Rapids City was different from Granite City. With the Wolf race's Monster Emperor there, I wouldn't have much space to move around.
I might be able to conceal myself in the crowd, but if I were to do anything out of the ordinary and attract the attention of the Monster Emperor, the outcome would be miserable.
I was confident in concealing myself in other aspects, but my identity as a dragon was the most crucial factor. Moreover, I wasn't able to control it at all.
I pondered for a moment. If the Dragon race's envoy really arrived in advance to test my bloodline like what the cat lady had said, it wouldn't be possible to conceal myself. I could only use forceful methods.
The cultivation of the Dragon race's envoy shouldn't be too high. If I could subdue him and use some hypnotic methods, I should be able to deceive him for a few days. It would be considered a success as long as I could delay him until the ritual to awaken the ferocious beasts started.
After staying silent for a moment, I thought of an extremely risky plan.
At this moment, I heard Vivian's voice.
"So what if the Dragon race confirms our identity? In the eyes of others, we are a noble lesser dragon race. However, in the eyes of the Dragon race, we are no different from servants."
It was obvious that she was extremely resentful of the Dragon race for forcefully marrying her. She even bore a grudge against the entire Dragon race.
This was something that couldn't be helped.
The Dragon race was lascivious by nature. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many lesser dragons that possessed the Dragon race's bloodline.
As for the lesser dragon race's identity, since they had obtained benefits from the Dragon race's bloodline, it was normal for them to be oppressed by the Dragon race.
Vivian being forcefully married might be unfair to her, but when it was magnified to the entire lesser dragon race, it wasn't excessive at all.
Of course, I definitely couldn't tell this to the cat lady. I sighed and consoled her. "Everyone has their own fate. No one can tell if something that hasn't happened is good or bad."
The cat lady smiled, but her voice was filled with bitterness. "That's right. Who can say that marrying a dragon is a bad thing?"
After saying that, she didn't bother with me anymore. She just sat there and hugged her knees even tighter.
It was already late at night and we still had to continue our journey the next day. I advised Vivian to rest early while I guarded the first half of the night.
The cat lady obediently laid down to sleep. Before she slept, she asked me, "Duo Ji, do you think that our lesser dragon race's cultivation will be better than the Dragon race's?"
I nodded. "Where there's a will, there's a way. As long as one concentrates on cultivating, anyone can become a Monster Emperor."
Vivian did not speak again. Her body was motionless, as if she had fallen asleep.
I also sat down cross-legged. While I was on duty, I slowly stabilized my cultivation.
Midnight passed quickly, and Vivian was in a deep sleep, even snoring softly.
Seeing her like this, I didn't ask her to change shifts. I stayed there alone until the next morning.
Roger was the first to wake up. With my help yesterday, his injuries had mostly recovered. After sleeping for a whole night, he immediately jumped up after waking up and asked me about last night's situation. He looked very spirited and his injuries were no longer affecting him.
After a brief explanation, Vivian also woke up.
During the day, she was like a completely different person than she was at night. She was cold and arrogant. She didn't want to talk nonsense and directly asked us to get ready to depart.
Half a day later, a huge city appeared in our vision. We had arrived at Rapids City.
We didn't need to control the beast as it seemed to be very familiar with this place. It directly brought us to a huge platform outside the city.
As soon as we landed, someone came to help settle the beast down before checking our identities.
After confirming that we were students of Saad Academy, someone brought us into the city and settled us at a relay station near the city lord's mansion.
I was slightly nervous when I heard from the servant at the relay station that this place was near the city lord's mansion, so I purposely retracted my aura. After asking around, I found out that the city lord of Rapids City wasn't the wolf race's Monster Emperor, Cru, but another member of the Monster Emperor's family who had the cultivation of a Monster God. It was said that he was Monster Emperor Cru's son, named Billy.
As for Monster Emperor Cru, it was said that he lived in seclusion somewhere outside of Rapids City. He wouldn't usually appear, so the people of Rapids City had never seen him before.
