Dragon Clan: Force me to be reborn and slay dragons

Chapter 300 Mutual Flattery and Testing

When they learned that Lu Mingfei was the dragon slayer who killed the White King, they had already changed their opinion of that loser from Shilan Middle School who everyone could step on.

This raised his danger level from roadside weeds to the highest level, making him arguably the strongest hybrid in the world.

The reason it was suspected rather than confirmed was simply because she hadn't yet met the legendary Angers.

If she knew that the so-called world's strongest dragon slayer was just a guy named Dao Lang who raced against time, she would probably laugh herself awake in the middle of the night.

Lu Mingfei, on the other hand, has a solid track record that doesn't lie.

He did not join the Kassel College and is backed by another organization; it's obvious that the Secret Service would not help him commit perjury.

Regardless of whether he single-handedly slayed the dragon or used some forbidden weapon, it's worth re-evaluating this boy who always serves as the background for various comedic situations.

The fact that the other party approached with others without her noticing at all made Xia Mi's internal alarm bells go off.

However, on the surface, there was no sign of anything amiss.

Her current persona is that of a newbie who has just entered the Kassel preparatory class, who has only a superficial understanding of the secrets of the dragon race, and who should not know the true identities of Lu Mingfei and Chu Zihang. She even has to follow the preparatory class's instructions not to reveal the existence of the dragon race and hybrids to ordinary people.

So, she simply looked at Lu Mingfei and the pretty girl with red eyes next to him with the curiosity a normal girl should have. After a brief eye contact, her eyes widened in surprise, then turned into delight.

"Oh, you are... Senior Brother Lu Mingfei?"

Her voice carried just the right amount of uncertainty. To avoid making a fool of herself, she pulled out a Nokia touchscreen phone from her pocket—its casing had a few scratches but it was spotless—and with a few light taps of the keys, she opened an image and carefully compared it before finally confirming:

Wow, it really is you!

The girl's performance was textbook-worthy.

From her slightly widened pupils to her unconsciously leaning forward, and then to that perfectly timed exclamation, she looked exactly like a lucky junior who had returned to her alma mater during the holidays and unexpectedly met a popular senior, making her trip worthwhile.

You'd never guess she's a little witch who'd tamper with other people's precious memories.

"But shouldn't you be saving the world in Japan?" Xia Mi tilted her head slightly after her initial surprise. "Why are you back so soon?"

Lu Mingfei naturally understood the probing in her words, and waved his hand with a smile: "I'm not Ultraman, how could I possibly fight against natural disasters? Just kidding. If there's danger, of course I'll go back to China and stay there. It's safer here."

I don't believe you for a second. You're a really bad, useless senior.

Xia Mi didn't believe it, but instead of pressing the issue, she looked at the red-eyed girl next to her who was looking at her with a probing gaze.

Erii was staring at her intently, her face expressionless, but Natsumi could sense the curiosity flickering in her eyes. She wasn't looking at a rival, but rather like a cat eyeing a perfect fluffy ball, it was eager to pounce.

"What's going on between you two..." Xia Mi's gaze swept back and forth between the two, revealing a longing yet mischievous smile: "You successfully confessed and brought him back?"

He's clearly a veteran of Shilan from the moment he opens his mouth; it's just like me.

"What do you mean by 'kidnapping'? It sounds awful." Lu Mingfei felt offended. He was a pure and upright gentleman, and he even had Erii's parents' approval. How could they use the word "kidnapping"?

"You call me senior brother, are you also a student at Shilan Middle School? How come I've never seen you before?"

He filled in the gaps in Chu Zihang's questions.

It wasn't too abrupt, after all, a girl as pretty as Xia Mi couldn't possibly be unknown in Shilan Middle School, where hormones were overflowing and almost everyone was obsessed with love. She would be crowned the school beauty by busybodies within a few days of enrolling.

However, Lu Mingfei searched through all the memories he had received but could not find a single word or image about her.

“I’m a year younger than you,” the girl said matter-of-factly. “Back then, I was still young and hadn’t fully grown yet.”

Lu Mingfei gave her a deep look and thought to himself that Zhang Wuji's mother was right: the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people.

From the moment we met, this girl didn't utter a single truthful word.

Aren't all mixed-race people good-looking from childhood to adulthood? How many of them are ugly?

Thousands of miles away, a platinum-blonde girl who had nothing to do suddenly sneezed.

"Girls change a lot as they grow up, and they become more and more beautiful. Congratulations on not growing up ugly." Lu Mingfei gave a thumbs up, his tone so sincere that no one could find fault with him.

"A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days' absence." Xia Mi returned the greeting with clasped hands, her movements clean and swift, displaying a touch of chivalrous spirit.
"Senior Brother Lu, you've recovered too, and your handsomeness is almost on par with Senior Brother Chu."

