Chapter 368 — Deep in the Dark Underground
The Herdsman of the Wasteland · Page 4 of 4
By the time they entered the fifth dragon vein, the darkness had receded and day had come; by the sixth, Shen Mu was certain they were beneath the central region of the Wasteland! "We are nearly at the True Dragon Sovereign's dragon vein!
" Lord Dragon-Keeper's spirits soared.
He laughed: "How goes your reading of the Dragon-Keeping Sutra?
It is time you returned it to me.
" Shen Mu respectfully returned the Dragon-Keeping Sutra to him and said: "My gifts are dull; I have gained a little understanding, though there are still some points that puzzle me. " "You are honest and simple, with few sly turns in you, and not overly clever; naturally there will be things you find hard to grasp.
" Lord Dragon-Keeper said: "So long as you serve my dragons well, I will explain the Dragon-Keeping Sutra to you, passage by passage.
" Shen Mu was wild with joy. Seeing the look on his face, Long Jiaonan longed to pounce on him and strangle him with her bare hands, so that he would keep that simple, artless smile even in death!
"We have reached the principal dragon vein!
" Lord Dragon-Keeper's spirits soared. He laughed: "Today I shall take these old ghosts' principal dragon vein, and their ten-thousand-year scheme will be ruined in a single stroke.
.
. Wait.
What is this. .
. " A look of bewilderment came over his face.
He stepped out of the sixth dragon vein, glanced around, and his bewilderment deepened.