novelraw Chapter 224
Chapter 224
Chapter 224: Number One Male Technician at Your Service
Lucia had never ridden a roller coaster, but today she experienced what it felt like.
Her mood soared and plummeted, fluctuating intensely several times within a single day.
As a dragon who went with the flow, slept through difficulties, and had exceptional self-regulation abilities, today’s events had truly broken through Lucia’s defenses.
It was supposed to be a perfectly romantic date…
But Xia Li just had to bully her!
How could he casually say those words out loud?
Lucia absolutely wouldn’t allow such a thing to happen.
Back home.
Lucia’s tail ‘dropped’ out from under her skirt. The long, slender tail tip dragged on the floor, occasionally slapping it in frustration.
Lucia’s entertainment options were limited. Because she rarely encountered anything upsetting, she didn’t know what human girls usually did when they were angry.
Normally, whenever she encountered any negative emotions, she would digest them on her own.
But today, the feeling of sadness lingered in her mind along with Xia Li’s question, unable to dissipate.
The lifespan of humans rarely exceeded a hundred years…
A hundred years was merely her childhood, fleeting in an instant.
But for humans, it was a lifetime.
If Xia Li disappeared after a hundred years, would she go to commemorate him like the humans did on Qingming Festival?
But Xia Li was her Brave Hero.
Brave Heroes don’t die.
“Hmph.”
Her tail slapped heavily on the floor, and Lucia dragged her large tail to grab Mianhua, venting her frustration.
She couldn’t bully her Brave Hero, but she could still bully Little Cotton.
“Meow…”
“Meow…”
Mianhua’s big face was rubbed vigorously by Lucia. After rubbing it, she pressed her nose against Mianhua’s white belly and took a deep breath.
Mianhua struggled a few times, feeling intimidated by the powerful aura emanating from the dragon.
Especially since that silver-white dragon tail, symbolizing the top of the food chain, was so close.
Mianhua didn’t even know why her mistress had an extra leg. The original two-legged creature had now become a three-legged one, making the timid cat even more frightened.
“Meow…”
The kitten looked at its master for help.
Xia Li walked over slowly, rescued Mianhua, and placed her on the floor. He then took Mianhua’s place, offering his arm for Lucia to hug.
“Don’t be angry anymore, be happy. Girls get old faster when they’re angry.”
Xia Li was never good at coaxing girls, so he could only clumsily recall some lines he had seen online.
Of course, using these lines on Lucia wasn’t entirely ineffective, but they were completely useless.
“Then I’ll just get angry more often!”
Lucia reached out and pulled up Xia Li’s sleeve, revealing his arm.
After thinking for a moment, she didn’t bite him but continued angrily.
“I’ll get angry more often and make myself faint! That way, I’ll age faster!
As long as I age faster, I can lie in the little stone tablet with you… No, I want to lie in there before you, and then it’ll be my turn to watch you cry!”
“…In that case, I’ll definitely cry myself to death.” Xia Li said without thinking.
After saying that, he tried to imagine the scene Lucia described.
The smile that was originally on his lips suddenly froze, then slowly faded away.
Xia Li paused for two seconds. These two seconds felt like time had stopped. He looked at Lucia’s puffed-up cheeks, her slightly moist eyes, and those golden-brown eyes filled with genuine emotion.
The once cold and aloof gaze was now as deep as the sea. Xia Li knew that all these emotions were directed at him.
The girl in front of him… really liked him.
Although she didn’t understand what ‘love’ was yet, her affection before love was already overflowing.
Coming back to his senses, Xia Li forced a smile.
He rubbed Lucia’s small face, just like she had rubbed Mianhua’s earlier.
“Didn’t you say a few kisses would make you not angry anymore? That matter is over, you’re not allowed to bring it up again.”
“Hmph… hmph.”
Lucia was unhappy, swinging her dragon tail and slapping the floor.
After fuming for a while, she had enough and crawled up from the floor with a huff.
Sometimes this powerful self-regulation ability was quite annoying…
She clearly wanted to stay angry at Xia Li for a while longer, preferably long enough for him to coax her a few more times… Lucia liked to see the stinky Brave Hero flustered and speaking softly to make her happy.
