Chapter 219: Eternal Fall to the Underworld, Seeking Your Return

The divine dragon was almost crying, but seeing Ah Bao’s tense little face, it didn’t dare to make a sound. There were still many common people here, and it would frighten them.

The little girl seemed very concerned about the common people…

“Are you cold?” Ah Bao noticed the divine dragon trembling.

The divine dragon shook its head.

Ah Bao’s eyes flashed mischievously. “It’s normal to be cold on the second day of the second month.”

No, it wasn’t cold! As long as it could stay by the little girl’s side, it didn’t feel cold at all.

“The matter I want to discuss is related to this. If you agree, you’ll be warm immediately.”

The divine dragon slowly widened its eyes. This little girl wasn’t thinking of roasting it, was she?

After all, she had had such thoughts before. Back then, her stomach had growled, and she looked at it with a shining gaze, a truly gleeful expression. The divine dragon remembered it clearly.

“Look, you’re getting colder. I need to move you quickly. Do you see that big hall in front?” Ah Bao pointed to the wall behind which was the actual shrine.

The divine dragon had a bad premonition—

Ah Bao’s eyes sparkled like stars, holding the dragon pearl and smiling. “You’ll be the kitchen god in there.”

【See, I found a new national god for Daddy】

The tyrant emperor standing behind Ah Bao was stunned.

A new national god?

The divine dragon didn’t dare to move its eyes. It stopped trembling and remained motionless, completely scared.

“Wuwu…”

“Don’t want to go in? Be a bit braver.” Ah Bao reached out to pull the divine dragon. “It’s bright and warm inside. I’ll take you to have a look~”

The divine dragon’s wailing grew louder. It refused to go. It would not go under any circumstances. That place was not somewhere just anyone could sit.

Only she!

Only she could sit there.

Besides her, any other deity who tried would be blasted.

The divine dragon had never been so terrified. If they entered the shrine with disrespect, they would be reduced to ashes. That was why other deities avoided the shrine.

The divine dragon shuddered, and with a flash of green light, it ran and hid in the mural, becoming a stone dragon.

Ah Bao watched the divine dragon disappear with her eyes wide open. She puffed her cheeks.

【Failed again!】

【I just wanted you to be warm and enjoy yourself. Huahua, why don’t you understand my heart?】

The tyrant emperor behind the little girl wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. My daughter, you’re not making the divine dragon enjoy itself; you’re sending it to its doom.

He also realized that only Ah Bao could sit in the shrine.

Why?

After a day of play, Ah Bao was carried back to the palace by the tyrant emperor. Before they even reached the Yihe Palace, Ah Bao was already deeply asleep.

She still held the dragon pearl, which was even bigger than a ball…

No one dared to touch it.

The divine dragon had run away, leaving the dragon pearl behind.

That night, as Ah Bao slept soundly, she didn’t even realize she had fallen into a dream.

She saw her old Huahua, entwined around her wrist like a green rope bracelet.

She continued as usual, occasionally walking around, occasionally eating and sleeping.

Until one day, the little snake disappeared and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a massive azure dragon soaring through the skies.

It looked down upon the mortal world, searching and searching.

What was it looking for?

But it never found it, not even a trace of that person’s presence in the entire Three Realms and Six Paths.

It cried, weeping for hundreds of years, its golden eyes shedding blood tears.

“Azure Dragon, go. Search for her in the mortal world, where she once cherished, search in her place of origin…” A young man in a black robe stood before the Azure Dragon, his demeanor cold as ice.

She stood behind him, unable to see the young man’s face.

Searching for whom?

And who was she?

The Azure Dragon whimpered and leapt into the white mist, emitting a blood-curdling cry of despair before disappearing.

“Young man, who are you?” Ah Bao ran forward, trying to grab the black-robed young man’s shoulder to turn him around and see what he looked like.

But her hand passed through him.

The black-robed youth couldn’t see her.

Only faintly did the black-robed youth close his eyes in pain and murmur, “Sister, sister… do you know they abandoned their divinity, destroyed their souls, and fell into the underworld, just to find you…”

He was in extreme agony, his body twisting into a cloud of black mist, emitting a mournful cry as he soared into the sky, vanishing into the darkness.

Ah Bao’s heart ached. Who was it?

She gazed into the endless night sky as if looking at the Dao of Heaven she could never touch.

—

The next morning, as soon as Ah Bao woke up, she heard a series of cries from outside.

From the sound, it seemed like… Aunt Yun Ci.

“Lianyi, what should I do? Since Feng’er returned to the Luo residence last night, he has been complaining of eye pain. I thought he would be fine after a night’s rest, but this morning when I went to wake him, he didn’t even recognize me. He… he… he’s gone mad. His eyes are weeping blood tears, looking terrifying and pitiful.

Lianyi, though you have been in the deep palace for a long time, the Su family has many capable people in the court. I really don’t know what to do. Can you help find someone suitable to examine Feng’er and see what’s wrong?” Yun Ci said, wiping her tears.

She was so anxious, she was almost ready to kneel to Concubine De.

Concubine De was alarmed. “Have you sought a doctor?”

How could such a change occur suddenly? Concubine De thought for a moment and realized it was not a simple matter.

Yun Ci spoke in a rush, her words jumbled. “Yes, we’ve had Miss Shen Yunran from the Shen family check him.”

Shen Yunran, the fiancée of Su Jinye, the future younger sister-in-law of Concubine De.

“Yunran’s medical skills have always been excellent. I’ll go with you to the Luo residence to check on Feng’er.” Concubine De comforted Yun Ci. Luo Zifeng was like half her life.

“Lianyi…” Ah Bao tugged at Concubine De’s sleeve, rubbing her eyes. “I want to go to the palace too.”

【I saw Luo Zifeng’s eyes were strange yesterday. Could it be that today, someone is going to gouge out his eyes?】

【I remember now! The book mentioned that on the day after the second day of the second month, Luo Zifeng would go blind.】

“Lianyi, I want to go, I want to go!”

Concubine De was startled and immediately picked up Ah Bao. “Alright, you can come with me.”

Perhaps Ah Bao could save Luo Zifeng.

Yun Ci continued to cry, feeling inexplicably frantic and at a loss when she arrived, but seeing Ah Bao, her heart inexplicably settled.

When they arrived at the Luo residence, they could already hear the sound of wailing from afar.

It was Luo Qiuyu, the second son of the Luo family and Luo Zifeng’s younger brother, already nine years old since the new year.

“Wuwu, brother, it’s me, Xiao Yu. Brother, wake up, wuwu.” Luo Qiuyu was still a child and had never seen such a scene. Moreover, Luo Zifeng had always been a competent brother, protecting Xiao Yu over the years. Their bond was very strong.

Luo Zifeng was outstanding in his studies and character. His greatest wish was to become a general and protect his country.

If he went blind…