Su Ziji looked up at the sky above the Water Palace. The once faint "firmament" had visibly thickened, wisps of mist spreading through it as it slowly drew closer to the sky of the mortal world.
If the "firmament" here in the Dragon Palace could one day become like that of the outside world, would this Water Palace Dragon Palace, which had originally existed only within a barrier, become a true small world of its own?
His gaze shifted, and he saw the little demons bowing respectfully.
The demonic aura that he could once sense even from afar had now become so faint that he would not notice it without careful perception, even face-to-face.
Is this the effect of the court's investiture? Water demons who submit to the Dragon Lord, even little demons like these, have left the category of ordinary Demon Race behind. Su Ziji thought.
"Teacher Brother." The awakened Dragon Maiden yawned. Since receiving the decree last time, she had been sleeping upon the dragon couch. Though she was still very small, she was broadly in dragon form, her scales countable. She stretched her claws and shook her mane, incomparably lively. Yet when she looked over, the cloud qi vanished, and even Su Ziji before her disappeared in an instant.
"..." The Dragon Maiden was a little bewildered. She yawned again, turned around, and continued snoring in sleep.
Dai Marquis Residence
"Your grandson-subject gives thanks for Your Majesty's grace!"
In reality, Su Ziji merely froze for a moment. To outsiders, he had been fairly calm, but then he suddenly trembled and tears fell from his eyes.
"His feelings have spilled out; he has acknowledged his ancestors and returned to his clan, ascending to the heavens in a single step. No wonder he could not contain himself!"
In truth,