Chapter 262: Ambitious Little Bai Jiao

"City Lord Lingluo, when exactly are you going to take action?"

Yuan Gao looked at the enchanting woman before him with unkind eyes.

Lady Lingluo smiled lightly:

"Elder Yuan, you also know that Jiang Linxian is cautious; wanting to lure him out of Qinghe and come to the Wu Kingdom is not easy. Missing the opportunity during the last demon tide, we have to wait again."

The timing is wrong?

Yuan Gao didn't think so.

This woman was clearly deliberately delaying!

Ever since the Nine Souls Dharma King came to Mangul City, he had been served well and was so happy he forgot to return, no longer remembering the matter of capturing Jiang Linxian alive.

The Dharma King was comfortable.

But he was the one who came to handle the matter; if he still couldn't catch Jiang Linxian, the one who would be unlucky would definitely be him.

Naturally, he was anxious.

Lady Lingluo's soft voice slowed down: "Don't worry, Elder Yuan, don't you think Zhuang Renhe's death is very strange?"

Hearing the three words Zhuang Renhe.

Yuan Gao immediately got into the spirit: "Why, do you have a clue?"

Zhuang Renhe died, and this pot was buckled onto the head of the Qi clan of the Southern Border; if it weren't for this, how could the Yu Kingdom have an excuse to send troops, and how could the Wu Kingdom be in its current situation?

Naturally, the Qi clan of the Southern Border wanted to vent this breath, and Lady Lingluo had been investigating secretly all along.

"I have some."

Lady Lingluo laughed, suddenly suggesting: "Elder Yuan, now that the war has slowed down, why don't you go to Qinghe City with me?"

Yuan Gao showed a hesitant expression: "Besides Jiang Linxian, there are also Elders of the Eight Great Sects in Qinghe City, all of whom are Fifth-Rank; if discovered, I fear there will be a threat to life."

"Lord Yuan, have you forgotten what I used to do?"

Yuan Gao was stunned.

He saw Lady Lingluo brush her face with her brocade sleeve, and in just an instant, she actually changed into a man's face!

"This is... the art of disguise?"

What surprised Yuan Gao even more was that at this time, he couldn't even detect the aura of Lady Lingluo practicing martial arts; she was no different from an ordinary person.

Lady Lingluo, wearing a man's face, giggled charmingly.

Her dead ex-husband had no less than a thousand concubines, but why did he like to stay in her boudoir alone? It was because she could change at will; one person could top all the beauties in the world.

And then he died.

He died in bed.

Some people said she was a star of disaster, so she cut the tongues of those who spoke, and killed their whole families.

But those people were right; the previous City Lord was poisoned by her, but it wasn't poison of the flesh, but poison of illusion.

Lady Lingluo changed back to her original appearance:

"No, it's illusion."

"Internal brilliance restrained, external release simple and unadorned, blending with the formless..."

Li Rui chanted the formula in a low voice.

Internal brilliance restrained.

Martial artists, from the beginning, can be seen from the outside; those with thick waists and broad shoulders must be able to fight, and they also have a unique temperament; one look and you know they know martial arts.

Once true Qi is cultivated, the aura between people is connected, and it is even more possible to detect the extraordinary.

Fourth-Rank Innate can see through cultivation, which is by observing Qi.

The technique recorded in the small booklet Tiekuang gave him.

And it was ingenious; not only could it hide, but it could also disguise.

"Done!"

Li Rui's mouth curled up slightly.

What Tiekuang gave him couldn't even be called a technique; it was just a trick to teach people to control the overflow of true Qi.

His comprehension was originally very good, and he learned it in just two days.

If the comprehension was poor, that wouldn't be certain; it was possible to never learn it in a lifetime.

According to the records in the technique, it was effective for anyone below the Fourth-Rank.

As for Earth Immortals above the Third-Rank?

Li Rui would choose not to provoke them; hiding or not hiding made no sense.

Controlling the true Qi, adjusting it bit by bit.

Very quickly.

In the eyes of a Fourth-Rank expert, Li Rui was now just a Sixth-Rank martial artist who had just opened up his Qi Sea.

"Not bad, not bad."

Only then did Li Rui completely set his mind at ease.

Having practiced the technique.

Only then did he walk out of the room.

Ever since he entered Sea-Observing, he had gone to the blacksmith shop and gone to the Trade Office to explain things, and then he had been in closed-door cultivation until now.

During this period, he had only seen a few acquaintances, and none of them had revealed half a word about the breakthrough.

It wasn't that he couldn't trust them, but being cautious always had no harm.

At first, he estimated it would take at least ten days or half a month, but he didn't expect it to be done in just two days.

Li Rui just walked into the Trade Office office.

He heard Tan Hu say: "Head Li, the big glutton is looking for you."

Big glutton?

Li Rui smiled lightly; he understood that the one Tan Hu was talking about should be Xia Xiaotang.

"Good."

When Li Rui came to the office where the Wu Kingdom delegation was staying and found Xia Xiaotang, Xia Xiaotang's eyes were somewhat hesitant:

"Senior, that small Jiao has come to Qinghe, and it wants to see you."

