Ao Guang naturally knew Qi Yuan's concerns, and he also knew that under the rules of heaven, it was really hard for them to cause a fuss about their marriage.
Although becoming a Taoist couple as a disciple of Jiejiao is a bit tricky, it also prevents anyone from criticizing them.
After all, if outsiders interfere in the private affairs between Jiejiao disciples, it will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of all the gods in the Shangqing lineage.
The reason why Ao Guang complained about Qi Yuan not inviting him to his wedding was just to express his close relationship with Qi Yuan.
He is smooth in doing things, but not as proud and impulsive as those young dragon clan disciples. As long as he does not violate the dragon clan's bottom line, Ao Guang will be very polite and even generous to others.
What's more, Qi Yuan's identity is quite special. Not only is he very popular among the gods in heaven, but he is also the direct disciple of Jiejiao who stayed in the three realms to continue his destiny.
Even now the Emei Sword Sect has shown a strong momentum, and Ao Guang naturally knows this.
Although he rarely goes out to the East China Sea, he is not even like Qi Yuan, who still needs to go back and forth to heaven once a year to report the people's situation to the Jade Emperor.
However, the branches of the Dragon Clan are spread across the four major continents, and within the territory of the Human Race, there are also many Dragon Clan children occupying some waters, so the information is still very well-informed. The Dragon Clan also knows relatively well about all the big and small things that happen in the Three Realms.
Compared to the Phoenix and Kirin tribes, the Dragon tribe is much better than them at this point.
Although looking at it now, the strength of the Emei Sword Sect is not very good. Apart from Qi Yuan, the newly promoted Taiyi Xuanxian, there are only a few heavenly immortals.
But the potential of the Emei Sword Sect is extremely amazing.
They have been able to achieve such momentum in just a hundred years. If there is no external pressure to suppress them, and the Emei Sword Sect continues to develop according to its current situation, I am afraid that they will become a major force within a few thousand years.
Therefore, Ao Guang was willing to be on good terms with Qi Yuan, both in terms of personal friendship and the overall situation.
At this time, some high-ranking civil servants and generals under the Crystal Palace also arrived one after another after receiving the news.
After all, it was the Lord of the Kitchen God Division who came to the Crystal Palace as a guest. As the high-ranking officials of the Dragon King, they should also come to accompany him.
A large part of these civil and military officials were Ao Guang's old subordinates, who were brought by him from his Dragon Palace to assist him in governing the East China Sea.
Especially the Turtle Chief, as Ao Guang became the Dragon King, he also changed from a chief steward of the Dragon Palace to the Turtle Prime Minister who assisted the Dragon King in governing the entire East China Sea.
The Dragon Kings of the Four Seas all have their own teams. In addition to being loyal to the Heavenly Court, they are no different from an independent court.
Even if the sea area is unlimited, their power has reached the extreme, which is far beyond the comparison of ordinary dynasties in the world.
Qi Yuan was familiar with most of the civil servants and generals under Ao Guang's command. Even some of them he had never met before were quickly introduced by Ao Guang.
These dragon subordinates were also very polite to Qi Yuan. Even the relatively rough and arrogant demon fairy generals expressed their friendship with Qi Yuan in their own unique way.
After all, even the Dragon King was so polite to Qi Yuan, so of course they wouldn't dare to be disrespectful.
Prime Minister Gui and several other generals who were familiar with Qi Yuan were secretly shocked when they saw Qi Yuan's current Taoist cultivation.
Especially Sharkuohai.
This great general under Ao Guang's command had taken Qi Yuan back and forth to the sea twice when the Dragon Clan was at war with Waihai, so he naturally knew the depth of his skills.
Unexpectedly, a Qi practitioner who had not yet become an immortal could now catch up with him in Taoist cultivation.
Especially Qi Yuan's aura is sharp and terrifying. Even though he has tried his best to control his aura, he has not been promoted to Taiyi Xuanxian for a long time, and his aura still cannot be completely controlled.
Therefore, the whole person looks like a sharp sword, with a few faint wisps of sword intent exuding a frightening aura.
Soon, the beautiful maids in the Crystal Palace began to serve various delicacies one after another, as well as various fine wines.
Although Qi Yuan is now well-informed, even these spiritual cooking skills and the method of brewing fairy wine are still passed down from him.
