After Mordred's antics, Aya spent the rest of the banquet with Baiyi in a feverish state. To the public, however, the little dragon-lady appeared to be bashful, but at the same time, she seemed to be enjoying herself.
In fact, Aya had wanted to talk to Baiyi a few times, but she had been hesitant to do so. Every time she took a step forward, she would stop. It was Mordred's help that helped her get closer to Baiyi. She even took advantage of the crowd to get closer and closer to Baiyi, as if she was his female companion.
Mordred, on the other hand, looked very pleased with herself. She happily hugged Mia and whispered into her ear, "Mia, Mia, it's been a while. I missed you so much …"
Mia could not bring herself to be angry at Mordred's kindness, so she rubbed her cheek against Mordred's and said, "I missed you too …"
The girls were all so harmonious, acting like a family. Baiyi, on the other hand, felt a little uncomfortable. He did not know why, but he could not shake the feeling that someone was staring at him. It made him very uncomfortable. Plus, he had to deal with all the troublesome nobles. Baiyi was exhausted, and when the banquet was over, he could not wait to use the teleportation portal to return to Arfin City.
He had just shoved a few equally exhausted girls into the carriage, and when he turned around, he saw Aya, holding Mordred's hand, looking at him timidly. Baiyi realized that the two of them had been together since they met, but they had not spoken much to each other. He turned around, trying to figure out what to talk about.
Baiyi had heard from Prince Rowan that the Dragon Knights had been incorporated into the Empire, and that a new base had been set up in a medium-sized city near the Eol Mountains. The base was close to the Eol Mountains and the Summit of the Dragon. The Dragon Knights were training new Dragon Knights and Gryphon Knights in the air, and Baiyi believed that the Empire would soon have a powerful air force. With Aya's position in the Dragon Knights, Baiyi believed that she would do well in the Empire.
"How have you been lately? How's your new home? "Baiyi asked.
"Pretty good …" Aya replied with a smile.
"I just miss you so much …" Mordred added from the side. Aya was so angry that she turned around and pinched Mordred's cheeks and chased her into her carriage.
Aya looked a little embarrassed when she returned. She put her hands behind her back and tried to explain, "Please don't misunderstand, Mr. Hope. I didn't teach her any of this. She just felt that your scent was very familiar, so she thought you were her father."
"Oh?" Baiyi was taken aback. What kind of smell would I have on me? The smell of lubricant? That's not right. Mordred isn't a steel lock, so it definitely wouldn't find this scent familiar. Then … If it could make a dragon feel familiar, it should be the aura that was revealed when the dragons were summoned on the day of the apocalypse?
He poked the Third Walker, who was still awake, and asked, "Your daughter?"
"Impossible! How old was she? How old am I? Can't you do simple math? "The Third Walker retorted.
"It's hard to say. You had so many illegitimate children back then …" Baiyi continued to question.
Most of the Voidwalkers were conservative when it came to their private lives. Most of them, like the Scholar, had been single their entire lives. The only exception was the Soul Armature Practitioner, the Bard, and the Third Walker. Of the three, the Third Walker's private life was the most promiscuous. He was like a stallion, no, a dragon.
"You know I wasn't reserved enough when it came to this … But she's really too young. I don't know which bloodline she's from, right?" The former Divine Dragon said.
That was a bit of a stretch. Based on the Divine Dragon's style, if one were to look at its genealogy, it would look like a towering tree. There was no way to figure it out.
"Why don't we ask the little one what kind of dragon she is?" The Third Walker added.
Baiyi asked, and Aya said, "I think … she's a white dragon, right? But she's a little different. Maybe she's a hybrid? She doesn't have any innate abilities, though. "
If that was the case, it would be even more difficult to explain. Hybrids could be a powerful breed with both parents' innate abilities, or it could be a hybrid with only one parent's innate abilities. More often than not, it would be an inferior breed with no innate abilities. According to the Third Walker's knowledge of the dragon race, the high-ranking dragons' innate abilities were the result of countless hybrids between ordinary dragons. That was how they slowly multiplied to become the high-ranking dragons of today.
Fortunately, humans and dragons, or humans and goats, could not produce offspring, so there was at least some degree of reproductive isolation. Otherwise, it would be a complete mess.
