novelraw Chapter 266
Chapter 266
Chapter 266: X-ray Vision Isn’t Used Like That
“Have I really gained weight?”
The bathroom was filled with steam after the shower, and the girl’s exquisite figure was hazy in front of the mirror.
As she turned slightly, a voluptuous curve rose from her chest, narrowing into a graceful line at her waist, and then converging into a perky buttock.
Overall, it presented a youthful and perfect ‘S’ shape.
Compared to her first arrival on Earth, Lucia had undergone significant changes in both height and physique.
Now she was barely 1.6 meters tall, her slender arms and legs were fleshier, and even her face was rounder than before.
Lucia was certain that she hadn’t used magic to disguise herself; these changes in her body were real, starting from her flesh.
“I really need to watch my diet.”
The girl, weighing less than 90 pounds, looked at herself in the mirror and came to a conclusion. A casual comment from someone you like can really linger in your mind for a long time, making you want to immediately transform yourself into the ideal image your beloved desires.
However, thinking about the endless delicacies in this world, Lucia felt that the words “watch my diet” were too cruel.
After changing into her cotton long-sleeved nightgown, Lucia opened the bathroom door.
The dry, cool air in the room blew on her face, instantly making Lucia feel much more awake.
“What are you doing…”
Xia Li was standing right there behind the door.
He had taken off his jacket, revealing the ferocious silver dragon tattoo on his back. He had a towel draped over his arm, and in his other hand, he held a blue cat toothbrush and a rinsing cup, the same as Lucia’s.
“Is there any left?”
Xia Li stood at the bathroom door, having enjoyed the sound of the rushing water coming from inside.
Lucia tilted her head in confusion, her wet hair slipping down from her round-necked shoulder.
“What do you mean, ‘is there any left’?”
“Bathwater. I want to taste it.”
Xia Li glanced inside.
Because this brave hero had recently been saying suggestive things in a serious tone, Lucia couldn’t tell if he was serious or not.
Lucia threw the bath towel on Xia Li’s face and said fiercely,
“This is a shower room, not a bathtub. Where would there be any water left!”
“No good,” Xia Li said, taking a sniff of Lucia’s fragrant Little Yellow Duck bath towel, his voice full of longing.
“There’s not enough moisture in your towel. I can’t even get a drop.”
“…”
“Bang!”
Xia Li’s shoulders slumped as he was roughly thrown into the bathroom by the dragon.
The bathroom door slammed shut, and the Little Yellow Duck bath towel in his hand disappeared.
Behind the door, Lucia’s face flushed red, her silver dragon tail uncontrollably emerged from behind her, slapping the floor angrily.
Xia Li is bullying the dragon!
After calming down for a while, Lucia, her face still flushed, simply went to bed.
The feel of the hotel’s large bed first startled her. After reaching out to pat the bed to make sure it wasn’t some kind of trap, Lucia threw herself onto it and rolled around.
So soft!
How could there be such a soft bed in the world!
The softness of the hotel mattress exceeded Lucia’s imagination.
Before this, whether it was sleeping in the dragon’s lair, Xia Li’s old bed, or the wooden planks of inns in the other world, none of them were this soft!
“Ahh, bliss!”
Lucia rolled around on the cloud-like soft bed for several rounds. After tiring herself out, she remembered to look at the scenery outside.
From the height of the twenty-seventh floor, she could almost see the entire night view of Qingcheng City’s downtown area.
The endless stream of vehicles left trails of light on the elevated road in the distance, the crowds on the pedestrian street were bustling, and the laughter and chatter were mixed with the aroma of various snacks.
Lucia rarely had the opportunity to overlook the city of this world from such a high perspective.
She leaned against the huge floor-to-ceiling window, her dragon heart pounding at the sight of such a dreamy yet real scene.
The magnificent landscape of Azure Continent was just a painting in her eyes. Although it was free, there was never a moment that truly belonged to her.
But on Earth…
Lucia felt that every minute and every second belonged to her.
She thought, she should belong to Earth, belong to Xia Li.
She drew her gaze back from the dazzling skyscrapers outside the window.
The sound of water rushing behind her made Lucia pause as she looked at the frosted glass wall behind her.
Through the translucent glass wall, she had a clear view of Xia Li’s showering body in the bathroom.
Th-th-this…
Was this how Xia Li was staring at her just now?
What’s the difference between this and live streaming a shower!
No wonder the stinky brave hero was so tempted that he wanted to take a sip.
If it were her, she’d be tempted too!
“Gulp…”
Lucia secretly swallowed, thinking that since she had already seen it, she might as well see a high-definition version.
