Recap
In the soft white light, the woman leaned over.
She was dusty, she was covered in glorious scars. She was young and beautiful as she was back then, her eyes were as bright as stars.
She smiled and said, “Shen Chaomu, Mom loves you.”
Long Shiyu followed the princess out of the castle.
It was almost midnight, and Shen Chaomu said, “Let’s go back and rest first.”
“Ok.”
Sitting on the aircraft and going back, Long Shiyu said while eating potato chips: “So, your family knows about this?”
“I think so.” Shen Chaomu rubbed his brows, “This also explains why I have never known the whole picture of the High Wind plan, and I don’t know who the nameless king is. They knew about my existence from the very beginning, including me …the matter of bringing back the dead.”
“Then they are so bad, they never told you.” Long Shiyu wrapped his tail around his wrist and rubbed it.
“It must not be everyone in the family who knows, and there are many elders who are really good to me. But at least, those ghosts in the trial hall know, and they knew it from the beginning. According to Shen Xing, they Their personalities have indeed changed a lot.”
“Then are you still going back to find them?”
“Definitely, I want to make things clear.”
“Then when are you going back?”
Shen Chaomu paused: “To be honest, I want to go back now, but time does not allow it.”
“Okay.”
“But then again, since the ghost whale said that the throne cannot directly resurrect people, how did I come back?”
Long Shiyu looked sincere: “I don’t know about this, ahhh, don’t shake me!”
He was grabbed by the dragon’s horn and shaken vigorously. He wanted to run away aggrievedly, but was dragged back by Shen Chaomu by the tail.
Shen Chaomu said: “You have never explained this to me.”
“I really don’t know… um…”
Shen Chaomu obviously found a good way to punish the evil dragon. Long Shiyu was kissed until he was in a daze, immersed in the hooligan behavior of the princess.
Shen Chaomu said: “Tell me.”
Long Shiyu said: “No… um…”
He was attacked by the hooligan princess again, sitting in the princess’s arms and being firmly circled.
Shen Chaomu’s chin rested on his shoulder: “Tell me.”
Long Shiyu said after a long time: “Even if it is…”
“Aren’t you an evil dragon?” Shen Chaomu said, “How can you refuse the princess’s request?”
“That’s what I said, but you can’t…”
“Tell me.” Shen Chaomu leaned close to his ear and said in a low voice, “Mr. Evil Dragon, tell me, okay?”
Long Shiyu just exploded.
His ears were so red, he finally couldn’t resist the princess’s request: “That is, that is, the throne left a mark on you! Didn’t it cure your illness before, and then in your spiritual power, there is a little bit of that The traces of the throne’s spiritual power, as if it left you the oil lamp as well. With, with that, I can find you.”
“Sure enough, you are fighting for the throne for this.”
Long Shiyu: “…” He seems to have been tricked by the evil princess again.
Shen Chaomu sighed: “That is to say, it takes two kings to resurrect a person… But you don’t know about Shen Xing and the ghost whale at all, how can you be sure that you can find me?”
“I have to try it anyway.” Long Shiyu said, “Besides, I also want to punch Royasno. But this resurrection process was a bit unexpected, I didn’t expect to wait so long. Probably, this is still too impossible.”
“What about your spiritual power?”
“I don’t know about this… ah!”
Long Shiyu was bitten on the ear by Shen Chaomu, and his tail curled up into a ball.
“If I’m not mistaken,” Shen Chaomu said, “the power of the throne alone shouldn’t be enough, you have to… add a little more, such as your spiritual power.”
Long Shiyu stopped talking, and after a while, he weakly argued: “I don’t know what you’re talking about…”
Judging from this, it is right.
Shen Chaomu didn’t know what to say for a while.
He knew the importance of spiritual power to alien beasts, not to mention that as long as he ascended the throne, he would face endless challenges.
