Chapter 478: Everyone Come Make a Wish

"What is this? Zhuge Liang?"

"Everyone, come look over here..."

"What? Divine Dragon Hall? Whoa, there's actually a dragon in here! It's moving! My god!"

"Are Brother Chen and the others inside?"

"Brother Chen~~ are you in here?"

"Doesn't look like it... Who's going in to take a look first?"

"This dragon is staring at us! We aren't going to get eaten by it, are we? In the games I play, in a situation like this, this is definitely a man-eating boss!"

"This Daoist will go in and take a look first..."

"Amitabha, Junior Brother Xuanzhen, it is too dangerous for you to enter alone; this monk shall accompany you."

"Let us go together; if there is danger, we can look out for one another. However, based on my experience, there should be no danger within the Shengzu Cube or the Mijing."

"Very well."

Chen Shu silently huddled behind the divine dragon, exchanged glances with Qingqing, and remained motionless.

Although Spirit Power voice transmission was somewhat affected in this room, causing the voices to be severely distorted, one could still tell who was who just by their tone and phrasing.

At the same time, one could also hear their concern for the two of them.

It was likely that because the two had been gone for too long, and the "humans" of Nanzhou had not yet gone extinct, they were worried that the two had encountered danger, which was why they had come here to check.

At this moment, his mood became somewhat strange—

On one hand, he was desperate to hear what wishes this group of silly group members would make, preferably the kind that couldn't be seen in public, just like his own third wish. On the other hand, he felt that since everyone was worried about him, and he was secretly hiding here to listen to them make fools of themselves, it was a bit improper, and his conscience felt uneasy.

Two emotions began to argue in his heart.

Conscience Chen Shu shouted, righteous and stern: "Is this moral of you? Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Fun-loving Chen Shu knew he was in the wrong, so he could only weakly say: "But this is very interesting... don't you want to hear what wishes they will make?"

Conscience Chen Shu thought about it; he did indeed want to hear.

The argument ended there.

Ning Qing squinted her eyes and looked at Chen Shu silently.

Chen Shu weakly avoided her gaze.

Only to hear the divine dragon's majestic and aged voice ring out:

"Finally, someone has come..."

"Holy crap!! This dragon can talk!"

"Humans! Cease your insolence!"

"Everyone, don't act rashly. The energy here is terrifying; it seems even higher-tier than the Divine Power of the Tribulation-Facing Buddha, the power of the other world, and the Divine Power of the Beast Ancestral Court!"

"Oh, oh, sorry! May I ask, Great One, are you a real dragon?"

"I am a creation of the Shengzu!"

"Wow, that sounds so awesome..."

"How many years have passed? Since the fall of the Shengzu..."

"Reporting to Senior, it has been about four thousand years."

"Four thousand years, then..." The tone of the Wish-Granting Dragon was full of emotion regarding the changes of time, as if the group of people before it were the first outsiders it had encountered in the four thousand years of loneliness it had endured. This sense of vicissitudes, spanning history and rushing toward them, instantly stunned the group of young juniors. For a moment, they felt that this divine dragon not only sat high atop the Divine Hall, not only sat high in the firmament, but also sat high above the upstream of history, indifferently looking down upon them.

Chen Shu couldn't help it again; he exchanged a glance with Qingqing to communicate his inner thoughts to her.

The image of the fellow countryman in his heart was gradually changing.

"So be it..." The divine dragon's tone was aged and majestic: "I am the Wish-Granting Dragon, possessing boundless Divine Power. It is your honor to see me. Originally, everyone could make one wish to me, but now that I have an affinity with you, you may make three wishes to me."

"Wish-Granting Dragon!?"

"What? A wish!"

"There's such a thing..."

"We don't have to pay anything, right?"

"This..."

The crowd spoke one after another, looking at each other in dismay.

Finally, they heard the voice of Dharma Master Tongdeng: "Amitabha, those who have left the secular life are free of desires; this monk has no wishes to make for the time being."

