The Queen of Roran nodded in satisfaction at Qingyun's arrangements. Unafraid that he might be deceiving her, she immediately took her daughter and headed out of the forbidden grounds.
After all, with Qingyun's strength, she could do nothing even if he killed her and seized the Dragon Vein. Besides, Rōran was so remote that even if he slaughtered them all, hardly anyone would know he had done it. He had no reason to deceive her.
Once the Queen of Roran left, Qingyun sat cross-legged outside the Seal. The Dragon Vein was only so quiet because it was under his Genjutsu. With the immense mental power and energy it had accumulated over a thousand years, the Golden Binding Genjutsu could not control it for long. Until the Rōran Villagers had left, Qingyun had to remain here to prevent it from running rampant.
Sure enough, shortly after Qingyun sat down, the Dragon Vein broke through his mental power blockade and began thrashing again. However, the Four Symbols Seal he had added complemented Rōran's original Seal, making the combined Seal even stronger. Even with the Dragon Vein rampaging again, it could not break through anytime soon.
After battering the seal for a while to no avail, the Dragon Vein glared at Qingyun with bloodshot eyes, snarling from time to time. Facing its savage gaze, Qingyun showed no fear. Instead, he watched it with keen interest.
In his previous life, he had been a descendant of the dragon, yet he had only ever seen dragons on television. Although the Dragon Vein before him was not a true dragon, its dragonlike body and the draconic cries it let out when it roared closely resembled the dragons he had seen on television in his past life. That piqued Qingyun's interest.
Moreover, the Dragon Vein radiated rich