novelraw Chapter 234
Chapter 234
Chapter 234: This is How You Ride a Dragon! （5.2K）
Doors and windows OK.
Gas turned off.
Water valve closed.
Circuit breaker off.
Xia Li took the things that could be taken away from the refrigerator as dry food, and let Lucia eat the rest on the spot.
“There seem to be a lot of things…”
Looking at the large and small bags packed at home, the man and the dragon fell into deep thought.
Two full backpacks, seven or eight plastic bags stuffed to the brim.
These plastic bags were all the kind bought from the supermarket, and they were quite sturdy. Lucia would carefully collect them every time. Because of their good quality, she was reluctant to use them for garbage, saying that they would definitely come in handy in the future. And now, they really came in handy!
“If we really go on a trip, these things are all superfluous.”
Xia Li moved the two bags of clothes at his feet to the side, then picked up the most conspicuous oversized sheep plush pillow and hesitated for a moment.
“Why don’t we just leave this…”
“No way!”
Lucia grabbed the big sheep and refused.
“I can’t sleep without it!”
“You’re a dragon whose sleep quality is unshakeable, why would you have insomnia? If you really can’t sleep, just hug me.”
As Xia Li spoke, he tried to imagine a silver dragon as majestic as a mountain, with a sheep-shaped pillow under its belly while sleeping… The scene would be hilarious.
“And these pillows and quilts…”
He picked up the things that Lucia had packed early in the morning one by one with a wry smile.
“Is it really necessary to bring these things?”
“I have trouble sleeping in unfamiliar beds.” The evil dragon said matter-of-factly.
If possible, she even wanted to move the bed away.
But the range of the teleportation magic was not that large, and it could not take away a bed. What a pity.
“This quilt isn’t even enough for you to cover your claws… Just let it go!”
“Then let’s not consider this for now… But I have to bring clothes. The clothes there are basically made of cotton, linen, and leather. They are not comfortable to wear. The manufacturing process on Earth is still better.”
Lucia was determined not to compromise this time.
Although she could easily transform into a dragon over there, she was already familiar with her human body, and she definitely needed to wear clothes usually.
“…”
Xia Li was speechless for a while.
In the end, he decided to give in to the dragon.
“Forget it, forget it, since we’ve already brought them, it doesn’t matter, just take them all.”
He gathered everything together, then picked up the meowing Mianhua from the ground with one hand and carried a large bag of cat food in the other.
“I’m going to Chen Tao’s house, are you going?”
“Yes, yes.”
The two went downstairs after discussing it and knocked on the door of their neighbor Zhao Qin’s house.
Zhao Qin was on the late shift today and was already waiting for Xia Li at home in the morning.
A few days ago, Xia Li discussed with his neighbor that while he was traveling, she would help take care of the pets at home.
“Aunt Zhao,” Xia Li smiled politely after knocking on the door and glanced inside, “Where’s Peach?”
“He was just called away for overtime work at his company. It’s okay, just give me the kitten, don’t worry.”
Sister Zhao, the neighbor, said gently, reaching out to take all the kitten’s supplies.
Zhao Qin loved keeping small animals. She also had a big black dog at home, which was fat and strong. There would be no problem for Mianhua to stay with her for a few days.
“I’m afraid it will fight with Blackie, so I prepared a small cage. You can usually just…”
“Hey, it’s okay!”
Zhao Qin waved her hand with a smile. She was very happy to help with this kind of favor.
“I have a big cage on my balcony, you don’t need this small cage.”
“Okay, then put Mianhua in your big cage…”
“The big cage is for Blackie!” Zhao Qin interrupted, “I plan to let your kitten roam free, isn’t that how it is at your house?”
Xia Li was stunned for a moment, thinking how could the guest take over the host’s place like this.
He glanced towards the balcony and saw the big black dog locked in the cage, whimpering and looking very aggrieved.
“…Okay then, thank you, Aunt Zhao.” Xia Li said gratefully.
“Thank you, Aunt Zhao!” The dragon girl behind him echoed.
“It’s a small matter, have fun!”
Amidst Zhao Qin’s blessings and laughter, the two walked up the stairs and returned to their own house.
