The group of people stared at Yin Li with wide eyes, their gazes filled with shock.

Amid the current spiritual energy revival, countless ferocious beasts have consumed exotic herbs and transformed into exotic beasts, changing drastically in form. They had even seen a great python with horns on its head and four bulges forming beneath its belly, seemingly about to transform into a flood dragon!

Experts speculate that dragons will inevitably appear in the world in the future.

Some believe it to be true, while others scoff at the idea.

As for the cultivators, they mostly believe in this speculation, though they know it is exceedingly difficult for a regular snake to transform into a dragon; it might take a millennium to see just one example.

Even with such an unprecedented change brought by the spiritual energy revival, it might still take a hundred years for a true dragon to emerge!

But right now, in front of their eyes, was a creature exactly like the dragons of human fantasy...

Is this a true dragon?

Although it's only the size of a typical eel...

It does indeed look like a dragon.

"Huff, huff..."

While the group was stunned, Yin Li quickly finished the bucket of ice cream, and before the staff could open the lid of a second bucket, she dove into it herself with a swift motion.

This made it impossible for them to see Yin Li.

Finally, they managed to tear their eyes away from that ice cream bucket and looked over at Lin Qiaoxia, who was apologizing to the staff.

'This dragon seems to have been brought by this woman?'

The young man leading the group murmured to himself quietly, then sized up Lin Qiaoxia a few more times, trying to gauge her strength.

But, unfortunately, he couldn't tell how powerful Lin Qiaoxia was. He then thought, even if this young lady had the fortune to receive cultivation techniques during the spiritual energy revival, she probably wouldn't have an energy transformation cultivation, let alone a divinity transformation realm cultivation, right?

If that's the case, she's likely just an ordinary person who happened to stumble upon a bond with this little dragon, raising it as a pet.

Otherwise, if Lin Qiaoxia really had a divinity transformation realm cultivation, how could she possibly be apologizing so humbly to a mere mortal?

'Since that's the case, I'll just trick that dragon away. My master is having a grand birthday celebration soon; giving this dragon as a birthday gift will surely win my master's favor...'

The young man mused internally, eyes alight with intrigue as he looked at Lin Qiaoxia. Then he spoke up at the right moment, "It's just a small misunderstanding; why be so aggressive? How about this: I'll compensate your shop for any damage her pet caused."

"Hmm?!"

The staff member, who had been arguing for Lin Qiaoxia to pay, heard someone speak and couldn't help but raise their eyebrows in anger, furiously turning towards the entrance.

But when she saw how this group was dressed, her expression changed dramatically, instantly turning into a wailing look, stammering out, "Mr... Mr. Zhao... I'm sorry, I..."

The staff was so frightened because this group came from none other than the current overlords of Jinling, the heirs of Purple Gold Mountain.

The leader, Mr. Zhao, was named Zhao Chenlong, whose father is the Peak Master of a major peak on Purple Gold Mountain. Recently, he even became the disciple of the Mountain Master of Purple Gold Mountain. Who in Jinling doesn't know him?

"Alright, no need to say more. I'm also not sure how much ice cream that pet will eat, so I'll just buy all your shop's ice cream for today, okay?" Zhao Chenlong said lazily, casually waving his hand at the staff, then gestured for his followers to settle the bill, purchasing all the ice cream in the shop so that the little dragon could eat to its heart's content later.

"No, no need, thank you, I can pay myself."

Lin Qiaoxia snapped back to reality upon hearing Zhao Chenlong's instructions to the staff. Seeing the staff about to pay obsequiously, she quickly shook her head.

"It's no problem, just a little money. When out and about, think of it as making a friend..."

Zhao Chenlong saw Lin Qiaoxia speak up, a glint of something peculiar flashing in his eyes, then he smiled and asked, "By the way, your pet looks quite unique, where did you get it from?"

Lin Qiaoxia, having regained her composure, sensed something was off and shook her head, "She's not a pet, nor was she bought, sorry..."

She didn't say much to Zhao Chenlong and went straight to the counter to where the employee was settling the bill.

Seeing this, Zhao Chenlong's eyes flashed with displeasure, and he thought bitterly: 'Ungrateful wretch!'

He initially intended to learn more about the dragon from Lin Qiaoxia, hoping to find more true dragons, but since Lin Qiaoxia didn't appreciate his favor, he couldn't be bothered with false pleasantries.

Zhao Chenlong arrogantly turned his head, signaling someone behind him with a nod, indicating that they should go ahead and take away the ice cream bucket that Yin Li had just dived into.

Lin Qiaoxia reached the counter, handed the staff a bank card, and apologized, "I'm sorry for disrupting your business. How much for all the ice cream in your store? I'll buy it."

"No need, Mr. Zhao has already settled the bill..." The staff looked up at Lin Qiaoxia as she spoke, an involuntary hint of jealousy in her eyes.

She felt that today really benefitted Lin Qiaoxia. She reckoned Zhao Chenlong had taken a liking to her, buying up all the ice cream for tens of thousands and allowing her to hitch herself to his coattail. Her heart was wild with envy, but she dared not show it.

Hearing this, Lin Qiaoxia frowned.

She didn't want to let someone else pay for her for no reason. Moreover, it wasn't a small sum, and most importantly, since it seemed ill-intentioned, she absolutely didn't want to become entangled with them.

"Ah!!"

Just as Lin Qiaoxia was contemplating whether to go over and return the money to Zhao Chenlong, suddenly, a scream filled with agony rang out from behind her.

"Crash!"

The sound of something hitting the ground followed.

"Hmm?"

Lin Qiaoxia knew something was wrong, quickly turning around. She then saw one of Zhao Chenlong's followers standing in front of the ice cream counter with a pained expression, his hand covered in blood. A tub of ice cream had fallen to the floor, spilling its contents everywhere.

Meanwhile, Yin Li was hovering angrily in mid-air, glaring at the man furiously.

"What are you doing?!"

Upon seeing this scene, Lin Qiaoxia immediately could tell that this guy had tried to steal Yin Li away, which led to him being injured by her. She couldn't help but scold in anger.

She strode towards them!

Zhao Chenlong frowned, his face clouded, mentally cursing the incompetent subordinate who got injured by a supposedly weak little dragon.

Hearing Lin Qiaoxia's scolding, he scowled at her and retorted coldly, "What, we bought the ice cream, yet your pet ate all of it, so of course, we have to take it as compensation."

The statement was laughable; who uses a pet as compensation? Moreover, he had just said he'd buy all the ice cream for Yin Li as a friendly gesture...

However, Zhao Chenlong didn't care whether the excuse was laughable. After all, this was his territory in Jinling; if he wanted Lin Qiaoxia's dragon, she would have to give it up, as she had no right to resist.

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