Lu Mingfei Development Program

Chapter 539 Return to Ruins
This is a scene that can only be seen from the top floor of Yueyang Tower. The mist rises up and condenses above the lake, like a long dragon stretching its body.

When the wind blew, the mist swayed, and the dragon seemed to be dancing, with its limbs, scales, and head clearly visible. It glared at this side, as if it was very dissatisfied with their visit.

"What is that?" Lucrecia, who instantly came out of her little wife mode and became serious after remembering the purpose of this trip, asked in surprise.

Whether in this world or in another world, dragons like this are objects of reverence for the Orientals. If it weren't for the fog covering the lake, someone in Baling City might have seen the cloud dragon and thought it was some kind of auspicious sign.

Even though there are extraordinary powers in this world, such a scene was still beyond her expectations. This was definitely not a natural phenomenon.

Lu Mingfei said softly: "The Mirage Dragon is probably some kind of defensive device, perhaps a dragon servant guarding the dragon tomb. But because of the long time, he has lost too much power. Apart from looking a little scary, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Now he is no longer a dragon rookie.

Whether in mythology or in dragon civilization, mirage dragons are a noble ancient dragon species. This type of dragon, which is close to water, is not good at fighting, but the mist they breathe out will make their enemies see all kinds of phantoms and lose themselves in the mist. The term mirage comes from this.

It's not surprising that the King of Ocean and Water has a Mirage Dragon as his dragon attendant to guard his tomb after his death.

"This situation seems to have occurred after we arrived." Chu Yuwei added.

When she came here last night, it was already dark and the night sky was not very bright. However, she would subconsciously look out the window when she felt embarrassed, and she did not find anything unusual.

Until this morning, when a maid in the building was cleaning the pavilion, she saw something surging above the lake in the distance. She was horrified to find that it was a giant dragon formed by condensed clouds.

The legend of the mirage dragon also exists in the local area, and people would offer sacrifices to the mirage dragon and pray for good weather and good harvests in the coming year. The maid also knew this legend, and thought it might be some kind of auspicious sign. She was surprised and wanted to tell others about the appearance of the mirage dragon, but was stopped by the Baling County Magistrate who came after hearing the news.

The county governor from Luoyi knew that the Great Lake was where the witches gathered, and he also knew that Chu Shunhua was coming here. The appearance of the mirage dragon might be related to them.

The county magistrate guessed correctly that this mirage dragon appeared because of Lu Mingfei and the others. However, looking at its ferocious appearance, it seemed that it might pounce on them at any time to prey on them, not to welcome them.

Perhaps a long time ago, this mirage dragon may have had the power to match its majestic appearance. But as time passed... or as the power left by the Dragon King buried under the Yunmeng Lake became less and less, this mirage dragon eventually became a mere bluff.

"He doesn't look like he wants us to enter the swamp." Patsy asked with some confusion.

Before coming here, they had heard that there might be a tomb of a dragon king under Yunmeng Lake. However, they were quite surprised to see a dragon appear before they even stepped into the lake, and it was quite hostile.

The ancient dragon species with noble bloodline is a noble existence that cannot be observed in their world and is almost extinct.

The mirage dragon hid its figure in the clouds and mist, blending in so well that it was almost indistinguishable from the others. It was not because it did not want to be seen, but because although it accepted the offerings of humans and the requests for asylum from the shrine maidens in the swamp, it was still a dragon after all, a different being from humans.

"I think I know the reason." Lu Mingfei looked back.

Lucrecia looked at him suspiciously, but Patsy suddenly realized and said, "Master, are you referring to the bloodline of the King of Sky and Wind?"

Odin's appearances several times also told them that Gattuso's bloodline was directly derived from him, the King of Sky and Wind. Especially Lucrecia, her bloodline was so noble that she could even be called the daughter of the Dragon King.

Odin had admitted in front of Lucrecia that he had devoured a dragon king, the king of the sea and water who was now buried under the Yunmeng Marsh.

In this way, it is not surprising that if the descendants of the King of Ocean and Water still exist, they would be hostile to the bloodline of the King of Sky and Wind.

"I think the Mirage Dragon may not welcome us very much." said Chu Shunhua, who arrived late.

