Seemingly sensing Zhou You's confusion, Hong Dafu cupped his fists and laughed, "This old man was once a Yellow-Robed Demon Subduer in the Demon Subduing Division. Later, due to my deteriorating health, I retired and chose to live out my days here."
Living out his days?
This term is relatively unfamiliar to cultivators.
Most cultivators, even at the end of their lives, wish to seclude themselves and break through to the next realm.
After all, if one can live for thousands or tens of thousands of years, who would be willing to pass away after a few hundred years and bid farewell to the world?
Zhou You nodded, "I am from the Demon Subduing Division. I am a Black Robe."
Hong Dafu was surprised and immediately bowed in greeting, "Greetings, Black Robe Master."
Zhou You found it interesting. There's a hierarchy here?
After a moment's thought, he looked at Ou Ye, "According to the rules of the secular world, if he greets me, shouldn't I give him a meeting gift?"
Some things still needed to be learned.
Hearing this, Hong Dafu's expression became awkward.
Not just him, everyone felt very awkward.
Ou Ye whispered, "No need."
Zhou You nodded, "Ou Ye said not to give you a meeting gift, so I won't give it then, right?"
Hong Dafu laughed, "Black Robe Master really knows how to joke, he's very humorous."
The Old Dog looked at Hong Dafu and whispered, "His meeting gift usually starts with a High-Grade Spirit Stone."
Hong Dafu immediately stopped smiling, his expression very stiff.
He felt that these people were not being straightforward.
Why didn't they say so earlier?
"By the way."
Zhou You asked, "When we hadn't landed yet, were you in this vicinity?"
Hong Dafu nodded, "Yes."
Zhou You praised, "Not bad, you're in the Yin Yang Realm and you weren't eaten?"
Hong Dafu laughed, "This old man has no other skills, just that I'm fast at running."
Zhou You's eyes narrowed slightly, "How fast?"
Hong Dafu laughed, "Very fast. This is my secret skill."
"Secret skill?"
Zhou You's eyes lit up.
Hong Dafu added, "Blood Spirit Secret Skill."
The light in Zhou You's eyes then dissipated.
The Blood Spirit Secret Skill could not be learned.
The Old Dog explained to Zhou You, "Senior Hong's Blood Spirit is a Shadow Rat, the fastest type of rodent."
However, what Zhou You was thinking of was learning more life-saving moves.
But since that was the case, there was nothing he could do.
Hong Dafu said gratefully, "Thank you all for coming to the rescue. Otherwise, the destruction caused by this flood dragon would have been unimaginable."
Zhou You was slightly puzzled, "How could such a powerful great demon suddenly appear in this place?"
Hong Dafu shook his head blankly, "I have no idea at all. At first, it was just an ordinary heavy rain in people's perception, but this rain lasted for half a month. At that time, the rivers were already overflowing. And the beginning of all this was after the rain stopped, but the flood unexpectedly broke out, and many people died as a result. This old man felt something was amiss, so I secretly investigated, and only then did I discover that there were demonic beasts causing trouble here, but I could not find its true whereabouts for a long time. Every time I saw it, it was only in the form of condensed water."
Zhou You nodded. He had already understood this during the fight.
The flood dragon had been hidden in the underground river. If the ground hadn't been split open, it would have been impossible to force it out.
Xiao Jing asked, "Then this matter should be resolved, right?"
Ou Ye's eyes showed a thoughtful look, "Just as Zhou Gongzi said, how could such a powerful great demon suddenly appear in this place?"
This kind of thing was very unreasonable, after all, this place was too small and very ordinary.
The Old Dog's heart stirred, "Could it be that something special attracted it?"
Hong Dafu smiled bitterly, "Then I really don't know, and if there really was something that attracted it, then with its strength, it could have completely taken it by force. Why would it stay in this desolate place for so long?"
There weren't many people who could deal with a Ninth-Grade Great Demon.
Hong Dafu then continued, "Based on observations from recent times, although this flood dragon controlled water to engulf humans for food, it hardly ever came out."
Zhou You couldn't help but think of the underground river. Could it be that the flood dragon's target was the underground river?
Was it just unable to control its hunger, which is why it ate in this manner?
The Old Dog laughed, "No matter what, this matter can be considered successfully resolved, right?"
Hong Dafu nodded, "That's natural. Otherwise, with the flood dragon's appetite, it would sooner or later eat all the people nearby."
Given the flood dragon's size, one meal could not be filled by just two or three people.
Zhou You walked over to Ji Hao, "Xiao Ji, tell me, what are your thoughts?"
Ji Hao snorted coldly, "When you can't figure something out, you remember me again?"
Zhou You said, "If you don't speak, I'll ask someone else?"
Ji Hao's face darkened, "Za Yu, are you threatening me?"
Zhou You decisively turned and walked away.
Ji Hao shouted angrily, "Stop right there."
Zhou You then looked at Ji Hao.
Ji Hao gritted his teeth for a moment, then finally said, "When things are abnormal, there must be a demon..."
Zhou Xian pointed at the flood dragon that Yao Si was busy dismembering, "It's so obvious, it must be a demon."
Ji Hao said in a deep voice, "What I mean is, there must be a reason for something unusual."
Zhou You pointed his hand towards the ground.
Ji Hao nodded, "Nine times out of ten. Of course, this doesn't rule out other possibilities."
Zhou You said, "Oh, tell me about it?"
Ji Hao said, "For example, a couple had an argument, and then a flood dragon ran here and ate people to vent its anger."
After speaking, he turned to look at Yao Si, "Is this flood dragon male or female?"
Yao Si busily checked with effort, "Male."
Ji Hao looked at Zhou You, "Since this one is male, it's highly likely that it ran away from home."
Zhou You frowned slightly, "Isn't your method of judgment a bit too hasty?"
Ji Hao could only say, "To be honest, I'm not very familiar with flood dragons either. However, it's not quite what I imagined."
Zhou You was puzzled, "How is it different?"
Ji Hao's eyes showed a thoughtful look, "As far as I know, a flood dragon that can reach Ninth-Grade is already seventy to eighty meters long. If it transforms into a dragon, it can reach about one hundred and eighty meters in length. But this flood dragon is less than one hundred meters long."
Zhou You didn't understand, "So?"
Ji Hao said, "So this is very unreasonable, and the reason for unreasonableness often has a very simple root cause."
Zhou You glared, "Explain it clearly, why are you being so secretive?"
Ji Hao took a deep breath, "That is, it has a father, and a very powerful father at that. Its father is the true existence that transformed from a flood dragon into a dragon."
Zhou You finally understood, "So, what you're trying to say is that this is actually a child born of a flood dragon, and therefore it's directly a flood dragon?"
Ji Hao nodded heavily, "That's right. Based on its length, this flood dragon should still be in its infancy. Comparing it to humans, isn't it very reasonable for a human child to be mischievous, disobedient, and run around?"
Zhou You pursed his lips. It was indeed very reasonable.
Behind this reasonableness, it meant that they might have provoked an Emperor-level demonic existence!
Zhou You coughed lightly, looking at Ji Hao with anticipation. "This small matter, I believe the Evil Forces can easily handle it, right?"