novelraw Chapter 56
Chapter 56
Chapter 56: The Evil Dragon is Defiled by the Brave Hero
Coming out of the dangerous animal area, Xia Li was in a great mood.
Lucia was also in a great mood.
The lion scared the Brave Hero, and I scared the lion, which means I scared the Brave Hero.
The evil dragon finally won a round against the Brave Hero!
“The last stop is the aviary.”
Xia Li glanced at the map on his phone and walked briskly.
The lions and tigers in the dangerous animal area had already confirmed Xia Li’s guess; this trip to the zoo had already been a complete success for him.
Coupled with the fact that Lucia wasn’t very interested in these animals, Xia Li decided to take her back early.
“This trait of yours that can command all beasts… is quite suitable for being an animal trainer in a circus.” Xia Li pondered. “Circus?”
“Well, it’s a place where they do animal shows… You can think of it as a kind of Colosseum.”
In a sense, the cruelty of circuses on Earth was not much different from that of the Colosseum in Azure Continent.
“Oh…” Lucia was holding a ginkgo leaf she had picked up at some point; she played with the leaf, looking up at Xia Li from time to time.
“But I don’t like the Colosseum…”
“Well, that’s true,” Xia Li nodded. “Refusing animal performances, your ability is more suitable for other things.”
“Like helping human cubs pick up their little bracelets.” Lucia answered quickly.
“…That’s also a kind of use.” Xia Li didn’t discourage her enthusiasm.
Xia Li hadn’t yet figured out how to develop Lucia’s ability.
Most jobs in today’s society required proof of identity, and Lucia obviously didn’t have that.
Moreover, the evil dragon hadn’t fully integrated into society yet, so there was no rush to find her a job.
Let’s raise her a little longer; there’s no need to make her self-reliant so soon.
“Lucia, come and stand here.”
The aviary was a tall wire cage that could hold both people and houses; upon entering, one could see all sorts of strange birds circling overhead.
The birds were of various shapes and sizes, from palm-sized budgies to pelicans that could eat a child if they stood on the ground.
The environment inside was quite good, lush and green, with plants growing particularly well.
Xia Li found a place with a small bridge and flowing water and pulled Lucia over.
Behind them was a small, man-made waterwheel, the sound of the stream gurgling in their ears, and a humidifier hidden in the bushes spraying out a white mist that looked like fairy air.
Xia Li felt that this place was good and wanted to take a couple of pictures of Lucia.
After all, they had come to the zoo; they had to have some tourist photos.
“Don’t move, I’ll take a picture of you.”
He grabbed Lucia’s slender arm and settled her at the head of the bridge.
Xia Li took out his phone from his pocket and kept backing up, adjusting the shooting angle like a professional photographer.
“Take a picture?”
Lucia had never had her picture taken before; although she was confused, she cooperated and stayed still.
Xia Li was pointing a small box at her, with four barrels in the center of the box…
It couldn’t be… It couldn’t be that he was going to fire at her, right?
“Click.”
The flash on the phone went off, and Lucia subconsciously exclaimed.
“Such powerful Holy Light Magic!”
Xia Li: “…”
It had been a week since she arrived on Earth, and she still hadn’t gotten used to the various lights on Earth.
Walking back with his phone, Xia Li was about to show Lucia his photography skills when he looked up and saw a small blue parrot perched on top of her head.
Not only that, but there were more birds perched on Lucia’s milky white sweater: thrushes, cuckoos, larks, and many other species that Xia Li couldn’t name.
More and more birds flocked from all directions, and Xia Li even saw a toucan trying to stand on Lucia’s shoulder, but Lucia’s shoulders were too narrow for it to stand steadily.
“Xia Li, I’m going to be carried away!!”
Lucia waved her arms to drive them away, but the little birds seemed to like her very much; after being driven away, they flew back in a circle and tried to hang on Lucia’s clothes again.
When Xia Li was traveling in Azure Continent, he had seen many times the scene of small birds perched on the dragon’s spine; that kind of picture had a kind of slow-paced warmth to it.
Unlike beasts, birds were not afraid of dragons.
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On the contrary, they liked to perch on quiet dragons, where it was warm in winter and cool in summer, and they didn’t have to worry about the threat of natural enemies; it was simply a natural shelter.
“Xia Li! Xia Li!!”
Lucia didn’t expect that the birds, which she had never bothered to pay attention to in her dragon form, would dare to swarm her after she had transformed into a human.
This was bullying a dragon too much!
“Don’t move, I’ll take a few pictures.”
Xia Li tilted his body and took several pictures with a click.
Lucia closed her eyes, her expression flustered, her arms spinning like a small windmill, but the birds around her wouldn’t go away no matter how she tried to drive them away.
Oh, it was quite interesting.
“Mom, that sister seems to be very popular with the parrots…”
“Kind-hearted children are always liked by small animals; that sister must be very kind.”
“Really? Then I will also be a kind-hearted good child in the future!”
Hearing the voices of passersby behind him, Xia Li laughed even harder.
It was one thing to get caught stealing bread before, but this time she was being made a mess of by a few parrots.
Was this really the proud silver dragon he knew?
“Hahaha…”
“Xia Li!!”
Xia Li was still laughing wildly when Lucia’s eyes turned red with anxiety.
If she could use magic now, these little things would have been turned into roast birds long ago!!
“Coming, coming, I’m coming to save you.”
Xia Li had to go over at the urging of the weak dragon.
As soon as he approached, the birds scattered and flew away.
Lucia was finally relieved and quickly patted her clothes; Xia Li reached out to help her remove the down feathers that were stuck in her hair.
“Hmph…” Lucia was a little unhappy.
She had just been besieged by so many birds, and Xia Li, the Brave Hero, had just been laughing beside her.
They had just agreed last time that they were teammates!
She was still his girlfriend; was this how a Brave Hero treated his girlfriend?
“Obviously, when you went to save those girlfriends in the team before, you were very proactive…” Lucia muttered softly.
She was referring to the female team members in Xia Li’s previous expedition team.
Lucia didn’t know the difference between a girlfriend and a female friend; she just thought that all female friends meant girlfriends after Xia Li said she was his girlfriend last time.
When Xia Li rescued those people, he ran very fast, picking up the Demon Repelling Sword and smashing it on the dragons.
It wasn’t like just now, where he was laughing wildly and then came to save her casually.
This was unfair!
She was also his girlfriend!
“What nonsense are you talking about??”
Xia Li even suspected that he had heard wrong.
“I only have one girlfriend.” He said.
Of course, this was only limited to pretending in front of Chen Tao and the others.
If Chen Tao and the others weren’t there… he and Lucia were just purely friends, yeah.
“My clothes are dirty.”
Lucia didn’t complain much, she was just a little distressed about her newly bought white clothes, which were covered in debris from the birds’ claws.
“I’ll wash them for you when we get back.” Xia Li had finished watching the fun and decided to share some of the responsibility.
Lucia slowly raised her face and tentatively said,
“My skirt is also dirty…”
“…I’ll wash it for you.”
“I’m dirty too.”
“I… You wash that yourself!”