What does mere mud count for?
It’s just a bit of wind and frost!
"Soon! Soon! The days until you, Fox Spirit, are suppressed are not far away." Zhang Chen wiped away the mass of rotten ’wind and frost’ on his forehead, constantly encouraging himself in his heart.
He now truly felt it would be soon!
Zhang Chen stood at the door, watching the rainwater trickling down the straw, wiping the mud off his face, feeling speechless about the Fox Spirit. At this moment, he really wanted to grab the Fox Spirit’s head and ask: "Can you be more mature? Is it fun to mess around like this every day?"
So childish!
Simply a childish fool!
"How can I be angry with a childish fool!" Zhang Chen grumbled, then washed off the mud on his face with the rainwater, before stepping into the house swiftly, taking off his wet clothes, and falling back into bed with his eyes closed.
Outside the house, thunder rumbled, seeming to carry faint dragon roars, but Zhang Chen was too tired to think about it, and continued to sleep soundly.
The next day
The faint sound of reading from next door reached him, awakening Zhang Chen who was sleeping heavily. Listening to the sonorous, monosyllabic sounds from next door, Zhang Chen covered his head with the blanket, but the sounds were like they carried some magic power, constantly drilling into Zhang Chen’s head, making him unable to bear it, so he flipped and sat up, eyes looking out the window, only to see rain still steadily falling.
"It’s been raining all night and still hasn’t stopped?" Zhang Chen felt curious, cooked rice, ate a bite, then opened the door to look outside, only to have his pupils shrink involuntarily.
It was a gentle rain from the sky, trickling down the eaves, yet the ground was dry.
Yes, the ground was dry! Every raindrop seemed to absorb into the soil, leaving no trace.
"This..." Zhang Chen looked at the scene before him, pupils rapidly contracting, his gaze showing a trace of disbelief, he wondered if he was still dreaming, reached out to rub his eyes, but the scene remained unchanged.
"It must be related to that Dragon Absorbing Water phenomenon!" Zhang Chen grabbed a straw hat from inside, draped it over himself, and walked into the rain. He still had eagles and wasps to feed, even in such heavy rain they needed to be fed.
Plus, he had to deliver food to Wang Wu.
Wang Wu, living in the village, Zhang Chen arrived at Wang Wu’s doorstep, where Wang Wu was staring blankly at the ground.
"Mr. Wang, I’ve come to deliver breakfast." Zhang Chen called from the courtyard, then pushed the door open and went in.
Wang Wu saw Zhang Chen’s rain-soaked straw hat, his eyes showing a hint of being moved, but his words carried a tone of blame: "Why are you running around in this heavy rain instead of resting at home?"
"A person needs food like iron needs steel; missing a meal leaves a gnawing hunger. How can a person go without eating? I’m just a little wet, it’s no big deal." Zhang Chen said, as he took out a food box from his basket.
"Today’s rain is clearly abnormal, you should stay hidden at home." Wang Wu said to Zhang Chen: "Look at the ground, it’s totally dry, all the rain water has soaked into it, it’s really uncanny."
"Indeed, I’ve lived over ten years and never seen such a strange rain." Zhang Chen said, while handing a bowl of meat to Wang Wu, along with chopsticks.
Wang Wu took the bowl and chopsticks, then said: "I have some insight."
Zhang Chen was taken aback by this revelation, surprised at what Wang Wu might know that he didn’t.
Could Wang Wu be even more impressive than himself?
Not noticing Zhang Chen’s change in expression, Wang Wu was completely captivated by the meat in front of him, gnawing on it while speaking: "The current situation is similar to what’s been passed down in old tales, about Transformed Dragon and Walking Flood Dragon."
"What’s that about?" Zhang Chen eagerly inquired.
"In all of creation, whether humans, snakes, beasts, or other beings, if they gain a destiny, they can transform into Divine Dragons, roaming the heavens and earth. When a species transforms into a dragon, various phenomena are said to accompany it. It’s said that when a snake turns into a Flood Dragon, there will be great floods, rain lasting three months continuously, turning the mortal world into a marshland to propel the Flood Dragon upwards. But when humans transform into dragons, due to the lack of water fortune in humans, they must absorb the water qi to assist their transformation. The situation now is like someone wants to transform into a dragon, absorbing the water vapor." Wang Wu, blowing on the bone, spoke with curiosity.
"Can people become dragons? Is there really a dragon?" Zhang Chen asked in shock; that was a dragon from myth!
"What’s so strange about dragons?" Wang Wu looked at Zhang Chen’s surprised expression, his eyes full of oddity: "People compare tigers and dragons equally; since there are tigers, naturally there are dragons. However, tigers live in forests, while dragons live in rivers; what’s there to be surprised about?"
"But it’s a dragon!" Zhang Chen’s eyes were full of shock; he never expected that the world’s dragons were not just Dragon Qi entities, but real dragons.
That was the totem of Huaxia! As a descendant of dragons, how could he not be excited?
"What’s the matter with dragons? Just because they’re rare doesn’t mean they don’t exist. Dragons and tigers are similar, what’s so strange?" Wang Wu didn’t understand why Zhang Chen was so excited.
"Mr. Wang, tell me about dragons quickly." Zhang Chen said, rapidly pursuing another line of inquiry.
Seeing Zhang Chen’s curiosity, Wang Wu wasted no time and said: "Actually, dragons are just like tigers, merely fierce beasts, nothing too remarkable. It’s just that dragons are strange creatures accompanied by wind and rain, yet a dragon’s offspring are not dragons, just Dragon Seeds with a bloodline. A dragon mates with a shrimp, producing a dragon shrimp. A dragon mates with a cow, producing Qiu Niu. A dragon mates with a wolf, producing Vigilant. A dragon mates with a toad, producing Pu Lao. A dragon mates with a lion, producing Suan Ni. A dragon mates with a turtle, producing Bi Xi. A dragon mates with a tiger, producing Bi An. In summary, a dragon can breed Dragon Seeds with various creatures, but cannot reproduce Divine Dragons."
"As for the origin of dragons, it’s quite peculiar. The old folks say that when creatures gain a destiny, they may transform into dragons, but what exactly destiny is, no one can clearly explain." Wang Wu gnawed on the bone, eyes watching Zhang Chen: "Flood Dragons aren’t that remarkable. I’ve heard that the court once sent three thousand troops to hunt down Flood Dragons. Except for their ability to fly and cause wind and rain, Flood Dragons are quite similar to ordinary Great Snakes. But people say that eating Flood Dragon meat and drinking its blood can prolong life and cure all diseases."
"I fear the court’s Emperor might already be restless!" Wang Wu muttered.
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