"This Daoist is the same."

"I have never made a wish to anyone."

"I also never make wishes! I'm doing quite well right now; I have food and drink, I'm invincible in the world, and I don't have to stay up late. It couldn't be better than it is now!"

"Not interested!"

"You five..." the divine dragon said in a deep voice, "do none of you have any wishes to make? This opportunity should not be missed."

"None for now."

"And what about you two?"

"I... I want there to be no orphans in the world."

"The second one."

"The second one is hoping that Brother Chen and his girlfriend are safe."

"The third one."

"The third one is hoping that the research institute will soon develop a safe method that allows all Martial Artists in the world to advance to High-Tier."

"Very good! And you? Little human girl..."

"I want my mom and dad to be healthy and live to at least three hundred years old!"

"The second one."

"I can't think of it for the moment."

"You can think about it first; come tell me once you've thought of it..."

"Then can I come find you later? Once I've thought it through."

"You may; the others are the same."

"Then let's go out and find Senior Brother Chen and Senior Sister Ning first. Grandmother Senior Sister's Spiritual Sense is always accurate; they are likely nearby."

"I suggest we split up to look!"

"That works too!"

The group walked out of the Divine Dragon Hall.

Chen Shu, however, was not in a hurry, waiting silently.

About a minute later—

Zhang Suannai quietly arrived at the Divine Dragon Hall. She first set up a Sword seal for vigilance at the entrance so that she would be alerted if anyone came, then closed the door, tiptoed into the Divine Dragon Hall, and looked sneakily at the Divine Dragon. Just as she was about to remind the Wishing Divine Dragon to keep its voice down, she saw the Divine Dragon lower its voice and say to her:

"Have you thought of your wish? The sounds here cannot be heard by those outside."

"As expected of a Divine Dragon! Awesome!"

"Humans are always like this."

"Awoo..."

"The first wish."

"Can I wish for anything?"

"My Divine Power is boundless."

"Awoo? Can I wish for anything?"

"I am a dragon, are you deaf too?"

"Awoo..."

"The first one."

"Emmm... I hope my two roommates, my two college roommates, can treat me as well as they treat Chen Shu!"

Behind the Divine Dragon's body, Chen Shu glanced at Qingqing.

Qingqing remained expressionless, only reaching out to poke him hard.

"The second one."

"The second one, huh..."

Zhang Suannai fell into silence.

She didn't know why, but those silly dogs in the group always seemed to look down on her intelligence—of course, in her heart, her own intelligence was absolutely the highest. It was just that sometimes she was too lazy to think, and her logical thinking ability was slightly insufficient; in other words, her super-high-intelligence brain was sometimes slacking off, or using its computing power elsewhere, which caused her brain to get stuck occasionally.

So she should make the wish to "make her thinking more diligent" and "increase her logical thinking ability."

Zhang Suannai made up her mind, raised her head, and spoke solemnly. But when the words reached her lips, they turned into:

"I want to become smarter!"

"Smack!"

She gave herself a slap.

Chen Shu, behind the Divine Dragon's body, covered his mouth tightly, holding back his laughter. At this moment, he felt a bit envious of Ning Qing—why could she not laugh at something like this?

The one who remained calm was the Wishing Divine Dragon:

"The third one."

"I want another wish..." Zhang Suannai looked weakly at the Divine Dragon. "C... can I? If not, I'll change to another one."

"Fine, you now have one wish remaining."

"Smack!"

"I want three more wishes!"

"Fine, you now have three wishes remaining."

"It actually worked?"

Zhang Suannai was smug, even thinking that her second wish had already been realized—such a clever method, only she could have thought of it, right?

"I want to become strong! Become the strongest of my generation! Surpass Chen Shu!"

"The fifth one."

"Uh... that was the fifth one just now, now it's the sixth."

"The sixth one."

"I want..."

