novelraw Chapter 279
Chapter 279
Chapter 279: New Friend, Delicious…… Can’t Eat This Time
The next day, Qin Chuan packed his things and came over early.
Xia Li sent Lucia off and went back to his room to try to catch up on some sleep. He had just laid down when he heard a knock at the door.
“…”
The two men looked at each other, and Xia Li sighed first.
The guy’s dark circles were as dark as a panda’s, a clear sign he hadn’t slept all night.
And he still said he didn’t like the Saint, that he didn’t care about those things at all?
If there was a ranking for stubbornness in this world, the evil dragon Lucia would be first, and Qin Chuan would be second.
“Wait for me to change.”
Xia Li didn’t press Qin Chuan any further. He went into the bedroom and changed into a light gray short-sleeved shirt before coming out. It was his turn to wear black, white, and gray this time, the halo should be given to Qin Chuan.
“You…… just like this?”
Looking at Qin Chuan in front of him, wearing a pale yellow hoodie and light blue jeans, Xia Li hesitated.
His question made Qin Chuan feel unsure of himself.
“What’s wrong?”
“At least bring a bouquet of flowers or something……” Xia Li looked him up and down.
“Right.” Qin Chuan reacted.
He was just too slow in this regard, the term “straight man” on the internet described people like him.
Any guy would prepare something when meeting the girl they like, not to mention he had plenty of time to prepare.
“Forget it.”
Xia Li thought about it and decided to let it go.
“Deliberately holding something in your hand would make it look fake. This is more in line with your style, straightforward.”
After giving a fair evaluation, Xia Li pushed aside the tables and chairs in the house, leaving a large open space.
To be honest, this was the first time Xia Li used the power of the artifact to summon a living being other than himself and Lucia.
He wasn’t 100% sure.
But as the master of the artifact, he could feel the controllable range of his ability.
Looking at the soft dragon scale lying quietly in his palm, Xia Li took a deep breath.
As long as enough price was paid, the power of the silver scale could even summon disembodied spirits and command them.
Crossing spatial dimensions, time dimensions, without any medium……
Xia Li closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his dark pupils were covered with a faint layer of gold.
“Do you have a beacon?”
Xia Li crouched down and extended a hand towards Qin Chuan.
Qin Chuan, who also came back from the magical world, immediately understood the meaning of the sentence and took out a slightly rusty metal ornament from his pocket.
This was a fragment he picked up when the Saint’s hairpin broke during the last great battle.
He didn’t know why he carried it with him at the time, but after returning to Earth, he had become accustomed to keeping it by his side as a talisman.
This golden piece, the size of a silver coin, was like a broken butterfly wing. Although it had long lost its luster, whenever Qin Chuan took it out, he would think of that gentle girl who grew up in the sunshine.
Qin Chuan placed the metal fragment in Xia Li’s hand.
“If it’s not enough, my Heart of Stone can also be used…” he added.
Xia Li shook his head.
In the vast world, he had already sensed a vague location.
With a thought, at the cost of a hundred pure crystals, Xia Li guided his power there.
“Summon…”
Xia Li’s lips parted slightly, and the living room was suddenly filled with golden light.
Summoning magic consumed magic power.
And if you wanted to keep the summoned object, that would be another kind of transaction called a ‘contract’.
The cost of the contract could be big or small, depending on the wishes of both the summoner and the summoned.
The summoning magic circle slowly rotated on the floor.
After about half a minute, the golden light disappeared.
The incandescent lights in the living room were affected by an unknown magnetic force and flashed rapidly like strobe lights in a KTV.
Xia Li felt the lights were getting a bit dazzling and subconsciously closed his eyes.
And Qin Chuan beside him stared wide-eyed without blinking.
As if stimulated by the intense light, Qin Chuan’s eyes were actually a little moist. Looking at the girl kneeling on the floor, he was momentarily at a loss for words.
The girl had long, curly blonde hair and wore a long, pure white gauze dress.
The long gauze extended from the back of her head to her feet, and the delicate fabric reflected countless tiny fragments of light, as if it were condensed from the purest wisp of morning mist, setting off the girl’s beautiful figure with dignity and holiness.