After listening to his explanation, I heaved a sigh of relief. The Monster Emperor wasn't in the city, so at least I didn't need to worry about my identity being exposed.
I didn't need to worry about my identity for the time being. The next thing I needed to consider was the Dragon race's envoy.
According to Vivian's words, the Dragon race's envoy was currently in Rapids City. However, I didn't know when he would come to call me. I wanted to ask Vivian, but after recalling her appearance last night, I decided not to provoke her. I stayed alone in my room at the relay station, stabilizing my cultivation while waiting for the situation to develop.
The day quickly passed. At noon on the second day, the servant of the relay station rushed into my room and informed me that the Dragon race's envoy had summoned me.
Vivian's room was right next to mine. When I walked out of the door, she coincidentally walked out as well. It was obvious that she had also received the same notification.
The two of us looked at each other but didn't say anything. We followed the servant leading the way out of the relay station. After walking along a wide and empty path for a few minutes, a plaza appeared in front of us. At the center of this plaza was a giant golden wolf statue. It looked similar to the statue outside of Rock City's city lord's mansion, but it was much larger. It was dozens of feet tall and looked incomparably majestic.
After passing through the plaza, we arrived at the side door of the city lord's mansion.
The servant of the relay station stopped and stood outside the door. It was obvious that he didn't have the qualifications to enter.
Vivian and I were searched by the guards at the door. After that, we were led by the guards into the city lord's mansion. We arrived at a side hall, where we sat down and quietly waited.
It seemed that the Dragon race's envoy should be in the city lord's mansion. As I sat down and waited, I had nothing to do. I thought to myself, 'Since the Wolf race's Monster Emperor isn't in the city lord's mansion, I don't have to worry about my identity being exposed. I simply activated my spiritual sense and carefully spread it far away in an attempt to investigate the surrounding situation.'
Just as I released my spiritual sense, I faintly sensed the auras of several experts. There were two Monster Gods, which were at the Ascension realm, and a dozen Monster Saints.
Currently, my cultivation had only recovered to the Monster Saint realm. After sensing the auras, I hastily withdrew my spiritual sense. I couldn't help but feel bitter in my heart.
According to my plan yesterday, when faced with the inspection of the Dragon Clan's envoy, I was prepared to use some methods to subdue him and then confuse his mind in order to achieve the goal of deceiving him. But who would have thought that he would choose to meet at the City Lord's Mansion?
There were so many experts here. If there was any commotion during the fight, there would be trouble.
After pondering for a while, I decided to give up on this method and think of another plan.
After thinking for a while, I turned to look at Vivian. If I gave up my current identity and used the Yi Mo bead to change into Vivian's appearance, I should be able to avoid the dragon race's bloodline test and successfully sneak into the beast awakening ceremony.
Of course, I didn't have to change into Vivian. Luo Ge should be more suitable.
After thinking of this idea, I prepared to find a chance to escape from here. Unexpectedly, before I could execute it, there was a sudden hubbub of voices from outside. Immediately after, an attendant reported that the Dragon race's envoy was about to arrive.
I instantly became anxious. My spiritual sense also sensed that there were two experts' auras outside the room.
With my cultivation, it wouldn't be a problem for me to quickly deal with the attendant in the room. However, if I did that, it would definitely alarm the people outside the room. It would be impossible for me to escape again.
I was extremely flustered, but I could only brace myself and sit down. I was prepared to wait for the Dragon race's envoy to come in before acting according to the situation.
In the midst of my nervousness, there was a strange laughter from outside the room, followed by a sharp voice.
"Hahahahaha! Xiao Wei, you've finally arrived. I, Lord Long, can't wait any longer!"
Hearing this voice, I suddenly widened my eyes!
This voice … It was obviously the Spirit Snake fellow!
How could he be here? This was impossible!
Before I could react, a fellow with a lewd smile on his face rushed in. He didn't pay attention to me and rushed towards Vivian, who was beside him. He made an affectionate expression before opening his mouth and singing with a duck-like voice.