Blue Lake and Jianghuai kept him busy at both ends, and he even had to squeeze in time to receive a Whale Emperor.
"Working Marquis, working fate—when will I work my way into becoming a Duke..." Liang Qu lowered his head. "Third Prince, stay where you are and watch the canyon's movements. Don't get distracted playing around. The moment you see blue light or anything else unusual, notify me immediately!"
"Understood, Boss!" Little Mirage Dragon raised a tiny dragon claw in salute. "With me here, everything's covered! Relax and be dashing!"
Smack!
With a light flick to Little Mirage Dragon's horn, Liang Qu rose from the grass. One Water Travel Thousand Miles later, he vanished from where he stood. The lakewater compressed, leaving only silver-white bubbles drifting up from the waterweed.
Little Mirage Dragon's innate ability, Playing Dead, was first-rate for preserving its life. If it lay still without even blinking, Liang Qu could not tell whether it was real or fake. With another ten Mirage Beasts holding enemies back and providing cover, it only needed to dive into a waterway. Within Jiang Huai Great Marsh, unless the Demon King himself came, there was ordinarily no need to worry about its safety.
Waterweed basked in the sunlight, bubbling constantly. It was a common sight.
No fish paid it any attention.
At the center of the canyon, Fat Catfish diligently threw its weight around. Its long whiskers became command batons; with a point to the right, things rose in the east and fell in the west. A tap to the left, and the east was urged onward while the west slowed.
In the vast Outpost Canyon, not many Water Beasts realized that Long Qi was about to emerge.
Everything remained as it had been.
Liang Qu returned to shore and gazed