“But…”
Ao Ying seemed to intend to face the East Sea Dragon King herself.
Perhaps she thought that by doing so, Su Qing would avoid being too implicated.
However, Su Qing shook her head slightly and said indifferently:
“No ‘buts’… Don’t look at me like this, but I am at least an Earthly Immortal. Since a demon king of the Earthly Immortal realm can make him give face… I suppose I can also make him save face, right?”
Of course, Su Qing wasn’t entirely sure what the old Dragon King would think.
But she wasn’t too afraid either…
If soldiers come, she’ll block them; if water comes, she’ll cover it with earth.
If it truly came to escaping… who could be faster than her Somersault Cloud?
“……”
Su Qing spoke lightly, but Ao Ying’s mind was momentarily overwhelmed.
Her sister was actually a great demon of the Earthly Immortal realm?
She had always thought… Su Qing was, at most, at the Divine Immortal realm, having passed eight or nine lightning tribulations!
There was at least a few hundred, nearly a thousand, years gap to reach the Earthly Immortal realm.
Yet, her sister’s words were astonishing, revealing herself to be an Earthly Immortal!
One must know… the Earthly Immortal realm was not the Divine Immortal realm; it wasn’t so easy to cultivate to.
The Divine Immortal realm… a demon with a little talent could reach it in a few hundred years.
Dragons didn’t even need to cultivate; upon reaching 800 years of age, they would naturally be at the Divine Immortal realm!
But the Earthly Immortal realm was different!
Even for naturally born dragons… unless they possessed extraordinary talent or some special fortuitous encounter.
Otherwise, it would still take three to five thousand years of cultivation to reach the Earthly Immortal realm.
And if it were an ordinary Divine Immortal…
Even if they exhausted their 8,000 years of lifespan in the Divine Immortal realm, they might not be able to cultivate to the Earthly Immortal realm.
Moreover… entering the Earthly Immortal realm required enduring eighty-one Heavenly Tribulations.
Those eighty-one Heavenly Tribulations, each more terrifying than the last, were exceptionally deadly, and a moment of carelessness could lead to death at their hands.
She had once watched her brother undergo his tribulation…
The scene was comparable to torture!
Therefore, it was easy to imagine… how difficult the Earthly Immortal realm was!
“Is Sister truly an Earthly Immortal?” Ao Ying was somewhat disbelieving.
Her Little Qing sister looked so young, not at all like an old monster who had cultivated for thousands of years.
Su Qing nodded slightly and said, “Why would I lie to you? Lying to you won’t get me candy! I don’t need to lie about something like this…”
Ao Ying was a little speechless. How could Little Qing sister still joke at a time like this?
Su Qing smiled slightly and ascended into the clouds.
On the way, Leng Xiang remained silent…
And Ao Ying didn’t know how to speak either.
Su Qing unhurriedly rode her cloud towards the sea.
Seeing that no one was speaking, she took the initiative to ask:
“By the way, what realm is your father in now?”
Ao Ying, hearing this, came back to her senses and replied:
“I remember the Turtle Prime Minister once told me that Father is an Earthly Immortal.”
“However, Father has been in the Earthly Immortal realm for thirteen thousand six hundred years, and his strength is among the strongest of Earthly Immortals.”
“In the Turtle Prime Minister’s words, if Father were to fight with his life, even a Heavenly Immortal would fear him by three points.”
Su Qing nodded slightly upon hearing this… It seemed that cultivating from an Earthly Immortal to a Heavenly Immortal was infinitely more difficult than cultivating from a Divine Immortal to an Earthly Immortal.
Even that old Dragon King, after cultivating for so many years, had not been able to reach the Heavenly Immortal realm.
However, Su Qing also noticed something interesting and said:
“Fighting with his life only makes a Heavenly Immortal fear him by three points? That means… your dad still can’t beat a Heavenly Immortal, right?”
“Sister… how could a Heavenly Immortal be so easy to bully? Among the Earthly Immortal powerhouses I know, only True Sovereign Erlang can defeat an ordinary Heavenly Immortal. The rest who can fight a Heavenly Immortal to a draw are already extraordinary. Moreover, Father is a civil official… how could he be a match for a Heavenly Immortal?”
