Chapter 82: The place for mating is on the tail…

Stay.

Wen Chu’s heart inevitably skipped a beat: 【What is the longest I can stay?】

The System hesitated for a moment: 【Originally, it was extended by one year, but considering the error with the favorability values, if you want ninety-nine years, that isn’t impossible either.】

Wen Chu had initially only been tempted for a moment, but after the System said this, he began to waver.

He looked at Xiu sitting beside him, then glanced at the favorability values on the light screen. Finally, he said: 【Disconnect and go to the next world.】

【Alright, adding stay time for you now… Hmm?】 The System’s voice stopped abruptly. 【Disconnect?】

【Mn.】 Wen Chu’s eyes curved into a smile.

【Didn’t you say it yourself? After four worlds pass, I can see Xiu. Since Xiu is coming with me anyway, let me go to the next world.】

While the System was stunned into silence, Wen Chu spoke firmly: 【I want to see Xiu.】

Not just the Xiu of this world, or the Xiu of the next world, but the Xiu in reality who possesses complete memories.

【You really are…】

The System thought for a long time before slowly saying: 【You really have grown up.】

Wen Chu said seriously: 【It’s been almost a hundred years. It’s normal for me to grow up.】

The System didn’t answer, only letting out a light chuckle: 【Do you still want me to take everything with us? There’s quite a lot this time.】

Wen Chu didn’t hesitate: 【Yes.】

These were all given to him by Xiu; he absolutely could not leave them for this world.

【Alright,】 the System said.

The next moment, time stood still.

The roar of the helicopter vanished, and Xiu’s movement of pointing at the amusement park below froze in place.

Before leaving, Wen Chu hugged Xiu.

He whispered softly, “When I see you again, take me to the amusement park then, okay?”

After the young man’s voice fell, he disappeared completely.

The next moment, the golden-haired man left as well.

The world froze at the exact moment of their departure.

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When Wen Chu opened his eyes again, he had arrived in the pure white System Space.

The space was still filled with towering bookshelves, and a cup of hot water sat on the small round table in the center.

Wen Chu flapped the small wings by his ears, sat in his chair, picked up the water cup, and looked around. “Where are the things?”

System: 【Too big, couldn’t fit them here. Put them directly into storage.】

“Too big?” Wen Chu paused, a guess rising in his mind. “You didn’t take the entire manor away, did you?”

The System didn’t answer directly: 【You said to take everything Xiu prepared for you.】

The implication was that the manor was also something Xiu had prepared.

Wen Chu held the water cup guiltily. “Will it be a lot of trouble?”

System: 【It’s okay. Not as troublesome as you.】

Wen Chu: …

Wen Chu couldn’t continue talking to this poisonous-tongued System. He put down the water cup, feeling aggrieved. “Send me to the next world. I want to find Xiu.”

The System didn’t transport him immediately but instead cautioned him: 【Remember, your mission is to collect Health Points. Do not forget again. If you fail one more time…】

“Will I really die?” Wen Chu looked at the empty air with round blue eyes.

System: 【…I will find a way to fight for one more chance for you.】

【If you encounter danger you cannot solve, call me. I will pull you into the System Space. Do not forget the mission again.】

【Your life, in Xiu’s eyes, is more precious than any world.】

Accompanying the System’s voice, the scene before Wen Chu began to fade.

He was transported to the next world.

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【Category: Nightmare】
【Remaining Health: 5 days, 11 hours, 8 minutes】
【Hint: You are a demon who feeds on dreams. The more intense the emotions in the dream, the more Health Points and power you gain. Please obtain as much food as possible and collect Health Points.】

The last five words, “Collect Health Points,” were magnified many times and turned red, practically bulging out of the introduction.

Wen Chu: …

He really remembered it, okay?

Wen Chu wanted to complain that the System looked down on him too much, but the current situation didn’t allow him to lift his head.

He was standing in a palace with a group of strange-looking people. Two rows of guards in silver armor holding swords surrounded them. Less than ten meters in front of him sat a middle-aged human King on a throne.

And whether it was the King, the guards, or the strange people around him, everyone emitted powerful energy fluctuations that made him vigilant.

Wen Chu had never seen such power, but he subconsciously tensed his nerves.

This was the first time so far that he had felt power from someone other than Xiu.

Even if these people weren’t considered powerful to him, adding the guards made up nearly several hundred people, enough to make Wen Chu wary.

