Yefutidaolu

Chapter 301 One Day!
Takami thought his conversation with Dansha was simply a way to educate her and let her know what he was thinking.

But suddenly, things changed.

Gao Jian not only failed to refute Dan Sha on this matter, but Dan Sha also seized on his weakness, leaving him speechless. However, he did not gain nothing, as he also obtained information from the 'outer heavens'.

Well, to be honest, this situation is a bit uncomfortable for Gao Jian.

This situation is like being about to fall off a cliff, but being pulled back up by someone holding onto the ox. Although it's painful, at least your life is saved.

"From beyond the heavens?"

"Don't even think about it. After the gods left, the outer world was sealed off long ago, and the true dragons have long been cut off from the outside world. Only earth immortals can barely 'travel in spirit.'" Dan Sha shook his head at this moment: "By the way, don't you know about the ancient ice at the gate of the Imperial Academy?"

At the entrance of the Imperial Academy stands a piece of ancient, mysterious ice, which was retrieved from a mysterious place beyond the realm by an Earth Immortal who hails from the academy. (See Chapter 230 for details)

Gao Jian looked up at the sky and said, "So, this means that even Earth Immortals can break through the Heavenly Shell and Sea Cover?"

"Well, I don't know the specific reason either. But this shouldn't be a secret to you. Try looking in the Strange Tales section of the Imperial Academy's Library when you have time, and you should find out what happened," Dansha said.

Although she didn't know how the topic suddenly jumped to this point, given Gao Jian's status, these things were obviously not secrets, and even... for Dan Sha, these things were similar to 'common sense'.

However, I'm not very interested in cinnabar. It's like how everyone knows that the Qing Dynasty closed its doors to the world in modern times and then had its doors forced open, but if you really want to list out all the things that happened during that period, you probably know nothing about the other events except for the most famous ones. You would need to consult some materials to explain the specifics.

Dansha is like this now. She knows about this, but she is obviously not a book lover. Now, when she wants to explain it to Gao Jian, she can only open her mouth and let Gao Jian go back and read the book.

Gao Jian nodded thoughtfully: "I understand, then... cinnabar."

Takami stood up and put his hand on Tansa's shoulder.

Dansha visibly tensed up, after all, she had just refuted Gao Jian's opinion, which might displease such an extremely arrogant genius.

However, Gao Jian did not react in any particular way. He simply lowered his head and said to Dan Sha, "Dan Sha, I know you probably don't believe what I'm saying right now and think that power is everything. But I have seen some things with my own eyes that prove that 'pure competition' is the real dog-eat-dog world. Look at the True Dragons. Do they also fight amongst themselves? Don't you also maintain a family system to cooperate and achieve mutual benefit?"

"Indeed, I admit that the law of the jungle is indeed an eternal truth and continues to run through the entire competition. But the facts have proven that whether it is the upper echelons of the Divine Dynasty, the True Dragons, or even the barbarian Hu people, they have all formed organizations that do not fight each other to a certain extent in order to ensure sufficient competitiveness. This is because cooperation itself can make one the 'stronger' party."

Dansha watched as Gao Jian pulled her along, speaking these words earnestly, and suddenly felt... a bit absurd.

At this moment, these were still the thoughts in Takami's mind. Did he really not feel anything at all? Or was it his own problem?
As Dansha spoke, she lowered her head with a somewhat distressed expression, reached out and pinched her waist, then lifted her chest up slightly.

In spirit, she seemed to have just refuted Gao Jian's opinion, leaving him speechless. Although Gao Jian said some very reasonable things, in the end, he actually acknowledged the power of 'natural evolution'.

She refuted his brilliant idea, and on the other hand, her body didn't seem particularly attractive... and she couldn't change... she had no way to change.

Unfortunately, her physical body is also a kind of 'True Dragon Transformation'. This transformation is not an illusion, but a genuine physical body. In other words... if Dansha had been born human, she would look like this.

Therefore, without using illusion magic, a true dragon actually has no way to change the appearance of its human body.

