The Dragon's Treasure (8)
At this moment, Qin Man finally noticed something unusual: "Look at that skeleton, it seems to be headless."
Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the skeleton on the dragon's back indeed had no head, only a long body.
Jian Tanxi asked, "Where did the head of that skeleton go?"
Professor Pan: "I don't know..."
At this moment, the princesses noticed during the fight that the dragon seemed to be very protective of the skeleton on its back, unwilling to let the skeleton be damaged.
The princesses exchanged glances and then focused their attacks on the skeleton. The dragon was thrown into disarray, focusing more on defense than offense, and was soon defeated, knocked unconscious by Princess Mia's hammer.
The dragon landed on the hillside with a loud bang.
The three princesses also jumped down.
Princess Sissi took out a large net and covered the dragon with it.
The net tightened as soon as it touched the dragon. Even if the dragon were conscious, it wouldn't be able to break free, let alone now that it was unconscious.
Although the three princesses were bruised and battered, they were still very proud and joyful, saying, "We have finally defeated the dragon..."
Zhu Xiaofeng and Zhuge Jing rushed to the dragon's side to check if it was alive.
Jian Tanxi asked, "So, is the dragon alive?"
Zhu Xiaofeng: "He's still alive, but severely injured. For our safety, we can hold off on treating the dragon for now."
Jian Tanxi turned to the three princesses and said, "Thank you for showing mercy and sparing the dragon. Do you know where the bones on the dragon's back came from?"
Princess Sissi said, "We don't know either. Tonight, we decided to ambush the dragon, so we secretly set fire to its lair."
Then, the dragon soared into the air, with this skeleton strapped to its back. The skeleton looked like a dragon's, but its relationship to the dragon was unknown.
Professor Pan took out an age-checking pen and placed it on the skeleton.
Professor Pan then said, "This skeleton is 420 years old."
Jian Tanxi asked, "Are skeletons the companions of dragons?"
"I don't know either. This is the first time I've ever seen a dragon."
Then, Professor Pan placed the age marker on the dragon and said, "The dragon is 300 years old."
Qin Man: "With such a large age gap, you can't be in a romantic relationship, right?"
Professor Pan: "It's hard to say. Dragons have long lifespans, so it's normal for them to have a large age difference with their mates."
At this moment, Zhu Xiaofeng said, "If this skeleton is so important to the dragon, then is the skull the treasure that the dragon is looking for?"
His words were a wake-up call, and everyone agreed that they made sense.
However, there are still some problems.
Qin Man said, "If the dragon wants to find the skull of the skeleton, why doesn't it know what it's looking for? It can't even read minds."
Jian Tanxi said, "Perhaps... too much time has passed, and it has forgotten what it wanted to do, only vaguely remembering that it lost a treasure."
Zhuge Jing: "Could it be that dragons can also suffer from Alzheimer's disease?"
Jian Tanxi: "It's possible. Dragons are a type of living being. Humans can get Alzheimer's, and dragons might too."
Zhu Xiaofeng laughed and said, "If it really is the skull of a skeleton, then things will be much easier. We just need to find the skull."
Zhuge Jing: "That's right. May I ask where we can look for it?"
Zhu Xiaofeng: "..."
Since the princesses were locals, Jian Tanxi decided to ask them.
Jian Tanxi said to the princesses, "Princesses, do you have any legends about dragons here, such as a dragon that lost its head?"
Princess Sissi said, "We've only heard that dragons are evil and sometimes kidnap princesses. Their lair is filled with gold and silver treasures. Other than that, we've never heard anything else about dragons."
Princess Mia said, "That's right. We didn't even know there was a second dragon."
At this moment, Jian Tanxi remembered that she had a prop - a dying pen, which could detect the last words of a person or animal when they were dying.
Perhaps this skeleton lost its head in battle, and probing its last words could provide some clues.
So, Jian Tanxi placed the pen of her last words on the skeleton.
The skeleton's last words were: "I never expected to die so suddenly, without even having time to say goodbye to my child... My child, you are still so young. After your mother is gone, you must live bravely..."
Jian Tanxi was stunned.
She finally understood the connection between the skeleton and the dragon.
The skeleton is the mother of the dragon.
No wonder the dragon, in its moment of crisis, disregarded everything else and only rescued this skeleton.
Even though the dragon had forgotten its past, it still instinctively rescued what was most important to it.
Unfortunately, there was no mention of the head in the suicide note.
Zhuge Jing said, "Why don't we wake up the dragon first and ask it if the treasure it wants is the skull of the skeleton? If it is, we'll go find it; if not, we'll change direction as soon as possible."
Everyone agrees.
So, Zhuge Jing gave the dragon a sobering pill.
The dragon regained consciousness, felt pain in its wounds, and discovered that it was bound by a net, so it roared.
