Looking at the girl in the painting, Chris suddenly felt that the world was still a beautiful place.
Su Qing also looked at the girl in the painting seriously: "You should go about your business. I'll help you check it out first. You're too young and don't know how deep the water is in here. You can't control things like love. Let me handle it."
Chris's face darkened; this dragon was up to no good again.
"Need not!"
He replied curtly, put the scroll away, and felt a little anticipation for the upcoming meeting.
What annoyed him was that the dragon would definitely join in the fun, and he hoped it wouldn't say anything it shouldn't.
...
As darkness fell, the bustling streets gradually quieted down; the city's nights were never as lively as its days.
A figure dressed in black crossed the street and came to a secluded alley. Above, a circling crow landed on the figure's shoulder and raised its chin in a human-like manner in one direction.
The black figure looked over and saw a girl walking towards them. She had an oval face and delicate features, and could be considered pretty, but the freckles and pockmarks covering her face made her beauty look terrifying.
Especially at night, the girl's face was gloomy, and her eyes held a cold light: "Did you bring the things?"
He lowered his voice, which was somewhat hoarse.
The black figure nodded: "I have something to tell you. She has repaid the favor she owed your mother back then. Also, the side effect of the potion is that you can no longer speak, otherwise it will lose its effect."
"knew!"
The girl replied coldly, took the potion in the glass bottle, and left.
Watching the girl's departing figure, the dark-skinned figure fell into deep thought.
The goods have been delivered. The old witch's other instruction was to wait a few days and, if anything happened to the girl, to try to save her.
The black figure pondered for a moment, then vanished in a flash.
In another dark corner of this bustling city, a group of dozens of people gathered, their appearances ferocious and their aura menacing.
They conspired together and devised an operation.
Su Qing had no idea what was about to happen in this bustling city, but he was ready to meet the king of the Principality of Gri.
This could be considered a duel between two kings!
He thought to himself that it was a pity he had to hide his identity, otherwise the king might be scared to death if he were exposed when they met.
"Don't you dare cause trouble later!"
Chris gave him a worried warning.
Su Qing reached out and rubbed the head of this licking, scumbag dog: "Is your brother any of your business?"
He now feels a little contemptuous of this guy; he can't be a professional simp, nor can he be a qualified scumbag—he's a disgrace to men.
Luckily, he was a dragon.
Frans changed into a more formal outfit, looked at Su Qing hidden in the black robe, and hesitated for a moment: "Aren't you going to change your clothes?"
Su Qing shook her head: "I'm afraid I'll scare you!"
He was telling the truth, but Frans misunderstood and gave an awkward yet polite smile: "Actually, appearance isn't important!"
Su Qing nodded in agreement: "True beauty lies in inner kindness, and that's what I've always done."
Frans was speechless. He wanted to comfort the other person, but the way you answered was a bit shameless.
The group of three, actually consisting of two people and a dragon, was led into the palace by the palace guards who came to introduce them.
Frans and Chris were searched and then let in.
When it was Su Qing's turn, the guard began to feel around from the bottom up.
After the body shrinks, the scales on its body become relatively fine. With the obstruction of clothing, although they are somewhat hard, no one doubts that they can be explained as solid muscles.
The guard continued to feel upwards and soon found something thick and large wrapped around his waist.
"What's this?"
The guard was surprised. It didn't feel like a weapon, but he couldn't quite figure out what it was.
Su Qing looked at the other person, pondered for a moment, and asked seriously, "Are you insecure?"
The guard was stunned for a moment, then suddenly froze, quickly pulling his hand back, feeling an urge to chop off his claws.
He bowed slightly and let Su Qing in.
Su Qing was somewhat surprised that he had managed to sneak in. When he saw the body search procedure, he thought he wouldn't be able to get in, but he was surprised that he was actually let in.
Security here is clearly not very strict!
After I return, I must strengthen security in Dragon Territory.
It was just that someone pinched its tail, which made it feel a little uncomfortable.
But it's not a big deal.
The three were led into a room where they were served food and drinks.
It didn't take long before the king, wearing a crown and over fifty years old, strode over, laughing heartily as he embraced Frans.
He didn't have any royal demeanor and seemed to have a very good relationship with the old steward.
"Old Frans, you're later than I expected."
Frans smiled and bowed to the king before explaining, "Some things happened on the way, so we were delayed."
The two started talking and seemed to have a good relationship.
In reality, the relationship between the Gustavo family caravan and the Principality of Gri was mutually beneficial, and neither side wanted to offend the other.
The king's willingness to marry the princess to Chris was also an attempt to solidify relations through a marriage alliance.
"This must be Chris!"
After the two talked for a while, the king looked at Chris with a smile: "Indeed, a handsome young man!"
"Thank you for your compliment!"
Chris gave a proper knightly salute.
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