Outside Qinghe City.

In the Stone River Ditch, two huge demon beasts were chatting in the mountain forest.

"Three-Eyes, just help me out; I really don't have any other intentions, I just want to take a look."

The little Bai Jiao's face showed human-like flattery.

The Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast, revealing its true form, looked at the little Bai Jiao with slanted eyes:

"What did you call me?"

"Brother Jin."

Hearing 'Brother Jin', the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast's expression improved a lot: "I told you already, that Ying Dragon Qi was something I picked up, no one else, why don't you believe me?"

The little Bai Jiao rolled its eyes.

Picked up?

If it were really picked up, why would there be someone else's scent?

Hmm, someone else, not another demon.

"Brother Jin, we are brothers; it's meaningless if you continue to hide it. If you hadn't let me stop last time, I, the little white dragon, would definitely not have stopped."

The Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast felt somewhat embarrassed.

Because it knew, just as the little Bai Jiao said, that Ying Dragon Qi was not its, nor was it the Great Shaman's; it was Xia Xiaotang's friend's, and it couldn't make the decision on this matter.

Just as it was thinking about how to fool the little Bai Jiao, Xia Xiaotang's voice suddenly rang in its mind.

The Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast's expression changed, and it loosened its mouth: "Then you must tell me what you are looking for him for."

There's a way!

The little Bai Jiao heard this and knew it was done.

It knew that its brother, the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast, had a companion human, and the person who possessed the Ying Dragon Qi must have a relationship with the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast's companion human.

"To tell you the truth, I want to form a companion bond with him."

A quarter of an hour later.

Li Rui and Xia Xiaotang appeared before the two beasts.

Big eyes staring at big eyes.

Li Rui asked himself that his eyes weren't small, but in front of the little Bai Jiao's head-sized eyes, they were indeed small eyes.

"You are that human who possesses the Ying Dragon Qi?"

After speaking.

The little Bai Jiao turned its head to look at the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast.

The meaning was.

Translate quickly.

"Yes, I am."

The little Bai Jiao heard the answer and was stunned for a time, somewhat unable to react.

It had been staring at the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast the whole time, and the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast hadn't opened its mouth at all.

It suddenly turned its head and looked at Li Rui.

If the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast hadn't spoken, then the only one who could have spoken was this human before it.

"I've seen a demon ghost; how can I understand human speech?"

Very quickly.

The little Bai Jiao confirmed.

It wasn't that it could understand human speech, but that it could understand Li Rui's speech; it couldn't understand Xia Xiaotang, who was to the side, either.

"You..." Very quickly, excitement appeared on the little Bai Jiao's face.

The more extraordinary this human was, the more excited it was.

Li Rui spoke slowly: "You are looking for me?"

The little Bai Jiao's big head nodded: "Yes, right, right, it's you, the human with the dragon form, come quickly and form a companion bond with me."

Before, it might have hesitated, but the moment Li Rui appeared, the last trace of doubt was also dispelled; even a wisp of aura escaping from Li Rui made it tremble.

Companion bond, must form a companion bond.

A companion bond is a unique relationship.

Once formed, not only humans, but demon beasts can also obtain benefits; otherwise, why would so many demon beasts in the Southern Border actively look for humans to form companion bonds?

A dragon gives birth to nine sons, each different.

Jiaos are about the same.

Please... you... collect_(!)

Not only is there no taboo about the object, but it is also because the bloodline of the Jiao dragon itself is sufficiently powerful.

Look at the pair of wings on the little Bai Jiao.

It had lived for so many years and had never seen a second Jiao dragon with this thing.

The old Jiao worked hard to plow the fields, and it could be said to be fruitful, with at least a hundred offspring.

Why was it so attentive to the little Bai Jiao alone?

Wasn't it because the little Bai Jiao had a wisp of Ying Dragon blood in its body, just a wisp, which made it stand out among the Jiaos?

It was enough to show the extraordinary nature of the Ying Dragon.

The ancestor of all dragons, naturally extraordinary!

Precisely because it was extraordinary, the little Bai Jiao had high requirements for its companion partner.

Before, the old Jiao hadn't found a companion human with a dragon form for it, but it wasn't satisfied, until it refined the Ying Dragon Qi a few days ago, and it discovered that there was actually someone in the world who possessed the Ying Dragon form.

And so, it traveled thousands of miles across the Ten Thousand Mountains and came to Qinghe.

It was all to form a companion bond with Li Rui.

"Come quickly, let us combine."

"..."

Li Rui understood the little Bai Jiao's intention, and his expression became strange.

'Companion bond?'

He coughed lightly: "I am already eighty; I have missed the age to form a companion bond."

Hearing this, the little Bai Jiao was stunned:

"You are already eighty?"

Companion bond, companion bond, naturally it is to grow up together.

Like Xia Xiaotang, she formed a companion bond with the Clear Water Golden-Eyed Beast when she was just three years old.

