Ye Tiancheng looked up and said to the majestic white dragon, "I agree. I was just too surprised before. Why would I refuse such a good thing?"
The white dragon snorted again.
"Hmph! It's good that you know what's good for you."
With these few words, the contract between the white dragon and Ye Tiancheng was settled.
With such good fortune, the little fox and Ye Wuji were both very happy for Ye Tiancheng. Ye Wuji might not have fully understood what a great thing this was, but the little fox understood it much more clearly.
The little fox knew that this was an extremely rare opportunity.
Moreover, this was different from Long Miaomiao following them previously.
Although Long Miaomiao was also a dragon, Long Miaomiao willingly helped them. However, at the same time, Long Miaomiao was free and not controlled by anyone.
Therefore, after Long Miaomiao and Ye Tiancheng fell out and she left home, Ye Tiancheng and the others could do nothing about Long Miaomiao. Furthermore, there were some matters that Long Miaomiao had been helping them with and would still need her support in the future.
This caused some trouble for Ye Tiancheng and the others, requiring them to find replacements.
Fortunately, they had indeed found suitable replacements.
However, this also made Ye Tiancheng and the others learn their lesson, and they would not easily entrust matters to such uncertain individuals again.
But now, the white dragon was willing to contract with Ye Tiancheng.
Once contracted, it was a different story.
If Ye Tiancheng had requirements for the white dragon and asked her to do something, as long as Ye Tiancheng had not violated the contract and had not betrayed the white dragon, then the white dragon would have to obey Ye Tiancheng's commands and act for him without fail.
This was much more stable and reliable than the relationship with Long Miaomiao before.
Furthermore, a white dragon that had contracted with him would be a force completely belonging to his side, becoming his own asset. Previously, when he was with Long Miaomiao, it was more about helping a friend.
After Ye Tiancheng and the white dragon finalized their agreement, they quickly discussed the detailed contents of the master-pet contract. Soon, the two of them, one person and one dragon, officially signed the master-pet contract.
From this moment on, the white dragon was Ye Tiancheng's pet.
At this time, because the white dragon had become Ye Tiancheng's pet, the little fox also began to treat the white dragon as one of their own.
The little fox looked at the white dragon with some curiosity and said to her, "Judging by your voice, are you also female?"
The white dragon replied somewhat irritably, "Of course, I'm female! I call myself 'lao niang,' do you think I could be male?"
Since the white dragon had always been like this, especially after her recovery, Ye Tiancheng and the others were quite accustomed to it and didn't find her way of speaking to be a problem.
The white dragon's irritability actually made them feel more at ease.
After all, the white dragon was also a female.
If something similar to what happened with Long Miaomiao were to occur, it would be too troublesome for them.
However, perhaps because the white dragon was female, she was quite good at grasping the key points.
After the white dragon's irritable outburst, she quickly reacted and seized the key point in the little fox's words.
The white dragon immediately asked, "Also? What do you mean?"
"Do you have other dragons? Female dragons too?!"
The little fox quickly waved her hands and explained to the white dragon, "No, no, no. My elder brother only has you as a dragon. If my elder brother had contracted with many dragons, you would have sensed it, right?"
The white dragon said, somewhat doubtfully, "That's true..."
"Then what did you mean by what you said earlier?"
At this moment, Ye Tiancheng explained for the little fox, "It's like this. We've met a dragon before, so the little fox remembered when she saw you."
The white dragon blinked her eyes, looking somewhat confused, "Huh? That shouldn't be right... At least not in the past thousand years, the Dragon Gate has not appeared, and the dragon race has been in hiding. Where did you see a dragon?"
"Could it be that after the Pure Land incident, the dragon race has also begun to be active in the outside world again?"
Ye Tiancheng replied, "It's not that the dragon race has begun to be active in the outside world again. It's just that we happened to encounter an external dragon by chance."
The white dragon nodded thoughtfully.
She said, "I see, so that's how it is... Hey? Then, according to what you're saying, the dragon you know is at least a thousand years old, a very powerful senior dragon?"
Ye Tiancheng and the others, mainly Ye Tiancheng and the little fox, immediately became vigilant.
Could this big white dragon betray them and worship some thousand-year-old senior dragon?
If she knew they had a conflict with Long Miaomiao, wouldn't she cause them trouble?
Could it be that this unexpected windfall was actually a trap?
However, soon, the white dragon continued, "Then it's good that the senior dragon didn't take a liking to you. Otherwise, it wouldn't be my turn to get a bargain... Ah, no! It wouldn't be my turn to contract with you, cough cough!"
Ye Tiancheng and the others were speechless.
Getting a bargain? Could there really be a catch here?
Could it be that this seemingly awesome big white dragon was actually very useless and of no help?
That couldn't be, right?
She had crossed the Dragon Gate and become a dragon, after all.
As for this fact, Ye Tiancheng and the others dared not ask.
They suppressed their doubts in their hearts.