Before Zhang Suannai could finish her sentence, she suddenly felt movement from the Sword seal she had set up outside.

"Oh no!"

Zhang Suannai looked left and right. The entire Divine Hall was empty, with only this ink-like Wishing Divine Dragon; there was simply nowhere to hide. At the critical moment, it was likely that the second wish she had made was taking effect again. She had a flash of inspiration:

"I want to hide!"

"......"

The Divine Dragon silently turned its head and glanced behind itself.

"Thanks!"

Zhang Suannai felt that she had indeed become smarter. She hurriedly withdrew the Sword seal and ran behind the Divine Dragon.

She raised her eyes and took a peek—

"Holy crap!"

The whole person turned to stone on the spot.

"You all..."

Chen Shu was seen waving at her: "Don't just stand there, hurry over and hide!"

"..."

Zhang Suannai might not have much else going for her, but her reaction speed was fast.

In less than the blink of an eye, she had already hidden behind the Divine Dragon, restrained her Spirit Power, and with a numb expression, squatted on the ground, staring at Chen Shu and Qingqing—

What have I said?

It would be one thing if Chen the Dog were here! But why is Qingqing here too?

At this moment, her heart was collapsing.

Fortunately, she still had one wish left; she could make a wish later to erase the memories of these two people...

Zhang Suannai remained silent.

The Group Leader snapped his fingers casually, set up a warning measure at the door, then pushed the door open with calm composure, swaggered in, and closed the door.

The Group Leader's posture was calm: "Greetings, Your Excellency Divine Dragon!"

"Speaking here will not be heard from the outside."

"Many thanks, Your Excellency Divine Dragon."

"Have you decided?"

"This junior has decided."

"The first one."

"This junior hopes that Brother Wuming can survive; Brother Wuming is named Li Zhang, he is a friend of mine from before."

Zhang Suannai, hiding behind the Divine Dragon's body, couldn't help but look up and exchange a glance with Chen Shu; the two nodded silently.

"The second one."

"This junior wishes to improve my cultivation..."

"Improve by how much?"

"..."

The Group Leader couldn't help but pause.

The Dayi Imperial Family had seized the world through force back then, suppressing the eight wildernesses, the six directions, and the four seas to become the masters of the world. As a direct descendant of the Dayi Imperial Family, he held the highest status among his peers; even the inheritors of the Lanzhou Night Temple only dared to compete with him in the shadows, and they were inferior to him in status. Someone like him should have possessed the highest cultivation and combat power among his peers.

It had been that way originally.

However, during the Puluo trip, Cao Ci had taken over half a year of his time, causing him to miss the Killing Forbidden Land, which led to him being caught up by latecomers.

On the surface, he said nothing and still faced Qingcai and Grandma with composure, but in his heart, he was very unwilling.

"At least I must be stronger than the Spirit Sect Saint Son Chen Shu and the Sword Sect Saintess Zhang Suannai."

Chen Shu and Zhang Suannai exchanged another glance, communicating information with their eyes.

"The third one."

"I hope..."

The Group Leader's expression changed.

Someone else was coming!

The Group Leader looked left and right: "Senior! This junior hasn't thought of this wish yet, I want to save it! May I hide here for a moment? Does this count as a wish?"

"It does not."

"Many thanks, Senior!"

The Group Leader removed the warning, maintained his composure, held his head high and chest out, and acted naturally, though his steps were large, covering several meters in a single stride.

In two steps, he reached behind the Divine Dragon.

The calm demeanor ended there...

The Group Leader was completely stunned: "Qingcai? Grandma? Zhao Yeqing? You... why are you all here?"

"Kukuku!"

Zhang Suannai couldn't suppress her snickering; seeing someone else suffer social death, even the memory of her own social death from just a moment ago was covered up, and she hurriedly waved at him.

The Group Leader fell silent, took a step over, and squatted down.

The four of them looked at one another.

Everything was understood without a word.