Similarly, a true dragon can transform into almost any species. For example, a true dragon can hibernate as an earthworm, or simply transform into a tortoise, or even a male deer. Such transformations are common occurrences. The species that emerge from these transformations are essentially part of the transformation itself. This transformation is even more powerful and unpredictable than the transformations of the demon race.

In fact, the saying "the dragon has nine sons" is one of the results of this change. True dragons do have diverse tastes. Although most of them believe that the dragon body is the most beautiful, some of them do fall in love with other species and use the true dragon's innate "transformation" ability to become the other species, mate with the other, and give birth to all kinds of dragon species.

Therefore, it is recorded that "dragons are promiscuous and will mate with anyone, so they have many offspring. They will mate with any female they encounter. If they get a cow, they will give birth to a unicorn; if they get a pig, they will give birth to an elephant; if they get a horse, they will give birth to a dragon colt; if they get a pheasant, they will lay eggs and become a dragon."

The existence of things like demonic dragons and dragon species is precisely because of this.

So... Dan Sha doesn't know illusion magic now, and can't change the appearance of her physical body, such as making herself more attractive.

Could it be... that's the reason? Dansha carefully pinched her buttocks.

Ok……

Um--!
snort!
As for Gao Jian, he didn't care about these things at all. Right now, Gao Jian was thinking about the outer heavens and the true dragon.

So he said, "Cinnabar."

Dansha jolted awake and looked up: "Huh?"

Takami continued, "I know why you came to see me, but after talking with me, you should have a pretty good idea of ​​what's going on, right?"

"Is it because we have different views on the law of the jungle? Or is it something else?" Dansha asked, somewhat frustrated.

“None of these reasons. I want to prove to you that the current Divine Dynasty and the True Dragon are wrong. They are too narrow-minded.” Gao Jian said, pressing his fingers slightly on Dan Sha’s shoulder. “You have helped me so much that I don’t know how to express it. Actually, I’m not stupid. I know how you see me. The reason I ran away before was because I thought that you favored a genius, a strong person. So according to your values, I am a capable person, someone you can entrust with something.”

"Right now, all I can hope for is that you stay by my side and watch me... prove me right, and then you can see from another perspective that you are not like this because of my 'power'."

Gao Jian's words are a bit convoluted.

It took Dansha several seconds to understand what he was saying.

"So, Gao Jian, do you think that if I only developed feelings for you because of those powers, you would avoid me, but if I fell in love with you because of something else, you would accept me?" Dan Sha asked.

"That's not the reason," Gao Jian waved his hand.

"What is the reason?" Dansha pressed.

At this moment, Gao Jian stared at Dan Sha and said, "Dan Sha, to be honest, you are very beautiful. I am not a very profound person. I already like you seven or eight parts because you are beautiful. All men are pretty much the same. Whether you like someone or not, appearance accounts for more than half."

“You’ve clearly already covered most of this part, but I don’t like the latter part,” Gao Jian said, looking at Dan Sha’s face. Admittedly, her face was very beautiful; anyone would say that Dan Sha’s human form was a beauty, not to mention that she could still retain some dragon features, which added to her charm. The only slight pity was her age; she looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, which, while youthful and beautiful, also made her appear somewhat immature.

But these are all superficial things. The real reason why Gao Jian avoids cinnabar is because of the dragon's deep-seated arrogance.

That indifference to life and disregard for the weak truly sent chills down Gao Jian's spine.

However, there is one good thing.

That is, the 'essence' of cinnabar is good. In other words, cinnabar is essentially a good dragon. It will give alms to those who are pitiful, and it will summon wind and rain for the mortals of Cangzhou because it feels that they are in a difficult situation, so that they do not have to perform blood sacrifices for these things.

This explains her true nature, and it shows that... helping others is 'happy' and 'joyful' for Dansha, which is quite important, and that's why Takami doesn't dislike Dansha, and you could even say he likes her a little.

The pursuit of happiness is instinctive, but happiness comes in many forms.

Evil people are called evil because they find happiness in doing evil. They are happy when others are unhappy. Therefore, they are evil.

