"Yes, my lord!" Ao Zhantian answered respectfully. He put away the flying boat, nodded to Xiao Hua, and followed the Dragon Envoy as he vanished into the Dragon Ship.
Xiao Hua was exceedingly cautious. He released neither divine sense nor spiritual sense, merely employing the Water Evasion Technique to follow behind Ao Zhantian.
Upon entering the Dragon Ship, Xiao Hua's eyes lit up. The interior of this Dragon Artifact was dozens of times larger than it appeared from outside. Within lay pools of water, flowers and grasses, rocky crags and hills; amid the sheltering hills even stood pavilions and towers. How could this possibly resemble a flying boat? In truth, not only Xiao Hua—even Ao Zhantian was slightly stunned.
The Dragon Envoy came to a stop in midair and asked indifferently, "Ao Zhantian, would you prefer to live in the towers or among the hills?"
Only then did Ao Zhantian come to his senses. After a brief consideration, he replied with an ingratiating smile, "I am human, so I shall stay in the towers."
"Mhm. This is the jade token for the towers. It was refined using human Daoist cultivation techniques; examine it yourself." With a wave of his hand, the Dragon Envoy sent an emerald-green jade token falling before Ao Zhantian. "There are no other rules within the Dragon Ship. Only all fighting is forbidden. Whoever dares provoke a conflict will be slain without exception by this envoy!"
"Yes!" Ao Zhantian's heart tightened as he took the jade token and replied.
The Dragon Envoy's figure flickered, turning into a phantom that vanished from sight. Ao Zhantian released his divine sense to inspect the jade token, then smiled. "True Person Xiao, please come with Ao."
"Fellow Daoist Ao, please lead the way," Xiao Hua said with a smile. "Xiao is