Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 960 - 596: Dragon Hidden_2

Chapter 960: Chapter 596: Dragon Hidden_2

It seems that,

she overlapped her affection for players with her feelings for her own brother.

When Xu Yuan noticed this incongruity, he prepared to draw his knife and kill his wife to validate his enlightenment.

As an extremely free game, Cangyuan allows players to suddenly go berserk and backstab the story characters.

But as soon as the knife was drawn, ready for a forced attack, Xu Yuan found himself stripped of the character control and could only watch as the character on the screen silently put the knife away.

And the originally open world would inexplicably become linear at that time, only able to follow the storyline and walk into the dark with Ancient Abyss...

With this thought in his mind,

Xu Yuan felt the constant roaring of the Dead Dragon Will within the Willow Ghost Blade, blood thrashing within his slender eyes.

He did not directly eliminate the Dead Dragon Will, but used the Willow Ghost Blade to temporarily seal it.

Even though he knew the dangers of the Dead Dragon Will, he was not ready to give it up yet.

Simply because,

power!

That buff called "Dead Dragon Gift" attached to it is really attractive.

Maybe after returning to the capital and letting Xu Xinyao tinker with it, his constitution could reach a new level?

After storing the Dragon Transformation Essence in the Sumeru Ring, Xu Yuan glanced at the three women still standing immobile and joked with a smile:

"This Demon Dragon had Primordial cultivation before its death, are you waiting for me, an Integration Body expert, to dismember this huge demon dragon alone? Don’t worry, it doesn’t have the kind of lust sac like a Mo Jiao, hurry over and help."

...

...

...

The Dragon Clan, as the leader of all demons, naturally has an incredibly strong physical body.

Without the help of Ran Qingmo and the others, Xu Yuan, although already an Integration Body expert, would probably have found himself in Cangyuan, sitting on a treasure mountain yet unable to mine it.

But even with the help of the three women, dismembering the colossal body of the demon dragon was a meticulous and massive undertaking.

The working girls busied themselves for two days, but only managed to remove the dragon scales from the dragon corpse.

Dragon scales are supreme materials for armor crafting, capable of carrying incredibly powerful Formation patterns.

Such a whole demon dragon could arm several battalions of soldiers.

With the inherent Soul Evasion effect in these young male dragon scales, it could allow the entire army to march undetected under the scrutiny of Grandmasters.

For Xu Xinyao, the Dragon Transformation Essence was essential for her scientific research, but for the entire Prime Minister’s Mansion, the demon dragon’s corpse itself held far greater value than a single Dragon Transformation Essence.

"Thud—"

Accompanied by a deep thud, a large dragon scale shaped like a water droplet fell to the ground.

Holding the Ink Sword and leaping down from the dragon corpse, Ran Qingmo stared at the dragon scale on the ground for a few breaths, touched the Sumeru Ring on her ring finger, and silently bent down to pick up the half fathom-long dragon scale and walked towards the man sitting by the campfire not far away.

Noticing the footsteps, Xu Yuan, who was processing ingredients, also looked up at her and asked softly,

"What’s wrong?"

Ran Qingmo, holding the dragon scale and only her eyes visible, said solemnly,

"Xu Yuan... the Sumeru Ring is full again."

Xu Yuan’s eyes showed some surprise.

His main objective for this trip was to seek wealth, so naturally, he asked his father at home for several empty Sumeru Rings to store riches.

But Big Ice Lump’s work efficiency was extremely high, wasn’t it?

On the other side, Su Meimo and Xiao Bai hadn’t even filled one Sumeru Ring, yet Big Ice Lump had already packed two full Sumeru Rings with dragon scales.

Bai Muxi and Su Jinxuan together didn’t accomplish as much as she did alone.

Truly a heaven-chosen worker.

With this thought, Xu Yuan got up from beside the campfire and glanced at the other two women struggling in the dim cave.

Bai Muxi was fairing well, the physical elimination techniques among the Five Elements Spellcraft making it easier to extract scales, and by now, only a bead of sweat was seeping from her forehead.

But for Su Meimo, it was indeed demanding her life.

Her cultivation was based on Illusion Technique and charm, lacking any physical methods against enemies; the task of extracting scales could only be done by forcefully tearing them from the dragon corpse using Origin Qi.

Her extraordinarily enchanting face was already tired and flush, her body drenched in fragrant sweat, her generously endowed chest wrapped in a bright red silk dress heaving with her breaths, continuously swaying.

Seeing this scene, Xu Yuan felt a twinge of guilt inside and thought that even a cutthroat capitalist should let the poor working girls rest.

