Under cover of night.
Jiang Ning appeared soundlessly in his own courtyard.
He had been away from home for a long time, and only returned tonight.
The only one to greet him was the Dragon Carp leaping out of the lake.
Under the cold moonlight, the Dragon Carp that leaped from the lake seemed to give off a golden-red glow.
Splash—
She fell back onto the surface, and the spray she kicked up instantly shattered the mirror-like lake.
As the ripples spread, ten thousand silver scales shimmered.
"Linglong, come here!" Jiang Ning looked at the broken lake surface and suddenly spoke.
His voice pierced through and entered beneath the lake.
The next moment.
A rainbow glow once again broke through the water, tracing a perfect parabola through the air before landing in Jiang Ning's open left palm.
Even though Linglong now had over a hundred years of cultivation, her body was still only the size of a palm, no different from an ordinary fish.
Looking at Jiang Ning, Linglong blinked her protruding fish eyes.
Then she slowly spat out a bubble from her mouth.
"I'll give you something good!" Jiang Ning said with a smile.
He stretched out a finger on his right hand and popped the bubble Linglong had spat out.
Fresh-red blood immediately seeped from his fingertip.
The authority of Divine Descendant Subordinate had undergone a transformation, so he just so happened to use Linglong for an experiment.
The next moment.
Linglong began sucking the crimson blood flowing from his fingertip.
A moment later.
Jiang Ning pulled his finger away.
"Go digest it. Tomorrow, tell me how the effect compares to before."
As his words fell, Jiang Ning tossed Linglong back into the pond.
Plop—
Along with the sound of something entering the water, Linglong disappeared into the