before yesterday you were going back to your hometown with Old Master Wang to repair the ancestral tomb. Has something changed?"

Lu Zheng asked, "Didn't you risk your life to kill that zombie last time? Is it possible that you didn't finish it off last time and now another one has popped up?"

Yan Hongxia and Ao Qi also looked at Wang Xiaowan.

Wang Xiaowan nodded, then shook her head, somewhat uncertain, "I did find something off, but I can't be sure, so I came back to ask Senior Brother to take a look."

Du Yueyao's eyes lit up and she hurriedly pulled Wang Xiaowan to sit down, "What's going on? Sister Xiaowan, tell us in detail."

Wang Xiaowan sat down and said, "I accompanied my father back to Old Wang Village the day before yesterday. Yesterday, we hired people from the town to renovate the ancestral tomb."

Du Yueyao asked, "Did something happen?"

Wang Xiaowan shook her head, "Nothing happened, we repaired it smoothly."

Du Yueyao blinked, looking puzzled.

"But..."

Wang Xiaowan frowned, "I heard from the people helping with the repairs that lately, burying or digging graves on this mountain peak has become increasingly difficult."

"Huh?" Du Yueyao was perplexed.

However, Yan Hongxia's eyes lit up, "The soil is hardening?"

Wang Xiaowan nodded repeatedly, "Exactly, they said that even if it rains, unless you dig during the rain, it'll become extremely hard by the next day, like excavating frozen ground in winter."

"Are there any other signs?" Yan Hongxia continued to ask, "Such as plant withering, animal deaths, or missing people?"

Wang Xiaowan shook her head, "No one is missing, or they'd report it. As for plants... they seem thinner compared to last year, but I didn't really notice."

Pausing a bit, Wang Xiaowan said, "I mainly sensed nothing like Demon Qi or Corpse Qi, but the soil hardening is clearly odd, which is why I came to ask Senior Brother to come take a look."

"Senior Brother?" Wang Xiaowan looked at Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng nodded, "Of course, no problem."

Du Yueyao excitedly raised her hand, repeatedly exclaimed, "I want to go too!"

Yan Hongxia laughed heartily, saying the act of chivalry can't do without her, so she also stood up and said, "Let's go together."

Everyone exchanged knowing smiles, then called Aunt Liu to clear the dishes, while Lu Zheng waved his hand, and they were already soaring on clouds straight into the sky.