Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

While Tong revealed the truth about Linglong Pavilion back then, Min Moyou also told Yu Bing the truth about the fire at Linglong Pavilion based on his own memory of the plot.

Yu Bing had originally intended to listen to Min Moyou boast about how glorious the Yu family had been in the past, but the more she listened, the more something seemed off...

"How...how do you know all this? I had no idea..."

"How could that be...? The Yu family has always been upright and honest... Second Grandfather is very wise and loves the family very much. How could he be used by someone to betray the family..."

"No... I don't believe it."

"Minmoyou, you're making up stories to amuse me, aren't you? This joke isn't funny."

Yu Bing tried with suspicion to detect a playful or amused smile on Min Moyou's face, but it seemed there was none.

"That's just how it is, believe it or not."

Min Moyou didn't care whether Yu Bing believed it or not; that's how the plot was written, and that's all he knew—anyway, he felt that the two old men, Yu Youquan and Yu Youming, weren't good people either.

Considering the environment Yu Bing grew up in, it's understandable why she can't accept this fact.

After all, the Yu family's image of her despicable nature was vastly different from the glorious one her family had created for her.

"If you don't believe him, are you going to believe your elders in the family?"

Suddenly, the longevity lock appeared out of nowhere.

"This Dragon Domain is the sin that your Yu Clan should atone for... It's just that Yu Youquan happened to come here to seek his own death."

"By the way, weren't you looking for your second grandfather? Speaking of which... in order to control this Dragon Domain, Yu Youquan almost sacrificed everything to make up for its shortcomings, so—your second grandfather is everywhere in this Dragon Domain, hahaha~"

The longevity lock, while mocking Yu Bing, squeezed next to Min Moyou, blinking its big, bright eyes.

"Why are you here too? Just tell me what's wrong, and I'll make sure you get it done perfectly—who knows this Dragon Realm better than me? I've witnessed its completion, evolution, deterioration, and fragmentation."

Min Moyou let Changmingsuo take his arm, smiled at her, and

“Xiao Bing was worried and insisted on coming in, so I accompanied her for a walk, just to help her digest after the meal.”

“I’m usually bored because someone takes care of everything for me.”

Why do you say such harsh things?

Changmingsuo tightened her grip on Min Moyou's arm—using her flat-chested body to poke at him!

"Ah~ I came here out of kindness to ask if you needed any help, and you're showing off to me instead? You're so mean."

Yu Bing, on the other side of Min Moyou, watched the warm and harmonious scene between the two—why didn't he feel this way when he was with me?

However, that wasn't what she cared about most.

"Longevity Lock, explain yourself clearly, what sins does the Yu family want to atone for?!"

"Accumulating wealth and building up your fortune through proper means is the family motto of the Yu family!"

Yu Bing's questioning interrupted his harmonious time with Min Moyou, and he didn't give her a kind look—this little princess, supposedly from a prestigious family, has absolutely no sense of propriety...

"Oh my gosh~ Miss Yu, would you like to explain to this illiterate hoodlum what this sentence means?"

Yu Bing sensed something was off about the longevity lock's tone, but not quite understanding, she just forced herself to explain:

"...In other words, accumulating wealth must be done in a proper way."

"Hehehe... You have a way?"

The longevity lock seemed to hear a sarcastic voice—and you can't tell that I'm being sarcastic? Do you really think you're the only one who's educated? Do you really think I'm uncultured?

"What kind of path is this? The righteous path? The evil path? Or the sewers? I think your Yu clan would take any path for the sake of your so-called family business~ Can you even explain yourself clearly?"

As she spoke, Changmingsuo scrutinized Yubing from head to toe, as if trying to discern whether she was wearing a wolf's skin or a hypocritical sheep's skin...

"Tsk tsk tsk, how did the Yu family produce such a freak like you?"

"Longevity lock, dare you curse me again—?!"

"Who insulted you? I'm praising you, silly girl!"

................

After collecting evidence against the three members of the Yu clan, the director used his pupil technique to trace back the past and learned the truth about the fire at Linglong Pavilion. Immediately, his impression of Yu Bing, Yu Youquan, and the Yu clan changed drastically!

These two are all scoundrels!

(Yu Bing: Is there anything else I need to do?)

Following the clues, Director Tong arrived at a ferry crossing.

Hiss... There's no way out.

Before you lies a vast ocean formed by cursed power, every drop of water in which is filled with endless resentment. The moment you touch it, it will drag you into the abyss, never to rise again!

Coincidentally, the phantom of that ethereal female ghost also appeared at the ferry crossing.

Since there's no other way, why don't we take a break? Maybe a break will solve the problem?

Tong collapsed in front of the ethereal female ghost's phantom. The journey had taken a toll on her mental, magical, and physical strength, leaving her quite exhausted.

Looking at the almost ubiquitous, ghostly figure of the quest guide NPC, Tong idly muttered to herself:

"If only you could tell me where to find Yu Youquan."

After all, Tong had just defeated one of Xiaoran's phantoms, and the Dragon Domain space hadn't loosened at all—besides, this Dragon Domain is so strong, and if the Dragon Domain Master really is Xiaoran, how could he be defeated by this director?

