Chapter 184 The Wrong Method

"Refreshing!" I said with a thumbs up.

Li Yulan's voice sank, "What if you can't do it?"

I raised my hand and said, "I can swear to Hei Bai Wuchang (Black and White Impermanence), and if I break my oath, I'm willing to be taken away by Wuchang."

Li Yulan shook her head slightly, "I never believe in oaths, not even the blood oaths of warlocks. Unless, you drink this cup of water first!"

I picked up the teacup and drank the water in one gulp. My action almost scared Zhao Zhuang and the others to death. Old Liu stomped his feet anxiously, "Mr. Li, quickly spit out the water. How can you drink the tea poured by a water ghost? That's a deadly thing!"

I waved my hand slightly, "Don't worry about it, this is a transaction between her and me."

Li Yulan believed it this time, "Tell me, how can I open the underground palace?"

I pointed to the dragon's mouth above my head and said, "If you want to enter the underground palace, you must first bring this dragon back to life. You brought me here just to end my life when I'm not beneficial to you, right?"

Li Yulan didn't say anything, obviously agreeing with my words.

I continued, "I've already said that this underground palace is actually a place of封禁 (fengjin – sealing). Outsiders can't get in, and people inside can't get out. The Nine Ghost Cauldrons are just one level, and another level is this dragon head."

"You're looking for the dragon fish, aren't you trying to use the dragon fish's bloodline to activate this dragon head, let it open the mechanism, and let you in?"

Li Yulan nodded, "Yes! I've been trapped here for decades, and I've been studying the mechanisms and formations here every day. Finally, I came to a conclusion that what controls the dragon head is not a mechanism, but a bloodline connection."

"In other words, only when the dragon fish outside grows to a certain extent, can its bloodline activate the mechanism and allow it to return to the underground palace."

"The dragon fish was taken away by the Shoushuiying (Water Guard Camp), so I can only find a way to make them return the dragon fish."

I pointed to the water surface and said, "What's the matter with that black fish?"

Li Yulan turned to look at the black fish swimming in the river, "You mean Xiao Hei? He should have been contaminated with the aura of the underground palace a long time ago, or he's an alien being expelled and abandoned by the underground palace."

"I don't have time to wait for that dragon fish to grow up. If I want to enter the underground palace as soon as possible, it's better to find a way to let Xiao Hei eat the dragon fish and enhance its own bloodline. In this way, I can enter the underground palace as soon as possible."

I nodded, "Your idea is correct!"

I only said half of what I wanted to say, then switched to telepathy: "But, your method is wrong."

"The bloodline of that black fish is too mixed. Even if it eats the dragon fish, how much can it improve? If you let it eat the dragon fish, you will not only fail to open the underground palace, but you may also completely cut off your hope of entering the underground palace."

Li Yulan's expression changed slightly, and she unconsciously lowered her voice, using a tone that only the two of us could hear, "How do you know that Xiao Hei's bloodline is too low?"

I answered without hesitation, "Take a look at how many places it resembles a dragon? The only place that can be said to have a bit of dragon blood is that it has a pair of right angles."

"Right angles are the symbol of a jiaolong (蛟龙 – horned dragon), and the horns of a true dragon have forked branches. In other words, the ancestors of that black fish were at most only jiaolong. From the beginning, the bloodline was impure, so how can we talk about transforming into a dragon fish?"

Li Yulan looked at the water surface again, her eyes already showing some regret.

I took the opportunity to say, "Have you ever thought about it, since the dragon fish outside can't get in, why can't the dragon fish inside come out?"

Li Yulan exclaimed, "Is that possible?"

I waved my hand gently, "Do as I say, and it will definitely work."

I quickly conveyed telepathically: "During the time you were guarding the entrance to the underground palace, was that black fish always there?"

Seeing Li Yulan nod slightly, I continued, "Before you came in, were the black fish and the dragon fish living in this water area at the entrance of the underground palace?"

Li Yulan said in a low voice, "I think so. The Shoushuiying (Water Guard Camp) always thought they were husband and wife."

"That's because the Shoushuiying (Water Guard Camp) didn't see the stone dragon head here." I conveyed telepathically quickly, "The reason why the two fish are inseparable is because they have a master-servant relationship."

"The bloodline of the black fish is too low, so it can only be suppressed by the dragon fish, following it and serving it diligently. As a result, the idiots of the Shoushuiying (Water Guard Camp) directly defined them as husband and wife. Of course, the Shoushuiying (Water Guard Camp) can't be entirely blamed, after all, they are just low-level warlocks."

I continued, "The dragon fish was captured, and the black fish, as a servant, will definitely bring it back. This is the reason why the Shoushuiying (Water Guard Camp) can lure the black fish again and again. However, this also made the Shoushuiying (Water Guard Camp) more certain of their judgment."

Li Yulan became a little anxious when she heard this, "You've said so much, but you haven't said how to open the Dragon Palace?"

"Kill the fish!" I said in a deep voice, "Kill that black fish and sacrifice it to the dragon head."

Li Yulan subconsciously retorted, "You're talking nonsense!"

I shook my head and said, "I'm not talking nonsense. The dragon head has a spirit, you should be able to feel it, right?"

Li Yulan said in a low voice, "I can feel it, this dragon head is not just a simple mechanism. But, I don't believe your claim that the dragon head has a spirit."