NOVPUBWu Bin looked at Li Xuan as if he was looking at an idiot.
When had he ever said that the deaths of those two people had anything to do with him?
He was quite good at consoling people.
"I still have a little matter to attend to at school, so I’m heading back first."
Wu Bin no longer wanted to stay in this place.
Having been attacked even while out for a meal, Wu Bin now felt a constant sense of insecurity when outside.
After bidding farewell to Li Xuan and the others, Wu Bin took Zhu Ling to the subway station.
Seizing the moment when there weren’t many people around, Wu Bin quietly asked, "Zhu Ling, back at the seafood restaurant, were those strange fish coming for me? Do you know what they were all about?"
Zhu Ling tilted her head to think for a moment before saying,
"The aura on them felt very familiar to me, somewhat like that of a Barbaric Dragon."
"Barbaric Dragon?"
Wu Bin was puzzled.
"What kind of dragon is a Barbaric Dragon, and why would it come looking for me?"
Zhu Ling explained to Wu Bin, "Do you know the legend of the Dragon Clan having nine offspring?"
"The saying ’the dragon has nine offspring’ doesn’t actually mean the dragon had nine sons; the number nine is symbolic, implying the dragon had many, many sons."
"Given the dragon’s lascivious nature, it would mate with any creature it fancied, and the most important thing is that those creatures could conceive."
While Zhu Ling spoke solemnly, Wu Bin’s gaze upon her started to grow strange.
Zhu Ling quickly said, "Why are you looking at me like that? I... I am very proper, you know. I just like to eat."
Wu Bin responded with an "Oh," his face betraying an expression that read ’I believe you.’
But in his heart, he thought he would need to keep his distance from Zhu Ling in the future and couldn’t let this girl sleep in his bedroom anymore.
"Keep talking, I’m listening."
Zhu Ling gave Wu Bin a glare before continuing, "Among the many sons of the Ancestral Dragon, there was one dragon called Barbaric Dragon. This was a son born from the union between the Ancestral Dragon and a crocodile."
"The Barbaric Dragon especially loved water and possessed an affinity and control over it. For this reason, the Barbaric Dragon is also known as the river or river god. Many of your human bridges are carved with the image of Barbaric Dragons, with the aim of seeking their blessing."
Curious, Wu Bin asked, "So, does this kind of prayer work?"
Zhu Ling shrugged her shoulders.
"Of course it doesn’t."
"Not to mention the complex relationship between our Dragon Clan and your humans, most of the Dragon Clan are now in deep slumber, just like I was trapped in the cave. If I couldn’t even free myself, how could I protect your humans?"
Wu Bin felt that Zhu Ling’s words made sense.
Thus, most humans seeking the Dragon Clan’s blessing were probably just looking for peace of mind, or maybe the Dragon Clan couldn’t truly do anything for these people.
Zhu Ling continued, "I think the reason the Barbaric Dragon is targeting you might be because of the Phoenix Bloodline in you."
Wu Bin didn’t know whether to cry or laugh.
"Stop joking, where would I get any Phoenix Bloodline from? I’ve never even seen a phoenix."
Zhu Ling pursed her lips and said, "But you do have it, I can smell it. You should know the phoenix possesses the power of Nirvana Rebirth. The bloodline in you is a great tonic for our Dragon Clan. The Barbaric Dragon is after you, probably wanting to use the Phoenix Bloodline in you to further regain its own strength and enhance its power."
Hearing Zhu Ling say this, Wu Bin suddenly felt a headache coming on.
Why on earth had he become the target of longing for these members of the Dragon Clan?
Right at that moment, Wu Bin suddenly felt a chill on his back and a sense of palpitation.
It was only then that Wu Bin realized that there were only two people on the entire subway platform, him and Zhu Ling. There was not a single other person in sight.
Logically speaking, this shouldn’t be the case, as it wasn’t night but broad daylight. How could there be not a single person on this platform?
"Let’s go, we’re heading up."
Realizing that something was amiss, Wu Bin prepared to take Zhu Ling back to the surface.
Who would have thought that just as the two were about to ascend the stairs, an ugly four-clawed monster fish suddenly appeared on the stair platform, and then violently lunged at them!
"Shit, run!"
This four-clawed monster fish had tremendous strength. Although its lunge had missed, it hit the nearby wall, directly creating a hole with a diameter of one meter!
Wu Bin was dumbfounded.
If that monster fish hit you, wouldn’t it leave you black and blue?
Knowing they were no match for the monster fish, Wu Bin grabbed Zhu Ling’s hand and turned to run.
However, the platform was only so big, and it was entirely enclosed, leaving them hardly any room to escape.
Wu Bin gritted his teeth, opened the glass door of the platform, and took Zhu Ling out onto the subway tracks.
Despite the danger, Wu Bin no longer had the luxury of considering it.
As he ran, Wu Bin asked in confusion, "Why is there only the two of us on the platform in broad daylight? Zhu Ling, could we have entered the ’Illusory Realm’?"
Zhu Ling shook her head.
"No, I can’t sense the aura of the ’Illusory Realm’. The reason why there are so few people on the platform, I guess, is because Gongvenom used ’Dispelling Dragon Chant’, so people nearby will involuntarily keep their distance from the platform."
’Dragon Law’ chanting is one of the Dragon Clan’s abilities.
As favored children of the heavens and earth, the Dragon Clan itself is already favored by the laws of existence.
Therefore, the Dragon Clan’s Dragon Chant often achieves the effect of words becoming reality.
’Dispelling Dragon Chant’ is a kind of infrasound wave that is difficult to detect. When it takes effect, those who hear the Dragon Chant don’t feel anything unusual, but they will inevitably do certain things without realizing it.
This thing is somewhat akin to psychological suggestion.
If you must compare it, it’s like how normal people don’t stand on a doorstep or under the blazing sun— it’s the same principle.
Under the effect of the ’Dispelling Dragon Chant’, everyone keeps a distance from the platform without knowing why they do so.
With Zhu Ling’s explanation, Wu Bin became even more puzzled.
"That doesn’t make sense. Do the Dragon Clan really need to avoid humans when they act? Do you care about that?"
Zhu Ling gave Wu Bin a disdainful look.
"A newly awakened Dragon Clan member has weak power and hasn’t fully recovered their strength, not to mention that your human race now has organizations like ’The Ninth Bureau’. If we don’t try to avoid humans as much as possible, wouldn’t your people from ’The Ninth Bureau’ retaliate?"
Wu Bin thought about it carefully and it seemed to make sense.
Don’t consider the fact that the Dragon Clan used to be the boss of the Earth; times have changed.
Look at the Barbaric Dragon flying into the sky, in the past, the human race would at most shoot arrows at it.
Now, they’re simply taken down by a missile.
As Wu Bin was thinking this, a loud bang suddenly came from behind them.
The monster fish had shattered the glass and was in hot pursuit!
