novelraw Chapter 259
Chapter 259
Chapter 259: Obtaining a Prop: Dragon Slaying Weapon
Lyon Empire.
A border town in the western frontier.
The smoke of war had rendered this land quite barren.
The two or three buildings that had survived the artillery fire became the only haven for the townspeople.
“Dong dong qiang—”
Early in the morning, people took turns wielding large stone hammers, pounding the ground, smashing the mixed soil into the shape of bricks.
Rebuilding their homes was by no means an easy task.
Moreover, there were only old people and children here, who were powerless, and almost no young and strong men could be seen.
Lucia stood in front of a two-story low-rise building, holding a large pile of dried meat in her arms, surrounded by children. The socially awkward dragon, no matter where she went, would only play with human cubs.
Unlike adults who had been tainted by society, human cubs from both worlds were the same to Lucia. She didn’t mind making friends with these innocent cubs.
“Sister, where did you get all these dried meat?”
A human cub, not even half Lucia’s height, looked at Lucia expectantly. Every time Lucia gave them a piece of meat, they would hold the meat with their hands clasped together and carefully tuck it into their pockets as if it were a precious treasure.
“Of course I picked it up on the road!”
Lucia answered readily and stuffed a few more pieces of dried meat into the children’s hands.
Yesterday, Lucia and Xia Li, in order to find a place to rest, stayed in this border town. It is said that treacherous terrain breeds unruly people, but in this land that had been repeatedly trampled by war, the people were unexpectedly united and friendly. They had no men and could only survive by helping each other.
After confirming that Xia Li and Lucia were not from the army, but ordinary travelers, the townspeople took them in for the night.
Xia Li said that they had hunted a bit too much on the road, so they might as well give it to them.
Lucia readily agreed, controlled the dragon flame to dry the rabbit and deer meat into slices, and then took it down to distribute to the children.
“Can you pick up dried meat on the road?”
The little girl was puzzled. She wiped her hands and took the food with piety.
Lucia enjoyed the feeling of feeding human cubs.
This feeling reminded her of the little hamsters in the pet paradise that ate rice.
That’s how the little hamsters took the food little by little and carefully filled their pouches.
But the little hamsters were all afraid of her, only human cubs were not.
Human cubs, fun, hehe.
Let Xia Li give birth to two to play with.
“To the north of here, there is a forest… There is a lot of dried meat in the forest! But it’s very dangerous there, only I can go and pick it up!” Lucia said proudly, patting her chest.
“Then take me to pick it up, okay!” A human cub suggested.
“This…” Lucia hesitated.
They were just stopping by the town.
Xia Li hadn’t slept all night yesterday, and coupled with the exhaustion of fighting the undead legion, he was now resting.
When Xia Li woke up, they would go south and wouldn’t waste any time here.
“Xiaoya, it’s noon, time to fetch water.”
Just as Lucia was in a dilemma, a middle-aged woman with a bamboo basket walked over with faltering steps.
The woman had only one leg. It was said that she had been seriously injured two years ago, and because there had been no physicians or priests coming to their town, one of her legs had become necrotic and had to be amputated.
“Miss, I’m sorry.”
Dismissing the mischievous children, the woman apologized with a smile and handed the fresh fruits and vegetables in the bamboo basket to Lucia.
She could tell that the two travelers were a young couple, perhaps fleeing from further west, perhaps just passing through.
For the people of the town, as long as they were not soldiers of the empire, they were willing to accept them.
There were also many refugees in the surrounding towns. Sometimes when the war spread here, the people of this town would also go to the neighboring towns to take refuge. This was normal, and everyone had survived by helping each other like this.
So, when this friendly couple appeared, the townspeople treated them as kindly as usual.
“These are for you.”
Bartering, Lucia unceremoniously accepted the bamboo basket and gave all the dried meat in her hand to the woman.
Considering the woman’s inconvenience with her legs, Lucia also helped pack the dried meat and put it in the storage room on the first floor.
“Thank you so much…” the woman said sincerely.
All the men in the town had been forcibly conscripted, along with their livestock and grain. The remaining old people, women, and children had almost no hunting ability, and everyone could only survive by growing potatoes and digging wild vegetables.
They hadn’t eaten such nutritious meat products for a long time.
Lucia stuffed all the dried meat into the storage room, thought for a moment, and then put the roast chicken that was originally intended for Xia Li in there as well.
Who let Xia Li sleep in? Xia Li is not allowed to eat lunch.
“Why don’t you move away?”
Lucia patted her little hands, turned out of the storage room, and asked with some puzzlement.