Anyway, there was no need to trace Mordred's ancestry. The bloodline of the Divine Dragon did not matter much; the Divine Dragon was just a title.
The Third Walker said, "No matter what, she's my descendant. She's the only descendant I can see right now. Can you take care of her for me?"
'She's got a good mother to take care of her. Why do I have to worry about her? Do I have to take care of her mother as well? Then again, why didn't you think of taking care of your descendants when you were sowing the seeds? '
"Sigh. I was young, and I couldn't control my desires. It's all the fault of my youth. Now that I'm old, of course I regret it …" The Third Walker's voice trailed off, as if he had fallen into a long memory. He did not mention anything about taking care of Mordred anymore.
At that moment, Aya, who was in the real world, finally seized the opportunity to ask a question. This was the main reason why she had chased after Baiyi that night.
"Mr. Hope, who … are you?"
Aya did not dare to ask this question, but both she and her father were very concerned about it. Baiyi's command of the dragons that night might not have caught the attention of the other dragon knights, but Aya and her father, Yosef, were aware of it. It was just that the two of them did not dare to ask about it because of Baiyi's status.
To dragons, questioning the Divine Dragon was like a human questioning an emperor. Most people would not dare to do such a thing. In the beginning, Aya had thought that Baiyi was the Divine Dragon herself. It was only after she came to Isythre, where soul armature technology was more advanced, that she found out that dragons could not be soul armatures. This was the reason why she dared to ask Baiyi that question.
Baiyi was surprised that the dragon-lady had the guts to ask such a question. He hesitated for a moment. He wanted to tell her to leave, but he could not bear to bully the poor girl who had been rejected twice by him. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry.
"I've traveled to many places, seen many sceneries, and met many strange beings, but the one that left the deepest impression on me was …" Baiyi continued to weave a lie, his visor making him look like he was immersed in his own memories. Then, he told the story of how he had met the Divine Dragon by chance. They had a hearty conversation, and before they parted, the Divine Dragon had taught him a few things.
"You … You met Lord Divine Dragon?" Aya did not question Baiyi's made-up fantasy story. She was just shocked.
"Is that the legendary Divine Dragon? I don't know. I just thought it was a powerful and wise elder. Now that I think about it, I'm really honored … "Baiyi continued to lie.
"But why would Lord Divine Dragon teach you that strange Draconic language, and the way to command dragons?" Aya asked, still confused.
Baiyi had been in a hurry at the time and had used it in a hurry without any preparation. It was hard for him to explain now, so he could only say perfunctorily, "I don't dare to figure out the thoughts of that existence. Perhaps it has its own deeper meaning …"
Aya tilted her head and pretended to be thinking adorably, but after thinking for a long time, she could not come up with anything. Just as Baiyi had said, out of respect for the Holy Dragon, she did not dare to try to figure out the Holy Dragon's thoughts. Therefore, although there were some questionable points in the story, she chose to believe it because of her fondness for Baiyi.
"Mr. Hope, you really are amazing. You know the Saints and the Divine Dragon. Your life must have been very interesting, right?" Aya asked again.
"I just wandered around, and I got lucky and met a lot of people," Baiyi continued to give a perfunctory answer.
He was actually a little afraid of people asking him about his life. If you're so amazing, you must have been famous when you were alive. But why haven't I heard of you? This was a problem that could not be avoided or explained. He could use incomplete historical records as an excuse to fool people two or three times, but he could not continue to do so.
Previously, he had rejected the lucrative job in the Royal Academy because of this consideration. How could an important position in such an important department not look into these things? Fortunately, he had some status now. As long as he kept a low profile and did not make enemies, under normal circumstances, no one would ask him about these things.
At this point, the two of them bid each other farewell and prepared to go home. However, just as they were about to part ways, Aya, who was standing beside her carriage, turned around and said to Baiyi's back, "Oh, right, Mr. Hope. You look very handsome now. Very good-looking …"
"Thank you," Baiyi said without turning back. Perhaps the two horns on the helmet were to her liking?
"Um, it was a pleasure talking to you today. If there's a chance in the future, will we meet again? Mordred is also very fond of you … "
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