“Father King, are you joking? Luoxi and I have been learning this Spell for so many years, how could we suddenly master it?”
Ao Wenyun had been somewhat moved at first, but after a moment, he immediately shook his head, his face full of doubt.
Indeed, he and Luoxi were siblings. They had been learning this Spell together for an unknown period, and neither had ever mastered it.
Now, Luoxi had only gone to the East Sea Dragon Palace. She surely wouldn't have had time to spend on learning this Spell there, so it was even more impossible for her to have mastered it.
Naturally, he didn't believe his Father King's words in the slightest.
Ao Qing looked at his son's expression, knowing that he didn't believe him. He shook his head and then waved his hand, “Luoxi, show him. If you don't demonstrate it, he won't give up.”
“Father King, this…”
Ao Luoxi's expression was hesitant upon hearing this. She wondered if doing so was a bit inappropriate.
However, Ao Qing, seeing this, directly waved his hand and said, “Show him. Otherwise, he'll still think that you're one of the people who haven't learned this Spell, and he won't feel any pressure.”
“Now that you've learned this Spell, in the future, when it comes to the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique, he'll be the only one who hasn't learned it. Let's see if he'll take it seriously then.”
Listening to these words, Ao Wenyun felt a vague sense of unease in his heart.
He heard his Father King's words and vaguely felt that his Father King wasn't lying to him. Could it be that Luoxi had really learned the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique?
But how was that possible?
They had learned this Spell together for so long before, and never mastered it. How could Luoxi have learned this Spell just from this one trip out?
Thinking of this, he immediately felt incredibly flustered, and his gaze quickly turned towards Ao Luoxi.
Ao Luoxi sighed in her heart, then extended her hand and lightly pointed.
The next moment, a cloud quietly condensed around Ao Luoxi, and within this cloud, a faint rumble of thunder could be heard.
And this was within the Dragon Palace, so this cloud must have been condensed by her; it certainly couldn't have appeared out of thin air.
Seeing this scene, Ao Wenyun was stunned. He immediately took a step forward, walked to Ao Luoxi's side, and stared intently at the cloud, his throat feeling somewhat dry.
“Luoxi, how did you do it?”
After a long while, looking at the cloud before him and confirming that she had truly mastered this Spell, Ao Wenyun stared at Ao Luoxi with an incredulous expression and asked.
He didn't understand how she had done it. He knew very well what her skill level was before.
How could she have surpassed him by such a large margin in the blink of an eye?
“It was Mr. He, whom Father King knew before, who guided me. Mr. He must be an Expert of the Dao, so when he guided me, he easily enabled me to learn the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique.”
Seeing Ao Wenyun's eagerness, Ao Luoxi had no intention of hiding anything and immediately explained the situation simply.
Upon hearing this, Ao Wenyun's expression instantly changed, “What did you say? It was Father King's friend who guided you?”
Ao Wenyun was instantly stunned. He had originally thought that his younger sister had suddenly had an epiphany and understood this Spell, which he could have understood.
But what he hadn't expected was that his younger sister was able to grasp this Spell entirely because she had received guidance from someone.
This instantly made Ao Wenyun somewhat unable to accept it, because didn't this mean that if he had gone this time, he would also have been able to receive guidance and learn the Cloud Manipulation and Rain Invocation Technique?
Thinking of this, Ao Wenyun immediately turned his head to look at his Father King, “Father King, is this true?”
Ao Qing sighed upon hearing this, “Before, I told you to go and get to know Mr. He, but you kept making excuses. Now it's done, and regretting it is useless.”
“Father King, you didn't say that Mr. He had such abilities! How would I have known?!”
Ao Wenyun was also anxious at this moment and quickly said, “If I had known that Mr. He had such abilities, I would definitely have gone!”
Ao Qing looked at Ao Wenyun helplessly upon hearing this, “Although I knew that Little Friend He was an Expert of the Dao, I had never seen him display such abilities before. How could I have predicted this beforehand?”
Listening to these words, Ao Wenyun's face instantly turned pale, filled with remorse, “Then Father King, where is Mr. He now? I'll go find him immediately!”
After thinking for a moment, Ao Wenyun was still somewhat unwilling to give up and quickly pressed for an answer.
Ao Qing's expression was helpless upon hearing this, “Don't even think about it anymore. Mr. He has gone somewhere, and I don't know where he is. Moreover, such guidance isn't something you can just wish for.”
Ao Qing shook his head, interrupting his thoughts.
Listening to these words, Ao Wenyun's expression instantly became incredibly complex. Although his heart was filled with endless regret, he had no other recourse… “This is Yong Prefecture.”
Yong Prefecture, He Xiuyuan, after following a winding path and bypassing the main road to reach the Yong Prefecture territory, couldn't help but look up and around.
He saw a vast, open plain ahead, stretching as far as the eye could see, filled with fertile fields.
He Xiuyuan looked at this scene with a hint of surprise on his face. He had been to many places, but this was the first time he had seen such uniformly neat fertile fields.
By this time, the crops in the fields were almost ready for harvest, so the rice stalks were heavy with grain, indicating what should be a bountiful year.
Seeing so many fertile fields here, it was likely also a granary.
He Xiuyuan's gaze swept across these fertile fields, then he strode forward to examine them closely, noting that the rice grains were plump and full, with hardly any empty husks.
This meant a good harvest was almost certain.
He Xiuyuan continued to walk forward, his steps steady. On the ridges between the fields, some cowherds could be seen, carefully guiding their water buffaloes to avoid stepping on the crops.
The old ox walked ahead, its massive body leading the way, making it impossible for He Xiuyuan, who was behind, to overtake it. However, He Xiuyuan was in no hurry to travel and simply admired the endless rice fields beside him.
Just as He Xiuyuan was quietly admiring the scenery of the golden rice stalks, he heard a heavy thud.
Looking up again, he saw the massive body of the water buffalo had fallen heavily into the rice field, flattening a large section of it.
Seeing this, He Xiuyuan was also momentarily stunned. He then looked closely and saw that a large section of the field ridge had been trampled, causing the water buffalo to fall into the field.
