Boiling Beast Bloodline
Chapter 995 - 246 Abandoning the Child to Snare the Wolf

Chapter 995: Chapter 246 Abandoning the Child to Snare the Wolf

"Your Excellency, Shaman of Divine Songs, please allow me to thank you once again for your generosity," Dragon Knight Gaxia finally acknowledged the fact that the Space Ring was hers. Although her face remained composed, her tone became much softer as she gave Liu Zhenhan a reserved and elegant nod.

"There’s no need to thank me," Liu Zhenhan chuckled slyly, winking at Dragon Knight Gaxia, "Actually, we are quite alike. You may not know this, but I am also a Dragon Priest. Having earned the favor of the Dragon Clan, we should both feel equally honored."

"I am aware that you have two Fairy Dragons as your magical beasts," Dragon Knight Gaxia expressed her sincere envy.

"In fact, I also have a plant-based Giant Dragon magical beast, who has already reached the fifth rank. It’s my wife’s dragon companion, so it is as good as mine," Liu Zhenhan stated solemnly and with a serious face, "Actually, I’ve always harbored a huge question and surprise, because my wife Ning Yu’s dragon companion, David, and your dragon companion, Jiggs, bear an astonishing resemblance to each other in appearance."

"Really? How can that be such a coincidence?" both Dragon Knights, along with the Jade Dragon Jiggs, exclaimed in unison, "A fifth-rank Giant Dragon? Oh my God! That’s a high-ranking Giant Emerald Dragon capable of concealing its dragon breath!"

Damn it. Off to the side, Master Puskas inwardly sensed trouble brewing, as Liu Zhenhan gave the old man a covert yet definite glare. His glance kept drifting towards Joan of Arc, the threat in his eyes unmistakable. Liu Zhenhan’s right hand, adorned with the ring, cocked an enchanting orchid finger, the message couldn’t be clearer—I’ve already given away a Space Ring, I mustn’t be shortchanged!

"Of course, Ning Yu, why don’t you summon our Jade Dragon David as well, to give everyone a treat," Liu Zhenhan teased Guoguo on his shoulder and called out without looking back.

The two Dragon Knights were indeed in for an eye-opener.

The ever-changing Eastern Illusion Magic was a bit too mysterious for the vast majority of people from the Aegean Continent, especially since "Mirage City" was a true illusion capable of deception with light. Even at close range, it was impossible to see through. What was even more remarkable was that Ning Yu’s illusion magic was capable of mimicry. Solely based on this, in terms of deceit, it was already frighteningly convincing to the extreme.

Neither of the two Dragon Knights nor the two fourth-rank Giant Dragons possessed the "Eye of Truth" of the Yufrey butterfly people, hence without exception, they all gaped with their mouths wide enough to fit a fist, foolishly staring at this Jiggs who was bowing and scraping to all around.

The Jade Giant Dragon Jiggs kept looking himself over, then stared dumbfounded at the other self who was greeting everyone exuberantly.

"God!" Dragon Knight Gaxia’s face paled as she trembled, "How can... there be a Jade Giant Dragon that looks exactly like Jiggs? Oh, even the voice is so similar! The Supreme God above!"

A line of fragrant sweat appeared on Ning Yu’s nose. She was nervous; as the most anxious person in the inn at the moment, Ning Yu had no experience in doing bad things. Naturally, she couldn’t handle it as smoothly as the official Liu Zhenhan. This was more Avril’s area of expertise.

"It really is too similar!" Dragon Knight Lampard also kept exclaiming on the side.

"I am about to faint," the Jade Giant Dragon Jiggs shook his head vigorously.

"So incredibly close, this must be a gift from the Dragon God," the Golden Giant Dragon Hasselbank murmured.

"I can’t feel its dragon breath at all! God! An Emerald Giant Dragon! That’s amazing!" Dragon Knight Gaxia couldn’t contain the excitement and trembling throughout her body, her gaze filled with a hint of jealousy as she watched Ning Yu relentlessly.

"Beautiful Gaxia, actually, my wife wanted to make a small request to you last time—could she touch Jiggs’s face? Oh, please forgive my boldness; my wife is from the East where destiny is cherished, and meeting is fate. To encounter two individuals with such identical appearance among countless faces is such a rare occurrence!" Liu Zhenhan turned back around, gazing solemnly at Jade Dragon Jiggs, "Respected Giant Dragon, my wife merely wishes to touch the contours of your face, just to confirm with her own hands whether all of this is real. Additionally, I would like to boldly ask you, in your youth... I mean, when you were but a dragon egg, did you ever have a brother whom you became separated from?"

"No," the Jade Dragon hesitated slightly before saying with absolute certainty, "Definitely not! We Dragons are capable of memory even during our egg phase, but I have no such recollection in my mind!"

"Oh," Liu Zhenhan nodded gravely.

"Now that you’ve mentioned it, I even want to verify it for myself. But to have your honorable and beautiful wife do it is an honor for a knight." Dragon Knight Gaxia agreed to Piegel’s lord’s request without a second thought—there was not the slightest flicker of caution in her mind. How bad could it be for a Giant Dragon to get its face touched by a delicate beauty?

Ning Yu’s hand trembled as it touched Jade Dragon Jiggs’s chin. The Jade Dragon slightly dodged, but at last, allowed the pure white hand to touch his jawline. Across the Pan Continent, there is near-universal consensus on aesthetic values, especially regarding beautiful things. The exotic charm of Ning Yu, who had the classic beauty of an Eastern woman, had even more potent allure. The flirtatious genes in the bloodline of the Dragon Clan made it difficult for the Jade Dragon to refuse or even have the desire to refuse this fragrant encounter. Breathing in the faint scent, the Jade Dragon closed his eyes slightly as if intoxicated, feeling as if he were in a fragrant garden, becoming completely entranced.