But now her mood was completely relaxed. Lucia pouted, pretending to be in a bad mood, and went to her room to change clothes with her tail drooping.
As soon as she walked away, Little Cotton, who had been watching from the sidelines, meowed and crawled over.
Just as Xia Li was about to pick up Little Cotton, he saw a pair of eyes staring at him from the room.
“I’m not holding her.”
Xia Li raised his hands, showing a harmless expression.
After two minutes, Lucia came out of the room, holding her little yellow duck bath towel and a set of pajamas.
The big-tailed dragon walked around the living room and drank a glass of cold water before slowly going to the bathroom to shower.
“Meow~”
The calico kitten couldn’t wait any longer. It hadn’t seen anyone at home all day and meowed at Xia Li again with its head raised.
“Your mom has a keen nose. If I touch you, we’ll both have to sleep on the balcony tonight.”
“Meow~”
“I’ll open a can of food for you.”
Xia Li opened a can of cat food for Mianhua. The kitten’s appetite was increasing every day, and it was getting rounder by the day.
As soon as it smelled food, it stopped clinging to Xia Li and started scraping the can with its barbed tongue.
Xia Li wasn’t idle either. He cleaned the litter box and changed Mianhua’s water.
Only then did he return to his room and update the chapters he hadn’t finished yet.
After the wave of popularity Qin Chuan brought, Xia Li’s ‘Record of Experiences from Azure Continent’ welcomed a new batch of readers.
Some people were just there to join in the fun, but ended up becoming fans after reading it. While a few aggressive readers would still occasionally pop up with unpleasant comments, Xia Li didn’t mind.
Black and red were still red, as long as he could make money.
Besides, they were attacking Qin Chuan, the original poster.
Now Qin Chuan’s account was deleted, and he had reincarnated as a die-hard fan.
He no longer went to Xia Li’s book to spread his negativity but came directly to Xia Li to discuss his insights.
Xia Li could not only reflect on his plot problems from Qin Chuan’s perspective but also copy some things from Qin Chuan’s worldview.
This was a win-win situation.
Xia Li won twice.
“Xia Li!”
“Huh?”
Just as he clicked ‘Publish’ on the new chapter, Xia Li heard Lucia’s call.
He immediately put on his slippers and walked over, seeing Lucia’s head cautiously peeking out from the bathroom.
Steam poured out from the door crack, rising and blowing towards the ceiling.
Her fair little face was hazy in the mist, looking quite rosy, probably due to the hot water.
“…”
Seeing Xia Li approaching, Lucia hid behind the door and pursed her lips.
“Do you want me to wash you?”
Even Xia Li was tempted.
After waiting for so long, could he finally take a couple’s bath with his little dragon?!
“I’m out of shower gel…”
Lucia’s small hand gripped the door frame as she spoke in a very soft voice.
“Okay,”
At that moment, the inappropriate fantasies in Xia Li’s mind shattered, and his expression was slightly disappointed.
“I’ll get you some.”
Turning around to get a bottle of milk-scented shower gel from the kitchen, Xia Li’s family’s recent daily necessities were all about fresh scents. Shampoo was floral, and shower gel was milky.
Ever since he bought a trial bottle of milk-scented shower gel at the mall last time, Xia Li had fallen deeply in love with this scent.
This scent had turned his dragon daughter into a little milk dragon.
Not only was she soft and warm to hold, but her scent was also refreshing and very healing.
Xia Li tore off the plastic wrap and removed the buckle under the nozzle before handing it to Lucia.
Lucia waited behind the door with a flushed face for a long time. When Xia Li handed it over, she reached out to take it.
“Why don’t I wash you after all?”
Xia Li retracted his hand, still feeling a little itchy.
The shy dragon was embarrassed, and her already rosy cheeks flushed even more.
“Wash what? I’ll be done soon…”
“You definitely can’t wash your own tail, right?” Xia Li continued.
So it was the tail after all!
This Brave Hero was a tail enthusiast!
Why didn’t he show the same fondness for Little Cotton’s cat tail?!
Lucia thought indignantly.
