novelraw Chapter 211
Chapter 211
Chapter 211: Everyone Is the Protagonist of Their Own Story
The rain had lessened, and the wind had stopped.
The collapsed low bridge was swallowed by the surging river water. The angry river finally stopped roaring, and the rainstorm that had lasted all night finally stopped just before dawn.
Five o’clock in the morning.
The sunrise time in Chongqing is about the same as in Sichuan Province. At this time, there was no glimmer of dawn. After the rain, the late night was filled with silence and darkness.
Xia Li’s clothes were already completely soaked, and his burning chest was constantly being stroked by a slippery little hand.
Carefully feeling this soft and delicate touch, Xia Li couldn’t help but compare it to the hard dragon claws from before…
That huge claw, every detail covered in dragon scales, only brought fear with its sharpness and toughness when it grabbed him. It felt like she only needed to exert a little force, and his bones would shatter under this powerful pressure.
Xia Li used to be a little afraid of touching such dragon claws in Azure Continent.
But today, he only had one feeling… a sense of security. His wife’s little hand, hehe, he likes it.
With a hard-to-suppress smile on his lips, Xia Li grabbed the soft little hands that were still examining his body on his chest.
“I’m not injured,” he said.
Lucia finally breathed a sigh of relief, her knees, which were kneeling on the grass, leaned back, and she sat back on his lap.
If Xia Li was injured, she would definitely regret it even more.
It might even turn into aggression in the end.
Lucia couldn’t bear to hurt Xia Li, but she could still be ruthless to other humans.
Seeing Lucia’s small face tense up, that soft face showing such a serious expression for the first time, Xia Li’s heart jumped to his throat.
This sense of crisis was even more intense than when he was fighting with the Demon Repelling Sword just now.
Xia Li softened his voice and tried to speak gently:
“Don’t be angry…”
“I am already angry!” The girl’s angry voice was unambiguous.
Xia Li nodded again: “Yes, I can see that.”
Getting up from the grass, Xia Li pulled down the clothes that had been lifted from his stomach.
It wasn’t unreasonable for him to be scolded by Lucia like this.
He had promised Lucia from the beginning that she would handle this out-of-control transmigrator.
But only Xia Li knew that he had said this to coax her.
When they really encountered a problem, Xia Li couldn’t let Lucia, a girl, charge into battle. This was something he had secretly decided before they set out.
“Let me reintroduce myself. I’m Xia Li, an Earthling, and also the author of ‘Record of Experiences from Azure Continent’.”
The part about coaxing his wife had to be done later. After this, it didn’t matter if Xia Li slept on the toilet lid or knelt on the keyboard. Anyway, he had broken his promise and was at Lucia’s disposal. However, he believed that his gentle and virtuous dragon wife wouldn’t be too harsh on him.
Right now… it was better to settle the transmigrator in front of him first.
“Her name is Lucia Sivana, she’s from another world, and as you can see, she’s a dragon.”
Xia Li solemnly finished the introduction and extended a hand to the person on the ground.
Qin Chuan lay motionless on the grass, his clothes mixed with mud, gravel, and dirt on his face. He looked extremely disheveled.
He still wished that he was dead now, defeated and killed by the sword of another brave hero… That seemed to be a good ending too.
He died for his choice, while the brave hero opposite drew his sword for his justice. Both of them got the ending they wanted.
Unfortunately, the truth was that he was not dead yet, and he couldn’t even find any external injuries.
Previously, the brave hero named Xia Li had already said… It was fate that brought him here.
If he could really be saved by Xia Li, wouldn’t he also be saved by his own ‘fate’?
Fate hadn’t abandoned him?
Qin Chuan looked up, his gaze falling on the silver dragon girl beside Xia Li.
Seemingly sensing that Qin Chuan was too weak, the kind girl also extended an arm towards him, but Xia Li grabbed her hand as soon as it came out.
“You don’t need to help, I can carry him.”
Xia Li confiscated Lucia’s little hand and put it in his trouser pocket.
It wasn’t necessary to express friendliness by shaking hands in every situation.
If it was between girls, then it would be fine, but if it was between the opposite sex, forget it… Xia Li was a wife-protecting maniac who was very good at finding reasons to be jealous.
As he spoke, he moved, walked to Qin Chuan’s side, squatted down, and lifted one of his arms over his shoulder.
Qin Chuan really didn’t have any strength. The Heart of Stone had drained his emotions, and his physical functions were also in a state of exhaustion.
He just let Xia Li carry his body.
He had always kept his fate firmly in his own hands.
But now, he was looking forward to what would happen if he handed his fate over to someone else.
Or maybe…
The other party might have a way to travel back to the other world?
After all, Xia Li could bring the silver dragon from the other world to Earth, so could he…
Thinking of this, a glimmer of light entered Qin Chuan’s dim eyes.
It was hope.
“Meow!!”
Dragging Qin Chuan’s body step by step towards the car, Xia Li saw a cow cat come through under his feet.
Wuqi stood on his front paws and pawed at Xia Li’s trouser leg, seemingly having something urgent to say.
Xia Li suddenly realized:
“Oh, I almost forgot to introduce you. This cat is called Wuqi. He’s a stray cat with superpowers, and he’s also from another world…”
“Meow!”
『No, brother!』
『Someone is coming!!』
“Hey, it’s dangerous here, what are you doing here!”
As soon as Wuqi finished speaking, not far ahead, two duty officers wearing reflective vests walked over, one foot deep and one foot shallow.
