The cultivation record of the original demon in Teyvat continent

The snacks and snacks given by Uncle Dadalia in the lounge of Beiguo Bank just now were a bit too much, and now I can’t eat any more... Xiao Dulin and Xiao Qi, who were a little troubled, exchanged glances and then gently pulled away. Pull Xiayu's sleeves.

"Brother Xia Yu, are you planning to eat?" Xiao Dulin's face turned slightly red and he looked a little embarrassed when he asked Xia Yu. "Well... Xiaoqi and I ate too many snacks and desserts just now under Uncle Dadalia's hospitality, and now we can't eat any more."

"Well, brother Xia Yu, you can just order what you want..." Xiao Dulin's soft tone and Xiao Qi's supplements on the side made Xia Yu smile.

After putting his hands on the heads of the two little guys and rubbing them gently, Xia Yu said with a smile: "Don't worry, we are not here to eat, but to go back to the cave in the pot."

Yes, Xia Yu learned one thing from his conversation with Zhongli just now, that is, Zhongli also received a 'pass' from Ying to enter the Huzhong Cave.It's just that Zhongli has been struggling with the problem of the layered rock abyss, so he hasn't stepped into the Huzhong Cave for so long.

Due to the presence of the two little guys, the place where the teleportation is carried out into the cave directly excludes the Hall of Rebirth.After calculation, the door used for teleportation was located in the small door in the private room on the second floor of Sanwanbuogang Restaurant that Zhongli is most familiar with.

Although it is not big, it is definitely enough for teleporting into the cave in the pot.In addition, Zhongli has been spending money at Sanwanbuogang Restaurant for a long time. In a sense, the owner of the restaurant and Zhongli are also acquaintances. Using this place for teleportation is indeed the best choice besides going to the Hall of Life.

It's probably going to take some time for Dragon King Rudo to arrive from Mondstadt...

After opening the door, Zhongli, who was slowly sipping tea with a teacup, appeared in front of the dining table where several dishes had been prepared, and Xia Yu and the others appeared in view.Looking at the puzzled expressions of the two little guys, Xia Yu said: "Xiao Dulin, Xiao Qi, this is Mr. Zhongli, Ruotuo Dragon King's old friend, you call him..."

"Hello, Uncle Zhongli~" Perhaps because of Zhongli's steady temperament, before Xia Yu could finish speaking, the two little guys came to Zhongli very obediently and bowed.The cute expressions of the two little guys with shining eyes made Zhongli put down his teacup and turned his head to look at the two of them.

"Uncle? This is a title that suits my status quite well." Zhongli accepted the greetings from the two little guys with a smile, and then took out the snacks he had prepared from his pocket and handed them to the two little guys. in hand.

"Some simple little gifts can be regarded as a gift for the first meeting." Looking at the two little guys who obviously showed happy expressions, Zhongli was also extremely curious.

You know, this little red guy is the evil dragon Dulin that Barbatos mentioned that he and Tevalin fought for a long time to solve. As a result, he now looks like this and lives on the continent of Tevat. .There is also the frozen tree on the side. It has already transformed into a human form at such a young age. I wonder how those old immortal friends will react when they see it?

Two interesting little guys, let's continue to observe them for a while.

Chapter 143 Zhongli: Let’s surrender

He successfully resigned from his duties as the God of the Rock and lived a leisurely retirement life of listening to dramas and walking around with birds. He also took a part-time job as a guest at the Hall of the Past to bring him some income. If you want to ask Zhongli, what else does he regret or need to deal with? If so, then only the newly discovered remaining issues about Ruotuo Dragon King will remain.

Although the grudge between him and Ruotuo Dragon King has been settled, the sight he saw when he wandered to the Layer Rock Abyss in the mortal world a few days ago... Zhongli no longer knows what words to use to greet those who sneaked into the Layer Rock. A member of the treasure-stealing group outside the Great Abyss.

If the Strata Rock Abyss is described as the original luxurious residence of King Ruoduo, the deep area is the house where he lives, while the outer area is the garden area with beautiful scenery.After the Ruotuo Dragon King went berserk due to wear and tear and the mistakes made by the Liyue people during mining, he did not hesitate to seal the Ruotuo Dragon King.

