Chapter 397

Chapter 397: The Emergence of the Heavenly Dao

This novel is translated and hosted on Bcatranslation

“I want to change my name.”

Chen Yuan squatted on the ground, hugging his legs helplessly, his gaze dazed.

His subordinate widened his eyes in suspicion. “Change your name? Why? What’s wrong all of a sudden?”

Chen Yuan pursed his lips, determination flashing in his eyes. “Chen Yuan sounds unlucky. It doesn’t bring me prosperity. I plan to change it to… De Xue. What do you think?”

His subordinate’s eyelid twitched violently.

“Terrible!”

Lu Chao Chao climbed up the mountain, panting, and shouted crisply.

Chen Yuan was so startled that he nearly jumped up.

Lu Chao Chao stomped forward while cursing, “Those wicked cultivators, they have no shame! They even set up a pot, intending to eat people!”

Chen Yuan craned his neck forward. “So, you destroyed their lair?”

Lu Chao Chao shook her head.

“Not exactly. They tore up my painstakingly completed homework!”

Her eyes welled with tears of frustration and urgency.

“Now I have to redo it!” she sniffled, feeling wronged.

“Go down to the little river and catch two fish. Make me grilled fish, then brew some fish head soup, and chop some fish balls… I need two bowls of soup to comfort myself.” Lu Chao Chao drooped, her little ponytail sagging along.

Chen Yuan nearly burst into tears himself!!

Sulking, he descended the mountain.

The most frustrating part? The great demon in the river bullied the weak and feared the strong! He had to fight it just to catch two fish!

“Curse you! Lu Chao Chao uses a cotton thread to fish, and you jump on! When it’s my turn, I have to fight for it!” He wiped the wound on his cheek, then returned to the valley and skillfully started preparing the fish.

The bonfire crackled, flames flickering.

Lu Chao Chao’s eyes gleamed in the firelight as she suddenly mused, “The way you cook… it reminds me of an old acquaintance.”

Chen Yuan’s hands paused, his back visibly stiffening.

“I had an old acquaintance whom I still miss. He fought and lost, lost and fought, never once winning.”

“He was obsessed with the sword, though not particularly talented. But he was extremely diligent. To what extent?”

“His sword was his life.”

“Oh, he was originally called Yun Yuan. Later, we made a bet in one of our duels. If I lost, I would take his surname. If he lost, he would take mine…”

“In the end, he changed his name to Lu Yuan.”

“He was an excellent cook. Unfortunately, he fell into inner demons later and was slain by my sword.” Lu Chao Chao sighed.

“He was a worthy opponent.”

Chen Yuan fell into sudden silence. After his death, he had renamed himself Chen Yuan.

The firewood crackled, and the scent of grilled silver fish and spicy peppers filled the air.

Chen Yuan was resigned—Lu Chao Chao carried seasonings wherever she went.

Lu Chao Chao held a small bowl, the fish head soup thick and milky white, floating with plump, tender fish balls.

Chen Yuan asked, “When will you leave? The Grievous Prison is full of danger. This is no place for a child.”

He looked at her expectantly.

Lu Chao Chao patted her belly. “Leave? I was exiled here.”

“Oh, the royal family locked me in!”

Chen Yuan: Those heartless wretches!! When I get out, I’ll make them pay!!

“There’s a slumbering black dragon here. It once flooded the Southern Kingdom, committing great crimes and was sealed away in this place. It has been asleep for years. Do not disturb it.”

Lu Chao Chao responded absentmindedly, “Am I the kind of person who causes trouble?” As she spoke, she pulled out a small, pitch-black snake from her sleeve.

The snake was entirely dark, its scales shimmering coldly, and atop its head…

Were two horns.

She casually played with it in her hands.

Chen Yuan’s gaze landed on her fingertips, his jaw dropping in shock.

“Wh-What is that in your hands?!” He almost clutched his head and screamed. It couldn’t be what he thought, right?!

Oh heavens, what have you done!!

Lu Chao Chao blinked innocently, shaking the black snake by its tail. “On my way back, I found a huge cave filled with gold and silver treasures. There was also this little black snake, so I took it out…”

She had looted the cave clean.

Chen Yuan sprang up in horror.

“Ancestor! Ancestor! Was there a massive Eight Trigrams Formation inside that cave?!”

Lu Chao Chao nodded. “Yes, yes! A huge one! It blocked me from going in, so I kicked it apart…”

Chen Yuan took a step back, then another.

He stared at Lu Chao Chao in terror and despair. “That Eight Trigrams Formation… was sealing the black dragon. The entire Grievous Prison couldn’t subdue it.”

Once freed, the black dragon would awaken.

The finger-sized black dragon trembled slightly in Lu Chao Chao’s grasp.

“How is it violent? It’s quite cute.” Lu Chao Chao mumbled.

“Tonight, I’m sleeping in your coffin. You sleep outside. Sooo sleepy… I haven’t had a good sleep in forever…”

Yawning, she clutched the snake, climbing onto the golden silk divine wood coffin with both hands and feet.

Chen Yuan was filled with resentment—she even took over his coffin!

His treasured coffin made of divine golden silk wood!

In the valley, the evil spirits carried the coffin up the mountainside. They dared not stay in the same room as Lu Chao Chao—she was terrifying!

The coffin was massive. Even wrapped in a brocade blanket, Lu Chao Chao still felt chilly.

Instinctively, the little girl curled up.

Deep in the night.

The tiny black snake in her grasp slowly raised its head, its transparent, scaled eyes reflecting a cold and merciless glint.

Seeing her fast asleep, it carefully wriggled out of her chubby hand and slithered to the edge of the coffin.

In a flash, it transformed into a fully grown, unclothed man.

His icy gaze showed no emotion, forming a blade aimed directly at Lu Chao Chao.

Yet the moment he got close—

A powerful force blocked him completely.

He could not advance a single inch.

Stunned, he saw a figure appear before him—a young man in white robes, his expression harsh.

The black dragon flinched warily. Who was this boy?

How had he entered the Grievous Prison unnoticed?

The prison gates had never been opened!

Moreover, the pressure from this youth was terrifying, naturally suppressing him. He didn’t even dare look directly at him.

“Bullying my little one while the lord is away?” The youth’s voice was chilling, utterly different from when he was with Lu Chao Chao.

The black dragon recoiled in fear.

“She saved you from your seal, yet you wish to kill her?”

With a mere lift of his hand, a vast force surged from the heavens, forcing the black dragon to retreat step by step.

The immense pressure bent its proud spine bit by bit…

Thud—

The black dragon’s knees buckled, crashing onto the ground.

A massive tremor shook the valley as the earth beneath its knees caved in deeply.

Sweat beaded on its forehead, and its unyielding gaze lowered. “I dare not. Zhu Mo dares not!”

“Zhu Mo submits to the little master!”

Unbearable! Who was this young man? A god?

“Put on some clothes. Don’t dirty her eyes!” The youth scowled at the sight of his bare form.

[My eyes are now unclean!]