The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 682 - 190: No Great General on the River, Xiao Qing Takes the Principal Position
Long Xiaoman really had bad luck to end up in Yuan Zihe’s clutches.
Initially, as a mere fish, she had no one to take special care of her, and as it happened, Yuan Zihe liked to keep small animals, so Long Xiaoman was given to Yuan Zihe to be fed.
But every time, Yuan Zihe would add salt to her aquarium, nearly driving Long Xiaoman mad with frustration. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
Yuan Zihe only said she came from the seaside, accustomed to raising fish in saltier water, and couldn’t break the habit at once; seeing water always made her want to sprinkle in some salt.
At that moment, Long Xiaoman realized that, compared to Lin Yun, some people were even less human.
What was most troublesome was that Yuan Zihe had grown emotionally attached to raising her, and now she left quietly, bringing a fish along.
Long Xiaoman tried to resist, thinking that an ordinary disciple of Guanghan Palace shouldn’t be much trouble, but she was easily subdued by Yuan Zihe.
As a Dragon King, Long Xiaoman was sorry; she had disgraced the Dragon Clan.
"Big Red, don’t refuse the wine only to be forced to drink a penalty one," Yuan Zihe remarked with a smile when she saw Long Xiaoman refusing her new name and not willing to pull the boat properly.
Although she couldn’t overpower many powerhouses in the Central Plains, her cultivation level wasn’t weak, and she could handle a fish just fine.
Long Xiaoman sensed the danger but...
Why did she have to pull the boat?
Did she look like a fish that was born to pull boats?
"You wretched woman, I’ll remember this!" Long Xiaoman muttered, deciding after some thought to bear the humiliation.
With the bloodline of a Dragon King, as long as she practiced diligently, she would surely become a Transforming Dragon one day.
She was just young now, but once she grew up, she wouldn’t let any of these jerks who made her pull a boat off the hook!
As Long Xiaoman jumped into the water, Yuan Zihe showed a smile.
This fish is so cute; I’ll take it back and continue to raise it!
As for freedom...
The ocean is full of water everywhere; isn’t raising a carp still freedom?
As for how a freshwater fish survives in sea water, there’s no need to worry too much.
The strong adapt to the environment, instead of having the environment adapt to them, right?
Yuan Zihe stepped out of the cabin, returning to her demure Bi Yu appearance, with none of the bad woman vibe from before.
Deceiving a simple Little Green Dragon isn’t complicated, is it?
Since the Yuan Family took the Azure Dragon as their totem, taking Xiao Qing back home could mean treating her as a mascot.
This was a buy-one-get-one deal, a double celebration.
"The deck is windy, and amid the spring chill, Young Master Lin, sleeping here, could catch cold. Why don’t I help him into the cabin to rest?" Yuan Zihe schemed to get close to Lin Yun, but Xiao Qing wasn’t having any of it.
"I can do it myself," Xiao Qing insisted.
Using her body, Xiao Qing coiled around Lin Yun, flying into the cabin with him. Yuan Zihe followed, but Xiao Qing smacked her out with a flick of her tail.
"You stay outside and behave yourself, and don’t get near my master!"
Yuan Zihe: "..."
Was such strict guarding necessary?
But since she couldn’t beat Xiao Qing, Yuan Zihe could only sit helplessly at the bedside, watching the spring waters flow eastward.
Suddenly, Yuan Zihe saw a streak of light approaching from afar, making her tense up.
As the light drew near, it became clear; it was none other than Jiang Chenyu, Lord of Guanghan Palace.
This was bad. With Lin Yun on her boat, trouble seemed inevitable. How was she going to explain this man’s sudden appearance from the sky?
While Yuan Zihe pondered, Jiang Chenyu had already arrived, noticing Yuan Zihe on deck and remembering her well.
This was the person Lin Yun had recommended to join Guanghan Palace, quite beautiful and worth remembering.
However, as the Palace Master, she would not let others know her thoughts; so as she descended onto the boat, she pretended not to recognize Yuan Zihe and asked, "Have you seen anyone suspicious passing by?"
Yuan Zihe: "???"
This is an Enlightened Realm cultivator?
She hadn’t even intended to hide anything since Divine Sense from an Enlightened Realm cultivator was not something she could resist. But it seemed Jiang Chenyu hadn’t noticed?
Unsure of what Jiang Chenyu was up to, Yuan Zihe obediently replied, "No."
Jiang Chenyu nodded, not planning to linger, preparing to take off.
Just then, she asked, "Where are you headed?"
Yuan Zihe didn’t expect her own movements as an ordinary disciple to attract the Lord of Guanghan Palace’s inquiry; she hadn’t revealed her cultivation level, after all.
She was on a reconnaissance mission as she intended to slip back to the East Sea.
The entire Central Plains were in a state of conflict; without a reconnaissance mission, she had no right to act independently.
"Reporting to the Palace Master, the disciple was ordered to patrol the Cloud Dream Marsh area to prevent surprise enemy water crossings."
"There’s no need to patrol Cloud Dream Marsh anymore; go back and report," Jiang Chenyu instructed, then vanished in a flash.
She was going to look for Lin Yun.
Lin Yun had disappeared right before her eyes, and she saw it all clear as day—first, a Little Green Dragon had poked its head out, and then Lin Yun had vanished.
