The hero of the former High-Cloud Quintet, after being freed from the Mara-Struck, was re-accepted by the Xianzhou and was even appointed as an Emanator of the Hunt.
No matter how you look at it, this was an inspiring event... not considering that this Emanator's future job was just a maid.
"Let's go!"
Looking at the surprised foxian girl, Jingliu didn't say much and turned to leave.
After a while, the few of them arrived at the main hall of the banquet.
Looking at the layout on the banquet table, Jingliu was slightly taken aback. Her scarlet eyes first became sharp, and then softened.
Tingyun and Qingque were slightly taken aback, a little surprised.
The Arbiter of Myriad Transformations, Su Mo, sat in the absolute main seat. The Arbiter of Creation, Ruan Mei, and Jibril sat on Su Mo's left and right respectively. This was not strange. The master-servant relationship between the three had always been relatively obvious, and anyone who had seen it once would not find it strange.
What was strange was the guest seat directly opposite Su Mo.
According to the traditional rules of the Xianzhou, the leader of the Xianzhou Luofu, Jing Yuan, should be sitting here, and then be responsible for entertaining these distinguished guests.
Before this, it was indeed Jing Yuan who accompanied the guests.
But they didn't expect that just after leaving for a short while, the person in this position had changed.
And, the little girl sitting in this position, they all knew her.
"Lady Bailu?"
"Physician Bailu?"
Tingyun and Qingque called out the girl's name.
"Tingyun, Qingque, you're here too?!"
Seeing acquaintances, Bailu, who had been nervously playing with her dragon tail, finally showed a look of relief.
She immediately greeted the two happily, not at all like the next Dragon High Elder.
Her innocent and lively posture made even Jingliu, who was at the side, slightly taken aback, her eyes a little nostalgic.
"Why is Lady Bailu here?"
Tingyun took a step forward and asked curiously.
"Did the general ask you to be an attendant?"
Although she looked like a little girl and seemed to be completely unqualified to be a guest of honor, if she attended as the next Dragon High Elder, besides Jing Yuan, only she was qualified to be an attendant.
Even someone like Fu Xuan, one of the Six Charioteers, was not qualified to sit in this position, and only had the qualification to be at the table.
"Ah... th-th-this..."
It was originally a very common question, but unexpectedly, Bailu, as if she had been poked in a sore spot, her delicate little face immediately turned red. Her index fingertips tapped on her chest, and her flexible dragon tail kept wagging, as if she were hiding something.
Oho~ Something's up!
Tingyun and Qingque, two Mahjong partners, looked at each other and discovered the problem.
Seeing their suspicious gazes, Bailu immediately became anxious. She closed her eyes and pointed her little hand at Jing Yuan.
"It was the general who dragged me here! This guy is so bad, he's forcing me to go on a blind date!"
As soon as these words came out, the surroundings fell silent.
Tingyun, Qingque, and Sushang stared dumbfounded at Bailu, who was obviously only seven or eight years old and still had the body of a little girl. Then they looked at Su Mo, who was in all respects an adult, and their eyes became horrified.
Having the Arbiter of Myriad Transformations go on a blind date with Bailu?
Although Aeons generally didn't have this need, considering the difference in status, Bailu was barely qualified to be Su Mo's concubine.
However, that was not the point.
The point was...
Even if you ignored the gap in status between the two, just looking at the difference in body size, wasn't this a bit criminal?
Even if the age of the Vidyadhara was not as young as she looked, Bailu's thinking was indeed that of a little girl. Was it a bit inappropriate to expose her to this kind of thing so early?
Before they could ask their questions...
Before them, Jingliu's gaze, as cold as an ice needle, had already shot towards the general of the Luofu, who was sitting next to Bailu and was truly responsible for the duties of an attendant.
"Jing Yuan, can you explain your actions?" Jingliu asked in a cold voice.
"Teacher, you've misunderstood!"
Jing Yuan was immediately drenched in sweat. If Jingliu's Mara-Struck hadn't been cured, that one look just now would probably have been enough to trigger her Mara-Struck.
It was rare to see the general of the Luofu in such a sorry state. Tingyun and Qingque immediately came over curiously.
"What's going on?" Jingliu pressed.
"It's the Vidyadhara High Elders! They were the ones who made me do it! Originally, the High Elders wanted to take the opportunity of an audience with the two Arbiters to pray for some blessings. But they didn't expect that the two Arbiters wouldn't show their faces at all. As the general of the Luofu, they came to me, hoping that I could put in a few good words for them."
Jing Yuan said with a bitter smile, quickly explaining.
"Pray for blessings?" Jingliu asked.
"Well... although the High Elders asked for confidentiality, it's not a secret. Everyone here is one of our own, so I'll be direct."
After a moment of hesitation, Jing Yuan confessed frankly.
"Teacher, you are also aware of the crisis that the Vidyadhara have always had to face. As descendants of Permanence, the number of Vidyadhara is gradually decreasing. If this trend continues, they will be extinct sooner or later."
"Originally, we Xianzhou people also had the Mara-Struck and could not achieve true longevity. But with the blessing of the Arbiter of Creation and the Arbiter of Myriad Transformations, the Xianzhou people are no longer troubled by the Mara-Struck, and the lifespan of the foxian race has also been greatly increased."
"Only the Vidyadhara, although they have received the blessing of the rain and mist and have become stronger, their plight has not improved."
"So?" Jingliu frowned slightly, thinking of some bad memories.
The plight of the Vidyadhara had been around for a long time. In the past, the Dragon High Elder Dan Feng of the High-Cloud Quintet had tried to use the Art of Dragon Transformation to add to the Vidyadhara race.
