The insects in my house are dragons.

Chapter 61 Trust

The "spoils" have been divided.

Both the man and the tortoise breathed a sigh of relief.

"call--"

At that moment, a deep voice came from outside the Misty Valley.

Upon hearing the commotion, Elder Turtle immediately said to Yun Che:

"This elder should be leaving now!"

"Respectfully seeing off Elder!" Yun Che bowed with a smile, going out of his way to cooperate with this turtle elder and giving him plenty of face.

However, he then thought of something else.

This Elder Turtle should know something about what happened in Lanjiang, right?

Perhaps we can find a breakthrough from it.

Moreover, this old tortoise that can tell fortunes is clearly a treasure tortoise, a treasure-hunting tortoise. Although its divination results are a bit far-fetched, it would be a pity to miss out on such a treasure trove.

On the other side, Elder Turtle had also thought of something.

This human, though a bit clumsy, is still quite self-respecting and has passed his own "test," thanks to the sword. He might even be able to find the "Pearl Jade Crystal Cube" again.

Of course, she does have a pleasant voice.

Training him to become a "needle" for the tortoise clan among humans could indeed be a viable strategy.

"Um..." Elder Turtle turned around.

"Um..." Yun Che raised his hand.

The man and the turtle spoke at the same time, and then both froze in place.

Yun Che smiled slightly and extended his hand, saying, "Elder, please speak."

Elder Turtle nodded in satisfaction and coughed lightly. "Well, if you need anything, or if you find any more treasures, you can leave a secret signal at a place called 'Three Sunshine Stones' upstream on the Blue River."

As it spoke, it made a simple gesture with its paw on the ground, then quickly wiped it away.

"This is a secret code of my turtle clan. If any turtle in my clan sees it, they will notify this elder immediately."

"That's wonderful!" Yun Che said with feigned delight. "I've been wanting to learn from you, esteemed elder."

"Hmm, not bad." Elder Turtle nodded with a "you're teachable" expression.

"call--"

The calls came from afar again.

"This elder is departing!"

Having said that, Elder Turtle no longer hesitated, and with a "plop" jumped into the stream not far away, quickly disappearing from sight.

"call--"

Seeing Elder Turtle leave, Yun Che breathed a sigh of relief.

"Chirp..." Kongkong tugged at Yunche's trouser leg.

It hurts so much! It will take several energy cubes to heal...

Yun Che was both amused and exasperated. He immediately took out three or four energy cubes and began to examine its injuries.

This time, being slapped by the Abyssal Bone Dragon's claw was probably the most serious injury Kongkong had ever suffered.

The black mist remaining at the wound site was like a maggot clinging to the bone, difficult to remove.

Yun Che immediately applied the repair ointment to it, and then used the power of Changpan to treat it.

It took a lot of effort to finally peel off the black mist from the wound.

Yun Che's lips turned slightly white as he slumped to the ground.

The iris beside it quickly used its tail to gently wipe the sweat from its forehead.

Seeing the dragon horn still bitten by Iris, Yun Che, having recovered, asked, "Iris, can you control it?"

This is something that even the highly poisonous Ink Centipede, a race of high lord status, considers a treasure.

Iris nodded, a faint purple light appearing at the base of her neck.

The ghostly energy accumulated within the dragon bone was prematurely triggered by Elder Turtle in some unknown way, and the conversion was not completed. The converted ghostly energy was then completely dispersed by Kong Kong.

Therefore, what remains inside the dragon horn is only pure dragon-attribute energy and semi-ghost energy.

What Iris excels at is dealing with half-ghost energy.

"That's good. If you really feel pressured, just say it. Don't let these things affect your health," Yun Che advised.

Iris nodded seriously, leaned her head over, and affectionately rubbed against his arm.

"A-Che—"

"Ah Che—!!"

At that moment, the voices of Lan Xiangya and Dr. Niu could be heard from within the mist.

With the locator, the two quickly made their way through the fog and found Yun Che sitting on the ground by the pool.

Seeing that he was alright, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Doctor, senior student."

As if the battle had just ended and the violent aura had not yet completely faded, the Wind Demon Salamander landed and immediately locked its gaze on the dragon horn in the Iris's mouth.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright." Dr. Niu approached and examined Yun Che from head to toe, confirming that apart from being a little weak, Yun Che was not injured.