Shen Chaomu remembered the series of stories that Long Shiyu had told, and now thinking about it, there was only a feeling of sadness. After all, it is very difficult for dragons to live in human society, and there are many things that no matter how hard they try, they cannot integrate into.
On the day he followed the trail to find Long Shiyu, Long Shiyu was also standing on the side of the road, happily eating a lunch box, the expression on his face when he saw him…
At that time, Shen Chaomu didn’t feel anything, his heart was full of joy and fighting spirit after finding the prey.
Then he realized that Long Shiyu didn’t even have spiritual power, he was a weak and helpless dragon beyond the fifth generation.
Then he got hit by a dragon.
Then Long Shiyu happily went back with him, and started the journey of cheating food, drink, and Happy Beans.
Just recalling that time, the afternoon sun was just right, turning the corner of the street, the young man’s eyes were full of joy of reunion after a long absence.
It exploded like fireworks, surpassing all the stars he had ever seen.
Only now did Shen Chaomu know that it was nine hundred years of time flowing in it.
Long Shiyu mumbled again: “Okay, you’ve asked all the questions you want to ask, and you must never be such a hooligan in the future, you must have the elegance of a princess.”
“I can show you a lot of things that are even more rogue, do you want to see them?” Shen Chaomu shook his dragon horns again.
Then the shy dragon ran away whimpering again.
Just after returning to the vicinity of the main city, before the aircraft landed, the terminal rang again.
It was sent by another elder in the family.
[Did you ask someone to investigate Shen Xing? ]
It refers to the fact that Shen Chaomu entrusted someone to go to the library before. At that time, he got Shen Xing’s photo and saw the oil lamp floating beside her.
Now that they already know the whole story, this question seems…
Shen Chaomu frowned slightly, and replied: [Well, I was very curious about her story at the time]
[It’s just an ordinary person, don’t worry about it so much, you should put more effort into the work of the chief and the throne]
Shen Chaomu paused for a few seconds without replying.
No matter what, the Shen family was where he grew up, and his elders and close friends were all there. No matter how instinctively he hated those old fogeys, how he didn’t want to go back to that island, he still took root there, indelible.
It is not that he has not noticed the urgency of the ghosts to constantly strengthen him to complete the High Wind plan.
It’s just that when the truth is naked in front of him…
It is impossible to say that he is not disappointed.
But as usual, he never let this emotion out.
On the way back to the hotel, a black and white movie was still playing on the distant wasteland. The woman opened the blinds and saw the man in a suit sitting on the flower bed downstairs, playing a ballad with a guitar.
In the slightly dim light, Long Shiyu held his hand with his tail: “Don’t be sad.”
“I’m not sad.”
“I can feel it,” Long Shiyu said, “you are different from usual.”
“…” Shen Chaomu smiled silently, and rubbed the dragon’s head, “You are so smart.”
“Only at times like this will you not call me stupid.”
“Aren’t you stupid?”
Long Shiyu glared at him, and then got a kiss on the cheek.
They walked back like this all the way.
Shen Chaomu said: “I was just thinking that the concepts and education I received during my time in the family, including becoming a hunter now, may have been arranged. They are too eager to want the throne, so as to make up for past regrets.”
“But that so-called spiritual power awakening plan is no longer needed, right?” Long Shiyu said, “After all, everyone has spiritual power now.”
“Yes, but even without this plan, there will be many other things, and desires will never be satisfied.”
Long Shiyu said: “You are different from them. Including you being the chief now, you are also a very different chief. Although you don’t remember Shen Xing, she still left something on you, right?”
“Perhaps, there are indeed similarities in some ways.”
“That’s it, after all, you are my princess.” Long Shiyu rubbed his wrist with his tail again, “You are no different from when I first met you, some things will not change. So don’t be sad because of this, you will always be a good princess.”
Some clumsy and straightforward comfort, but it easily freed him from his boredom.
