Egotistical Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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. Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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…”
Fiend King Green Dragon, Qinglong, glared at Fiend King 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, Fiend King Qinglong gave in because of the dragon vine. “Fine, sit, sit!”
Qiao Xue saluted Fiend King Qinglong prior to sitting, while Mu Yu sat straight down next to Qiao Xue, skipping the formalities.
Fiend King 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.”
Fiend King 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.”
Fiend King 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.” Fiend King Luanfeng gave Mu Yu and the dragon vine a thumbs up.
“Damn, this is hilarious,” added Fiend King Baiyuan.
“What are you two commenting on when I’m dealing with my internal affairs?!”
“He protected my residents, which makes him my guest,” Fiend King 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 Fiend King Baiyuan, still giving Mu Yu the irked look.
“Mu Yu rescued me and Ol’ Ape, so it is our business,” opined Fiend King Yujiang.
In truth, Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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 Fiend King Yujiang.
“Come let me take a closer look,” called Fiend King 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! Fiend Kings Phoenix and Baiyuan sat up holding their faces.
Fiend King 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 Fiend King 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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