Zhu Zhanji looked at the old man and thought for a long time but still couldn't remember who he was.
“It’s that Imperial Advisor Liu Lan, whom you dismissed,” Lin Qing said.
"Ah, I remember now, you are the Imperial Preceptor appointed by my father. It's been many years, I hope you are well!" Zhu Zhanji was a little at a loss for words.
"Your Majesty need not worry, I have now joined the Demon Extermination Bureau," the old man said.
"Good, with your addition, the Demon Extermination Palace will reach a new level," Zhu Zhanji said.
Then, the emperor left in a hurry, whether because he was busy with affairs or because he was embarrassed to see the old man, it is unknown.
"Alright, you all continue your cultivation. I have to go," Lin Qing said.
"Hmm, remember to come back early, otherwise I'm afraid we'll run out of light orbs." The old man slowly sat down in the rocking chair.
Yan Chixia nodded: "I'm going in to refine the light sphere."
Just as Lin Qing was about to fly outside, a voice came from outside: "You must be the guardian beast, the Dragon King?"
A blue light instantly traveled from outside into the inner hall, and when the light dissipated, a large man appeared in the same spot.
"Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the Demon Extermination Palace!" Yan Chixia shouted, about to make a move.
"What? Does the Demon Extermination Palace not allow monsters to do missions?" the burly man said, raising an eyebrow.
“Of course, I am the Dragon King, and you are?” Lin Qing said.
“What a coincidence, you are the Dragon King, and so am I, but I am the Water Dragon King, my name is Ao Qing.” The big man smiled slightly.
"Ao Qing? Your surname is Ao. You're a dragon? A descendant of the Four Dragon Kings?" Lin Qing never expected that there were dragons in this world.
"Ao Qing, the Dragon King of the Cold Pool?" Yan Chixia and the old man said at the same time.
"Ahem! I am a dragon, a dragon, just like you." Ao Qing coughed awkwardly twice.
"Oh, so it's also a dragon, my apologies!" Lin Qing quickly said.
"My name is Ao Qing. May I ask your honorable name, Dragon King?" Ao Qing introduced himself once again.
"Lin Qing."
"Lin Qing? Aren't you surnamed Ao?" Ao Qing was quite surprised.
"Does my surname have to be Ao?" Lin Qing retorted.
"The dragons that exist today are all descendants of the Four Seas Dragon Kings from a thousand years ago."
“I am the eighth-generation descendant of the Dragon King of the East Sea, just like the Black Dragon King who was killed by Liu Lan ten years ago was my distant cousin,” Ao Qing said.
"Ahem! I'm so sorry, I killed your cousin." The old man immediately clasped his hands in apology.
"Well, I don't mind." Ao Qing hadn't expected Liu Lan to be here too.
"My name is Lin Qing. I am not a descendant of the Four Dragon Kings. I cultivated myself from a snake to where I am today."
That's absolutely right, Lin Qing really did evolve from a snake into a dragon.
"What? You actually cultivated from a snake to a dragon?" Ao Qing was shocked.
At this, even Yan Chixia and the old man's expressions changed drastically, because they had always believed that Lin Qing was a dragon from birth.
"I never imagined the Dragon King would be such a powerful being—a demon!" Yan Chixia and the old man exclaimed.
"Good, very good. I never expected that there would still be a snake with the extraordinary talent to cultivate to the level of a dragon."
"You know, it was possible before, but it's absolutely impossible now. Look at your bloodline, it's much stronger than mine."
Upon seeing Lin Qing, Ao Qing immediately sensed a faint pressure emanating from him, a pressure that had a suppressive effect on him.
You should know that the descendants of the Four Dragon Kings who disappeared a thousand years ago, apart from their own family, only included the Black Dragon King.
Therefore, he knew that Lin Qing would definitely advance to the level of a Jiaolong within the next thousand years.
"Oh, not at all, I was just lucky, just lucky." Lin Qing laughed it off!
"Lin Qing, are you married yet?" Ao Qing suddenly asked.
"Huh? Well, I've never met anyone I like." Lin Qing replied awkwardly.
Lin Qing didn't expect Ao Qing to ask this question. To be honest, Lin Qing had never thought about this question before, after all, he was a dragon.
"That would be wonderful. I have a daughter who is eight hundred years old this year. She is incredibly beautiful. Would you like to be my son-in-law?"
Ao Qing's face was all smiles, and his eyes were clearly saying, "Son-in-law, hurry up and agree!"
"You know, decades ago, that bastard Black Dragon King came and proposed to marry my daughter."
"Hmph, that good-for-nothing wants to marry my daughter? I'd rather let my daughter live alone for the rest of her life than agree to it."
In fact, Ao Qing was somewhat tempted at the time. Although they were related by blood, the only dragon left outside was the Black Dragon King.
He couldn't possibly let his daughter grow old alone! In the end, his daughter threatened suicide before he finally agreed.
Well, now a dragon with extraordinary talent, Lin Qing, has appeared. Where is Lie Xinxi?
The expression on his face was exactly like a father-in-law looking at his son-in-law, which made Lin Qing's heart tremble.
"Well, Senior Ao, I'm afraid I'm not fortunate enough to enjoy this. I have no plans to get married yet."
"Hehe, no rush, no rush. You can say that after you see my daughter." Ao Qing wasn't angry.
Anyway, Lin Qing and his daughter are the only couple in the world who can be a good match, so he's not in a hurry at all.
"Ahem, let's not talk about that. Did you say you came here to do a mission?" Lin Qing broke the awkward silence.