But as she thought about it, she felt a little happy.
If Xia Li was thinking about her dragon tail while also thinking about a cat tail, Lucia would definitely be jealous.
However…
To be honest.
It was indeed inconvenient for Lucia to wash her own dragon tail.
Not only did she have to reach behind her back, but she also had to twist her body. The key was that her tail base wasn’t flexible enough, and the bending angle was limited, making it particularly troublesome to wash.
“It doesn’t have to be washed…”
There was a ‘plop’ sound behind Lucia, like a fish slapping the wet surface of the water.
“You’ve been playing with it out for so long today, it’ll get dirty if you don’t wash it.”
Xia Li looked calm and composed, truly like a gentleman.
If you ignored the fact that he was hiding the shower gel behind his back, just listening to the conversation, it seemed like he was genuinely concerned about Lucia’s hygiene.
His true intentions were not in the wine.
Lucia realized that she actually understood Xia Li’s little thoughts.
“…………”
She looked at Xia Li helplessly.
Xia Li’s eyes… seemed really expectant, or rather, eager.
Lucia wouldn’t satisfy the Brave Hero’s little fetish!
“Occ-occasionally washing it once is okay…”
Lucia finally became a soft-hearted god.
She really didn’t want to disappoint Xia Li’s expectations.
The phrase ‘Life is short, enjoy it while you can’ popped into her mind for no reason.
Human life was too short. How many hobbies and things they were willing to do could a person have in a lifetime?
If there was something they wanted to do, they must do their best to accomplish it…
Otherwise, they would have regrets.
Lucia didn’t want to have any regrets, and she didn’t want Xia Li to have any either.
Liking someone… perhaps this was what it felt like.
Lucia felt like she understood Xia Li more and more.
“Okay!”
Xia Li’s gentlemanly facade instantly crumbled, revealing a hypocrite.
The smile on his face was one of success, two parts surprise, two parts disbelief, and the remaining six parts were excitement.
“Number One Male Technician, at your service.”
He didn’t hold back and pushed the door open, stepping inside.
His gaze was like an automatic target lock, immediately landing on Lucia.
Lucia was wearing a soaked long dress, the hem completely drenched in hot water. Xia Li felt like his eyes had X-ray vision, allowing him to see the outline of her underwear.
Wait…
Why was this dragon showering in a dress?!
Who taught her to wash like this?!
“You you…”
Xia Li stuttered for a long time but couldn’t get the words out.
He wanted to ask why she wasn’t naked and slippery, but he was afraid of angering the dragon if he said it out loud.
Xia Li had finally managed to enter the first major checkpoint, and it wouldn’t be good if he was kicked out again.
“Come, come, sit here.”
Xia Li lifted the toilet seat and gestured for Lucia to sit on it.
Lucia’s ears were red now, like ripe cherries. She didn’t dare to look up at Xia Li and sat down on the toilet obediently, ignoring the reason behind Xia Li’s request.
“No, turn around, face the wall.”
“Oh, oh…”
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Just now, she had impulsively let Xia Li in. Lucia actually wanted to experience the feeling of being washed by the Brave Hero.
But now that Xia Li was really here, she started to regret it.
No, no, no, this wasn’t right.
Facing away from Xia Li would make her so nervous.
Ugh…
“Slap!”
Xia Li had just scooped her tail into his hand and hadn’t even squeezed the shower gel yet when the wet dragon tail whipped up, leaving a loud slap on his face.
Slapped by the dragon tail, Xia Li paused for a second but didn’t mind. He pumped the bottle twice, squeezed out a handful of slippery shower gel, rubbed it in his hands, and reached for the dragon tail again.
“I, I, I…”
So nervous!
Lucia faced the wall, her small hands tightly gripping the toilet seat, her legs slightly curled up and clamped on the cushion.
Ahhh…
The dragon’s heart was wailing.
Because she couldn’t guess what Xia Li would do next, this feeling of nervousness, excitement, and fear surged within her.
She now somewhat understood what people online meant by ‘When getting an injection, your butt subconsciously contracts’!
It was precisely because she couldn’t see what was happening behind her that her muscles tensed and twitched the moment they were touched.
