Little Green was an immature giant dragon, but it possessed intelligence and spirituality on par with a human.
At first, when it heard Su Nian’s request, its pride as a dragon caused a surge of violent agitation in its mind.
‘Let that despicable horned demon ride me? Serve as his mount? That scoundrel who just beat my master and companions black and blue, leaving them utterly humiliated?’
‘How could my noble dragon back be defiled by someone like him!’
However, as soon as anger flared up, the memories of that brutal battle at Blackstone Gorge flooded uncontrollably into its mind.
It clearly remembered that Master Su Nian had come to save it—after it had been forcefully teleported by the enemy’s strange magic array and was about to be crushed by a mountain.
In the end, Little Violet reverse-summoned the mountain… which led to the collapse of the battle.
If Master hadn’t come to save it back then and just let the mountain fall… perhaps they wouldn’t have lost.
‘Master was humiliated by this detestable horned demon, this enemy rotten to the core, all because she tried to save me.’
The Wind Elemental Holy Dragon fell silent, its massive head drooping slightly, and its emerald eyes churned with complex emotions—aggrieved, unwilling, but above all, filled with deep guilt and concern for its master.
‘Little Green, I know this is difficult for you.’ Su Nian’s voice sounded in its mind, tinged with an almost imperceptible weariness and entreaty, ‘But I have to leave here as quickly as possible… We’ll think of something later.’
Little Green’s massive dragon body trembled slightly.
It could sense the helplessness in its master’s words.
In the end, under the gentle comfort of Su Nian’s will, Little Green chose to compromise.
‘The master’s command must naturally be obeyed.’
The next moment with a slight movement of Su Nian’s thoughts.
“Roar–!”
A clear and resonant yet somewhat suppressed dragon’s roar echoed through the gorge, finally answering Su Nian’s summons.
A huge azure figure appeared out of nowhere above Blackstone Gorge, casting a vast shadow.
The overwhelming dragon might of the Wind Elemental Holy Dragon instantly filled the air, making the very atmosphere of the gorge freeze.
It was the Wind Elemental Holy Dragon, Little Green!
Only this time, its appearance was not for a world-shattering battle, but to serve as a… mount—an act that filled the dragon with suffocating grievance and anger.
The moment it appeared, Little Green’s enormous emerald eyes instinctively locked onto Chu Tian not far away.
Its gaze was filled with unbridled fury and seething hostility, two streams of scorching air snorting from its nostrils.
If not for Su Nian’s timely soothing will, it would likely have unleashed a breath attack right then, consequences be damned.
The dragon’s might radiated tangibly in all directions, making the rocks in the gorge tremble slightly and produce a fine, crackling sound.
“Ding-dong, anger emotion absorbed, Annoyance Value +2753.”
Chu Tian suddenly sensed the undisguised, targeted chill of the dragon’s aura, as well as the System Notification clearly ringing in his mind.
At first, seeing the dragon appear, he frowned slightly, ‘Was the little wildcat trying to resist again?’
But when he saw the circling dragon did not attack, and after it landed on the ground, the corners of his mouth instead lifted in an almost indiscernible smile.
So, instead of attacking, she’s offering her pet to her master to travel with.
Besides, every time this azure dragon showed hostility to him, it could provide him with Annoyance Value.
That was quite a pleasant surprise.
It seemed, in the future, he’d have plenty of opportunities to “shear wool” from it.
Su Nian’s little pets were all truly formidable.
Seeing this, Su Nian quickly stepped forward, her fair little hand gently pressing on the slightly ferocious dragon head of Little Green, where traces of scars still remained.
A warm, pure cluster of holy light energy gathered in her palm, soothing its agitated emotions like a gentle spring, and meticulously healing the wounds left by the previous battle as well as those newly torn open from its emotional turmoil.
‘There, there, Little Green, sorry for making you suffer.’ She silently murmured in her heart, with a trace of apology.
Under the continuous and gentle healing of holy light magic, the wounds on Little Green’s body visibly mended.
Its breathing gradually steadied, but its pair of emerald dragon eyes still glared fiercely at Chu Tian, brimming with resentment and warning.
“Ding-dong, unwilling emotion absorbed, Annoyance Value +1953.”
Another gain added to the account, and Chu Tian’s mood became even better.
Afterwards, under Su Nian’s firm urging, the massive azure dragon most unwillingly, yet still obediently, lowered its proud body.
Its broad dragon back almost leveled with the ground, and a low, repressed whimper escaped its throat, as if voicelessly complaining about the “villainy” of the enemy.
Su Nian climbed up first, picking a relatively comfortable spot—also as far from the man behind her as possible.
Chu Tian followed nimbly, his long arms reaching out to naturally encircle her slender waist, half-embracing and half-holding her fixed before him, sitting firmly at her back.
His warm breath, whether intentionally or not, brushed over her sensitive ear, sending a shudder through her.
“Heh, Little Nian riding a dragon is actually quite impressive.” Chu Tian’s deep, magnetic voice, laced with teasing, rang clearly beside her ear.
Su Nian’s body stiffened slightly, and a flush quickly crept up her ears.
“But…” Chu Tian paused, his arm around her waist seeming to tighten, his tone ambiguous.
“This master isn’t bad either, I can ride Little Nian…”
‘Ugh…This scoundrel… pervert!’ Su Nian cursed him over and over again in her heart, ‘Such filthy words—he spouted them so easily. Utterly shameless.’
But now, she dared not lash out and couldn’t even show a hint of displeasure.
She could only force herself to ignore the breath tickling her ear and the unruly big hand at her waist, letting him hold her tightly.
“Ding-dong, Humiliation Value increased by 8752.”
“Ding-dong, humiliation emotion absorbed, Annoyance Value +8752.”
Feeling her master’s complicated humiliation and the undisguised pride of the man behind, the anger festering within the Wind Elemental Holy Dragon, Little Green, finally exploded.
It suddenly raised its head and let out a roar that shook the gorge, the dragon’s cry filled with unwillingness and wild rage.
“Roar–!”
“Ding-dong, anger emotion absorbed, Annoyance Value +3105.”
At the sound, Chu Tian’s lips curved even more, and his arm around Su Nian’s waist didn’t loosen a bit—instead, it tightened as if to declare ownership.
Little Green’s wings beat violently, stirring a fierce gale and sending sand and stones flying across the ground.
Its massive body shot skyward like an azure arrow leaving the bowstring, launching with overwhelming force.
This takeoff was full of vented fury, with no consideration at all for the passengers’ comfort.
The dragon shot upward almost vertically, nearly at a ninety-degree angle, with astonishing speed.
“Ah!”
Su Nian felt a tremendous force push her violently upward, the sudden loss of gravity making her instinctively grab whatever she could, clinging even closer to the chest of the man behind her.
The wild wind lashed her face like countless tiny knives, whipping her golden hair into chaos and making it nearly impossible to open her eyes.
She instinctively shrank her neck, burying her face partly into the horned demon’s arm…
But… that was purely a physical reaction to block the wind.
Getting sand in one’s eyes was certainly uncomfortable.
At this moment, Chu Tian also instinctively shielded the girl in front of him from the fierce wind.
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