Chapter 69

At the hour of Hai, just as the sky was beginning to brighten, in Meng Feng's villa, the lights were all on. Mo Yongxing, Qin Yu, and Zhang Hua were sitting at the dining table enjoying their breakfast.

Last night, the three of them had slept in the guest rooms. Meng Feng's villa had plenty of guest rooms, and each of them had their own room with some still left empty. After the three finished their breakfast, Mo Yongxing, yawning, asked, "Qin Yu, it's not even light yet. Is the Hidden Dragon really coming?"

Originally, Mo Yongxing could have slept until dawn, but after pestering Qin Yu to tell him the whole story last night, he insisted that Qin Yu wake him up in the morning to see what the Hidden Dragon looked like.

"If he doesn't come, you can just go to the river and carry him up," Qin Yu replied irritably. He didn't know what was wrong with this guy, who had knocked on his door several times during the night. After finally getting rid of him, he hadn't even fallen asleep when the knocking started again. When Qin Yu checked the time, it was 3 a.m., and he felt like strangling Mo Yongxing.

"Turn left at the door, and the first room is yours. If you dare to come in again, I'll let Zhuiying leave you a souvenir," Qin Yu's words made Mo Yongxing leave reluctantly.

Just as he was dozing off, Mo Yongxing's knocking came again. Qin Yu, who had intended to ignore it, found that the other person wouldn't give up and kept knocking, which made him extremely annoyed. He got out of bed, opened the door, and was about to yell at Mo Yongxing, but Mo Yongxing spoke first.

"It's already past five, and the maid has already prepared breakfast. Didn't you say you would wake me up around five?" Mo Yongxing's face showed a pleading smile. He knew it was embarrassing to disturb Qin Yu's sleep all night, but he was just too excited. Following Qin Yu was exciting, and he could even see the Hidden Dragon soar. The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep, so he kept disturbing Qin Yu.

Qin Yu was speechless. Checking the time, it was indeed past five. Without a word, he turned and slammed the door, not caring if it hit Mo Yongxing.

"Qin Yu, what's wrong? It's past five. You're not going to sleep anymore, are you?" Mo Yongxing shouted from outside the door.

"Do you want to watch me brush my teeth and wash my face too?"

"I'll go downstairs and wait for you first." Mo Yongxing laughed and went downstairs.

Shaking his head helplessly, Qin Yu went into the bathroom and found that the maid had prepared everything very thoughtfully. The guest room already had new toiletries, all unopened...

"Is the special breakfast of GD to your liking, Master Qin?"

After Qin Yu, Mo Yongxing, and Zhang Hua finished their breakfast, Meng Feng came down from upstairs. As the provincial party secretary, his work was very busy, and he had to go to the provincial party committee to handle documents during the day, so he had gone to bed early last night.

"Yes, it's said that the people of GD are the most knowledgeable about food and health. Just the breakfast combination shows that." Qin Yu wasn't being polite; the people of GD were indeed very skilled in cooking, and they liked to make soups that best preserved the nutrients of the ingredients. Additionally, the people of GD had the habit of drinking afternoon tea, with dozens of different tea snacks.

After a brief chat, once everyone had finished their breakfast, they all went to the garden. Guard Zhang was already standing by the platform, which was built with two parallel bars and a thick three-ply wooden board, fixed with some nails, looking quite solid.

A ladder was also placed below the platform. Qin Yu looked at the sky, adjusted his sleeves, and walked up the platform, standing in the center with his eyes closed.

The few people below all had serious expressions. According to what Qin Yu had just told them, there was only a 70% chance of deceiving the heavens and giving the Hidden Dragon the opportunity to soar, and there was only one chance. If it failed, all previous efforts would be in vain. Therefore, everyone's eyes were fixed on Qin Yu, not daring to look away.

Qin Yu closed his eyes and quietly felt the wind around him. He held a talisman between his right fingers, the Heaven Stealing Talisman. After a long time, Qin Yu slowly raised the Heaven Stealing Talisman above his head, and the talisman fluttered in the wind.

A ray of morning light began to spread over the earth, like the first light in the sky. The gray sky began to turn white. Qin Yu opened his eyes and shouted to Meng Feng below, "Secretary Meng, please place the seven copper mirrors."

Hearing Qin Yu's words, Meng Feng placed the seven copper mirrors he had prepared in the positions Qin Yu had previously instructed, surrounding the platform.

Mo Yongxing and the others just watched, not helping. Qin Yu had told them to only watch and not touch.

