novelraw Chapter 227
Chapter 227
Chapter 227: You Dragon, You Play Quite Wild
“Almost… almost there!”
“Almost gone!”
“Sob, sob, sob… I still can’t cry!!”
At the entrance of Happy Valley Amusement Park.
The scorching sun at the end of April was like a freshly baked soft-boiled egg, its warm orange light generously illuminating the ground.
The morning temperature wasn’t high, requiring a jacket over a short-sleeved shirt to ward off the chill.
There were hardly any visitors to the amusement park on a weekday. The usually crowded ticket gates were quite deserted, with only one entrance open at the turnstiles and only a few people entering the park one after another.
On a bench outside the park, three people and a cat sat huddled together, their eyes fixed on a mobile phone, staring intently at each other.
“I’m feeling it, I’m feeling it!” Lucia sat on the iron bench, swinging her little legs, munching on the cotton candy Xia Li had just bought for her. Her beautiful apricot eyes glanced at the roller coaster in the distance, then returned to Xia Li.
“This time I really feel it!”
The speaker was Qin Chuan.
After spending some time together, he no longer felt as distant from Xia Li as before, and his usually polite tone was gradually becoming more casual.
Now, when Xia Li joked with him, instead of just nodding lifelessly, he would retort, sometimes even waving his fist at Xia Li in a playful comparison.
As Wuqi put it, they had “gotten to know each other better.”
“Meow.”
『Hurry up. 』
“Look here, this part is more tear-jerking.”
Xia Li slid the progress bar on his phone, dragging the video to the very end.
He and Qin Chuan held the phone, one on each side, with a cat’s head sandwiched between them.
The content playing on the phone was a tear-jerking anime, edited for emotional impact.
The male protagonist lost his mother in childhood, his wife in his youth, and his daughter in middle age.
It was a tragedy among tragedies.
To stimulate the “Heart of Stone” within Qin Chuan’s chest, this was the depressing anime they had chosen together.
Xia Li had seen this anime before, and watching it again still made him feel a bit uncomfortable.
It was Qin Chuan’s first time watching it. As soon as the music started, he felt his nose tingling.
But with people around, the carefully crafted atmosphere could easily be broken by passersby, and Qin Chuan found it difficult to cry.
“Let me get into the mood…”
He took Xia Li’s phone, looked around, and decided to go to the bathroom alone.
“Don’t browse any weird websites on my phone,” Xia Li said with a smile, looking at his back.
“…I’m just watching this video, nothing else,” Qin Chuan glanced back at him, “and I have an app on my phone, I don’t need your browser.”
“Okay, what app? Send me a copy, buddy.”
“I’ll send it to you later.”
Qin Chuan replied and entered the small door of the bathroom by himself.
This guy was thin-skinned and didn’t express his emotions easily, unlike Xia Li, who was thick-skinned and willing to do anything.
“What’s that?”
Lucia, sitting on the chair, was curious about their conversation.
“Men’s fun.”
Xia Li didn’t answer her question and simply stretched out on the chair, unceremoniously lying down on Lucia’s lap.
A lap pillow, an essential part of going out on a date.
However, this part came a little early. Usually girls only offer their laps after the guy is tired from playing.
But Xia Li didn’t care, he just lay down.
“Is the cotton candy good?”
“Delicious.”
“Let me try some.”
Raising his eyes, Xia Li’s gaze passed between a pair of sizable mounds, finally landing on the cotton candy in the dragon’s hand.
The dragon was obedient and plucked off a small piece, stuffing it into Xia Li’s mouth.
“You know,” Xia Li’s lips curled up like a hook as he tasted the sweetness in his mouth.
“It’s even better if you put the cotton candy in water.”
“Really?”
It was Lucia’s first time encountering this human food, and she really didn’t know how to pair it for the best taste.
“Here, mineral water for you.”
Xia Li handed her the half-empty bottle of water in his hand.
The dragon hesitated only for a moment before unscrewing the cap without a word.
“Meow…”
『Dude, are you kidding me?! You’re messing with Dragon Sister, how can you live with your conscience!!』
『If you piss Dragon Sister off, we’re all gonna suffer!』
Wuqi couldn’t stand it anymore.
He hadn’t had a girlfriend in the true sense of the word, but he knew that dating a girlfriend was definitely not the way Xia Li was doing it.
Too much!
Taking advantage of Dragon Sister’s lack of common sense, he casually tricked her into believing anything.
“…”
Lucia tore off a small piece of cotton candy and, as Xia Li had instructed, stuffed it into the mineral water bottle.
The moment it touched the mineral water, the fine, soft candy instantly melted and disappeared.
Lucia was slightly stunned.
Then her eyes lit up.
Amazing!
Super Invisibility Magic!
She pointed the mouth of the mineral water bottle at her small mouth and took a gulp.