While Wen Chu silently raised his guard, the human King on the throne spoke with grief: “Warriors of all races, you must already know the reason I invited you here.”

“My most precious youngest daughter, Alice, was abducted by the Dragon Race three days ago. She is the pearl in the palm of our Human Race. I have mobilized two hundred Grand Mages and five hundred Holy Knights, plus all of you, to go to the Dragon’s Lair behind the Moonlit Forest and rescue the Princess.”

“No matter who it is, as long as they can cut off the giant dragon’s head, I am willing to marry the Princess to him, and grant him sixty million gold coins and two hundred thousand rare herbs…”

Wen Chu had already zoned out.

Marry the Princess? But the Princess wasn’t Xiu.

It seemed gold coins could be used in this world, so he wasn’t short of money either.

The King continued.

“That is the last bloodline of the Dragon Race. Everyone knows that a hundred years ago, humans and dragons went to war. We paid a price bordering on extinction to exterminate the greedy and powerful Dragon Race. But none of us expected that they left behind a dragon egg, successfully hatched it, and have hated us ever since.”

Wen Chu heard a man beside him—wearing a black robe, sporting black horns, and emitting ominous black energy all over—whisper disdainfully: “The Dragon Race has low fertility. Back then, the entire Dragon Race only had ten dragons left, yet they have the nerve to brag about it. is this old man done talking nonsense yet? When do we set off to get the reward?”

Wen Chu caught a keyword.

The Dragon Race sounded very strong; ten dragons nearly caused human extinction.

The black-horned man’s voice was too quiet, so Wen Chu silently leaned closer to him, wanting to hear a bit more news.

However, as soon as he moved, he was discovered by the other party.

The man’s bright red demonic pupils swept over him with amusement.

A youth with long white hair, a pair of tiny red demon horns on his head, and a thin tail extending from his tailbone ending in an inverted heart.

A pretty little demon.

But pretty wasn’t the point; the point was weakness.

Weak to the point where no magical fluctuation could be sensed.

In the survival-of-the-fittest mindset of the Demon Race, being weak was the original sin. Regardless of whether you looked good or not, being weak meant you deserved to be bullied.

And Louis, the black-horned, red-eyed man, being one of the twelve Demon Lords, naturally thought he could knead and flatten this weak little Nightmare as he pleased.

He was thoroughly impatient with listening, so he casually hooked his finger. “Little Nightmare, come here.”

Wen Chu leaned in a bit more, confused.

The next moment, he felt a shove on his lower back. He practically stumbled as he flew out of the crowd, falling to his knees right at the front.

The King’s incessant voice stopped abruptly.

He looked at the white-haired little Nightmare who had suddenly popped out of the crowd—wondering if he was even of age—and asked uncertainly, “Do you have a question?”

Wen Chu scrambled up in a sorry state, both bewildered and aggrieved. Just as he was about to turn back to argue, the man from earlier spoke first.

“Apologies, Your Majesty.” Louis stepped out, bowing elegantly to the King.

“This is my subordinate. We traveled day and night from the Demon Realm to the Bright Continent. It has truly been too long since we rested, and his physical strength is failing. Why don’t we rest early and set off early tomorrow morning?”

The King rubbed his scepter. Although displeased at having his speech interrupted, looking at the elites from various races below, he ultimately didn’t refuse.

He acted easygoing. “Of course, no problem.”

Wen Chu, forgotten on the side: …

He was really angry.

When Xiu teased or bullied him, it was just private flirting, essentially harmless. But this man in front of him was truly using him as a tool.

Seeing everyone about to disperse and the King already leaving his seat, Wen Chu didn’t even care to look at the plot introduction screen that had popped up. He grabbed Louis and said, “You pushed me. You thought he talked too much yourself, so you used me as an excuse.”

The youth’s voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough to echo in this empty palace.

The King, halfway out, paused his steps. Then, adhering to the principle that avoiding trouble is better than dealing with it, pretended not to hear and walked faster.

The warriors of various races around them paused slightly, but more of them accelerated their departure like the King.

Louis, grabbed by Wen Chu, raised an eyebrow in surprise. Only after the King left did he say, “It was on purpose. What, you want to hit me?”

He was fearless, even holding a faint expectation.

Wen Chu clenched his fist in anger, about to punch Louis.

But he suddenly realized something was wrong.

About one-third of the people remained, and unexpectedly, they were all horned demons. Furthermore, they were all staring at him and Louis covetously.

