X-Dragon Era

Gazing at the gifts surrounding her, Yan Qingying pressed her pale pink lips together firmly, accepting each gift one after another, while her bright eyes filled with a glistening moisture.

Drawing a deep breath, Yan Qingying tilted her head back, glancing at the bright moon outside the window, striving to keep her tears from falling, and once more said, "Thank you... thank you, everyone."

Although she ultimately managed to hold back her tears, Yan Qingying found her voice trembling, choked up... Years of love and caring she hadn't felt now once again filled her heart.

Seeing Yan Qingying lose her composure, Xin Yun hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, make a wish and blow out the candles. I'm so hungry I can hardly stand it."

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying glanced at him, then brought her hands together, murmured a little prayer, and with a whoosh of fragrant breath, all ten candles flickered out.

The time that followed was naturally filled with joy. Although Yan Qingying still spoke little, a few traces of a smile finally emerged on her cold face. Actually... Yan Qingying wanted to smile, but after so many years of not smiling, she had forgotten how to do it.

After dinner, everyone dispersed, leaving only Xin Yun behind. Looking up at the moon above, Xin Yun fell silent for a while before suddenly saying, "Tomorrow morning, I will set out with Yi Luo Xiang!"

Yan Qingying trembled slightly, replying softly, "What about me? What should I do?"

After a brief silence, Xin Yun continued, "Our journey might be very dangerous. Although it's not a matter of life and death, it's certainly full of perils, and you don't have your own dragon yet... Therefore, you must stay. Believe me, as long as you keep trying, you will eventually summons a dragon of your own.

When that time comes, we can go to the Combat Dragon Academy together, and then explore this incredibly fascinating world."

Hearing Xin Yun's words, Yan Qingying furrowed her brow in pain, her face filled with hesitation. There were things she had wanted to say for a long time but was always worried about something. Now, she finally couldn't hold back any longer.

Remembering every interaction with Xin Yun, recalling the warm birthday just passed, Yan Qingying knew she had to learn to protect herself, but she couldn't ignore true feelings. She could discern that everyone was truly kind to her; none of it was fake.

Finally, Yan Qingying took a deep breath and resolutely said, "Actually… actually I..."

"Eh?" Hearing Yan Qingying's hesitant voice, Xin Yun turned perplexedly, looking at her in puzzlement. What could make her so hesitant!

Under Xin Yun's bright gaze, in that moment... Yan Qingying felt filthy, not in a physical sense, but in her soul. In that instant... Yan Qingying only felt that Xin Yun was like the moon in the sky, bright and pure, while she was like a ditch flowing with foul water, emitting an offensive stench.

Apart from her parents, no one in this world had ever treated her so kindly, and Yan Qingying could feel that Xin Yun really cared for her. That affection was not in the least inferior to that of her parents. Yet she, due to various suspicions, had always been on guard, always overlooking the love and care everyone had for her.

Although she was still young, her experiences over the years had taught Yan Qingying how to distinguish between truth and falsehood. Looking into Xin Yun's bright, clear eyes, Yan Qingying knew he was a boy as clear as crystal. His care and affection for her contained not the slightest bit of pretense or flaw.

Her gaze grew resolute, and Yan Qingying spoke up, "I'm sorry, I've hidden this from everyone for so long. In fact, in fact... as early as two years ago, I had already summoned my own dragon!"

"What! What!" Hearing Yan Qingying's words, Xin Yun couldn't help but exclaim. How could this be possible? Are the members of the Demon Dragon Clan all fools to not have noticed it?

Moreover, even if the Demon Dragon Clan were all fools, could he, Xin Yun, be a fool as well? Looking at Yan Qingying from top to bottom, she did not look at all like someone who had already summoned their own dragon!

Seeing the incredulous look on Xin Yun's face, Yan Qingying shyly bit her lip, then resolutely undid the buttons at the front of her blouse, turning her cheeks crimson as she opened her clothing.

Upon witnessing this scene, Xin Yun was initially stunned, but he soon realized that it was clearly not appropriate to summon a dragon here. Therefore... Yan Qingying chose to show her totem to Xin Yun.

Following Yan Qingying's hand, Xin Yun looked towards her chest. Fortunately... Yan Qingying was not bare underneath; although young, she was already wrapped in a bandage.

"Gulp..." Swallowing subconsciously, he had to admit that Yan Qingying's skin was splendid, snowy white tinged with a blush of pink, exceedingly delicate, as if a pinch could squeeze water from it.

However, his eyes scanned back and forth over Yan Qingying's chest a few times, but he did not find any marks resembling a tattoo. What was going on? What exactly did Yan Qingying want him to see?

Looking at Xin Yun's puzzled face, Yan Qingying took a deep breath, and in an instant... a bizarre transformation began to appear on the previously fair and jade-like skin over her left breast...

Under Xin Yun's gaze, a silver light gradually began to shine on Yan Qingying's skin. Soon... the silver light flowed, like a stream of mercury, winding and outlining on Yan Qingying's delicate skin. In just a short three or four seconds, a silver, slender, abnormally abstract spider with eight legs and two wings appeared on Yan Qingying's left breast.

Exquisite, elegant, as if it were a work of pure silver craftsmanship, it was an incredibly beautiful spider, especially its fluid lines. It wasn't scary at all—instead, it had a very cool, stylish vibe to it.

Dumbfounded by the silver totem, Xin Yun finally understood. No wonder those members of the Demon Dragon Clan hadn't been able to detect it. It turns out... this totem could be hidden! Such a thing was really strange; it was the first time he had heard of it. (To be continued.

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