Third Lady

By the Jing River, the waters and grasses flourished.

Verdant Green Maiden strolled along at her leisure, but Old Yellow Ox stopped outright, lowering its head to graze by the side.

Verdant Green Maiden: "..."

"Have you never eaten anything good?"

"Moo?"

Old Yellow Ox chewed grass and lifted its head to glance at Verdant Green Maiden, its eyes full of grievance.

It had not eaten grass this good in hundreds of years!

"Tsk... Look at you!"

Watching Old Yellow Ox lower its head and graze, Verdant Green Maiden clicked her tongue, then sighed and shook her head helplessly.

She turned to look around, recalling what Liu Yi had told her.

By rights, that so-called Dragon Woman, Third Lady, should be here. She wanted to see whether this Dragon Woman, Third Lady, and the Dragon Monarch of the Jing River were truly dragons. If they were, all the better—she could catch them and study the situation.

And if they were not dragons, then what sort of thing had become spirits?

The idea was sound.

But...

Why had she walked for so long without finding anyone?

"Strange."

Verdant Green Maiden muttered to herself.

When she turned back, Old Yellow Ox was still eating grass.

At the sight, Verdant Green Maiden fell silent.

"Hey!"

"Stop eating!"

"Find someone!"

Find someone?

It was not a dog. How was it supposed to find someone?

After hearing Verdant Green Maiden's words, Old Yellow Ox still kept its head down, minding its own business as it grazed.

Verdant Green Maiden narrowed her eyes. This old ox needed a beating.

Just then, a flock of sheep came from not far away. They too had their heads lowered as they grazed. When they saw Verdant Green Maiden and Old Yellow Ox, they did not run, bold as brass.