Chapter 84: Dragons are Sexual by Nature.

Mary felt that this just sounded like a normal person’s name no matter how she heard it.

She was speechless for a moment, feeling that Xiu might have been driven crazy by sleep deprivation due to the lack of Moon Breath Grass to soothe him.

She had intended to roast him mercilessly, but seeing the unconcealable exhaustion on his face after he removed the illusion, Mary held back her words.

She sighed: “Forget it. I’ll help you ask around about the Moon Breath Grass again. You be careful recently.”

“The Elf race has been too strange in recent years. In the last few decades, I haven’t been able to contact Juliana at all. It is said that the Elf Prince Lance is now in power. If you get besieged, the Elf race probably won’t have the spare energy to lend a helping hand.”

Xiu didn’t care much: “Just kill them all.”

The hatred between the Dragon race and humans could be described as a sea of blood. From the time he broke out of his shell until now, Xiu had wiped out countless groups of humans who came to crusade against him.

Since the wasteland bordered the Moonlit Forest, out of the principle of friendly neighbors, the Elves would occasionally do him some harmless small favors.

In return, Xiu would periodically clear out the surrounding magical beasts.

Mary frowned: “No, this time is different. This time the King summoned warriors from all races, claiming you snatched the Little Princess, and requested warriors of all races to rescue her.”

Xiu: ?

Xiu revealed an expression of disbelief: “Snatch the Princess? Me? Just that she-devil Alice? I can’t avoid her fast enough.”

Mary shrugged: “Who knows? Maybe they couldn’t beat you, so they came to spread rumors about you.”

Xiu: …

Xiu lowered his gaze: “Although I don’t know what medicine he’s selling in his gourd, I’ll state beforehand: if the Elf race is among those looking for trouble this time, I won’t show mercy either.”

“Don’t worry, the entire Elf race is preparing for that baffling celebration. They are already crazy busy; no one is going to find the King.” Mary took out a bag of melon seeds from under the counter and started cracking them. “Besides, the person who saves the Princess has to marry her. We Elves hate Demons first, Liches second, and Humans third. How could we be bored enough to look for trouble for ourselves?”

Xiu: “You guys just indiscriminately hate all races.”

Mary: “Blame me?”

Having received the news, Xiu didn’t want to say more and stood up: “In that case, I’ll go first.”

“Prepare well. Come find me if you lack herbs.” Mary waved at him.

Xiu turned around, and a dragon tail covered in golden scales flashed under his cloak.

He lowered his eyes, concealing the irritability within them: “No, they aren’t worth my effort to prepare.”

“I am now… going to find the Little Gem’s ex-husband.”

Thinking that Wen Chu actually had someone he liked, his forehead, already throbbing faintly from lack of sleep, hurt even more.

It hurt so much he wanted to kill someone.

.

On the other side.

Wen Chu didn’t know that Xiu had already embarked on the path of no return of “I kill myself,” and slept peacefully for a whole night in the warm carriage that no longer bumped.

The next day, the sun rose, and Wen Chu slowly woke up.

So hungry.

That was his first reaction.

His stomach was hungry, but more than that was the hunger in his soul caused by the depletion of magic power.

Fortunately, there were no sleeping people within a ten-mile radius right now. Otherwise, Wen Chu felt he might recklessly pounce on them to eat their dreams.

The lifespan panel was right beside him. Wen Chu turned his head to look.

【Remaining lifespan: 4 days, 16 hours, 8 minutes】

Okay, so his lifespan had dropped below five days. No wonder he was hungrier.

Wen Chu rubbed his stomach and got out of the carriage, preparing to buy something to eat to relieve his appetite.

But when he stepped out of the carriage, he froze.

The human city was long gone; entering his view was a dense forest.

The carriage was parked beside a towering ancient tree. The little white horse was leisurely eating grass not far away, while around the carriage lay the corpses of five magical beasts and dark red bloodstains.

【System?】 Wen Chu started calling for outside help. 【What is the situation now?】

The System’s cold voice rang out: 【Last night, following your request, we kept traveling forward. When we reached the outskirts of the Moonlit Forest at dawn, I stopped to let the horse rest for a while. We encountered magical beast attacks midway, but they were killed by the attack formation on the carriage.】

Wen Chu’s eyes lit up: 【Magical beasts? Does that mean there are crystal cores?】

System: 【Yes, but these are all first-tier magical beasts. One crystal core is probably only worth three or four hundred gold coins—Hey!】

The System watched helplessly as Wen Chu ran to the dead magical beast and tore open its head with his bare hands.