But Cinnabar is the opposite, so you could say she's a 'good person'.

In fact, it was precisely because she risked doing good deeds that she was captured by the Zuo family, killed, and imprisoned at the bottom of the sea, where she was refined into a water spirit and subdued as a dog by the Baishanjiang Dragon Palace. This gave the entire Baishanjiang Dragon Palace the opportunity to break through the suppression of the Immortal Sword and become a true dragon by water.

It all started because Dansha was kind-hearted; she would do good deeds out of momentary compassion.

However, there is also a very important point here: Dansha herself does not have any desire to do good deeds. She just treats doing good deeds as a pastime and does not regard it as something very important. She does feel happy when she helps others, but this happiness does not exceed the level of 'winning the game'.

If it were a problem for Lord Jingjiang that required her to do bad things, even at the cost of many mortal lives, to solve, then... she would absolutely not hesitate to use cinnabar.

She is that kind of dragon, indeed kind-hearted, but also indifferent to the lives of mortals. She fundamentally believes herself to be a higher class, a 'kind-hearted young lady'.

Even if she has a kind heart, she is still a young lady from a wealthy family, and fundamentally she is not in the same class as the common people. Moreover, she has no intention of giving up her nobility, which can be seen from the way she spends money. She believes that what she does is completely normal.

And in fact... that is indeed the case. Cinnabar is a higher class, more noble than ordinary people, from species to class.

But precisely what Gao Jian wanted to break was this very 'nobility'.

This means that if Takami continues as he is, and Tansa makes no changes, the two will almost inevitably clash in the future, to the point that Takami will have to start considering this now.

The wise see far.

Although Gao Jian could not be called a wise man of all time, his vision was not short-sighted. Everyone who met him said he was very smart, so he could clearly see this outcome.

If she accepts Dansha in this way, Dansha will be very happy, and then... in the future, Gaojian might turn against her with a knife.

Cinnabar was not originally considered in this aspect.

But now that Gao Jian has said that, she seems to have suddenly understood.

Dansha's hands clenched tightly, clutching her skirt. She looked somewhat lost, her eyes darting back and forth, unsure of where to look.

Dansha is a bit naive, even a bit 'stupid', but after all, she is at the sixth realm. It would be impossible to call her 'stupid'; her comprehension ability far surpasses that of most living beings.

Gao Jian had spoken so clearly that it seemed to allow her to see into the distant future, and after a long period of getting to know each other, she witnessed how the difference in their absolute positions would lead to enmity and even mutual slaughter.

Unless someone is willing to change.

For example, Dan Sha might abandon his current idea, or... Gao Jian might abandon his current idea.

But the debate just now has actually proven one point—

Regardless of who is right or wrong, and regardless of whether the theory of natural selection can stand up, there is always an insurmountable barrier between Gao Jian and Dan Sha. This barrier is even greater than the barriers of identity or species... so great that Gao Jian feels it is irreconcilable, and they might even fight each other to the point of blades pointing at each other.

and so……

Gao Jian refused the cinnabar.

Dansha finally realized why Takami had rejected her.

She trembled.

This trembling wasn't because she was rejected by her beloved. In fact, Dansha was an extremely proud female. If Gao Jian really rejected her because he 'didn't think much of her,' she would turn around and walk away without ever bothering him again. She was extremely dashing. It wasn't like Miss Shun didn't have a dragon to want her; she would never lower herself to do such things.

What she feared was that there really seemed to be a force that would coerce her into breaking with Takami, or... completely change either him or Takami.

Dansha looked at Gao Jian with some trepidation.

In any case, Gao Jian is trustworthy, and he is indeed smarter than Dan Sha himself.

Gao Jian took a deep breath and reached out to touch Dan Sha's hair: "Let's see what happens next. I'll prove it to you, and then we won't have this kind of conflict anymore."

Gao Jian's words were resolute and unequivocal.

He then pushed the cinnabar aside: "Go to the East Sea and wait for my news. One day, when the Divine Dynasty collapses and the world is turned upside down, you will understand!"

(End of this chapter)