However, after more than a hundred years of development, the spiritual chefs of the Crystal Palace, coupled with the various forces under the Dragon Clan, have collected an endless variety of ingredients from the sea. The spiritual meals they cook now are impressive even for Qi Yuan.
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Many of the spiritual food materials that Ao Guang brought out to entertain him today, many of which Qi Yuan had never seen before, made him very interested.
Although he had cooked many ingredients from the sea before, the sea area was vast and Qi Yuan did not go to many places. The ingredients he could obtain were nothing compared to the Crystal Palace.
"Hahaha, come, Zaojun, let's try my Crystal Palace's cooking skills."
Ao Guang laughed heartily. Since he sat on the throne of the Dragon King, his life has become more luxurious.
In order to please the Dragon King, the spiritual chef in the palace also tried his best to cook various ingredients in various ways, which made Ao Guang extremely satisfied.
"Since Master Zao passed down his cooking skills, we have been enjoying the blessings along with him."
Prime Minister Turtle on the side shook his bald little head and couldn't help but sigh: "In the past, I never thought that there would be such a delicious spiritual meal in the world.
Now that I have eaten the taste of spiritual food, I am not used to it if I want to go back to the way it was before."
"good."
Shark Kuohai, who was sitting not far away, took a sip of the cold immortal wine and said: "What I admire most about Zao Lord is not that he can cultivate to the realm of Taiyi Xuanxian in just over a hundred years, nor that
He pioneered the practice of swordsmanship and promoted the Emei Sword Sect.
What really convinces me is the spiritual chef created by Zaojun and these fairy wines. Zaojun is really good news to us."
Prime Minister Turtle smiled and said: "This guy is a foodie. He has a big belly, and he drinks endlessly. That means we are rich in the East China Sea. Otherwise, who can afford to support a foodie like you?"
"Hahaha……"
Everyone laughed.
Shakuohai became angry: "You still have the nerve to make fun of me. I haven't seen you eat less in these years."
The others laughed and joked a few words, but it was just talk. When it comes to appetite, those present here are those generals who are from the Dragon Whale clan. They are the real giants.
Ao Guang was also smiling, he was quite satisfied now.
Because Lingshan became popular in his military camps, not only did he have an extremely elite group of demon soldiers under his command, but the strength of the dragon clan's subordinates in other sea areas also greatly increased.
However, the Dragon Clan has no plans to attack the outer sea because of this.
Those demon kings in the outer sea were originally the shields they connived at, so naturally they would not be wiped out easily. Instead, they maintained an evenly matched situation on the surface.
Moreover, with the existence of these monster clans in the outer sea, the two sides will launch a war every once in a while to give the demon soldiers under their command and the younger dragon clan a chance to hone their skills. Why not do it.
After drinking for three rounds, Ao Guang asked Qi Yuan: "Zao Lord suddenly visited the East China Sea, but what happened?"
Qi Yuan glanced at Yang Chan lightly.
At this time, Yang Chan was joking with Ao Rui. When he saw him looking over, she gave him a gentle smile and continued chatting with Ao Rui about her daughter's family.
Qi Yuan turned around and said with a smile: "It's nothing. I just stayed in the mountains for a long time and wanted to come out to relax. In addition, I haven't been to the East China Sea for a long time and I miss it a little, so I wanted to come to the Dragon King as a guest."
"Haha, Mr. Zao is not an outsider. You can come anytime you want in the future. The door of my Crystal Palace is open to you at any time."
Ao Guang was very sensible and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he changed the subject with a smile and talked about some strange things in the Three Realms. His subordinates also toasted to Qi Yuan one after another.
It's just that people like Sha Kuohai always like to toast directly with wine jars. Qi Yuan doesn't dare to be like them, otherwise he will get drunk.
The banquet lasted for a long time and then dispersed.
Yang Chan was dragged by Ao Rui to play in the harem, while Qi Yuan followed Ao Guang for a walk and chat in the Crystal Palace.
Facing the various wonders of the Crystal Palace, Qi Yuan was also filled with admiration.
Although he had seen the scenery under the sea before and had been to the Dragon Palace in Ao Guang, but when he compared it with the Crystal Palace, he found that the scenery here was more colorful and dizzying.
In front of a rockery made of colorful corals, a little lolita with two tiny dragon horns was playing on a swing. The cheerful voice of a child came from far away, making Ao Guang and Qi Yuan both excited when they saw this scene.
Smile.
However, the young man pushing the swing behind him had a look of reluctance on his face.
