The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 924 Twin Dragon Scissors

If we consider "Yao Ji" as a "person," the three of them are currently sitting on a platform by the lotus pond in the back garden of the Secret Realm Palace, eating fruits and drinking wine while watching the "game" screen displayed on the pond, which is made up of many lotus leaves.

To be honest, Zhao Chen had originally invited Danfei to go to the hot springs, but unfortunately, the Empress wasn't as open-minded as the Queen and politely declined the invitation...

She temporarily shielded herself from the contract recognized by "Star Chariot" with her own status. Although she still couldn't do anything to harm Zhao Chen, she could still resist his less firm demands to some extent.

“They’re in! Those two evil dragons are indeed not very smart; they dared to walk into such an obvious trap!” Zhao Chen said with a smile, pointing to the changing scenes on the “screen.”

"That's because I'm here, they can't resist the temptation..." Danfei replied quietly, then shifted her gaze to the "screen" and asked curiously, "What 'games' have you prepared for them?"

She didn't know much about "The Chess of Yaochi," but she had heard of its reputation for creating various "game" scenarios to test "players."

Legend has it that in ancient times, a "Dongxuan" True Man from the Kunlun Yaochi lineage used this treasure to trap and kill twelve cultivators of the same level, and his fame spread throughout Xuantian.

And that Yaochi Zhenren couldn't even unleash the full power of this treasure!

As for Zhao Chen at present, he has only just cultivated the Gangsha Realm of Divine Sense. Whether he can deal with those two evil dragons depends on the settings of the "game".

“I’ve prepared two ‘games’ for each of them: ‘Nezha Makes Havoc in the Sea,’ ‘Yu the Great Locks Up the Dragon,’ ‘Zhou Chu Eliminates the Harm,’ and ‘The Celestial Master Subdues the Dragon,’” Zhao Chen replied with a smile.

These stories were widely circulated in the Great Xia Dynasty, so the Empress immediately understood Zhao Chen's intention and said thoughtfully:

“In these ‘game’ scenarios, there are either powerful figures who have slain dragons or treasures that can be used to deal with dragons… Even if you can’t unleash the full power of the ‘Jade Pool Chess’, it’s not a big problem to ‘create’ such a highly targeted and powerful enemy in a scenario.”

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "Actually, if 'Yao Ji' were to slightly overdraw her power, she could even create a treasure or cultivator at the 'Dongxuan' level. However, according to the rules, to generate such a scene, an item of equal value must be pledged as a reward to 'Yaochi Chess'..."

In fact, that's how the original "game" scenes in the Secret Palace came about.

The Empress did not continue the topic. Instead, she looked at the screen and saw that the Azure Dragon had not even passed the first test and had been skinned and dismembered by a child. She shook her head slightly and said, "Try not to completely destroy their souls. I can try to forge a pair of 'Crimson and Azure Dragon Scissors' for you later."

Danfei is currently cultivating the "Eastern Azure Dragon Chapter" and the "Southern Vermilion Bird Chapter" of the "Five Stars and Constellations Sun and Moon Mixed Scripture". She has considerable experience in both alchemy and artifact crafting. Even when she is seriously injured, she can still craft a magical artifact with supernatural powers.

She brought this up not to repay the kindness she had shown—she wasn't even that kind of gift—but because she instinctively wanted to give Zhao Chen a present for self-defense.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Chen was overjoyed and quickly instructed Yao Ji to adjust the difficulty of the Crimson Dragon's challenge in order to preserve its soul.

After all, even though the Azure Dragon was skinned and had its tendons pulled out, its soul was still relatively intact. But the Crimson Dragon, which had passed Zhou Chu's test, was almost completely destroyed by Master Xu...

A moment later, the two dazed dragon souls flew out from the "screen" of the lotus pond and landed in Zhao Chen's hands, which he then handed to Dan Fei. As for their bodies? Zhao Chen had already "sold" them, since Dan Fei didn't care about the flesh and blood of these "Dragon King" descendants when it came to refining weapons; she only intended to use materials from her own collection.

"It will take some time to refine the 'Double Dragon Scissors.' You should go back to the 'Immortal Seeker' first, lest another sea monster comes and you don't have time to materialize the entrance."

"Moreover, it seems that Captain Bai Xue is looking for you," Empress Danfei said after taking the dragon soul.

Zhao Chen did not object to this. In any case, as the owner of the "Chess of Yaochi", the Empress's every move in this secret realm could not escape his eyes, so there was no need to worry about the other party having ulterior motives.

Even if Yao Ji flattered the emperor, she still had to admit that he was her master.

So, after instructing Yao Ji to cooperate with the Empress as much as possible, Zhao Chen left the secret realm and returned to the "Seeking Immortals".

After he left, Danfei did not immediately begin refining the weapon. Instead, after hesitating for a moment, she asked "Yaoji," "Where is the 'hot spring' that Zhao Chen mentioned earlier?"

As the queen of the Western Liang Women's Kingdom and the former owner of the treasured "Sweet Water Immortal Spring," Danfei actually had a special fondness for soaking in the spring water, but it wasn't convenient since Zhao Chen was there just now.

When asked, Yao Ji hesitated, but ultimately "teleported" Dan Fei to the bathhouse hall that Zhao Chen had used many times before...

……

At this moment, the cultivators on the "Seeking Immortals" were on high alert, because both evil dragons had just dived into the water and disappeared without a trace.

But this did not make the cultivators feel relieved; on the contrary, they became even more nervous and anxious, since they did not know when the two beasts would launch an attack.

Under such torment, the emotions that had finally been "soothed" by Bai Xue became fearful and uneasy again.

But a minute passed, three minutes passed, five minutes passed, and the evil dragon did not reappear...

Only after the dark clouds dispersed, the torrential rain stopped, and the wind and waves subsided did all the cultivators and crew realize a fact:
The two evil dragons did not attempt to attack; instead, they fled!
The ordinary people cheered, some wept, some collapsed helplessly, relaxing themselves. Only the cultivators remained mostly conscious, filled with doubt about what had just happened, and could only speculate:
"The captain just said there was another cultivator with supernatural powers on board. Perhaps that one was so powerful that the Azure and Crimson Dragons sensed the danger and ran away?"

As a sense of relief filled the entire "Seeking Immortals" ship, Bai Xue finally encountered the "Young Master Wang" and learned the "truth" from him:
"The two evil dragons have been eliminated, Captain Bai no longer needs to worry."

Eliminated?! The Crimson and Azure Twin Dragons, who managed to escape after being pursued by four of the "Seven Masters of Huoluo" for months, have been killed? This young master's protector is very strong! Probably a veteran high-grade divine power.

Bai Xue didn't doubt the person's words. After all, the secrets of heaven were already clear. A skilled diviner could easily find out by calculating, so there was no point in telling such a lie.

(End of this chapter)