Just as Zhaozhao looked utterly confused, Su Yuan took a deep breath, stepped back a bit from her, and then his body shimmered with golden and blue light as he transformed into his True Form as a Ying Long.
Su Yuan intentionally controlled the size of his form so as not to startle Zhaozhao on this “official” first encounter. Every scale of the Dragon Lord sparkled brightly in the sunlight. His wings flapped gently while his dragon tail swayed in the air behind him.
Zhaozhao stared at the imposing Ying Long before her, exuding an inviolable and sacred aura. Her mouth dropped open in a big “O”. The Taotie in her arms instinctively buried its head tightly in its paws and hid at the sight of the dragon form.
“Yuanyuan!” Su Yuan in his current dragon form was exactly the same as the little dragon she had picked up before, only much bigger. He had even denied it before!
Hearing this nickname out of the blue, Su Yuan couldn't help but recall the incident of “competing for favor” with a sparrow. A sudden wave of embarrassment flushed his face. Without a word, he gently grabbed Zhaozhao's waist and hoisted her onto his back.
“Hold on tight. We're about to set off,” Su Yuan's deep voice echoed in Zhaozhao's ear.
It was Zhaozhao's first time sitting on a dragon's back. She was a bit excited and nervous, so she instinctively shifted forward and grabbed hold of Su Yuan's dragon horns.
The next moment, Su Yuan, who had been flying steadily, suddenly jolted.
Zhaozhao held onto the dragon horns, feeling at a loss. “What's wrong? Did I grab the wrong place? Shouldn't I hold here? Then where should I hold?”
Su Yuan steadied his nerves. His voice was low and hoarse. “No… Just hold on tight.”
What could Su Yuan do? He could only blame his lack of mental fortitude and the sensitivity of his dragon horns. He certainly couldn't blame innocent little Zhaozhao!
Zhaozhao sat on Su Yuan's True Form. Floating clouds drifted by all around, and the vast mountains and rivers stretched out below. The view was truly spectacular, and the experience was truly thrilling.
She tried to hold it in, but in the end, she couldn't help shouting joyfully against the wind, “Su Yuan, this is amazing!”
Hearing the little girl's cheerful voice, Su Yuan felt relaxed too. He asked Zhaozhao, “Are you happy?”
Zhaozhao placed the shrunken Taotie on her shoulder, letting it grab onto her clothes. Then she propped herself up on the dragon horns, resting her head between them, and shouted back at Su Yuan, “I'm—so—happy—!”
“Su Yuan, can you fly a bit faster?”
The Taotie lost all its excitement upon hearing Zhaozhao's words and became extremely nervous. What did this stupid master say? Was she treating the Ying Long as a mount? And asking him to fly even faster?!
Thinking that they were going to live together for the next 30 years, the Taotie hurriedly tried to cover Zhaozhao's mouth, fearing that she would say something even more shocking the next second.
Unexpectedly, Lord Ying Long let out a low chuckle and actually increased his speed.
“Wow! Su Yuan! I can fly too, hahaha!” Zhaozhao laughed happily. The Taotie was dumbfounded.
Such indulgence? What was their relationship?
The Taotie lay on Zhaozhao's shoulder, thinking that it could actually sit on the Ying Long's back unharmed one day. If its father, the real dragon, knew about this, he would probably beat it to death.
Alas, it was all thanks to this little girl. Thinking of what Su Yuan had said before, the Taotie was even more determined to cling to Zhaozhao.
Zhaozhao had no idea what the Taotie was thinking. She only knew that she had a great time on this trip.
Su Yuan flew with Zhaozhao over the airspace of the Demon Realm. The patrolling eagles and their companions looked at each other in disbelief, as if they had seen a ghost.
Then several demons reacted quickly and took out their phones to take pictures of Su Yuan in the sky.
Come on, this was the True Form of Lord Ying Long! It was a once - in - a - lifetime opportunity! They had to post it on their Moments to show off!