Wen Chu pulled out a small white bead from the magical beast’s head and asked the System: 【Is this it?】

System: 【…Yes.】

Wen Chu happily wagged his heart-tipped tail back and forth and went to tear apart the next magical beast with his bare hands.

It didn’t matter if he had no weapon; for a skull of this level, he could open two with one hand.

Wen Chu understood the principle of not eating into one’s capital, especially since magical items in this world were ridiculously expensive.

He had no magic power and didn’t know how to make money. Now that five magical beasts had delivered gold coins to him, naturally, he wouldn’t refuse them.

These weren’t magical beasts; these were walking gold coins.

Wen Chu became more skilled the more he opened them. In a short while, he cleanly extracted five round white crystal cores.

He compared the crystal cores in his hand with those on the carriage.

The crystal cores he extracted were obviously a large circle smaller than the ones embedded in the carriage, and they didn’t have as many beautiful colors. He wondered just what tier of magical beasts Overend had killed.

The System’s helpless voice sounded: 【It’s just over a thousand gold coins… go wash your hands quickly; they’re filthy.】

As the System spoke, a blue arrow appeared in front of Wen Chu’s eyes.

【Follow me; there is a water source a little further ahead.】

【Okay.】 Wen Chu held the crystal cores and obediently followed the System.

He had been careful not to let blood splash on his body, but his hands inevitably got stained with blood and dirt.

Wen Chu followed the arrow through the jungle and arrived at a murmuring stream.

He squatted down, and with the help of the clear stream, he finally saw clearly what he looked like in this world.

The youth in the river had long white hair, wore a blue-black half-length cape, and had two small red horns on top of his head, only four or five centimeters long, looking like they had just grown out recently.

And behind his tailbone, a red heart-tipped tail was swaying back and forth.

Wen Chu was startled: “How come I have a tail?”

System: 【…】

To only discover at this time that he had an extra tail—wasn’t his reaction a bit too slow?

Fortunately, Wen Chu’s ability to accept things was very strong. He was just surprised for a moment, then began to swing his tail curiously.

One moment controlling the tail to swing back and forth, the next trying to tie a knot in the tail without using his hands.

It wasn’t until the System couldn’t bear it anymore and reminded him again to wash his hands that Wen Chu reluctantly withdrew his gaze from his tail.

Ripples appeared on the water surface, scattering the reflection of the pretty Nightmare.

Wen Chu washed his hands and the crystal cores clean, put the crystal cores into his pocket, and prepared to return the way he came.

The System spoke again: 【There are berries in the bushes behind you. They are edible; pick some.】

Wen Chu pushed aside the bushes and, sure enough, saw white berries filling the shrubs.

【Scientific Name: White Honey】
【Introduction: Sweet taste, non-toxic, can restore a small amount of magic power. It is a common berry in the Moonlit Forest.】
【Usage: One of the materials for sleep-inducing potions and magic recovery potions; main ingredient for bread jam; common kitchen seasoning.】

The System introduction panel popped up at the right time.

If the System said it was edible, then it was edible.

Wen Chu made a prompt decision, took off his cape, picked all the surrounding White Honey and other edible berries the System mentioned, carried a cape full of berries to the river for a simple wash, and returned fully loaded.

It wasn’t that no magical beasts appeared during this time, but the edge of the Moonlit Forest was mostly populated by first-tier magical beasts.

Sensing the power of a full five magical beast crystal cores on Wen Chu, even though this demon looked completely non-aggressive, the first-tier magical beasts fled instinctively to avoid harm—this was also why the System kept those five magical beast corpses.

Wen Chu returned safely to the carriage, his stomach already starting to issue hunger protests.

After getting on the carriage, he couldn’t wait to take a bite of a White Honey berry.

Biting open the white berry revealed orange-yellow flesh inside, like honey. The texture was like malt candy that didn’t stick to the teeth, a bit chewy, and the taste was also like chewing raw honey.

Sweet and refreshing, but not cloying; it was a flavor Wen Chu liked.

And perhaps due to the White Honey’s faint magic recovery effect, after one mouthful of berries, Wen Chu even felt the hunger in his soul weaken a little.

He ate the rest of the White Honey in one go.

【Lifespan +5 min】
【Remaining lifespan: 4 days, 15 hours, 23 minutes】

Wen Chu was surprised.

Lifespan really increased.

“What’s going on?” He asked the System. “Didn’t you say I have to eat dreams to increase lifespan?”