“I didn’t expect you to be quite supportive of your father at a time like this!”
“……I’m just stating the facts.”
Su Qing merely chuckled.
The father disregarded their filial affection, but the daughter still cherished it.
She didn’t know what to say about that!
However, even if Ao Ying was well, it wasn’t her family’s business, so why worry so much?
“Leng Xiang… if a fight truly breaks out, I’m afraid I’ll have to rely on your assistance.”
“Leng Xiang is inherently the master’s sword. If there’s a battle… Leng Xiang would protect the master even if it meant breaking.”
Su Qing shook her head slightly; she had no intention of fighting to the death.
She would help Ao Ying, but not to the point of risking her life…
At most, she would just take Ao Ying and run away.
On the way, Ao Ying thought for a long time, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke:
“Little Qing sister… perhaps, you shouldn’t show your face?”
“Showing my face isn’t just for you… it’s also for my Flower-Fruit Mountain. I don’t want your father to go mad and flood my Flower-Fruit Mountain.”
Ao Ying: “……”
She didn’t think her father would do such a thing.
Randomly causing great floods would incur punishment from the Heavenly Court! He would never touch something that would make him lose face.
However, Ao Ying already knew Su Qing’s intentions, and she didn’t intend to say anything more…
To say more would be somewhat impolite.
Su Qing would actually show up no matter what… regardless of Ao Ying, if the Dragon King came to her doorstep, she absolutely had to meet him.
Su Qing smiled slightly, and soon arrived at the seaside on her cloud.
At this moment, the waves suddenly surged.
Raising towering, monstrous waves.
But although the turbulent waves came fiercely, they did not directly rush towards Flower-Fruit Mountain.
They merely died down midway…
Transforming into a standing high platform of sea water.
On the platform, an old dragon in a yellow robe looked at Su Qing.
He couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow…
He had actually noticed Su Qing long ago… and also noticed Ao Ying beside Su Qing.
Initially, he didn’t care…
If it were an ordinary Earthly Immortal, with no background or influence, why would he give them face?
He had even thought of his opening lines and how to give Su Qing a warning.
But when he actually saw her…
The old dragon was momentarily at a loss for words.
Because just by seeing her once, he had already realized that Su Qing’s master was extraordinary.
Perhaps others couldn’t tell who Su Qing’s master was…
But how could he, the dignified East Sea Dragon King, not see it?
Of course, the key was that the imprint left on Su Qing by her master was too obvious…
Anyone in the middle and upper echelons of the Heavenly Court would absolutely not fail to notice it.
And it was precisely because of this… that he suddenly fell silent.
The words he had prepared couldn’t be spoken.
He could choose not to give Su Qing face, but he couldn’t choose not to give Su Qing’s master face…
Moreover… even if he didn’t give Su Qing’s master face.
He still had to give face to several other seniors…
The old Dragon King couldn’t understand… who exactly was this girl, to have so many powerful figures behind her.
For a moment, the old Dragon King felt stifled…
And didn’t know how to speak.
Amidst the silence.
Seeing that the old Dragon King didn’t speak, Su Qing spoke first.
“Su Qing greets the East Sea Dragon King! May I ask, why has Senior Dragon King come to my Flower-Fruit Mountain with such a grand display? My Flower-Fruit Mountain lives in peace, and I presume we haven’t provoked your East Sea Dragon Palace, have we?”
Although Su Qing knew the old Dragon King came with ill intentions, she still observed basic etiquette.
After all, he valued his reputation, and he was the Dragon Princess’s father; she didn’t need to immediately insult him upon meeting.
Moreover… if the old Dragon King came and didn’t speak, and she started yelling impatiently, she would only look bad.
Su Qing’s words brought the old Dragon King back to his senses.
He cleared his throat twice. Since she had given him face, he didn’t need to make her lose face.
“Cough, cough, I have naturally come for my unfilial daughter!” Saying this, the old Dragon King cast his gaze towards the stunned Ao Ying.
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