With this in mind, Xu Yuan handed another empty Sumeru Ring to Big Ice Lump.

After receiving it, Ran Qingmo silently resumed "mining".

Watching the girl leave, Xu Yuan turned and stepped forward to distribute a brocade handkerchief to wipe sweat and a Source Crystal for recovery to Xiao Bai and Su Meimo.

After completing these tasks, Xu Yuan declared loudly:

"Today, if we properly remove these dragon scales, we can rest and eat..."

Mid-sentence, Xu Yuan, under the resentful gazes of Xiao Bai and Su Meimo, realized something was amiss and quickly corrected himself with an awkward laugh:

"Cough, mainly because this dragon flesh is difficult to prepare, it might still take some time to process, so... we might have to wait a bit longer, if you want to rest, you can sit and chat with me."

...

Xiao Bai lowered his head and rubbed the Sumeru Ring on his unnamed finger for a moment, then silently resumed his work, continuing to be exploited.

Su Jinxuan’s hair strands by her ear were soaked with sweat and stuck to her cheeks, her eyes shone like autumn waters, but as she watched the young girl quickly prying dragon scales with an Ink Sword and collecting them into the Sumeru Ring, Su Jinxuan gently bit her lip corner and also began to forcibly scrape off dragon scales with Origin Qi.

Seeing this, Xu Yuan stood somewhat awkwardly in place.

Contemplating whether or not to help, a disdainful snort resonated in the dim cavern:

"Hmph, I leave for two days, and you three haven’t even managed the dragon scales?"

Xu Yuan quickly turned back.

At the entrance of the cavern, a girl stepping through the void slowly walked in, her magnificent golden eyes radiant in the darkness emitted a mysterious light:

"Summon."

The Heavenly Word Mantra descended,

After a moment of silence, the energy mechanism vibrated, and the sizzling sound of flesh separating in the cavern never ceased.

In no time, the remaining scales on the dragon’s carcass slid off, raising a large cloud of dust on the ground.

After completing these, Tianyan coldly snorted and glared back at Xu Yuan:

"What are you looking at? You just know how to waste time, if their efficiency is so low, couldn’t you come out and find me?"

"..."

Xu Yuan almost laughed out loud.

Seeing his half-smiling expression, Tianyan’s pretty face gradually flushed red, and she turned to leave.

Xu Yuan quickly restrained his smile, blocked her path with a Step Void Slash, and whispered:

"I didn’t want to anger you, right?"

"Move aside," Tianyan’s beautiful eyes narrowed.

Xu Yuan reached out and grabbed her wrist, smiling:

"The dragon meat is a rare treat that comes once in a thousand years; it would be greatly beneficial for your cultivation. You should try some before you go."

At this moment, just giving Tianyan a proper way out would make her relent.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the girl’s exquisite face showed a moment of hesitation, then she withdrew her hand and silently passed by him.

Under the gaze of four people, she sat down near a bonfire where dragon heart soup was brewing in an iron pot, keeping her face strain.

Yet, this brief silence was soon broken by a charming light laughter:

"Giggle giggle giggle..."

Tianyan’s beautiful eyes immediately locked onto the source of the sound, somewhat agitated:

"What are you laughing at?"

Su Jinxuan wiped the sweat with a silk handkerchief provided by Xu Yuan, wiping along her cheek, jaw, and the delicate clavicle - the pull on the clothing at the chest revealing a soft trench faintly visible in the darkness as she breathed unevenly.

Little Demon, while walking towards the bonfire, lightly laughed and said:

"Merely thanking Saintess on behalf of Minister Xu."

Tianyan’s eyes slightly squinted, staring at those two flesh mounds:

"You, thank me for him?"

"It has really lightened our burden quite a bit."

Su Jinxuan’s eyes twirled, feigning confusion:

"If I don’t laugh at this, then should I laugh at how Saintess says one thing but means another?"

"..." Tianyan.

"Enough, stop arguing."

Xu Yuan intervened to stop the bickering of the two, sat down by the fire with Bai Muxi to chat briefly with the three women, and subconsciously searched for Ran Qingmo’s figure.

But after searching the dim cavern, he saw that the Big Ice Lump hadn’t stopped what she was doing.

While the others conversed, she quietly used the empty Sumeru Ring he had given her to collect the scales that had fallen on the ground.

Having done this, Ran Qingmo approached Xu Yuan under three unwelcoming gazes, handed over the Sumeru Ring to him, and in a low voice with downcast eyes said:

"Xu Yuan... here, I’ve collected them for you."