Jian Luo looked at Lu Shifeng's face in front of him. He spoke lightly, but one could sense an inexplicable sadness mixed in. The three kids below were having fun. The place was so beautiful that it seemed like a paradise on earth, but Jian Luo's mind was filled with Lu Shifeng's state of enlightenment.
He has been there.
He had been there in that dream.
It was a place full of torrential rains. The trees in the forest blocked out the sun. From time to time, the roars of wild beasts could be heard in the dark environment. There were rugged rocks there, and it was desolate and lonely.
Jian Luo felt his throat dry. He said, "It's not your fault."
Lu Shifeng looked down at him: "Really?"
"Yeah." Jian Luo nodded gently. He said, "Perhaps the sacred tree has its own reasons, but you are right."
Lu Shifeng stood with him on a nearby rock. He watched the three children playing in the stream not far away. He took Jian and sat down on the rock. The sky here was very clear, and the air was like a fairyland. He sat lazily and said, "The second time I transformed into a mirror, it was different from the first time."
Jian Luo: "Hmm?"
"That time, back in the ancient, century-long war, I was a soldier, participating in the Dragon Clan's most iconic battle, the Lurong Battlefield. The entire legion was annihilated, leaving only a handful of people. Everywhere was covered in wreckage and circling vultures." Lu Shifeng looked up at the sky, as if reminiscing. "Enemy after enemy, I was the last line of defense."
He was so bloodthirsty that he unknowingly entered a manic state.
It was pitch black in the illusion. He was used to pain, used to killing, used to darkness. He was born to be the Dragon King, born to sacrifice for his race. This was his mission, his task.
When the last bit of consciousness disappeared, he thought - it would be nice to die like this.
Jian Luo's voice came from the side: "You succeeded."
"Um"
Lu Shifeng pulled himself out of his memories and said, "I succeeded."
What a huge sacrifice it would take to gain an invincible physique and body. He didn't like talking about the past with others, but when he had someone to share his past with for the first time, he was surprisingly calm.
Jian Luo turned to look at him, a trace of heartache on his face: "Does every dragon have to go through this?"
Lu Shifeng said: "I don't know."
"Everyone's state of transformation is different." Lu Shifeng looked down at the three cubs not far away: "They will also experience their own swamps."
Jian Luo couldn't help but frown, feeling a little worried.
But the three little guys had no idea what was going to happen next. The illusion here was very real. There were actually living fish in the clear stream. Long Aotian had always liked this kind of physical work. He was not satisfied with just catching one. Seeing that his younger brothers and sisters had not caught any, he gave the fish in his hand to his younger sister, and then caught a big one for his younger brother.
Long Batian looked at Yu with disgust, and Long Aotian chased after him. Finally, the two of them overturned and fell into the river together, and the fish also ran away.
Jian Luo was so amused by what he saw: "Should we give them a big name?"
Lu Shifeng said, "It has been drafted long ago."
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Jian Luo was shocked at first, but then accepted it. They had already discussed it beforehand. He would choose the child's nickname, and Lu Shifeng would not interfere. The dragon clan would choose the full name, and Jian Luo would not interfere.
He still asked curiously: "What's your name?"
Lu Shifeng: "Lu Chengyin, Lu Chengyu, Lu Chengqi."
Jian Luo was shocked. He knew that Yin meant offspring, Cheng meant connection and continuation. Giving the eldest brother this name probably contained some good wishes from the Dragon Clan and Dark Star. Yu meant bright and clear, and it was a relatively large character. As for Qi, this character was very suitable for girls, describing beauty and inheriting beauty.
Jian Luo sighed: "It took a lot of effort."
Lu Shifeng said, "It was only recently decided that the dragons will be officially named after they have reached adulthood. We don't need to tell them yet."
Jian Luo nodded: "Okay."
They rested for a while. The dragon cubs not far away were tired from playing, so Jian Luo went over and picked them up to go see the sacred tree. This was the sacred land of the dragon clan. After crossing the farthest river boundary, it was the sacred land of the unified dragon clan. The towering and huge green sacred tree stood on the top, majestic and magnificent.
The three cubs opened their eyes wide when they saw the sacred tree for the first time.
Lu Shifeng stopped at the foot of the tree and said to them, "Kneel down and worship the mother tree in front of you."
In the dragon clan, receiving the inheritance and love of the mother tree is very important. Before coming, the three cubs were told to kneel down and worship the mother tree, but when they got there, they were a little scared. Jian Luo touched their heads one by one and said gently, "Go, it's okay. The mother tree is our protector and she loves you."
The kids seemed to understand, but they still moved their legs and ran towards the big tree.
Jian Luo saw them kneeling down to pray not far away. A gust of wind blew, and the branches of the sacred tree swayed. A green vine slowly hung down from the tree, and there were many small green light balls swaying gently in the air around it. They gently jumped around the cubs.
The green vines slowly approached the children and gently stroked their heads, just like a gentle and kind elder looking at his obedient offspring.
Lu Shifeng said: "The mother tree likes them very much."
Jian Luo breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
"Are the vines of the mother tree her hands?" Jian Luo asked softly.