The System explained: 【Your source of magic power is eating dreams. Ultimately, you need to increase magic power to increase lifespan. Any behavior that increases magic power leads to the same result.】

Wen Chu: 【…Did you really open a back door for me?】

System: 【Even eating can’t stop your mouth.】

Wen Chu: 【qwq】

Scolding him again.

Fine, be fierce then. Wen Chu stopped talking and continued to lower his head to eat berries.

He really felt the System was opening a back door for him—first allowing eating other people’s dreams to increase lifespan, and now allowing any increase in magic power to increase lifespan.

It was as if it was afraid he wouldn’t complete the mission.

Wen Chu lowered his eyes.

Although the System said that even if he failed this time, it could fight for one more chance for him, judging by the System’s current attitude, fighting for one more chance would probably be very difficult.

The System had already provided him with so many conveniences; he absolutely couldn’t fail this time.

With over a dozen White Honey berries in his stomach, Wen Chu was full, and his lifespan reached 4 days and 16 hours.

He collapsed onto the soft blanket, rubbing his stuffed stomach, looking at the lifespan that had only increased by one hour, and ruled out the path of increasing lifespan by eating berries.

He would burst from overeating.

And eating only sweet things was a bit cloying.

Wen Chu murmured: “I really want to eat meat…”

Salty, sizzling roasted meat oozing with oil.

System: 【Then why didn’t you buy some food to bring along when you were in the city?】

Wen Chu blinked his eyes: “Didn’t think of it.”

His travel experience was limited to running to the North Pole with Xiu in the first world.

At that time, he didn’t bring anything except his seashell nest. whatever he wanted to eat, he just fished it out of the sea after resurrecting.

So much so that even now, when travel was mentioned, Wen Chu subconsciously felt that whatever he wanted to eat, he could catch himself.

But now, Wen Chu finally realized something was wrong.

Back then, he hadn’t eaten anything good; he even thought raw shellfish tasted delicious.

But after eating meals cooked by Xiu in the Steam World and experiencing modern cuisine in the last world, his appetite had long been spoiled.

Asking him to eat raw meat and drink blood after killing magical beasts—he couldn’t do it.

But in this wilderness, there was no stove for him to use.

Wen Chu held his head in pain: “If I knew earlier, I would have bought a pot.”

System: 【…】

System: 【You have no magic power and can’t even use a cleaning spell. How would you wash the pot if you bought it? How would you cut the meat? Where would you get fresh seasoning?】

Wen Chu was even more miserable: “Eating in the forest is so hard. How long until we get out of the forest?”

System: 【According to the current carriage speed, counting the horse’s rest time, about a day and a half.】

Wen Chu perked up a little.

If it was only a day and a half, he could persevere by eating White Honey.

The System continued: 【But after leaving the Moonlit Forest, there are no human cities, just wasteland. A bit further past the giant dragon’s lair, about two days’ drive, is a Dwarven city.】

Wen Chu: …

Wen Chu gasped weakly: “So I have to eat White Honey for three whole days?”

The System corrected: 【No, strictly speaking, after leaving the forest and entering the wasteland, you won’t even have White Honey to eat.】

Wen Chu: 【Wuwu.】

Wen Chu: 【Why didn’t you remind me to buy food?】

System: 【I thought you had your own plans.】

With tears in his eyes, Wen Chu pulled the quilt over himself and lay down.

He was a former jellyfish/mist/ferocious ghost, now a demon; how could he possibly have plans for long-distance travel?

Thinking that he would have to survive on White Honey for the long journey ahead, Wen Chu felt darkness before his eyes.

He turned his head and happened to see the Overend’s Poetry Collection · Dragon Race Edition he had casually placed by his pillow last night, and a more despairing guess emerged.

“Dragons live in caves…” Wen Chu repeated the information he knew.

He asked: “Is it that kind of modernized cave, or a cave in the physical sense?”

System: 【It is a cave in the physical sense. Dragon outer scales are hard and not sensitive to the environment. Compared to an exquisite and comfortable home, they prefer a large and hidden habitat.】

Meaning, even if he arrived at Xiu’s residence, he would still have to eat raw meat and drink blood.

Wen Chu: …

Wen Chu closed his eyes in despair.

It doesn’t matter; marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog.

Xiu was just a bit poor.

He had money. He could take Xiu to buy a house, and he could also hunt magical beasts to earn money to support Xiu.

As long as Xiu hadn’t hidden the Princess away, he could forgive everything.