Lu Mingfei used to feel embarrassed talking to pretty girls, but now he can lie without batting an eye. He's really good at hiding his lies.

Watching the two of them flatter each other while subtly probing each other, Chu Zihang felt that they were really putting on a show, turning a youth campus comedy into a spy thriller.

"We're going to the cafeteria for lunch, would you like to come along, Senior Brother Lu?" Xia Mi extended an invitation.

"You're treating?" Lu Mingfei seemed not to notice the girl's simple attire and old-fashioned cell phone.

"Shouldn't it be the senior brother inviting the junior sister?" Xia Mi raised her index finger and shook it, looking at him with exasperation: "Senior brother, you won't be popular with girls if you act like this."

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei raised his hand, which was intertwined with Erii's, and his lips curled into a Nike logo: "What did you just say? The wind was too strong and I didn't hear you clearly. Could you say it again?"

Xia Mi: "..."

She glanced down at her phone, then looked at Chu Zihang with a serious expression: "Senior, school's about to let out, the cafeteria's going to be packed, we need to hurry."

After saying that, he walked quickly forward, looking as if he was afraid that if he was late, there would only be leftovers.

As they passed by Lu Mingfei and Erii, the former's gaze met Chu Zihang's, and he gave a barely perceptible nod before turning around and following the girl who was leading the way.

"Sakura, who is this girl? She's so cute," Erii asked softly, her light-colored eyes reflecting Natsumi's slender figure.

Although she herself is as exquisitely beautiful as a doll, it must be admitted that the bouncy girl in front of her had a natural, lively beauty, which is exactly what she lacks now.

“Junior sister,” Lu Mingfei replied succinctly.

"What are you saying? What are you mumbling about? Are you talking badly about me?" Xia Mi, who was leading the way, suddenly turned her head and looked at the two of them suspiciously.

"Yes, I'm saying you're a reincarnated starving ghost."

"You're lying! Do you think I don't understand Japanese? Kawaii clearly means cute." Xia Mi grumbled, expressing her dissatisfaction.

"You already know, yet you still ask? Girl, your name is Vanity." Lu Mingfei pointed at her.

Xia Mi's eyes darted around, and she seized the opportunity to make a move. She suddenly slowed down and moved closer to Erii: "What's this older sister's name? Is her eye color natural or from colored contact lenses?"

Dyeing your hair red—how bold and avant-garde!

As she got closer, she could feel the power surging within Erii's body.

That aura should belong to only pure descendants of the White King; it was so pure it was terrifying.

Judging from her perception, the girl's bloodline concentration had clearly exceeded the critical blood limit, yet she could still maintain a human form.

She stared intently at Erii's bulging collar, trying to discern something else inside, such as dragon scales or padding.

Unfortunately, we only saw the gap that was visible to the naked eye and difficult to bridge.

This question didn't need Lu Mingfei's translation; Erii, who had already started learning to speak Chinese, caught the key words and answered in fluent Mandarin:

"Hello, my name is Uesugi Erii, nice to meet you."

This was one of the everyday phrases Lu Mingfei had taught her, and she had practiced it very fluently. "Hello, my name is Xia Mi." The girl extended her hand, her eyes curving into crescent shapes, looking like she wanted to get close to the pretty older sister.

Erii glanced at Lu Mingfei and, seeing that he didn't stop her, followed suit and reached out to shake his hand.

Lu Mingfei paid close attention throughout and did not sense any fluctuations from the release of spiritual energy. The handshake was also brief, so he was slightly relieved.

No one knew the shock Xia Mi felt after letting go.

Is this girl named Erii not a dragon in human skin?

The quality of the dragon blood in her body is already comparable to that of a next-generation species, and there is still great untapped potential.

Could it be that she has already embarked on that path?

……

The four of them arrived at the cafeteria before school ended. Chu Zihang silently took out his meal card, looking like a walking ATM.

Xia Mi originally wanted to be reserved and only chose two vegetarian dishes and one meat dish, but after seeing Lu Mingfei and Erii's plates piled up like a small mountain, she decisively added a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs.

Erii's eating manners are textbook examples of elegance; she chews slowly and deliberately, yet the food disappears at an astonishingly fast pace.

Xia Mi glanced sideways, thinking that this must be the legendary "still as a virgin, swift as a glutton".

As expected, the environment shapes a person; she eats slowly and carefully, afraid of eating too fast and not feeling full.

Young people eating together naturally don't follow the rule of not talking while eating, and Xia Mi continued to gather information:

"Senior Brother Lu, why didn't you take the college entrance exam? Did you get an acceptance letter from Senior Brother Chu's school?"

"Yes, the interview was very easy and I passed." Lu Mingfei maintained just the right amount of composure. He already knew that the interview result was predetermined. Even if he answered randomly and made up nonsense, that little old man Guderian would rack his brains to give him a perfect score.