The white dragon then asked Ye Tiancheng and the others, "So, what should we do next? You originally came here to find a way to improve the Pure Land. Where will you look for it?"
Ye Tiancheng explained to the white dragon, "It's like this."
"After the Pure Land was polluted, only the divine artifact Fuxi Qin could restore it to normal. However, the divine artifact Fuxi Qin has been shattered into countless fragments scattered all over the world. We must search for the whereabouts of the Fuxi Qin fragments everywhere. Only by collecting all the fragments of the Fuxi Qin can the divine artifact Fuxi Qin be restored."
"Once the divine artifact Fuxi Qin is restored, we can use it to reverse the current dire situation of the Pure Land."
The white dragon nodded thoughtfully and said, "I vaguely remember that in legends, this does seem like a plausible method and worth trying."
"So, are there Fuxi Qin fragments in Mount Luoqi?"
Ye Tiancheng replied to the white dragon, "Most likely. We came here precisely because we were tracking the whereabouts of the Fuxi Qin fragments and began searching for the entrance to Mount Luoqi."
"Because the situation in the outside world is deteriorating very rapidly, and we don't have much time left, we dare not delay or waste any time. Therefore, we would rather kill by mistake than let go."
"Upon learning that there were clues to Fuxi Qin fragments in Mount Luoqi, we immediately came here."
The white dragon said, "I see. I didn't know that Mount Luoqi would have Fuxi Qin fragments. However, since I have agreed to help you find Fuxi Qin fragments here, I will naturally do my best to assist you from now on."
Ye Tiancheng said, "Thank you very much."
As for what to do next, they would definitely have to look for clues. However, they were not familiar with the routes within Mount Luoqi. But the white dragon told them that there were no complicated paths inside Mount Luoqi, only some minor troubles.
This place was easily influenced by the thoughts of those who entered Mount Luoqi.
Therefore, all the obstacles encountered inside originated from their own hearts.
Ye Tiancheng and the others listened and seemed to ponder.
This sounded quite similar to the situation in Little Mirror City outside.
Ye Tiancheng and the others decided to explore first before saying anything more.
However, before they took action, they glanced at the white dragon's enormous body. Ye Tiancheng hesitantly said to the white dragon, "White Dragon, your size is really... a bit inconvenient. Can you shrink a bit?"
"Your, your so-called senior dragon... she could transform, so you should be able to too, right?"
When they signed the contract earlier, Ye Tiancheng and the white dragon had already exchanged names.
The white dragon's name was Bai Long.
It was very crude and simple.
Because the big white snake before had desperately wanted to become a dragon, she had given herself such a name.
The white dragon blinked her eyes and replied to Ye Tiancheng, "Of course I can. Don't underestimate the snake... Ah, no! Don't underestimate the dragon, okay?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the white dragon transformed. A woman in a white dress suddenly appeared before Ye Tiancheng and the others. Although the woman's clothes were white, she was incredibly beautiful and charming.
The little fox couldn't help but mutter.
"Has she really become Bai Niangzi?"
The white dragon's gaze immediately fell on the little fox.
The white dragon asked the little fox, "What is Bai Niangzi?"
Ye Tiancheng interjected, "It's not really Bai Niangzi. Bai Niangzi didn't cross the Dragon Gate to become a dragon. With Bai Niangzi's cultivation, she's at most a half-dragon, incomparable to you, White Dragon, right?"
As Ye Tiancheng spoke, he subtly gave the little fox a look.
Receiving Ye Tiancheng's hint, the little fox quickly echoed, "Yes, yes, yes. I just thought she looked similar, but she's definitely different!"
The white dragon pressed further, "So, what exactly is Bai Niangzi?"
Ye Tiancheng had no choice but to roughly explain a folk legend to the white dragon and stated that because of that folk legend, many people subconsciously associated large white snakes, or almost any white snake, with Bai Niangzi.
When they saw a green snake, they would basically associate it with Xiao Qing.
Let alone snakes of matching colors, even snakes of different colors, many people would likely associate them with this when they saw them.
After hearing Ye Tiancheng's explanation, the white dragon, due to the contract connection, could sense that Ye Tiancheng was not deceiving her, so she accepted it and didn't feel anything, nor did she feel offended.
The white dragon said, "I see, no wonder you mentioned her."
Then, the white dragon continued, "Let's go then. It's important to get things done, right? I remember you were in a hurry."
Ye Tiancheng smiled and said, "Yes, let's go."
They wandered around the territory of Mount Luoqi, mainly to gather clues to know what to do next.
Leaving aside the progress of Ye Tiancheng and his group, outside Little Mirror City, Nie Chongyang and Xiao Miaomiao and the others were investigating the matters they had learned after entering Little Mirror City, and how they were reflected in the outside world.
Following the clues, they quickly found corresponding parts.
The most easily identifiable was naturally Liang Ping's home, as Ding Yijie was a real person and a distant relative of Liang Ping, making it easy to verify. This was not very difficult.