She wore a golden crown symbolizing power, her hands, covered in pure white gloves, tightly clasped together.
As if engaged in some kind of devout prayer.
The girl closed her eyes tightly and murmured softly.
“…May the Brave Hero have all the best.”
The prayer finished, she lifted her long skirt and stood up.
Putting away the longing and yearning in her eyes, the girl adjusted her expression and returned to her usual solemn demeanor.
Turning, leaving.
Her eyes met Qin Chuan’s for a fleeting moment.
There was no extra expression on her face, even a hint of bitterness at the corner of her mouth.
Another hallucination……
If this continues, she really should consider whether this position of Pope is suitable for her.
A Pope with distractions cannot be forgiven by God, so how can she forgive all living beings?
“Bang!”
It wasn’t until her head hit a white wall that Yivni covered her forehead in shock.
Not a hallucination!
“Light Burst!”
Judging that she might have been attacked by remnants of the Demon Race, Yivni drew the thin staff from her waist, casting a chantless spell instantly.
This action startled Xia Li.
No way.
How could someone blow up someone else’s house as soon as they opened their eyes?
Fortunately, there was no magic on Earth.
The Saint’s magic couldn’t be used.
She looked at her hands in surprise, her pure and solemn expression becoming very serious.
Looking up again, she saw the familiar man standing under the light, dressed in strange clothes.
The man’s silhouette was the dream that lingered in her mind at night, the face that had become somewhat blurred, now becoming clear in her memory.
Under normal circumstances, Yivni would only judge that she was lost in her fantasy of longing again……
But, the flashing stone in the center of his chest, there was no mistaking it.
Anyone could imitate his appearance.
But his aura was unique.
The aura from the artifact ‘Heart of Stone’.
The high-frequency flashing of the Heart of Stone made Xia Li unable to open his eyes.
But in order to record this moment, he squinted his eyes to observe the two.
Seriously suspecting that the flashing light in the room wasn’t the light bulb flashing at all, but this guy’s heart flashing.
This guy was too excited.
His heart was probably about to burst out.
“Brave Hero…”
Yivni choked back tears of joy and covered her lips with her hand in excitement.
It was only the second time their eyes met, and she recognized the identity of the person in front of her.
“Yivni…”
Qin Chuan stumbled forward.
He had never been so afraid when facing the Demon King, but meeting Yivni again made him nervous and scared.
Qin Chuan froze in place, only raising one hand. Yivni rushed forward, hot tears constantly rolling down from her turquoise eyes.
So good……
Xia Li was genuinely happy for them.
“Brave Hero, why did you die…”
Yivni cried like a pear blossom with rain, nestling against him like a little bird.
Qin Chuan was as stiff as a board, not daring to move. His raised hand neither landed on the girl’s shoulder nor on her waist, but hovered in mid-air.
“I, I’m not dead!” Qin Chuan hurriedly explained.
“The bishop said that if I wanted to see you, unless I waited until the day you died, the power of the Heart of Stone might carry a part of your will, crossing time and space to come to me…”
“Why did you die?!”
Yivni was a little agitated. She had never been so disrespectful before, grabbing Qin Chuan by the collar and continuing to question him.
“Aren’t you still young? God said you could live for a long, long time…”
“Are you married?”
“Do you have children?”
“Did you go back to your hometown and marry that childhood sweetheart who was waiting for you to come home!!!”
The collar of Qin Chuan’s hoodie was deformed by Yivni’s pull, the drawstring was even tightened together.
Qin Chuan was still at a loss, not knowing which question to answer first.
“When did I say I had a childhood sweetheart…”
“You didn’t say it, so you must have one!”
“You imagined it, right?”
“It’s true. In my fantasy, you also had ten children, the children crawling all over my head, pulling my veil, pulling my hair, and peeing all over my skirt… Waaah.”
“…”
Qin Chuan didn’t know how to comfort the weeping Saint. He had never coaxed a girl before. But when he felt the hot tears soaking his clothes, he admitted that he felt a little heartache.
“!!”
Right in front of Qin Chuan, behind Yivni.
Xia Li’s arms were almost numb from waving.
He waved vigorously, bringing his arms together to hug the air.
Then he puckered his lips and kissed the air.
Hug her!
Kiss her!