A cyan halo gradually appeared on her golden-brown pupils. Lucia steadied herself and activated the magic.
“Eye Magic, X-ray Vision!”
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Xia Li finished showering, rinsed his mouth, and came out with a towel draped over his shoulder.
This towel accompanied Xia Li, going in dry and coming out wet, used to wipe him from head to toe without being changed.
When he arrived at the bedside, he found that the lights in the room were already off, and the dragon was sleeping under the covers, wrapped tightly.
“Are you cold? Do you want to turn on the air conditioner?”
Xia Li stood in front of the temperature controller, momentarily hesitant about whether to turn on the heat or the cold air for this season.
“Not cold…”
Lucia barely opened her eyes, and Xia Li noticed how flushed her face was, as red as a monkey’s butt.
Did his suggestive comment just now have such a strong after-effect?
“Xia Li, you’re so fast.” The evil dragon suddenly said.
“Huh?”
Xia Li paused. Although he didn’t know what aspect of “fast” Lucia was referring to, as a man, this sentence was like triggering some kind of counter-attack switch for him. He subconsciously retorted,
“This is fast? It’s already very slow!”
“…”
Lucia shifted her body without saying much.
Xia Li rubbed his wet hair and sat on the edge of the bed, unlocking his phone.
It was about time to book the plane tickets.
But to be on the safe side, he decided to go to a travel agency tomorrow to finalize the visa matters before purchasing the tickets for the nearest date.
These plane tickets were not cheap. Fortunately, Xia Li had saved some money from writing his book before. Even if he hadn’t had time to sell the gold coins, he could still afford the round-trip tickets.
“There are no direct flights. I need to transfer… It will take at least two days and one night to get there. Where do you plan to go during these two days?”
Considering that Xia Li could only travel alone, he threw the question to Lucia.
Lucia seemed lost in thought, staring at Xia Li’s profile for a while, indulging in her infatuation. Then she finally came back to her senses and said, swinging her dragon tail under the quilt,
“Don’t worry about me. I’ll just go rummage through the trash cans…”
Xia Li: “…”
This dragon probably thought she was being humorous!
If that were the case, Xia Li would rather have Lucia turn into a dragon and fly invisibly on the plane than let her rummage through trash cans!
However… Turning into a dragon was very risky.
Invisibility magic only worked visually and would be detected by radar.
If it were detected, it would be a big problem.
“I’ll let Zhou Anqi know. You can stay at her place for these two days.”
After much deliberation, Xia Li realized that the only female friend they both had was Zhou Anqi.
Zhou Anqi was also the only friend Xia Li could entrust Lucia to.
“Alright.”
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Lucia reluctantly agreed.
Seeing her reluctant expression, Xia Li thought of the evil dragon’s past deeds and emphasized,
“If you run around again this time, I will be angry.”
“Got it, I won’t run around…” Lucia cowered.
Xia Li stared at Lucia’s face for a while, using a very serious look to deepen the impression on Lucia.
Lucia went from lying on her stomach under the covers to sitting up, and finally sat on the bed with her legs together, her attitude like a child admitting her mistake after being reprimanded.
“I promise!” she said, raising her voice.
Only then did Xia Li let her go, sighing.
“You still have those pictures of us in Azure Continent on your phone, right? Send me a few, and I’ll forward them to my mom.”
“Oh, oh!”
Lucia hurriedly took out her phone and carefully selected a few beautiful pictures of herself and handsome pictures of Xia Li to send to him.
Xia Li carefully examined the pictures and finally sent two landscape pictures back.
One picture showed Xia Li grilling meat skewers, while Lucia held the camera and made a ‘V’ sign.
The other picture was taken in the carriage. Xia Li had fallen asleep, lying on Lucia’s lap, and Lucia had made a pig nose at him.
Well, quite harmonious.
If he sent these to Mrs. Fang, it would be enough for her to brag to her friends for a long time.
After settling these trivial matters, Xia Li turned off all the lights in the room and lay down next to Lucia.
Through the gap in the drawn curtains, they could still vaguely see the car lights on the street.
The car lights, accompanied by the sound, approached from afar and then flashed past.
Speaking of which, it was quite nerve-wracking.
Although they had shared a bed for so long, suddenly lying in a strange place felt both novel and exciting.
No wonder it was said that young couples in love liked to lie down in hotels; this kind of novelty couldn’t be found at home.
Xia Li felt restless, his hand moving deeper and deeper under the sheet.
He felt something cold and hard, and he stretched out his fingers.
With a ‘swoosh’.