Generally speaking, people in the Wu Kingdom looking for companion beasts cannot be over twenty years old; any later and they are completely set, losing the opportunity. Someone like Li Rui, who is eighty, has absolutely no possibility.

The little Bai Jiao was somewhat anxious and angry for a time:

"How can you be so old?!"

Humans look at demons one way, and demons look at humans about the same.

It couldn't distinguish Li Rui's age at all; it never expected that it had run over excitedly, and it was just this?

If it could form a companion bond with Li Rui, who possessed the Ying Dragon form, it might really have a possibility of turning into a dragon.

The fortune that came to its hand just flew away like that.

At this time.

Li Rui spoke slowly: "Although we cannot form

"What?"

Hearing Li Rui say this, the little white dragon's eyes regained their luster.

"I have a technique that can inject true qi into your body, but it requires forming a contract."

As soon as these words were spoken.

The little white dragon fell silent.

What is forming a contract?

To put it plainly, it was like the indenture contract Li Rui had signed at the Zhu family, only this contract wasn't written on paper, but on the primordial spirit.

In the blink of an eye, going from a companion to a slave—as proud as the little white dragon was, it naturally couldn't accept this.

Li Rui didn't speak either.

He just looked at the little white dragon quietly, waiting for the other's answer.

He naturally knew that at eighty years old, it was impossible to be a companion, so when he heard this from Xia Xiaotang and rushed over, he had come specifically to form a contract.

The little white dragon carried the bloodline of a Ying Dragon, which was of great benefit to his cultivation.

Moreover, once the contract was formed, he wouldn't have to worry about the little white dragon leaking his secrets.

The little white dragon's eyes showed a struggle.

'If I don't form it, there will be no possibility of turning into a dragon in this life.'

'If I do, wouldn't I become a slave?'

'But if I can truly turn into a dragon, the contract could be washed away by dragon qi, and then I could regain my freedom.'

'Human lifespans are only a short one or two hundred years; he is already eighty, he won't live many more years. Gritting my teeth and getting through it will be fine. Yes, didn't Three-Eyes say something about knowing when to bend and when to stretch?'

"Do it!"

"Fine, I will form a contract with you!"

The little white dragon spoke.

The Green-Water Golden-Eyed Beast on the side was startled by the little white dragon's decision.

It asked itself.

It could be a companion, but forming a contract was absolutely impossible.

Too shameful.

Besides, wasn't this equivalent to handing one's own life over to someone else?

Li Rui's eyes brightened: "Dragon brother, rest assured, I am a kind person. After the contract is formed, we will be brothers. There is a saying among humans: we do not seek to be born on the same year, month, and day, but we seek to die on the same year, month, and day."

The little white dragon listened, blinked its eyes, and gritted its teeth:

"Come on."

Li Rui walked in front of the little white dragon and placed his palm on its body.

In an instant.

His palm burst forth with purple-gold light.

He naturally didn't know anything about forming contracts; he was just injecting Immortal Xuan Qi into the little white dragon's body.

He had already experimented with three disciples before.

He could use Immortal Xuan Qi to weave a cage, and with just a single thought, he could kill the other party.

The little white dragon would receive the Immortal Xuan Qi, nourish it in its body, and he would take it back periodically.

A win-win deal.

A quarter of an hour passed.

Li Rui then slowly withdrew his hand.

The little white dragon was somewhat surprised: "Didn't you say forming a contract is very painful? Is that it?"

Afterward, it closed its eyes to feel carefully.

Sure enough, inside its body, a cloud of mist was floating, and the majestic Ying Dragon qi made its heart tremble.

'This is the feeling!'

Li Rui smiled slightly: "Alright, from now on we shall address each other as brothers. I'll call you Xiao Bai."

The little white dragon bowed its head: "Big Brother!"

Although the lifespan of a demon beast is longer than a human's, the little white dragon was only twenty-three or twenty-four years old; calling Li Rui 'Big Brother' was really not excessive.

"Good, good."

Li Rui nodded with satisfaction.

Without spending any effort, he gained a stroke of fortune for nothing.

It truly made one feel happy.

The little white dragon was also happy; Li Rui didn't turn his back on it as soon as the contract was finished, so the days ahead at least wouldn't be too difficult.

Li Rui looked at the little white dragon's huge form.

"Xiao Bai, do you also have the ability to change your size?"

The little white dragon nodded, and in the next instant, its huge dragon body shrank, becoming a small snake only the length of a thumb.

Seeing this scene.

Li Rui was even more satisfied; this way, it was much more portable, and could even be used as a surprise hidden weapon.

Very good.

The little white dragon flapped its wings and flew onto Li Rui's hand.

Xia Xiaotang was very envious seeing this scene.

'This little white dragon has such good fate, climbing up to a noble person so easily; it will surely soar into the sky in the future.'

Just as Li Rui and Xia Xiaotang were on their way back to Qinghe.

The little white dragon mentioned one thing:

"Big Brother, did you offend someone? A few days ago, a human who understands demon language was asking about our previous affairs."

(End of chapter)