We bear people have power

The dragon that Ao Ying transformed into wasn't particularly large, only about six or seven zhang long, but it could easily swallow a cow whole. With that enormous mouth, it would probably bite a hole in the ground.

But after taking only half a bite, the dragon's mouth could no longer bite down, because a bright green flying sword was stuck in its upper palate.

The flying sword was so sharp that it pierced right into the gap between the teeth when it bit down, causing a lot of dragon blood to ooze out.

Ao Ying flicked her mouth and spat out the flying sword. She showed no anger whatsoever; faced with delicious food right in front of her, this Little Dragon Girl was absolutely patient.

However, Lingxiu, who was treated as food, did not think so. She flew into the air on the Azure Dragon Sword.

"Where did this wicked dragon come from! How dare it eat people in broad daylight?!" Lingxiu spoke righteously, and although she was young, her aura was in no way inferior.

Although Lingxiu didn't particularly like her adopted brother Nezha, after spending some time with him, she also developed a dislike for dragons, treating them more like giant mudskippers.

Now that this dragon has suddenly appeared and is trying to eat her, Lingxiu decides to fight it out. Lingxiu's idea is simple: if she can't win, she'll use the Myriad Mysteries Longevity Cloth to become invisible and escape, then find Guan Bo to settle the score for her.

In fact, it didn't take long before Guan Bo appeared in front of the man and the dragon.

"Why are you fighting?! Stop it, all of you!"

Guan Bo shouted, but first he shielded Ling Xiu behind him. Guan Bo was very clear about the difference in their relationship.

When Ao Ying saw Guan Bo appear, her previously fervent gaze dimmed, and she said, "If you won't let one eat, and you won't let two eat either, are you trying to kill the dragon?!"

After saying that, it transformed into human form and squatted on the ground in a huff.

Guan Bo found the little girl's angry expression quite amusing; she was actually poking the ground with her finger. How could the rocks of Pingdingshan withstand the power of the dragon? Ao Ying's slender fingers poked several small pits into them.

Seeing this, Lingxiu knew something was wrong and whispered to Guan Bo, "Who is this silly girl?"

Guan Bo could only explain, "This is Ao Lie's cousin, named Ao Ying. She's here to help us create a water source on Pingdingshan Mountain."

"But why does she want to eat me as soon as she arrives?" Lingxiu asked curiously.

Lingxiu has spent a lot of time with the little white dragon Ao Lie. They are both dragons, so why is there such a big difference between them?

"You look so delicious, and you still think you're right not to let me eat you?!" Ao Ying said, looking extremely aggrieved.

This statement seemed to make a lot of sense, leaving Guan Bo somewhat speechless.

However, Ao Ying seemed somewhat afraid of Guan Bo. He made it clear that he wouldn't let Ao Ying eat Ling Xiu. The little dragon girl just sadly poked the ground, but didn't show any intention of resisting.

"This silly girl, is she not thinking straight?" Lingqi was no longer angry, and was only curious about Ao Ying.

Guan Bo really wanted to complain, "You unreliable little girl, where do you get the confidence to call her a silly girl?"

But Lingxiu's words did make some sense; Ao Ying seemed quite unreliable. Guan Bo thought it best to quickly have her help solve the water problem and then let her go back.

For some reason, Ao Ying seemed unable to disobey Guan Bo's words. When Guan Bo asked her to create a water source on Pingdingshan, she transformed into a dragon again and circled and danced on the mountaintop, beginning to survey the terrain of Pingdingshan.

After wandering around for a while, Ao Ying finally returned to the ground and asked Guan Bo, "How much water do you want?"

"What's the biggest size you can make?" Guan Bo asked.

The original plan was to support the tens of thousands of people in the Demon Extermination Alliance, but after thinking about it, the city's population would inevitably continue to grow, perhaps eventually reaching 100,000. Therefore, it would be better to prepare a larger volume of water.

“If we’re going to do the most, let’s flood this entire Pingdingshan Mountain,” Ao Ying said, pointing to the mountain.

Hearing this, Guan Bo felt relieved, but also a little shocked. Although Pingdingshan no longer had a summit, it was still over a hundred feet high. If it could be completely submerged, the scene would probably be similar to the flooding of Jinshan Temple.

But then I thought, if two mere snakes could flood Jinshan Temple, then Ao Ying is a true dragon, so it doesn't seem unacceptable that she could flood Pingdingshan.

Therefore, Guan Bo said, "This should be enough to support around 100,000 people. How long will it take to produce? Is anything else needed?"

The open space on this flat-topped mountain is roughly the size of a prefecture-level city in modern times. Given its current size, it would be quite good if it could house 100,000 people. Any more than that, and a single city wouldn't be able to accommodate them all; further expansion would be necessary.

"One hundred thousand people?" Ao Ying pondered for a while, then tilted her head and asked, "How many is one hundred thousand people? I've never seen one."

Guan Bo: "..."

In that instant, Guan Bo agreed with Lingxiu's assessment: despite looking like she was seventeen or eighteen, Xiaolongnu was indeed a silly girl.

But Guan Bo couldn't answer this question right away. He'd heard of 100,000 people, but he'd never actually seen them all gathered together. This Little Dragon Girl couldn't be communicated with in a normal way, and Guan Bo felt he needed a professional to handle the water issue.

Guan Bo found the trembling minor official leader in the crowd and comforted him, "Don't be afraid, this dragon girl is here to help us dig wells. Tell me, how many wells do we need for a city of 100,000 people?"

