Egotistical Archfiend Qinglong
“Our hero has arrived!”
Hearing the cheers for him, Mu Yu decided not to tell the fiends of Sunshine Valley that the fiend kings would’ve intervened even if he didn’t last night. Nobody could discredit him, though, for he did end up being the one to intervene, which also suppressed the sense of superiority the dragons had over primitive fiends.
The dragon vine reluctantly followed Xiaoshuai around from food stall to food stall because the latter badgered him once they assumed human forms. Thanks to the dragon vine accompanying Xiaoshuai, fiends offered the latter free food.
“Something on your mind?” Qiao Xue inquired, sitting down next to Mu Yu in her corridor.
Mu Yu shook his head.
“I feel that some change taking place within you is changing the you that I’m familiar with.”
Indeed, Mu Yu started to feel less and less emotional about things.
Qiao Xue placed her hand on Mu Yu’s. “Bloodlust energy is influencing you, isn’t it?”
Mu Yu smiled. “Don’t worry. I’ll never push you away no matter how I change.”
“Avoid using the power if you can help it.”
“I know.”
Qiao Xue had her Water Spirit latch onto Mu Yu’s shoulder as a cold patch, soothing his mind. “I’ve decided I want kill. I don’t need to worry about elemental demons bothering because the fiend kings here can protect me.”
Mu Yu ran a finger down Qiao Xue’s cheek. “I don’t want the power to affect you, either.”
Mu Yu did not have the same luxury since elemental demons were searching for him, and he could not hole up with the fiends all his life.
After the day of celebration, the three fiend kings picked Mu Yu up to go see Archfiend Qinglong. Thanks to the three fiend kings accompanying him, they could fly instead of walking, and the reactions of the guards who saw Mu Yu were priceless.
The first thing Archfiend Qinglong did upon meeting them was flip out. “Didn’t I tell you four to come yesterday?”
The four of them looked at each other, eyes blinking. Archfiend Baiyuan, White Ape, then questioned, “Weren’t you the one who said ‘tomorrow’ yesterday?”
“That was the night the day before. ‘Tomorrow’ when I told you would be ‘yesterday’, wouldn’t it?”
“Oh, you sukilala, it was daybreak by the time we cleaned up your four lapdogs’ mess. ‘Tomorrow’ clearly meant ‘today’,” ribbed Archfiend Phoenix, Luanfeng, sitting down without a care in the world.
“I take back what I said yesterday. He’s gone senile,” the dragon vine commented.
“You… You brat! Watch your mouth…”
Archfiend Green Dragon, Qinglong, glared at Archfiend Baiyuan, who started cackling.
“Can we sit yet?” asked Mu Yu.
“What gives you the right to sit in my presence?”
“Mu Yu, let’s go. I’m not stooping down to his level,” suggested the dragon vine.
Though livid, Archfiend Qinglong gave in because of the dragon vine. “Fine, sit, sit!”
Qiao Xue saluted Archfiend Qinglong prior to sitting, while Mu Yu sat straight down next to Qiao Xue, skipping the formalities.
Archfiend Qinglong discharged his qi to put on airs. “Human Boy, you have any explanation to offer for your actions?”
“I killed two people for crying out loud. If their lives are more important than Dragon Vine’s, consider it me killing the wrong people.”
Archfiend Qinglong slammed the table, prompting the dragon vine to say, “Mu Yu, I told you coming here would be a waste of time. He’s too senile for anything to get through to him.”
Archfiend Qinglong wanted to show the dragon vine that they were supposed to be a team. Thus, he put up with Mu Yu, resuming, “Kid, do you realise you should be aligned with me since your dragon vine is the same as me?”
“Why should I join your team when I don’t even know you?” complained the dragon vine.
“Hahaha.” Archfiend Luanfeng gave Mu Yu and the dragon vine a thumbs up.
“Damn, this is hilarious,” added Archfiend Baiyuan.
“What are you two commenting on when I’m dealing with my internal affairs?!”
“He protected my residents, which makes him my guest,” Archfiend Luanfeng disputed, giving Mu Yu a wink.
“As much as I hate to admit it, he’s my son-in-law. You can’t expect me to just leave him, do you?” added Archfiend Baiyuan, still giving Mu Yu the irked look.
“Mu Yu rescued me and Ol’ Ape, so it is our business,” opined Archfiend Yujiang.
In truth, Archfiend Qinglong merely wanted to establish the fact that he was the king and that Mu Yu had to bow to him. They say that an ego too big for your head comes back to bite you, and Archfiend Qinglong was experiencing it in the flesh. He wanted Mu Yu to apologise for killing two of his vassals, and then he would use Mu Yu’s contribution to Sunshine Valley as a means of erasing the offence.
“Whatever,” grumbled Archfiend Qinglong.
“Look, the boy eliminated two bootleg dragons hindering our growth. Lock the other two traitors up and release them once Dragon Vine can protect himself. That’s called being tactical,” proposed Archfiend Luanfeng.
“They’re Ascension Realm fiends despite not being pure-blooded dragons. A weak army isn’t going to go anywhere but down.”
“How does keeping around generals who kill their own troops help? You’re placing your bets on the wrong people, don’t you think? Moreover, you think you can stop me from making the four pay? It was either Mu Yu or me. You should appreciate we left you with two,” raged Archfiend Luanfeng.
“She’s right. Besides, if you train Dragon Vine, he’d be leagues ahead of those four. If you don’t show your people that unprovoked violence will be punished, they’ll constantly try to harm Dragon Vine. Do you think you can protect him around the clock?” persuaded Archfiend Yujiang.
“Come let me take a closer look,” called Archfiend Qinglong, speaking affably to the dragon vine.
“I don’t even know you,” replied the dragon vine.
“I won’t harm you.”
“Said every villain ever.”
“Pffthah-”
Slap! Archfiends Phoenix and Baiyuan sat up holding their faces.
Archfiend Qinglong continued, “Mu Yu, can you speak to him on my behalf.”
“I’m not going to force him against his will,” Mu Yu replied.
“Mu Yu, I know you’re Sword Shadow Dust Gale’s disciple and that you’re here for him. If you want my help, you need to give me a hand, right?”
“He has a point. Moreover, the dragon vine has nothing to lose,” deliberated Mu Yu. He then whispered, “Dragon Vine, how about plucking two strands of his beard for some laughs?”
Of course Archfiend Qinglong heard Mu Yu.
“Oh, fine,” drawled the dragon vine, switching to its human form. The dragon vine stopped in front of the fiend king and questioned, “What do you want to see?”
“What’s your name?”
“Dragon Vine.”
“I know you’re a dragon vine. What I want to know is your name.”
“Dragon Vine.”
“You haven’t given yourself a name? How about I give you one? Since I’m Qinglong, meaning green dragon, how about we call you Xiao Qinglong, as in Green Dragon Junior?”
“Why can’t I be Green Dragon Senior, Da Qinglong?”
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