Although the taste was very faint, there was indeed a hint of sweetness.
It’s not Super Invisibility Magic, it’s Super Fusion Magic!
She enjoyed it so much that she tore off two more pieces of cotton candy and poked them into the bottle with her little hand.
Then she screwed on the cap and shook the bottle vigorously with both hands.
The cotton candy completely disappeared!
Tasting the mineral water again, it was even sweeter!
Not only was the sweetness stronger, but the color had also turned a faint pink… beautiful!
“Xia Li, try it.”
The little chef felt like a genius, able to create a high-difficulty pink alchemy potion in just a few seconds.
Xia Li lay there motionless, he opened his mouth, and the mouth of the water bottle automatically tilted down, carefully pouring a small mouthful into his mouth.
“Hmm, not bad,” he praised, “I’ll buy you another cotton candy later if you want.”
“Okay.” Lucia smiled with satisfaction.
“Meow…”
Wuqi was shocked by this scene.
He had to admit that Dragon Sister’s train of thought was always beyond his expectations.
And this unique way of thinking was somehow grasped by Xia Li.
He thought he was bullying Dragon Sister, but now he had made her happy.
These two, they were truly a perfect match.
“Alright.”
As they were talking, Qin Chuan emerged from the bathroom.
There was sweat on his forehead and his eyes were quite red, as if he had just gone through a rollercoaster of emotions.
He returned the phone to Xia Li and took a deep breath, calming himself down.
“How was it?”
Xia Li asked curiously.
“Quite a bit.”
Qin Chuan nodded, pressing his hand against his chest to calm his breathing.
Xia Li then sat up.
Some time ago, Qin Chuan had told Xia Li that if he came into contact with tragic movies or anime, his mood would fluctuate and the “Heart of Stone” would respond.
But during that time, Xia Li was busy studying, and the owner of the restaurant where Qin Chuan worked had gone back to her hometown, making it even harder for him to find time, so the two hadn’t seen each other.
Today, Xia Li called Qin Chuan to invite him to the amusement park. He had just casually asked, but to his surprise, Qin Chuan was actually free and came straight over by bus.
Xia Li thought, “Might as well go all out,” and called Wuqi as well.
So, as soon as they met, the two started to study Qin Chuan’s body structure.
Now a perfectly good date for two had turned into a gathering for four.
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To appease Lucia, who was feeling a little jealous, Xia Li even bought her cotton candy.
Amusement parks are more fun with more people.
“It really can exploit bugs like this.”
Qin Chuan pulled his collar to look at the light on his chest, and Xia Li also curiously leaned in to look.
Under the black short sleeves, the cracked stone emitted a faint white light.
The experiment was successful.
Qin Chuan can draw emotions from various movies and TV shows and make the Heart of Stone react… Does this mean that he will soon be able to gather enough magic power to go home?
Xia Li used to always think about making Qin Chuan generate enough power to support them going back, so he would let Qin Chuan fall in love or something, as falling in love is full of ups and downs.
But now it’s all good.
They can achieve their goals quickly by exploiting bugs.
It’s just going to be a bit tough on Qin Chuan, our little brother.
“Meow!”
『Amazing, this way you become a perpetual motion machine, Brother Qin!』
Wuqi lay on Xia Li’s shoulder, watching this scene together.
He was also happy for Xia Li that today’s experiment was successful.
“Alright, let’s go in and play!”
Xia Li glanced at the time and turned back to smile at Lucia.
Lucia was still drinking pink mineral water there, she had no interest in the two big men looking at each other’s chests.
She was drinking happily when she suddenly met Xia Li’s direct gaze.
“Let’s go…”
She quickly wiped her little mouth and stuffed the remaining half bottle of mineral water into the pocket of her clothes.
Xia Li couldn’t help but smile, secretly delighted.
The dragon tail has appeared, can the dragon horns be far behind?
Lucia is already very close to the real dragon girl in the online pictures.
Moreover, with her appearance, she is definitely the most beautiful among the dragon girl pictures.
Just thinking about it is exciting.
“You go to the bathroom and use invisibility magic, then secretly follow me.”
Xia Li looked around to make sure no one was there, then whispered to Lucia.
Lucia understood and nodded.
The bathroom is the only place in the entire park without surveillance.
If Lucia wants to sneak in using invisibility magic, it’s best to become invisible in the bathroom.
Although, the cameras everywhere will also capture her entering the bathroom and not coming out…
But as long as no one reports a missing person, no one will be idle enough to stare at the bathroom entrance.
This is the method that minimizes risk.
Xia Li stood and waited for a few minutes, his eyes fixed on the entrance of the public bathroom.
The sun above his head was getting higher and higher, the scorching heat made his scalp burn, and the ground temperature gradually rose under the sun’s baking.
After a while, Xia Li suddenly felt something grab his hand.
He turned his head and said to the person and cat beside him.