At the same time, when he asked Xian Dianyi to issue instructions for Liyue's development direction, he also standardized mining issues. The mineral deposits outside the layered rock abyss have always been mined at a very reasonable rate.

Later, after the monsters in the Layer Rock Abyss overflowed, because there were some things that he found difficult, he was simply prompted by this situation, and in the same year he issued a decree to blockade the Layer Rock Abyss Mine.

As a result, I only found out when I checked now that Liyue has banned entry to the Stratayan Abyss, which is listed as a high-risk area, so in addition to arranging several groups of Qianyan troops to be stationed in the Stratayan Abyss and Outside the border area of ​​Liyue, the layered rock abyss was simply abandoned by Liyue.

This also encouraged the members of the treasure stealing group to blast and dig in the outer mining areas of the Stratayan Abyss. Therefore, the final result was that the outer area of ​​the Stratayan Abyss was blown up into a mess by the members of the treasure stealing group. ...

To my old friend Ruotuolongwang, this situation was like making a mistake and being imprisoned. As a result, a thief drove a forklift and dug holes into the originally beautiful garden without being able to enter the house. , now, Ruotuo Dragon King has not had time to go back to the Layer Rock Abyss to have a look after he was released from prison. If he saw such a peripheral situation, he would probably get angry and run away.

Moreover, the surrounding areas are already like this. I don’t know what kind of changes have occurred in the bottom layer of the giant rock abyss over the past thousands of years...

Fortunately, I met Xia Yu today. If we go directly to Dragon King Ruotuo with him, even Dragon King Ruotuo would not be able to lose his temper in person. At that time, he only needs to follow up to solve these problems together. This should be the best solution. .

Following Xia Yu and the two little guys he brought with him who had just transformed, they came to the inside of the cave in the pot. The familiar aura from Dragon King Ruotu made Zhongli, who had not had time to appreciate the scenery inside the pot, immediately turned his head and looked. The direction of the mountain range where Ruotuo Dragon King is located.

Walking on the soft green lawn, Xia Yu waved hello to the grass slimes lazily basking in the sun. Xia Yu, who looked very comfortable along the way, looked very happy when he saw Zhongli who was walking smoothly with both hands and feet. Somewhat confused.

No way... Zhongli, is he nervous?Feeling extremely shocked, Xia Yu quickly rubbed his eyes, and then looked at Zhongli aside again.

It's really a smooth transition...

Perhaps noticing Xia Yu's extremely obvious gaze, Zhongli, who was walking at the front of the team, stopped and turned around, looking at Xia Yu who was followed by two little guys on the left and right. Zhongli asked: "Xia Yu, little friend, I wonder if you looked at me frequently just now...do you have any doubts?"

"No... I just feel that Mr. Zhongli seems to be very nervous." Xia Yu, who was scratching his head and looking a little embarrassed, paused for a while and then decided to continue talking. "Mr. Zhongli, you... just turned around."

......

Silent silence and embarrassment spread between the two of them, but was quickly broken by little Du Lin who was following Xia Yu.

"So Uncle Zhongli is nervous about meeting the big fat Uncle Long?" The little guy looked at Zhongli at the front of the team with innocent eyes, and looked at Zhongli who stayed in place without saying a word, pretending to be serious. It seemed that the little guy, who felt that he had guessed correctly, put his hands on his waist and looked extremely proud.

It seemed that he didn't know the relationship between Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King. Little Dulin, whose tail was swaying slightly, raised his head and looked at Zhongli who said nothing, and then continued: "Uncle Zhongli, don't worry. Although the big fat dragon uncle looks very bluffing, he is definitely a good dragon! When he was resting, he even allowed me and Xiaoqi to use his big tail as a slide~"

As if to prove the correctness of his point of view and how friendly Ruoduo Dragon King was to her and Little Frozen Tree, Little Dulin, who was gesturing wildly with his hands for a while, even trotted to Zhongli's side and pulled the corner of Zhongli's clothes. Pointing to the mountainous area where Ruotuo Dragon King lived, the little guy's gesture of pulling Zhongli forward made Xia Yu couldn't help but laugh.

