Yazi, the One Who Never Let a Grudge Go

Several years later, the group set off from Purple Jade Mountain and traveled up the Great River by Tower Ship.

Besides Houtu and Qingqiu Li, Little Moon Spirit and the Little Fox, as well as the dozens of Little Flower Fairies, Wu Chu's three disciples and the pets Bai Ze, Yoyo, and Bi Huo also accompanied them. In addition, Old Round also went out with them this time.

Wu Chu did not bring the ancestor's Puppet clone this time, which can be regarded as leaving a final insurance for Purple Jade Mountain, whose power is currently depleted.

Although nowadays no fool would dare to cause trouble at his Purple Jade Mountain —after all, throughout the entire Primordial Land, he is the only being who can take disciples from Three Clans —who knows if Demonic Evil might act up!

Traveling upstream along the Great River, the journey was calm and peaceful.

More than a hundred years later, a group of aquatic creatures stopped them, saying that the Water God had invited them.

Wu Chu thought that the old scoundrel Yinglong had invited him, but it turned out to be someone else entirely.

The Water Palace of the Great River was built around the middle section of the section where the Great River runs through the Central Continent. It was built underwater against the cliff, and it was not visible on the surface, but the interior area was very large.

When Wu Chu and his companions arrived with the group of aquatic creatures, a figure leading his subordinates was waiting in front of the water palace.

The leader was a man with a dragon's head, a thick beard around his neck, and a majestic appearance. He wore purplish-black armor, covered by a purple cloak, and had a beast-devouring Beast-Devouring Sword at his waist. His eyes darted around, exuding a murderous aura.

Compared to the cunning of the old thief Yinglong, this dragon is clearly more focused on killing.

If you look closely, the beast on the Beast-Devouring Sword is clearly this dragon head.

This puzzled Wu Chu. Why would such a dragon be sent to replace the cunning old thief Yinglong in this 'peaceful era'? What was the Dragon Clan planning?

Aren't they afraid this guy will cause a conflict with the Qilin Clan in this Great River Basin? Or does the Dragon Clan want this guy to stir up trouble?

"I, Yazi, have long heard of the many wonders of Purple Jade Mountain and intended to visit it, but unfortunately, I have just taken over the position of Uncle Gengchen and have not been able to find the time. I did not expect that you, fellow Daoist, would deliver yourself to my door."

That sounds like walking right into a trap.

Wu Chu smiled and Chiwen his hands in greeting, "This humble Daoist was traveling with his companions when we unexpectedly encountered you here. I wonder how Fellow Daoists Qiuniu, Aoqian, and Ao Qian are doing?"

Although he was the Yazi, Wu Chu wasn't afraid of his opponent. After all, he had two wives at the Daluo Realm by his side! With three Daluo Realm, dealing with a dragon prince like him would be a piece of cake, right? It was just unnecessary.

"They're all doing well!" Yazi gestured to Wu Chu, then sat down in the head seat, and Wu Chu and the others followed suit.

Then, a group of Merfolk filed out, carrying plates in their hands.

Upon opening the plate, they discovered it was filled entirely with fresh blood.

Everyone who saw this piece of fresh flesh and blood looked at each other in disbelief.

Yazi took out his knife and began slicing the fresh meat, then called out to everyone, "Please don't be shy, this is fresh beef from the wild boar I hunted today!"

Everyone couldn't help but look at Wu Chu, Wu Chu also somewhat speechless, but not too angry. Seeing how happily that guy was eating, maybe he just liked eating it raw?

Wu Chu understands and respects each other's personal eating habits.

But...

"Thank you for your hospitality, Water Lord. However, we are not used to such blood dishes. Have you ever heard of the delicacies of Purple Jade Mountain?"

"I've certainly heard of it." Yazi picked up a piece of animal hide from the table, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and grinned. "However, in my opinion, that way of eating isn't powerful at all. True power should be like mine..."

Yazi spoke, he picked up the flesh and blood from the plate and began to tear and chew it.

Wu Chu's lips twitched. This is what you call powerful? This is barbarity!

Wu Chu wanted to tell him that what distinguishes humans from animals is that humans know how to make themselves appear less savage and cruel.

But thinking about it, I'd better not provoke this Yazi.

Wu Chu shook his head slightly and said, "Whether a living being is powerful does not depend on how much it dares to face bloodshed, but on how broad its mind and how magnanimous its spirit."

Yazi did not agree with his words, but Qingqiu Li and Houtu did.

As Yazi frowned at this, Wu Chu continued, "I will not comment on Shui Jun's personal habits; Dao Venerable Shui Jun's personal choices. However, please forgive us for not being able to do the same as Shui Jun. If Shui Jun is interested, you can try the Dao of Cuisine of our Purple Jade Mountain."

As he spoke, he took out boxes of delicacies made by Little Moon Spirit from his Cosmos Storage Bag, distributing them to Houtu and the others, and also giving some to Yazi.

Unfortunately, Yazi didn't accept it. Instead, he stared straight at him, "Fellow Daoist, are you disrespecting me? I brought out the most delicious food to share with you..."

Seeing how domineering this guy was, everyone frowned.

Wu Chu smiled and said, "What you consider candied fruit is what I consider poison; it's nothing more than that."

Although Yazi didn't know what arsenic was, he could naturally understand the meaning behind Wu Chu's words.

Yazi stared at Wu Chu for a long time, and the atmosphere gradually became tense.

This puzzled Wu Chu. Was Yazi just all brawn and no brains, or was the Dragon Clan testing his limits?

After a long while, Yazi finally looked at Huanglong and said, "I can understand why they dare not eat it, but what about you? Little Yellow Dragon, you are one of our Dragon Clan, do you also dare not eat it?"

Huanglong hadn't expected Yazi to ask him alone, and the question caught him off guard. Having spent so long on Purple Jade Mountain, where had he ever tasted anything so bloody?

However, before he could ask Wu Chu for help, Wu Chu said, "I'm sorry, although I have been teaching him for hundreds of thousands of years, I have never taught him how to eat raw blood food."

After a pause, Wu Chu stood up, cupped his hands to Yazi, and said, "It seems we are not fortunate enough to enjoy the delicacies in the Water Lord's Palace. Farewell, and until we meet again!"

Watching everyone leave without looking back, without even taking the food boxes with them, Yazi didn't stop them, silently watching them go.

An elderly man with a full head of silver hair, hunched over and leaning on a cane, walked to Yazi's side and transmitted his voice, saying, "Water Lord, your probing of them in this way may have backfired!"

Yazi glanced at him, then casually beckoned to bring the food boxes left by Wu Chu in front of her. She then opened the boxes and began to enjoy the food inside.

After a few bites, Yazi clicked his tongue in admiration, "They say the finest food in the world comes from Purple Jade, and that's absolutely true!" He ate a few more bites before continuing, "While I enjoy bravery and fighting, I'm not brainless. This time he didn't give me face, but next time if we clash with the Qilin Clan, we won't have to give him any more face either. A mere Purple Jade Mountain, struggling to survive between Three Clans, yet it dares to be so ostentatious..."