"roar--"
An overly grand and majestic roar came out from the speakers.
Because you are dragons, you can't show your true colors, right? Wen Xingze thought, he was so stupid, he should have guessed it earlier, everyone in the comment section is a talent.
Wen Xingze has become accustomed to such unexpected situations. He said, "They prefer to watch science fiction and fantasy movies. This is movie sound effects."
Guests and program crew: "Haha, so that's how it is. We all believed it."
Wen Xingze: “…” Why does it feel so weird?
Two seconds later, the roar stopped abruptly.
Then there was a whisper of various voices. Although the dragons tried to keep their voices down, they could still be heard clearly through the loudspeakers:
"Don't roar! Who did that?" "Your Majesty will be in trouble." "Didn't I prepare the lines in advance? Here I go, three, two, one—"
Program crew: “…”
Wen Xingze: “…………”
At this time, the other side of the camera was dark.
After more than ten seconds, the picture finally appeared again.
The background is still the endless snow-capped mountains. It is also night over there, and there are bustling town lights at the foot of the mountain.
Astor, transformed into a human form, walked in front of the camera. He was obviously extremely nervous. Not only did he turn backwards, but his forehead was also covered in sweat. In Astor's palm, there was clearly a small piece of paper with lines written on it. He stammered:
"Hello everyone from the Fantasy Cruise production team—no, distinguished guests! We are the cubs... the parents of contestant Wen Xingze!"
The human forms of the dragons are also very tall. The Astor human form is over two meters tall, with blond hair and golden eyes. He is actually a handsome guy, but his behavior always seems silly.
Wen Xingze felt a mysterious awkwardness like that of a parent-teacher meeting at a kindergarten.
The guests raised the question: "Ordinary humans?"
"No, no, no, please don't misunderstand me. I, we are also human," Astor realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and immediately made amends. "We are genuine. Look at this human appearance, human hair, human limbs, and human horns."
Guests: “…”
Wen Xingze covered his eyes: "Aster, humans don't have horns."
Astor froze for a moment.
Two seconds later, Astor reached out and pushed back the pair of horns that looked a bit like deer antlers, and laughed awkwardly: "Sorry, I forgot, haha."
The dragons on the other side of the camera were obviously a little panicked, and whispers were heard again: "Where is the tail?" "No tail! But it seems to have small wings." "Are you stupid? Just look at the cubs and you will know that humans don't have wings either." "Ah? Humans are so weak."
Guests: “…”
Everyone began to consciously lower their intelligence.
Don’t think too much, don’t think too much, don’t think too much. Sometimes the less you know, the happier you are.
Wen Xingze suddenly regretted his mistake: "No, I remembered it wrongly. Humans seem to have horns."
Aster: “?”
Guests: “???”
"Aze, don't do this," Zhu Bo advised him earnestly, "Everyone here has finally managed to block out their thinking function, can't you just muddle through like this?"
"But it really exists." Wen Xingze said persistently, contrary to his usual behavior.
Not only the guests, but even the staff were shocked. Why didn't he play by the rules this time? Did Wen Xingze really give up materialism completely?
It was also at this time.
Suddenly, an unknown wind blew by and blew out the candle on the candlestick.
Eyes unable to adapt to the sudden change in light, most of the guests and staff blinked instantly. In this brief and unusually silent half second, they heard a crisp snap of fingers.
They looked in the direction of the sound.
...a cluster of flames.
In the center of the round table, Wen Xingze was leaning back in a chair. He had a tall figure and his eyes were lighter than orange, a kind of translucent light gold.
He continued snapping his fingers, and the flames that ignited from his fingertips flickered, casting a hazy glow on his fair skin. Wen Xingze bent his index finger, and the flames left his fingertips and floated into the air, illuminating—
"Look." Wen Xingze pointed at the pair of horns on his head, his expression serious and sincere, "I have them too."
Guests: “…”
Guests: “??????????”
Shocked!!!
It really does exist.
Smaller than a deer's antlers, these light silver horns were forked and rounded at the tips. They grew on Wen Xingze's forehead. He brushed his hair back a bit, his eyes slightly widened, and surprisingly, it didn't look out of place.
And kind of damn cute.
After only about three or four seconds, the flames completely extinguished. When the candlestick lit up again, everything had returned to normal. Wen Xingze, who had no horns, bowed to everyone:
"This is our talent magic show, thank you everyone."
Wasn't the requirement of that big adventure to connect via video and perform a talent show together? Wen Xingze just improvised like that.
Aster on the other end of the video was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted:
"Yeah, yeah, magic!" He conjured the horns and snapped them back into place, like he was playing whack-a-mole. "That's how magic works, watch."
Everyone: “…”
I always feel like someone is performing magic in the name of magic.