Why was the percentage of demons so high?

And why were all these demons looking at him with that kind of gaze?

Wen Chu shivered; the feeling that something was wrong became increasingly obvious.

The System spoke up at the right time: 【Demons. Characterized by cruelty, survival of the fittest, and a fondness for eating raw meat, including their own kind. The one in front of you is Louis, one of the twelve Lords. You are challenging a superior. Taking action is considered starting the challenge. If you fail, all the demons present can share your flesh.】

Wen Chu forcibly stopped his fist.

No, he still had to find Xiu, and he didn’t know his own abilities yet. He couldn’t waste time fighting a gang brawl here.

He let go of Louis’s hand and retreated a few steps. “I won’t hit you. I’m leaving. I don’t want to participate in the crusade against the giant dragon, and I have no interest in marrying the Princess.”

According to what Louis just said, ten dragons could almost wipe out humanity.

Wen Chu thought of the appearance of Western dragons in fantasy creatures he had seen in the previous world, then looked at his own thin arms and legs.

Who fights the giant dragon? Him?

Even if he had great strength, he couldn’t kill a dragon hundreds of meters tall.

Wen Chu felt it would be more realistic for him to go sing the dragon a lullaby to sleep.

Seeing Wen Chu actually let go, a flash of annoyance passed through Louis’s eyes.

Such a tender-skinned little demon—though not as good as a human, he would still be delicious enough.

Seeing the food that was almost in his mouth fly away, Louis spoke out in mockery under his unwillingness and irritation: “Even if you participated, it wouldn’t be your turn to slay the dragon. A pretty boy like you, even if thrown to the Princess for free, she wouldn’t want you. Stop dreaming about marrying the Princess here.”

Wen Chu wasn’t offended at all; he just found it baffling. “But I don’t like the Princess.”

Louis sneered. “If you don’t like her, why did you shamelessly follow us here?”

Wen Chu felt his innocence was being slandered.

He clearly only liked Xiu, yet this demon insisted on dragging him into a relationship with the Princess.

A man without self-respect is like a cabbage.

For the sake of his reputation, Wen Chu clarified seriously: “I really don’t like her. The person I like is male. I am that…”

He tried hard to recall the term he learned in the previous world.

“I am gay.”

Louis: …

The Demons: …

Wen Chu’s words plunged the entire palace into a deathly silence.

Although demons didn’t have many ethical views, they hadn’t reached the point of shouting their sexual orientation in the palace of a human kingdom.

Louis silently took a step back. “Get lost, I’m not.”

Wen Chu felt he was simply unreasonable. “You’re so ugly, I wouldn’t look at you anyway. Can you stop fantasizing about who I like?”

Low chuckles and whispers from people enjoying the drama rose around them.

“Actually, this little Nightmare is really good-looking.”

“Could Lord Louis be annoyed because his secret crush on the little Nightmare was exposed?”

“Wow—write this down quickly. Tell it to Lady Daisy; she loves hearing these messy, melodramatic stories.”

Louis couldn’t hold onto his dignity anymore. Having reached the limit of his endurance, he turned to the crowd and said, “I am not!! Who dares to talk nonsense to that gossip Daisy?!?”

The demons, devoid of ethics, giggled and laughed. Rumors had already spread that Lord Louis became a bottom for love in order to pursue the pretty-boy Nightmare.

Wen Chu was still explaining solemnly: “I really don’t like you, and it’s impossible for me to like you.”

Louis felt his head swelling to twice its size; seeing Wen Chu made him dizzy with anger.

Black demonic energy condensed in his hand as his voice turned cold: “Get lost quickly!”

Louis raised his eyes gloomily, then froze.

Wen Chu had already scooted to the palace entrance long ago.

“Bye-bye.” The white-haired Nightmare waved at him and left cleanly.

It made Louis, who had gathered his demonic energy, look somewhat foolish.

Wen Chu stepped out of the palace, looking at the bright sunshine and blue sky, ignoring the burst of cheerful laughter and teasing shouts of “Lord Louis, we understand, you don’t need to explain” from behind. He finally had time to look at the plot introduction panel.

Whatever happens, happens. Anyway, he wasn’t going to marry the Princess, and he wasn’t going to slay the dragon.

As for Louis—

Wen Chu’s eyes darkened slightly.

It wouldn’t be too late to come back and kill him after figuring out the situation in this world.

He had never been a magnanimous person; in fact, he could be considered someone who holds grudges.