“Aunt Zhao is so nice, I want to bring her some local specialties… And also for Aunt Fang, Uncle Xia, and Zhou Anqi.”
Lucia counted on her fingers, calculating how many gifts she needed to bring back this time.
As she counted, she realized that she needed to bring quite a lot.
Not only for family and friends, but also for colleagues…
Everyone knew she was going on a trip, and it was a social tradition to bring back some souvenirs after the trip.
After counting back and forth, there were a total of ten people.
Unconsciously, she had already formed bonds with so many people…
It was amazing.
When she first came to Earth, she was all alone.
“Let’s go.”
Xia Li finally took the Demon Repelling Sword from the balcony.
He wrapped the sword bag again and carried it behind him as he had done countless times before.
The indigo Demon Repelling Sword emitted a faint blue light in the unlit living room.
Such light, in Azure Continent, would definitely make all dragons tremble.
If he wore a pure black cloak outside, the effect would be even more outstanding.
Lucia secretly glanced at him, then pursed her lips.
“Xia Li is so handsome…”
“Not afraid anymore?”
Xia Li raised his hand and rubbed the dragon’s head.
“Not afraid anymore.”
Lucia shook her head.
She was never afraid!
She was afraid of Xia Li before because she was not in good condition.
Now she was in great condition!
And…
Xia Li was also wearing the same jacket as her, one ginger and one light green. The salesperson said it was a couple’s style.
After wearing it back, it was the color scheme that showed the dragon had conquered the hero at first glance!
Xia Li had no idea what was going on in the dragon’s mind. He gathered the things at his feet into a circle, then went into the house and looked around, making sure there was nothing else to bring before returning.
“Ready.” He was ready.
Lucia was thinking ‘hehehe’ in her mind, and when Xia Li said this, she quickly came back to her senses.
Xia Li drew the Demon Repelling Sword, and she was no longer afraid, but boldly stretched out her small hand and covered Xia Li’s big hand.
Teleportation magic was not offensive in any way.
This type of magic was very safe. Apart from the brilliant light it produced, it would not cause any damage, so it could be cast at home.
Summer Dawn: Mom, I’m leaving.
Xia Li took out his phone and sent the last WeChat message to Mrs. Fang.
His WeChat account had been handed over to Qin Chuan, and Qin Chuan would send messages and keep in touch with his family on his behalf.
Everything was ready.
Lucia nervously wiped the cold sweat from her small hands, then held Xia Li’s big hand again.
She closed her eyes and awakened the power stored in her body for a long time.
The dragon race had a very precise control over magic power. For this darling of magic, mobilizing magic power was just a matter of thought.
A huge force began to slowly surge out.
In an instant, the overwhelming light illuminated the surroundings completely.
Like the sun falling, the dazzling golden light, carrying a suffocating temperature, came towards them.
The strong light brought a momentary dizziness.
Xia Li wanted to witness this magical moment with his own eyes.
But his eyes couldn’t bear the heat and he closed them subconsciously.
However, the moment he closed his eyes.
The scene in front of him changed.
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Mottled sunlight penetrated the dense canopy, and beams of light poured down.
Moss and vines crawled all over the ancient giant trees, a thin mist filled the air, the crisp and hollow chirping of birds echoed in his ears, and the fresh scent of soil and leaves lingered in his nose.
The last time he smelled such clean air was on that country road in his memory.
Rape flowers in front of the ridges, a girl running freely, the smoke curling up in the distance…
Xia Li opened his eyes.
The dazzling light had been replaced by a beam of sunlight leaking from between the green leaves.
He looked at the top of the huge tree in front of him and was dazed for a moment.
Familiar scene, familiar breath…
Even the fluctuation of magic power he could feel around him was quite familiar.
At this moment, Xia Li even felt that he had just taken a nap in a forest somewhere in Azure Continent.
The homecoming trip to Earth, the love story with the silver dragon girl, was just a fantasy in a dream.
“Lu…”
Thinking of this, a sudden panic of losing something spread in his heart. Xia Li felt his heartbeat accelerating, followed by a feeling of suffocation.
He hoarsely called out the name, desperately.
“Lucia Sivana!!”
“…Huh?”