He stood by the window, gazing into the distance, and said softly, "...it turns out that the legend about the mirage dragon is true."

Dragons are the spiritual totems of the Xia Kingdom for thousands of years, and have influenced almost the entire Eastern world. The object of worship by the witches in the Great Lake is a noble dragon - Wa Huang.

In Eastern legends, she is a goddess with a human upper body and a snake lower body. According to the Five Elements theory, dragons are the most respected beings with scales, and Wahuang is a noble dragon god.

Most gods have no distinction between life and death, or in other words, most gods become gods after they die. Using a mausoleum as a temple to worship a great god may seem a bit inappropriate, but there is indeed a dragon bone in the tomb of Queen Nuwa.

The witches believed that snakes would shed their skins, and that Queen Nuwa would also replace her old body and generate a new one. The Queen Nuwa Tomb under the Yunmeng Lake was where the gods buried their past bodies, so they were not bothered by the question of whether the gods were dead or alive.

After hearing this, Lu Mingfei suddenly didn't know what to say.

The worship of Wahuang has a long history in Xia country, so the King of Ocean and Water from another world cannot be Wahuang. All the witches in the swamp know this, even Chu Shunhua knows this, so when they see Lu Mingfei, they can naturally say the title of King of Ocean and Water.

However, because the king of the ocean and water who fell here was too similar to the image of Wahuang in the legend, he was considered to be some kind of incarnation of Wahuang. Similar things have happened in myths all over the world.

So by accident, the dead Dragon King became the incarnation of a great god, and the mirage dragon guarding his tomb also became a sacred beast worshipped by people.

Chu Shunhua turned around and suddenly apologized to Lu Mingfei: "I don't know why the witch in the swamp didn't reply to my letter. Now that the mirage dragon has appeared, something may have happened in the swamp. Please give me some time, and I will ask you to visit together after I have learned about the situation in the swamp."

As the Dragon Bird of Great Xia, even Emperor Xia would tremble when he saw it. In the territory of Great Xia, or even in the entire East, there is basically no place that Chu Shunhua wants to go but cannot go.

But Yunmeng Lake is an exception, the witches are not under the jurisdiction of the court. Whether it is Chu Shunhua or Emperor Xia, they can only hand in their visiting cards honestly. If the witches in the lake do not allow it, even the noble Duke of Daxia and Emperor Xia will be turned away. However, in comparison, Chu Shunhua's chance of being allowed to enter is much higher than that of his brother. As the child of the previous generation of Xingjian, even if he is regarded as the source of disaster by most people, the witches in the lake can't help but get closer to him.

However, the witches who can communicate with ghosts and gods cannot be viewed from the perspective of ordinary people. They do not take the so-called son of disaster seriously.

However, even Chu Shunhua was turned away this time. Normally, even if it was not suitable for a visit, the witches would write back to him and ask him to come back another day. But this time, his letter fell on deaf ears.

The witches in Yunmengze must have encountered something, not necessarily foreign enemies, otherwise they would have informed the court long ago.

"No need." Lu Mingfei said softly, "If you want to find out what happened inside, just ask him directly."

"He?" Chu Shunhua was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized that this "he" was referring to the Mirage Dragon.

He suddenly became curious. Although he had known for a long time that they were not ordinary people, and that they had a peerless woman like Zhenguo who could stop thousands of troops alone, he had never seen what kind of power Lu Mingfei, who was so cared about by Zhenguo, had.

The two girls of the Gattuso family, who were more like sisters than master and servant, had a talent for manipulating armor that even the Knight King of the Papal States could not help but marvel at.

"Come here." Lu Mingfei said softly.

Chu Shunhua was stunned for a moment, and seeing that he was looking at the lake outside the building, she realized that he was not talking to her.

The weather in Baling today was not very clear, and the fog rising from the Yunmeng Lake inevitably affected the towns near the lake. However, many people have become accustomed to this, after all, over the past few hundred years, the Yunmeng Lake has always been covered with fog that even the sun cannot penetrate.

Legend has it that the center of Yunmeng Lake is the residence of the mirage dragon, and the fog is just to prevent people from disturbing his rest.