“Hey, don’t move.”
The silky tail, coated in shower gel, whipped against Xia Li several times, swirling like a tornado destroying a parking lot.
How could it be so ticklish?!
Xia Li was quite confident in his skills.
After all, he was an old hand at this.
He painstakingly spread the foam evenly, then hooked his finger and scratched every part of the dragon scales with his tiny nails.
Given the defensive capabilities of dragon scales, even scrubbing with a steel brush wouldn’t be a problem, so Xia Li applied a bit more force.
Rubbing the dragon tail was quite enjoyable. In terms of feel, it was like scrubbing a long fish with thick, hard scales.
“Hehe, hehehe…”
“Is Number One Male Technician good?”
Lucia hugged the toilet seat even tighter from the tickling, shaking her head vigorously at Xia Li’s teasing.
“Not good, not good, I want to switch to Number Two Male Technician!”
“Okay, switching to Number Two Male Technician for you now.”
Xia Li changed his strategy, switching from scratching with his nails to rubbing with his palms.
His palms were warmer, at least ten degrees warmer than the dragon scales. Coupled with the strength and flexibility of his palms, Lucia felt a tingling sensation all over her body.
“Ticklish, ticklish, stop, stop!”
Lucia had never let anyone touch her tail, let alone hand it over to be rubbed and washed like this.
Her little heart couldn’t take it.
She couldn’t handle Number One or Number Two Male Technician, but she didn’t dare to ask for Number Three.
What if Xia Li switched to Number Three Male Technician and came up with other tricks?
“That’s enough, should I rinse it for you?”
Washing these dragon scales was indeed laborious. Except for the relatively soft part near the tail tip, the scales in other areas were as hard as steel plates. Xia Li’s hands ached after rubbing them for a while.
He took the shower head from behind him. Fortunately, his bathroom was small enough, and the distance between the shower and the toilet was less than a meter, so the water spray could easily reach Lucia.
He held the shower head and rinsed the beautiful silver dragon tail up and down. His other hand wasn’t idle either, trying to pry open the scales and wash the dirt inside… if there was any dirt inside dragon scales.
But dragon scales weren’t like fish scales that could get ruffled. Each scale here was tightly fitted together.
Xia Li struggled to pry open one scale. Underneath the silver, shimmering scale was light pink flesh.
Xia Li wasn’t sure if it was flesh or skin.
He wanted to poke his finger in, but before he could reach the edge, the dragon tail suddenly twitched.
“Slap!”
The next tail slap landed on Xia Li’s pants.
Fortunately, Lucia was in her human form. If she were in her giant dragon form, wouldn’t this tail send him flying?
“Alright, alright, stop washing it.”
The stammering dragon got off the toilet and refused to let Xia Li play with her tail anymore.
“The base hasn’t been washed yet.” Xia Li was still unsatisfied.
He hadn’t lifted her skirt to clean the part connected to her tailbone because he had a feeling.
If he lifted it, he would be standing at the door, staring at Little Cotton with nothing to do.
A girl’s shyness was always unpredictable, and Xia Li couldn’t figure it out.
But he had long discovered a pattern:
If he kept pushing, it would only make Lucia blush and hide far away.
But if he did nothing and gave Lucia enough preparation and security, the dragon would tentatively approach him…
This was called retreating to advance.
“The base doesn’t need to be washed, that area won’t be exposed.”
Lucia stepped barefoot onto the floor.
There was a shallow pool of water in the bathroom, just covering her toes. The girl’s toes, as pink as lotus petals, stepped into the water, her toes curling up from nervousness.
She glanced at Xia Li and saw that he hadn’t left yet, but she didn’t tell him to go out either.
Xia Li just stood there, his clothes half wet, his pants covered in foam.
If Lucia didn’t tell him to leave, he wouldn’t.
He could even sit on the toilet for a whole day, watching the dragon bathe.
“It would be cleaner to wash it…”
Lucia stood under the shower, hot water cascading down from her head. She wanted to say something but didn’t know how to express it tactfully.
“Just kidding, both Number One and Number Two Male Technicians are our top performers, you won’t be disappointed.”
