Nights at New North Bridge were similar to summer nights in other parts of the Capital, filled with the stifling heat of summer. The grassy plains were filled with people incessantly waving their palm-leaf fans, many of them would have an ice pack in their other hand that wasn't holding onto the handle of their fan. Chen Chang Sheng waited for a very long time before finding a suitable opportunity to descend from the tree to the well's edge and jump in.
It was still that familiar feeling of landing, it was still that bone-chilling cold. The scorching heat on the surface was nowhere to be found in this underground space, the thick layer of snow and frost on the ground indicated that this place would always be a cruel winter.
Seeing the Black Dragon slowly float over like a mountain – although he had seen this scene many times before – Chen Chang Sheng still found it hard to control his emotions, his heart trembling.
The Black Dragon floated in the air in front of him, looking down at him from above, the emotion in its eyes was very cold, only he could clearly see that the deepest part of its eyes hid a hint of impatience and resentment.
After returning to the Capital from Xun Yang City, he had come to see the Black Dragon once, but recently, due to the pressure on Orthodox Academy, he had been too busy and had no way of leaving.
The wound on the Black Dragon's brow should have gradually healed, at least from the surface, it didn't seem to be a problem.
Chen Chang Sheng took out the roasted chicken and lamb he had prepared as usual, then cleaned up the rubbish on the ground, just as he was about to speak, a sudden gust of cold wind blew over.
This was the Black Dragon's Dragon Breath, it contained a frightening might and cold.
No matter how powerful one's divine soul was, it could be scattered by this cold dragon breath.
The legendary Golden Dragon's Dragon Breath could directly melt metal, Chen Chang Sheng had never seen it, but at this moment, he was very sure that the Dragon Breath of a Black Frost Dragon of the same level could definitely freeze metal into fragments, because he was currently frozen, the cold piercing to the bone, incomparably painful. After a while, he struggled to break out of the ice, his fear still lingering. He said: "In the future, don't make this kind of joke."
He didn't know that his body had once been soaked in the Black Dragon's True Dragon Blood, otherwise, that Dragon Breath would have frozen him to death, that was no joke.
The Black Dragon's huge eyes flashed with a hint of happiness, the underground space echoed with its squeaky laughter.
Chen Chang Sheng was already used to the Black Dragon's strange laughter, he told it about the recent events of Orthodox Academy, and also explained why he hadn't come for a long time.
The Black Dragon slowly landed on the ground in front of him, blocking the radiance of the thousands of Night Pearls in the dome.
Chen Chang Sheng stood in the shadows and looked at it for a long time. He decided that he would get an answer today.
Back then, he had risked his life for the first time in Meditative Introspection and was about to die. In the end, when he finally woke up, he was lying on the bed of the Orthodox Academy. Not only was he completely unharmed, he had even obtained an unimaginable strength, strength, and speed.
He knew that this definitely had something to do with the Black Dragon. He had asked the Black Dragon several times, but the Black Dragon had never directly answered his question. Hearing his question, perhaps sensing his determination today, the Black Dragon did not humiliate him with disregard or dragon breath like it did in the past. Instead, it remained silent for a very long time.
"Are you sure you want to know the answer?" The black dragon spoke in human language.
This wasn't the first time Chen Chang Sheng had heard the Black Dragon speak with a human's voice. At the start, he didn't understand why the Black Dragon's voice sounded like that of a hot-tempered and easily angered little girl. Later on, he realized that although the Black Dragon had been imprisoned underground by Wang Zhi Ce for several hundred years, in comparison to the long lifespan of the dragon race, it was still in its puberty phase. It couldn't be considered a young dragon, but it could be considered …
A young female dragon?
Chen Chang Sheng said, "I want to know the answer."
The Black Dragon fell silent again for a very long time, then described what had happened back then.
Only then did Chen Chang Sheng realize how lucky he had been.
After a very long time, he looked at the Black Dragon and said, "How should I thank you, sir?"
Ever since his journey to the Garden of Zhou, he very rarely addressed the Black Dragon respectfully, but at this moment, his mind was rather uneasy, filled with lingering fear and gratitude towards the Black Dragon, so he very respectfully used the word 'sir'.
However, the Black Dragon clearly did not want to hear this word. A hint of embarrassment appeared in the depths of its enormous eyes.
Then, the Black Dragon seemed to think of something and that hint of embarrassment turned into a hint of anger.
If Chen Chang Sheng had been a little more sensitive in certain aspects, perhaps he would have seen a hint of embarrassment.
All the meaning in the depths of the Black Dragon's eyes ultimately transformed into a fiendish intent.
You've obtained my first blood and you're asking me how to thank you!
The underground world instantly became incomparably cold. The layer of snow on the ground was jolted into the air and snowflakes floated down from the sky. Everywhere was a dense white.
A dragon's cry fell directly into Chen Chang Sheng's sea of consciousness.
It was her voice. This time, she used Dragon Language.
Her voice was very soft, very clear.
Her emotions were very cold, very intense.