As soon as he shouted, a voice responded to him.
Xia Li was somewhat familiar with this voice, but more unfamiliar.
Although it was still the sweet and crisp girlish voice, there was a thickness and complexity in the timbre, as if it came from afar, falling from above his head mightily.
“Where are you??”
Xia Li looked around, but didn’t see the girl wearing the couple’s outfit with him.
“Isn’t it right here?”
The voice continued.
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Xia Li felt the giant ancient tree above his head move, and the lush leaves were easily broken by some weight.
A huge object covered in silver-white dragon scales pressed down…
It was a dragon’s head.
“There are so many things, Xia Li…”
Xia Li took a closer look and found that the silver dragon’s mouth was holding some messy things.
Those things were originally neatly packed in plastic bags, but for some reason, they were damaged.
“Just now, a wild bear wanted to steal my biscuits, but I stepped on it… Smell it.”
As she said that, Silver Dragon Lucia raised her small paw… big paw to Xia Li’s face.
Xia Li only felt darkness in front of him.
The huge claw was about to press down on his head.
With this weight, let alone crushing him flat.
Even the wind force brought by its fall was enough to send Xia Li flying.
Xia Li turned his head to the side… Although his sideways posture had no dodging effect on this giant claw, it was enough to show his resistance.
“…I don’t want to smell it.”
“I just washed my feet in the river!!”
“I don’t want to smell it even if you washed them. Your claws are so big, how can I smell them!!”
Xia Li was both angry and amused.
When Lucia was in her human form, she would say ‘feet’ and ‘claws’, and Xia Li found it cute and wanted to rub them.
His wife’s hands were soft and fragrant.
But now they were not soft at all!
Looking up, Xia Li saw the figure of the giant dragon, whiter and more beautiful than the bright moon, with a dignified and solemn body.
A very familiar outline.
Aside from the time he saw her true form on Earth, the last time Xia Li saw her in Azure Continent, he was holding a sword and preparing to slay her.
“You haven’t woken up just now, so I went for a walk nearby… This is the edge of a forest. I don’t know the way here, but if we go north for more than a hundred kilometers, there will be a human town.”
Lucia’s voice came down from above Xia Li’s head.
When dragons spoke, they didn’t need to use their throats to make sounds, but another way of pronunciation mixed with magic.
This way of pronunciation came from inherited memory, it should be some kind of magic.
“More than a hundred kilometers…”
Xia Li thought about it.
Subconsciously, he thought it would take two hours to drive more than a hundred kilometers, but then he thought again, this distance was only a few flaps of wings for Lucia now.
“Let’s go and have a look.” Xia Li made up his mind.
Since the teleportation magic was successful, they should find a place to settle down and inquire about the situation.
After all, they were not really here for a trip, they still had an important task.
“Okay.”
Lucia agreed, and the huge dragon head pressed down from mid-air, easily crushing the surrounding vegetation. The dragon head landed steadily in front of Xia Li.
It meant for Xia Li to go up.
Xia Li thought about it and decided to climb up.
The height was not high, only three meters, it was like rock climbing, and there were thick and hard dragon scales that could be used as footholds.
This was like climbing mountains and wading through obstacles.
Others climbed mountains and waded through obstacles on their girlfriends, climbing over soft snow-capped mountains and crossing sparse woods.
And he…
Was really climbing a mountain.
Xia Li struggled to climb onto the dragon’s head. There was a movement under his feet, and he swayed unsteadily, quickly grabbing the dragon horns that symbolized the power of the dragon.
The dragon horns were long and hard, with rings like the annual rings of ancient trees.
They felt solid and even a little sharp in his hands.
Xia Li had been driving for so long.
This was his first time riding a dragon.
It was like getting familiar with the steering wheel in advance.
A strange feeling welled up in Xia Li’s heart. He put away his thoughts, and his vision gradually widened.
As the slender dragon neck slowly lifted, Xia Li’s vision became higher and higher.
“Boom——!”
The vast dragon wings, which covered the sky and the sun, shook violently. The trees and weeds on the ground were uprooted by the strong wind, and the birds and beasts within a radius of tens of kilometers were frightened and fled in all directions by this terrifying pressure.