But since Wen Xingze is so cute, forget it.
The director said, "After this, you have to explain the magic principle to me, otherwise the show can't be broadcast, haha."
Wen Xingze: “?!” Damn, I got tricked.
Wen Xingze's dare was thus concluded. Next it was number five's turn to tell the truth, and then it was Wen Xingze's turn again—
The truth or dare cards prepared by the production team were all very difficult, and they each persevered through two rounds, with the competition reaching a fever pitch. In the end, guest number five lost due to a dare card that read "Bikini Dance."
Number Five took such a risk just to avoid the bikini dance. The program crew is so mean!
"Director, production team," Guest No. 5 said, his fists stiffening. "You really hate me."
The director laughed heartily, his tone full of vicissitudes: "Do you understand? This is life."
Wen Xingze: "Brothers, please write your tears on the public screen."
Other guests: “…tears!”
So Wen Xingze won this battle, Jean saved his life, and the male guests temporarily retained their dignity as men.
As the savior, Wen Xingze received unreserved and enthusiastic praise from all the male guests. If Wen Xingze hadn't seriously refused, the male guests really wanted to cheer and throw Wen Xingze up and sing Hallelujah...
"Alright, let's take a break. Our nighttime activities will begin at 8:30 today." The director checked his watch. The photographers also temporarily put away their equipment and prepared to move. "We have 30 minutes left. Let's take a break, and then we'll go back—"
"roar--!!!"
Suddenly, the roar of a giant dragon came again from the speakers that had not been put away yet, and it was even more powerful and majestic than the first time, shaking the entire round table.
Someone from the program crew looked at the speaker in shock.
Wen Xingze paused.
This sound is...
His phone is still connected to the speaker and his video has not been hung up!
Wen Xingze reflexively glanced at the screen. Sure enough, it was still the snowy mountains of the Dragon Clan's main planet. A dark figure loomed on the horizon, rapidly approaching—pure black scales, golden pupils, wings that blotted out the sun, and claws sharp enough to shred any enemy... It was Lei Qi! Was Lei Qi finally over his rebellious phase?
Although it was a surprise, it would be a big deal if the program crew saw it.
Why did I forget to turn off the projection just now? Wen Xingze was puzzled and quickly looked for his phone to turn off the projection, but——
"Aze, what is this?" The staff member whose attention was just drawn to the sound looked at Wen Xingze in surprise and doubt, "Is this also magic?"
"..." Wen Xingze made a quick decision and began to chant, "This is a complicated matter to explain, but it's basically like this. A famous materialist thinker once said that Newton's coffin lid existed in various forms, including quantum states. Therefore, we must implement the Party's Three Represents..."
The staff's eyes gradually became confused: "???"
The chanting brainwashing attack was temporarily successful.
Just then.
Most people hadn't had time to look at the screen before their attention was drawn elsewhere. Including the director, they all looked away.
A Rolls-Royce Phantom is parked at the entrance of the open-air restaurant.
The car window rolled down, and the man in the driver's seat looked over here. A pair of gold-rimmed glasses rested on his straight nose, reflecting the cold light.
This is a face that no one can mistake.
He has deep dark eyes and thin lips, and appears overly indifferent when he is emotionless.
"You Wen Xingze," Chi Yan raised his chin in the direction of Wen Xingze with a cold expression, "Lend it to me for a moment."
“…”
After a long silence.
Click.
The scoreboard in the director's hand fell to the ground again.
Ten minutes later, the beach.
Will: "Your Majesty, I was just about to remind you that the video was not offline, but Feicui took the lead and said she wanted to watch you for a while longer..." The WeChat video is much closer to the God's perspective than the baby training plan.
Jade: "It wasn't me, it was Astor who said that."
The scapegoat Aster: “???”
The black dragon Lei Qi folded his wings and stood aside with a sour face, refusing to admit the fact that he almost caused trouble.
He neither communicated with other dragons nor deliberately looked at Wen Xingze in the communication video.
"It's okay," Wen Xingze said, "Teacher Chi helped me out."
Having said that, Wen Xingze took a break from his busy schedule to go see Chi Yan while talking to the dragons.
Why was Mr. Chi always so timely in coming to the rescue? Speaking of which, why wasn't he surprised at all by these supernatural happenings?
Chi Yan shook his head and gestured to Wen Xingze
Don't think too much about it, just let him continue talking on the phone.
But Wen Xingze didn't want to continue talking on the phone. The video would never be able to explain clearly what happened with Lei Qi, the rebellious parent.
He was going to see them.
"One should be enough," Wen Xingze checked the time. "Can we send it now?"
Astor patted his chest with his paws, proudly saying, "Theoretically, it's not possible, but we have some leverage over the Light Tower, so it's no problem!"