Such barren land, a war-torn surrounding environment, and occasional harassment by imperial soldiers…
In the judgment of the dragon race, this kind of place was not suitable for living, and it was not a wise choice to stay here to survive and raise children.
“This is where we are rooted…” the woman said with a helpless tone.
“And, our husbands, fathers, have all gone far away… If we move away, they will have no home to return to. We are waiting for them to come back.”
The woman finished speaking calmly, and the lonely expression on her face vanished in a flash.
“There are still a lot of berries picked today, and we still have a bag of flour at home. I’ll make you and your husband a fruit pie…”
Having received so much dried meat from Lucia, the woman decided to do something in return.
“No, no need.”
Lucia quickly waved her hand in refusal.
Her Xia Li couldn’t eat food made by other women.
“Thank you for taking us in, I’m going back to my room!”
Communicating with adults was not something this socially awkward dragon was good at.
Lucia lifted her skirt and went upstairs dejectedly.
Lucia had no concept of “the land where I was born and raised.”
Apart from the Dragon Homeland in her inherited memories, which left a deep impression on her, she had no sense of belonging to any part of this land, and naturally could not understand why the people of the town chose to stay here in such a harsh environment.
“Humans, as expected, are difficult to understand.”
She muttered as she ran.
Arriving at the door, Lucia pricked up her ears and listened to the movement inside.
After confirming that the hero inside had woken up, she straightened her collar and skirt and pushed the door open.
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In the shower room.
The basic living conditions in the other world were very poor.
Bathing here, there was no fragrant shower gel, nor was there hot water at a suitable temperature.
A wax block similar to soap, a basin of cold water, and a brush that looked like it should be used to brush a horse’s butt on Earth—these were the best toiletries that civilians in Azure Continent could use.
Xia Li was at a loss.
After pondering for a while, he decided to clean up his sweaty body.
His dragon wife’s nose was so sensitive that if he didn’t wash it clean, the dragon wouldn’t sit on his lap and act coquettishly.
He painstakingly washed his hair with soap, and the remaining half basin of water was barely enough to rinse his body.
Yesterday’s pile of bones left a lingering smell on Xia Li’s body. He repeatedly used the brush to scrub his body red, and only then did he manage to get rid of some of the smell.
Sniffing left and right, feeling that it was about time, Xia Li went to his backpack to get a towel.
Rummaging through his backpack, Xia Li fell into a long silence after finding a bottle of shower gel printed with modern simplified Chinese characters and a bag of convenient shampoo.
“…”
There was a feeling of powerlessness, like he couldn’t use all his strength.
Xia Li calmly stuffed the shower gel back into his bag, out of sight, out of mind.
“Hmm?”
In the deepest part of the bag, Xia Li felt a square, slightly sharp-edged package.
Thinking it was some candy hidden in the dark that he hadn’t found, Xia Li took it out and glanced at it.
And so, Xia Li encountered a very classic scene.
durex
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Thin for intimacy, bold for love.
10 pieces.
No.
Although he knew that Mrs. Fang was meticulous in every aspect and did everything very thoroughly.
But this… was a bit too thorough.
Speaking of which, Mrs. Fang always hinted at Xia Li about having grandchildren, and now she secretly prepared birth control supplies in their travel bag…
Did she poke holes in these condoms?
Xia Li was a little concerned.
He held the small square piece in front of him and looked at it carefully.
“Creak—”
At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open.
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Xia Li was startled, and his upper body, which had just been showered, instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
He hurriedly stuffed the small piece into the deepest part of his bag.
“Hmm?”
“Hmm?”
Lucia tilted her head, holding a basket of fruits and vegetables in her hand.
Xia Li also imitated her tone and replied with a “hmm.”
Walk the enemy’s path, leaving the enemy with nowhere to go.
“What are you doing?”
“What are you doing?” Xia Li asked back.
Lucia shook the bamboo basket in her hand. This dragon was always absent-minded, and the topic would soon be led astray by Xia Li.
“A human offered tribute to me!”
“Did you accept it?” Xia Li asked.
“Yeah!” Lucia nodded and said, “I traded dried meat with them!”
“Okay.”
Xia Li pulled the towel out of his bag and draped it over his shoulder.
Lucia went to the shower room to wash the berries for Xia Li. Xia Li wiped his hair and leaned over to take a look, his upper body bare.
Xia Li never thought that after he secretly took out the secret weapon Mrs. Fang had given him, he would be caught red-handed by the stinky dragon.
He wasn’t very courageous in this matter to begin with, and now he was even more discouraged.
Xia Li blushed and looked down at the girl who was a head shorter than him, clearing his throat, always wanting to say something.
“…You smell good.”
Xia Li bent down and said euphemistically.
