Chapter 375: with translation of chapter title

Could it be that Liu Junyan's name has already been entered into the clan genealogy?

Translation: "Could it be that Liu Junyan's name has already been entered into the clan genealogy?"

No, that's not right.

Translation: "No, that's not right."

Even if Liu Junyan were busy, with something this important he would send word back immediately.

Translation: "For such a major matter, even if Liu Junyan were busy, he would send word back immediately."

My heart was pounding, and I was very worried about Liu Junyan's situation.

Translation: "My heart pounded with worry; I was very concerned about Liu Junyan's situation."

After all, he was brought back to the Linghai Dragon Clan at a hundred years old; if the clan had fully accepted him all these years, his name should already be in the genealogy, not waiting until now.

Translation: "After all, he was taken back to the Linghai Dragon Clan at a hundred years old; after all these years, if the clan were willing to fully accept him, his name should already be in the genealogy, not waiting until now."

Then where did this sudden surge of water come from?

Translation: "Then where did this sudden influx of water come from?"

Grey Fifth Lord, Yellow Immortal Lord, the pawn shop is temporarily in your hands; I'll go check it out.

Grey Fifth Lord, Yellow Immortal Lord, the pawn shop is temporarily in your hands; I'll go check it out.

But need to keep quotes. So output: 【"Grey Fifth Lord, Yellow Immortal Lord, the pawn shop is temporarily in your hands; I'll go check it out."】 Actually need to keep the quotation marks? The source includes Chinese quotation marks 「」. We should translate to English quotes? Usually we keep English quotation marks. We'll output: "Grey Fifth Lord, Yellow Immortal Lord, the pawn shop is temporarily in your hands; I'll go check it out."

But we must keep the line as a single line with 【7】 prefix.

Thus: 【7】 "Grey Fifth Lord, Yellow Immortal Lord, the pawn shop is temporarily in your hands; I'll go check it out."

I said and was about to leave, but Li Qingying immediately followed up, saying, 'Little Nine, I'm going with you.'

Translate: "I said and was about to leave when Li Qingying immediately followed up: 'Xiao Jiu, I'm going with you.'"

Need to keep quotes. So: 【8】 I said and was about to leave when Li Qingying immediately followed up: "Xiao Jiu, I'm going with you."

The wind and rain gradually grew stronger.

Translation: "The wind and rain gradually grew stronger."

Li Qingying drove, continuing forward along the shore of the Zhu Pan River.

Translation: "Li Qingying drove, heading forward along the bank of the Zhu Pan River."

The Zhu Pan River had dried up severely; the water rushed in, was quickly sucked dry, and the moist underground soil layer needed some time.

Translation: "The Zhu Pan River had dried up severely; the influx of water rushed in, was quickly sucked dry, and the moist underground soil layer needed some time."

We kept driving until we exited Wufu Town, only then did we see the soil was moist.

Translation: "Our car kept going until we left Wufu Town, when we finally saw the soil was moist."

The car stopped at the junction of Linghai and the Zhu Pan River; there, we indeed saw a large amount of seawater rushing in from Linghai.

Translation: "The car stopped at the junction of Longling and the Zhu Pan River; there we indeed saw a large amount of seawater rushing in from Longling."

We had just gotten out of the car when the Owl Lord appeared.

Translation: "We had just gotten out of the car when Xiaoye appeared."

He strode over, also looking anxious: 'Sister-in-law, you've come; I was just about to look for you.'

Translation: "He strode over, also looking anxious: 'Sister-in-law, you've come; I was just about to look for you.'"

I hurriedly asked, 'What happened? Where is Āyàn?'

Translation: "I hurriedly asked: 'What happened? Where is Āyàn?'"

'Don't worry, sister-in-law, it's good news,' the Owl Lord said, first giving me a calming pill, then continuing, 'The matter is somewhat complicated; we'll talk as we walk, Qingying, you wait here.'

Translation: "'Sister-in-law, don't rush, it's good news.' Xiaoye first gave me a calming pill, then continued, 'The situation is somewhat complicated; we'll talk as we walk, Qingying, you wait here.'"

Li Qingying nodded in agreement.

Translation: "Li Qingying nodded in agreement."

The Owl Lord then brought me directly into the Linghai Dragon Palace.

Translation: "Xiaoye then brought me directly into the Linghai Dragon Palace."

Last time I visited the Linghai Dragon Palace with Liu Junyan, but this time the Owl Lord took me on a route clearly different from before.

Translation: "Last time I came to the Linghai Dragon Palace with Liu Junyan, but this time Xiaoye took me on a route clearly different from before."

The Owl Lord walked and said, 'These past few days, regarding Āyàn's matter of returning to the clan, the Linghai Dragon Clan has had a major split; our main line has no objection, but there are too many branches, and the great elders are overly cautious; they were almost persuaded, but the matter of Āyàn contracting the Eighth Po suddenly came to light.'

