The princess's arms were strong, unlike the other women's delicate arms, yet when she took Chen Qing's arm, Chen Qing still felt a tingling sensation all over his body.
She was a woman who never wore makeup, yet her skin was crystal clear. Clean and neat, she exuded an air of nobility. When such a woman suddenly adopted a feminine demeanor, her allure was absolutely fatal; at least, a shut-in like Chen Qing had little resistance to it.
Moreover, he could clearly smell a fragrance emanating from the other person.
A proud female warrior like the Eldest Princess would never stoop to using cosmetics to please men, nor would she ever use perfume to mask her warrior scent. Chen Qing would not consider himself to have such an honor either, so the fragrance on her body must be natural.
Does it have a natural fragrance?
A woman who has trained her body to the extreme, yet exudes a fragrant scent— Chen Qing, a typical otaku, is never short of imagination. He immediately thought of the scenes in various fantasy comics where the Kingly Dao woman is covered in fragrant sweat.
If he hadn't been wearing extra pants, he probably would have embarrassed himself in public.
Everyone frowned, especially those who were familiar with the princess, who were all taken aback. In their memory, this incredibly proud woman had never fawned over any man.
Behind Chen Qing, the Laowu of the Shen Family and the head of the Fei Family looked extremely surprised, while also harboring a clear hint of jealousy.
"Your Highness," Chen Qing looked at the other person helplessly, "Isn't this inappropriate?"
"You don't like it?" The eldest princess asked with a half-smile.
Chen Qing felt that even the most hypocritical man wouldn't be able to say "I don't like it" at this moment.
"I am even good friends with Fei Jun." Chen Qing tilted her head slightly, feeling as if something was about to come out of her nose.
"What does it matter if they each have their own perspective?"
Chen Qing: "."
"Rumor has it that dragons are lustful, but why would all things in the world be willing to be mated with a dragon? Isn't it because they are charming enough?" The princess looked at Chen Qing with a smile, "Am I charming?"
Chen Qing curled his lip, "The dragon's ability to unite with all things in the world probably relies on its charm."
However, the other party is right about one thing: powerful creatures are all incredibly charismatic, and when a dragon takes a liking to a creature, many would probably do so willingly, despite the enormous cost.
"Your Highness, what is it you want by suddenly coming to this solemn occasion?" Chen Qing sighed.
The eldest princess immediately laughed and said, "Nothing much. I just have a feeling that I might not be able to come out alive this time. If I do manage to get out, I'll have to let loose a bit."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Qing with an incredibly domineering possessiveness in his eyes, which made Chen Qing's legs go weak.
Damn, he and women, they really know how to flirt!
Those around them clearly couldn't stand it any longer. The Duke of Wei coughed lightly and asked, " Lord Chen, is this the Dragon Palace?"
The scene inside the palace gates was not as magnificent and splendid as I had imagined.
All the buildings were rusty and dilapidated, looking like they would collapse at the slightest touch. The once jade steps had split open, faintly revealing a terrifying black aura. The black aura was filled with rotting flesh, like decaying octopuses, emitting a nauseating stench. It was completely different from the glittering, beautiful underwater Dragon Palace that one had imagined.
The group cautiously enveloped themselves with magical spells. They could sense that the scattered, rotting flesh around them was extremely dangerous; if it suddenly came back to life, it would be a major problem.
The Shen Laoda and Shen Laowu stared at the fleshy bodies with strange expressions. The reason for their expressions was that they smelled the scent of their own kind. These infinitely proliferating molluscs, even if only a tiny bit entered human flesh, could multiply infinitely and eventually take over a human body. How similar this characteristic was to their own?
Looking back now, could it be that the Ancient Insect was so obsessed with the Dragon Palace that it itself came from the Dragon Palace?
Chen Qing looked around, somewhat surprised by the scene before him.
In my memory, the monsters of the Dragon Palace were always experimenting with terrifying dark weapons, and the Dragon Palace was most skilled at biological weapons. The Ancient Insect was actually right; it was an experimental subject, designed as a biological weapon for the Dragon Palace to deal with other ancient monsters.
It was just an imperfect weapon; the Ancient Insect escaped while it was still in the experimental stage.
Judging from the current scene, when the Ancient Insect tried to return to the Dragon Palace from the outside world, the monsters inside seemed to have revived their past experiments, and there must have been a backlash, probably creating some monsters that even they couldn't deal with.
If so, to what extent did this biological backlash occur, and did it involve the ancient beings within the Dragon Palace?
Considering this, even the eldest princess next to her lost her appetite.
What Chen Qing hated most was the occurrence of events that contradicted his own memories, because if new biological weapons were indeed being tested, it would likely be completely outside his intelligence, which was the last thing he wanted to see.
The group walked carefully along the vacuum belt, holding their breath as they faced the rotting flesh, afraid of disturbing it.
The seawater was dark and lifeless, the corals Baihua, and not a single fish could be seen swimming. The underwater world was deep, silent, and devoid of any vitality.
