Because of the many curiosities in his heart, Ye Tiancheng told Long Miaomiao as much as he knew about the Dragon God.
From the appearance of a black snake, which colluded with the village chief to impersonate the Dragon God and do evil in the village, harming many people, to their joint efforts to eliminate the black snake and let the innocent villagers leave the village. When the villagers were unwilling to leave, the Dragon God manifested, causing the villagers to leave voluntarily.
Ye Tiancheng told Long Miaomiao all these things.
After hearing Ye Tiancheng's words, Long Miaomiao was so angry with the black snake that impersonated her and ruined her reputation that she stamped her feet. She was also curious about the Dragon God that appeared later and manifested to disperse the villagers.
She could explain some of this.
Long Miaomiao told Ye Tiancheng, "The reason I protect the villagers here is because I have been cultivating here for a thousand years. This place was originally my territory. Later, some people migrated here and became residents in my territory, so naturally, I should protect them."
"However, when cultivating, I was often unable to perceive the outside situation in time, so I left a wisp of my spiritual consciousness to protect the villagers in case of any accidents."
"The Dragon God you mentioned that manifested later should be the spiritual consciousness I left behind."
Ye Tiancheng understood.
It seemed that the Dragon God manifestation incident encountered by Nie Chongyang and the others was indeed a Dragon God manifestation.
As they spoke, Long Miaomiao suddenly paused and looked in a certain direction. Ye Tiancheng sensed something and heard Long Miaomiao say, "Your companions have arrived."
Ye Tiancheng subconsciously wanted to get up again, but then his wound was pulled again, causing him pain, and he lay back down.
Long Miaomiao also quickly stopped him, "Oh! You must not move!"
"I'll go bring your companions in. You can't move now. Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
As Long Miaomiao spoke, she disappeared from Ye Tiancheng's sight.
Outside the Dragon Palace at the bottom of the lake, the little fox and Nie Chongyang had indeed arrived outside the palace. They were standing in front of the palace gate.
The three of them looked at the magnificent crystal Dragon Palace, which was indeed very similar to the legends and descriptions of the Dragon Palace.
"I didn't expect there to be a Dragon Palace in this world... Does that mean there are really dragons in this world?" Nie Chongyang said excitedly, looking at the crystal Dragon Palace before him in amazement.
Liang Ping's heart was also deeply shaken.
For the Chinese people, such a fact would surely stir their hearts.
The little fox was a bit better. He and Ye Tiancheng had long suspected these things. They just didn't expect that when they actually saw these existences, it would be at such a moment of change.
Thinking of Fatty, who was still with them back then, the little fox couldn't help but sigh.
Liang Ping asked the little fox hesitantly, "What should we do now? Isn't it impolite to go in directly? But looking at the outside of the Dragon Palace, there seem to be no shrimp soldiers and crab generals guarding the gate as in the legends, not even anyone to announce our arrival?"
"It's indeed not appropriate to go in directly." The little fox nodded, but they had to go in and ask. The little fox could only try to find a way. "The Dragon God should be powerful. If we announce our purpose loudly outside the gate, the Dragon God should be able to hear us. This way, we won't go in directly and can notify the Dragon God. Perhaps that would be better?"
There seemed to be no other better solution, so Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping exchanged glances and nodded.
"Then let's try it."
Nie Chongyang stepped forward, licked his lips, composed himself, cleared his throat, and raised his voice, saying loudly to the gate of the crystal Dragon Palace: "We are separated from our companions and have accidentally come here. We have no intention of offending. We are hereby informing you, please..."
"I already know, no need to say more!"
Nie Chongyang's shout had not yet finished when the three of them simultaneously heard a clear and melodious female voice, with a long echo, coming from inside the crystal Dragon Palace.
The three of them were startled and became somewhat defensive.
Although they knew that there might be something inside, they could not completely let down their guard before they knew whether the other party was good or evil.
The Dragon God in the Dragon Palace, before arriving, her voice came first.
Before the little fox and the others could respond again, she appeared at the gate of the Dragon Palace.
The little fox and the three of them saw a young girl in a red dress appear before them in the blink of an eye. The girl floated in the water, unlike the little fox and the others, who, despite being in the water, were still on solid ground.
The girl's skirt was very similar to a fish tail. If it weren't for the sight of the girl's fair and tender bare feet under the hem of her skirt, at first glance, one would have thought it was a golden-red fish tail.
After appearing before the little fox and the three of them, Long Miaomiao looked at them and took the initiative to speak to them, "I am the Dragon God of this place. Your companion is in my Dragon Palace, saved by me. However, he is seriously injured and cannot get up. I already know you are coming, so I specifically came out to welcome you in."
After hearing Long Miaomiao's words, the little fox stepped forward and said to Long Miaomiao, "Sorry to disturb you, Dragon God. Thank you for saving my elder brother. We are deeply grateful."
After the little fox finished speaking, Long Miaomiao looked at the little fox with some strangeness.
She asked doubtfully, "Are you brothers?"
The little fox didn't understand why Long Miaomiao asked this, but he still answered truthfully, "Yes."
Long Miaomiao then said, "But you are not of the same species, so how can you be brothers?"
The little fox then understood what Long Miaomiao was asking about.