“Alright, let’s go.”
Wuqi looked up and down, let alone a human figure, he didn’t even see the slightest movement.
“Meow??”
『Is the invisibility magic in your world that powerful?』
『Does it make the whole body invisible? Can it also carry clothes and equipment?』
“Not to mention carrying equipment, it’s no problem to carry another person.” Xia Li thought for a moment and answered Wuqi’s question.
“I don’t know the specific principle, this kind of magic covers the place you want to be invisible with magic power, it seems to be a kind of light element magic, it can cause visual interference. If it is done more precisely, and then assisted by water element magic, the surface temperature of the body can be lowered, so that even thermal sensing is ineffective.”
“Meow…”
『Wow, wouldn’t it be a piece of cake to rob gold and silver shops with this?』
“It’s a bit similar to the magic structure in our world,” Qin Chuan said, “But the magic elements in our world are different from yours, each of us can only communicate with one element, and no one can do this kind of magic that uses multiple elements at the same time. Of course, my ability is blessed by the goddess, so it’s special.”
As they were talking, the two of them and the cat came to the ticket checking gate.
Wuqi, as a cat, didn’t need to queue at all, he swaggered past with his cat walk.
The staff member at the ticket checking gate saw him and wanted to bend down and pet the cat, but the cow cat was very aloof, holding its tail high and ignoring the human, walking into the park with its head held high.
Qin Chuan and Xia Li swiped their ID cards to enter the park one after another.
When Xia Li passed through the gate, he deliberately slowed down.
This kind of revolving gate is one person at a time, if two people want to enter at the same time, they need to be very close.
Xia Li felt a burst of heat in front of him.
This feeling of being invisible but touchable was inexplicably provocative.
And…
“Hey, where are you grabbing??”
Xia Li lowered his voice and reprimanded in a low voice.
This was the first time he had done something like ‘fare evasion’, and he didn’t feel relieved after successfully entering the park, he even felt more nervous.
“Don’t pull my pants down, my pants can’t be invisible!”
Xia Li held his belt with one hand, his eyes scanned around, and as soon as he saw a bathroom, he immediately strode towards that direction.
“There are so many people outside, you, you…”
He stopped talking, feeling his ears burning from the sun.
Where is this little dragon grabbing?
I told you to hold my hand, not other places!
Taking advantage of the fact that no one outside could see her, she just let her true nature go wild, right!
No wonder it is said that the character of your dragon race is bad, it really is bad!
“You go to the women’s bathroom by yourself, if there’s someone inside, come out, and I’ll take you to find another place where there’s no one!”
Xia Li felt like he couldn’t stay there for another moment.
This dragon, Lucia, is sometimes very innocent, and sometimes bad to the bone.
The only thing that Xia Li can be sure of now is that this dragon likes a different kind of ‘thrill’.
Last time, it was using her dragon tail to tease him in front of Mrs. Fang, and today, it was using her little hand to hook onto strange places while invisible.
And this is before they are married, Xia Li doesn’t even dare to think about what tricks she will play after they are married.
Thinking of this, Xia Li shuddered three times.
It should still be in time to start soaking goji berries in a thermos now, right?
“I’m done.”
Lucia shook the water droplets from her dragon claws and hopped out of the bathroom.
Her little face was flushed, a color similar to Xia Li’s blushing face.
“You’re playing quite a game.” Xia Li said with a sneer.
Lucia shook her head and said humbly, “Not as much as Xia Li.”
“Let’s go, let’s ride the roller coaster first.”
Xia Li took her wet dragon claw.
After comprehensive consideration, this dragon is so bold that most of the rides in the amusement park are a piece of cake for her, so if she wants to play, she should naturally start with the most thrilling rides.
The roller coaster is located in the deepest part of the amusement park, the three of them and the cat walked and chatted while enjoying the scenery along the way, and stopped when they reached the place with the longest queue.
As the most popular ride here, the roller coaster is full of tourists even in the off-season.
After queuing for ten minutes, it was finally their turn.
Wuqi couldn’t go up, it was Qin Chuan’s first time at an amusement park, and he looked eager to try. Lucia had been staring at the overhead tracks expectantly since just now, and it could be seen that she was looking forward to what was to come.
It was Xia Li who became the most nervous.
“Are you afraid?”
Seemingly sensing Xia Li’s mood, Lucia turned back and asked.
“How could I be afraid of something like this?” Xia Li replied with a straight face.
Lucia is the best at observing the expressions on Xia Li’s face, his guilty tone clearly showed that he was nervous.
It makes sense, Lucia is a giant dragon who can soar freely in the sky, in contrast, Xia Li is not good at magic and can’t fly, so he is much inferior.
She didn’t expose Xia Li, but reached out her little hand and held Xia Li’s tightly.
“I’m afraid, hold on tight to me.” She said in a gentle tone.