By restoring the truth of Linglong Pavilion's past, and combining the various pieces of information about Yu Youquan's disappearance in the Dragon Domain, the experienced director Tong, who is no fool, immediately understood that Yu Youquan, who was trapped in the Dragon Domain, might be the key to eliminating the Dragon Domain!

However, upon seeing the ethereal, ghostly body and the blank expression on its face...

"Forget it, you'd be a fool to even try to communicate with me!"

"No, I can."

A soft voice came from in front of Director Tong, containing a hint of resentment at being looked down upon.

"Whoa! You scared me!"

Tong was so frightened that she moved her bottom back several times.

A myriad of complex emotions suddenly surfaced on his usually expressionless and wooden face.

"actually....."

It's here! The super-long explanatory and complaining dialogue is here!

But this director doesn't want to hear it!

"and many more!"

Before Xiao Ran's long narration could even begin, it was abruptly interrupted by Director Tong.

"Sis! My ghostly barrier is broken! This director is tired! Really tired! Can you please get to the point?"

"......Row."

"I am not Xiaoran, but a trace of her will and energy left behind, which can only be considered a memory and a fragment of emotion."

Xiao Ran wasn't annoyed by Tong's interruption; she finally managed to swallow down the long speech she wanted to utter.

"Youquan poured all his regret into this Dragon Realm, turning it into an even larger prison, trapping us once again with our past obsessions..."

"He locked himself on the other side of the water, trapped himself in his past memories, torturing himself meaninglessly over and over again... So, I would like to ask you to help him free himself."

"This Dragon Realm is not a place for redemption... and it should not trap us any longer."

"No one... should be imprisoned in the cycle of suffering...."

After Xiaoran finished speaking, a small boat suddenly appeared at the ferry crossing.

"That's the vehicle we used when we were preparing to escape. If you ride in it, it will take you to Youquan."

It has to be you! The key NPC for the quest! You won't give us the ship unless we trigger the dialogue, right?

And so, Tong boarded the small boat and headed towards the center of the water—towards a giant tree, its branches twisted and reaching straight into the sky.

...........

"Speaking of Yu Youquan, I've heard he was a notorious good-for-nothing in the Yu family back in the day. Many people couldn't believe the Yu family could have such a useless person. And I've heard his poetry was especially bad, yet he loved to write it despite his incompetence. I really don't know how he managed to seduce that carefree musician..."

"Longevity lock! I won't allow you to lie about my second grandfather behind his back!"

"What nonsense... This is all information that I, your great-aunt, painstakingly gathered, and it's very reliable! I won't even hold it against you for insulting my intelligence capabilities!"

"You... wait? There seems to be no road ahead?"

Min Moyou and his group also arrived at a body of water—but having pushed their way through, they didn't see any phantom images or ferry crossings.

Is there no way out?

Minmo asked the griffin that was clearing the way a question.

"Yes, Master."

The griffin gathered its breath, raised the banner in its hand high, and then slashed down fiercely!

A golden beam of light cleaved down vertically, splitting the calm, viscous surface of the cursed water!

The waves surged to both sides, making the entire body of water turbulent and turbulent!

Only the road that had been carved out and led straight to the center of the waterway remained unaffected.

"Let's go, there's a road now."

Yu Bing: ...If our family has such strength, why should we worry about internal traitors? Why should we worry about the family not prospering?

Longevity Lock: If I had that kind of power, I could rob the Thousand Faces Gathering today and then rob the Dragon Suppression Bureau tomorrow! How carefree that would be!

.......................

At this point, Master Zhu, having recklessly charged forward for five minutes and then rested for half an hour, finally arrived at the water's edge.

Left with no other choice, he placed the mysterious talisman on the sole of his shoe, stepped on the water, and chanted sutras to help the deceased, slowly making his way towards the center of the water—which was also the center of the Dragon Realm.

...............

Tong, who was originally leisurely riding in a light boat, was thinking of resting on the boat for a while.

The small boat rocked gently; it was so comfortable to lie on it.

Unexpectedly, a huge wave crashed in, lifting Tong and the small boat she was on into the air thirty meters high!

"No?! Xiaoran didn't tell me about this kind of test???"

“啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊——”

The unfortunate director and Xiaoran used her small boat to fly through the air, heading straight for the center of the Dragon Realm.

This is much faster.

It's much more exciting now.

Tong quickly adjusted her body in mid-air, using the small boat as a base, and with a beautiful roll to release the pressure, she finally landed safely.

"Phew... I survived again."

As it turns out, Min Moyou was the greatest danger when he was around, and he was still the greatest danger when he was not around.

"But there's no hidden meaning here either...?"

Tong looked around and saw only a giant, jet-black bird that had been chained through its collarbone and was hanging from a tree...

She had a vague, terrifying suspicion—even with the bird chained up, its ferocious aura was almost on par with Lady Mirage! Wasn't that terrifying?!

He? Yu Youquan?

Me? Rescue him?

How come I didn't know I was so amazing?

What if he goes berserk and swats me, the director, to death with a single wing...?

and many more!

Does Xiaoran mean that I, the director, should help it get rid of this problem?

Should I type this?

real or fake? !

With my skills, why am I not out here beating up Qianxianghui and kicking Zhenlongsi, instead of being a lousy director at Longchao Pavilion?

..............