He Tied Himself Up

The Orange-Yellow Red Dragon fell from the heavens, slicing through the sky, scattering the layers of clouds that filled it, and descending upon the earth! Its trembling black pupils reflected a resplendent golden yellow.

Above and below, there was nowhere to flee! A moment of deathly silence.

Lightning flashed, and heaven and earth thundered.

The downpour abruptly ceased!

Smack! A short spear fell, rolling into the mountain ravine.

More than ten li away, loose stones jolted and shifted. Wild pheasants flapped their wings and fled in panic.

The hunters who had entered the mountains in a group stood frozen in place, holding their breaths. They looked up blankly at the dense mist shrouding the forest and the Azure Dragon winding through the sky. Their hearts hammered within their chests, their spirits shaken.

The Dragon King patrolled the heavens!

The Dragon King was patrolling the heavens! Three days ago, when they had gone down the mountain to sell goods, they had heard people speak of it and assumed it was merely ignorant folk spreading rumors. Who would have thought it was real? Thud! The quick-witted hunters were the first to kneel, forcefully kowtowing as filthy yellow water seeped from the wet mud.

"Dragon King Grandfather above, bless my parents with peace and my wife with a safe delivery!"

The other hunters came to their senses one after another, setting down the longbows and ropes on their backs and falling to their knees.

"Let my wife get pregnant soon!"

"Safe travels, safe travels! Let us catch big game! Let us catch good game!"

It was not only the hunters. People in towns and villages farther away witnessed it as well.

People, beasts, trees, stones.

The mountains erupted in astonishment!

A miracle!

Whoosh! Robes billowed, and hair at the temples writhed like snakes.