"Ah, are you really going to boil me and eat me?"
Ya Zi was terrified, trembling with fear.
It had never imagined a day would come when it would be treated as food.
"Please, don't eat me, my meat is sour, it doesn't taste good."
Ya Zi's voice was choked with sobs. It no longer dared to refer to itself as "I" and its attitude became extremely humble. It lay on the ground, begging for mercy.
This time, it was truly scared and dared not play any more tricks.
Moreover, with its dragon pearl gone, it had no leverage for any schemes.
"It's fine, I love sour things."
Ji Mo licked his lips, saliva almost dripping down.
Such a large wild game, it could probably last for many days.
And it would definitely be very nourishing, as it lived in the Dragon Transformation Pool. Its flesh and blood must be full of medicinal properties.
Soaking in Dragon Saliva Liquid had no effect. Perhaps after eating this thing, it might work.
Just then, Ya Zi's body began to shrink continuously. Its original seven-zhang long body quickly reduced to less than a foot.
After losing its dragon pearl, Ya Zi's origin was damaged, causing it to regress to its juvenile form.
Its originally terrifying and ferocious appearance transformed, turning into a cute pet covered in soft fur, resembling a small snow leopard.
"What's going on?"
Ji Mo was somewhat stunned. Ya Zi's original size was enough to feed him for months, but now it was barely enough for a single meal.
How did such a massive body shrink so drastically?
"Well, it's all right. Concentrated essence is the best. I originally wanted to eat a large meal, but now I can only have a small sip of soup."
Ji Mo sighed.
"Ji Mo, can you not eat it?"
Song Wei Qian walked over and advised.
She was worried that Ji Mo eating Ya Zi would completely enrage the dragon clan, thus inviting immense disaster.
Therefore, while ostensibly pleading for Ya Zi, she actually didn't want Ji Mo to incur any karma.
Unconsciously, Song Wei Qian's attitude towards Ji Mo had completely changed; she was actually considering his well-being.
Ji Mo pondered for a moment and said lightly, "Alright, Miss Song. I'll give you face and spare this creature's life. As a condition, you are not allowed to make things difficult for me in the future."
Song Wei Qian shook her head vigorously.
It was a joke. She was foolish and naive before, not knowing Ji Mo's background.
Now, even if she were given the courage of a winter melon, she wouldn't dare to trouble Ji Mo again.
Ya Zi cast a grateful glance at Song Wei Qian. It was the first time in its life it found a human pleasing. Indeed, beautiful girls had beautiful hearts.
Unlike a certain villainous scoundrel who was so insane he wanted to eat it.
It gazed at the dragon pearl in Ji Mo's hand, a series of thoughts flashing in the depths of its pupils. It planned to survive first, then find a way to outlast Ji Mo and reclaim the dragon pearl.
"Hmm, how should this big lizard be cooked to taste good?"
Ji Mo stared at the green lump in the nearby soil and smacked his lips.
Long Da Zui was almost scared out of its wits upon hearing this. This damned pretty boy finally wasn't going to let it off the hook.
Even more infuriating, it was utterly inhuman to want to eat it.
"Little Qian Qian, I'm your Da Zui Da Zui."
Long Da Zui quickly emerged from the soil, its face full of pleading. It wanted to play the emotional card and have Song Wei Qian plead for it.
However, Song Wei Qian hated it to the bone, resenting Long Da Zui for being a toad who fancied a swan, attempting to coerce her into marriage.
"Deep-fried should taste good."
Song Wei Qian shot Long Da Zui a fierce glance and said.
As soon as she spoke, Long Da Zui's face turned ashen.
So love truly could disappear. Women were indeed fickle.
When it was young, she liked it so much, always holding it in her hands, even sleeping while hugging it.
Now, she had found someone new and forgotten the old. To please the pretty boy, she wanted to deep-fry it. How heartless!
Long Da Zui felt its life turn bleak, its heart broken by this damned love.
It decided from then on, it would never believe in emotions again.
"Let's make it smoked meat, so it can be stored for longer."
Ya Zi reminded, "This place has an entrance but no exit. Now that the Dragon Saliva Liquid is gone, life will be tough from now on. It's better to ration it."
Long Da Zui glared at Ya Zi. As fellow dragons, why were they so eager to harm each other!
"An entrance but no exit?"
Ji Mo frowned upon hearing that they couldn't leave this place. He walked to the light barrier and tried it, finding that he indeed couldn't get out.
"Haha, you all want me dead, but you'll all be trapped here to die. How ironic."
Long Da Zui's fear vanished, and it laughed maniacally.
Since death was inevitable, there was nothing to fear.
However, the next second, it was like a duck whose neck was being squeezed, its laughter abruptly cut short.
For the light barrier disintegrated in Ji Mo's hand, turning into nothingness.
"The barrier is gone?"
Ya Zi was somewhat incredulous.
The barrier had been set up by a powerful dragon expert. It had spent a long time trying to comprehend it without success, yet Ji Mo had easily broken it with a few simple actions!
This was too much of a blow to the dragon. Was the gap in their abilities so vast?
It had studied for so many years without making any headway, but Ji Mo had finished it in a few moves. It was truly divine skill.
A tear trickled from Ya Zi's eye. It had finally regained its freedom.
Long Da Zui's mouth twitched. Disbelieving, it said, "So what if this barrier is broken? The entire Dragon Den is sealed, with an entrance but no exit. You still can't escape, and you'll all die here."
Ya Zi, which had thought it had regained freedom, froze, its expression extremely grim.
It hadn't expected those old fellows to be so cruel, intending to trap it here for a lifetime!
With such deep hatred, it vowed to retaliate if it ever had the chance.
"Whoever can grant me freedom, I'll serve them like an ox or a horse."
Ya Zi gritted its teeth and said.
Boom!
The ground shook violently.
The powerful force sealing the Dragon Den gradually dissipated.
This meant they could leave.
The gazes of several people shot towards Ji Mo.
Ji Mo clapped his hands and murmured, "It seems it wasn't that difficult."
All of this was his doing.
"Do your words still count?"
Song Wei Qian looked at Ya Zi with a meaningful expression.
"This scoundrel is so cunning. He was clearly playing me."
Ya Zi's face turned ashen. It felt like it had fallen into Ji Mo's trap.
The other party must have done it intentionally, clearly wanting to subdue it.
"I admit defeat."
Ya Zi scratched its face with its claw and said weakly.
Anyway, the dragon pearl was in Ji Mo's hands. What was wrong with submitting to him for now? It would find a way to get the dragon pearl back first.
Ji Mo dragged Long Da Zui, leading Song Wei Qian and Ya Zi out of the Dragon Den and appearing before the rockery.
Ya Zi breathed in the free air greedily, jumping and leaping with excitement. It felt wonderful to be free.
"Qian Qian, are you alright?"
Song Zhen Wei sensed the energy fluctuations and rushed over immediately.
Seeing that Song Wei Qian was unharmed, his eyes welled up with tears.
Then, the old man was shocked: "Late Spirit Emperor Realm! Qian Qian, how did you advance so quickly? Did you and Mr. Ji go into the woods?"
Song Wei Qian's original realm was early Spirit Emperor Realm. Now she had advanced by two minor realms, no wonder Song Zhen Wei was surprised.
Ji Mo quickly clarified, "Dean, what nonsense are you talking about? We didn't go into any woods, we just took a bath together."
"Wow, took a bath together!"
Song Zhen Wei winked, feeling that he was surely going to be a father-in-law this time.