But before the method was completed, he had caused a great disaster for Baiheng, privately using the Art of Dragon Transformation, which led to the birth of an evil dragon.
In the end, the High-Cloud Quintet fell apart, and the Dragon High Elder Dan Feng also shed his dragon scales and was reincarnated as a human.
The plight of the Vidyadhara remained. It was normal for them to want to find a way to add to their numbers.
But the problem was...
"What does this have to do with her?"
"Well..."
At this point, Jing Yuan also became a little embarrassed.
"The High Elders' meaning is that the Arbiter of Creation specializes in the field of life and may be able to solve the problem of the Vidyadhara's inability to conceive. The Arbiter of Myriad Transformations has thousands of incarnations and is very likely to also master the power of the Path of Permanence."
"If the two Arbiters can give Bailu their blessing, granting her the ability to give birth to the next generation, and giving her the blessing of Permanence, it will not only solve the reproduction crisis of the Vidyadhara, but also strengthen the connection with the two Arbiters. It can be said to be a win-win."
Jing Yuan's words were extremely tactful, but Qingque, who was used to official documents, immediately understood.
"Isn't this just wanting Lady Bailu to have His Majesty Su Mo's child?"
Ruan Mei would be responsible for solving the Vidyadhara's infertility problem, and Su Mo would be responsible for getting Bailu pregnant.
Their calculations were really on point.
"No matter what, the two Arbiters won't agree to such an absurd request, right?"
After her shock, Tingyun complained.
She felt that those High Elders must have something wrong with their brains.
Not to mention that the two Arbiters were only allies with the Xianzhou, the Vidyadhara were not even a faction that believed in the two Aeons.
Even if they were willing to change their faith, the Aeons might not necessarily pay attention to you, let alone grant you blessings in the way you want.
Not to mention anything else, even the Xianzhou Alliance, which was generally recognized as having the best relationship with an Aeon, could actually only passively receive divine edicts from the Hunt.
The existence and way of thinking of Aeons were not something that mortals could understand. The demands of the High Elders were obviously too wishful.
"I thought so too, so I didn't make such a rude request," Jing Yuan said helplessly. "This time, having Miss Bailu come over is actually not for a blind date, but mainly to ask the two Arbiters if there are other solutions."
"After all, a part of the Arbiter of Creation's Path comes from Propagation. Perhaps the two of them are really willing to listen to our request."
Unlike the High Elders, Jing Yuan's sense of propriety was very good.
He was not so delusional as to really think that Su Mo would take Bailu as a concubine. He just wanted to ask if there were other ways.
If they could solve the crisis of the Vidyadhara, it would be a great good for the entire Xianzhou Alliance.
"As for the blind date and all that, it's just a misunderstanding by Miss Bailu. Miss Bailu has a free personality. I don't think she would like this kind of arranged relationship!"
Jing Yuan's last words were said very freely.
Based on his understanding of his former friend Baiheng and his observation of Bailu, this restless little dragon girl would never agree to such conditions.
However—
"If I'm really forced, it's not completely unacceptable... Hmph! I'm the next Dragon High Elder, after all!"
Bailu secretly glanced at Su Mo a few times, then added.
"..."
Tingyun and Qingque were dumbfounded. From the looks of it, Bailu didn't seem to have any objection to the High Elders' plan?
No, it seemed she had no objection to Lord Su Mo.
Strange. With her quirky personality, she shouldn't have compromised so easily.
Could it be that it was simply because His Majesty Su Mo was handsome?
As the two of them kept guessing, Jing Yuan and Jingliu both showed looks of shock.
Bailu's choice was completely different from their former friend Baiheng.
After a few seconds of silence, they finally let it go.
In the end, they were two completely different individuals. They didn't need to impose their past impressions on Bailu.
Thinking of this, Jing Yuan asked patiently, "Miss Bailu seems to have a good impression of the Arbiter of Myriad Transformations?"
"It's not to that extent!"
Bailu shook her head in embarrassment, her head turning like a rattle-drum.
"It's just that Lord Su Mo does have a familiar aura... it seems to be the aura of a dragon, but it's a little different from the aura of our Vidyadhara, which makes me feel very close."
Hearing this, Jing Yuan looked at Su Mo in surprise.
He immediately found that Su Mo was also looking over at this moment.
"As expected of a descendant of Permanence, to be able to sense the aura of a dragon like this."
"If you don't mind the weakening of the bloodline and just want the Vidyadhara to prosper, there are as many methods as you want. Ruan Mei has the Catalogue of Life of many sub-dragon species."
The dragon, as a top-tier divine beast, ran through almost all myths. Su Mo's control over its power was naturally considerable.
"And if you insist on pure-blooded dragon species, pure-blooded Vidyadhara, there is another way to complete the Art of Dragon Transformation and add new members to the Vidyadhara race."
As he spoke, Su Mo looked at Qingque at the side and said casually, "Thou art a dragon!"
"Waaaahhh?!"
In the next instant, the dragon attribute erupted. The slacking girl in the green skirt suddenly found that she had a deep cyan tail behind her, and her whole appearance was almost the same as Bailu's.
The skill that originally belonged to Christianity and was used to debuff enemies, with a little clever use, could directly switch the other party's race, turning a debuff into a buff.
"It works like this?"
Seeing Su Mo's simple state of words becoming reality, Jing Yuan was stunned for a moment.
He quickly made up his mind that he must not let the High Elders know about this. Otherwise, the entire Vidyadhara race, even if they had to throw a tantrum, would beg Su Mo to create more Vidyadhara.
Changing a person's race with a single sentence... if others found out, it would definitely cause great greed.
No, wait. The two Arbiters both have Aeon-level combat power, so they don't have to worry about any threats.
Then it's fine.