My wife is a dragon.

Chapter 251 Brave Limiter!

"Rumble--"

The rainstorm that had been brewing for the entire morning finally came.

Big drops of rain fell on the bluestone brick ground, quickly wetting the road surface.

The fragrance of flowers was diluted by the rain, and the air was filled with the unpleasant smell of horse and cow manure mixed into the soil.

On the gorgeous pure white flowers, crystal clear water droplets drip down the leaves.

It landed on a pair of black sneakers with white soles.

Xia Li was holding flowers in her hands, and her cheerful sports style was totally inconsistent with the medieval magic style.

He stood at the intersection, looking around like a lost person.

The rainstorm came as expected, soaking his neat black short hair. The rain gathered into beads along the ends of his hair and dripped onto his robe, but was blocked by the waterproof jacket inside the robe.

Xia Li walked out of the city gate and came to the familiar carriage team parked on the side of the road.

He didn't know if it was some kind of telepathy, but when he didn't see the familiar girl when he was leaving the city, some bad guesses arose in his mind.

Lucia's sweet smile when they said goodbye in the morning was still echoing in his mind. Her charming dimples were like a glass of fine wine in the morning light, and Xia Li was completely intoxicated by her after just one look.

On Xia Li's face, there were still wet kiss marks left by her.

Braving the rain, Xia Li stood under the gray shade of the trees in the rain.

He said he would be back soon.

But when I came back, I didn't see her.

Outside the wall of the South City Gate, this patch of woods is where the merchants' carriages stop to rest.

Some people and livestock who were unable to enter the city were left here and gathered together.

It was a gloomy rainy day at noon. The little girl was holding her tattered linen clothes and kept wiping her tears helplessly with the back of her hand.

"Woo..."

The little girl's name is Mina. She is the girl Xia Li asked to help take care of Lucia when he left.

Mina whimpered and begged for mercy, but the adults standing in front of her had their eyes wide open and showed no intention of backing down.

"If you didn't let him run away, who did?"

"We risked our lives to capture the White-Feathered Dragon from the Osiris Forest, and it was locked up in that clearing. As soon as you came out of there, our White-Feathered Dragon disappeared. If it wasn't you who let it run away, who else could have let it run away?!"

The man who was speaking was spitting all over the place, and it was obvious that he was very angry.

But the culprit in front of them was too weak, or her status was too low. It went without saying that this little girl, the culprit, had no ability to repay their losses.

The only way to make compensation is to create a bigger noise, attract the little girl's owner, and then blackmail her owner into paying some money.

"Wow... It really wasn't me. I went there just to find onee-chan..."

"Who cares what you did there?! Now everyone saw you coming over there, and now the dragon has escaped, if you don't pay, who will?!"

The man who was speaking had a sharp gaze. Even though the little girl curled up and kept explaining, he still drew out the silver sword behind him and took a step forward.

Seeing this, the little girl's mother tried her best to hug the child.

In fact, everyone around knew that such a thin girl couldn't even open the door of the iron cage, so how could she let Bai Yulong go without the key?

However, due to the low status of these slaves and servants, they do not even have basic human rights in the Lyon Empire.

How could anyone be willing to uphold so-called justice?

Even the little girl herself seemed to be familiar with this kind of "unfairness". She could only keep crying and shaking her head to explain that she had not done it, secretly praying in her heart that the big man in front of her would have mercy on her and let her go.

"Mina."

Xia Li held flowers in one hand and a large bag of steaming food in the other.

The bag on his back was filled with high-quality crystals and magic scrolls that looked very valuable.

The leading man saw this scene, as if he saw his prey escaping. He took the initiative to step aside and let the prey come closer.

"Oh, big brother, I'm sorry..."

The moment Mina saw Xia Li, the expression on her face became even more embarrassed.

Apart from apology, all that remains is self-blame and fear.

She had promised this gentle young nobleman that she would look after her sister, but after a short while, she couldn't find her sister.

These are all her fault.

If he wasn't careful, such a mistake might cost him his life...or even his mother's life.

"What about her?"

After seeing the sad expression on the little girl's face, Xia Li's expression also froze.

Even though he already knew the answer from the other party's reaction, Xia Li still asked uncertainly.

"I was playing hide-and-seek with my sister... and then I couldn't find her. I couldn't find her the whole morning."

Mina's voice was trembling, and her tone was urgent as she admitted her mistake.

She knelt on the ground, her thin knees pressed into the soft mud. Her already tattered linen clothes were scratched by branches or some sharp objects, and light pink blood mixed with rain water flowed down her arms.

Her body was covered with scars, and her short curly hair was filled with spider webs and fallen leaves.

It can be seen that when Lucia disappeared, she tried very hard to find her.

When Xia Li saw this scene, his emotions sank like a stone.

Xia Li knew very well that even though Lucia was very playful, she knew her limits.

