Heroes' Prison

Chapter 617 - 592 Jiu Li

"Huh? Where are our spirit grasses?" Just then, a panicked voice came from not far away.

Huang Yi turned his head to look, and at that moment, the old man was staring blankly at the empty medicinal garden beside the thatched cottage, looking astonished.

The little medicinal garden had been turned upside down; all the spirit grasses had already been dug up by the little girl to feed to the Little Dragon, and she had been quite clever about it, having staged the scene beforehand.

Right then, the little girl was still holding the Little Dragon, and without a blush or a skip of her heartbeat, she said, "Master, just now that double-horned pig came to steal the spirit grass again. When we discovered it, it was already too late. Luckily, big brother came with this little one, and chased away that stupid pig, otherwise Cang Cang and I would have been killed by that double-horned pig."

"It was that pig again! Next time I will definitely have to slaughter it!" The old man was so angry that his beard curled up, his eyes bulging as he blew his whiskers.

He took a few deep breaths and then turned to look at the little boy and girl, patting their heads with a relieved expression, saying, "It’s just as well you both are alright. If we lose spirit grass, we can always grow more, but if I lost you, your master would die of heartbreak."

After speaking, he turned to glance at the Little Dragon in the little girl’s arms. But this glance fixed his eyes upon it, and he stared at the Little Dragon, tremblingly asking, "Is this... the Golden Holy Dragon?"

"Is this a Golden Holy Dog, perhaps?" The little girl promptly stroked the Little Dragon in her arms and said doubtfully, "It can imitate a dog’s bark!"

"This is indeed the Golden Holy Dragon!" The old man swallowed hard, speaking with absolute certainty, his excitement causing him to extend his withered palm towards the Little Dragon’s head, "The legendary Golden Holy Dragon! In the epics of our Auroyass World, there have only been two records of the Golden Holy Dragon! Who would have thought that I would actually see one with my own eyes today; how incredible! This world really is so much more powerful than our own..."

Auroyass World!

Upon hearing this name, Huang Yi was suddenly taken aback from a distance!

This old man turned out not to be a person from this world, but from another world!

Huang Yi was extremely familiar with people from other worlds, as his Barbarian God was created in imitation of the Barbarian Gods of the First World!

Such world rankings are based on the number of God Sealers a world possesses, with the top three worlds named after their respective rankings.

The worlds ranked below these have various names, such as the Melva World, Blood Map World, Aris World, etc. However, these worlds are very weak; throughout their entire history, they might have only one God Sealer, or even none at all.

The Auroyass World mentioned by this old man is one of those weaker worlds, possessing only a single God Sealer, and is far from being as powerful as the Second World.

"Auroyass World?" At this moment, the little girl also picked up on the oddity in the old man’s words and couldn’t help asking, "What place is that? Why haven’t I heard of it?"

"Ah!" The old man suddenly came to his senses, as if realizing that in his excitement, he had let something slip, and quickly shook his head, "No... it’s nothing."

"Yi ya yi ya!" Just then, the Little Dragon in the little girl’s arms was suddenly woken up by the noise, stretching out its little paws, rubbing its big eyes hazily, and looked around at the world.

When it saw that it was being held by the little girl, it immediately opened its eyes wide again, looking at her innocently, with a few teardrops glistening in its eyes, appearing pitiful. In its memory, whenever it made this expression, the other party would give it something tasty to eat.

Sure enough, seeing the Little Dragon’s pitiful expression, the little girl’s face immediately showed pain as she stroked its little head and said to the old man, "Master, it was this little one who chased away the double-horned pig just now! But it has expended a lot of energy and seems to be hungry!"

"Good dragon!" The old man hurriedly nodded, looked at the Little Dragon, and with trembling hands, took out a purple magical leaf from his bosom and offered it to the Little Dragon, saying, "Little one, thank you for saving my two disciples. This Purple Spirit Grass is one of the favorite spirit grasses of the Dragon Clan. Eat up, little one!"

The Little Dragon, seeing there was something tasty coming its way, immediately wagged its tail excitedly, opened its mouth and ate the Purple Spirit Grass. As it ate, it also wagged its little tail, eyes half-closed, seemingly in great enjoyment.

The little boy on the side, witnessing all this, cast his head down. He knew the truth, but dared not speak it, keeping it bottled up inside.

"Let me hold it! It’s eaten so many of your precious things; I feel quite bad about it." At this moment, Huang Yi came over, apologetically took the little dragon from the girl’s hands, and held it in his embrace.

"You’re too polite!" The old man immediately shook his head, looking at Huang Yi with gratitude, "Young man, thank you for saving my life, and for saving my two disciples as well. Without you, they would have been dead at the hands of that double-horned pig by now."

