CHAPTER 499: CHAPTER 499: CONTACTING DRAGON PALACE

Ao Qian opened her small mouth, and a mirror the size of a thumb flew out, then grew with the wind, quickly becoming a copper mirror with a handle about a foot wide.

Ao Qian was about to channel her magical power to cast a spell, but Lu Zheng reached out and stopped her.

"What’s wrong?" Ao Qian blinked her eyes and asked curiously.

"This...when you communicate with the Dragon Palace, is it possible for them to track your location through this mirror?" Lu Zheng asked.

"Huh? I don’t know?" Ao Qian had never considered this aspect before.

"So, you can’t use it here," Lu Zheng said thoughtfully.

Ao Qian shouldn’t have any tracking talisman or spell on her, otherwise, after being here in Great Jing for over half a month, with demonic qi attached to her and being seriously injured, if the Jade Dragon King knew her location, they would have come long ago to take her back.

But Lu Zheng was not sure whether this mirror, which could connect thousands of miles for communication, had tracking capabilities.

In theory, if it can communicate, it should be able to locate, so until he was certain, Lu Zheng didn’t want to use it in Tonglin County.

Lu Zheng said to Liu Qingyan, "I will take Ao Qian south."

"To the Southern Border?"

Lu Zheng nodded, "Not too deep, just on the edge of the Southern Border."

"I’ll go with you," Liu Qingyan said.

Lu Zheng thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement.

So the two did not return to Tonglin County but instead turned and concealed themselves, riding the white clouds straight to the Southern Border.

...

Southern Border, near Lingnan Dao, somewhere in the Nameless Mountains.

Having confirmed that the Thousand-Mile Telescope could only view scenes from the face of the mirror, Lu Zheng and Liu Qingyan stood behind the mirror.

No matter what, while the enemy is hidden and we are exposed, it is best to be cautious.

Ao Qian, the little girl, held the large copper mirror and then performed a spell. In the next moment, the mirror emitted a beam of light.

In just a few moments, the light on the mirror faded, and Ao Qian’s reflection disappeared from the copper mirror, replaced by the face of a woman with a magnificent bedroom behind her.

"Qian Bao’Er, are you okay? Why did you contact your mother only now? Where are you?" A gentle yet anxious voice came from the copper mirror.

"Mother!" Ao Qian’s eyes reddened, and she looked like she was about to cry.

"Has Qian Bao’Er used the Thousand-Mile Telescope?" An authoritative voice came, and then Ao Qian saw her father’s face appear in the mirror.

"Father!"

"Qian Bao’Er, where are you? Is this... the Central Plains?"

Ao Qian nodded, then shook her head, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start.

"Qian Bao’Er, your jade token had grown dim earlier, were you injured?"

"Father, there’s a dragon that has fallen into darkness in our Jade Dragon Race!"

Ao Jin and Ao Qian spoke simultaneously.

"What?" Ao Jin was surprised at the news, "What’s going on? No, where are you, let me bring you back first, where is Vice General Xie?"

Half a month ago, Ao Qian’s Dragon Soul Jade Token suddenly dimmed. Ao Jin personally went to search in the direction Ao Qian had gone, but found nothing; both Ao Qian and Vice General Xie had disappeared.

After searching for three days with no results, if it hadn’t been for Ao Qian’s Dragon Soul Jade Token remaining intact, he might have lost hope.

Of course, the good news was Ao Qian was not dead, so aside from sending some Demon Race soldiers to continue the search, Ao Qian’s mother was constantly worried, while he prepared to see if anyone would come over to negotiate about it.

But to no avail, over half a month passed without anyone coming, and Ao Qian’s Dragon Soul Jade Token suddenly brightened again, indicating her recovery, leaving Ao Jin puzzled.

Afterward, his wife conveyed that Ao Qian contacted them through the Thousand-Mile Telescope, urging him to return to the bedroom quickly.

"Did Vice General Xie not return? Then..." Ao Qian said with grievance, "Vice General Xie fought to send me away, he might have already..."

Then, Ao Qian recounted everything that happened to her.

"And then, Brother Scholar and Sister Fox rescued me," Ao Qian said. "They said going back now might be dangerous, better to stay in the Central Plains until that demon dragon is dead."

"I see, thank the young master and miss for their righteous help, Ao Jin is deeply grateful."

Ao Jin finally understood why Ao Qian’s injuries had improved.

Moreover, Ao Jin noticed that as Ao Qian spoke, she would occasionally glance at the back of the mirror, knowing that the two of them did not want to appear in the mirror.

Cautious and thoughtful, must be elites of the Central Plains.

"Predecessor is too polite. It’s just that I also don’t know if this mirror has the abilities to locate or record images, to be safe, I hope you can understand," Lu Zheng said.

Even now, Lu Zheng had no intention of showing his face in the mirror, he only mentioned that this is not a usual place for him to be.

"Of course, young master’s careful thoughts put us at ease with Qian Bao’Er being with you," Ao Jin said.

Liu Qingyan said, "Ao Qian is very cute, we all like her."

Ao Qian, now able to speak with her parents without immediately returning to the Dragon Palace, was quite happy, and upon hearing Liu Qingyan’s praise, she gave her a sweet smile, tilting her head cutely.

"Qian Bao’Er likes to play, she used to always think about going out to play, this time her wish is fulfilled." Ao Jin shook his head and laughed, "Then I’ll have to trouble both of you to take care of Qian Bao’Er for a while."

"Predecessor, you’re being too polite, it’s no trouble at all, Qian Bao’Er can stay as long as she wants."

"Heehee!" Ao Qian beamed with delight.

Then Ao Qian’s mother spoke up again, "Qian Bao’Er, you can play outside, but stay in contact with your mother more."

"Okay, I know!" Ao Qian nodded repeatedly, "Rest assured, Mother!"

"The Thousand-Mile Telescope indeed has image recording capabilities, but no locating functions." Ao Jin said, "So in future communications, keep it indoor without exposing the environment."

Ao Qian nodded vigorously.

Lu Zheng had no objections, one cannot prevent family communication, and it’s also unfeasible to always take her far away for every call.

Just need to ensure that during calls, no location information is given away.

"Alright, Qian Bao’Er, be good, listen to Brother Scholar and Sister Fox, leave the family matters to your father, he will get justice for you and avenge Vice General Xie."

"Mhm mhm." Ao Qian nodded her little head repeatedly.

Then Ao Qian’s mother said a few more words to Ao Qian, and then hung up, no, cut off the Thousand-Mile Telescope connection.

Ao Jin naturally went to contemplate preparations for rooting out the fallen dragon within the clan. More importantly, he needed to confirm whether there was only one fallen dragon and how it happened.

To capture everything, detailed preparation was a must, thus time was needed and Ao Jin did not bring up the topic of Ao Qian returning home soon.

And this, naturally, had nothing to do with Lu Zheng.

So, return home!