Inside Stone Village, dragons flew and dogs leaped.
Ge Gu darted everywhere to escape Shi Hao's wicked hands, while Big Yellow Dog, emboldened by his backers, barked furiously at him.
The True Dragon Mark had already made Ge Gu rein in things like his Dragon Might.
The children of Stone Village were curious about the Crimson True Dragon too.
A dragon! They had never even seen one before.
Meng Chuan and the other elders watched the children romp from the sidelines, chatting now and then.
If nothing unexpected happened, Ge Gu would train alongside Shi Hao for the time being.
The True Dragon Treasure Technique included a way to wield Imperial Dragon Qi. Being with Shi Hao, the Human Emperor of this age, would benefit them both.
"What an easy, leisurely life," Meng Chuan said lazily.
"You're making me not want to enter the Origin Gate," Little Pagoda said.
"You said it yourself." Meng Chuan seized on his words at once.
"When the time comes, stay out of the Origin Gate. Willow God and I will go alone."
"If you go in, you're Big Yellow's brother."
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Hearing Meng Chuan call his name, Big Yellow even turned and barked twice in their direction.
"There. Your brother's calling you."
"Shameless," Little Pagoda fumed. "It was supposed to be just Willow God and me. You barged in, and now you want to kick me out."
"Willow God, this man is up to no good. Watch out for him once we're inside the Origin Gate."
"He might stab us in the back one day."
Willow God ignored their attacks on each other.
Birds of a feather. Neither of them was respectable, man or pagoda.
Seeing Willow God's cold indifference, Little Pagoda complained instead, "Why haven't those people from the Three Thousand