Lucia looked back at him.
“The moon is so beautiful tonight.”
Xia Li added, feeling a little guilty.
Lucia looked at the clear sky at noon outside the window again.
She reached out her small hand uncertainly and touched Xia Li’s forehead.
Xia Li: “…”
I don’t have a fever, I’m just a little horny.
Xia Li hesitated to speak.
He admitted that seeing that little square piece did make him a little restless.
“Here, eat this.”
Lucia washed the berries clean with a small basin of water, picked out a relatively perfect one, and stuffed it into Xia Li’s mouth.
Xia Li opened his mouth to catch it and chewed it twice.
Lucia raised her small face and observed Xia Li’s expression carefully.
“Is it sour?” The evil dragon asked greedily.
“…”
Knowing that he was being used as a guinea pig, the happy expression on Xia Li’s face faltered.
“Taste it yourself.” Xia Li said flatly.
So Lucia pouted.
Fine, I’ll taste it myself. Xia Li, you big meanie.
Just as she picked one up and was about to put it in her mouth, Xia Li grabbed her dragon claw.
He grabbed her wrist and shook it, and the few berries clutched in her dragon claw fell back into the basket.
Lucia looked up in confusion, only to see Xia Li’s old face flushed, his eyes fixed on her.
“You… come here and taste me, then you’ll know if it’s sweet or not.” Xia Li said awkwardly.
Usually, it was Lucia who was thin-skinned and easily blushed. It was rare to see Xia Li blush.
Lucia thought carefully for a moment. She didn’t seem to have done anything to make Xia Li blush today, did she?
Could it be… that he found out about her sneaking into his bed this morning to peek at his tail?
She was just curious, she had no intention of biting it.
After staring at Xia Li’s face quietly for a while, seeing him looking at her so expectantly, Lucia still didn’t ask why, and stood on tiptoe to kiss Xia Li on the lips.
Whether the berries were sweet or not didn’t matter anymore.
The main thing was to fall for Xia Li’s trick and satisfy him a little.
“Mmm…”
However, the hero seemed to be a little hot-tempered today.
As soon as Lucia kissed him, a burning sensation mixed with rapid breathing came over her.
A strong and wet kiss took away all the air in the dragon’s mouth.
In a panic, Lucia stretched out her hands and fluttered. When her cool little hands pressed against Xia Li’s chest, Lucia was even more startled.
So hot!
“Mmm…”
Lucia wanted to say something.
But she was kissed so hard that she couldn’t make a sound, and could only make broken, fragmented sounds from her nose.
This sound was like adding fuel to the fire, making Xia Li’s whole body itch and unbearably hot.
“Mmm!”
Lucia still wanted to speak, her slightly intoxicated eyes narrowed, secretly looking at the man in front of her.
Sometimes, humans could be dizzy from dragons, so it was reasonable for dragons to be dizzy from humans.
For example, now, she was kissed dizzy.
He said it was to taste the berries…
But she couldn’t taste any sourness or sweetness at all.
She could only taste the smell of human and dragon mixed together.
“Hmm?”
As Xia Li approached, Lucia was forced against the wall.
She had to stand on tiptoe when she kissed Xia Li, so when Xia Li pushed her gently, she would lose her balance and fall backwards.
Even when her back was against the wall and she had nowhere to retreat, Xia Li still didn’t let go of her.
As his burning chest kept approaching, Lucia suddenly felt a chill in her belly.
Her skirt was lifted, and that sinful big hand had already touched her white belly.
Then the big hand went up and gently squeezed.
“Ugh!”
“Ugh?!”
Lucia, who was completely unprepared, let out a dragon roar, followed by Xia Li’s cry of pain.
Two minutes later.
Lucia, blushing, pressed down her skirt and fled in a panic with the bamboo basket in her arms.
Xia Li stood in front of the sink, using the remaining cold water to wash his face and cool down.
In summary, he came to the following conclusions:
Wrong.
Wrong timing.
First of all, Lucia didn’t give any hints or cues at all.
For her, she just came back to make breakfast for Xia Li and wash the berries for him to eat.
As a result, while they were eating, the object of “being eaten” became her.
Secondly.
Wrong atmosphere.
After all, Lucia was a girl who had been to the modern world.
She had seen romantic examples online and around her.
Red roses, heart-shaped candles, bundles of white balloons…
These things were essential for winning over young girls.
Perhaps, for Lucia, a room full of gold coins would make her happier.
But this kind of romantic atmosphere was important.
Even male dragons needed to make some preparations for courtship, let alone human males.
Xia Li summed up his mistakes, washed his face to calm down, and decided to conquer them one by one next time.