The nerves that were originally unable to be paralyzed by tobacco calmed down strangely, and felt extremely at ease. In the wasteland in the distance, the black and white movie happened to be playing two people dancing together. The huge garden was empty, only blooming flowers and fluttering butterflies, they danced gracefully together.
Shen Chaomu stopped: “I really want to find Light rain, I can’t wait any longer.”
“We will find it.” Long Shiyu said, “I’m not in a hurry, anyway, you are by my side.”
“…Then shall we dance,” Shen Chaomu pointed to the movie screen, “like them?”
The princess’s request still needs to be answered. Long Shiyu was stunned for a moment, and said hesitantly: “I can’t dance.”
“It’s okay,” Shen Chaomu took his hand and wrapped his arms around his waist, “I’ll teach you.”
They were in a small alley. It was a bit remote here, the street lights were dim, and occasionally an aircraft flew overhead, dragging colorful lights from its tail, while the Sky Train shuttled between the buildings like a stream of light.
Moving forward and backward, the eyes are full of clear light, and the ten fingers are intertwined.
Long Shiyu was indeed a bit clumsy, stepping on the princess’s feet several times.
Shen Chaomu said: “If you take smaller steps, you won’t step on it.”
It’s okay not to mention it, but after he said that, Long Shiyu became even more awkward, and stepped on him several times in a row.
Long Shiyu: “Ying.” QAQ
“Forget it,” Shen Chaomu smiled, “this is not bad.”
The movie in the air was silent and huge. The two people in the garden had smiles on their lips, a little shy, but the bright light in their eyes was about to jump out, even the black and white picture could not stop it.
And under the dark sky, at the end of this bright city, they were slowly spinning. So the sound of traffic in the distance disappeared, and the lights of the high-rise buildings slanted, sometimes cold blue and sometimes dark yellow, illuminating the intertwined dance steps.
Like a secret tryst.
Like all unknown good things, only two people share this secret – and that’s what makes it meaningful.
Because they were close, Long Shiyu seemed to be able to hear Shen Chaomu’s heartbeat.
One sound after another, steady and powerful. It is the feeling of being alive.
Once lost hope and rekindled, he has waited for this moment for nine hundred years.
At the end of the song, he hugged his princess and buried his head.
The sound of the heartbeat became even clearer.
He couldn’t help but smile secretly.
Shen Chaomu said, “Thank you.”
“Why?”
“For everything.” Shen Chaomu said, “Whether I know it or not.”
The movie screen freezes at the moment when the two embrace, a big “The End” appears, and then gradually dims.
The two of them continued walking the night road hand in hand, and gradually came to the brightly lit street.
“Since the throne holds the spiritual essence of deceased strange beasts,” Shen Chaomu mused, “I have an idea.”
“What is it?”
“I’m not sure if it will work. Take me to the throne.”
…
The next day, Shen Chaomu returned home after completing his work. Long Shiyu, ready for their journey, hugged him tightly. “Are you prepared?” he asked, his eyes shining with anticipation.
“Yes.”
A wave of dizziness washed over Shen Chaomu as Long Shiyu activated his power. The world dissolved into a blur of colors and sensations, then solidified into a stark, monochrome landscape. Gray and white stretched in every direction, a canvas devoid of life. They stood on the edge of a bottomless chasm, its edges stark lines against the swirling gray mist below. A small, hall-like structure, also rendered in shades of gray, stood on the opposite side.
“This is it,” Long Shiyu announced. “No fancy gems here. It’s always been like this.” He pointed toward the hall. “The throne is there.”
“It’s not what I expected.”
“It can change, though. I control the spiritual power here.”
Shen Chaomu remained oblivious until, as he took a step forward, flowers and ribbons erupted from the ground beneath his feet, like a festive geyser.
“What are you doing?” he asked, giving Long Shiyu a light knock on the head.
“Nothing,” Long Shiyu replied innocently.
The decorations around Shen Chaomu’s feet multiplied, their cheerful colors a stark contrast to the stark landscape.
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