"Yi'an!"
White stone walls and gauze curtains.
What caught the eye was a cyanotic figure beside the bed. The young man looked nervous and anxious, and his beautiful eyebrows were wrinkled together, making people want to reach out and smooth it out for him.
"You finally woke up!"
The hot temperature came from the clasped palms of the two people, and moved to the forehead with the boy's movements.
"It's okay." Xing Heng saw her slowly opening her eyes and regaining consciousness, and then she smiled with relief.
"How long have I been sleeping?" Still feeling dizzy, Axi forced herself to sit up. Xingheng quickly supported her and replied, "Three days."
Have you slept for so long?
It seemed that the force of the spell was a bit too strong, which made him worried.
Seeing that his eyes were bloodshot and he looked a little haggard, thinking he must have been sleepless for a few days, Axi nodded slightly to him in embarrassment and said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."
"I hope you're fine." He shook his head and chuckled, then turned to the stove to pour tea and pass it to each other, "Are you thirsty? Although it's not as sweet as the tea you brewed, it must be no problem to quench your temporary thirst."
"How are the Second and Fifth Highnesses doing?"
"It's no longer serious."
That's good, the fourth princess should have brought everyone back.
but……
"You returned without success this time. Did the Demon King blame you?" Thinking of the Dragon Pill on his body, Axi was still a little worried. "Did you really go to the Dragon Cave to find the Dragon Pill this time?"
"Father was indeed furious, but he didn't punish us." Xingheng took her tea cup and ordered someone to bring a bowl of steaming medicinal porridge. "I'm not sure whether I'm looking for Long Dan. But I want to come. , there should be no other possibility."
"No punishment?" That's not right. If he really went for Long Dan, he would go for cultivating the demon god. Now that he has considered taking the evil heretic path, how could he give up this path so easily?
"Yeah." Xing Heng thought she was worried about him, and his smile grew wider, "Drink some porridge."
impossible. Although this method is against the law of heaven, it is indeed a shortcut, and the Demon King cannot just give up.
"Then what is the Demon King's plan next?" A Xi carefully tested, took the porridge and sipped it in small sips, and looked up at Xing Heng in slight surprise.
She likes sweets, likes sweet osmanthus cake, and likes to add nectar or petals to her tea.
But this was the first time she drank the sweet medicinal porridge.
"Seven days later, send twice as many people and go to the Dragon Cave again." Xing Heng saw her drinking porridge bit by bit like a little hamster, and an unknown throbbing surged in his heart. His eyes were even gentler, and he even He didn't even realize it, "This time, His Highness will go with him."
"Your Highness?" Axi was a little stunned. Isn’t His Highness sick and sick all year round? Last time in the main hall, the Demon King even coughed a few times and felt extremely distressed. How could he be willing to let him go to such a dangerous place now?
Xingheng didn't answer, but the look on his face was slightly solemn. Axi didn't ask any more questions. She drank the porridge obediently and thanked him: "Thank you very much."
"Have a good rest." He smiled and patted her head. "I'm relieved now that you're awake. Just sleep a little longer. I still have things to deal with. I'll stay in the side hall of the meeting hall tonight. I'll stay in the side hall tomorrow morning. Come see you again."
Axi answered with a smile, and when she saw him leaving, she slowly began to think about it.
The demonic energy surrounding the dragon egg is very serious, and it seems that it is not just a simple contamination on the surface. According to Jianwu, the dragon eggs had been sealed here during the war between gods and demons. Coupled with the protection of so many formations, it should be specifically for the dragon clan to keep behind them. But since it was for keeping a heir, how could the dragon egg be contaminated with demonic energy.
When she was stroking the dragon egg cocoon, she once thought about putting the dragon pill into the dragon egg to give the dragon egg new life, but she was blocked by an invisible barrier and failed. Thinking about it, this dragon egg has not hatched for thousands of years. In addition to the demonic energy blocking it, there should be a seal.
But who put the seal on the dragon egg? Aeolus? But why seal it?
Axi frowned, puzzled, so she had no choice but to stop worrying for the time being and think about another problem in another direction.
Regarding His Highness, Xingheng only commented that he was taciturn and did not describe him too much, indicating that he was usually someone who did not attract attention. He never participated in martial arts competitions and lingered on the sickbed. It stands to reason that with the bullying temperament of these highnesses, his situation should not be much different from Xingheng's. But based on my observation over the past few days, no one is disrespectful to His Highness. Even His Highness, the Second and Fifth Highnesses, who are so arrogant and domineering, respect him.
If you think about it carefully, the Demon King is indeed more considerate of His Highness than he is of other children.
At first, I just thought it was because of my health that I was a little more partial to His Highness. Now it seems that His Highness has more secrets than meets the eye.
Let’s go back to Xingheng.
He said that he always came in last in every competition. It can be seen that when he and the third princess fought against Jianwu, although they did not hold a sword or sword, their body skills and moves were no less than those of the third princess. What's more, he hasn't yet used the shark's unique underwater magical power.
However, the underwater battle had a suppressive effect on the three princesses. But judging from the fighting scene at that time, if they didn't use their spiritual power and fought alone, Xingheng and Jianwu would at least be equally matched.
And the third princess is definitely no match for them.
He deliberately hides his clumsiness.
Axi looked at the empty bowl in his hand, and then thought of the other highnesses and the Demon King's attitude towards Xingheng.