The Owl Lord walked and said: "These past few days, regarding Āyàn's matter of returning to the clan, the Linghai Dragon Clan has had a major split; our main line has no objection, but there are too many branches, and the great elders are overly cautious; they were almost persuaded, but the matter of Āyàn contracting the Eighth Po suddenly came to light

Thus: "... the matter of Āyàn contracting the Dībā pò suddenly came to light."

You know, sister-in-law, the White Dragon incident years ago was because of the Dībā pò; this is the most taboo matter for those in the know of the Linghai Dragon Clan, causing the situation to reverse instantly, making the hope of Āyàn's return to the clan vanish in an instant.

Translation: "Sister-in-law, you know that the White Dragon incident years ago was because of the Dībā pò; this is the most taboo matter for those in the know of the Linghai Dragon Clan, causing the situation to reverse instantly, and the hope of Āyàn's return to the clan vanished in an instant."

This is pretty much what I expected.

Translation: "This is roughly what I had anticipated."

I asked, 'If Āyàn hasn't returned to the clan, then what's going on with this water flow?'

Translation: "I asked: 'If Āyàn hasn't returned to the clan, then what's going on with this water flow?'"

The Owl Lord excitedly said, 'It's an opportunity, and also Āyàn's blessing!'

Translation: "Xiaoye excitedly said: 'It's an opportunity, and also Āyàn's blessing!'"

As he spoke, the Owl Lord's steps had already stopped.

Translation: "As we spoke, Xiaoye's steps had already stopped."

Only then did I realize that our location was somewhat remote.

Translation: "Only then did I realize that our current location is somewhat remote."

Looking ahead, I saw nothing but... a cemetery?

Translation: "Looking around, I saw... a vast expanse of tombs?"

I looked at the Owl Lord in surprise; he made a hushing gesture, then quietly led me in a different direction, pointing his finger forward.

Translation: "I looked at Xiaoye in surprise; Xiaoye made a hushing gesture at me, then quietly led me to turn in another direction, pointing his finger forward."

I followed the direction of his finger with suspicion.

Translation: "I skeptically followed the direction of his finger and looked."

Upon seeing it, I was stunned and instinctively covered my mouth.

Translation: "Upon seeing that, I was stunned, instinctively raising a hand to cover my mouth."

At that moment I finally understood why the Owl Lord had Li Qingying wait outside, only able to sneak me in to peek.

Translation: "At this moment I finally understood why Xiaoye had Li Qingying wait outside; he could only quietly bring me here to peek."

Because this is the ancestral tomb of the Linghai Dragon Clan.

Translation: "Because this is the ancestral tomb grounds of the Linghai Dragon Clan."

At this moment, many people stood before the tomb's entrance, each bearing dragon horns and looking formidable.

Translation: "At this moment, many people stood before the tomb's entrance, each bearing dragon horns, looking formidable."

Most conspicuous was the old man with white beard and eyebrows standing directly before the tomb, who looked like an immortal sage at first glance.

Translation: "Most conspicuous was the old man with white beard and eyebrows standing directly before the tomb, who at first glance bore the aura of an immortal."

At this moment, Liu Junyan knelt before the old man.

Translation: "At this moment, Liu Junyan knelt before the old man."

I nervously looked at the Owl Lord.

Translation: "I nervously looked at Xiaoye."

The Owl Lord lowered his voice and explained, 'Do you see that white-bearded old man? He is the tomb keeper of the Linghai Dragon Clan; I don't know how old he is or how many years he has guarded this place, but I know his status in the clan is very high, and ordinary people find it hard to see him.'

Translation: "Xiaoye lowered his voice to explain: 'Do you see that white-bearded old man? He is the tomb keeper of the Linghai Dragon Clan; I don't know how old he is, nor how many years he has guarded this place, but I know his status in the clan is very high, and ordinary people find it hard to see him.'"

'Originally, the matter of Āyàn entering the genealogy wasn't settled, and I was still angry; Āyàn said we couldn't keep wasting time here, he needed to go back and think of another plan, but unexpectedly he was summoned by the tomb keeper.'

Translation: "'Originally, the matter of Āyàn entering the genealogy wasn't settled, and I was still angry about it; Āyàn said he couldn't keep wasting time here, he needed to go back and think of another plan, but unexpectedly he was summoned by the tomb keeper.'"

I whispered, 'Why did the tomb keeper summon Āyàn? What does he want to do with him? Isn't he someone who rarely shows up?'

Translation: "I whispered: 'Why did the tomb keeper summon Āyàn? What does he intend to do to him? Isn't he someone who doesn't easily appear?'"

'This is Āyàn's fortune,' the Owl Lord explained. 'The dragon energy that was separated from Chen Ping, which you didn't take, was instead gathered into the Linghai Dragon Palace and directly sucked into the Dragon Mausoleum; the tomb keeper may have awakened because of that dragon energy.'

Translation: "'This is Āyàn's fortune.' Xiaoye explained: 'The dragon qi that was stripped from Chen Ping, which you didn't take, was instead gathered into the Linghai Dragon Palace and directly sucked into Longling; the tomb keeper likely awoke because of this dragon qi.'"