Xia Li laughed cheerfully.
Compared to the dragon pictures online, how could this scene in front of him be any less captivating?
Lucia was the most beautiful dragon in the world!
“You wash it, and I’ll wash you too.”
Lucia turned her head back, staring at the wall and rubbing her arms.
“Wash what? Head? Hands? Feet?”
Xia Li narrowed his eyes.
He was up for anything.
The dragon turned around, facing away from Xia Li. She held her breath for a while before squeezing out two words.
Her soft, whispering voice was covered by the sound of water, but Xia Li heard her pronunciation clearly.
“Your tail…”
Xia Li slapped his thigh and stood up straight.
◈◈◈
Night.
Spring nights are silent.
In unseen corners, life bursts with vigor.
Xia Li lay on the bed, his arm under his head, a tired but happy smile on his face.
Lucia was the last to come out of the bathroom.
She licked her lips, lifted the quilt, and burrowed into Xia Li’s bed.
She turned this way and that under the quilt before finally settling into her spot, her head poking out.
Lucia breathed into her hands and sniffed.
Two sharp dragon fangs glinted in her mouth.
These fangs, when retracted, wouldn’t hurt anyone.
Yeah, after brushing, there’s no smell…
“You could have just spat it out.”
Xia Li suddenly turned his head and said.
“…Humph.”
What’s the point of saying that now that it’s already swallowed?
Lucia shifted, grabbing Xia Li’s quilt and stealing it, wrapping herself up.
She rolled half a circle to the left, half a circle to the right, then lifted and tucked in her legs.
Perfect, she had wrapped herself into a shame-free rice dumpling.
After lying there for two minutes, she felt Xia Li moving beside her and looked at him with a flicker of fear.
Just, just now was really…
A feast.
That didn’t seem like the right way to describe it.
When the shower had soaked both their clothes, Xia Li had pounced on her like a wild beast, finally unleashed, kissing her.
Lucia’s back was pressed against the cold wall, her head spinning from his kisses.
As they kissed, Xia Li pressed the back of her head down.
As if guiding her.
And Lucia just followed along in a daze…
Smacking her lips, Lucia didn’t want to stay wrapped in the quilt. She freed herself and clung to Xia Li like a koala.
“Hey, why are you wriggling around like a caterpillar?”
Xia Li pulled the quilt back over the little dragon.
“Xia Li…”
“Hmm?”
After a moment of silence, Lucia’s soft voice, with a hint of sweetness, spoke again.
“How much longer can you live?” she asked.
Xia Li looked at her in surprise, pinching her cheek.
“A very, very long time.”
“How long is a very long time?”
“How long do you want?”
“I… don’t know.”
Lucia shook her head, then lifted her face again, her voice serious.
“But, if you leave, I’ll leave with you.”
“Don’t talk nonsense…”
Xia Li felt his heart clench.
But when he saw Lucia’s serious expression, he realized she wasn’t talking nonsense at all.
The resolute look in her eyes suggested that if Xia Li were to die the next second, she would choose to die with him without hesitation.
“You…”
Xia Li choked on his words.
He suddenly felt his nose sting.
He pulled Lucia into his arms, holding her tightly.
“No matter what, I’ll always be by your side… Aren’t you the dragon who knows best how to be content? Why are you worrying yourself now? What’s the point of thinking so much?”
“I don’t know, I’ve just been thinking a lot lately.” Lucia shook her head.
Lucia didn’t know why she had to understand so much.
It would have been enough for her to be a dragon who didn’t care about anything, who didn’t understand anything.
The more she understood, the more troubled she became.
But she didn’t regret understanding so much.
“Xia Li, Xia Li.”
After rolling around in Xia Li’s arms a couple more times, Lucia poked her head out and gave him a big kiss on the cheek.
“I like you so much!”
The little dragon said shyly.
At that moment, Xia Li felt like he was in heaven, his heart melting into a puddle.
And Lucia kept rolling around in that puddle, sending ripples through it.
Xia Li turned on his side, pulling Lucia into his arms with all his might. The embrace was almost suffocating.
“Let’s find a way to go back…” Xia Li said.
His voice was full of determination.
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