The store owner who finally realized that he was completely taking advantage of it:...
The store owner huddled behind the boulder even more cautiously, his long-gloved hands retracted into his coarse cloth cuffs, and even his breathing was very soft, for fear of disturbing the fox tribe lady who was trying her best to fight off the strange beasts.
In fact, Xue Chu, who was just standing and releasing his demonic energy:...
She didn't even make a move, she just hooked the little dragon cub's short hand repeatedly, happily accepting the bright eyes from the little dragon cub.
Xuechu didn't stop the cub's curiosity to see the outside world. She even held the little guy in her hands, letting those golden eyes collide with the decadence and defeat that could be seen everywhere in Wufang City. .
The deserted streets were swept and collided by mud and rocks, and the ferocious deadness of the alien beasts could still be vaguely glimpsed. Everything had lost its vitality. Wufang City had almost been completely submerged in the swamp-like darkness, and the things sinking inside None can be liberated.
"Well..." The little guy couldn't adapt to such a scene. He turned around and stuffed his little head into Xue Chu's arms, while his anxious tail kept wagging behind him.
Typical of looking at the head but not the buttocks.
Xuechu sighed, let it go and covered the little cub's "abandoned" tail, and gently hugged it tighter.
"...As a cub of a great demon, why are you so unsatisfied?"
Xuechu rubbed the back of Xiao Youlaijia's furry head. Feeling the cub's resistance, she paused and her tone became calmer.
"Nothing can hurt you beyond me," she said. "If you really don't like it, just hide behind me."
"Well?"
Xiaolong's head popped out again cautiously.
Xuechu felt it was a bit funny, feeling the warmth of the little guy lying on her body, and finally decided not to be gentle anymore.
Xue Chu raised his eyes, and the wind that was still wailing was suppressed for a moment.
Just like the truncated epilogue in the final act, the nine fox tails behind Xue Chu rose up and flew away with a ferocious and crushing demonic aura.
For an extremely brief moment, the dragon cub, half of its body still buried in his arms, blinked blankly and realized that the strange beast that had been showing its teeth and claws just now seemed to be completely frightened, and it stepped on the surging sand and went in the opposite direction crazily. .
Even the "prey" that had reached its mouth chose to give up without hesitation.
Slowly, numb and dazed faces emerged from various ruins and nooks and crannies. The sky was already filled with muddy darkness, but when those people raised their eyes, it was brighter than anything else.
saved?
saved!
In an instant, everyone who was still stunned bowed gratefully in Xuechu's direction.
Some of them had broken hands, half of their bodies had been eaten, and some had their eyes gouged out...
But no one complained, but silently, with a faint cry, thanked again and again for the unspeakable remaining life.
"Well……"
Little Yulaijia retracted his tentative little paws again, and looked around with his round eyes, seeming to be a little overwhelmed by the scene in front of him.
Xuechu patted his back comfortingly. The tail hanging behind her had long since dispersed like a phantom. She lowered her eyes and turned around without even looking at those people.
"This lady..."
"There's no need to say thank you," Xue Chu was a little tired. He raised his finger and pointed at the plain bluestones that were barely intact, and said bluntly: "These should be regarded as rewards, do you have any objection?"
The store owner shook his head hurriedly, speaking carefully for fear of neglecting this powerful person who had rescued the entire city. "Of course, this alone is not enough. Those people..."
"Those people have nothing to do with me," Xuechu raised his hand to let the boulder hang in the air, glanced at the shopkeeper who was bowing down respectfully, and emphasized: "I am just protecting my cubs, and I don't need anyone else's. Opinion."
No need to thank you or anything.
Xue Chu quietly took the giant stone upstairs, and kept looking at her back from a distance as the shop owner hunched over and opened his mouth, but couldn't even say a single unnecessary word.
——The warmth of Wufang City is limited.
People here have their own way of life. This is the first time the store owner saw such a holy figure. It made him want to burst into tears more than the corner of the Temple of Light that he accidentally glimpsed in the past.
How could there be such a powerful person...
The store owner slowly stood up while holding on to the counter. The light in his eyes flickered and faded, and finally turned into reverence for the saint.
He looked up at Wu Fangcheng, who was so silent that he almost lost his voice, and tears finally filled his eyes.
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Xue Chu, who went upstairs, didn't know that the people below were slandering her. She just broke off a small piece of hard plain bluestone and fed it to the depressed cub after she thought it could be eaten.
Yulaika's tail swung weakly, and the whole dragon lay on the dry wooden board, whimpering twice.
Xuechu, who noticed the reason, lowered his eyes.
She slowly hugged the little guy back into her arms, put the plain blue stone on Yulaika's little dragon claw, and then said in a not-so-comforting tone: "Weirol Continent has always respected the strong. Now for For you, maybe it’s a bit too cruel.”
"Well……"
"It's just, Yu Laika, you will have power sooner or later," Xue Chu pressed the little guy's confused paw and continued calmly: "If you don't want to see it, you can stay away. If you want to change, just change it."
"It's really not a difficult question."
Xue Chu, who has played in several planes before, said this.
"Huh?" The little dragon cub became more interested and stared at the owner with bright eyes.
However, there is no more.
Xuechu chuckled and purred mercilessly over the little guy's furry head, "Now -"
"You need to sleep."
"Well?"
"A cub can't grow tall if it doesn't sleep." Xue Chu knocked the little dragon cub on the head, giving him enough time to react. The little guy rolled around with his tail in his arms several times, as if he knew he wouldn't get the answer. Then they formed a little ball and fell asleep.
No matter how excellent the race is, they can't resist the fatigue of the cub stage. Not long after, there were bursts of small snores on the quilt.
"Kakaka..."
Xuechu, who was sitting on the other side, carefully cut the plain bluestone into small pieces. The tiny pieces fell on the skirt in the wind, enriching the plain color.
Xue was stunned at first, but then she realized the reality of raising a cub. She turned to look at the small ball on the bed. Yulaika was sleeping very well. Even if she was dreaming, she would only hug herself. The tail rubs gently——
"Ah, that would be interesting... um, is this?"
Xue Chu chuckled lightly. Before she could get over the cub's obedient appearance, she first saw the "unidentified object" hanging by the window.
A pitch-black mass...with no obvious features, and even its breath couldn't be identified by the system.
"?"
Xuechu stood up and approached, but before he could see the nature of the thing clearly, he was noticed by the other party first.