The temperature around Xia Li suddenly dropped by a few degrees. In just a breath, he had reached above the clouds.
The blue sky instantly became within reach, as if the golden sun in front of him had become much smaller at this moment.
Xia Li calmed himself down.
No matter how hard he tried to calm his restless emotions, there was still a surging feeling in his heart.
This was a more shocking sight than overlooking the clear sky from an airplane.
Looking at the boundless sky, two words appeared in Xia Li’s mind.
Freedom.
No wonder the dragon race yearned for freedom.
After experiencing this feeling of overlooking the entire world, it would be difficult to be willing to confine oneself in a small box of less than 100 square meters…
“Ah.”
Lucia’s surprised voice interrupted Xia Li’s thoughts.
Xia Li lowered his head to look at the silver dragon under his feet.
“What’s wrong?”
“I accidentally swallowed something.”
“What?”
“Um…”
Lucia paused for a moment.
Xia Li clearly felt the giant dragon’s upper and lower jaws moving under his feet, as if chewing and savoring.
“It should be biscuits… ” she replied.
You’re only thinking about your biscuits!
Xia Li was speechless.
Every time he heard the words ‘biscuits’ from this giant dragon’s mouth, Xia Li felt a strong sense of contrast.
“And instant noodles, and the scallions, ginger, and garlic packed yesterday.”
“It’s okay, they’re all small things.”
“But they don’t sell them here.”
“…It’s just food. We’ve already mastered the seasoning techniques, making delicious food is a piece of cake. Speaking of which, is it okay for you to swallow the plastic packaging?”
“No problem.”
Although the dragon race didn’t have the ruminant ability of cattle and sheep, they had other means.
Lucia took a deep breath, and her abdomen bulged slightly.
Then, she exhaled from her nose, along with billowing smoke.
“Okay, digestion complete.”
“…Did you just carbonize the food directly, no, vaporize it?”
“Well, if I breathe out dragon breath from my mouth, the rest of the things will be affected, so I can’t spit it out.” The evil dragon explained patiently.
Xia Li: “…”
Anyway, it all made sense.
It was a magical continent after all.
“We’re here!”
During their conversation, red and white roofs of buildings appeared under their feet.
These buildings were arranged in circles around the central castle, in an orderly manner towards the center.
It was a typical structural style of human city-states in Azure Continent.
In order to avoid causing commotion, Lucia wrapped herself in magic power while landing and entered a completely invisible state.
After returning to Azure Continent, the magic power in the air was inexhaustible. She didn’t need to be as stingy as she was before.
The jacket on her body was blown by the wind, Lucia brought her legs together, and her small leather shoes stepped on the soft ground made of dead leaves.
She landed gracefully.
“Giant dragon landing!”
She said excitedly after transforming back into her familiar human form.
Xia Li was familiar with her current appearance.
Cute, silly, and easy to bully at first glance.
“Hide your tail, don’t let it show.”
“I know, I know!”
Xia Li casually stroked the dragon’s head, Lucia nodded quickly, and put away her tail.
Although they were back in this world, these features still needed to be hidden well.
Unless she was ready to fight with the people of this human city. No one here would be willing to let a dragon mingle in the city.
Xia Li bent down and picked up the messy things on the ground.
He carried what he could, and the rest were all crammed together in his hands.
Seeing this, Lucia also came to help.
After doing all this, the two walked forward along the bare carriage road.
Xia Li deliberately pulled out the Demon Repelling Sword behind him and held it in his hand.
After so many years, even if these people didn’t recognize his face, they should recognize the sword in his hand.
With the Demon Repelling Sword, the efficiency of things would be doubled.
“Strange…”
Feeling that the Demon Repelling Sword in his hand seemed to have undergone some subtle changes, Xia Li frowned.
“What’s wrong?” The evil dragon asked, poking her head out.
“It feels lighter.”
Xia Li weighed the hilt in his hand and said in confusion.
“And, it seems to be a little older.”
The Demon Repelling Sword in Xia Li’s hand was still the same as it was on Earth, but the blue light emitted from its surface had dimmed a little.
It looked like it did when Xia Li first pulled it out of the seal.