Knowing that Lin Yun was not abducted by enemies, she wasn’t too worried, but she also wanted to find Lin Yun before anyone else.
Upon seeing Yuan Zihe, she instinctively felt something was off, but now she was too lazy to think more about it.
Seeing that Jiang Chenyu had indeed just left like that, Yuan Zihe was quite astonished.
"Can’t you sense such a big person inside the cabin?"
Yuan Zihe couldn’t help but try and was surprised to find that indeed, there was no one in the cabin.
Could it be that they ran away?
Yuan Zihe was startled and was about to push open the cabin door, but as soon as she did, she was smacked with a tail.
"Come any closer, and I’ll kill you."
The milky voice of Xiao Qing’s threat came through, leaving Yuan Zihe dumbfounded.
How could she not sense someone inside?
It was understandable if her perception was a bit weak, but that was the renowned Lord of Guanghan Palace just now!
Wasn’t that too sloppy?
"The wind on the ship is so strong, I’m so cold, may I come in?"
Yuan Zihe could only pretend to be pitiful in an attempt to test Xiao Qing’s limits, knowing from her voice that this was a naive little thing. Her fierceness was just a façade—if she could just communicate with her more, there were plenty of ways to coax her.
As expected, hearing Yuan Zihe’s pathetic plea, Xiao Qing also felt a bit of pity and said, "Fine, you can come in, but don’t get close to my master."
Yuan Zihe hurriedly assured, "I promise I won’t, I’m not like those women I told you about."
Only after entering the cabin did Yuan Zihe realize that Lin Yun was not there at all; it was just a Little Green Dragon still inside.
To be safe, Xiao Qing had used the Dragon Concealment Technique on Lin Yun, which was why Jiang Chenyu passed by without noticing.
Let alone scanning with Divine Sense, even if Jiang Chenyu walked into the cabin, she wouldn’t have seen where Lin Yun was unless she came in stark naked.
"Where’s Young Master Lin?"
Not seeing Lin Yun, Yuan Zihe was also taken aback. Was Xiao Qing playing tricks with a living person?
"That’s none of your business. As long as you can’t see my master, you won’t get any inappropriate ideas."
"You’ve got it wrong, I didn’t..."
"You did! I saw it, you secretly touched my master!"
Hearing the childish accusation, Yuan Zihe’s face turned red with embarrassment.
Was she secretly touching Lin Yun’s body? She just wanted to steal something and accidentally touched Lin Yun in the process, it wasn’t on purpose!
"You even wanted to secretly kiss him!"
Yuan Zihe: "..."
This Little Green Dragon knew too much. She needed to find a way to silence this dragon permanently.
Yuan Zihe noted this in her heart while saying aloud, "I was just confused for a moment."
"Hmph, you just lust after my master’s body."
Yuan Zihe: "..."
Unable to refute, she had no choice but to sit quietly in a corner of the cabin.
To go to the East Sea by ship, only taking the water route, would take about seven days.
Cloud Dream Marsh did not lead to the sea, only to Dragon River, so there was a detour, which meant it would take more time.
But this was the safest way. The land route had stricter blockades, and it would be more difficult for her to take Lin Yun past the checkpoints. The water route was the most time-consuming but also the most secure.
Yuan Zihe didn’t seek a good relationship with Xiao Qing; just stabilizing her would be enough.
Everything else would wait until they reached the East Sea.
Thus, the human and dragon spent the night peacefully. The next day, the ship entered an area shrouded in mist. Looking at it, Yuan Zihe felt a sense of deja vu, as it resembled the section where Lin Yun had previously set up formations.
Yuan Zihe stepped out of the cabin to face the morning sun and vaguely saw a huge outline not far away. As she followed the current out of the mist, she clearly saw the shape of that massive object.
It was indeed a fortress, tens of zhang high.
This was probably the dam that Lin Yun had built!
When Lin Yun was working on this project, Yuan Zihe had also gleaned some information. She had thought about going to help him build the dam, hoping to get closer to Lin Yun, but she couldn’t make it.
Guanghan Palace required new disciples to practice for a while and have certain combat capabilities before they could go out on missions.
This protective measure for disciples, unluckily, caused Yuan Zihe to miss a good opportunity.
Looking at the dam left by Lin Yun now, Yuan Zihe couldn’t help but sigh with regret.
How many opportunities had she missed!
However, the dam was indeed majestic, and there were flashes of black lightning wrapped around it, which looked extremely cool.
This must have been achieved using some kind of formation by Lin Yun!
Yuan Zihe watched from a distance and suddenly spotted a woman in a Taoist robe on the shore, waving.
Was she looking to hitch a ride on the ship?
Should she just ignore her?
But at that moment, she suddenly felt a familiar aura.
"Seagrass? My seagrass?"
Yuan Zihe moved her heart, instantly filled with joy.
When she had to part with her beloved seagrass, she naturally missed it terribly. The reason she always put salt in the fish tank was because she reminisced about the days when the seagrass was by her side.
So, my dear grass was still waiting for me right where I left it.
Yuan Zihe was so touched she was almost in tears, but the next second, she was horrified.
The exhausted Long Xiaoman, who had been pulling the ship, saw a somewhat familiar piece of grass, faintly exuding spiritual energy, and without a second thought, took a bite.
Seagrass: "..."
Why is it you again, fish?