“Hey, I told you today was a lucky day. We can even see the True Form of the Dragon Lord while on duty.”
“Lord Dragon Lord is so handsome! Even his True Form exudes an aura of abstinence and inviolability. Oh my god! I wish I could have a passionate love affair with Lord Dragon Lord. I'd die happily right now!” A little demon sobbed and spouted nonsense while looking at the photo of Su Yuan on her phone. As a result, her companion gave her a solid whack with a wing.
The companion held up the zoomed - in photo in front of her to bring her back to her senses. “That's enough. Look at who's on his back.”
“A girl?! Lord Dragon Lord really has a girlfriend? Ah—! I thought it was just a rumor.”
“Humph, a rumor? The news came from the Great Emperor of the Underworld. Do you think it's a rumor? Stop daydreaming. The flower on the high mountain is definitely not something a little demon like us can have.”
The sad little demon's heart shattered into pieces. She logged onto the Demon Realm forum, attached the photo she had just taken, and angrily posted three threads, deeply expressing her heartbreak over her “broken - up” love.
However, the crowd's focus was always so strange. In less than half an hour, the trending topic “Lord Dragon Lord shows his True Form and takes his little sweetheart out for a stroll” swept across the headlines of the Demon Realm.
Fufeng, the Great Emperor of the Underworld, who was slacking off in the Underworld, was so shocked when he saw this news that he fell off his chair.
He got up and called his secretary. “Hurry, prepare a congratulatory gift for me! That guy Su Yuan didn't even tell me he was getting married!”
The secretary was confused. “Your Majesty, are you mistaken? We haven't received any news that Lord Ying Long is getting married recently.”
Fufeng snorted. “Who cares if he's getting married or not.”
“Then what are you doing?”
Fufeng said, “Go and watch the fun. Oh, by the way, remember to print out that photo of Su Yuan from the web headline. I'll take it with me.”
“…” The secretary fell silent and silently hung up the phone to prepare the congratulatory gift for her boss. At the same time, she kindly made an appointment with the orthopedic hospital in the Underworld. She thought her boss might not be in one piece when he came back next time.
The two people involved were completely unaware of the storm on the internet. Su Yuan directly took Zhaozhao to his home.
Zhaozhao had been flying on Su Yuan's back for a while. The novelty had worn off, and combined with the excessive energy she had expended in the Wuhuang Valley earlier, she was feeling a bit sleepy now. She was too lazy to care where Su Yuan was taking her. She trusted Su Yuan absolutely.
Actually, Su Yuan had his own considerations for bringing her here. Because of Zhaozhao's innocent kiss in the Wuhuang Valley, Su Yuan decided to give the girl a sudden education. He was determined to make her understand the limits of certain physical contacts.
Zhaozhao followed Su Yuan into the house sleepily. The first thing she wanted to do was go to sleep. But she was a clean - loving girl. Rubbing her eyes, she asked Su Yuan, “Can I take a shower before going to sleep?”
Su Yuan naturally agreed. “I'll find you some change of clothes.”
“Okay～” The sleepy girl's voice was soft, making Su Yuan's heart flutter.
Su Yuan found a new set of home clothes and handed them to Zhaozhao. Zhaozhao took them and went into the bathroom.
Then Su Yuan also arranged a comfortable place for the Taotie to stay. The Taotie pretended to be calm on the surface but was actually very nervous as it moved in.
About half an hour later, there was a knock on Su Yuan's door. Fufeng showed up at the door with his congratulatory gift.
Su Yuan frowned. “What are you doing here?”
“I—”
“Su Yuan, your clothes are so big. I'm stepping on the pants legs,” Fufeng had just started to speak when he saw Zhaozhao behind the door, stretching out her sleeves in Su Yuan's clothes that were several sizes too big. For a moment, his mind went blank, and the word “cohabitation” popped into his head. Then he blurted out,
“Holy shit! You really married that little girl? Damn, you could be her ancestor!”