The two both had their own issues to think about. A brief, strange silence fell upon the cave.
A while later, Zu An remembered his reason for coming here and asked, “Right, why were you always beating around the bush with the Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine? Is there some difficulty in acquiring it?”
Shang Hongyu snapped out of her daze and said, “Oh, that thing. It’s because I didn’t know who you were, and these Ocean races’ secrets can’t be told to outsiders. But since it’s you, it doesn’t really matter.” She paused for a moment and sized up Zu An, asking, “Can I ask why you want to find this medicine?”
“It’s to save someone.”
“From the looks of it, it should be a woman.”
Shang Hongyu sighed inwardly when she saw the pain Zu An revealed in that moment.
This kid is quite the affectionate one, and he’s not as fickle as the Dragon King. He really is a rarely seen good and pure man. Little sister’s insight is much better than mine.
“The Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine might only be a legend in the Ocean races. Apart from the Dragon King and myself, the ones who know about it among the Ocean races might not exceed three people. But even so, none of us have ever seen it before," she continued.
Zu An was surprised, saying, “I’d like to hear the details.”
“Legend has it that the Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine only has a chance of being produced in places with the strongest draconic energy. And currently, there is only one place where draconic energy is the richest, which is the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons.” Shang Hongyu’s expression grew grave as she continued, “But even in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons, there is only a chance of producing a single Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine. Even so, no one has ever really seen it in all these years.”
“The Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons, huh...” Zu An began to think to himself. That seemed to be the tomb where successive generations of the Dragon race were buried. Whether there was anyone who had seen the Divine Dragon Immortal Medicine before or not, he still had to personally make a trip there.
“The Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons is a forbidden area of the Dragon race, and it only opens once every hundred years. We're close to its opening time, but there is another problem,” Shang Hongyu explained. “The Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons only permits the entry of the Dragon King, and not even I have the qualifications to enter. As for the other members of the Dragon race, you must be at least of the Great Golden Dragon bloodline to enter. All other dragons can only be sent into the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons after they pass away.”
Zu An said indifferently, “I don’t think anyone could stop me if I wanted to enter.”
“I know you're strong, but the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons is not only the Dragon race’s holy land; it's also one to the Ocean races. Your status is also special, so if you barged straight in, it would definitely spark a war between the Ocean and Fiend races,” Shang Hongyu hurriedly advised. “Besides, apart from that, the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons has always been a final resting place for generations of the Dragon race. Over ten thousand years ago, countless powerful individuals created all sorts of restrictions inside, so it's already become the Ocean races’ most famous forbidden zone. If you really entered, no matter how high your cultivation was, you would still most likely die if those restrictions activated.”
Zu An frowned. What she said could be true. After all, not only would he be facing the Dragon race experts of this generation, but also the accumulated killing intent of the whole Dragon race across thousands of years.
He suddenly thought of something and asked, “Do you think that guy could be impersonating the Dragon King precisely for a chance to enter the Tomb of Ten Thousand Dragons?”
Shang Hongyu’s expression turned grave. She said, “Now that you’ve mentioned it, that is a big possibility.”
“If they can impersonate the Dragon King, we can as well.” Zu An already had a plan forming.
“How are you going to do that?” Shang Hongyu asked in confusion. She didn’t understand what he meant at all.
“I know an appearance-changing skill that can allow me to change into the Dragon King. Together with you as the real queen, I’ll become even more real than that fake Dragon King,” Zu An replied.
But he hadn’t expected Shang Hongyu to shake her head, replying, “The Dragon King isn’t so easily changed into. Among the Ocean races, there are countless outstanding individuals with penetrating eyesight. How could an appearance-altering skill deceive them? That's why I'm so confused about how that fake Dragon King did it.”
“My appearance-altering skill is a bit different. One moment...” Zu An closed his eyes and thought about what the Dragon King had looked like when he appeared after he killed that golden dragon in the past. Then, he activated Face of a Thousand Identities.
Soon after, before Shang Hongyu’s horrified gaze, Zu An became just like the Dragon King.
“How about now?” Zu An looked at Shang Hongyu and chuckled.
Shang Hongyu immediately jumped back a huge distance in shock. When she was standing by the entrance, she finally suppressed her urge to run. She exclaimed, “You... Just who are you?!”
Zu An sighed. “I already told you that my appearance-changing skill is a bit special.” Then, he returned to his normal appearance.
Afterward Shang Hongyu swallowed with difficulty, then returned to his side hesitantly. She reached out and pinched his face, and then pinched his body here and there. After that, she used some strength to pull on him.
“Hey, it hurts!” Zu An grabbed her in annoyance. “Just what are you trying to confirm?”
When she felt the heat from his hand, Shang Hongyu’s heart skipped a beat. She pulled her hand back and said, “I was checking to see if you were a fake.”
“Are you sure now?” Zu An rubbed his face unhappily.
Shang Hongyu grinned when she saw his behavior. She said, “If not for the fact I heard that you were someone who always created miracles from little sis, I really wouldn’t have dared to believe you.”
Zu An was surprised, replying, “She really said that about me? Ah, even if it’s true, she shouldn’t be telling everyone about that. I like to keep a low profile, you know?”
Shang Hongyu was speechless.
“You really care about what she thinks about you, huh? She told me something else about you. Do you want to know what it was?”
“I do!”
“She said that you were really shameless, and that if there was a competition to see who was the most shameless in the world, you would win.”
Zu An was speechless.
...
The two joked around for a bit, and then Shang Hongyu grew serious. “Your appearance-changing skill is indeed amazing, but your voice is different from the Dragon King's, so you still can’t impersonate him.”