After waiting in vain for Lu Zheng, Ao Qian, along with Liu Qingyan and her little companion Liu Qingquan, decided to come to Tonglin County to find Lu Zheng and the others after spending a boring New Year. Restless from too much stillness, she brought three guards with her.
"What guards?!" Ao Kuo glared. "I came to take over the position of Water God of the Guiling River. Escorting Qian Bao'er was merely incidental!"
The Guiling River was a tributary of the East Heaven River within Lingbei Province, and one of the more important rivers in the province.
"Oh?" Lu Zheng raised a brow. "The position of Water God of the Guiling River? It needs Brother Ao to take it over?"
Ao Kuo nodded. "The previous Water God of the Guiling River was also of the dragon clan."
Lu Zheng's eyes flickered, and he nodded.
The East Sea dragon clan had a good relationship with the Central Plains dynasty. Dragons controlled water, so the Central Plains dynasty cooperated with the East Sea dragon clan. The dragons would send some true dragons to help the dynasty guard its waterways, while the dynasty provided the spiritual veins of those waters and the incense offerings of the Water Gods to aid the true dragons' cultivation.
A win-win partnership!
Ao Kuo explained, "Half a year ago, my clan uncle's lifespan came to an end. He submitted his resignation to the court and returned to the dragon clan. Then the Central Plains court sent a notice to the Dragon Palace, asking the dragon clan to dispatch another true dragon to guard the Guiling River. That was why I came."
Lu Zheng nodded. "The Guiling River lies north of Lingbei Province and flows northward into the East Heaven River. If Brother Ao isn't in a hurry,