Lan Xiangya first made sure Yun Che was alright before gently patting the Wind Demon Salamander's neck to soothe it.

"Ah Che, what happened to you afterwards?" Dr. Niu asked.

Yun Che didn't hide anything and simply recounted what had just happened.

Of course, the battle between Kongkong and Yuangulong is omitted; it is only said that Yuangulong is in very poor condition and has not been fully transformed. The "transaction" with Elder Gui is also omitted.

After listening, Lan Xiangya and Dr. Niu both fell into a brief silence, seemingly digesting what he had said.

It was Lan Xiangya who broke the silence first.

"So, your green velvet worm, Kongkong, is indeed transforming into a dragon, right?"

Actually, she had already noticed something was going on, but this was the first time she had spoken out about it.

Yun Che recounted what happened without hiding anything, of course, because he trusted Lan Xiangya.

Our time together, especially the unexpected situation just now, has proven that we can trust each other.

Moreover, Lan Xiangya already has a Wind Demon Salamander with the strength of a high-level lord, would she care about a green velvet worm in the process of transforming into a dragon?

As Dr. Niu said, can't you hide it forever?

Trust is mutual.

"Mm." Yun Che nodded.

Dr. Niu, who was standing to the side, didn't say anything.

He knows Lan Xiangya very well and she is absolutely trustworthy.

"Hmm..." Lan Xiangya rested her chin on her hand and nodded, "The evolution conditions of the Wind Demon Salamander are not something I can decide alone. However, if you encounter any problems in the future, you can try to find me. Maybe my experience can help you."

"Thank you very much, senior." Yun Che said sincerely.

Lan Xiangya waved her hand.

"By the way, senior, PhD student, those water centipedes..."

"I have fulfilled my mission," Lan Xiangya said with a smile.

"Then let's rest and recuperate first," Dr. Niu said.

The situation was sudden, and although the three water spiders were not seriously injured, they were still slightly wounded.

Moreover, Lan Xiangya paid a price in order to end the battle as soon as possible; her pet was injured.

After we finish preparing and collecting the samples, we can go back.

...

In the vast waters of the Blue River.

"Phew?" (Elder, the treasure has been found?)

Xuanmu Turtle Ayao, carrying Elder Turtle, noticed that Elder Turtle seemed to be in a good mood and asked a question.

"Of course, what kind of tortoise am I?" The tortoise elder raised an eyebrow and snorted.

"Huh?" (What kind of treasure is that?)

After looking around and making sure no one was watching it, the old tortoise carefully pried out five and a half crystal-clear cubes from its shell.

"Can you recognize it?"

Ah Yao shook her head and said in a muffled voice, "Hoo." (I don't recognize it.)

"A sparkling square of pearl and jade!"

Ah Yao strained her eyes, trying to see the small squares clearly.

"Wow..." (Judging from the name, that's impressive...)

"Of course! This elder has calculated that there are only seven in this realm, and I alone possess five and a half!"

"Hmm?" (But it doesn't seem like it contains much energy?)

Elder Turtle was furious and kicked it.

"What do you know! This stuff tastes absolutely delicious!"

Taste? Delicious?

Ayao's lips drooled.

But before it could ask, the elder tortoise saw through its thoughts and said directly, "Don't even think about it! This thing must be given to our king to taste first!"

Upon hearing this, Ah Yao slurped back her saliva and nodded seriously.

reasonable!

Although their elders are sharp-tongued, mean, foul-mouthed, bad-tempered, and extremely unpredictable in divination... they are truly devoted to their king.

"Moreover, this isn't even the biggest gain from this trip!"

"Huh?" (There's more treasure?)

"All you ever think about is treasures, treasures!" Elder Turtle smacked Ah Yao's head a few times in annoyance, then said in a profound and enigmatic tone, "This elder has seen that sword!"

"Huh?" (That sword? What sword?)

Ah Yao looked completely bewildered.

"Little turtle, no need to ask!" Elder Turtle waved his claw.

"Hoo..." (Oh...)

On the quiet river, only the old turtle humming an unknown tune in his self-satisfaction.