"That's right, isn't the mission reward the essence of the sun and moon? This stuff is very useful to my daughter." It seems that Ao Qing came for his daughter.
"Alright, go to the lobby and accept the missions. Once you complete the mission and come back with the requirements, you can exchange them for the light orb," Lin Qing said.
"Okay, I'll go take a look first, and we'll talk later. By the way, would you like to come visit me and meet my daughter, Ao Xue?"
"Next time, next time," Lin Qing said with a laugh, declining the offer.
"Okay, I'll come find you again next time." After saying that, Ao Qing went to the lobby to look at the mission.
"The capital, hehe, this is my first time here. It'll be lively soon!" A man shrouded in black robes chuckled sinisterly.
Then, the man in black robes entered and arrived at the foot of the Forbidden City wall. Then, it seemed as if the man in black robes melted away and turned into a pool of black water.
Blackwater entered the city through a dog hole at the bottom of the wall, then submerged into a swamp and headed towards the palace.
However, after searching the entire palace, the man in black could not find the emperor, so he captured a young eunuch.
Finally, it was learned that the emperor had actually left the palace early in the morning to go to the Demon Extermination Palace.
"It's good that we've gone to the Demon Extermination Palace. The Ancestor will be here soon, and we'll wipe them all out at once."
The man in black robes turned into liquid, swallowed the little eunuch, and then disappeared out of the Forbidden City through the dog hole.
Meanwhile, in a river outside the capital, the clear water turned blood-red at an extremely rapid pace.
Chapter 120 The Blood Demon Ancestor Attacks
A river outside the city that connects to the moat of the Forbidden City in Beijing has now been completely turned into a river of blood.
Bubbles kept rising from inside, emitting a strong smell of blood, and the river of blood was encroaching on the city.
They entered the city in no time, and were finally discovered by someone, Zou Gai, who had just finished catching the ghost.
"Hmm? Why does it smell so strongly of blood?" Zou Gai immediately followed the scent to investigate.
Before long, they saw the river in the distance. The clear water that had flowed when they came to catch the ghost had turned into a river of blood.
"Damn it, could this be the Blood Demon Ancestor?" Zou Gai recalled the description of the Blood Demon Ancestor given by the second-ranked figure on the Demon Ranking.
The Blood Demon Ancestor was created by a human cultivator who used the blood of an entire city to create a creature after the Yuan Dynasty massacred it. In the end, the cultivator was devoured and killed by the Blood Demon Ancestor.
After decades of devouring, the original body has cultivated into a river of blood. As long as the river of blood is exhausted, the blood demon will never die.
Mission Requirements: Slay the Blood Demon and bring back the Blood Demon Orb (which will appear after killing the Blood Demon).
Task Reward: One Hundred Years' worth of Sun and Moon Essence.
This was the most rewarding of all the missions, and it ranked second on the Demon List, leaving a deep impression on Zou Gai.
Zou Gai didn't care whether it was true or not; he just wanted to destroy the Demon Palace first. If the sky fell, there would be tall people to hold it up.
"Dragon King, Dragon King, something terrible has happened!" Just as Lin Qing was about to take off, a voice came from outside.
Before long, Zou Gai was seen running breathlessly to the entrance of the inner hall, leading a ghost covered with a black cloth.
"What's so important that you're in such a hurry?" Lin Qing asked impatiently.
"Blood Demon, the Blood Demon Ancestor has arrived! I saw the Blood River outside the city," Zou Gai said immediately, catching his breath.
"What, Blood Demon Ancestor?" The old man who was originally leisurely and Yan Chixia changed color upon hearing this.
"The Blood Demon Ancestor? The Blood Demon Ancestor has arrived?" Ao Qing suddenly appeared behind Zou Gai.
"The Blood Demon Ancestor? Hmph, that's perfect. I was just about to go find him anyway, but I didn't expect to deliver myself to his doorstep." Lin Qing saved himself a lot of trouble.
“Son-in-law, you mustn’t be careless. This Blood Demon is not to be trifled with; he’s practically unkillable. I’ll have to avoid him if I see him,” Ao Qing said solemnly.
"I'm not like you, I can't be killed. It's just that you didn't use the right methods. Also, don't call me son-in-law." Lin Qing looked at Ao Qing speechlessly.
"It was bound to happen sooner or later, haha!" Ao Qing laughed loudly.
"Dragon King, you still need to be careful. The Blood Demon's true form is a river of blood. As long as the river of blood is destroyed, the Blood Demon will never die." The old man wasn't confident in dealing with the Blood Demon either.
Needless to say, Yan Chixia would probably just be nourishment for the Blood River if he went up there.
"Don't worry, I'll go and destroy the Blood Demon right now." Lin Qing flew into the air with a whoosh.
Lin Qing looked around and, sure enough, saw that the moat connecting the Forbidden City was rapidly turning red.
In just a few more minutes, we will arrive near the Demon Extermination Palace, as its residence is located not far from the river.
"Hmph! What kind of monster dares to act so presumptuously in the capital?" Lin Qing's voice echoed throughout the entire capital.
"What? Another monster has come?" Emperor Zhu Zhanji had been walking for a short while and was about to return to the palace when he heard Lin Qing's voice.
"Prepare the carriage and return to the Demon Extermination Palace immediately." Before the guards could react, Zhu Zhanji headed straight for the Demon Extermination Palace; he was truly terrified.
"Tsk tsk tsk, you must be the guardian beast of the Ming Dynasty, right?" The spreading river of blood stopped.