Due to their shapeshifting into human form, the fourth-rank Giant Dragons had their dragon pearls reduced in diameter accordingly. A pearl in the jaw, how large a pearl can a chin hide? At most, it’s the size of a tooth.

After gently stroking the chin of the Jade Dragon for a while, Ning Yu staggered backward with a deadly pale face. Liu Zhenhan, who had been prepared, stepped forward and embraced her, turning around to place her on a chair behind him. Old Liu had intended to pry open Ning Yu’s palm during the spin to transfer the Dragon Ball she had obtained, but to his surprise, Ning Yu’s grip was unyielding, as if holding onto her love. Liu Zhenhan felt as if he had grasped a piece of iron, and other than crushing it, there seemed to be no way to force it open.

"There are too many similarities in this world, Ning Yu, don’t overly lament the greatness of fate and the coincidences of life; it’s the power of the gods," Liu Zhenhan feigned being a charlatan, babbling to cover for Ning Yu’s loss of composure.

The Jade Giant Dragon Yufrey seemed to sense something, smacking his lips constantly and rubbing his chin back and forth, his gaze thoughtful.

Liu Zhenhan lightly pinched Ning Yu and blinked hard, at which Ning Yu instantly snapped back to reality. Taking advantage of Liu Zhenhan’s distraction, Guoguo removed the Medusa Badge from her bellyband and stuffed it into Ning Yu’s other hand. Ning Yu, with a panicked expression, waved the Medusa Badge, removing the illusion magic while also pretending to have captured the Western Cibei Jade Dragon inside the badge.

Liu Zhenhan thought Ning Yu’s cover-up was very good. Thinking of this, Old Liu laughed; he felt this little minx indeed had the talent and the capital to be a swindler. Her aloofness, her clarity—it was hard for anyone to associate such a beauty with deceitful schemes. After all, in this world, the least likely identity for swindlers is that of a swindler, an unbreakable truth.

"Yufrey? What’s wrong?" Dragon Knight Gaxia looked curiously at her dragon partner, sensing her companion was preoccupied with something.

"Nothing much, I just suddenly feel a lot lighter, as if I’ve let go of something," the Jade Giant Dragon chuckled dryly, shaking his head, "Am I being too sentimental?"

Liu Zhenhan almost died of laughter on the side. He quickly exchanged a glance with Elder Andulan, both were reassured. It seemed that the removal of the Dragon Ball really hadn’t affected the original body at all—as for the loss of a portion of the origin power, that would likely only be noticeable during battle.

At this thought, Liu Zhenhan burst into hearty laughter, feeling incredibly exhilarated. Elder Andulan also had a Dragon Ball, and for him, who had permanently sealed his own Giant Dragon, having that Dragon Ball made no substantial difference—it might as well be donated. This meant Old Liu was about to acquire a second Dragon Ball! How could he not be happy? How could he not be excited?

If Vieri were here, he’d have to help the boss relieve his ’blood pressure’ again, because such a tremendous surprise could easily overwhelm someone with excitement to the point of death.

Liu Zhenhan was certainly not destined to die of a cerebral hemorrhage; his smile suddenly froze, and the vast shift in expression made everyone almost instinctively follow the gaze of the Emerald Overlord to see what had turned his joy to ice in an instant.

As if bringing with her the eternal chill of Tamerlarya’s perennial snow and ice, Holy Vatican’s high priestess Mourinho entered from outside with a proud bearing. Her white cloak swept through, stirring up hints of platinum blonde hair, and Mourinho’s stern gaze sent the air in the inn’s bar plummeting to freezing point.

When meeting the gazes that turned to follow her unexpected entrance, it was like countless falling snowflakes cut in two by a howling northerly gale—all looks were split by the high priestess’s sharp gaze.

Mourinho’s eyes, like a pair of keen scissors, tore through the fabric of the world’s attention as effortlessly as ripping apart old cloth.

The brows of the two Dragon Knights of the Holy Vatican furrowed simultaneously, their hearts trembled: Such a domineering look!

Liu Zhenhan put one foot on a chair, stuffed a large cigar into his mouth, his eyes intently watching the Swan High Priestess as she drew closer. Beside him, Yufrey "snap" of the fingers ignited a vigorous flame from his fingertips, the flame so big it almost singed Old Liu’s eyebrows.

"Obischillaci!" Liu Zhenhan took a deep drag from his cigar, the smoke billowing deep into his belly, cursing without needing to name whom.

The hearts of the two Dragon Knights trembled again as the Shaman of Divine Songs in front of them suddenly shed all traces of rogues and evil, as if he had changed into a new person, a complete character. What replaced it was an incomparable provocation and confidence. His foot was on a chair, yet it felt as though he had Tamerlarya under his heel, his eyes sparkling like a steel knife soaked in the clear, icy spring, unbendingly sharp!

The two gazes, one as heroic as the other, both looking down on the mortal world from great heights, met in mid-air and froze in place.

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I stared at an apple, imagining myself as Newton; I gazed at the keyboard, imagining myself as Tang San Shao.

Six Chapters a day, my personal limit, I’m applying for Xiang Pa tickets!

It’s the end of the month—drown me with your monthly tickets!