If you don’t kiss her now, when will you?!
The other party has clearly expressed her longing and affection, are you just going to stand there stupidly and say ‘Yes, I really have ten children’ next?!!
Xia Li finally understood what it meant to be exasperated.
Seeing Xia Li’s anxious expression, Qin Chuan also became anxious.
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Finally, the wooden post moved. The moment he raised his hand and placed it on Yivni’s shoulder, Yivni trembled slightly and hugged him even tighter.
“In the future…”
“Huh? What did you say?”
Qin Chuan’s throat was dry with nervousness, he swallowed and continued.
“We might have ten children in the future…”
Yivni raised her head and looked at him infatuatedly.
“Waaah…”
Then came another storm of crying.
He really did marry his childhood sweetheart!
Now that she’s reunited with him, he wouldn’t be asking her to bless their marriage, would he!?
Yivni clutched the golden staff in her hand, sobbing as she cried.
If it was the Brave Hero’s request, she could bless them, waaaah…
“Can, can you have ten children?”
Qin Chuan stammered nervously.
This time, not only Saint Yivni, but even Xia Li, who was watching from the sidelines, was stunned.
So… so explosive?
No, this guy skipped the four major steps of confession, passionate love, proposal, and marriage, and went straight to the result.
“I’m not married yet…”
Qin Chuan also felt that his previous sentence was a bit explosive, and he blushed and scratched his hair.
“I’ve never even held a girl’s hand… Oh, of course, I’ve held yours before, but that was when we were running away… Anyway, I haven’t been in a relationship yet, if I were to be in one, I, I, I, I might only be with you… But you’re the Pope now, so I’m not sure, I wanted to ask for your opinion…”
“Slap!”
The pure gold staff and crown were thrown down, hitting the ground with a dull thud.
Yivni raised her arms and hugged Qin Chuan tightly.
“God, if this is a dream… I never want to wake up.”
The girl’s murmuring voice was very soft, as if she didn’t want to disturb her dream.
She straightened her waist, stood on tiptoe, and kissed the lips she considered ‘forbidden’.
When it came to the crucial scene, Xia Li automatically looked away.
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In the afternoon, Qin Chuan told Yivni everything about his current situation.
His financial situation, his abilities, and his identity on Earth.
After leaving Zela Continent and returning to Earth, Qin Chuan was just an ordinary person.
You could even say he was a ‘poor’ ordinary person.
The kind who even struggled to make a living.
Yivni listened to his story while fighting back tears.
She had thought that Qin Chuan would have a smooth life after returning, and she had prayed for him countless times in the church…
But she never expected that he would be so unfortunate.
Just like her.
Unhappy.
Yivni didn’t want to stay in the church as Pope. After Qin Chuan left, she clearly realized what she wanted.
But because of her identity, reality, and the responsibilities she had to shoulder, she stayed there.
Now, order had been restored to Zela Continent, the remnants of the Demon Race had been almost completely wiped out, the church’s mission had come to an end, and she had become idle.
The more idle she was, the more Yivni was consumed by uncontrollable longing.
She was always thinking about what Qin Chuan was doing, whether he was living well, whether he was married, whether he was with a girl he loved…
Day and night, she thought about him so much that she even started having hallucinations.
Until today, when the hallucination became reality.
Fate had brought them together again.
“Thank you for the gift of the Goddess of Fate…”
After listening to Qin Chuan’s story, Yivni clasped her hands together and prayed habitually.
Looking at Xia Li, who was standing to the side, Yivni hesitated for a moment. Remembering her previous mistake in wording, she quickly corrected herself.
“Thank you for the gift of the Male God of Fate…”
“No,” Xia Li immediately waved his hand, “I’m just an ordinary person.”
Xia Li said, “I’ve also received a lot of help from Qin Chuan. You can think of our relationship as teammates.”
“Thank you…”
Yivni still gave a pious thank you.
Xia Li nodded and accepted her gratitude.
The three of them chatted for a while longer.
Yivni herself was human. Apart from the worldview of Earth and the lack of magic, which she needed to adapt to, she had no problem understanding any other concepts, values, or social interactions.
She didn’t need to learn from scratch like Lucia did when she first came to Earth.