The family burden suddenly became heavy. Wen Chu lost the mood to read and just wanted to save as much physical strength as possible.

The carriage traveled rapidly. Wen Chu slept and woke, woke and slept. At night, he ate another meal of White Honey, feeling like he was turning into a sheep.

The second night in the other world.

Wen Chu looked at the marker on the map; he was already deep into the Moonlit Forest. If he traveled through the night again, he would be out of the forest by noon tomorrow at the latest.

Thinking of the wasteland described by the System, Wen Chu instructed the System: 【Remember to wake me up before leaving the forest tomorrow morning. I’ll go pick more White Honey and find a way to store some water.】

He couldn’t really starve himself to death.

System: 【Mn.】

The carriage curtains were tightly closed, and warm orange light lit up inside—it was an illumination formation.

Wen Chu dimmed the light a little, preparing to continue doing what he was best at: sleeping.

Sleep, sleep; there is everything in dreams.

Wen Chu comforted himself and crawled into the quilt again.

The complex formations on the carriage operated diligently. With the support of the noise-dampening formation, Wen Chu was completely unaware of the rustling sounds in the distance.

A pair of blue vertical pupils lit up in the dark night.

Xiu took off his black hood, leaned half against a tree trunk, and crossed his arms, watching the carriage not far away.

Wondering what he thought of, the violent look in his eyes actually calmed for a moment.

Behind him were more than ten tied-up Elf scouts.

A young elf with blonde hair and green eyes struggled: “Dragon! Our Elf race has always had no grievances with you! Why attack us suddenly?”

So noisy.

Xiu frowned and kicked him with a headache: “Shut up.”

How could an elf withstand a kick from a dragon? He was kicked flying directly onto the tree trunk and vomited a mouthful of blood.

Xiu sneered: “Weren’t you the ones stalking Wen Chu first?”

The female elf next to him turned pale with fright. It took her a while to react: “Wen Chu? You mean that… that demon carriage? He trespassed into the Moonlit Forest without authorization; of course, we have to track and observe him.”

The Moonlit Forest was the territory of the Elves. As outsiders, especially the demons whom elves loathed the most, the only reason they didn’t attack directly was for the sake of the upcoming celebration, not wanting to cause extra trouble.

Why did the Dragon race kill their way here for a demon?

The elves were baffled.

Had the outside world changed like this after not leaving the Moonlit Forest for a few hundred years?

This female elf’s voice was much gentler. Xiu rubbed his throbbing temples, forcibly suppressing the manic depression from five full days of mental tension and inability to sleep, and said in a cold, hard tone: “That is my person. Don’t even think about touching him.”

The female elf hesitated and didn’t agree immediately: “As long as you don’t harbor malice, we won’t take action.”

The elf beside her added: “We are preparing for the celebration recently and don’t have time to fight anyway.”

Celebration, celebration again.

Xiu thought of Moon Breath Grass whenever he heard about the celebration, and thought of his irritability from lack of sleep whenever he thought of Moon Breath Grass.

But he had no intention of making enemies with the entire Elf race. He fished around in his cloak and threw a bulging big bag onto the ground.

The bag’s tie loosened, and the various colored gems inside reflected colorful light under the moonlight.

“Toll fee, and medical expenses.” Xiu spoke concisely. “We have no malice. Don’t disturb us. In a few days, I will personally apologize to the Elf Queen.”

The Elf scouts nodded repeatedly.

Xiu casually threw a knife to them: “Untie yourselves and leave.”

He wasn’t worried that the Elf scouts would go back on their word. In fact, the Elf race could be called the most simple-minded race.

Living in seclusion year-round, most of them had rigid personalities, couldn’t take jokes, and meant what they said. Since they nodded in agreement, they wouldn’t do something like going back on their word.

That was why he was willing to deal with Mary.

Saved him worry.

Xiu ignored the elves untying themselves behind him. Instead, he lightened his steps and arrived beside Wen Chu’s carriage.

The attack formation flickered, then dimmed after recognizing Xiu. Xiu walked unhindered into the protective shield and stood by the window.

He lifted a corner of the curtain.

Through the gap, the scene inside was visible at a glance.

The white-haired demon was curled up on the bed he had laid out, covered with a blanket, sleeping soundly without any defense. His breathing was even, completely unaware that he had encountered a crisis that was quietly resolved.

For some reason, just seeing Wen Chu’s profile, Xiu felt his headache lessen a lot.

Replacing it was another, hotter emotion.

Wanting to plunder him, devour him.