"...Why is this light tower so full of loopholes?" Wen Xingze thought, not only is there a lot of loopholes, but it is also greedy for money. Is this the reality of the world planned by dogs?
Soon, Wen Xingze received a familiar text message on his phone:
"[Guangta Logistics] Hello, Mr. Wen! The Snow Mountain package mailed to you by the Dragon Clan parents has arrived. Due to its large size, it has been automatically placed in your exclusive Mustard Seed Space. Please check it..."
The mermaids had previously relied on mail to the ocean, so they obtained the key to travel to and from the mustard seed space. This time they sent it to the snowy mountains, so perhaps the dragons could also do it. This is what Wen Xingze thought.
Wen Xingze discussed a few words with Yaster, then hung up the video and said to Chi Yan: "Teacher Chi, I'm going to another space now, would you like to come with me?"
Wen Xingze was going to lay everything bare to Chi Yan tonight - from the games, to the presence of the parents, to the filters. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain why he had bitten him before and might continue to bite him in the future. So, now is not a bad time.
“…”
Chi Yan raised one eyebrow slightly.
He personally felt that it might not be appropriate for him to go.
Chi Yan thought about it for a moment and said, "I won't go."
Wen Xingze was just looking for the entrance to the mustard seed space when a door appeared in front of him. He turned around and said, "Huh? It won't take up any of your time. It'll only take about ten or twenty minutes."
"Come on," Wen Xingze smiled, revealing his little canine teeth. "You've been staying at the beach for too long. Let me show you the snow-capped mountains."
Chi Yan looked at Wen Xingze's little canine tooth, his eyes froze, and he was completely unable to say no.
"Leave."
Wen Xingze held Chi Yan's hand, pushed open the wooden door that appeared out of thin air, took a firm step forward, and then -
"call out--"
One step into empty air.
There are endless snowfields and mountains beneath your feet. Looking down from the sky, even the enormous dragons appear to be as small as a fingernail.
The dragons were frantically searching for Wen Xingze, completely unaware that Wen Xingze was 30,000 meters above their heads.
Chi Yan: “…”
Wen Xingze: “…………”
As a 100% ordinary person, Wen Xingze had no experience in skydiving before.
A strong feeling of weightlessness suddenly appeared, the wind whistled past my ears so fast that my eardrums felt a little stinging, the hem of my clothes was swept high back, and the sound of my heartbeat and breathing was infinitely amplified in the air.
"Teacher Chi, I'm sorry!!!" Wen Xingze hugged Chi Yan in mid-air like an octopus, wanting to find a hole to crawl into. "This is my mustard seed space. Before, when I opened the door, I went directly into the sea water. I didn't expect-"
This was Wen Xingze's blind spot in thinking. When he opened the mustard seed space before, it was all ocean. The mermaid parents had already prepared everything, and there was no problem of high altitude land in the sea water.
But this time, when he was teleported to the snowy mountain at the other end of the mustard seed space, the door connecting the two spaces was actually in the sky.
Suddenly, a thrilling real-life skydiving experience began! Without an umbrella!
Wen Xingze must take back his words, Guangta is such a shit!
"It's over." Although his throat hurt from speaking at high altitude, Wen Xingze couldn't help but say, "I should have checked the almanac before going out, and played a suona song for us..."
Wen Xingze completely lost control of his mouth and was about to cry: "Teacher Chi, if there is a next life, I hope you can still teach me acting, even though you are a devilish teacher."
Because of the free fall, everything around him became blurred in Wen Xingze's eyes. The whole world was pure and flawless, a distant snow color. Only Chi Yan, who was moving at the same speed as him, was clear.
They fall towards the world.
Then.
Wen Xingze saw Chi Yan and laughed.
——It was a very shallow smile, with the corners of the lips slightly curved up, and even the eyebrows and eyes like a cold pond became lively and bright, like spring snow melting into streams overnight, reflecting the scorching skylight.
The sky and the earth were so gentle, time slowed down second by second, and Wen Xingze heard Chi Yan's strong heartbeat.
This picture was reflected in Wen Xingze's retina and became the only clear thing in his world.
Wen Xingze opened his eyes wide.
Because of the influence of gravity, they fell faster and faster. Wen Xingze clearly saw Chi Yan's lips opening and closing, and he seemed to say something, but he only heard:
"No."
Wen Xingze: “???”
You're about to die but still refuse, what a devil teacher!
Wen Xingze began to imagine him and Chi Yan falling to the ground and breaking into pieces... After a few seconds, he decided not to think about it.
"If it's really about to end," Chi Yan whispered in his ear, "what are you going to say?"
