Alex, Pearl, and Bai Jingshen met with Qing Zhangru outside of the Vermilion Bird palace. They left Whisker and Scarlet by themselves so they could continue with Scarlet's bloodline improvement while they met with the Azure Dragon patriarch.
Qing Zhangru, the very first Heavenly Beast they met upon coming to this land, stared down at them in his massive form. So much had changed in just those two decades since they arrived here that the dragon could hardly believe it at all.
Pearl looked at the dragon with no emotion on his face, letting the Divine Sense pass through his body. His Azure Dragon bloodline, while not as potent as the White Tiger bloodline, was still very much apparent. Even those who weren't searching for it would immediately notice it upon examining his aura.