Xiu’s eyes darkened.

He thought of the information he had collected yesterday.

The demon before him was actually the ambiguous romantic interest of Louis, one of the twelve Demon Lords.

Rumor had it that to pursue him, Louis was willing to become the bottom.

Was the person Wen Chu said he liked Louis?

Xiu’s fingers gripping the curtain tightened.

Louis was in the palace, so it wasn’t convenient for him to act. But if Wen Chu really liked Louis… he wouldn’t mind burning the other party into ashes with a mouthful of dragon fire when Louis came looking.

Tsk, wasn’t it just being willing to be the bottom? He could do it too.

He was much more durable to play with than that pretty boy Louis. Xiu felt that with the physique of the Dragon race, he could absolutely drain Wen Chu dry every day with intercourse.

Dragons are sexual by nature.

If one really compared, the openness of the Dragon race and the Demon race could be said to be on par. It was just that the Dragon race advocated monogamy more, unlike the Demon race where, as long as one was strong enough, both men and women could have a harem of three thousand beauties.

Simply vulgar.

Xiu once again scoffed at Louis.

How could such a demon who lingered among flowers be worthy of Wen Chu?

He had fallen in love with Wen Chu at first sight; he was going to obtain this beautiful demon.

“Mm…”

Wen Chu turned over inside the carriage.

Xiu quickly withdrew his hand, and the lifted corner of the curtain fell.

He couldn’t see Wen Chu’s face anymore, but the youth’s muddled dream talk crossed the curtain and drifted out.

“Roast meat… meat… hehe…”

“I don’t want to live in a cave… wuwu, I’ll save money to buy a house…”

“Baa… baa baa… I’m not a sheep, I won’t eat grass anymore…”

Xiu: …

Xiu’s expression changed from gloomy irritability to indescribable complexity.

Just what kind of life did this little Nightmare live in the Demon Realm before?

In the forest, the few elves had just untied their bindings and were about to support each other to leave.

Just as they were about to go, a black figure blocked their way again.

Under the gaze of the golden-haired man’s cold blue vertical pupils, the elves trembled with fear: “Excuse me, is there anything else?”

“Do you have kitchenware?”

Xiu tried hard to make his tone sound sincere, but obviously, it had the opposite effect.

This group of elves trembled even more violently.

Seeing that talking wouldn’t work, Xiu irritably threw a bag of gems over directly: “I want to buy your kitchenware. Deliver it within five minutes. Hurry up.”

His thick tail slapped the ground impatiently, creating a deep pit in the earth.

Holding the gems, the elves felt they were taking money for their lives. Holding back tears, they ran away in a flash.

Going back to get kitchenware.

If they took the money, they had to do the work; they were a trustworthy race.

Xiu watched the elves running far away, looked down at the deep pit smashed by his tail, and moved his tail to smooth it over.

He lowered his eyes to look at his hands, which had already manifested sharp claws because he was gradually losing control due to mania.

Under his strenuous suppression, the cold, sharp claws and slender fingers shifted back and forth, finally maintaining the form of human hands.

Xiu pursed his lips and clenched his hands.

Being a monster like this, without an illusion to cover it up, he would scare Wen Chu, right?

If he had known earlier, he would have pursued Wen Chu as Overend.

At least they had a relatively romantic meeting.

Right, romantic…

Thoughtfulness flashed in Xiu’s eyes.

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The next day.

Wen Chu climbed up dazedly at the sound of the System’s voice. After glancing at his lifespan panel which had dropped to three days, he yawned and prepared to get up to pick White Honey.

“Pick, pick; can’t really starve to death.”

Holding the cleaned cape, Wen Chu got out of the carriage with listless eyes, ready to start today’s gathering.

Just as he stepped out of the carriage, his footsteps paused.

A look of confusion appeared in Wen Chu’s eyes. He stood in place and sniffed hard.

Was he hallucinating from craving? How did he smell the aroma of meat?

Following the aroma of meat to the front of the carriage, Wen Chu looked at the scene before him in surprise:

A table was set incongruously in the forest. On the table were two plates of steaming, glistening roast meat, a bowl of rice beside them, a neat set of cutlery, and a whole piece of smoked bacon weighing about five catties.

And not far from the table, a blue crystal core the size of a fist was placed upright.

Wen Chu suspected he hadn’t woken up yet.

He rubbed his eyes and looked again.

Still a table full of meat.

Did roast meat fall from the sky?

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Author’s Note:
Xiu still overestimated himself ( )