After an accidental awakening, Shen Jiang learned that she was merely a cannon fodder passerby in a book. As the inheritor of a traditional Chinese medicine family who never had to worry about food...
Chapter 123 How could she be so stupid? Love makes people blind
"He's just a newcomer, not worthy of my attention." Godwin said expressionlessly.
He left with a dashing gait. Shen Jiang, looking at his upright and imposing figure, thought to herself, "He's truly the boss. He's always putting on a good show." Unfortunately, she had already seen through his hidden quirks.
Shen Jiang inched forward, intent on collecting the remaining blood clots. Before she could finish, she caught sight of a familiar figure approaching from a distance. Shen Jiang didn't look up, pretending not to notice.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Shen Jiang looked up and saw the black-haired boy Aze who Catherine had said had "never appeared" standing in front of her against the light.
Although he was mentally prepared, Shen Jiang couldn't help but imagine the ferocious Black Dragon secretly walking to a deserted place and transforming into a human form. Shen Jiang used all his strength to suppress his smile and prevent his thoughts from leaking out from the corners of his mouth.
"Aze, congratulations on passing Lord Godwin's test. You can officially serve Lord Godwin."
Aze nodded, his face full of calmness as if nothing had happened, and he didn't look uncomfortable at all.
Shen Jiang adjusted his tone, speaking earnestly with the tone of a seasoned expert educating a newcomer: "Lord Godwin has high hopes for you. Follow me and work hard. Don't let him down."
Aze's eyes were smiling, and looking at Shen Jiang's encouraging eyes, he nodded slightly in cooperation.
Shen Jiang put away the dragon's blood and the tools he had used to harvest it, raised his chin, and said, "Follow me."
Feng Long Kuik had been waiting at a corner of Longshan Mountain at Shen Jiang's call. Seeing his human master coming with another human, Feng Long raised an eyebrow and asked, "Why are you bringing this kid?"
"Lord Godwin admires him very much and he will act with us." Shen Jiang briefly introduced Aze's identity.
Shen Jiang watched as the wind dragon snorted loudly at Aze. The dragon was so huge that there was no difference between snorting and breathing heavily. Aze's smooth brows suddenly began to wrinkle.
Shen Jiang immediately felt worried for this little Fenglong. Why did Kuike's old habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong come back again? It would be fine if it happened to others, but today he happened to run into the toughest obstacle for him. He was afraid that he would be in trouble.
"This is Lord Godwin's order. Do you have any objection? Do you need me to convey it to Lord Godwin for you?" Shen Jiang said in a low voice with a hint of meaning.
When Quick heard the name, his originally high spirits immediately waned: "...No."
He was currently perched on Godwin's mountaintop. If that petty-minded Godwin heard him... he wouldn't dare to speak harshly. Little did he know that his timid reaction pleased the young man a few steps away, who forgave him for his offense.
Shen Jiang: "Okay, let's go. Quick, is it okay for you to take the two of us?"
Quick snorted indignantly again, and reluctantly lowered his body, allowing Shen Jiang to climb onto his back. Once Shen Jiang was firmly seated, the boy, who had been following her at a leisurely pace, also prepared to climb on. Quick deliberately stood up, lowered his head, and bared his cold fangs at the harmless-looking boy, speaking with arrogance and sarcasm: "Did I let you get on?"
Aze stood there calmly, "Are you planning to openly disobey Lord Godwin's orders?"
There was a blatant threat in his calm tone, and he perfectly grasped the posture of "the fox borrows the power of the tiger to bully others".
Shen Jiang silently reached out and touched Quick's reverse scale, fearing that he would offend the big boss in an impulsive manner.
Don't be impulsive, impulse is the devil.
Quick looked at the boy with great disdain: "Who do you think you are? Look at how smug you are. You are truly despicable to the dragon."
After saying that, before the boy could respond, Quick spread his bony wings and took off. Shen Jiang almost thought Quick was about to fly away when the giant red dragon finally swooped down, scooped up the black-haired boy standing there with its claws, and flew into the sky.
He, he, he...he just casually grabbed Lord Godwin in his claws?!
Shen Jiang was so shocked by Kuik's unexpected and amazing action that she opened her mouth wide in silence, completely forgetting that they were moving at a very fast speed, and was immediately throated by the wind.
"Cough cough cough..." A heart-wrenching cough sounded through the sky. It was obvious that the person coughing was feeling very uncomfortable.
Godwin, whose ability to move was restricted, was very dissatisfied: "What's wrong with you?"
This was said to Fenglong. After all, Godwin had personally led the believer to fly many times, but this was the first time he had seen the believer so embarrassed in the air. Although he couldn't see the believer's current appearance, he expected that it would not be much better.
This time he was really upset.
While soaring through the air, Kuikron was suddenly bombarded with accusations from his subordinates, instantly becoming discontented. "Who the hell did he think he was, this little human? How dare he question him, and in that disapproving tone of someone superior?" He had to show him his power today, or else this ignorant fellow would only lose all sense of awe.
"Ahem, I'm fine. I just choked accidentally. It has nothing to do with Quick."
Shen Jiang finally calmed down her cough, but before she could relax for even two seconds, she felt a strong sense of loss of space, and her body was instantly detached from the dragon's back. She quickly used vines to secure herself to the dragon, hugged its heaving neck, and shouted, "What happened?"
Quick grabbed the boy he had just deliberately left behind and said with a contemptuous smile, "It's okay. I just wanted to give some first-time flyers a special aerial experience."