That's true. If he had gotten ahead of everything, he probably wouldn't have lived to this age.
It seems that this dragon bone whip cannot be given to him for the time being.
Axi fell asleep again and tucked herself into bed.
not the right time yet.
On the other side, Xingheng came to the main hall of the meeting hall, where several other highnesses were already waiting.
"Hey, you are willing to come here?" His Highness the Fifth Prince came first with a mocking voice, "We thought that the Sixth Brother was reluctant to leave women and refused to come."
The Demon King didn't react at all. He sat on the throne and looked at Xingheng coldly.
In these three days, he never left Yi'an's bedside and never participated in the discussion. During this period, only the third princess came to visit, telling her that she was going to explore the Dragon Cave again, and also sent some tonics.
Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell him that several other highnesses had complained about his uselessness in front of the Demon King, and told him to be more careful.
Ah. It's just a few dozen lashes, or kneeling on the wall for a few days. I'm already used to it.
No problem.
"My son is late, please forgive me, father." Xing Heng admitted his mistake and knelt down in a familiar manner, with a humble look that could not be faulted.
The Demon King showed no intention of asking him to get up, so Xingheng just knelt down upright and allowed them to cast mocking glances at him.
"Father, this sixth brother is a mermaid, and he was supposed to show off his talents underwater, but he failed to show any effect from the beginning to the end, causing us to return empty-handed." His Highness glanced at him with contempt and said respectfully. He respectfully said to the Demon King, "I think my sixth brother may have been dissatisfied with my father for a long time and did not try his best to fulfill his instructions."
"Nonsense! The sixth brother and I join hands to fight against the enemy. Without him, I can't repel the enemy alone." The third princess immediately retorted, "The second and fifth brothers, on the other hand, couldn't help at all."
"It's not because we were knocked unconscious!" His Highness the Fifth Prince retorted as red as a hair, "It's not that we don't want to help! We were sneak attacked!"
"Trash." The third princess gave a sarcastic smile.
"You!" His Highness the Fifth Prince was so angry that he clenched his fists and slapped the table.
"Ahem." His Highness's gentle cough broke the noisy atmosphere, and his sharp eyes instantly stopped His Majesty the Fifth. Seeing that he sat back down with an unconvinced look on his face, he turned to look at the Demon King, and his words were addressed to Xing Heng, "Third sister said that you were blocked by a mysterious person in the dragon cave, and the sixth brother also joined him. We have fought each other before, why don’t we go into detail, what do you think of this person’s origins and martial arts skills?”
The Demon King received His Highness's eyes, looked around at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Get up and answer."
Xingheng stood up in obedience to the order, raised his hands and replied: "This man has no demonic aura, nor is he human, and his martial arts does not belong to any sect of cultivating immortals. It is really strange. Moreover, he seems to be more comfortable in the water."
This seemed incredible to him at the time. He couldn't find any aura of the Sharks in this mysterious man, and it was even difficult to detect his true form. But he does move freely in the water and is very flexible, even more so than himself.
After he came back, he also carefully checked a lot of information, but he was still at a loss, unable to determine the identity of the other party.
"And the opponent's force value is very high. The sixth brother and I couldn't hurt him at all." The third princess took over and added: "Looking at the way he copes with it easily, I'm afraid he didn't even use five of his powers. It's unfathomable. .”
"Such a powerful enemy?" His Highness lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then slowly picked up the tea on the table, broke it into small pieces and tasted it, "So, I am reminded of a race that is as famous as the Dragon Clan."
"As famous as the Dragon Clan?" The fourth princess asked curiously: "Is there any race that can be as famous as the Dragon Clan? What is it?"
The Demon King's expression became solemn, and he must have guessed it.
"The Soaring Snake Clan." His Highness spoke slowly: "The Soaring Snake Clan and the Dragon Clan are both divine beasts, but they have different responsibilities. The Dragon Clan is a mount, a charging warrior, and the leader of the Monster Clan. The Soaring Snake Clan is good at strategy. He Yongdu is the most strategist and poisonous poison maker, coming and going without a trace. The two races work together and are the strongest and indispensable fighting force of the Gods."
Probably because he rarely spoke such a long paragraph at once, His Highness coughed uncontrollably, and a sickly flush appeared on his face.
Seeing this, the Demon King immediately ordered the demon servants beside him to bring the medicine. He also motioned to His Highness the Second Prince to take off his cloak and put it on His Highness. He asked with concern: "Xingchi, are you okay? Do you need to go back to your palace?" rest for a bit?"
His Majesty waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, and continued: "The descendants of the Soaring Snake Clan appeared in the Dragon Cave. They must be guarding some important items. Maybe it will be what we are looking for."
"Is it that cocoon?" The third princess asked doubtfully: "We didn't see other objects in the dragon cave. There was only a cocoon wrapped with vines placed in the formation. There was still some light inside the cocoon and it was inaccessible. There’s no way to find out what’s inside.”
The Demon King's expression became a little scary, even a bit murderous.
Everyone sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere and did not dare to speak any more.
"Father."
In the end, His Highness broke the silence.
"Xingchi will personally lead the team when we explore the Dragon Cave again this time, please don't worry."
The Demon King's expression softened slightly, and his tone was still serious: "Okay. I hope you won't disappoint me this time."
After a pause, he spoke again: "Even if it's half a vine, you have to bring it back to me!"
Everyone shouted in unison: "Yes!"
