The little girl's face was as beautiful as a painting. She was like a newly born black lotus, but her eyes were very indifferent. Deep inside, there was a sense of cruelty. Added with her black vertical pupils, she looked very strange.
Chen Chang Sheng couldn't say anything for a long time. He had already guessed who this little girl in black was, especially after seeing the cinnabar-like blood line between her eyebrows.
He knew that based on the lifespan of the dragon race, she was a little girl.
He once heard Xu You Rong say that she was a little girl.
But he still didn't think that she was actually a little girl.
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After an unknown amount of time, Chen Chang Sheng finally awoke from this shock.
He walked towards her. His movement was a little slow because he was a little nervous.
The little girl raised her head and glanced at him. She seemed a little impatient and cold.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at the indifference and cruelty in her eyes. He felt a little uncomfortable because he was looking down on him. But he knew that this was not her nature. It wasn't that she looked down on him.
It was the instinct of a higher level being to look down on a lower level being.
Just like how humans looked at cows and horses on the grassland. Maybe there was love, sympathy, or respect, but it was the feeling of looking down on him. This was something that couldn't be changed.
Chen Chang Sheng walked in front of her. She lowered her head slightly. It seemed like she didn't want him to see her face clearly. Or maybe she was pretending to be indifferent to hide her nervousness. But she didn't know that for human males, lowering their head would easily make them think that she was gentle and shy.
"I didn't know … you … could be like this."
Chen Chang Sheng didn't know what to say. He knew why she was willing to meet him in human form. Because he was about to die. She wanted to express something. He didn't know what she wanted to express, but he had a vague guess. So he couldn't help but be nervous.
"I won't let you die." The little girl raised her head and said to Chen Chang Sheng.
At this time, she had already recovered her calmness and indifference. She was sitting on the ground and was much shorter than Chen Chang Sheng. But when she looked up, it seemed like she was looking down on him. Her tone was like an order or an order.
Chen Changsheng thought to himself, how could I be willing to die? Then he remembered that You Rong seemed to have said something similar to him during the day before she went to the Imperial Palace.
"Just now, I said that the Scroll of Time should be able to help you break the seal and leave. Since last year, Yourong and I have been discussing how to save you. On this journey, she also gave us many ideas. The array I laid down was actually a sketch she drew."
For some reason, Chen Changsheng looked at her and said these words very seriously. Perhaps it was because he vaguely guessed that he didn't want her to have any opinions about You Rong in the future.
The little girl turned her head away and refused to say a word.
She did not expect Xu Yourong to help her. She was a little surprised, but that was all.
Chen Chang Sheng said, "I thought you would at least thank her."
"She's with you every day, but you're about to die. Do you think I'll thank her?"
The little girl's voice suddenly became sharp, and she seemed very angry.
Chen Chang Sheng didn't know what to say.
Logically speaking, they were already very familiar with each other after meeting so many times. However, this was his first time meeting the little girl, so he couldn't help but feel a little strange and awkward.
"This … Lady Zhizhi."
"I said not to call me Zhizhi!"
The little girl glared at him and said, "I have a name."
Chen Changsheng recalled that Xu Yourong had once told him that the little Black Dragon seemed to have had a name. It seemed to be Zhusha, but before he could say it …
"I'm called Hong Zhuang," the little girl expressionlessly said to him.
Chen Changsheng naturally wouldn't argue with her over such a trivial matter. He said, "I'm going to lay down the array. Do you want to come with me to take a look?"
From last autumn to this summer, he had come here many times to study the array on the stone wall, pondering how to break the array and help the little Black Dragon escape. He had never once allowed her to watch.
It wasn't that his method of breaking the array was some secret, but that she wasn't interested, or that she didn't believe that Chen Changsheng had the ability to break the seal Wang Zhice had laid down.
But today, he wanted to invite her to come with him to take a look, because there might not be a chance in the future.
The little Black Dragon thought it over, then stood up. Turning around, she walked to the distant stone wall. Because it was rather inconvenient for her to move, she very naturally lifted her black dress, revealing her bare feet.
Her bare feet were as white as snow, and when they stepped on the frost on the ground, the frost instantly paled in comparison.
Two thin chains were tied to her ankles. The chains were pitch-black and rusted, contrasting with her snow-white ankles, making them even more distinct.
Several centuries had passed, and she had tried to escape countless times underground. The chains had already sunk deep into her ankles, the wounds clearly visible, and even her white bones could be faintly seen.
Just looking at this sight made her feel pain, let alone herself. Chen Changsheng walked up and took the chains in his hands, carefully ensuring that they wouldn't rub against her ankles.
Although her abilities were shackled by the array, she still retained many of the Dragon race's natural abilities, allowing her to freely move through the underground space. Chen Changsheng's speed was also very astonishing. Logically speaking, they should have been able to quickly travel ten-some li, but for some reason, they were moving very slowly.
The Night Pearls in the ceiling, like a sky full of stars, were extinguished one by one. She lifted the hem of her dress and he lifted the chains, vanishing into the darkness.