Chen Chang Sheng almost fainted from the shock. Thinking back to the dragon's cry he had just heard, he realized that it was the Black Dragon speaking to him.
Dragon Language was the world's most complex, but also the simplest language. A single dragon's cry was a single syllable, but within it were countless tones. It could mean one thing, or it could be a large essay.
When Chen Chang Sheng was very young, he had come into contact with Dragon Language when he read the last scripture. After coming to the capital, he had also studied with the Black Dragon for a period of time, but at this moment, he didn't completely understand it.
He could faintly understand some parts of the Black Dragon's cry.
"Blood … you … I … promise … oath … heartless … shame … unworthy … death … warehouse … water … fat … time …"
What did this mean? He was somewhat at a loss, especially the word 'heartless' that resounded in his mind. It made him wonder if he had really heard it, if he had really learned Dragon Language.
"Just what do you want me to do?"
He brushed off the snow on his body, walked up to the Black Dragon, and raised his head.
The Black Dragon looked down at him, its emotionless eyes gradually revealing a tinge of sadness and grievance.
Perhaps because it didn't want Chen Chang Sheng to see it, or perhaps because it was truly rather tired, it closed its eyes. The wind and snow in the underground space also ceased.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at it and said, "Thank you."
He spoke very sincerely, but the Black Dragon did not open its eyes. Just as he had said in the Garden of Zhou and in the snowy mountains, it felt that when he had said those two words, he had not meant them.
In truth, Chen Chang Sheng had seen the sadness and grievance in the dragon's eyes before it closed.
He did not associate it with himself. Instead, he thought that in the eyes of humans and demi-humans, the Black Dragon would probably be a little girl about the same age as Luoluo.
A little girl had been deceived by a human expert and imprisoned underground for several hundred years. Of course she had the right to feel wronged, to have a sad expression.
Chen Chang Sheng thought he understood why the Black Dragon had been so angry.
Yes, the Black Dragon had saved his life, and it could even be said that it had given him a better life, and it had been imprisoned underground all this time. He had once promised it that if it was possible, he would think of a way to rescue it, but what had he done in the past six months? Had he ever thought about this matter? He had just asked how he could thank it …
He lowered his head and walked past the Black Dragon's side, into the darkness, and then gradually vanished.
Chen Chang Sheng's heart was currently filled with guilt.
The Black Dragon did not open its eyes, but it knew what he was doing, but it did not know what he was thinking.
It was quiet, with only the fading sound of footsteps. The area around the Black Dragon's closed eyes trembled, ice and snow rustling down. It seemed to want to open its eyes, but it ultimately did not.
She somewhat woodenly thought, humans really are all shameless and useless. When they encounter a problem they cannot resolve, a kindness they cannot bear, they will think of hiding, or even more disgustingly, turning against each other.
In the end, you are still a human.
Then, if you want to leave, then leave.
I don't have a good appetite today, I don't want to eat people.
But if the next time you come, you are still only willing to say thank you, but not willing to bring the food from the Orthodox Academy's dining hall for me to taste, I will definitely swallow you whole.
Yes, when Chen Chang Sheng was recounting the recent events of the Orthodox Academy, he did not forget to mention that Tang Thirty-Six had turned Clear Lake Restaurant into the Orthodox Academy's dining hall.
When she heard the words' blue lobster ', she remembered that when she was very young, she would follow her father to the Journey to the West to play. On the journey under the sea, when she was bored, she would randomly pick up a few blue lobsters and chew them in her mouth as snacks. Later on, when she landed in the human world, she discovered that some humans in the south also liked to eat similar food. It seemed to be called betel nuts?
The Black Dragon suddenly came to her senses, thinking, have I been locked up for too long? How can I be so easily distracted? Just a moment ago, I was preparing to curse the heartless man, and now I'm thinking about snacks?
Then she heard a knocking sound from very far behind her, so she slowly opened her eyes.
She was a Black Frost Dragon. The coldness in her eyes could make the entire world feel fear, but for some reason, there was now a tinge of warmth.
The knocking sound came from very far away. This was because the Black Dragon's body was massive, her body like a mountain.
At this moment, Chen Chang Sheng was in front of that incomparably massive stone wall, attempting to undo the chains binding the Black Dragon.
Miraculously, these two chains were not very thick, at least when compared to the Black Dragon's body, yet the Black Dragon had no ability to struggle free.
Chen Chang Sheng had tried before, so he knew that even the Stainless Sword appraised by the Pavilion of Heavenly Secrets to be incomparably sharp had not been able to sever these chains.
This was because the edge of the Stainless Sword was simply incapable of truly touching the chains. The outer edge of the chains was wrapped in a layer of Qi that could not be seen or touched, yet truly existed.
At this moment, the knocking sound came from the wall. He was currently beating away the thick layer of ice where the chains were inserted into the wall.
A chain and array that could imprison a Black Frost Dragon was naturally not something the current him could break. However, it was said that the road of ten thousand li began with one's feet, so he had to take the first step.
The first step was research.
The more he researched, the more shocked he felt.
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