This is Ao Guang's son Ao Zhong, and his youngest daughter Ao Xin.
Ao Xin's body has grown up a little bit after a hundred years, but she is still a young lolita.
Ao Zhong's young mind has the unique pride of the Dragon Clan's youth.
Especially after his father sat on the throne of the Dragon King of the East China Sea, he felt that he should spend all his energy on practicing and learning to deal with various affairs, instead of playing here with his sister.
However, even though Ao Xin was only three or four years old, she was favored by her father and queen because of her young age, so she often asked her to play with her, otherwise she would complain to her mother.
After Ao Zhong suffered several losses, he had no choice but to take time out to play with his sister every day to prevent the little girl from complaining again.
"Father..."
After seeing Ao Guang, the little dragon girl suddenly swayed, flew up from the swing, and fell into Ao Guang's arms.
"Ouch, be careful."
Ao Guang quickly stretched out his hands to catch his daughter, holding her in his arms with a loving face.
Although he is smooth in dealing with people outside and has a majestic side when facing his subordinates, he is still very doting on his own children.
This can be seen from the fact that he did not hesitate to start a war with the monster king of the outer sea for Ao Rui.
Ao Xin giggled and acted coquettishly in her father's arms, and occasionally said something bad about her second brother, which made Ao Zhong's nostrils spit out white air in anger.
"Father, you can't believe what Third Sister said."
Ao Zhong was also depressed. He had already taken time to play with her, so why should he file a complaint?
"Second brother just doesn't like playing with me."
The little dragon girl hugged her father's neck and looked at Ao Zhong proudly, and said: "Father, you can tell by looking at his face, he is full of reluctance."
"..."
Ao Zhong felt miserable, should I pretend to be very happy?
"hehe……"
Ao Guang smiled and teased his daughter for a moment, then handed her to Ao Zhong and ordered: "Take good care of your sister, don't just think about playing with guns and sticks all day long.
Practicing martial arts and Taoism is not a temporary thing. Even if you want to lead the dragon soldiers to conquer the demon king in the outer sea in the future, that is something you can only do after you become an adult."
"Yes, father."
Although Ao Zhong looked reluctant, he did not dare to go against his father's will.
He had resisted in the past and said that he was no longer a child. As a result, he was repeatedly beaten by his father, queen and queen for a long time, and finally he had to obey.
Ao Zhong took his sister's chubby hand and took her to play somewhere else.
After Ao Guang watched the pair of children leave, he stretched out his hand and motioned for Qi Yuan to sit with him in the pavilion next to him.
He sighed softly: "My son has been extremely arrogant since he was a child. He only wanted to lead his dragon soldiers to conquer the sea. He made himself look like a little adult at a young age, which is very boring."
Ao Guang naturally understands the thoughts of his young daughter and knows that his daughter likes to play with his second brother.
What's more, he didn't want to see his son be so boring at a young age, so he often stood on Ao Xin's side and taught his son a few words.
Anyway, Ao Xin is not really an unreasonable person. She just likes to tease her second brother. Some trivial things are harmless and can help her son adjust from his old-fashioned state and regain some of his youthful mentality.
Qi Yuan smiled and said, "Just be content. At least there are a few children with you. Unlike me, there has been no movement for such a long time since I got married to my junior sister."
"Um?"
Ao Guang looked up at Qi Yuan in surprise, looking at his eyes that seemed to mean something, and after thinking about his words, he immediately understood what Qi Yuan meant.
Then he smiled and said: "Zao Lord is still young, and there is plenty of time on the road to immortality. Why rush? When the opportunity comes, the child will naturally come."
"That's indeed the truth."
Qi Yuan nodded, but his face still looked a little disappointed, and sighed softly: "It's just that I am from the human race, and unlike the dragon race, I am not born with a long life. In my early years, when I was not practicing Taoism, what I cared about was to continue my bloodline.
Don't let your family lose its incense.
Although I have become an immortal now and am free from the world, the thoughts I had back then have never dissipated. Instead, they have gradually evolved into knots in my heart, so I am inevitably a little anxious."
"oh?"
Ao Guang pondered for a while and said: "If this is the case, you must be careful to avoid it becoming an obsession over time, which will be detrimental to your practice.
Our Dragon Clan has a secret technique that can increase the chance of giving birth to heirs. If Mr. Zao really can't let go, with our relationship, I can teach you this secret technique."