Heaven's Way Loves Reincarnation

A drop of blood slowly squeezed from Qin Yi's fingertip and dripped into the jade bowl.

Qin Yi himself watched the changes in the jade bowl with a bit of trepidation.

The blood fell onto the dragon-shaped carving, slowly seeping in and quickly spreading through the dragon's veins, making the dragon even more lifelike, as if it were swimming in the bowl and about to leap out of it.

When the blood congeals in the dragon's eyes, the eyes glow, and a faint dragon's roar seems to echo.

Qin Yi guessed that this must be something related to the Divine Dragon, triggering a residual resonance.

If it is the blood of Dragon sons and grandsons who died with resentment, the resentment will surely be aroused, and there is no doubt about it.

However, it seemed to be the blood of its own dragon, which produced a very strange chemical reaction.

The dragon seemed confused, staring intently at Qin Yi, wondering why he possessed his blood...

After all, these are merely related items, imbued with some aura, and do not possess the spirit of a divine dragon; they are merely some instinctive reactions.

Thus, a strange harmony was created in the scene. To onlookers, the dragon shape in the jade bowl seemed to have a subtle consistency with Qin Yi, as if it were originally his. But at the same time, anger arose in the dragon's eyes, as if a soaring resentment was roaring up—the resentment inherent in dragon blood.

The two winged figures looked at each other, unable to explain what was going on.

If you call it resentment, it's not directed at Qin Yi; on the contrary, she seems quite close to him. But if you say she's close to him, then what's with this deep-seated resentment?

Yu Shang slowly loosened her clenched jade hand, not knowing how she felt.

Whatever the reason behind this strange reaction, one thing is certain: he didn't personally slay the dragon. If he had, the resentment would have been directed at him, not manifested in this bizarre manner.

That makes things easier; at least they're not enemies.

Qin Yi himself felt that this reaction was perfectly normal... but just as he was about to explain, the situation suddenly changed again.

The drop of blood strangely separated; the small portion of attributes that should belong to the dragon were retained within the dragon shape, while the majority of the blood was squeezed out, seemingly with hostility and rejection.

Hostility?

Where did this hostility come from...?

The hostility directed at other parts of Qin Yi's blood is not directed at him as a person.

Qin Yi completely understood the previous reactions, but he was utterly baffled by this one. What was going on? Did his Ancient Bloodline have a grudge against the divine dragon? If there was a grudge, the divine dragon should have been able to recognize him back then, instead of rejecting him now, right?

If it's not a problem with my own blood, then what is it?

It's like seeing a ghost...

The old winged man in front of him stared sharply at Qin Yi, and at the same time, with a "clang", twelve Moon Blade were neatly drawn from behind him.

Qin Yi: "..."

But the scene remained frozen, the Moon Blade was not unleashed for a long time, as if the old winged man didn't know what it was all about...

Well... the resentment isn't directed at him, which is understandable. The key question is, what's with this feeling of being both intimately close and simultaneously repelled and hostile?

Nobody can solve it.

Is this what they call being both enemy and friend?

The straightforward Feathered People didn't know how to handle this. They killed enemies and respected friends, but what about those who were both enemies and friends? Nobody had ever taught them...

In the silence, Yu Shang said, "You mean this isn't a particularly difficult appraisal?"

The old winged man wiped his sweat. "This... no wonder the Saintess said this person was special, he really is special..."

Yu Shang glanced at her sisters behind her and asked, "In your opinion, how should this be handled?"

The twelve winged girls wiped their sweat together.

The old winged man cautiously said, "In my humble opinion, one should not kill an enemy if one is unsure of their identity, nor should one respect a friend if one is unsure of their identity. Therefore, one should... imprison them?"

Qin Yi was about to curse when he saw a strange smile appear in Yu Shang's eyes, "The High Priest's words are exactly what I was thinking. However, it would be better to place this prisoner under house arrest rather than imprisonment, and then we can discuss it further after further investigation. During his house arrest, he should be treated with courtesy."

Qin Yi was taken aback. The term "house arrest" was quite subtle; it wasn't imprisonment, but rather a limited, restricted period of time. Yu Shang's emphasis on proper etiquette implied that good food and wine would be served...

This attitude...

But the old winged man bowed and said, "What the Saintess said is very appropriate."

Yu Shang's eyes gleamed with even more surprise. She instructed the twelve winged maidens, "Take this gentleman to his room properly, guard the surroundings to prevent him from leaving, and otherwise treat him as a guest."

"Yes." A pair of winged figures stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Please follow us, sir."

If they don't even restrict your power or confiscate your possessions... then escaping from house arrest would be better than causing a ruckus here. There's no need to argue here.