It was only because the person he held grudges against before was Xiu that he was easily coaxed.

Wen Chu opened the light screen as he walked out into the bustling market.

【The King’s most beloved Princess was abducted by a giant dragon. The King fell gravely ill from grief, thus summoning warriors of all races to go to the Dragon’s Lair together for a crusade.】

【As a weak Nightmare, you feed on dreams. However, because you are too weak, you always wake the other party up while devouring dreams and have never successfully eaten.】

【Learning that the King promised the choice of two hundred thousand rare herbs after cutting off the dragon’s head, and that the human treasury contains Moon Breath Grass—the main ingredient for sleep-inducing potions—you decided to join the dragon-slaying team. You want to drug the humans and then devour their dreams.】

Wen Chu: …

That really is a very weak little Nightmare.

He touched his flat stomach, randomly found a noodle shop emitting a fragrant aroma, sat on the bench outside, and continued reading.

What does Xiu look like in this world?

Wen Chu swiped to the next panel.

Then, he paused.

On the panel was a massive Western dragon.

The dragon’s body was pitch-black, with a layer of pale gold scales covering its back and wings. Those huge, indifferent dragon eyes faced the camera, the vertical pupils in the transparent blue eyes revealing a beastly ferocity.

Wen Chu: …

Wen Chu looked down in disbelief.

【Category: Dragon Race】
【Remaining Health: ???】
【Hint: This is a powerful dragon. He likes to travel the world and collect treasures, but he is troubled by nightmares year-round and occasionally falls into a frenzy.】

Wen Chu said word by word: 【Xiu is the dragon?】

System: 【Mm.】

Wen Chu: 【The dragon that snatched the Princess?】

System: 【…】

The System was silent; Wen Chu didn’t speak.

After a long while, he lowered his head and curled his lips into a smile.

【Heh.】

Just as the System thought Wen Chu was going to accuse him of being a “scumbag” or “heartbreaker” and leave in anger, Wen Chu lowered his eyes and opened the favorability panel.

【Wen Chu】 Favorability: 0 (+30) / 100

New plane, Xiu’s favorability towards him had cleared to zero. The favorability panel was a row of zeros.

Wen Chu typed “Alice” to search.

【Alice】 Favorability: 0/100

【Xiu doesn’t like the Princess.】 Wen Chu said.

It sounded like he was telling the System, but also like he was trying hard to convince himself: 【Xiu told me, he only likes me. He doesn’t even like the world, he definitely doesn’t like the Princess either.】

Wen Chu pursed his lips and took a deep breath: 【There must be a misunderstanding. I’m going to find Xiu and ask clearly.】

The moment he knew Xiu was the giant dragon, panic surged in Wen Chu’s heart.

Xiu liking someone else—for him, this was no different than a nightmare coming true.

If it were in the past, he might have really wanted to kill the Princess.

But now, just over ten minutes ago, Xiu had whispered a promise in his ear, saying that only he was special.

Wen Chu gritted his teeth firmly, staring at the System’s introduction, angry as hell, but still tried hard to say: 【It must be a misunderstanding. I have to trust Xiu.】

The System was surprised: 【Not crying?】

Wen Chu: 【…I don’t only know how to cry!】

Xiu had promised him so many times and walked through so many worlds with him; he had to trust Xiu at least a little bit.

Trust… that Xiu would love him.

The System chuckled softly, mumbling: 【Really grew up, huh.】

Wen Chu muttered: 【If Xiu dares to cheat, I’ll drag him to die together.】

System: 【Mission.】

Wen Chu: 【Oh, then I’ll do him to death.】

System: 【…】

Speaking of which, Wen Chu remembered: 【So I can increase Health Points just by devouring dreams? Why is there no character restriction this time? Even dreams not belonging to Xiu work?】

System: 【Yes.】

Wen Chu fell silent.

He felt the System was opening a back door for him.

Originally, the mission target was restricted to Xiu, so he could only cling to Xiu. But this time, for him to complete the mission, the System actually canceled this restriction directly.

Wen Chu’s stomach growled extremely inappropriately.

The noodle shop was overflowing with fragrance. He hadn’t eaten dreams, nor had he eaten food. Now he was hungry on top of hungry.

【Second floor of the noodle shop, the owner’s daughter is sleeping. She is only three months old and won’t be woken up by you.】 The System hinted thoughtfully.

Wen Chu lowered his head and sat in his seat: 【I don’t want to.】

If it were the first world, he could eat indiscriminately without any qualms.