Its roar was so loud it gave her a headache and made her ears hurt; Jian Tanxi felt like her ears were about to bleed.
At this moment, Jian Tanxi remembered that she had a mute button; whoever pressed it would be unable to make a sound.
She took out the mute button and pressed it on the dragon.
The dragon was still roaring, but it suddenly realized that it could no longer make a sound; it could only make roaring motions.
It didn't know what was going on, and was a little flustered, looking at everyone with wary eyes.
Jian Tanxi said to it, "Don't worry, we won't kill you. The skeleton you carried out has no head. Is the treasure you're looking for its head? If so, just nod, and we'll help you find it."
The dragon seemed bewildered. It looked at the skeletons beside it, as if trying to recall something.
Then, it slowly nodded.
It's unclear whether it remembered that the skeleton was its mother, but at least it remembered that what it was really looking for was the head of this skeleton.
Jian Tanxi continued, "Since you want to find the skeleton's head, and that's also our mission, then by cooperating, we can find the head faster, which will also benefit you. Do you remember where the skeleton's head is? If so, please remind us. You can think about it in your mind, and I will read your thoughts."
However, the dragon shook its head, meaning it didn't know either.
Since that's the case, Jian Tanxi won't waste a chance to read minds.
Zhu Xiaofeng said, "We don't know what the dragon's skull looks like, so how are we supposed to find it?"
Qin Man: "Don't worry, I have a special ability—X-ray vision. I can see through opaque barriers and see what's behind them. I'll draw the dragon's head."
Jian Tanxi took out paper and pen and gave them to Qin Man.
Qin Man used her "X-ray vision" ability on the dragon and saw the skull inside its head.
Next, Qin Man roughly drew the skull.
She had never studied painting and could only draw a rough sketch.
After finishing the drawing, Princess Mia said, "Strange, I feel like I've seen this skull somewhere before."
The players were pleasantly surprised and hurriedly asked, "Where have we seen this before?"
Princess Mia thought for a moment, then said, "I can't remember right now, let me think..."
Zhuge Jing gave her a brain-boosting pill to eat.
After eating it, Princess Mia's memory became stronger, and she said, "I remember now... In my country, there was a General Andrew. His family had an exhibition hall that displayed some war trophies, including several animal heads. There was one animal head that I never recognized, but now that I think about it, it was the head of a dragon."
Jian Tanxi asked, "Could it be that this female dragon fought with that general, was killed, and had her head cut off?"
Princess Mia said, "It seems the timeline doesn't match up... General Andrew is only in his thirties, but this mother dragon has been dead for at least several hundred years... Moreover, the mother dragon's last words said that her child was still very young when she died, which means that this dragon is still in its infancy. That's at least two hundred years ago."
"So what exactly happened...?"
Jian Tanxi asked the giant dragon, "When did your mother lose her head? Was she headless when she died?"
The dragon shook its head, as if to say it didn't know.
Princess Mia said, "How about this, I'll go back and ask General Andrew."
Jian Tanxi took out the magic carpet and went back with Princess Mia.
Upon returning home, Princess Mia immediately paid a visit to General Andrew.
General Andrew said to Princess Mia, "Princess Mia, what brings you here?"
Princess Mia pointed at Jian Tanxi: "This is my friend, Princess Tanxi of the Red Strawberry Kingdom. I would like to show her your spoils."
General Andrew, a hint of pride in his eyes, said, "Very well, please feel free to tour around. Would you like me to give you a brief explanation?"
Princess Mia said, "Alright, you can stay with us. If there's anything we don't understand, please explain it to us."
So General Andrew took the two men to the exhibition hall.
Princess Mia and Jian Tanxi glanced around casually before walking up to the dragon's head.
Jian Tanxi asked, "What kind of animal's head is this?"
General Andrew said, "It is the head of a ferocious beast, which I killed during one of my campaigns."
"The ferocious beast...it looks like a legendary dragon."
"That's right, it's a dragon."
Jian Tanxi deliberately said, "I also study the dragon race. This looks like the head of a male dragon."
“That’s right, it was a male dragon. That battle was fierce and chaotic, and I was almost killed by that male dragon. Fortunately, at the last moment, I defeated it with the sword my grandfather gave me…”
At this moment, Princess Mia coldly said, "General Andrew, you are lying. This head belongs to the mother dragon, and it has been dead for hundreds of years. You have no way of fighting it."
General Andrew, initially flustered, quickly regained his composure: "Princess Mia, you can't make wild guesses; this concerns my reputation. Princess Tanxi is knowledgeable about dragons; you can ask her..."
Jian Tanxi said, "I was just talking nonsense. This head belongs to the mother dragon."
Andrew's eyes widened, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Princess Mia asked, "General Andrew, what exactly is going on?"
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