Qin Yi didn't say anything and went along with the Feathered Guard to be "placed under house arrest." He would wait and see what else Yu Shang had to say before making a decision.

The old man hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

Originally, she thought that at least the other party's power should be restricted if they were placed under house arrest... but since the Saintess had already given the order, it wouldn't look good for her to contradict her directly, so she forced herself to hold back.

Yu Shang Chang watched Qin Yi leave, led by two winged people, and looked at the jade bowl again. "I trouble the High Priest to take this blood to our clan for another examination. I believe the High Priest knows that this matter is of great importance; perhaps the ancient prophecy is here. We must not take it lightly."

The old winged man bowed. "Yes."

After a pause, she said, "It would be best for the Saintess to seal this person's power to avoid causing trouble."

Yu Shang's expression was aloof. "I know what I'm doing."

Qin Yi was led to a secluded and quiet courtyard. The location of the courtyard was very particular. Three sides were blocked by wooden walls, while the front was a large garden with Singing Birds and Fragrant Flowers.

Qin Yi couldn't help but laugh when he saw it, "This place is specially used to detain guests, isn't it? The location is really good."

A winged girl next to him said very seriously, "Yes."

"..." Qin Yi shook his head speechlessly and followed the two winged women into the courtyard. The house was quite nicely decorated, quiet and elegant, with fragrant bedding. One of the winged women carefully lit sandalwood incense for him and said solemnly, "What would you like to eat, guest?"

Qin Yi deliberately asked, "How about I eat you?"

The girls blushed. "You lecher!"

Qin Yi peered over to look at their wings.

The winged person closest to him shrank back in embarrassment and annoyance. "What are you looking at?"

"Oh, I'm looking for your first batch of down."

"Our down is hidden inside the feathers, so no one can see it!" the girl said, blushing and indignantly. "If it's seen and picked, then it's not meant to be."

Qin Yi was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that he was really lucky... Each of the Feathered People's initial down was in a different and hidden position, yet he was able to just casually pluck it away... Yu Shang's current unusual attitude was obviously mainly due to the initial down, accounting for at least 80%.

They seem to value this a lot.

Qin Yi stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then asked, "You're all women, and your Husband are adopted into the family?"

"Yes, the Winged Human Race do not marry outside the tribe!" the twelve girls said in unison.

Then they all started saying, "This customer is not a good person."

"Looks lewd."

"It's best if the dragon blood doesn't belong to him."

"Then he killed him."

"Otherwise, we'll be in great danger."

"You're not dangerous at all, I'm the one in danger," Qin Yi finally couldn't hold back anymore. "Even one of you is enough to give me a headache, twelve of you and I'd rather kill myself! Now, could you please get out of here right now?"

Yu Shang's voice came from outside the door. "Everyone, go out and guard the main passage outside. Don't come any closer. I have something to discuss with my guest."

"Yes." The winged people bowed and withdrew.

Yu Shang entered the room, closed the door behind her, and calmly looked at Qin Yi.

Qin Yi waited for a while, sensing that the girls had all gone far away, before saying, "Now you can at least determine one thing: the dragon blood was not obtained by me from slaying a dragon. To be honest, no matter what the source of that strange hostility is, it was not caused by anything I did, nor has it to do with your Winged Human Race. You should be able to figure that out. Caring about this is completely meaningless."

Yu Shang said, "You're right. If I had said earlier that I didn't care about anything else, you could have left, and the High Priest wouldn't have needed to argue with me about it. But the truth is, it's not that I'm going to put you under house arrest, but that you chose to stay."

Qin Yi discovered that her logic this time was exceptionally clear.

That's right, it wasn't that she wanted to imprison herself, but that she wanted to stay.

Because he needed the Winged Human Race to take him to the center of the sea. Whether it was Xun Wood City, undergoing a blood test, or even not killing her in the first place, it was all for this goal.

Even if Yu Shang tried to drive him away, he might not leave. The blood test was just a way for him to get the Winged Human Race to help him... Otherwise, why would they help him after he offended this Saintess Maiden? Only their respect for dragon blood would suffice...

But now an unexpected problem has arisen: the blood test results are problematic. What should we do?

"So..." Yu Shang's eyes gleamed with an even stronger strange light. "The only question now is whether I'm willing to take you to the center of the sea."

A sense of unease crept into Qin Yi's heart. "What... are you trying to say?"

Yu Shang slowly walked to his side, reached out and lifted his chin. "I've been thinking about this all the way here, and I've finally figured out the key issue between us... You need something from me, and this matter, you could say, is... decided by me across the entire continent."

Qin Yi took a step back.

Yu Shang took a step closer. "Now tell me... how should I treat you?"

Qin Yi was dumbfounded when he saw the rope that appeared in her hand.

Is this the legendary cycle of Heavenly Dao?