Little Du Lin, the relationship between Zhongli and Ruotuo Dragon King is more complicated than you think~

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"We're here, it's here!" The little guy who was dragging Zhongli along stopped in front of the huge cave that Dragon King Ruotuo used as his residence. He pointed at the cave that was slightly penetrated by sunlight, and was full of little guys who looked like they were asking for credit. He smiled at Zhongli, put his hands in front of his mouth to make a trumpet shape, and then shouted loudly into the cave: "Uncle Ruotuo! An uncle named Zhongli is here to find you!"

"Morax!?" A slightly puzzled tone came from the cave. After a while, Ruotuo Dragon King, who waddled out of the cave, was stunned for a moment after confirming that it was indeed Zhongli, and then turned around. Zuo Kunjun and Ajiu appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing Zhongli's extremely complicated expression, Kunjun and Ajiu, who felt that Zhongli was here for more than just visiting them, first looked at each other and then nodded.

"Xiao Dulin, Xiao Qi, come and play there with me. Fresh bamboo shoots have just appeared recently. How about digging some with me and letting Xia Yu cook them for you?" Ajiudai pointed to the small bamboo forest on the side. After the two little guys who nodded crazily left, the atmosphere in the discussion where only the adults were left became much more serious.

"Tell me Morax, has something big happened in Liyue recently?" Kunjun, who immediately thought that something might have happened in Liyue, saw Zhongli shaking his head after guessing.

"It's not Liyue, it's your hometown, Layeryan Abyss..." Zhongli explained, which immediately made Kunjun nervous. "Because I have been busy with affairs in Liyue, when I went to the Layeryan Abyss a few days ago, I found that the outer layer of the Layeryan Abyss was completely destroyed by the stolen treasure group."

"Since my current status makes it inconvenient for me to mention these matters directly in front of the senior management of Liyue, the matters on the outer layer of the Layer Rock Abyss may still require you and Xia Yu to take action. As for the underground part, we will wait until the situation in the outer layer is dealt with. After that, I will accompany you to investigate and solve the problem..."

What? !Kunjun was stunned when he heard that his former home had been destroyed.

Earlier, when he was rescued by Xia Yu and lived in Qunyu Pavilion in Ningguang, he had thought about returning to the Rock Abyss to see what his hometown, which he had not seen for thousands of years, had become. .However, since the demon god Osel broke out of the seal, he was busy dealing with the commotion caused by Osel, so he put these things aside for the time being.

Unexpectedly, after finishing the work, I forgot about it for a while...

Kunjun, who lowered his head and clenched his fists, didn't say much, but judging from his obviously thicker breathing, Kunjun, who was trying his best to restrain himself, was on the verge of exploding.

"Give me a day, and I'll come to Liyue Port to find you." Zhongli breathed a sigh of relief when Kunjun quickly ran to A Yuan's position in the cave in the pot after leaving behind a sentence.

Fortunately, things developed like this and were within the scope of my expectations.Next, as long as the treasure thieves in the outer layer of the Strata Rock Abyss are wiped out, and then we carefully investigate what happened in the underground part, all the problems on the Strata Rock Abyss should be solved.

It's just that...due to the particularity of the entrance and exit settings of the Huzhong Cave, some problems still need to be solved.

"Little friend Xia Yu, this trip may take us about a week. The risks in the underground layer of the rocky abyss are unknown. Even if Ruotuo Dragon King and I travel together, we may not be able to protect the three of us. I don't know if you are traveling with this person. How do you plan to arrange the two little guys?"

That's right, since the opening location this time was borrowed from the small compartment door inside the private room on the second floor of Sanwanbuogang Hotel, it is impossible for the Dongtianguan dish that enters the cave in the pot to hang here for a long time and affect the hotel's business. , and there is no nearby 'door' as an alternative location in the surrounding area.

In other words, after everyone finishes chatting later, Xiao Dulin and Xiao Qi will have to follow them from Sanwanbuogang Restaurant to leave Huzhong Cave again.

It is not a wise choice to take two little guys to a dangerous place, but if you take the two little guys back to Mondstadt and then back to Liyue, Dragon King Ruotuo, who has been rushing towards Liyue, will definitely be waiting. There's no rush.It was a bit embarrassing to ask Tvarin to fly for this matter.

After much deliberation, Xia Yu had no choice but to target people in Liyue who were relatively familiar with him.

The first is Xiang Ling from Wan Min Tang, whom she is most familiar with. Due to their exchange of cooking skills, Xiang Ling and her father, Master Mao, should be the most familiar people to him in the entire Liyue area.But the problem lies in Xiangling's somewhat off-kilter character.