The gloomy rays of light fell on the stone wall, casting the faces of the two legendary Divine Generals into uncertainty. The chains in their hands seemed to be coated in the venom of the Shaman race, chilling to the heart.
Chen Changsheng stood in front of the stone wall, looking at the portrait and the array hidden in the stone wall. After a few moments of thought, he took out the things he had already prepared from his sheath and began to lay down the array.
Time slowly passed. He was especially focused, his brow creasing from time to time, though he didn't know whether it was because he had encountered some obstacle or because of the pain from his internal injuries.
The little Black Dragon habitually sat on the snow-covered ground, raising her small face to look at the portrait on the stone wall. She seemed to be in a daze, thinking about something. Regret and frustration could be faintly seen in her indifferent eyes, but only when she looked at Chen Changsheng would those negative emotions gradually fade.
After some time, Chen Changsheng finally finished laying down the array. He carefully examined it twice and confirmed that there were no problems, only then did he truly breathe a sigh of relief. More than two years ago, when he had come to this place from the underground of the Imperial Palace, he had spent a very long time studying these two chains that imprisoned the Black Dragon. He had used all the knowledge of the Daoist techniques he had learned in his life, and he had received much help from Xu You Rong in the last half year. He was confident that it would definitely be effective.
He took out the Scroll of Time and gave it to the Black Dragon, then looked at her with a serious expression and asked, "Do you have any method to temporarily put yourself into a coma?"
The little Black Dragon stared at him with wide eyes, thinking, what sort of request is this?
Chen Changsheng was originally prepared to say something, but seeing her expression, he knew that she would not agree. He could only say, "No matter what happens in a little while, it's best if you can endure it."
The little Black Dragon suddenly felt that something was wrong and prepared to strike him down, but she was too late.
Noiselessly, like the leaves of a willow tree cutting through the breeze of early spring.
The peerlessly sharp Stainless Sword was unsheathed and then slashed down.
A small cut was made on Chen Changsheng's wrist, blood gushing out.
There was clearly something wrong with his blood. It was suffused with a faint golden color and seemed to contain boundless energy. It was incomparably pure and holy, yet it also gave off an extremely bewitching feeling.
His blood of the Sacred Light also contained Xu You Rong's true blood of the Heavenly Phoenix.
As he cut open his wrist, the blood came into contact with the frigid winds of the underground space. An indescribable fragrance began to spread out with incomprehensible speed.
This fragrance was very much like the smell of grass, but it was even more like the smell of dew on the grass, like the smell of freshly born fruits, and even more like the smell of freshly ripened fruits that had been blown by the night wind for an entire night.
If this situation were allowed to continue, this smell would travel along New North Bridge and into the capital. Perhaps all the people of the capital would go crazy, and even the birds of the Mausoleum of Books would madly fly over.
Fortunately, or perhaps because Chen Changsheng had long since prepared for this, the array he had just laid down contained the array intent that Xu You Rong had used the Tong Bow to isolate the smell of blood for him in Mount Han. Using the Sacred Light in his blood as a foundation, it could effectively eliminate the smell of blood. Coupled with the extreme coldness naturally exuded by the Black Dragon, it could ensure that before this smell naturally faded, it would not drift out of New North Bridge.
But there was a problem.
The little Black Dragon was at his side, within the range of the array. She had been watching him do this the entire time, so she had naturally smelled this smell.
A crisp clang resounded!
The chains were stretched taut and her body floated into the air, her black hair madly dancing behind her and her black dress similarly dancing. Her beautiful face was ruthless and merciless, like that of a god or demon.
Her bewitching vertical pupils surged with countless emotions, extremely complex and conflicted. It was the natural intimacy of a supreme life form to another supreme divine energy, but also the boundless desire of an expert towards true eternal life, and even more so the instinctive desire of all living things.
She looked down at Chen Changsheng, greedy yet uneasy, yearning yet sorrowful. She constantly struggled, until finally, she gradually calmed down.
Calmness did not mean safety.
Although she was a noble and powerful Black Frost Dragon, she was still young. Moreover, she had left the Southern Sea as a child and had not received the complete education of the Dragon race, so she had not learned how to control her desires, how to prevent her mind and will from being controlled by these desires.
Her expression was very calm, but her eyes were brutal.
She had decided to eat Chen Changsheng, because he was too delicious. Moreover, she had enough reason to eat Chen Changsheng. Even if the will of the Heavenly Dao descended from the starry sky to question her, she would feel no shame.
"You heartless thing! I gave you my first blood, but you're still fooling around with other women! In order to fulfill the oath I made back then, I'll eat you alive!"
After saying this, her Qi soared with terrifying speed, instantly breaking through several realms and arriving at the Divine Domain. She then lunged at Chen Changsheng.
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(On the last day of the eighth month, without saying anything else, I just want to say, thank you everyone. I like everyone very much. Don't think that I haven't said anything recently, but I've actually been watching this entire time.)
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