This is what is meant by having great scholars debate the classics for me.

"So, what about Senior Brother Chu's visit this time..."

"Of course it's because I didn't agree."

Xia Mi asked knowingly, "Why?"

"Because I love this land so deeply," Lu Mingfei said with righteous indignation.

"Then why did you go to Japan for the college entrance exam?"

"Because I am prepared to expand my territory and achieve unparalleled feats."

The girl rolled her eyes so hard they almost reached the back of her head. She finally understood that she couldn't get any useful information out of this guy who was always spouting nonsense.

Then he turned to look at Chu Zihang:

"Senior, what impact will it have on you if you can't complete the recruitment target?"

Chu Zihang shook his head, as always sparing with his words.

Xia Mi's smile froze slightly, sensing that these two people had some issues.

One doesn't speak human language, and the other simply doesn't speak at all.

Isn't it said that boys become like peacocks displaying their plumage in front of pretty girls?

How did she end up meeting two men who didn't have those worldly desires?
Do not……

She glanced at Lu Mingfei, who was adding food to Erii's plate, and ignored the man who was already taken.

Just as she was mentally cursing Lu Mingfei, she heard Chu Zihang, who was sitting next to her, ask, "Where are you studying now?"

“At Peking University High School.” Xia Mi rested her chin on her hand, looking at him with her clear, autumn-water-like eyes. “There are many top students there, just like you, but unfortunately none of them are as good-looking as you.”

"Do you regret transferring schools?" Lu Mingfei interjected at the right moment to prevent his good friend from falling for a honey trap.

"No, the capital is much more prosperous than this small place." Xia Mi said this while swinging her legs, but no one knew what she was really thinking.

"Then why did you suddenly decide to come back to this small place? Is there someone you can't forget?"

"No, it's just that I suddenly wanted to see the sea." She turned to look out the window, the midday sun dancing on her eyelashes. "It's close to the sea here..."

Chu Zihang's gaze fell on her clean and jade-like profile: "Your parents are at ease knowing you came alone?"

"They have to take care of my brother, so I have to come alone." The girl pouted, her voice suddenly dropping like a deflated balloon.

A barely perceptible hint of disappointment flashed across the side of his face that wasn't illuminated by the sunlight.

Erii suddenly looked up when she heard the keyword again, her cheeks still bulging with food.

She blinked in confusion, not understanding why mentioning her brother would elicit such an expression from Xia Mi.

In her mind, her brother should be like Genjiro, someone who would gently stroke her hair and do his best to satisfy her willful demands.

Upon hearing this, Lu Mingfei's heart tightened, and he sat up straighter, staring at Xia Mi: "What happened to your brother?"

With Old Tang and Constantine setting such a high bar, he really didn't want to see the Xia siblings follow suit.

Xia Mi was somewhat bewildered, unsure why he was reacting so strongly, but she still spoke the truth, picking at the remaining rice in her plate with her chopsticks, her voice carrying a hint of habitual loneliness:
“My brother has dementia. The doctor said he also has bipolar disorder and sometimes he suddenly loses control of his emotions. So my parents have to stay home with him during their holidays. If I want to go out to play, I have to do it alone.”

Lu Mingfei didn't respond immediately. He knew that the girl in front of him rarely spoke the truth, but this time... that forlorn expression didn't seem like an act.

I had a strange feeling that Xia Mi might not be lying this time.

"So where do you stay by yourself, in a hotel?" he asked thoughtfully, changing the subject.

"Why are you asking so many questions, Senior Brother?" Xia Mi glared at him, arms crossed, her eyes filled with wariness of her senior brother.

"The residence of a single young woman is a top secret!"

"Really? I was thinking of finding you a bodyguard because I was worried about your safety alone." Lu Mingfei gave Chu Zihang a helpless look. "Since you don't need it, then forget it."

"Ah? This... this, actually, is still necessary." Xia Mi awkwardly took back what she had said earlier.

Lu Mingfei is a bit difficult to deal with, and he's been testing me intentionally or unintentionally. I naturally want to seize any opportunity to be alone with Chu Zihang.

"Heh, too late." Lu Mingfei sneered. "Now that the college entrance exam is over, your school should have resumed normal classes. How long do you plan to stay here and play?"

Honesty is the foundation of being a good person; a mouth full of lies is unacceptable.

Come on, young lady, tell us your persona, so that Senior Brother Chu can legitimately test your abilities.

Upon hearing this, Xia Mi knew that without giving a suitable reason, she would not be able to blend in with them and uncover their secrets. While her current identity was important, the Dragon King's Dragon Bone was indeed more important.

"I also received an offer from a foreign university. I will be studying in a foundation program in the second half of the year and will not have to go back to school."

(End of this chapter)