Now, after the four bodhisattvas had walked in from the mortal world and entered the Treasury Chamber where the Treasury Keeper resided,
the little fellow who had deliberately bumped into Guanyin Bodhisattva finally stopped. She stood only a little over five feet tall.
After winding through several turns, she reached a small alley. She raised a hand and pulled off her cloak, revealing a face of peerless, delicate beauty: a pretty, oval face, with large, dark eyes. She looked only about fourteen or fifteen. The corners of her mouth curled slightly, lending her an air of smug delight. Her black hair fell loose, and she was barefoot, two golden rings around her ankles. Her fair little feet touched the ground as she bounced about, full of life.
She held a little purse in one hand and tossed it up and down.
"Hehe, as expected, I'm blessed with extraordinary talent. Didn't I pull it off again?"
The little girl, who looked only fourteen or fifteen, was quite pleased.
When she was happy, she seemed unable to keep her nature in check. Two small, adorable horns appeared in her dark hair.
A member of the dragon race!
The life form closest to innate beings, dragons were born with a lifespan of a thousand years. They didn't need to cultivate deliberately; simply breathing allowed them to naturally absorb primordial qi and raise their cultivation. Natural talismans formed on their scales, and even in sleep, they gathered the power of heaven and earth and strengthened their bodies.
Yet among the dragons, some cultivated diligently, while others were thoroughly unreliable.
And this little girl was undoubtedly the sort with unusual interests.
That was why her elders had gone to such lengths to entrust her to reliable elders for care.
"Hehe, the Azure Dragon Ancestor even