Yivni had been exposed to too many people and things, and was very mature in her thinking.
She was the kind of person who could survive on her own even if she was thrown directly into society.
Xia Li briefly explained his summoning magic to Yivni.
Upon learning that she could choose to stay on Earth, Yivni chose to stay without hesitation.
She handed her gold crown and scepter to Xia Li, saying that this was the price she paid in the contract.
This move completely confused Xia Li.
The price was supposed to be paid by the summoner, which was Xia Li.
Where was there a case where the summoned paid the summoner instead?
It wasn’t like the evil dragon’s sacrifice thing.
Speak of the evil dragon, and she shall appear.
It was the off-season for the pet shop, and Lucia got off work early again today.
This time, she had the key. She quickly unlocked the door and rushed in with a “Dragon Collision.”
Lucia could smell a different scent from afar.
A female scent.
Therefore, her first words upon entering were only two words.
“Catching you!”
Looking again, she saw Qin Chuan flirting with an unfamiliar female in the living room, while Xia Li was sitting alone in the corner.
When he saw Lucia coming back, his eyes were a mixture of helplessness and pity, which made Lucia’s heart tremble.
Sigh…
Xia Li was being shown affection by others, how pitiful.
It was as if when apples were being distributed in kindergarten, Xia Li didn’t get one, so he was staring at her with a wronged expression.
Guilt welled up in her heart, and Lucia walked over and hugged Xia Li.
“My girlfriend, Lucia Sivana, is a dragon,” Xia Li introduced, knowing that the dragon was socially awkward.
Yivni nodded. She had heard about the dragon from Qin Chuan earlier, so she extended a hand and shook Lucia’s.
“My name is Yivni.”
No matter how slow Lucia was, she understood the situation at this point.
Although she didn’t pay attention to Qin Chuan’s matters at all, she had heard Xia Li talking about it.
A new sister!
And one with magic!
Lucia instantly relaxed, and even her long silver dragon tail involuntarily slipped out from under her skirt.
“Hello, hello…”
Having made a new friend, the evil dragon smiled shyly.
Yivni was a little surprised by the appearance of the silver dragon’s tail.
In their world, there were also giant dragons, but these creatures rarely appeared and only existed in myths and legends.
After shaking hands, Yivni was surprised by the dragon’s body temperature, which was almost the same as hers.
Even giant dragons could integrate into Earth society… It seemed that this society was definitely more inclusive than Zela Continent.
She had to work hard to join this place too, Yivni thought.
“Your clothes aren’t suitable for going out. Come to my room, I’ll give you a couple of outfits!”
After all, Lucia had been on Earth for more than half a year longer than Yivni, so of course she had to play the role of a good host.
The first obstacle she faced when she came to Earth was food, followed by clothing.
This Saint named Yivni should also be going through this stage.
The evil dragon generously took the Saint to her wardrobe to choose clothes.
Although the sizes were a bit different, wearing a loose-fitting version should be fine.
Yivni stood up, bowed politely, and then asked Qin Chuan in an inquiring tone,
“Brave Hero, what kind of clothes would you like me to wear?”
Qin Chuan was stunned.
As someone whose dressing ability was almost zero, he actually imagined several outfits that would suit Yivni in his mind.
Plaid skirt JK, white silk Lolita, black silk miniskirt… What man hadn’t imagined his girlfriend wearing them?
“Brave Hero, what kind of clothes do you want to see!”
Lucia’s voice followed closely.
Xia Li was also a Brave Hero, so she had to ask him too.
She couldn’t let her boyfriend be unloved!
“I want to see… uh…”
Xia Li’s teasing words got stuck in his throat.
Compared to Qin Chuan and Yivni’s relationship, his relationship with Lucia was far behind.
Xia Li could even tell Lucia, “You only need to wear three band-aids.”
But obviously, this wasn’t the right occasion to say that.
“A white… sexy dress,” Xia Li changed his words.
“Okay!”
The dragon with a wagging tail received the order and turned to go to the room.
Qin Chuan was still hesitating, and said rather embarrassedly,
“You, you just choose something suitable… I’m off today, I’ll take you shopping later.”
“Then I’ll choose black~” Yivni clasped her hands together and smiled particularly sweetly.