Lu Shifeng didn't say yes or no, but only said: "It is a symbol of a spiritual body. Its vines and branches are endowed with powerful spiritual power. Others cannot touch it, nor can they violate it..."
As he finished speaking, he noticed that Jian Luo's expression seemed a little bad.
Lu Shifeng raised his eyebrows: "What?"
"Um……"
Jian Luo hesitated and pointed to a place not far away: "What if it has already been picked?"
Lu Shifeng looked back and found that Long Aotian was curious about the vine on his head. A leaf happened to rub his nose and it was a little itchy. The little dragon pulled a leaf off and looked at it carefully in his hand.
Jian Luo was very annoyed and shouted softly, "Don't pull the leaves!"
Long Aotian looked back at his father in confusion, and the mother tree above his head seemed to be stunned for a moment. It had been a long time since it had encountered an ignorant little dragon. The replicas of Dark Star were very mature after they were born. For thousands of years, no little dragon had been so presumptuous with it, and no little dragon had acted coquettishly on it.
"Chi?"
Long Aotian was confused holding the leaf.
The mother tree touched it again, and the vine seemed to have a soothing power, very comfortable and warm.
Long Aotian felt very comfortable. He squinted his eyes and started snoring in his throat. The little dragon rubbed the vine with his head and hummed. He stretched out his little paws to hold the vine as if to say hello. He was even curious and wanted to take a bite to see what it tasted like. After sniffing it, he felt it was not tasty and let go in disgust.
Mother tree: “…”
Jane landed not far away and had given up on treatment.
But unexpectedly, the mother tree did not get angry. In fact, several vines came down from the tree, all of which were laden with golden fruits. The vines handed three small ones to the cubs, and then slowly descended towards Jian Luo and Lu Shifeng, giving each of them a fruit.
Jian Luo subconsciously said: "Thank you..."
The vines of the mother tree shook as if smiling, and its green little buds raised their heads and patted Jian Luo's head before retracting.
Lu Shifeng put the fruit away and said, "It seems the mother tree is very happy today."
Jane nodded fearfully.
When the three cubs were tired of playing with the mother tree, Lu Shifeng brought them back. On the way back to Dragon Valley, Jian Luo said with emotion: "The mother tree is really tolerant towards the children."
Lu Shifeng opened his thin lips and said, "Divide them."
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Jian Luo turned around and looked at him.
Lu Shifeng landed on the ground and returned the child to the nursery before saying, "Except for these two times, the mother tree has never responded to me."
Jian Luo's eyes widened: "How could it be..."
"It likes children who are full of light and hope," Lu Shifeng said, "and I'm obviously not one of them."
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Jian Luo digested it for a moment before curling his lips in dissatisfaction: "How could it be partial? It's not what you want."
Lu Shifeng looked at him silently, his red eyes seemed to contain a strong and deep storm that could suck people in at any time.
Jian Luo felt uneasy when he looked at her, and stammered, "What's wrong?"
Lu Shifeng lowered his eyes and left the room with Jian Luo. Only then did a smile appear on his face, and he looked at him leisurely: "You, slandering the sacred tree in front of the Dragon King?"
Jian Luo realized it later, and he felt a little guilty: "You, don't take it to heart, I just said it casually..."
Before he could finish his words, Lu Shifeng leaned over and gently kissed his forehead. The tall and handsome man bent down in front of him, lowered his head, and said with a charming smile in his blood-red eyes, "Thank you, ma'am."
The low and hoarse voice seemed to itch my heart.
The two people were very close, feeling each other's breath, intertwining, lingering, their heartbeats uncontrollably accelerating, and it was incredibly soft.
Lu Shifeng wanted to move down and kiss Jian Luo's lips, but was blocked by the slender little hand.
Jian Luo's cheeks flushed slightly, and he said, "I, I suddenly remembered something."
Lu Shifeng suppressed his dissatisfaction, only wanting to hear Jian Luo finish her words as soon as possible so that he could take advantage of her and get some benefits. As a result, he heard his wife blushing and said, "Isn't our wedding date in a week? Starting tomorrow, I will move back to Anleyuan. We have a custom that we can't see each other for seven days before the wedding."
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Lu Shifeng raised his eyebrows: "Seven days?"
Jian Luo moved back a little and nodded gently: "Yes, we can't meet. You can come to pick me up on the wedding day and then we can meet."
Lu Shifeng: "Now that society is open, isn't it time to change those old customs of yours?"
"No." Jian Luo shook his head and said, "This is the custom of our ancestors. We can't forget our roots, nor can we change it casually. Besides, it's only seven days. I stayed here for a long time waiting for you when you were away on a business trip. You are a mature dragon, not like the cubs who are still young and need care."
Lu Shifeng said, "Do you know what the average lifespan of a dragon is?"
Jian Luo said he didn’t know.
"Only the Dragon King's state of enlightenment is special. The average lifespan of a dragon is 2,000 to 3,000 years. If we calculate based on this ratio..."
Lu Shifeng looked at Jian Luo quietly.
Jian Luo asked: "If it counts?"
"I'm still young," Lu Shifeng said seriously.
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