According to Ying, who is also very familiar with Xiangling, Xiangling's first reaction when she saw Paimon was that she discovered new ingredients and started drooling. This is amazing!The second thing is to get back the food from the competition between Xiang Ling and Bullock. If Ying hadn't tried her best to stop it, as Ying said, the ingredients Xiang Ling would have brought back would have been not only the ancient wild boar, but also a large frozen tree. .

What's more important is that Xiaoqi's body happens to be the sapling of the frozen tree. She is not afraid of ten thousand, but afraid of the worst. If she comes back after following Ruotuo Dragon King and Zhongli to see a new area, she will see a plate. The little frozen tree placed on the dinner plate, isn’t that playing Dafa?

No, even if the little guy I raise is forced to pick off a small piece of cane!

The second thing is the three immortals in Jueyunjian, but among the two little guys, Xiao Qi is okay. Little Du Lin is the type who likes lively environments. If he asks those three immortals to help him take care of these two As a little girl, little Dulin would definitely not be able to adapt to that kind of leisurely life.

Apart from Shengshengtang, the only ones left in the Liyue Port area are Ganyu, Ningguang, Keqing and Dadalia.

Gan Yu is the ultimate workaholic who has to bear the workload of four or five people by herself. She probably won't be able to spare time if she is asked to help take care of the little one.In the same way, Ningguang, who is busy preparing the Qunyu Pavilion reconstruction plan, should not be able to spare time.

Even though Dadalia was very good at taking care of children, it would be just adding salt to the wound.

So after all this time, the most suitable place was only Keqing's mansion.First of all, because I have lived in Keqing Mansion for a short period of time, we are relatively familiar with each other.Secondly, I definitely have to go to Keqing and ask her to help wrap up this matter.

According to Zhongli's description, even if Dragon King Ruotuo and Zhongli have the combat power to easily bring down the members of the Treasure Thieves Group, there are so many members of the Treasure Thieves Group, and it would not be a problem if they are left unconscious in the Strata Rock Abyss. .

At this time, the Qianyan Army needs to come forward. The Qianyan Army will come forward to bring all these people back to prison. No matter where they are sent for labor reform, it is a good choice to supplement the labor force.And Keqing happens to be the Liyue Qixing who often leads Qianyan Army soldiers around.

"Mr. Zhongli, I think we should inform the Seven Stars of Liyue." After telling Zhongli his thoughts and opinions, Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhongli nodded in agreement with his point of view without thinking for a while.

The next step was to go find Keqing. Xiao Dulin and Xiao Qi, Xia Yu, who returned with a bamboo shoot in each hand, returned to the residential area, but they happened to see the purple-haired figure they were looking for.

It’s Qingqing!The girl in regular clothes was crouching down and looking at Ray Slime, who was swaying from side to side in front of her. She stretched out her fingers and gently poked Ray Slime's elastic body, feeling the strange feeling on her fingertips. Ke Qing, who seemed to be interested in the touch, reached out and touched the tentacle on the little guy's head.

"Good afternoon, Ke Qing." Xia Yu, who greeted the girl, looked at the confused look in Ke Qing's eyes, and then explained: "These little monsters in the cave in her pot are all raised by me, so as long as They are basically not aggressive unless you provoke them, so if you want to try communicating with them, feel free to do so."

"But having said that, Ke Qing, were you also invited by Ying to visit her Cave in the Pot?" Xia Yu asked Ke Qing, looking at the other party and nodding.

"Yes, the traveler told me this morning that she had some interesting gadgets in her pot cave for me to take a look at. I happened to have a day off today, so she and I made an appointment to visit her at noon. Meet in the small building." Keqing answered to Xia Yu and lifted Lei Slime from the ground.

"But, are the interesting gadgets she mentioned are the monsters you raised, Xia Yu?"

Chapter 144: Start catching people, a trip to the rocky abyss

This...? Since she didn't communicate with Ying, what exactly did she want Ke Qing to see? Looking at the girl's confused look, Xia Yu could only shake his head.

By the way, I just want to talk to Keqing about the boarding of the two little guys.Looking at Keqing who turned around and was about to walk towards the small building after questioning him to no avail, Xia Yu quickly stopped the purple-haired girl who was about to leave.

