The sound of wings came from the sky. Qu Meng had already tamed the spirit eagle and was standing on its back, her face showing a happy smile, though she seemed a little afraid to do so. For her shy self, this was already the most excited expression she could manage.
I waved at her and could not help saying, "Come on, give your old man a smile."
Teased by me, Qu Meng covered her mouth with the back of her hand, but eventually laughed aloud. Just then, the Gale Dragon also came bounding down and let out a fierce roar at Wulong. Wulong hurriedly backed away several steps, still giving a stubborn growl, though the sound had no force behind it. Clearly, Wulong was deeply convinced of the Gale Dragon's terror. Yielding to the boss was nothing to be ashamed of.
"What are you acting so cocky for? Can't you lower your head a little? Now that you've grown into such a huge dragon, it's hard even to climb onto your back." I jumped down from Wulong and switched to the Gale Dragon.
"Roar, roar, roar..." The Gale Dragon had come to pick me up. It was unwilling to let Wulong carry me, and now that I was behind it, it felt completely secure.
"Wait here!" I pressed down with my palm and gave Wulong the order. Judging by the time, Blue Stone should be arriving here soon as well, so leaving Wulong here to wait while Qu Meng and I searched would make things easier.
Just as I was about to fly side by side with Qu Meng, a series of muffled booms suddenly rolled over from not far away, waves of sound like an avalanche. The earth began to tremble right after!
"A... an earthquake?" Qu Meng