The Old Dragon Incubates an Egg

Before the Li Lineage's main gates.

Peals of ear-piercing laughter rang throughout the Li Lineage estate.

A cute little girl stood holding a golden egg, her eyes filled with hope as she stared straight at Long Aotian, who was the size of an earthworm.

At that moment, Long Aotian's heart was a jumble of conflicting feelings. He barked at those around him.

"Laugh, laugh, laugh! Keep laughing and I'll eat every last one of you!"

Little did he know that his bark would not silence them at all. Instead, it only made them laugh harder.

"Pfft, hahahahaha! Old Dragon, I'm not trying to laugh at you. I don't usually make fun of people-unless I can't help it! Hahahaha!"

Gu Chungang clutched his stomach and roared with laughter, all trace of his aloof sword cultivator demeanor gone.

"Hahahaha, it really is hilarious! Making a dragon incubate an egg-and a male dragon at that! I'm dying of laughter. The young master really is something. Old Dragon, hurry up and broaden my horizons. I really want to see this!"

"Hahaha, exactly! I wanted to laugh when we were inside, but I had to restrain myself in front of the young master. Now I'm going to laugh my fill. Holding it in was killing me!"

Li Dan, Liu Sanniang, and the others were red in the face, trying and failing to hold back their laughter.

"Hmph, you're not allowed to laugh! If Big Bwother says he can do it, then he definitely can!"

Holding the golden egg, the little girl wrinkled her nose and shouted at the people around her in an adorably fierce voice.

Long Aotian's face had turned green. Damn it, in all my years, this is the first time I've heard such an unreasonable demand.

I can? Can my ass!

Making me, a male dragon, incubate an egg-if any other demonic beasts caught me, I'd lose every scrap of face.

I'm a proper dragon now! Do they even understand the worth of a true dragon?

Yet as he looked at Li Tong before him, he could think of no reason to refuse.

This girl was the young master's most beloved younger sister. If he refused her, the young master probably would not let him off either, and his days ahead would likely be difficult.

Countless thoughts churned through Long Aotian's mind, leaving him terribly conflicted. Then he gave a bitter laugh and spoke haltingly.

"Tong'er, look, it's not that Grandpa Dragon won't help you. This really is..."

At this, Li Tong's eyes instantly misted over.

Long Aotian's expression shifted, and he changed his tune at once.

"All right, all right, all right! Put it here. Grandpa Dragon will incubate it for you. I'll do it, I'll do it! Happy now?"

As soon as Long Aotian finished speaking, laughter rose around him again.

His face darkening, Long Aotian took the golden egg from Li Tong and examined it closely.

In an instant, Long Aotian's heart jolted, and he stared at the gleaming golden egg in disbelief.

"Chaos Innate Qi, holy shit."

The instant he touched the golden egg, an inexplicable presence stirred the Dragon Qi within him.

Chaos Innate Qi-the Chaos Qi that nurtured Innate Divine Beasts. Even his own Dragon Qi fell short of this legendary substance.

Long Aotian's eyes brightened, and he thought to himself.

This golden egg came from the young master. His methods are unfathomable to gods and ghosts alike. How could this egg possibly be ordinary?

Recalling Li Xiao's earlier statement that he had more than just dragon blood in him, he became even more certain that the golden egg before him contained a Chaos Divine Beast.

A Chaos Divine Beast whose grade was no lower than that of the Four Symbols Divine Beasts.

This Chaos Innate Qi explained everything.

Chaos Innate Qi could strengthen his Dragon Qi, while his Dragon Qi could also nurture this divine beast egg and help it hatch sooner.

If this divine beast egg could remain by my side for a long time, it would be excellent for my cultivation. A win-win!

At that moment, Long Aotian admired Li Xiao all the more.

He can casually produce even a Chaos Divine Beast. Just who is the young master?

With that thought, Long Aotian quickly made up his mind.

He drew the golden egg into his embrace, grew slightly larger, and retreated to a corner, coiling his draconic body around it.

That congenial presence made him so comfortable that he nearly let out a sound.

Seeing Long Aotian act so readily, the others found it even harder to stop laughing.

Long Aotian gave a derisive chuckle and paid no further attention to their antics.

How could these ordinary mortals understand the benefits of Chaos Innate Qi? Let them laugh to their hearts' content.

Beside him, the little girl's face instantly lit up with delight when she saw what Long Aotian was doing.

She pulled a skewer of candied hawthorn from the cloth pouch tucked against her chest and squatted beside Long Aotian, licking it as she stared fixedly at him, afraid she might miss the instant the egg cracked open.