"Wait a moment, Miss Keqing." Looking at Keqing's doubtful eyes when she turned around, Xia Yu gently pushed the two little ones who were following him in front of him, and then continued: " Miss Keqing, can you let these two little guys stay in your mansion for about a week?"

"Huh?" She didn't expect Xia Yu to make such a request. The two little guys looking at her eagerly made Keqing feel dazed for a moment.

"It's like this, Ruotuo Dragon King Keqing, you should know that the members of the treasure stealing group have destroyed the landscape of the Stratayan Abyss into a mess, and they are still carrying out explosive excavations in the Stratayan Abyss. Ruotuo Dragon King will We will arrive at Liyue Port tomorrow. Mr. Zhongli and I entered the Huzhongdongtian in the area of ​​Sanwanbuogang Restaurant, so..." Before Xia Yu could finish speaking, he already understood what he meant and nodded. nodded.

"So Xia Yu, you don't have time to send the two little guys back to Mondstadt now, and the Rock Abyss is very dangerous because of too many monsters, so of course there is no problem." He agreed to Xia Yu's request very readily. Later, Ke Qing continued to ask: "Do you need me to send some Qianyan Army to help deal with the aftermath?"

After the incident with Demon God Osel, Ke Qing, who felt that she had insufficient understanding of the past, tried to make up for it by looking at the important events from the Demon God War period to the development of Liyue Port to the present, either through historical documents or Xiang Ping. Grandma and Gan Yu made inquiries, and after many twists and turns, Keqing finally understood what position Ruotuo Dragon King occupied in the demon war that took place in Liyue.

This is a top-level combatant whose combat effectiveness is comparable to that of the late Emperor Rock King!The Ruotuo Dragon King who once lived in the Stratayan Abyss signed a contract with the Rock King Emperor and obtained eyes that could see everything in the world. However, due to the early days of the establishment of Liyue Port after the Demon God War, people were not familiar with the country of the Stratayan Abyss. Explosive mining results in increased wear.

Even under such circumstances, Ruoduo Dragon King still remembered his former comrades in his heart. In a sense, Ruotuo Dragon King was sealed voluntarily, and this seal lasted for more than 1000 years. ..

Although Ruotuo Dragon King who somehow broke the seal has regained his sanity, in terms of the result alone, this matter is extremely beneficial to Liyue.In recent years, because monsters from the lower layers of the Stratayan Abyss have frequently emerged from the surface, the Stratayan Abyss has indeed been sealed off by Liyue officials, but unexpectedly, the stolen treasure group has taken advantage of it.

Therefore, whether it is as recognition of Dragon King Ruotuo who made great contributions to the construction of Liyue Port, or as compensation for the former Liyue people who hurt him.It's so busy that Liyue Port has to come forward to help.

And when they killed Osel that day, most people in Liyue Port saw Dragon King Ruotuo extremely domineeringly lift Osel from the ocean and seal him in mid-air, and then cooperated with another giant. The dragon completed the scene of strangling Osel. For those passionate soldiers of the Qianyan Army, being able to accompany the Dragon King Ruotu was something they could boast about after returning.

It turns out that Ke Qing is also thinking about Qian Yanjun. In this case, there is no need to bring it up herself.Xia Yu felt extremely relaxed when everyone thought of going together.

"Thank you very much. Tomorrow morning, Dragon King Ruotuo and I, as well as Mr. Zhongli as our guide, will be waiting for you at the bridge from Huyan to the Stratayan Abyss. Please also ask Keqing to help us mobilize the quantity suitable for capture and transportation. Qianyan Army soldiers."

After explaining the situation, Xia Yu knelt down and touched the heads of the two little guys, and then whispered to Xiao Dulin and Xiao Qi: "Tomorrow, brother, I will go to the dangerous area to work with Uncle Ruotuo Dragon King and Uncle Zhongli, you two You must listen to Sister Keqing over there, do you understand?"

"Okay~" The two little guys raised their hands and smiled, making Keqing, who was observing the scene, look quite envious.

What two cute little guys!However, judging from the small wings, tails and vines wrapped around their legs, it seems that the two little guys brought by Xia Yu should be transformed monsters.

However, in Liyue, things like transformation are too common, such as the immortals who sneak into Liyue Port from time to time, Gan Yu, the secretary-general of Liyue Seven Stars, and Yan Fei, who serves as legal advisor... .

