Chapter 285: 285

The golden dragon rides auspicious clouds to celebrate the motherland's birthday!

The matter of the reserve dragon in the rear pond, Xie Shiyu knew, Xie Jingzhou and Xie Jingting also knew, because they had encountered it before.

But Old Master Xie and the others didn't know, Tushan Jiu had ordered it to be kept secret.

So when the three were woken up and came to the rear garden, they were still a bit dazed.

Xu Airu walked over to Tushan Jiu's side, smoothed her clothes, and asked, "What happened, Xiao Jiu?"

Tushan Jiu laughed and pointed at the bubbling pond, "Look."

Xu Airu and the others followed her gaze and looked over.

Seeing the pond bubbling, Old Master Xie slapped his thigh, "Oh dear, what's going on? Did the water boil?"

Hearing that, Tushan Jiu was made to laugh by Old Master Xie, "Grandpa, it's not that the water boiled; there's something at the bottom of this pond, and it's gathering strength to transform!"

"What is it?" Xie Wenmo asked curiously.

Could there be a fairy in their family's pond?

Before Tushan Jiu could speak, Xie Jingting quickly raised his hand high, "I know, I know, sister-in-law, let me say!"

Tushan Jiu narrowed her eyes, "Fine, then third brother, you speak."

"Cough cough! You probably don't know this, but there's...... in the bottom of our family's pond," Xie Jingting deliberately drew out his voice.

Old Master Xie and the two others shifted their bodies toward him, waiting for him to speak.

Xie Jingting smirked triumphantly: "What...... what is it? Come on, guess!"

Old Master Xie and the two others: "......"

Without hesitation, Old Master Xie directly raised the dragon-headed cane in his hand and gestured at Xie Jingting.

Xie Jingting laughed and jumped to the pond's edge, pointing his hand downward at the water surface, with a cheeky grin begging for mercy: "I'll say, I'll say, there's a...... at the bottom of our pond."

Splash——

Before Xie Jingting could finish his words, he was drenched with water.

Only to see, with a hum, the surrounding qi vortex drew a water column upward.

In others' eyes, they might have only seen the water column and the rainbow lit by sunlight.

But in Tushan Jiu's eyes, that qi vortex was shimmering with golden light.

And it was the same color as the aura on Xie Shiyu's body.

Xie Jingting didn't even care about being soaked; he quickly pulled out his phone to start recording this miraculous moment.

Xie Shiyu held Tushan Jiu in his arms, and the two looked up together.

At the instant the water column shot toward the horizon, a heavenly phenomenon occurred: the originally cloudless sky instantly filled with dark clouds, thunder and lightning intertwined, brewing something.

Any act of defying heaven will undergo Heaven's trial.

Because the golden koi is about to transform into a dragon, it is a very special existence.

It must undergo the baptism and tempering of two heavenly tribulations.

The heavenly tribulation has arrived; Tushan Jiu ordered everyone to retreat.

She sat cross-legged to act as the Dharma protector for the golden koi, forming hand seals and chanting the transformation incantation.

The originally bubbling, gurgling water surface suddenly stilled.

Suddenly, Tushan Jiu opened her eyes, golden light flashed, and she shouted at the water surface, "Big Yellow, now!"

As her voice fell, Old Master Xie and the others saw a golden koi leap out of the pond, flying straight toward the clouds.

At that moment, a massive bolt of lightning struck down from the sky and hit the koi's body directly.

It seemed as if this were defying heaven to change fate, going against common sense, so the heavenly thunder was obstructing its forward steps.

But the golden koi, gritting its teeth, did not stop and continued to surge upward.

At the same time, all the people in Nan Cheng who had risen early to watch the parade saw this shocking scene.

Today is National Day, and Nan Cheng was also preparing a solemn flag-raising ceremony.

When the time arrived, the national anthem played, the flag-raiser in military uniform raised the flag and stood at attention, saluting.

The final bolt of lightning flashed in the air, intertwining with the vivid red flag.

When the flag rose to mid‑sky, the heavens suddenly brightened, and seven‑colored auspicious clouds gathered over Nan Cheng.

When the flag reached the very top,

a dragon's roar echoed through the heavens.

Those who were watching the ceremony looked up, and all the major cameras turned toward the source of the sound.

When they saw that within the clouds there was actually a golden dragon dancing, the whole city erupted.

"Dragon! It's a dragon!"

"There really is a dragon!"

"I said it before—every creature of the Chinese zodiac exists in reality, so the dragon certainly does too!"

"Gold Dragon Riding Auspicious Clouds Comes to Celebrate the Motherland's Birthday!"

Among the spectators were many foreigners, and they also saw it.

Each of them held up their phones to record, then exclaimed in various languages, "My goodness, the Chinese giant dragon truly exists!"

This heart‑shocking scene, via the internet, instantly sparked heated discussion across all of China.

Because the ceremony was livestreamed, many who couldn't attend in person also saw it, and those foreigners also shared it on their countries' social networks.

For a time, the appearance of a golden dragon in China attracted worldwide attention.

But that golden dragon only lingered in the sky for about five minutes before swiftly vanishing.

Little did they know, at that very moment it had already slipped back into the Xie family residence in a puff of smoke, because it noticed Tushan Jiu's expression was off.

After that dragon's roar, Tushan Jiu felt her abdomen begin to ache in regular waves.

She furrowed her brows.

I was just saying these two little guys didn't know what they were waiting for; it turned out they were waiting for today.

Moreover, when she was giving Da Huang credit at that time, she had a premonition that on the day he transforms into a dragon, the Xie Family would experience a major event.

As it turned out, she never expected it to happen to herself.

Xie Shiyu had a feeling just now; he first called the family doctor, then had the driver make preparations.

Sure enough, after that dragon's roar, when they looked at her again she furrowed her brow, so they hurried over and asked, "Is your stomach hurting?"

Tushan Jiu felt she was still all right: "Hmm, a little, but not frequent yet; let's go to the hospital—I think I'm going into labor."

As soon as she said that, the others panicked.

Xu Airu even forgot her own experience of giving birth, and was somewhat flustered.

Everyone was still wearing pajamas.

Tushan Jiu told them to change clothes.

She isn't actually that rushed right now, because she's done her homework; early regular contractions are just the cervix dilating, and in late pregnancy the family doctor basically checks her fetal position every day, and everything is normal.

When Xie Shiyu got up, he was wearing casual clothes, so he first took Tushan Jiu to the hospital.

The others quickly changed clothes and then rushed to the hospital.

After Tushan Jiu arrived at the hospital, a group of doctors were already waiting at the entrance.

They went up to the top floor, did various examinations, and Tushan Jiu had only dilated to two centimeters.

Her condition in all aspects met the requirements for a natural birth, so she was directly pushed into the labor room.

Xie Shiyu also wanted to go in to accompany the birth, but Tushan Jiu strictly forbade him, not allowing him to follow.

I don't know what others think, but she is quite opposed to this.

Thus, Xie Shiyu was stopped outside the delivery room.