Huang Yi raised an eyebrow, glanced at the little girl, and lied, "It was nothing, not worthy of mention."

Seeing the little dragon in Huang Yi’s arms, the old man knew he was no ordinary person and immediately introduced himself, "Young man, my name is Lu Ye, and these are my two disciples, the girl is Jiu Li, and the boy is Zhu Cang. May I ask how I should address you?"

"I’m called Big Baddie!" Huang Yi said with a slight smile, stroked the little dragon in his arms, and said, "This is Little Dragon, and indeed, it is a Golden Holy Dragon, you are not mistaken. In your Auroyass World, the Golden Holy Dragons should have gone extinct, haven’t they?"

The old man named Lu Ye, upon hearing "Auroyass World", clearly showed a flicker of panic in his eyes, but quickly calmed down, shook his head, and said, "I don’t know what you’re talking about."

"You don’t have to worry, I won’t harm you! If I wanted to harm you, I could have my Territory Guardian come over and kill you right now," Huang Yi reassured him earnestly, "You promised me that if I dealt with that giant monkey’s menace, then you would tell me that secret. Now that I have done my part, and my Guardian has controlled the monkey, it’s time for you to keep your promise."

The old man’s gaze shifted restlessly between Huang Yi and the two children, Zhu Cang and Jiu Li, who were looking up at him with curiosity, both faces filled with anticipation.

"Yes, Master Father, tell us about your origins! You’ve always refused to tell us before; don’t keep us in the dark any longer!" At this moment, Jiu Li tugged at Lu Ye’s arm, coaxing eagerly.

Finally, Lu Ye bit his lip and nodded, "Alright! I’ll tell you about my origins. Let’s go inside to talk," he said, and cautiously looked around, seemingly afraid of eavesdroppers.

In the desolate Demonic Beast Mountain Range, this old man was still afraid of being overheard, which obviously meant that his background was of staggering importance, shocking and unconventional.

After this, Lu Ye led Huang Yi and the two children, Zhu Cang and Jiu Li, into the straw hut and tightly shut the door.

"Actually, I am a Celestial Realm Expert." As soon as they entered the hut, the old man’s first words left Huang Yi, Zhu Cang, and Jiu Li completely shocked! The unassuming old man before them was actually a Celestial Realm Expert!

"Master is a Celestial Realm Expert? How come I can’t tell at all!" Jiu Li held onto Lu Ye’s hand, looking him over from left to right, her brow furrowed in confusion.

"Yeah! If Master is a Celestial Realm Expert, why was that giant monkey chasing him just now?" Zhu Cang also voiced his doubts.

Lu Ye took a deep breath, patted Jiu Li and Zhu Cang’s heads, and said, "It’s come to this point, so I won’t hide it from you anymore." He took a moment to glance at Huang Yi, his expression turning grave, "In fact, I am indeed not from this world, I come from the Auroyass World, where I am a Celestial Realm Expert. However, in this world, my power is greatly suppressed, and even the giant monkey from earlier could easily kill me. If this happened in Auroyass World, that monkey wouldn’t be able to hurt me at all."

"Then why did you come to this world?" Huang Yi continued to ask. If people from other worlds come to this world and have their strength greatly suppressed, then there shouldn’t be many who would dare to make the journey.

He had also heard from the Divine Marksman Ica, the deputy head of the Oskan Royal Academy, that the headmaster was traveling in other worlds. The headmaster, instead of staying in their world, had ventured off to other places, clearly with some purpose in mind.

"Because this world possesses many resources that our world does not have. Of course, there are also many things in our world that this world lacks. Therefore, people risk their lives to travel between worlds," Lu Ye said, as he pulled out a stalk of Purple Spirit Grass from his robes, waved it in front of Huang Yi, and then fed it to the little dragon, "For example, this Purple Spirit Grass is a precious medicinal grass in this world, worth a fortune and hard to find. But in our world, such a grass is just a roadside weed, used to feed livestock."

After hearing Lu Ye’s words, Huang Yi was utterly shocked! He stared in disbelief at the spirit grass!

He suddenly felt that an unprecedented new world was opening its doors to him. The goods of different worlds weren’t the same, much like smuggling in the real world where certain goods are very expensive in some countries but common in others, with some risking legal trouble to smuggle for huge profits.

Though traversing worlds is dangerous, the potential gains are astounding! Huang Yi could hardly imagine what a world overrun with Purple Spirit Grass would be like, and if Little Dragon could go to that world, its growth would be incredibly rapid!

"Are you thinking that if you brought your Golden Holy Dragon to our world, it would grow rapidly?" Lu Ye looked at Huang Yi and smiled faintly, as if he had guessed his thoughts. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)