Now that I have accepted this commission from Xia Yu, I must do a good job. Let's ask the two little guys what kind of food they like.

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The weather is crisp and clear, and today is also a good day for mining!

"Brothers, it's time to get up, we are going to make a lot of money today!" Zhang San, who called all the brothers up, was full of energy.

He was once a poor alchemist. Due to his poor skills and lack of a stable source of customers, in Liyue, where the per capita consumption level was extremely high, he had become so miserable that he could only eat a full meal and go hungry.

Although it is said that you can go to the port and work as a dock worker to bring a stable income, but no matter how miserable you are, you are still an alchemist!How is it possible to do the physical work that ordinary people do?In the end, under the introduction of several friends, he successfully joined Liyue's treasure stealing group because he could make explosive potions.

Only after entering the organization can you come into contact with its internal relationships and classification of members. Due to my relatively unskilled skills in making explosive agents, I successfully joined the high-risk working group of the Strata Abyss Mining Department, and The power of my half-baked explosives is just enough to blow up ordinary soil and rocks without damaging the fine valuable ores.

Of course, high risk also means high reward. In addition to [-]% of the organizational maintenance fee and [-]% paid to the brothers in charge of the sales channels of the ore mined every day, Mora can get the rest without any loss. According to each brother's rough calculation, the daily income from exploding ore in the layered rock abyss is more than twenty times more than when he was an alchemist!

"Zhang San, are all your inferior explosives ready?" The teasing from his companions made Zhang San a little angry.

"What do you mean by inferior explosives? This is called specialization in the art!" After giving the tall and powerful Li Si a vicious look, Zhang San, who felt that his small body was not big enough to punch him, secretly spat. "Have you ever seen other alchemists make explosives that are so powerful?"

Jokes aside, everyone still has to be serious when it comes to actually doing things.The two of them were responsible for watching the wind to see if there were any monsters approaching. Zhang San was responsible for planting the explosives. The task of several strong men such as Li Si was to collect the blasted ore in small carts and push it to the camp. This was when he and others came to the upper level. In the second year of Yanjuyuan, caution is the key factor for everyone to survive.

"Have you heard? The responsible Zhou Laoliu from the mine not far next door died."

"Who will die if he is such a bold guy? He dares to approach the big hole in the middle of the rocky abyss...haven't you seen what kind of terrifying monsters were inside during the riots in the past few months?"

The accomplices chatting on the road to the mine made Zhang San sneer with disdain.This is the second year that he has joined the treasure stealing group. With the rich mineral resources of the Strata Rock Abyss, how could he not know that the closer to the central location, the more likely the members of the treasure stealing group who dare to go there to mine will be few?

But sometimes it's really not worth losing your life when this happens.With my current income, if I stay busy for about five more years, I can live the rest of my life comfortably!

I just don’t know why... Why is the road getting lighter and lighter today, and why am I floating?Before Zhang San could inform his teammates that something was wrong, Zhang San felt that his field of vision had turned dark, and then he lost consciousness as soon as his mind became hot.

What's happening?There are no signs at all...

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"Reporting to your lord, all members of the current ten-man treasure thief group have been captured."

"Tie them all up and escort them to the temporary prison at the junction of Liyue and Layer Rock Abyss."

On the surface of the layered rock abyss, the Qianyan Army once again captured a group of members of the treasure-stealing group and after making a report, they escorted the captured members back.From the huge team at the beginning to the current team of about 100 people, the number has been reduced by about half. The number of treasure stealing groups operating in the layered rock abyss is shocking to Xia Yu.

The number of members of this treasure-stealing group is really large. According to Zhongli's introduction along the way, he and others walked less than one-eighth of the surface of the layered rock abyss, and the number of captured treasure-stealing group members has exceeded 50 people.

If we continue, let alone the underground, the members of the treasure stealing group on the surface of the rocky abyss will be able to capture at least hundreds of people.

Along the way, there was also the Ruotuo Dragon King who tried his best not to cause harm to anyone. In terms of capturing the treasure thief group, Ruotuo Dragon King did a very professional job: first, he summoned the earth element to form a confined space, and then used a similar method to The way earthquakes trigger vibrations in these small cages causes those inside to faint.