There was still a lot of water on the road, and the road was littered with fallen rocks and mud.
The two men in rain boots came to Xia Li. When they saw a person on Xia Li’s shoulder, they paused.
“What are you doing here?!”
One of the men wearing glasses shouted loudly. His glasses were covered with rainwater, and it seemed that he had walked a long distance.
“My friend is in a bad mood, I accompanied him out for a walk.”
The expression on Xia Li’s face was quite calm, and there was even a wry smile on the corner of his mouth.
After seeing the identities of the two people in front of him, his eyes quickly scanned around.
He didn’t see Lucia…
Xia Li’s heartbeat sped up. Although he was so nervous that he was sweating cold, he still had a wry smile on his face, making it impossible to see the abnormality of his emotions.
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Xia Li wasn’t sure if these two people had seen the giant dragon just now. Even if they hadn’t, they would be questioned if they appeared in this kind of place.
“A walk? In this kind of place?”
The duty officer wearing glasses looked at Xia Li suspiciously, but soon, he was reminded by his colleague.
“Look over there.”
They pointed behind Xia Li, and judging by the expressions on their faces, they were tense.
Xia Li’s Adam’s apple bobbed.
Among countless choices, he resolutely raised his hand and reached for the Demon Repelling Sword behind him.
If these two duty officers had seen Lucia…
“Don’t move.”
At this moment, Qin Chuan, whose arm was being held by Xia Li, reached out a hand and grabbed Xia Li’s wrist, stopping his impulse to draw the sword behind him.
“…Bridge No. 3 collapsed?!”
The duty officers exclaimed in astonishment.
At this moment, Xia Li felt like his heart was about to jump out, and the sweat on his forehead mixed with the rainwater and slid down in large drops.
After saying this, the duty officer took out his walkie-talkie and immediately notified the road management department, reporting the fallen rocks, broken trees, and bridge collapse one by one.
“You…”
Only after doing all this did they refocus their attention on the two young men, Xia Li and Qin Chuan.
It was not difficult to see that one of the young men was in a very sorry state.
Coupled with the helpless and bitter smile on Xia Li’s face, this made the duty officers judge that the two brothers should have had a conflict or something, or that life was not going well, and one of the young men had the idea of suicide, and the other was stopping him.
It was indeed not easy for young people these days, especially those in their twenties and thirties.
The growing environment of only children made them full of competition and pressure from childhood. After growing up, they would be overwhelmed by the sense of responsibility of having old people above and young children below.
Everyone had a hard time.
Seeing this, the duty officers didn’t say much.
“Just the two of you? Are there any other people?”
One of them took out a pen and paper and started recording.
Xia Li shook his head: “No.”
After speaking, he glanced at Qin Chuan. Qin Chuan lowered his head and didn’t speak. The duty officer bent down and asked him again.
“Are there any other people?”
“…No.” Qin Chuan replied.
Xia Li breathed a sigh of relief.
“Have you been here all this time?” the man asked again.
“Yes.” Xia Li nodded.
“You didn’t see anyone on the bridge, or being washed away by the flood, did you?”
“No, there are only two of us here.”
“Okay, that’s good,” the duty officer’s expression relaxed a lot. He said while recording, “The bridge collapse is just an ordinary accident. If it involves human life, it will be very serious. You guys go back early.”
“Okay.”
Xia Li, carrying Qin Chuan’s arm, was ready to leave.
Before he could take two steps, he was called by the other person again.
“Show me your ID card, I need to make a record.”
“…”
Xia Li stopped. He didn’t bring his ID card, so he could only open his phone and show the electronic ID card for the other party to take a picture.
The duty officer compared Xia Li’s appearance with the ID photo and confirmed that they matched.
He checked again, there was no criminal record.
This further proved that the other party was not a bad person, and he should have come here because of his friend.
“What about yours?” The duty officer confirmed Xia Li’s identity and asked Qin Chuan.
“I didn’t bring it…” Qin Chuan raised his eyes, paused, and said weakly.
“My phone is dead.”
“It’s okay, just recite your ID number, I can check it.”
Qin Chuan hesitated for a moment and bit his lip.
He thought that the next time he saw the police, he would be behind bars.
Qin Chuan never thought that he could still talk to the police so calmly.
After all, he was the big villain who wanted to kill everyone here…
Thinking about it this way… Did Xia Li really change his fate?
“Qin Chuan…”
Qin Chuan squeezed out two words from his lips and calmly answered the duty officer’s question.
“Local?”
“Yes.”
“What’s your ID number?”
“50011…”
After reciting his ID number, the duty officer checked the information.
The two were two years apart in age, both had no criminal record, one was from Sichuan Province, the other was from Chongqing, no suspicion.
“Go back early, there are many rocks on the road, drive slowly, and pay attention to landslides.” The duty officer gave a final reminder and let them go.
Xia Li nodded and said “Okay”.
He took Qin Chuan to the car and pulled open the door.
“Your name is Qin Chuan?”
Xia Li stuffed Qin Chuan into the back seat. He had heard the conversation between Qin Chuan and the duty officer.
“Yes.” Qin Chuan responded.
Xia Li smiled and said, “A very protagonist-like name.”
Qin Chuan also forced a smile, not understanding the meaning of Xia Li’s words.
Xia Li’s eyes looked into the car. When he saw the petite figure huddled in the front passenger seat, his hanging heart finally settled down.
After a moment, he said again:
“Everyone is the protagonist of their own story.”