Shen Jiang was in a state of panic. This brat actually dared to show off to Lord Godwin at this moment. This was like plucking hair from a tiger's head. The thrilling feeling of weightlessness just now was still fresh in her memory. She was afraid that Lord Godwin down there was already thinking of a hundred ways Fenglong could die.
As the saying goes, ignorance is bliss, but if she doesn't stop Quick, he might not be able to see the moon tonight. Perhaps, he already can't see it... Given Lord Godwin's temper, it's hard to imagine him letting Quick go after being teased like this.
"Quick, watch the road and stop fooling around!" Shen Jiang said sternly.
She and Quick had a contractual relationship, and as long as she wanted, Quick had to obey her orders without any reason. But Shen Jiang had rarely used this absolute right before, because she had promised Quick that she would not force him to do anything he didn't want to do.
Quick was dissatisfied. This was the first time his master had broken his promise just for a human boy who didn't know his place. Although his master's request wasn't excessive, Quick's dislike for the black-haired boy only grew.
When the three of them finally arrived at their destination, Shen Jiang's first thing was to ask about Aze's situation.
The hair is neat, the clothes are normal, the expression is calm, which is great. Everything looks almost the same as before departure.
A boss is a boss. Even when challenged and teased by the other dragons, he remained unfazed. Seeing his composure, Shen Jiang couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "The boss is truly a man of forbearance." While he didn't know his purpose, with his perseverance, he was sure to succeed in everything he did.
At this time, the owner of the place also discovered the arrival of these uninvited guests.
"Quick, take these two lowly little guys and get out of here immediately, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."
A giant blue dragon appeared before them. Unlike the aqua-blue dragon Shen Jiang had seen before, this dragon had a very cold aura. Along with it, several water arrows shot through the air, ready to strike Shen Jiang and the others.
Although they were made of water, it did not affect the astonishing murderous aura of those water arrows. Shen Jiang's heart tightened when she saw it. She had no doubt that these water arrows could penetrate her heart. Shen Jiang immediately approached Aze silently. After all, no matter who was injured, the big boss would not be injured. Standing next to the big boss was undoubtedly the safest place.
Quick naturally sensed the fear emanating from the Master. He calmly stood in front of Shen Jiang. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the unresponsive human boy standing nearby, and assumed he was simply stunned by the scene. Quick had no intention of defending him, and even took pleasure in watching him make a fool of himself. Whenever his water arrows launched, he would leave ample space for this seemingly beating-worthy creature.
"Harris, please don't misunderstand me. I have no doubt that your water magic is powerful. I didn't come here today to pick a fight with you."
"Then what do you mean by bringing humans here?"
Shen Jiang poked his head out from behind Kuik and took the initiative to explain: "We are followers of Lord Black Dragon Godwin. We are here to spread the good name of Lord Black Dragon."
Water Dragon Harris was silent for a moment, as if he couldn't believe what he heard, and his wide-open blue eyes became dull for a moment.
A human who had always aimed to slay dragons, now came to promote the Black Dragon Godwin Caesar's reputation. Why had he witnessed such a maddening scene in his lifetime? Was he truly dreaming?
"As everyone knows, Lord Black Dragon Godwin is the most heroic and great being in the world. His..."
Aze stood aside, watching his human believers talking nonchalantly and praising him crazily in front of other dragons, without feeling the slightest bit uncomfortable.
Shen Jiang finished reciting the script in one breath and smiled slightly: "Do you now have a clearer understanding of the greatness of Lord Black Dragon Godwin?"
Water Dragon Harris's eyes were complicated: "..."
Shen Jiang pulled out a few magic stones from his pocket and threw them across the way. "This is a blessing from Lord Black Dragon Godwin."
Harris, the water dragon, instinctively caught the stones thrown from the other side. After seeing the magical energy of these stones, Harris's eyes suddenly became dark. Just by listening to her meaningless nonsense, he could get such a precious stone. Harris couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with the human in front of him.
"Human, how many of these Philosopher's Stones do you still have?"
Shen Jiang: "Do you want more?"
Harris smiled. "Yes, give me whatever you have. I'll tell the other dragons how generous and kind Black Dragon Godwin is."
After hearing his reaction, Shen Jiang nodded impatiently.
The black-haired boy stood aside, watching the conversation between the man and the dragon with cold eyes.
Although his followers' casual act of giving her the Philosopher's Stone seemed a bit foolish, she always lost her mind when faced with personal problems. As the saying goes, love makes people blind. What was wrong with this water dragon? He didn't want to stop when he saw the good, and even dared to steal the Philosopher's Stone from his followers.
Before Godwin could even grind his teeth, Shen Jiang had already waved the Philosopher's Stone in his hand towards the Water Dragon Harris: "You can have the Philosopher's Stone, but you have to help me clean some things."
Shen Jiang took out a few medicinal herbs covered in mud and impurities from his storage ring and explained with a smile, "These are picked from Lord Godwin's mountain. You just need to use your water magic to help me clean up these filthy impurities."
Aze's golden eyes looked fixedly at his believers, with a look of depth and confusion that he himself could not explain.
"How dare you ask me to use magic to clean weeds for you?" Harris couldn't help but harden his fist.
Shen Jiang nodded seriously. "I need to process them promptly, otherwise they will become moldy and rot. Then I won't be able to keep them properly. But this is too much work. Since you also recognize the greatness of Lord Godwin, you should not mind helping me complete the first step of the processing work?"
"Idiot, you're looking for death!" Harris's anger burst out instantly, and he suddenly launched the first wave of attack.