Xiao Qi spoke again. "Du Yu, I told you to stop talking nonsense!"
"Yes, yes, yes..." Du Yu nodded, then suddenly thought of something. "Did the Dragon Ancestor only have these nine sons?"
"Yes. Isn't that enough?" Xiao Qi asked.
"That's not what I meant." Du Yu smiled. "I think I'm starting to understand."
"Understand what?"
"Xiao Qi, what do you think was the most common creature in the Elder Era?"
"The most common creature?" Xiao Qi blinked. "Dragons? Phoenixes? Demon Beasts? Venomous insects?"
"None of those." Du Yu shook his head. "Humans!"
"Huh?" Xiao Qi froze for a moment. "What do you mean by that?"
"It's simple," Du Yu said. "If the Dragon Ancestor could have children with so many different creatures, there's no way he would've passed over humans. So why wasn't a child born to a Human Mother among the dragon's nine sons?"
"How would I know?" Xiao Qi snapped. She was about to scold Du Yu when something suddenly occurred to her. "Are you saying... A Can and A Kui are..."
"I didn't say anything," Du Yu replied. "We're just making a bold conjecture."
With that, Du Yu patted the giant sea turtle again. "Hey, Baxia!"
"What is it?" Baxia asked slowly.
"Where's your dad?" Du Yu asked.
"Dad?" Baxia visibly paused. "What is a dad?"
"Uh..." Du Yu scratched his head. "'Dad' means daddy, father, old man, papa. You might also call him Royal Father, Imperial Father, Honored Father, or Father Chief. Does that make sense?"
"Could you be referring to the Dragon Father?" Baxia asked in confusion.
"Damn!" Du Yu swore irritably. "I tried almost ten names and still didn't get it right?"
"What business do you have with the Dragon Father?" Baxia asked again.
"Nothing much. Could you take me to see him?"