Despite receiving Guan Bo's assurance, the minor official still stammered and couldn't utter a coherent sentence. Guan Bo was utterly speechless and gave Ao Ying a rather disapproving look.

This Little Dragon Girl is so unreliable; she came up here wanting to eat people. No wonder she scared this person so much.

Ao Ying wasn't truly stupid. Seeing Guan Bo's gaze, she squatted down again, looking aggrieved, and started poking the ground. This made the mountain god and local deity, who had been watching, feel uncomfortable all over. Although it didn't hurt or itch, it felt like those little holes were poking them.

Guan Bo comforted the clerk for a long time before he finally calmed down. After counting on his fingers for a while, he said to Guan Bo, "In Chang'an, on average, there is about one well for every hundred people, and eight waterways and three canals. That's enough for the hundreds of thousands of people in the city. If we only dig wells, I'm afraid it won't be enough."

The so-called "eight rivers" refer to the Li River and Yu River to the south, the Jing River and Wei River to the north, the Feng River and Lao River to the west, and the Hu River and Ba River to the east, forming the scenic view of "eight rivers surrounding Chang'an". The so-called "three canals" refer to the Qingming Canal, Longshou Canal and Yong'an Canal, which were dug during the Sui Dynasty. These canals mainly served the functions of flood control and drainage.

In fact, the Tang Dynasty later dug two more channels, which together formed the famous Eight Waters and Five Canals system of the Tang Dynasty.

After hearing the clerk's explanation, Guan Bo realized that the so-called urban water source was not simply a matter of digging enough wells; a plan had to be developed first.

However, regardless of the plan, the key is to have a water source first. As for the canals, they can be dug later; it's not a difficult task for Guan Bo anyway. Guan Bo instructed the clerk to first complete the rough city design, while Ao Ying would stay on Pingdingshan for the time being. Once the design was complete, the water source would be constructed using magic.

Little Dragon Girl was listless, but she didn't object to Guan Bo's words. She simply hid in the pool in the shady part of the mountain and wouldn't come out. Perhaps it was because she didn't want to see Ling Xiu. The feeling of having delicious food in front of her but not being able to eat it was quite unpleasant for a foodie.

Guan Bo first prepared food and water for the thousands of craftsmen, all obtained directly from the Kingdom of Wuji. He didn't know how to secure a stable water source, but he could use magic to temporarily feed thousands of people.

After completing all this, Guan Bo planned to take Lingxiu back to Luojia Mountain.

Although Ao Ying seemed a bit silly and cute, she couldn't really be used as free labor. After all, she was the White Dragon's cousin and the daughter of the Well Dragon King. Since Guan Bo had agreed to treat her to a meal, he could only set his sights on the purple bamboo shoots.

Several years have passed since Guan Bo left Luojia Mountain in anger after Yingcao's tragic death. Although for demons, even a nap takes more than ten or eight years, Guan Bo still misses the Black Bear Spirit very much after not seeing him for so long.

After all, he was the eldest brother after the transmigration. Although the brotherhood was questionable, Guan Bo was still grateful to the Black Bear Spirit for taking care of him. Going back to visit him now would be just right.

As for Ao Ying, this Little Dragon Girl is quite picky about her diet. Only Guan Bo and Ling Xiu can whet her appetite; as for the three thousand mortals, she probably wouldn't even want to smell them.

In this way, Guan Bo could leave with peace of mind.

Traveling along, able to ride the wind, Luojia Mountain wasn't far. Although this Journey to the West world seemed much larger than the China of his previous life, Guan Bo's speed on the wind wasn't much slower than that of an airplane in later times. In just three to five days, he returned to Luojia Mountain.

Guan Bo and Ling Xiu, stepping once again onto this blessed land, were filled with many emotions. Although Yingcao's revival was still a long way off, at least Guan Bo had found a way.

As you walk up the path, the bamboo grove is thriving. Perhaps because Guan Bo is no longer a menace, it has grown even more luxuriantly in recent years.

Before they had gone halfway, a young man holding a long spear stood imposingly in front of Guan Bo and Ling Xiu, shouting, "Luojia Mountain is a place of pure cultivation for Bodhisattvas. Mortals are not allowed to trespass! Go back quickly, or my spear will not be blind."

Guan Bo took a closer look and saw that the boy was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a shiny bald head. He was tall and strong, and his eyes were intelligent and restrained. His cultivation level was not weak, at least at the Foundation Establishment stage.

"When did such a person appear on Luojia Mountain?"

Guan Bo felt puzzled, but looking at the boy's features, he seemed to have seen him somewhere before.

"Who are you? Where is the guardian deity of Luojia Mountain?" Guan Bo asked.

"Why are you asking so many questions? Go back now, or I might take action."

The young man appeared somewhat arrogant, brandishing his spear rapidly, seemingly trying to make Guan Bo back down.

But how could a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator intimidate Guan Bo? With a gentle slap of his Tathagata Bear Paw, the boy was sent flying backward.

Guan Bo didn't actually kill anyone; he was just too anxious to see the Black Bear Spirit and didn't want to argue with him.

Unexpectedly, the boy leaped up from the ground and charged at Guan Bo relentlessly.

Guan Bo was getting impatient and was about to use his Ruyi Divine Weapon to bind him when he heard Ling Xiu shout, "Xie Rulin! What happened to you, you've become a monk?"