Wen Xingze: "Teacher Chi! I still like your plays the most, and of course I like you as well. I hope you don't become a piece of cake, uh..."
"I am the man who will become the Pirate King!"
Chi Yan: “?”
"No, no, no, I said it wrong," Wen Xingze said in a confused state. "Let me say it again. I like everyone in the Muse Empire the most. In my next life, I hope to be your king and your child again, and..."
"Leqi——help——!!!"
Next second.
The giant black dragon roared towards the sky, and its broad and powerful dragon wings suddenly spread out.
Just as it had been practiced countless times, the giant dragon burst through the wind and accurately located Wen Xingze's location in the vast and boundless space. He steadily caught the falling Wen Xingze and Chi Yan, his wings stirring up waves of air and wind.
"roar--"
A deep dragon roar rang out in my ears, carrying with it anger and the joy of reunion after a long separation, breaking through the mountains and piercing through the sky.
Just like a long time ago.
Wen Xingze is a confused King.
He always put himself in dangerous situations, falling from the top of a mountain during border exploration missions, rushing to the front lines during wars, and even climbing to the top of the palace just to take in the view. He fell from great heights many, many times...
And Rechi would catch him every time.
Distances of hundreds of meters, thousands of meters, tens of thousands of meters, or even tens of thousands of light years.
No matter how far he is, I will come to pick him up.
Then Feicui would scold him for being careless with heartache, and Aster and Will would come over crying with herbs in their hands to apply to him. At that time, Lei Qi would always stand by with a sour face, not talking to Wen Xingze, or calling him a "cunning king".
Come to think of it, it’s been a long time since I was scolded by Lei Qi.
“…”
The vast snowy land gradually grew larger and closer.
The black dragon folded its wings, and after a final glide, its front paws touched down on the solid snow. It landed on one wing so that Wen Xingze and Chi Yan could slide down along it.
When he stepped on the ground again, his steps were still dizzy. Chi Yan supported Wen Xingze and walked to the side in silence.
This is the time that should be left for Wen Xingze and Lei Qi.
Wen Xingze walked in front of the giant dragon, but Lei Qi turned his big head away, lowered his head awkwardly and moved closer to Wen Xingze, his golden eyes looking elsewhere.
Wen Xingze stood on tiptoe, touched Lei Qi's nose, and said, "Welcome back, Lei Qi."
"What are you trying to do?" Lei Qi breathed heavily, spewing out balls of fire. "You almost fell to your death, cunning king."
Wen Xingze: "..." Still the familiar sharp tongue tone, it seems that Lei Qi is in a good mood.
"I was wrong." Wen Xingze reached out and hugged Lei Qi's head, rubbing his cheek against the tip of the dragon's nose. "Don't be angry with me. You are my best partner."
Although Wen Xingze is very good at coaxing big dogs, what he said at this time was indeed the truth.
He likes Reach very much, and he also likes Aster, Will, Lilith, Soren, Buzhixia... everyone. Because he likes them, he wants them to live a free and happy life.
Go travel, have fun, drink with friends all night long, and experience life in a way that you couldn't experience during war.
But he had only recently learned that they might not enjoy traveling, drinking, or having fun.
So Wen Xingze decided to stay with them for a very long time.
Because he is their only king.
The black dragon's claws tightened and loosened, leaving several deep claw marks in the snow. The dragon's breaths were heavy and rapid.
Lei Qi's golden pupils opened wide, then closed after a moment.
"roar--"
The black dragon raised its head and let out a long, powerful roar from the depths of its throat, piercing through the eternal wind.
“…”
An unknown amount of time passed before Lei Qi's roar finally stopped when Astor and the others hurried over. However, Lei Qi seemed to have something else to say, so Wen Xingze patiently stood by and waited.
There was a small bag hanging on the black dragon. Lei Qi stretched out his claws to search in the bag, and after a while he finally found a small bank card from the Universal Bank.
All of Black Dragon's savings were in it, including money he'd saved during the war and the money he'd earned from working during his travels over the past year. Because of his race, Lei Qi's work was limited; he'd moved bricks at a construction site, worked as a mascot selling dolls at an amusement park, and even sailed through space on a tourist starship...
The original idea was to be angry with Wen Xingze and make a lot of money so that Wen Xingze would look at me with admiration when he came back.
I didn't expect it could have another use.
Before returning to the Dragon Clan's main planet this time, Lei Qi went to the Universal Bank to deposit money.
Black Dragon slowly pushed the translucent card across the snow to Wen Xingze, then looked at him and asked persistently, "I want to see you a hundred million times. Is this enough money? Is there a discount?"
Wen Xingze: “Ah?”
Aster, who just ran over: "..."
Astor clapped his paws and began to sing: "One by one, dreams flew out of the skylight..."
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