Chapter 413: Amnesia

On the other side.

Since returning from the secret realm, the Snow Tribe, from top to bottom, have sealed their lips about the origins of the Heavenly Fox Ancestor, daring not to say much.

Xue Qing and the others were fortunate enough not to be caught in the two strongmen's battle within the secret realm, but when they returned to the tribe, they lost part of their memories.

They clearly remembered what happened after they entered the secret realm, but the memories after they got separated from Yan Buji and the other person inside the Dragon River Secret Realm vanished completely.

Thus, even now these few people are very troubled.

However, the others had business and returned to the tribe, leaving Xue Qing on Qianmu Snow Mountain, covering her head with a puzzled expression.

"What on earth happened?"

"Xue Qing, what are you doing?" Xue Rou stepped out from beside her, looking at her strangely.

"After we went to the secret realm, what happened?"

"What else could happen? The Ancestor went out, supposedly bringing back the Fox Tribe's Ancestor, the Heavenly Fox, but that Heavenly Fox Ancestor also left. Who knows what happened? Do you really intend to ask the Ancestor?"

Xue Qing shook her head: "It's just a trivial matter for me, not worth asking the Ancestor..."

"By the way, the Ancestor met Yan Daoist earlier and left in a hurry. Was that Yan Daoist the one who went with you to explore the secret realm?" Xue Rou asked.

Yan Buji?

Xue Qing thought for a moment: "It always feels like something's off... By the way, how long does it take for the Dragon People's python sparrow to mature?"

"About a year."

"Then next year we can go ask about it, but losing a chunk of memory makes me uneasy," Xue Qing frowned.

Six months later.

She Junshu was invited to the Dragon People's base, and, looking at an island surrounded by numerous fishing grounds and Dragon People, felt quite curious.

"The Dragon People really have this many population?" She Junshu said, somewhat surprised.

This time she came after receiving news, preparing to complete a transaction of a Heavenly Snake Stone.

According to the price, she had prepared eight hundred thousand Spiritual Stones, but this time they would not trade directly inside the Dragon People's base; both sides chose a sea area together.

Snake People's guards were also beside She Junshu, and would depart after the transaction.

It had been said before that the Heavenly Snake Stone is crucial to the Snake People, so the Snake People attach great importance to this matter.

"She Junshu, when will the Dragon People arrive?"

"Should be soon."

She Junshu looked at the Snow Island below; purely in terms of city planning, it was indeed better than the Snake People's planning.

And at a glance, this tiny Snow Island actually had over a hundred thousand Dragon People?

How can they all live there?

I haven't even seen those Dragon People emerging from the sea, each hauling massive provisions or beasts, all looking vigorous.

Soon, the Dragon Priest arrived alone, smiling: "I, an old Dragon People priest, have met you all. This must be She Junshu, Fairy She?"

"No, I dare not. Senior, have you brought the Heavenly Snake Stone?"

"Yes. As you said, let's go there to trade."

"Alright."

The Dragon People indeed have a Nascent Soul True Lord.

But that's not hard to guess; next to them is the Shark People's territory, and I don't know the Dragon People's exact strength, so later when there's time I should visit the Shark People.

Both sides went to another sea area to complete the trade; afterwards She Junshu looked at the Dragon Priest and asked: "May I know where Yan Buji, Yan Daoist, is right now? I previously explored the secret realm with him, and have some questions; could you do me a favor?"

"His words... he is currently in seclusion."

"Is that so..." She Junshu nodded: "Then it seems there's no chance."

The Dragon Priest smiled: "He should emerge from seclusion soon."

"That's good," She Junshu smiled.

After the others took away the Heavenly Snake Stone, She Junshu quietly used a visit to the Shark People as an excuse and slipped back to the Dragon People side.

The Dragon Priest had already prepared, handing She Junshu five jin of Heavenly Snake Stone: "As he said, this is for Fairy She."

"Thank you."

However, She Junshu couldn't stay on the Snow Island long; she went straight to the Shark People, and after being summoned, entered the Golden Light Coral Realm.

"Snake People's She Junshu, have met the Shark People queen," She Junshu bowed.

Ru Yin looked at She Junshu, smiling: "Why does the Snake People think of visiting?"

She Junshu smiled, presenting a gift: "The Snake People and the Shark People are worlds apart, with no profit entanglements. This visit is for some rare Spiritual Materials from the Shark People, hoping to trade with them."

"Oh?"

After some haggling, both sides accepted the price and completed the transaction.

Before leaving, She Junshu asked: "Your Majesty, do you know the current situation of Yan Buji of the Dragon People?"

"Oh?" Ru Yin looked at her oddly: "What relation do you have with Yan Buji?"

"The thing is, we previously explored the secret realm together and got lost; I'm a bit worried about him, so I came to ask about the earlier situation," She Junshu said with a smile.

Ru Yin raised an eyebrow: "That won't be easy; the Dragon People's king isn't so easy to meet."

"The Dragon People's king? Who? Yan Daoist?" She Junshu was taken aback, truly not knowing.

Ru Yin asked, puzzled: "You don't know?"

"Um... this visit was to fulfill the trade we promised Yan Daoist, I thought I could see him, but unexpectedly he is actually the Dragon People's king," She Junshu was taken aback, giving a wry smile and shaking her head.

"Although it's strange, consider that the Dragon People dared to emerge, and chose a Golden Core cultivator as king; clearly there's some connection between the two," Ru Yin smiled.

She Junshu's complexion suddenly grew solemn.

The Shark People queen's meaning is... the Snake People's bloodline sealing curse was lifted by Yan Daoist?

How could that be?!

That's a forbidden spell set up by the sages; how could someone at the Golden Core stage possibly....?

She Junshu couldn't believe it; she would rather believe that someone secretly supported Yan Buji in accomplishing this, then pushed him onto the stage to become the king of the Dragon People, and she also couldn't believe that Yan Buji had lifted the Dragon People's bloodline forbidden spell.

That's indeed the case, but Ru Yin didn't tell her all that.

Afterward, She Junshu returned to the Snake People, and on the way she happened to run into an old acquaintance.

"Shi Pan? What are you doing here?"

"I.... I plan to make a trip to the Dragon People to ask what happened earlier; you've felt it too, right? We've lost part of our memory." Shi Pan said in a muffled, gurgling voice.

She Junshu's expression turned odd; she waved her hand and said, "You might have to wait a while—Fellow Daoist Yan is in closed‑door cultivation, so even if you go now you probably won't see him."

"That's how it is...." Shi Pan said with a look of regret: "I noticed it back then—Fellow Daoist Yan is probably a very capable cultivator, so he surely came to no harm. We were scattered by the monster tide's impact, and we couldn't possibly go to the Fox Tribe, so he must know something."

"But it's not necessarily related to our lost memories. If we had arrived there earlier, perhaps something caused our amnesia." She Junshu frowned.