novelraw Chapter 2189 - 2188: The Dragon King Weds
Chapter 2189 - 2188: The Dragon King Weds
After reporting their birthdates, Long Fei learned that this Peacock King was already thirteen thousand years old.
Long Fei did not say anything like "We won’t seek to be born in the same year, month, and day, but only to die in the same year, month, and day."
Saying so would be too disadvantageous.
This old peacock had lived for over ten thousand years, and he was not even thirty yet!
The two sat at the mountain peak drinking and chatting leisurely, and after becoming sworn brothers, their conversation became much more casual.
The Peacock King laughed and said to him, "Make sure your little brothers keep things discreet, don’t alarm the others in our Peacock City. After all, it’s our Ancestral Mountain, please give a little face."
Long Fei burst into laughter, "Naturally."
He asked the Peacock King, "Elder brother, are you aware there’s something wrong with the Peacock Ancestral Mountain? Previously, it was a node on the Starry Ancient Path?"
The Peacock King shook his head, "I only learned about this recently. Our ancestors settled and built a city here for a reason, it seems."
He asked Long Fei, "Do you really plan to go to the end of the Starry Ancient Path?"
Long Fei nodded, "The constraints of our Nine Domains are too great, and we can no longer break through. We have to step out from here to possibly gain opportunities, reach the peak, and battle against the Demon Race."
The Peacock King poured a mouthful of wine, looking envious, "If I were a thousand years younger, I would accompany you on this adventure on the Starry Ancient Path. But now, only you can take such a risk, brother."
Long Fei laughed, "Your family business is large, I understand. On Terra King Star, I’ve only established a small sect, and even then, I feel entangled and inconvenienced. Cultivators truly enjoy their freedom. Having attachments gives people weaknesses."
The Peacock King smiled, "Establishing a fate for heaven and earth, defending justice, and protecting people, isn’t this also the duty of us cultivators? Loose cultivators enjoy freedom, but lack responsibility, ultimately they don’t achieve the great Tao."
Long Fei nodded, enjoying the conversation with him immensely.
The two only went back at sunrise, as if nothing had happened.
Given the current situation, their dealings had to be kept private.
The next day, Long Fei made arrangements.
This time, to rescue Kong Qing, fewer people would be involved.
He left Chu Feng and Wang Jie, along with Murong Chong, to stay in Peacock City, to respond and guard Bald Dog and the others.
Although Bald Dog and the others were nimble by nature, their cultivation level was still too low.
In case of sudden situations, they wouldn’t be able to handle it.
This time, Long Fei originally planned to take only Wang Xiaoya with him.
Fewer people meant easier maneuvering, to fight when they wanted, and leave when they wanted.
However, Long Zhu’er quickly found Long Fei and told him that the Dragon-Scaled Elephant King, Golden-Haired Lion King, and Single-Horned Rhino King captured an Ancient Dragon Clan member, who then led them to the territory of the Ancient Demon Clan.
Long Fei thought it was bad, and told Long Zhu’er and the others to stay in Peacock City and not to wander around.
He and Wang Xiaoya set out immediately, releasing Little Liuzi from his storage ring, who carried them north.
The northern part of the Ancient Demon Clan’s territory had a harsher environment compared to the south.
It had four seasons, and during winter, it was covered with heavy snow.
Although the vegetation was not as lush as in the south, the land was still blanketed with forests, with towering coniferous trees reaching heights of over a hundred meters.
The Ancient Dragon Clan was the imperial family within the Ancient Demon Clan, due to their massive size and brutish physicality, they held a dominant status within the Ancient Demon Clan.
They lived in a basin rich in vegetation, with an elevation difference of over a thousand meters from the highest point to the lowest.
A great river rushed down from above, as if descending from the heavens, emptying into a large lake below, crashing against the rocks with thunderous noise.
At the center was a colossal city.
Compared to Peacock City, this city appeared somewhat primitive, built entirely from local materials and constructed of enormous stone slabs.
The city had no walls, resembling more of a primitive tribe.
Today, the place was especially lively, with gongs and drums resounding in the city, and harmonious music playing.
A group of large Demon Clan members gathered in a massive square, where a high platform was erected.
Adorned with red flowers and lanterns, it looked like a Human Race wedding celebration.
A massive figure over ten meters tall, with a brutish build and a crocodile-like head, dressed in a grand red robe, sat on the high platform. He raised a wine jar similar in size to a water urn and said to the guests in the square, "Thank you all for honoring us by coming to my Ancient Dragon Clan to attend my royal wedding. As you all know, my Ancient Dragon Clan is of ancient Barbaric Dragon bloodline. People often say dragons and phoenixes are harmonious, and although I cannot marry a true phoenix, it is still permissible to marry phoenix bloodline."
The guests below all burst into laughter, and laughed at the Ancient Dragon King, "Dragon King, with your size, can the little peacock handle it?"
"Yes indeed, what does your lady wife look like, let everyone have a look!"
"Ancient Dragon King, quit keeping us in suspense. Let the lady wife come out, let’s take a look at her!"
"..."
The Ancient Dragon King laughed heartily on the high platform, "You rascals, my wedding day has really got you all excited. Don’t worry, when one day we take down Peacock City, I promise each of you shall have one of the little peacocks, you shall not be shortchanged by this king."
The Barbaric Demon below immediately erupted with enthusiasm, each raising an arm and shouting, "Long live the king!"
"Long live the king!"
"Long live the king!"
"..."
After the noise subsided, the Ancient Dragon King raised a hand toward them.
Immediately a Barbaric Demon led a woman dressed in a red Phoenix Coronet and Robe of Clouds up to the stage, her head draped with a red cloth. Standing at over two meters tall, she looked exceedingly slender in front of the gigantic Barbaric Dragon King.
The Ancient Dragon King, to accommodate her size, had deliberately reduced his size to just over two meters.
Even then, he was still a head taller than the bride.
The guests below shouted excitedly, "King, lift the veil and begin the ceremony!"
"King, let us see the bride!"
"..."
The Ancient Dragon King laughed heartily, lifting the bride’s red veil with one swift motion.
Revealing a pure, flawless, and beautiful face, her eyes held a trace of coldness. As soon as the veil was lifted, she drew a dagger and fiercely stabbed at the Ancient Dragon King.
The dagger was sharp, flashing with a cold gleam.
At such a close distance, an ordinary person would not have been able to dodge.
The Ancient Dragon King allowed her to stab at his body. Even with the dagger flashing with Immortal King energy and the flowing mystic patterns upon it, it couldn’t pierce even an inch of the Ancient Dragon King’s body.
The Barbaric Demons below were taken aback; they hadn’t expected the bride to be so ferocious.
Before the ceremony even began, she was already attempting to assassinate the groom.
Seeing that the assassination had failed, she swung the dagger towards her own heart.
The Ancient Dragon King grabbed the bride’s wrist, laughing coldly at her, "Such a fierce woman, you pretended to submit just to try and assassinate me today, huh?"
The woman cursed, "You evil dragon, for murdering my parents, you will die a miserable death. If I can’t kill you in this life, in the next, I’ll tear you into pieces."