"Seven stars in place, the earth dragon gods of the four directions, come forth." Qin Yu shouted again, and Meng Feng lit the four oil lamps at the corners of the platform.

"Heaven's gate opens wide, the Dragon of the Hour soars, the four dragon gods lift the gate." Qin Yu leaped, crossed his legs, and sat in the center of the platform. He drew lines on the Heaven Stealing Talisman with his left index and middle fingers, and yellow light flowed from his fingertips. The talisman glowed brightly, and a large "Dao" character appeared before Qin Yu's eyes.

"Ten years have passed, the Hidden Dragon has sunk into the depths. After countless trials, it has achieved great merit. Now, I humbly request the dragon gods to open the Dragon Gate and guide the Hidden Dragon to soar."

After saying this to the Heaven Stealing Talisman, Qin Yu drew some inscriptions in the air with his right fingertips. "Boom!" As the last stroke fell, the "Dao" character disappeared, and the talisman began to burn in the air. Qin Yu released his fingers, and the entire talisman burned up, leaving no ashes, as if it had vanished into thin air.

Below the platform, Mo Yongxing's expression was calm, as he had seen Qin Yu's magical abilities before. The other three, however, were amazed, as Qin Yu's methods were like those of a Taoist priest in a movie, full of visual impact.

"The Heaven Stealing Talisman has been used. Whether it can deceive the heavens and open the Dragon Gate is up to fate."

Qin Yu looked up at the brightening sky. The purpose of the Heaven Stealing Talisman was to deceive the heavens. The Hidden Dragon had missed its chance to soar, so Qin Yu had to use this method to deceive the heavens, making it think that today was the day for the Hidden Dragon to soar, thus opening the Dragon Gate.

Suddenly, the sky above the platform became strange, with countless clouds gathering and merging, slowly forming a twisted circular cloud layer. Above this cloud layer, a square cloud gate appeared faintly.

Seeing the cloud gate, Qin Yu smiled and recited, "The Dragon Gate is open, the Hidden Dragon soars. Whether it becomes a dragon or a worm depends on fate."

"Whoosh!" A fierce wind rose from the ground, and a deafening dragon roar shook Mo Yongxing and the others, who covered their ears and stared at the cloud layer above. The wind rose from the ground like a tornado, rushing straight to the cloud gate and disappearing into it.

"Now it's up to you," Qin Yu said to himself, looking at the cloud gate. He hadn't expected to summon the Dragon Gate so easily. The rest was up to the Hidden Dragon to strive.

Just as Qin Yu was about to get down from the platform, Mo Yongxing suddenly exclaimed, "Why is another tornado heading for the cloud gate?"

"Another tornado?" Qin Yu quickly looked up and indeed saw another tornado rushing into the cloud gate.

"This... This means another Hidden Dragon is also soaring today."

Qin Yu's face showed disbelief as he stared at the cloud gate. There was another Hidden Dragon in the scenic area that was also soaring today. No wonder it was so easy to summon the Dragon Gate, as there was already a Hidden Dragon soaring today.

The Hidden Dragon only gets one chance to soar every ten years, and it was incredibly coincidental that another Hidden Dragon was also soaring today. Qin Yu was so surprised that he couldn't speak.

"Two dragons competing, one must be injured." Qin Yu's brows furrowed. The Hidden Dragon's ascent was already a very dangerous affair, and now with two dragons ascending simultaneously, it was even more dangerous. They had to compete for the single opportunity to become a dragon.

"Roar~~~"

A deafening dragon roar echoed across the entire GZ city. Countless citizens looked up at the sky and saw two figures suddenly appear in the clouds, moving and interacting within the cloud layer.

"My God, what am I seeing? Are these dragons? Two divine dragons?"

Countless citizens saw the vague forms of the Hidden Dragons in the clouds, with occasional glimpses of scales and claws, which were exactly what the legendary divine dragons looked like.

"They are divine dragons, real divine dragons."

"The divine dragons have appeared! Everyone, come and pray!"

Some citizens knelt on the ground, praying for the divine dragons to protect them. However, most of the younger ones took out their phones to take photos and videos. This was a real divine dragon, not something Photoshopped. Posting the photos and videos could even make the front page of the news.

"The Hidden Dragon is formless, passing through the Dragon Gate, transforming into a dragon, and undergoing three trials. Only after passing these trials can it truly become a dragon and roam the four directions."

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(End of the chapter)