Xiaosang Town
The cold wind was bleak. After a night of rain, mulberry leaves from the frozen autumn had fallen all over the courtyard. A large portion of the leaves had formed rippling leaf tiles on the roof, adding a bit of moist elegance to this simple and crude little house.
The mulberry leaves had fallen, which meant that the silkworm merchants had entered the cold winter ahead of time. This was the time when Zhu Minglang became unemployed.
Wearing a bamboo hat and a straw raincoat, Zhu Minglang was sweeping the fallen leaves in the courtyard. With his head lowered, he suddenly saw a pair of straight and slender jade feet leisurely approaching.
Zhu Minglang raised his head and looked at her.
She was as cold as ice and kept people thousands of miles away. Her beautiful amber eyes revealed a bit of killing intent.
Today, she wasn't as weak as she usually was, nor was she as calm as usual. Her body was surrounded by an aura that only existed after experiencing the baptism of war!
It seemed that she had recovered some of her strength. Of course, it was still far from her original strength. Zhu Minglang had heard a lot of rumors about her strength.
"You want to take revenge?" Zhu Minglang asked.
As soon as he said this, countless silver threads flew out from the Valkyrie's sleeves. They were extremely hard and quickly gathered into a silver thread sword that hung over Zhu Minglang's neck.
"I'm the first?" Zhu Minglang said with a bitter smile.
The sword slid past, and the Valkyrie's body was as light as a swallow. A trace of blood immediately appeared on Zhu Minglang's neck.
Zhu Minglang didn't move, waiting for his head to roll on the ground.
But it was just a shallow scar and a cut on his skin.
She didn't kill him?
Zhu Minglang covered his neck and turned his head to look at the Valkyrie's graceful and tall back.
He didn't thank the Valkyrie for not killing him. After all, if she was really ruthless, she wouldn't have reached out to help him in the dungeon.
"Will I really be branded in your heart and become your shame for the rest of your life?" Zhu Minglang asked.
Over the past few days, he had been hearing stories about the Valkyrie and the tramp. One was in the palace in the sky, while the other was in the smelly ditch underground. The huge difference in status was entangled together. This was a very hot topic. He believed that it would not be long before people outside Yong City would know about this news.
The Valkyrie didn't reply and continued to walk out. This time, she didn't disguise herself like she did a few days ago. Instead, she directly revealed her true appearance. She was simple and haggard, but she was still peerlessly beautiful.
"Actually …" Zhu Minglang swallowed the words he was about to say as he watched her gradually disappear.
Zhu Minglang also understood.
He wasn't a disgrace to the Valkyrie. His current status was lowly.
…
After she left, Zhu Minglang felt a little complicated. He subconsciously plucked a plump mulberry leaf and placed it in the palm of his hand. The little ice worm immediately bounced happily from his shoulder onto the mulberry leaf.
"Will we never be able to go back to the days when we were all-powerful?" Zhu Minglang asked casually as he held the little ice worm.
After so many years, Zhu Minglang still did not understand why a perfectly fine White Dragon would be covered in silk overnight, and then its huge body would rapidly degenerate in the silk overnight, finally degenerating into a little fellow that only knew how to gnaw on mulberry leaves.
The little ice worm turned a deaf ear to him. Its two almost invisible front claws slightly lifted the mulberry leaf. It was like a little doll holding a rice bowl several times bigger than it. It began to gnaw on the mulberry leaf with a rustling sound.
It twisted its chubby body and made happy chewing sounds. After it finished eating, it blinked its big eyes in satisfaction.
Seeing the little guy's cute appearance, Zhu Minglang couldn't help but laugh. He couldn't help but poke its big belly with his other hand.
The little guy didn't know shame at all. It immediately turned its belly over and let Zhu Minglang massage it. It made a sound of enjoyment.
"Being ordinary is pretty good. There's no pressure, no need to worry, and I don't have to take responsibility for it …"
Shaking his head, Zhu Minglang continued to clean up his small courtyard. In the coming year, he would have to plant more mulberry trees in the back mountain. The little guy's appetite was getting bigger and bigger. If he didn't work hard, he wouldn't even be able to feed the little ice worm that depended on him.
"By the way, it's not even noon yet. Why is it so hot?" Zhu Minglang hadn't cleaned for long when he gradually felt the cold air being dispelled by something.
Streaks of crimson light parted the thick clouds, dyeing the small Mulberry Town red. Even the nearby forest was illuminated by the crimson light, making it look like a maple forest.
Zhu Minglang raised his head and looked at the sky.
Wasn't morning already over? Why was there still such an exaggerated rosy dawn?
The fiery clouds hung upside down like real flames. In a short period of time, the vast blue sky became incomparably gorgeous!
"Creak ~ ~ ~"
Before Zhu Minglang could figure out where this strange phenomenon in the sky came from, the wooden door was suddenly pushed open. The Valkyrie, who had just left, hurriedly stepped in.
Zhu Minglang's eyes couldn't help but light up …
She's back.
In fact, he knew how to plant wintersweet. This winter, Zhu Minglang could be more diligent. As long as she was willing to eat plain tea with him and didn't mind this small courtyard full of silkworm dung in the future, he could take care of her.
"Can we not take revenge?" Zhu Minglang smiled. He had already thought of what to say.
However, before he could open his mouth, the Valkyrie said quickly with a solemn expression, "You will pretend to be one of my people."
Before Zhu Minglang could understand what was going on, the door of the courtyard was pushed open again. A handsome man in blue clothes with red stripes walked in.
His clothes and appearance were both extraordinary, but the most eye-catching thing about him was his extremely pale face, as if he were suffering from some kind of chronic disease. He didn't have the slightest color of a normal person.
However, he didn't look weak at all. On the contrary, he was cold and aloof, which was intimidating.
Zhu Minglang looked at the endless flames in the sky and then at the crimson light flowing out of the man's eyes from time to time. He soon realized something.
Dragon Shepard.
And he was very strong!
"Is he the person that you want to go with?" Luo Xiao asked. His gaze was even sharper as he stared at Zhu Minglang.
"He came here first and reported my current situation to the clan. I asked him to clean up my traces and return to the Ancestral Dragon City tomorrow," said the Valkyrie.
Luo Xiao walked over and began to examine Zhu Minglang. He had a serious and doubtful look on his face. Obviously, he didn't fully believe the Valkyrie's words.
"Your Highness." Zhu Minglang cupped his fists towards the Valkyrie and said without a change in expression, "The clan has ordered this subordinate to bring you back but did not allow strangers to accompany you. You are of noble status and so dignified and beautiful. This subordinate still advises you not to trust people of unknown origins."
"What do you mean by 'strangers'? I'm from the clan …" Luo Xiao was halfway through his sentence, but he didn't know how to continue.
"Luo Xiao used to be my father's servant in the courtyard. He's now a dragon shepard, not a stranger," said the Valkyrie.
"Oh, then we're from the same clan. If that's the case, let's go together. We can take care of each other." Zhu Minglang finally agreed reluctantly.
She doubted the person who doubted her first. She was witty and naughty!
Zhu Minglang couldn't help but feel that his acting skills were still as good as before!
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