Besides, playing hide-and-seek for the whole morning wasn't her style as a dragon.

If Lucia really wanted to play hide-and-seek, she would probably run out and jump around on her own if no one found her within two minutes.

There was no way she could have disappeared for so long without any reason.

Unless she really wants to leave here.

Xia Li thought about it carefully.

There was nothing abnormal about Lucia during this period...

But when I think back to the Earth, Lucia's longing look when she looked up at the sky, and her slightly red eyes in front of the cemetery.

And after returning to this world, she wanted to say something but always hesitated.

These details are so insignificant in daily life that they can be ignored.

But when Lucia really disappeared, Xia Li dug up these details and pondered them over and over again, trying to find a reason from the unrelated connections.

...She left?
"Hey, your little slave let our prey run away. Shouldn't you compensate us for the mental damage now?"

The bearded man holding a long sword took a step forward. His tall figure stood in the rain, covering most of Xia Li's vision.

Xia Li didn't move his head, but just turned his eyes slightly and glanced at the other person coldly.

In addition to the man who had drawn his sword, there were five men and two women behind him.

Judging from their attire and team configuration, they should be bounty hunters.

Or rather, the dragon slayer.

"Have you ever seen a girl in a white cloak?"

Xia Li glanced at the person next to him, and his tone became two degrees colder than before.

He was extremely impatient now.

Or rather, anger.

Worry, fear, anxiety, loss...

All of these emotions will turn into an impulsive anger.

Especially when he saw the treacherous and cunning expressions on these people's faces, Xia Li could no longer restrain his anger.

"what?"

"The girl in the white cloak?"

The bearded man thought about it.

When he saw the pocket of high-quality crystals on Xia Li's body, it was as if he was staring at a piece of fat meat that was within his reach.

"What does it look like?" he asked thoughtfully.

"She was wearing a pure white cape with a hood on her head. She was about this tall and very beautiful."

Xia Li roughly gestured Lucia's body height.

The bearded man chuckled.

"How beautiful is she? There are only lowly slaves and servants around here. If there were such women, they would have been sold to rich people long ago."

"Yeah," his teammates behind him also laughed and responded.

"You should pay us the money for a white-feathered dragon first. If we are in a good mood, we might even accompany you to the city to look for it... By the way, we have several friends in the brothels in the city who can help you ask around. We might even be able to redeem it for you before the handover, haha."

"..."

Xia Li's eyebrows twitched.

He squatted down and stuffed the bag of food in the little girl Mina's hand. He also took out a few coins from his trouser pocket and threw them into the food bag.

"These are for you."

"It won't taste good if it's cold." said Xia Li.

There was no fluctuation in his tone, and even his deep black eyes were silent, as calm as a still well.

There are no microwave ovens in this world.

Cold food cannot be heated up quickly.

Moreover, Lucia's taste has become very picky since she was raised on Earth. Food doesn't taste good when it's cold or wet from rain.

He would never let his Lucia eat these things.

He would never let his Lucia be ridiculed by these people like this.

"call out--"

Just as Xia Li put down the food and slowly stood up.

A sharp arrow flew out from the bounty hunter's hand and headed straight for Xia Li's head. Xia Li tilted his head slightly.

The arrow did not scratch his cheek along its original trajectory.

"Listen to me. Now, give us the bag of crystals behind you as compensation, and we won't bother with you... Otherwise, this is outside the royal city, and there are no rules to protect you."

The bounty hunter who had drawn his longbow spoke up.

Look at the metal arrow that is stuck into the tree.

Xia Li suddenly had a very real feeling.

This is the continent of Aize.

The lives in this world are cheap as grass roots.

Territorial wars and racial conflicts have long numbed people's hearts.

No one cares about the weak, and no one will pity the weak.

Here, even if a few people died at the gate of a bustling town, everyone would just watch coldly and as if it were normal.

Xia Li was in no mood to say anything more to the other party.

There was no mercy in his eyes when he looked at these humans, and this look was somewhat familiar to Lucia.

After living with Long Dai for a long time, it seems that my personality will be influenced by her.

Three parts arrogance and three parts disdain.

What was left was a stern look as if he was trampling on ants.

"Chong-"

He pulled out a deep blue metal sword from behind.

As the hilt and the blade rubbed against each other, dazzling sparks flashed in the wet rain.

It seemed as if even the sword could sense its owner's emotions and was showing its own anger outwardly.

The appearance of the Blue Sword is very similar to the Master Sword in a famous game on Earth, with a blue blade and golden engravings. On both sides of the hilt, there are a pair of lifelike metal wings that symbolize the sky.

Xia Li stayed in Aize Continent for three years.

He had been a "hero" for three years, and had been praised as a human hero by the future continent of Aize for three years.

This was the first time he drew his sword against a human.

Not everyone is worthy of his protection.

