Perhaps a Monster King

But these two monsters obeyed Evan Xiao's commands, bowing to him with absolute submission.

She turned to look at Evan Xiao on top of the Red-crested Golden Eagle.

How was he able to summon these two giant beasts?

This is definitely not something an ordinary general of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom could do...

Now that the floodwaters were released, the water level at the dam gradually dropped, and the pressure greatly decreased.

The tentacles of that Giant Octopus Demon retracted.

Then it bowed respectfully to the Red-crested Golden Eagle in the sky, turned, and dove downstream into the river.

"Qingluan, what's wrong? You look pale," Maya Summers asked worriedly.

Maya Summers looked at Qingluan.

She was like someone struck by lightning—completely frozen, not moving an inch.

"Qingluan..." Maya Summers nudged her.

Qingluan was startled, gasping as she snapped back to reality.

She looked up and saw the Flying Cavalry, led by the Red-crested Golden Eagle, sweeping across the sky toward Yanjing.

At that time, Evan Xiao said he had lived for a thousand years.

"Qingluan..." Maya Summers called. "Should we go back?"

Evan Xiao asked, "If I really were, would you still marry me?"

At the time, Qingluan's answer was: "I would!"

......

The size of those two creatures was far beyond the normal range for spirit beasts.

Maybe they've really turned into monsters?

But these two monsters obeyed Xiao Yan's commands, bowing to him with absolute submission.

Could it be... he's really a monster?

Maybe he's some kind of Monster King, which is why he can be friends with a divine dragon...

"Stop!" Maya Summers called out, frowning.

No wonder he never brings me home to meet his parents.

"He's so old already. Just kick him out—why be so harsh?" Maya Summers said.

Oh my god, I'm with a monster...

"Qingluan, what's wrong? You look pale," Zhuo Mingyue asked worriedly.

"I'm soaked through. Let's hurry back!" Qingluan, as if running for her life, mounted the flying eagle and returned to the small town they had come from.

......

The heavy rain finally stopped the next day, and a beautiful rainbow appeared in the sky.

Qingluan was admiring the gorgeous rainbow when a shadow suddenly passed overhead.

She looked up and saw the Flying Cavalry, led by the Red-crowned Golden Eagle, sweeping across the sky toward Yanjing.

He's gone back...

"Qingluan..." Zhuo Mingyue called. "Should we go back?"

Qingluan shook her head. "We're here to have fun, and we haven't even started yet! Why go back?"

"That's right! Qingluan, Mingyue, not far downstream is the Rose Gorge," Shen Sui chimed in, not wanting to leave. "They say the scenery there is the best in the world. Want to go check it out?"

"Sure!" Qingluan replied.

And so, the three of them set off for Rose Gorge.

The scenery there was indeed breathtaking.

The three of them spent a day traveling downstream on a bamboo raft, taking in all the beautiful sights of Rose Gorge. When they came ashore, they found a restaurant to try the local fatty fish.

As they left the restaurant, full and satisfied, they saw several waiters beating up an old man.

The old man was filthy, with white hair covering his face, curled up in a ball and looking truly pitiful.

"Stop!" Zhuo Mingyue called out, frowning.

The waiters stopped and said, "This beggar comes every few days to steal chickens! If we don't beat him, he'll never learn his lesson!"

"He's so old already. Just kick him out—why be so harsh?" Zhuo Mingyue said.

"Miss, since you're so kind, why not pay for the chickens he's stolen? If you do, we won't beat him anymore!" one of the waiters said slyly.

"How much?"

"He comes to steal four or five times a month, probably took a dozen chickens in total! If you want to pay for him, just give us three hundred taels of silver. With the money, we won't beat him anymore." the waiter said.