The roar of the Ancestral Dragon echoed throughout the entire cave, like a thunderclap. It made the souls of the two people tremble as if struck. This showed how powerful the Ancestral Dragon was.
Whoosh... Suddenly, a giant dragon head appeared in the stone wall, staring at the two small figures in front of it with eyes as large as millstones.
Zhan Tai Ruomei, terrified, took half a step back and hid behind Lu Fan.
"You are not the First Qilin," the Ancestral Dragon's voice reverberated in the cave.
"I am the First Qilin! Ancestral Dragon, I have come to tell you something. You are sealed here, and your nine Dragon Kings have become the mounts of Yuanshi Tianzun, pulling his imperial chariot. Because of this, my youngest son, Si Bu Xiang, was given to his youngest disciple, Jiang Ziya! Therefore, I want to find my son." Lu Fan opened his mouth, and a rough voice emerged. It was indeed the voice of the First Qilin.
"Alas! But we are no match for Yuanshi Tianzun," the Ancestral Dragon sighed softly after a moment of contemplation.
"I know, but I want to try! I don't want to live on like this without dignity. We paid the price, our souls controlled and unable to be reborn, yet it didn't earn our descendants the dignity to live. I am not reconciled!" Lu Fan said this in the First Qilin's voice and turned to leave.
"But I cannot open Yuanshi Tianzun's seal!" the Ancestral Dragon said dejectedly from behind.
Swish... Suddenly, a golden light and a string of characters flew over and disappeared into the stone wall. Lu Fan had already left the cave, holding Zhan Tai Ruomei's hand.
A flicker of surprise flashed in the Ancestral Dragon's eyes. This was a talisman that could loosen the seal. If the seal loosened, should it go out or not? The Ancestral Dragon suddenly hesitated.
Lu Fan and Zhan Tai Ruomei left Dragon Spring Cave.
"Master! How can you imitate the First Qilin's voice? And so perfectly," Zhan Tai Ruomei asked Lu Fan in surprise.
"It's not an imitation, that is the First Qilin's voice. He is within my body. We made a deal: I help him find a powerful host, and he won't harm me. Because he is too powerful, and my body is too weak," Lu Fan said.
"Then where are we going now?" Zhan Tai Ruomei asked.
"Luofeng Slope!" Lu Fan said.
"Shouldn't we find my sister's body first and help her get it back?" Zhan Tai Ruomei suddenly looked up at Lu Fan and said.
"By now, Empress Yunxiao has likely gone to Biyou Palace!" Lu Fan said. Lu Fan was not in a hurry because the Grandmaster of Heaven in Biyou Palace was his clone. Empress Yunxiao was currently sitting by the Grandmaster of Heaven, recuperating.
It was a good thing for Penglai Immortal Island to have another guardian, so Lu Fan was not in a hurry.
Roar... Suddenly, a beast's roar, and a person and a beast appeared before the two. The person was about 1.9 meters tall, wearing a Flaming Golden Crown, like a burning torch. He was clad in a chain-linked golden armor, with a large crimson robe embroidered with coiled dragons draped over it. In his hand, he held a pair of eight-edged bright silver hammers, and he rode a fiery red jade qilin.
If this attire were to run, it would surely look like a giant fireball rolling on the ground. However, this fellow had clearly come from the sky, so he would be mistaken for a fireball descending from the heavens.
"Who are you people? What are you doing at Dragon Spring Cave?" the newcomer asked, pointing at Lu Fan and Zhan Tai Ruomei.
"First Qilin! I've run into one of your descendants countless generations removed. How about this as your host?" Lu Fan's heart suddenly lit up. He said this to the First Qilin in his sea of consciousness.
"Alas! Although this little thing is incredibly weaker than me, it's better than nothing!" the First Qilin sighed. He was unwilling to take the life of his fellow clansman's descendant, but there was no other way.
"Alright! I can see you don't want to harm it. Then why don't you temporarily reside in its body? I'll give you Grandmaster Tongtian's body later," Lu Fan said.
"You... Are you bragging so much that your waist will break? Grandmaster Tongtian! Why don't you say you'll get Yuanshi Tianzun's body for me?" the First Qilin immediately sneered. His soul suddenly flew out of Lu Fan's sea of consciousness and rushed into the jade qilin's body with a whoosh.
The jade qilin, which had been spirited and majestic, suddenly became listless and almost collapsed to the ground. Then, its eyes suddenly lit up, and its body stood up abruptly. Whoosh... The red-robed general riding the jade qilin was caught off guard and was thrown to the ground.
"Jade Qilin! What are you doing?" the red-robed general exclaimed in shock, jumping up from the ground and roaring.
Bang... The jade qilin suddenly kicked out a hoof, striking the red-robed general. Whoosh... The red-robed general was instantly sent flying, falling with a splash a hundred meters away, motionless.
Whoosh... The jade qilin flew into the sky and left.
"Heh heh! Your sister can come out now," Lu Fan suddenly said with a grin.
"Ah?" Zhan Tai Ruomei looked at the red-robed general, her mouth agape.
Not long after, Li Jingjing emerged from Qilin Cliff.
"Master! So this is what you men's bodies are like?" Li Jingjing said, admiring her new appearance with curiosity.
Gulp... Lu Fan swallowed hard. He seemed to regret it a little...
"Master, I need to pee..." Li Jingjing suddenly said.
"Hold it!" Lu Fan roared.
"Sister! How about I accompany you..." Zhan Tai Ruomei also said.
"All of you, hold it..." Lu Fan roared, grabbing them both by the arms and pulling them away.
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Luofeng Slope, now a newly restored ancient post road terminal, is lined with rural houses, making it a good place for ambushes. The scenery here is beautiful, the climate is mild, and the folk customs are simple. However, there are very few tourists here. Tourists are at several nearby scenic spots, with Pang Tong's Ancestral Temple and Tomb seeming to attract slightly more people.
"Hey? That person's clothes are so strange!"
"Yeah, yeah! Is he filming?"
"Hey, hey... Shall we go over and take a photo with him?"
Many tourists around began to gather around Lu Fan, Li Jingjing, and Zhan Tai Ruomei.
"Little brother! Can I take a photo with you?" a young beauty shyly asked.
"Sure!" Li Jingjing also felt that her current appearance was quite striking and that it would be a waste not to leave a few photos, so she readily agreed.
"Master! Let's take some photos too!" Zhan Tai Ruomei suddenly remembered that she also had a mobile phone. It had been a while since she last used it. She immediately took out her phone and turned it on. To her delight, it still had half its battery life. She happily began taking pictures.
Lu Fan also took out his mobile phone from his storage ring and gently pressed the power button. Swish... The screen turned on. Beep beep beep... Suddenly, a string of message sounds flooded in.
Image messages from Wang Yan... In the pictures, there was a child, from birth to three years old, with one picture per month.
"Wang Yan...? Could this be my son?" Lu Fan's eyes suddenly lit up! This child did resemble him a bit!