The buildings here must have been magnificent, but Chen Qing knew that no matter how magnificent and exquisite the buildings were, they would eventually become ugly under the corrosion of seawater over the long years. The reason they could still be maintained was probably because of the magic formula stored in the jade.
This was also Chen Qing's confidence in destroying this place. The palace, after a long period of corrosion, was on the verge of collapse. With just one trigger point, this enormous magical energy would explode instantly, blowing up the entrance and plunging the myriad dragons into chaos. This was his first step in buying time.
"We've arrived." The group walked into an incredibly spacious central hall. They could clearly see huge dragon heads carved in the four corners of the hall. The dragon heads were completely unrecognizable due to corrosion, but their wide-open mouths were filled with fresh moisture, which was quite different from the lifeless atmosphere around them.
"These four points are the locations for teleporting across the four seas," Chen Qing said, looking at the four dragon heads. "That's where the true Dragon Palace is."
"And where is this place?" the eldest princess asked with a smile, arm in arm with Chen Qing.
"This is where the Four Seas Dragon Palace exchange ideas," Chen Qing didn't hide anything. "It's like an academy. The disciples of the Four Seas Dragon Clan exchange various secret techniques here, and it's also a place where many young students can learn secret techniques from other seas."
"I see." Upon hearing this, everyone understood. This was similar to the Yin-Yang Academy in the capital, where several forces cooperated, contributing their own Daoist scriptures to establish this public school, providing their descendants with a broader learning space.
It seems my method isn't new; these ancient Magic City had already thought of it long ago.
However, the aristocratic families remained stubbornly stagnant for a thousand years. If it weren't for Liu Yu taking the lead, they would probably have remained stuck in their ways forever.
But when they heard what kind of place this was, everyone lost their previous eagerness.
The academy is good, but they all know in their hearts that the real family heirlooms will not be given out by any of the various forces. Just like them, although each family sincerely contributed a lot of good things when the Yin-Yang Academy was established, it was still not enough compared to the core things of the family.
In other words, if Chen Qing wasn't lying, the real treasures are still in the Four Seas Dragon Palace.
"Are there any differences in the lineages of the Four Seas Dragon Palace?" The eldest princess looked at Chen Qing and smiled, "Was there any particular reason for assigning me to the South Sea Dragon Palace?"
"Dragons are water beasts, but they still cannot escape the influence of the Four Spirits energies." Chen Qing explained with a smile, "In addition to their own water beast attributes, the dragon clans of the four directions also carry the attributes of the Four Spirits energies: Eastern Azure Wood, Northern Black Ice, Southern Brightness Li Fire, and Western Fiery Metal. The blood of the dragons from the South Sea is most suitable for Her Highness the Princess's situation."
"Oh?" The eldest princess immediately laughed, "So, you actually thought of me in a special way?"
"I am very close to Fei Jun," Chen Qing said seriously.
"Really?" The princess giggled and leaned closer to Chen Qing, whispering in his ear, "My dearest friend, you must come out alive. I'm waiting for you."
Chen Qing: "."
Looking at Chen Qing's blank face, the princess chuckled and walked confidently to the dragon head position on the south side.
" Lord Chen, shall we go straight in?"
Chen Qing nodded. "Yes!"
"Then, everyone," the eldest princess said, looking at everyone, "I will take my leave first, and I wish you all a safe journey!"
Without hesitation, he stepped directly into the dragon's head, letting the suction force within pull him away, and instantly disappeared from everyone's sight.
The others stared blankly, thinking how audacious this woman was, not even allowing her subordinates to test her?
Fei Jun and Fifth Master Shen exchanged a glance. Before they could set off, their families followed the Princess and disappeared together at the head of the South Sea.
Upon seeing this, a strange look flashed in Fifth Master Shen's eyes. He had signed a contract with the Princess, and all the relatives, except for himself, were under the Princess's command. However, he could clearly feel just now that the actions of those relatives were voluntary, not on the Princess's orders.
Such royal bearing!
Shen Wu chuckled and followed behind, feeling that the dragons who created him would probably never learn this.
As the eldest princess departed, the others followed without hesitation, each heading in their designated direction and turning to look at Chen Qing: " Lord Chen, in that case, please take care, and we look forward to seeing you again!"
"Until we meet again!" Chen Qing looked at everyone and bowed solemnly. Regardless of their conflicting interests, they had come together because they were all in the same boat. Everyone present was Fengyun, but no one could be certain of their future, including Chen Qing himself.
This promise to meet again is perhaps the greatest and most sincere expression of goodwill we can show each other right now!
A moment later, the four forces disappeared along with the leaders, leaving only Chen Qing, Ziyue, and the others.
Watching the group disappear, Ziyue spoke first, "Now you can speak, Lord Chen? What exactly is your purpose in keeping us here to storm this so-called central palace with you?"
Baiyu, standing to the side, was slightly taken aback. She hadn't expected that Chen Qing had kept them around for a reason.
Chen Qing also looked at Ziyue.
This little Nüwa's appearance is far too deceptive, especially her dazed look. But in terms of intelligence, even Princess Xiao Mingxue might not be able to match her.
Indeed, he kept three people with him because he had other plans.