Suddenly someone looked up and hurriedly asked the people around him if they heard the dragon's roar?
There are actually quite a few legends about Dragon Roar around Yunmeng Lake. Legend has it that hundreds of years ago, Yunmeng Lake was far smaller than it is today due to changes in the world, and there was even a possibility that it dried up and split into several lakes.

But one day, a mournful roar of a dragon was heard from the sky, and a huge dragon fell on the beach of the lake that was about to dry up. At this time, a magical thing happened, the lake water that was about to dry up spread up and submerged the body of the dragon.

The lake water did not stop until it incorporated several surrounding lakes.

Since then, the legend of the Queen Nuwa committing suicide out of grief over the lack of water for the people on earth in order to divert lake water to irrigate the earth has spread, and the worship of the Dragon God has reached its peak. It has also been since then that fog that even sunlight cannot penetrate has shrouded the center of the lake, and it is said that the mirage dragon is guarding the Dragon God.

It is said that more than one Emperor Xia came here to look for dragons, but none of them could get through the fog in the center of the swamp and reach the center of the swamp.

Later, the priestesses came here. They could communicate with ghosts and gods, and successfully communicated with the mirage dragon. They entered the center of the swamp and served as the messengers of the will of the dragon god or the mirage dragon.

Many people claimed to have heard the dragon's roar and received messages from the dragon god or the mirage dragon. Even after the witches' "fake" report, some people still insisted that they had indeed heard the dragon's roar.

In response, the priestesses were silent for a long time before saying that the mirage dragon would occasionally leave the center of the swamp and go to other waters to play. If you hear his voice by chance, do not try to find him or disturb him.

Such words undoubtedly confirmed the existence of the mirage dragon. At that time, a large part of the water in the swamp was open to the outside world, which naturally set off a wave of dragon hunting fever. Countless people flocked to the swamp, trying to find the mirage dragon and get a glimpse of the appearance of this legendary creature.

Such an approach naturally caused dissatisfaction among the witches. So they closed most of the waters of Yunmeng Lake, and sometimes even fishermen were not allowed to enter the water. Finally, the imperial court intervened to demarcate the boundaries of the waters, and those who entered without permission, regardless of whether they were princes or nobles, were punished according to the law. Only then did the craze for dragon hunting subside.

Since then, no one has heard the dragon's roar again, but the legend of the mirage dragon's roar has been passed down.

Until today, many people found that they seemed to hear the dragon's roar, and the distance was so close! They looked up and tried to find it, but were surprised to find that the fog that originally spread only in the center of the swamp had spread to Baling City at some point, covering almost half of the sky!

And in the fog above their heads, there was a huge shadow swimming.

Chu Shunhua was stunned by the overwhelming aura coming towards him. The governor of Baling County behind him had already fallen to the ground with weak legs. This imperial duke, who was named after the dragon, probably never thought that the mirage dragon that his ancestors had been searching for would appear in front of him in this way.

Lu Mingfei grabbed the mirage dragon's horn and pressed his head onto the wooden floor. Wood chips flew all over the floor. A faint golden light flashed in the mirage dragon's eyes as he struggled hard. Unfortunately, he was too weak, so weak that he couldn't even break free from the wooden board.

"Tell me, has Constance been here?"

The language of the question was so profound, and Shenlong was stunned for a moment because he had not heard the dragon text for a long time.

Apart from the priestess who was granted a faint bloodline by His Majesty and could understand some dragon language, he rarely heard of dragon language... although this was the second time he heard someone talk about dragon language to him in recent days.

The mirage dragon tried to raise his head and look into the eyes of the person who was speaking, but the golden gaze that was even more dazzling than the one of the Queen of Bronze and Fire before made his eyes so painful that he dared not open them.

Although I don’t know who he is, he is undoubtedly a noble king!
The mirage dragon lowered his eyes and stopped struggling to show his submission: "Your Majesty, one of the kings, the unknown one, it is an honor to meet you."

"Answer my question, has Constance ever passed by here?" Lu Mingfei asked again.

The mirage dragon answered without resistance: "Yes, Her Majesty Constance entered Guixu from here."

Guixu? Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to see the seemingly endless Yunmeng Lake outside the window. This sea-like lake seemed to be created by the forbidden words of the Dragon King.

(End of this chapter)