He explained to Long Miaomiao, "We are not biological brothers, but our relationship is as close as brothers, and we have always called each other brothers."
"Oh, that makes sense." Long Miaomiao nodded thoughtfully. "Let's talk inside. Follow me."
After she finished speaking, she turned around directly and waved her hand. The gate of the crystal Dragon Palace slowly opened before their eyes. Long Miaomiao floated in first, and the little fox and the others quickly followed, not daring to fall behind.
After the little fox and the others followed in, Long Miaomiao closed the palace gate again.
When they arrived at the Dragon God's territory, the little fox and the others dared not look around randomly. They only focused on following Long Miaomiao. Considering the speed of the little fox and the others, Long Miaomiao slowed down and led them slowly.
Long Miaomiao could see that Ye Tiancheng cared a lot about his companions, and the little fox and the others indeed seemed to care about Ye Tiancheng. To reassure them, she also briefly told them about Ye Tiancheng's current condition.
Long Miaomiao told the little fox, "When you arrived at the lake, I noticed. Seeing that you seemed to want to leave, and guessing that you had accidentally stumbled upon this place, I made it convenient for you and opened the entrance for you. I didn't expect an accident to happen as you were about to leave. I saw one of your companions suddenly betray you."
"And there seemed to be another powerful force hovering nearby at the time. I thought saving people was more important and it was not good to confront it, so I pulled you into the bottom of the lake first. Since your friend was the most seriously injured, I prioritized him. I thought it wouldn't be difficult for you to find this place."
She paused slightly as she spoke.
"He was too seriously injured, his heart meridians were completely severed. If not treated in time, his life could not be saved. Although I have healed him now, recovery still requires some time, and he cannot be moved easily, otherwise, if the wound tears, it will take more time to recover."
"Now that you have arrived, it is also a good thing, making it convenient to take care of him."
Hearing about Ye Tiancheng's injuries, the little fox's heart couldn't help but clench. "Will my elder brother's injury... leave any bad sequelae?"
Long Miaomiao heard this, looked at him, and said, "Since I saved him, I will naturally do my best to make it perfect. Besides needing some time to recover from his injuries, there will be no sequelae, you can rest assured."
The little fox thanked Long Miaomiao again.
During this conversation, they finally arrived at their destination. Long Miaomiao stopped in front of a door and pushed it open. The little fox and the others saw Ye Tiancheng lying on the cold jade bed.
Hearing the movement, Ye Tiancheng turned his head to look towards the door.
"You've come?"
Having almost torn his wound twice by moving carelessly, Ye Tiancheng had learned his lesson and did not dare to move recklessly. So, he only turned his head to look at the little fox and the others.
As soon as the little fox saw Ye Tiancheng, the worry that had been hanging in his heart finally fell completely.
He quickly took three steps and then two, rushing to Ye Tiancheng's bedside.
"Big brother, how are you? You scared me to death. I'm glad you're okay!"
The little fox's face was full of genuine concern. Seeing how frightened he was, Ye Tiancheng comforted the little fox, "I was lucky to survive. Now, as long as I recuperate well, I will be fine. It's just that I can't move around now, as it's easy to pull the wound."
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping also came to the bedside and looked at Ye Tiancheng with concern. Seeing that Ye Tiancheng seemed to be in good spirits, they were slightly relieved.
For their special operations team, if something happened to Ye Tiancheng, it would not be good for them. Moreover, out of friendship, Nie Chongyang did not want Ye Tiancheng to have an accident.
After the little fox and Ye Tiancheng exchanged a few words, Nie Chongyang spoke from the side, "What happened before was too sudden, and no one could have been prepared. Fortunately, you are lucky and are fine now. That's all that matters."
Ye Tiancheng could see that Nie Chongyang genuinely cared about him, and his smile became more sincere.
He also replied to Nie Chongyang, "Thank you for your concern. I am lucky and have good luck. Thank you for your concern."
Saying this, Ye Tiancheng remembered not to neglect the host. Seeing Long Miaomiao standing not far away, he introduced her to the little fox and the others, "This is the Dragon God of this place, Long Miaomiao. She saved my life."
He then introduced his brothers and friends to Long Miaomiao, saying, "Miaomiao, this is my brother Little... Ye Li. These two are my friends. This one's surname is Nie, named Chongyang, and the other's surname is Liang, named Liang Ping."
Ye Tiancheng didn't notice for a moment that his brothers and friends were looking at him with very strange eyes.
But upon hearing the name Long Miaomiao.
Even Ye Tiancheng could think of Little Miaomiao, so the little fox and Nie Chongyang could naturally think of it too.
This was indeed a rather subtle name.
After a few people exchanged names, Long Miaomiao, being quite easygoing, said to the little fox and the others, "I see that half of you are cultivators, so there's no need for too much formality. Feel free to call me whatever you like."
Afterward, they exchanged information about what had happened outside, and everyone understood the cause and effect.
Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping were clearly more interested in Long Miaomiao, so they had quite a few questions. Seeing that Long Miaomiao was in a good mood, they gradually became bolder and dared to ask Long Miaomiao some questions.
Liang Ping asked Long Miaomiao, "I saw the black snake outside impersonating you. Its statue was half-human, half-snake, muscular, and male. How did it succeed in impersonating you?"