"Dark and black...dark and black...dark and black."

Only one sentence remained in Bei Yan's mind, echoing endlessly within him.

"You're the one that's all black! This is called glossy black! Glossy black! My scales are glossy black! And you actually use 'all black' to describe it!"

That's outrageous! That's absolutely too much! Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're good-looking! I'm so angry, I'm so incredibly angry!

Junlin couldn't help but smile, and the little thing's flustered appearance was quite cute.

"Hey, hey, where are you going? Put me down, I want to go home!"

I've been away for a while now, and if I don't go back soon, my dad will definitely scold me again.

"Don't you want to marry me?" Jun Lin said jokingly.

Bei Yan's eyes lit up, sparkling as she looked at Jun Lin. "You agree?"

A sound came from the mouth of the cold spring; someone was coming.

"My Lord, I have important news to report."

Jun Lin glanced at the little creature in his hand, then with a flick of his wide, flowing sleeves, Bei Yan was taken inside.

"What is it?" Junlin asked in a deep voice as he stepped out of the Cold Spring.

"Your subordinate has learned..." The celestial envoy's voice trailed off, and Bei Yan could no longer hear it, which must have been intentionally done by Jun Lin.

Bei Yan lay in Jun Lin's sleeve and pouted. "Tch, stingy guy. He doesn't want to listen even if he's not allowed to."

I don't even know what time it is now. I haven't gone back yet. My father and older brother must have already found out that I secretly ran away.

Thinking of this, Bei Yanlong's beard drooped. It was all over; his days were numbered.

"Ugh...so sleepy." Dragons become unusually sleepy for a period of time before they transform into human form, and Bei Yan drifted off to sleep in a daze.

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"Big brother, stop messing around, let me sleep a little longer..." Bei Yan turned over and mumbled with his eyes closed.

Jun Lin chuckled. He never expected that this little one would fall asleep in his sleeve. Should he say she was carefree or had no sense of danger at all?

Looking at the dragon scales that shimmered with a dark, flowing light, interest gleamed in his silver eyes.

Hmm... this is really the first time I've seen dragon scales up close.

I reached out a finger and gently touched the little figure's scales; they felt cool to the touch.

Just as I was about to pull my finger back, it was bitten. The little guy was biting his own finger, and his two front paws were tightly gripping it.

He muttered to himself, "Chicken leg, so delicious..."

Junlin was at a loss for words, unsure whether to laugh or cry. What was the little guy dreaming about that made him think of his own finger as a chicken leg?

Are you perhaps hungry?

Indeed, the little guy hasn't taken human form yet, so he should get plenty of nutrition.

However, the little guy is all black; I wonder if he'll be all black when he transforms.

Tsk, if that's really the case, isn't the little guy a bit too pitiful?

Bei Yan was awakened by an enticing aroma of food, and flew over with her eyes closed, following the scent.

Junlin watched this scene with great interest, unable to suppress the upward curve of his lips.

"Little guy, you're drooling." Junlin said with amusement.

"Huh?" Bei Yan, who was always taught to be polite and well-mannered, couldn't allow himself to do something as embarrassing as drooling.

Startled, she opened her eyes and wiped the drool from the corner of her mouth.

"No...you! Hey, where am I?" Bei Yan then realized that he was in an unfamiliar environment.

His eyes darted around, and he realized he was... in a tent?