Lucia retracted her dragon tail, hugging her big tail with her arms, looking as if her tail had been stepped on by Xia Li.
“Tw-twenty-four hours ago, we were still in Azure Continent!”
The atmosphere was too strange when there was no topic, so quiet that it made people feel both nervous and restless.
Lucia felt that she should find something to say.
“Yeah, it felt unreal being there, like playing a game. It wasn’t until I came back that I felt like I was back in reality.” Xia Li nodded.
“Grounded!” Lucia added.
“Yes, grounded, at ease.”
“Hehe, because the food here is good, the sleep is good, the environment is safe, the climate is pleasant, it’s very suitable for giving… living!” Lucia stammered.
“Yes.” Xia Li continued to nod.
As his reply fell, silence descended again.
The atmosphere seemed to heat up like a heater had been turned on.
Lucia felt her body sweating. It must be because the quilt was too thick.
She secretly stretched out her feet to cool down, but as soon as she moved, her entire waist was embraced by Xia Li.
AUV!（ Ouch! ）
Lucia’s heart was trembling.
Every time Xia Li hugged and kissed her recently, he wasn’t honest. His hands were like they had automatic targeting enabled. While kissing, they would start to explore, skillfully kneading her a few times, which always made Lucia very excited.
Speaking of which, dragons were oviparous animals and didn’t breastfeed.
Lucia’s current body structure was purely based on the form in her inherited memories, and the two mounds on her chest were just decorations.
Therefore, no matter how Xia Li kneaded, he wouldn’t be able to squeeze out the baby’s staple food.
Brave hero, don’t bother, you can’t squeeze it out!
However… If she were to reproduce in her complete human form, it was hard to say. What if?
After all, the body structure of a pureblood giant dragon in its complete human form was infinitely close to that of a human.
Lucia’s mind was a jumbled mess.
In such a quiet and ambiguous atmosphere, as soon as Xia Li touched her, she had even thought about whether their future children would take Xia’s surname or Sivana’s.
But Xia Li stopped there this time.
After playing around for a while, he restrained himself and withdrew his hand, taking a deep breath.
“Lucia.”
“Zzzz… Hmm?”
Lucia originally wanted to pretend to be asleep, but then she thought that her breathing was so erratic that pretending to be asleep would definitely not work. So she slightly turned her head to look at Xia Li.
“I will definitely marry you in the future.”
Xia Li said each word very seriously, sounding like a vow.
Lucia nodded repeatedly: “Mm-hmm, I’ll marry you too!”
“You clearly know what ‘marry’ means now, and you also know the correct response to this word…” Xia Li said with a wry smile.
Seeing that her cuteness had failed to get her through, Lucia flicked the tip of her tail on her dragon belly.
“I, I will definitely marry you…”
“Good!”
When he was making a fortune in Azure Continent with a flashlight lighter, Xia Li wasn’t excited; when he killed the Undead General, Xia Li was still calm; even when he obtained a new artifact, Xia Li was only slightly happy for a moment…
But this time, when Lucia personally gave the answer Xia Li had been waiting for,
Xia Li felt his blood boiling.
It was as if every cell in his body was cheering for it.
This was much more rewarding than becoming a ‘hero of mankind’.
“You better keep your word!” Xia Li suddenly said in a louder voice.
“Once I get you an identity, you’ll marry me right away!”
Lucia wrapped herself up again like a dragon zongzi, only revealing her watery brown eyes.
Xia Li’s emotional reaction was very strong.
Lucia knew a little about the solemnity of human marriage, and it seemed that once this vow was spoken, it would bind them for life.
However… It seemed like she had already been bound to Xia Li for life.
“You, you have to keep your word too.”
She blinked her eyes, speaking shyly.
“I’ll buy you a phoenix crown, the one you saw at the gold shop last time!” Xia Li held her hand and made a promise.
“That one is so expensive…”
“As long as you like it, nothing is too expensive!”
“It’s better to buy pork ribs. Pork ribs are more practical, you can eat them…”
“We’ll have pork ribs too. I’ll buy you a big villa, and you can raise a lot of pork ribs inside.”
“No, pork ribs… Pigs aren’t smart, they can’t be domesticated.”
“If they can’t be domesticated, we’ll cook them!”
Lucia: “…”
Lucia listened blankly as Xia Li talked about all sorts of strange things. He spoke lightly, but his expression was twenty percent serious.
He was really thinking about their future.
Looking at his expression, Lucia couldn’t help but smile.
“If pork ribs can’t be domesticated, we’ll raise lamb chops! And we’ll make a nest for Little Cotton… and a big dragon lair for me!”