novelraw Chapter 54
Chapter 54
Chapter 54: Feeding the Evil Dragon
Xia Li didn’t expect that the area outside the elephant enclosure would be so lively just because he went to use the bathroom.
Huh? Why is everyone taking pictures of the elephants with their phones?
This zoo doesn’t seem to have any elephant shows, does it?
Thinking this, Xia Li squeezed into the crowd and started looking for the short dragon.
With Lucia’s height, it would be quite a challenge to find her in the crowd.
“Hey, Lucia!”
Just as Xia Li shouted Lucia’s name, he suddenly felt a small hand gently tugging at the corner of his clothes from behind.
This familiar feeling, it must be the evil dragon.
Xia Li turned around and saw Lucia standing at the edge of the crowd, her head slightly lowered, the whole dragon looking quiet. Maybe it was because of the hot weather today, Lucia’s face was still very red, like a red apple, a bit cute.
“Xia Xia Xia Li.”
“We haven’t seen each other for five minutes, how come you’re stuttering?”
The first word Lucia said was a vibrato, and the next few sounds were even more shaky.
Xia Li was afraid that something bad had happened to Lucia, so he hurriedly checked her face.
“So-Someone, someone gave me an offering.” Lucia stammered.
As she spoke, she raised the lollipop in her hand and showed it to Xia Li.
Xia Li instantly thought of the possibility that Lucia had been hit on.
After all, although the evil dragon has a cold aura towards strangers, it has to be admitted that her beauty is absolutely outstanding in the crowd.
“You can’t accept candy from strangers.” Xia Li emphasized seriously.
“No no no, that’s not it.”
Lucia hurriedly explained.
She paused for a while before telling Xia Li what had happened to her.
The two came to the shade of a tree, talking as they walked.
Xia Li fell silent as he listened.
The elephant showed obedience to Lucia?
And, more importantly… the evil dragon is actually so kind.
She’s very brave.
She did something that even Xia Li might not have done.
However, Lucia’s bravery also seemed reckless in Xia Li’s eyes.
Because she doesn’t think about the consequences, she dares to do anything.
If it were Xia Li, he would be more concerned about the issue of his identity being exposed.
Even though it was a weekday, there were many parents walking their children and couples on dates in the zoo.
There were at least fifty people present, if not a hundred. With so many people watching, holding their phones, talking about it, it would be easy to twist the story into something else.
Public opinion is a very scary thing.
Lucia’s true identity is a giant dragon. In order to hide herself, she should not appear in the spotlight no matter what.
“You…”
Xia Li hesitated to speak.
Forget it.
Now is not the time to talk about her.
This is the first time the evil dragon Lucia has helped humans.
Xia Li grew up in a family that practiced positive reinforcement education, so he felt that his childhood was very lucky.
Therefore, he hopes that Lucia is also ‘lucky’.
“Just do what you think is right,” Xia Li said seriously.
“You did the right thing.”
Dragons are free, and their carefree hearts are also free. Xia Li doesn’t want to see Lucia’s unrestrained nature become timid on Earth.
“Mhm, mhm.”
Lucia nodded like a pecking chick, the blush on her cheeks spreading to her ears, making her small, white earlobes look pink.
If Lucia just felt embarrassed when she was praised by the little girl…
Then being praised by Xia Li, Lucia was almost dying of happiness.
This feeling is no less than blowing up fish in a lake ten times, or chasing goats for a hundred kilometers.
To use a more concrete analogy…
It’s probably more pleasing to Lucia than the gold coins in a human earl’s vault.
“Hee hee hee…” Lucia’s small face was full of joy.
She followed behind Xia Li. Xia Li said that the weather was hot and he wanted to buy her ice water.
Lucia walked very slowly, staring at the candy in her hand for a long time.
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Between ‘taking it back to collect’ and ‘eating it now’, Lucia decided to choose the latter.
The great philosophy of dragon life ━ enjoy the moment!
“Do you want juice or iced black… tea?”
Xia Li stood in front of the vending machine. When he turned around to ask Lucia for her choice, he happened to see the evil dragon biting the plastic wrapping of the lollipop with her teeth.
“Hey, I told you, you have to tear open this plastic wrapping first… There’s a trick to it, it’s actually very troublesome to bite it directly.”
Xia Li’s tone was helpless, and he was about to help Lucia open the wrapping.
But Lucia turned sideways, not letting Xia Li take the candy.
What a stingy dragon!
I’m not going to steal it from you!
“Crack, crack,”
The candy in Lucia’s mouth cracked in half under the force of her bite.
Only then did she peel off the outer plastic wrapping, then pinched one half with two fingers and held it up.
“Here, you eat.”
“…”
Xia Li looked down at the half of the candy that was completely stained with Lucia’s dragon saliva.
A little touched.
But more disgusted.
Is this how you test our pure friendship?
Comrade, I can’t stand this kind of test at all…
Forget it, forget it, it’s not like we haven’t had indirect lip contact before.
Xia Li thought to himself.
Hasn’t he been ravaged enough by this evil dragon?
Well, dragon saliva is a good thing.
Xia Li reached out to take the half of the candy.
Lucia’s small hand dodged again.
Then she raised her wrist again.
As if to signal to Xia Li, ‘I’ll feed you’.
Xia Li sighed silently.
Comrade Lucia, neither friendship nor I can stand this kind of test!
“Orange flavor.”
Xia Li tasted the candy in his mouth. It was a very sweet and refreshing orange flavor.
Speaking of which, this is the first time Lucia has ‘obtained’ something with her own ability since she came to Earth.
Xia Li felt very honored to be able to taste half a candy from the evil dragon’s mouth.
Dragons have no desire to share.
Since Lucia was willing to share the things she got with him first, it was enough to prove his weight in the evil dragon’s heart.
At least, the actions and thoughts he had put into Lucia this week were not one-sided.
“Hee hee…”
Lucia also liked the taste of orange.
Her eyes curved into crescents, and the corners of her mouth curled up in a sweet arc.
“Sweeter than the candy at Xia Li’s house!”
“How is that possible?” Xia Li looked at the evil dragon and suddenly became serious.
“It’s obviously not even one-tenth as sweet as the candy at my house.”
“No,” Xia Li paused again and said, “When did you eat the candy at my house?”
Lucia’s small face stiffened.
She would never say that she secretly rummaged through the snack bag that Xia Li bought home last time and ate a red-wrapped milk candy…
But that candy stuck to her teeth, so much so that Lucia couldn’t even speak, so she didn’t like it.
“I think this one is sweeter.” Lucia changed the subject guiltily.
Xia Li: “…”
Rolling up his sleeves, Xia Li turned sideways towards the vending machine.
Then he poked the vending button on the machine hard with his finger.
“You like orange flavor, right? Wait, I’ll buy you orange juice with pulp right now, two bottles.”