In the end, he traveled across the continent of Aize, became a hero, and then carried out his mission, guarding the so-called justice...

These are just forced by the current situation.

He never volunteered.

"You still have weapons?"

The bearded man raised his eyebrows, obviously not expecting that this noble young man who looked very rich could actually pull out a sword from his body.

However, the nobles in the royal capital are all just flower vases.

In the past, the nobles were basically the victors of wars and were famous heroes in the history of human wars. Most of them were powerful and possessed strong sword skills and magical talents.

However, this is no longer the case with the nobility today.

Although they can still stand at the top with their outstanding magical compatibility abilities, few are willing to work hard on weapons, especially the time-consuming and laborious sword skills.

The bearded man is sure of that.

The young man in front of him couldn't possibly be his opponent.

He decided to teach the other party a lesson.

He raised the silver sword above his head, and the sharp blade reflected a terrifyingly sharp light under the gray sky.

He was aiming at the noble boy's hands.

Judging from the power of this enchanted silver sword, it wouldn't take much effort to chop off an ordinary dragon's claws, let alone a human hand.

It's like cutting bones into mud.

If the other party has money, he can go into the city and find someone to reattach the arm using healing magic.

You deserve it if you don't have money.

When Xia Li turned around, he saw the sword coming towards his head.

He held a bouquet of pure white flowers in his left hand and a blue sword in his right hand.

Those pure black sharp eyes seemed to be able to see the trajectory of the sword. He keenly perceived the opponent's movements, the arc of adjustment, and the position where the sword was about to swing.

Xia Li turned around, turned his toes slightly, and took a half step back with his right foot.

The instructor who taught him sword skills was the strongest swordsman in the continent of Aize at that time.

but.

It doesn't matter if I don't have sword skills.

In front of a powerful artifact, any skill is useless.

Then again...

There is actually no sense of accomplishment in pretending to be cool in front of such a rookie.

"what?"

“Ahhh…!!??”

There was a "bang" sound.

The silver sword in the bearded man's hand fell to the ground.

Along with the sword, a pair of bloody hands fell to the ground.

He opened his eyes wide in horror, and only a cross-section of his shoulders was left, from which blood continued to ooze out.

He tried to shake his shoulders and looked at his arms in disbelief.

It took several seconds of delay before he felt a heart-wrenching pain.

The woman behind the bearded man was stunned for a moment, then she crouched down and walked quickly towards Xia Li.

Xia Li stood still. The other party had no intention of attacking, but picked up the arm that fell to the ground, and shouted loudly with a pale face.

“Stop the bleeding, stop the bleeding!”

"Is there a healing magician!?!"

While the woman was screaming in a shrill voice, the archer behind her had already raised his longbow again and was aiming the arrow at Xia Li's head with cold sweat.

It can be seen that this bounty team has a certain degree of coordination.

pity……

Too far.

Compared to those brutal dragons and demons who only know how to kill.

Not even an 'opponent'.

"call out--!!"

Pale green arrows flew towards him.

Arrows imbued with wind magic have powerful penetrating power.

Plus, the archer's longbow itself is an enchanted item.

If this arrow hit Xia Li, his head and the tree behind him would be pierced through.

Between the lightning and flint.

Almost no swordsman could successfully dodge this sudden long-range attack.

However, before the arrow with the remaining pale green tail touched Xia Li, it seemed to have lost all its power and fell limply to the ground.

The arrow fell into the grass and soon the light disappeared.

The archer was surprised, but his rich combat experience allowed him to make a quick judgment.

"…Magic is nullified?"

"Pay attention to the magic items on him, there are high-level magic!"

The bounty hunter team was instantly thrown into chaos.

They are good at slaying dragons, but rarely at killing humans.

The Lyon Empire is currently in the midst of war, and all sorts of cursed magic items are likely to appear.

Everyone will be afraid when facing unknown danger.

Needless to say, they were unlucky this time and hit the steel plate.

The crowd watching the excitement around them saw that the situation had become serious and they retreated and dispersed.

Xia Li grasped the hilt of the sword and held the blade across his body.

He half-knelt down, and as he continued to accumulate strength, the Demon-Repelling Sword emitted an increasingly strong light.

Just when he felt that it was enough and was about to release the accumulated sword energy.

"boom--"

The rumbling thunder in the sky made Xia Li pause.

Then, as if he sensed the approach of some huge monster, his black eyes widened a little.

The eyes that had previously shown no emotion seemed to have regained their sight.

He opened his eyes in disbelief, the rain seeped through his eyelashes, soaked into his eyes, and then fell down the corners of his eyes.

He instantly gathered up the sword energy, and even the power released by the Demon-Repelling Sword was sealed again.

Xia Li looked up at the sky, ready to greet the next second.

Suddenly.

His body felt lighter and he was already rising high into the sky.

(End of this chapter)