But now it was different.

Wen Chu tried hard to swallow his saliva: 【Xiu didn’t allow me to eat other people’s Yang energy, so I won’t eat other people’s dreams either. I only eat Xiu’s.】

The System was helpless: 【From here to the Dragon’s Lair is a full three or four days’ drive. You’ve also separated from the warriors’ team. If you don’t arrive in time, you’ll starve to death halfway there.】

Wen Chu had a lot of backbone: 【Even if I die on the road, I won’t eat a bite of someone else’s dream randomly.】

The System couldn’t do anything with him, and Wen Chu was truly hungry.

He asked the System: 【Can I use the gold coins I saved before? I want to buy a bowl of noodles to eat.】

System: 【Yes, but your gold coins don’t have the steel seal of this continent. They can only be used as broken gold, so the purchasing power will be lower.】

Wen Chu breathed a sigh of relief: 【As long as they can be used.】

He had the System take out a gold coin and went to buy a bowl of beef noodles.

Holding a huge pile of silver and copper coins given as change, looking at the steaming noodles, Wen Chu said sincerely, “Thank you, Minnie.”

System: …

Recently, the King summoning warriors of all races had caused quite a stir. Outsiders were frequently seen in the royal capital, especially demons.

These outsiders were mostly generous spenders, so people didn’t cast extra glances at this little Nightmare eating noodles.

—The royal capital was guarded by countless Grand Mages and Holy Knights; even alien races wouldn’t dare to cause trouble.

Wen Chu slurped the noodles, suppressing his physiological hunger, and began to check the data of this world.

This was a magical world.

Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Dragons, Undead, Gods, and Demons coexisted.

Elves were skilled in potion making, Dwarves in forging, Dragons possessed tough scales and terrifying individual combat power, the Undead could control the deceased, Gods excelled in healing, and Demons were destruction.

And humans could learn all the abilities of the six races, and based on this, divided cultivation into two major directions: Magic and Douqi (Battle Energy).

Nowadays, the Gods lived in seclusion in the Divine Realm, and the Demons stayed in the Demon Realm. Humans, Dwarves, Elves, and Dragons lived together on the Bright Continent, while the Undead survived on the edge of the continent and the Demon Realm.

Wen Chu narrowed his eyes and had a guess.

Obviously, Dwarves and Elves had disadvantages in combat. As long as the Dragon Race was eliminated, humans would be the masters of this Bright Continent.

And they indeed did so.

Now, Xiu was the last giant dragon.

Wen Chu increasingly felt that there was a hidden story behind the “Giant Dragon abducted the Princess” incident.

There was a high probability that Xiu was just a scapegoat.

But he was still a little uneasy; after all, he hadn’t seen Xiu with his own eyes yet.

Taking repeated deep breaths to suppress the irritability in his heart, Wen Chu walked out of the noodle shop, grabbed a passerby to ask where to buy a vehicle, and headed toward the carriage shop not far away.

The physiological hunger was solved, but the psychological hunger still followed like a shadow.

Weak, hungry, and couldn’t even beat a demon.

In every house he passed, sleeping people were sending him invitations to feed.

Wen Chu tried hard to bite his lip, looked down at the light screen, and wanted to read Xiu’s information again to distract himself.

It was only then that Wen Chu discovered Xiu’s photo could be swiped.

There was a second photo.

Wen Chu’s fingertip moved slightly.

The photo of the fierce giant dragon was swiped away, revealing a young blonde man.

The man had semi-long blonde hair draped over his shoulders. He had beast-like vertical pupils and wore an unexpectedly simple linen cloak. Around his neck and wrists were various colorful gemstone pendants.

Holding an open book in one hand, he lazily raised his eyes to look at the camera.

Wild, yet gentle and elegant, somewhat like a thug in a suit.

And at his tailbone, a thick dragon tail dragged on the ground.

This was Xiu in semi-beast form.

Wen Chu stared at Xiu’s tail and couldn’t help asking, “Xiu in this world…”

【Behind the hips and below is a tail; the front is still normal.】 The System knew what he wanted to ask even with its eyes closed. 【The place for mating is on the tail.】

On the tail, inside the scales.

Gulp—

Wen Chu was even hungrier.

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Author’s Note:
Wen Chu: Who fights the evil dragon? Me? (Leaves)
Also Wen Chu: Yes, I was born to marry the evil dragon. (Returns at light speed)