Leaving the Dragon Palace

Su Qing did not intend to stay in the Dragon Palace for too long.

Nor did she want to chat too much with the Old Dragon King...

So after spending some time with Ao Ying.

Su Qing prepared to bid farewell to Ao Ying and return to Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Anyway, Su Qing now had many fewer restrictions, and the East Sea Dragon Palace was right next door; if she wanted to see Ao Ying, she could come at any time.

When the Old Dragon King learned that Su Qing was preparing to return.

He did not try to keep her for long, but using the excuse of congratulating her on her promotion, he stuffed many things into Su Qing's hands.

Actually, the Old Dragon King naturally knew that relying solely on giving gifts would certainly not be enough to change too many things all at once.

But without a doubt, this was indeed the fastest way to slightly close the distance in their relationship.

At the same time, it could, to a certain extent, make others feel indebted from taking gifts.

Of course, the premise was that the other party was a person who valued their reputation.

And Su Qing was clearly the type of person who valued her reputation.

Therefore, he naturally would not be stingy with a few gifts.

However... unfortunately, the Old Dragon King guessed wrong.

Su Qing was indeed not a shameless person, but her reputation could be chosen to be kept or discarded as needed; she was not even human.

Therefore, whether Su Qing would feel indebted from taking gifts also depended entirely on the specific situation.

After shamelessly accepting the Old Dragon King's benefits...

Su Qing then left.

Since Su Qing was leaving, Ao Ying naturally had to see her off as well.

On the way, Ao Ying asked, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked where Big Green Sister is living now? Have you already gone to the Changbai Mountains?"

Hearing this, Su Qing naturally replied truthfully, "I won't go to the Changbai Mountains for the time being. There are still some things that haven't been finished, so I will stay at Flower-Fruit Mountain for a few more days, and will probably leave for the Changbai Mountains in a month or two."

As she spoke, Su Qing couldn't help but ask, "What about you? Do you plan to stay in the Dragon Palace forever? Have you forgiven your father?"

Ao Ying shook her head slightly:

"I forgave him long ago, but I don't plan to stay in the Dragon Palace forever. Now that the injury to my Dragon Pearl has recovered, and Flower-Fruit Mountain has returned to peace, there is naturally no need to stay in the Dragon Palace."

"After all, I am no longer the princess of the Dragon Palace!"

"So I plan to accompany Sister to the Changbai Mountains."

Saying this, Ao Ying patted the sachet at her waist and said with a smile, "I've already packed my luggage!"

When Ao Ying previously learned that Su Qing had come to the Dragon Palace, she was first slightly confused and surprised, then quickly made up her mind and moved her original plan forward significantly.

So the reason Ao Ying arrived a bit late earlier was not because she needed to put on makeup.

But to pack her luggage for leaving and to say a brief farewell to her birth mother.

Ao Ying did not like staying in the Dragon Palace very much; in fact, if it weren't for the previous chaos at Flower-Fruit Mountain and to recover her body better and faster, Ao Ying would not have returned to the Dragon Palace.

Even if she had to return, she would at most only go back to see her mother or her brothers and sisters.

It was impossible for her to stay there permanently!

Ao Ying's words made Su Qing freeze for a moment, and she couldn't help but be a bit surprised, saying, "I didn't expect that you had already prepared so early..."

"That's natural. I've long wanted to be like Sister Leng Xiang, staying by Sister's side all the time!" Ao Ying said with a smile. "What's wrong, Big Green Sister doesn't want me to accompany her? I can pay a reward!"

Su Qing looked at Ao Ying, who had suddenly become pitiful-looking, and was slightly speechless. This girl's acting was truly impressive, almost as if it were real.

She reached out and tapped her head, saying, "There's no need for any reward, and I didn't say I didn't want you to come with me."

Ao Ying immediately said with a beaming smile upon hearing this, "Actually, I quite want to pay a reward... after all, I don't have any money."

Su Qing knew this girl was trying to make suggestive jokes again, so she rubbed her head vigorously and said:

"Alright, let's go! We'll head back to Flower-Fruit Mountain first."

Ao Ying also smiled slightly, nodded, and followed Su Qing's group of three, leaving the East Sea together.

After Su Qing left.

The Old Dragon King took a light sip of tea, sighed slightly, and muttered to himself:

"When a daughter grows up, she really does side with outsiders... forget it, if she's gone, she's gone! As long as she can send back good news soon."

Ao Ying and Su Qing left quite openly, so the Old Dragon King naturally couldn't be unaware.

The reason he didn't stop her was naturally that he felt it wasn't necessary.

Letting Ao Ying follow Su Qing was actually a better choice.

"Sigh, I hope she can send back good news before my birthday. The dowry has been prepared for so many years and hasn't been given out; it's quite worrying."

On the other hand, Ao Ying's birth mother couldn't help but sigh slightly, looking at the Old Dragon King with resentment, and said, "After this girl leaves this time, I'm afraid she won't be back for a long time."

"The Changbai Mountains are far, but not too far. If you miss her, I'll order someone to take you there. Don't keep staring at me like that..." The Old Dragon King couldn't stand the Dragon Queen's gaze and couldn't help but put down his teacup and say.

Hearing this, the Dragon Queen finally nodded with satisfaction and then turned to leave.

The Old Dragon King sighed slightly at this, thinking to himself:

"Why do I suddenly feel like I'm the least liked person in the house? Forget it, for the future of the entire Dragon Clan, if I'm not liked, so be it!"

After Su Qing and the others left the Dragon Palace, they soon returned to the courtyard on Flower-Fruit Mountain.

Just as they returned to the courtyard, Gongsun Zhixue immediately lay down on the rocking chair, rubbing her stomach which was stuffed full.

Seeing this scene, Su Qing couldn't help but find it a bit funny.

Today in the Dragon Palace, Gongsun Zhixue hadn't had a chance to interject, so she had been eating and eating, and finally ended up like this.

"By the way, Ao Ying, where are you staying tonight? Are you going back to the pool, or staying here?" As Su Qing watched, she suddenly remembered the matter of Ao Ying's residence and couldn't help but ask.

Ao Ying thought for a moment and said, "I'll go back to the pool for now; I won't disturb Sister's home for the time being."

Ao Ying knew Su Qing's small courtyard didn't have many empty rooms, and now that there was another little one, it couldn't accommodate more people, so she didn't stay there.

She didn't want to make things difficult for Su Qing, and she had her own small house, so she decided to go back to her own home for now.

Anyway, living in that pool was also comfortable, and it wasn't far from this courtyard.

"In that case, I'll leave it to you then." Su Qing smiled slightly and didn't say much more, only saying, "Remember to come and play tomorrow!"

"Mhm!" Ao Ying nodded, then walked over and kissed Su Qing's cheek before saying, "Then I'll head back to the pool to tidy up first."

Su Qing touched her cheek and didn't try to keep Ao Ying, just watching her leave.

Just as Ao Ying left, Su Qing suddenly felt her other cheek being kissed by someone as well.