'He summoned Āyàn to bestow a blessing by touching his head.'

Translation: "'He summoned Āyàn here to give him the Head Anointing Blessing.'"

'A blessing by touching the head?' I asked, 'What does that mean?'

Translation: "'Head Anointing Blessing?' I asked, 'What does that mean?'"

The Owl Lord said, 'When elders bestow a blessing by touching the head, especially for a clan like ours, it is not only an affirmation of the younger generation's identity by the ancestors, but also an empowerment of power; even when some juniors have just begun their cultivation and show talent, they can receive such a blessing from elders of status, and may even obtain a certain inheritance...'

Translation: "Xiaoye said: 'When elders bestow the Head Anointing Blessing, especially for a clan like ours, it is not only an affirmation by the ancestors of the junior's identity, but also an empowerment of power; even when some juniors have just opened their apertures and displayed cultivation talent, they can receive the Head Anointing Blessing from elders of status in the family, and may even obtain a certain inheritance...'"

While listening to the Owl Lord, I kept my eyes on Liu Junyan.

Translation: "I listened to Xiaoye while keeping my eyes on Liu Junyan's side."

I saw the old man raise his right hand and gently place it on Liu Junyan's head.

Translation: "I saw the old man raise his right hand and gently place it on Liu Junyan's head."

Liu Junyan's body instantly straightened, and a golden light poured down from his head, enveloping his entire body.

Translation: "Liu Junyan's body instantly straightened; a stream of golden light poured down from his head, enveloping his entire body."

At one moment, the shadow of a copper-coin person behind Liu Junyan became solid, then quickly merged with his form; Liu Junyan bathed in that golden light, resembling a deity!

Translation: "At one moment, behind Liu Junyan, the silhouette of the Copper Coin Person became solid, then quickly merged with Liu Junyan's form; Liu Junyan bathed in that golden light, as if a deity!"

This scene was so shocking that both the Owl Lord and I held our breath, forgetting to speak.

Translation: "This scene was so shocking that Xiaoye and I held our breath, forgetting to speak."

Then the old man withdrew his hand.

Translation: "Then the old man withdrew his hand."

But the next moment, he reached out again to touch Liu Junyan's head.

Translation: "But the next moment, he reached out again to stroke Liu Junyan's head."

Withdraw, then touch again.

Translation: "Withdraw, then stroke."

After three consecutive touches, the golden light surrounding Liu Junyan grew brighter and brighter.

Translation: "After three consecutive times, the golden light surrounding Liu Junyan grew brighter and brighter."

After the three touches, Liu Junyan deeply kowtowed, performing a great salute to the old man.

Translation: "After the third time, Liu Junyan knelt deeply and performed a great salute to the old man."

The old man lifted Liu Junyan with both hands, seemed to say a few more things, then waved to the crowd, and afterward walked back to the Dragon Mausoleum with his hands behind his back.

Translation: "The old man lifted Liu Junyan with both hands, seemingly saying a few more words, then waved at the crowd, after which he walked back to Longling with his hands behind his back."

The Owl Lord immediately urged me, 'Sister-in-law, let's go; the barrier of the Dragon Mausoleum is about to close, we can't be trapped in here.'

Translation: "Xiaoye immediately urged me: 'Sister-in-law, go; the barrier of Longling is about to close, we can't be trapped here.'"

After all, I'm an outsider; if I were caught sneaking into the Dragon Mausoleum, then...

Translation: "After all, I'm an outsider; if caught sneaking into Longling, then..."

I quickly followed the Owl Lord's steps and retreated.

Translation: "I quickly followed Xiaoye's steps and retreated."

After leaving the Dragon Mausoleum, the Owl Lord relaxed completely, his excitement evident: 'Three head-touching blessings—Āyàn has truly received great fortune; I don't see anyone daring to say he doesn't deserve a place in our dragon clan's genealogy!'

Translation: "After we got far from Longling, Xiaoye relaxed completely, his excitement evident: 'Three Head Anointing Blessings—Āyàn truly has great fortune; I don't see who would dare say Āyàn is unworthy of being in our dragon clan's genealogy now!'"

Seeing Xiaoye's happy vigor, my heart also felt happy.

Not only am I happy that Liu Junyan got such a great opportunity, but I'm even happier that he has such a sincere brother who treats him well.

Such brotherly affection is the most precious.

It is also surely what Liu Junyan most desires.

We waited by the Ling Sea for a while.

Xiaoye paced excitedly at the exit, Li Qingying wanted to ask but didn't dare, just kept pulling on my sleeve, waiting eagerly.

We didn't wait long before Liu Junyan walked out from inside the Ling Sea.

Xiaoye said nothing, strode forward, launched an attack, and Liu Junyan immediately responded; the two began fighting above the constantly churning Ling Sea, and in the blink of an eye they had exchanged over a dozen moves.

Er, okay.

This is a special way of celebrating between brothers…