The Spirit World

Chapter 949 Heavenly Palace (XII)
When the little white dragon Ao Xu first saw the silver-haired "old woman", he was quite surprised.

He said you don't look a thousand years old.

This "little guy" even used the word "you" on purpose, which was extremely polite and made Wen Qian laugh and cry.

It was also a rainy night. How should I put it? It seemed that wherever she went, it would rain. It was still a clear sky at the Kowloon Pier, but soon it started to drizzle.

It was at this time that Ao Xu came over holding an oil-paper umbrella.

She was a little at a loss, because Ao Xu did not have smelly braids, but was wearing a black and neat suit. Maybe it was not a suit, but a school uniform of an Oriental country, and the lower body was also a pair of very clean and tidy trousers.

I heard that Ao Xu was the only one who studied abroad in Japan.

No braids, no long gowns, no cow-soled boots.

With short hair and clean appearance, he looks like a newborn dragon. Every part of his body is out of place in his current country.

But he said that only by constantly learning other strengths can we better save this country.

Many people failed, but he alone firmly believed that he would succeed.

Wen Qian hid under his oil-paper umbrella, holding her embroidery bag, and walked with him in the drizzle without saying a word. The alley with the fragrance of lilac flowers, the layers of bricks and tiles, and the small shrubs that had just been wet, all drowned their unique silence, leaving it nowhere to be found.

"My name is Wen Qian, my last name is Wu, and I don't have a given name."

She didn't know that women in this country didn't have names. She only knew that people far away in London often talked about people here by two names, one was their given name and the other was their name.

"My name is Ao Xu, and my courtesy name is Guanghe."

He stated his name clearly and concisely.

"I'm here to protect you."

And the purpose of his coming.

"Nice to meet you, Mr. Wu."

He called her "sir", which made her feel a little flattered, because she knew that only ladies of high status could be called "sir".

Instead of people like her, who have nothing left except becoming pieces of memory of humanity.

"Ah? Oh... um..."

She looked at her feet, the pair of small printed leather boots moving forward in the mud, her skirt swaying in the wind, and she felt a little nervous and overwhelmed.

"Hello, Mr. Guanghe."

After that, they seemed to have nothing more to say to each other, and Ao Xu seemed to be standing quietly behind her instead of walking with her.

This was completely different from Merlin who always walked in front of him, and Arthur who always walked beside him. The humility of this seemingly confident ancient dragon boy made her even more at a loss.

what……

Everyone is always different, right? Merlin, who is always in a hurry, Arthur, who is always confident, and Ao Xu, who is always humble, are three completely different types of people.

"I heard you are from that world? Is that right, Mr. Wu?"

Ao Xu's words were like a blade of grass popping up and the sunlight just happened to shine on it.

"You mean the spirit world?"

"Correct."

"Ah."

There was another long silence.

“I really want to go and see that world.”

Ao Xu said this and quickened his pace slightly, but he always seemed unable to keep up with her.

Yes, for him, this "Mr. Wu" who has lived for too long may really be a person he can never reach.

It was like that world, he had only heard of it from his grandfather.

He fantasized about the day when he would be able to freely transform into his true form and fly aimlessly in the rain, just riding on the wind.

No war, no corruption, not so many empty eyes staring at their compatriots dying.

Yes, how he wanted to fly freely.

He must be the whitest dragon, just like his name, warm as sunshine!

"I haven't been back for a long time... I don't remember anything about that place very clearly..." She felt a little lost, then smiled slowly, as if relieved.

"In my impression, there is nothing good there...haha..."

The frozen atmosphere swayed in the wind, and it seemed that only when she smiled did he dare to smile knowingly.

"Really? Will it be worse than the world we live in now?"

Ao Xu also laughed, as if he was mocking himself.

The two of them knew very well that they needed to find the way to that world, and then they could go to that world.

War, war...

Yes, where can I escape to...

"Maybe... I don't know..."

She seemed afraid of hurting him because he was full of longing for that place, or maybe she was afraid that he would know how bad it was and would not be willing to help her anymore.

"I don't think so. I've heard about what happened to this country. It's really regrettable. But it should get better."

Well, it should be fine.

She nodded, and suddenly felt that she should raise her head to make herself look confident and believe in what she said.

Let him believe in himself.

“When I was very young, this place had not yet become someone else’s dock, but a place where you could see the sea every day.”

He was silent.

Follow her closely.

"Day after day, I watched the sky here covered by thick smoke. The cargo ships coming from afar dumped cotton, linen, and the unforgivable opium from other countries..."

"They destroyed the sky here step by step. I could no longer see the sea and the vast sky. Later, this place no longer belonged to us..."

"I know that the so-called theory of racial evolution is the most ridiculous thing, but we have not taken any action to refute such remarks. I went to Japan and saw the world that worked hard to become stronger after being bullied by them, but I think that is not the best state for a country after all."

“I hope I can save this country.”

"I love this country. I want to see the sky of Kowloon again. This place belongs to us only. It is not like cutting a piece of flesh off my body and being pointed at by others and told that we no longer belong to it."

"I know I am dreaming. I am not afraid of a world with war. I just hope that everyone can live in peace. If there is really no way to solve the problem, we should not resort to such cruel means as war."

“Many people are innocent.”

After all, he studied abroad in Japan.

Unlike the people here with braids.

He is not afraid of war at all.

I am not afraid of failure at all.

He is not afraid of those so-called enemies.

As he said these words, his heart was pounding.

He was definitely afraid of something, but he didn't quite understand what it was.

She turned her head slightly and glanced at him.

It turned out that he was a handsome young man, not an old man who could say such a thing.

what……

yes……

What are you afraid of...

She saw his true form flickering faintly behind him.

It was a real dragon with its head held high and its chest puffed out. Its white scales were as holy as snow in the rain, and its angry and sad dragon eyes were as sharp as iron.

To be honest, this is a bit sensitive and hard to write. Let's end it. I'll return to the main storyline in the next chapter.

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