Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

“I didn’t mind, Father.” In formal settings, Genji still addressed Tachibana Munemasa as Father. “I’m just curious, did you leave your job in Japan and travel all the way to China just to catch up with old friends? That’s not like you. And I still don’t understand why you asked me to bring Erii along.”

Tachibana Masamune laughed heartily: "Dr. Chen is here to help us completely solve Erii's health problems."

"Eri's health problem?"

These words made Genji's heart skip a beat. Over the years, the Snake Clan had exhausted all their resources and efforts to find a cure for Erii's illness, but to no avail.

To this end, he even went to Kassel College, a place with a high concentration of mixed-race people, for further studies, but still could not find an effective way to treat Erii.

Her condition was so unusual that there was probably only one case like it in the whole world.

However, his father claimed that this group of mysterious people could cure Erii. He had to admit, this did indeed intrigue Genji.

Despite his attraction, Genjiro still found it hard to believe that these people, who seemed to have come from nowhere, could have completely cured Erii.

Tachibana Masamune noticed the doubt on Genji's face. "What, Genji, don't you believe me?"

Genjiro took a deep breath and bowed his head, saying, "Yes, Father, I know Erii's illness better than anyone else. I find it hard to believe that there is anyone in the world who can completely cure her."

"I'll show you something and you'll understand."

"Want to look at something?"

"It's a gift from Dr. Chen."

Genji looked up in confusion, only to see Tachibana Munemasa asking Dr. Chen, "Did you bring the box?"

Dr. Chen nodded and waved, and two people, both wearing white coats, carried a box and walked up to Tachibana Munemasa and Genjiro.

It was an ordinary black briefcase, the leather surface looked rough and tough, and there was a silver nameplate on the front with a lush World Tree engraved on it.

Genji had seen a similar emblem before, the one on the coat of arms of Kassel College. However, while Kassel College's emblem depicted a half-decayed World Tree, this was a complete and lush World Tree.

"Open it," Dr. Chen commanded in a heavy, hoarse voice.

One of the two men continued to hold the box, while the other gently unfastened the lock. As the box opened, Genjiro's face showed an expression of disbelief and shock upon seeing what was inside.

Inside the box lay a beating heart!

Chapter 62 Stupid Dog

It was a complete heart, not large, probably only about the size of Genjiro's fist, roughly the size of a fist. It was bright red, more so than any heart Genjiro had ever seen in his life, and was being soaked in a transparent container filled with an unknown solution.

Upon closer inspection, its internal valves are even contracting and relaxing, like performing a meticulously choreographed dance, elegant yet powerful. With each heartbeat, the surrounding blood vessels, which had been surgically removed, seem to come alive, gently harmonizing with the heart's rhythm.

"Heart, heart?"

“That’s right, it’s a heart,” Masamune Tachibana said. “And it’s the heart of a dragon.”

"A dragon's heart?" Genji's voice trembled with disbelief. "Why would a dragon's heart be the same size as a human heart?"

"Because it was cut off when it was in human form." Dr. Chen let out a hoarse, sinister laugh from behind his mask.

A scene flashed through Yuan Zhisheng's mind: a humanoid dragon covered in scales was tightly bound to an operating table, and a group of men, holding sharp scalpels, calmly and skillfully cut open his chest cavity, separated his ribs and vital blood vessels, and pulled his heart out of his chest cavity alive.

I don't know what methods they used, but they managed to prevent the dragon from putting up the slightest resistance.

Genji adjusted his breathing, trying to make his voice sound as calm as possible: "You dissected a live dragon? A sub-species?"

In Genjiro's knowledge base, a dragon capable of maintaining a stable human form is something that at least a next-generation species could do.

“I know this sounds cruel, naive, but you should not have any sympathy for dragons.”

Tachibana Masamune put his arm around Genji's shoulder.

"Dragons and humans are destined enemies. Think about when dragons enslaved us. When did they ever show any compassion for humans?"

Humans toil for dragons, build palaces, and fulfill all their demands, all in exchange for the right to breathe air. And yet, the dragons want to take even that simple right away. Why do humans rebel against dragons? Isn't it simply to gain the right to survive?

They even polluted our bloodline. Think about how many humans in this world have been reduced to mindless, lifeless beings because their blood has been contaminated by dragons?

Tachibana Masamune's earnest words slightly dispelled the initial disgust that had arisen in Genji's heart.

He bowed to Tachibana Masamune and said, "Father, I don't pity dragons. I'm just curious about what this heart is for."

"It can save Erii."

"Can it save Erii?" Genji was taken aback, then suddenly realized something. "Do you mean you're planning to transplant this heart into Erii's body?"

……

Erii held Yabuki Sakura's hand and sat on a bench by the street. Crow, wearing sunglasses, stood beside them. Diagonally opposite them was the magnificent Ocean Classic Mall.

"Miss Sakura, why are they staring at me?" Erii asked in her notebook.

Sakura Yabuki only paused for a moment before realizing that the "they" Erii wrote referred to these passersby.

Erii was still wearing her red and white shrine maiden outfit today, with wooden clogs on her feet and tabi socks covering her small, delicate feet.

Even setting aside 2006 when cosplay culture was not yet widespread, even in 2012 when cosplay culture was quite popular, wearing such anime-like costumes on the street would still attract a lot of attention.

Furthermore, Erii's already delicate, porcelain-doll-like face and red hair made her even more eye-catching.

Sakura Yabuki replied with a smile, "It's because Erii-san is just too cute that they're looking at you."

They are currently waiting for Yasha by the roadside, as Yasha has gone to buy ice cream for Erii.

Not long ago, when they passed by the Ocean Classic Mall, Erii asked Sakura Yabuki what the building was. Sakura replied that it was a shopping mall. Erii asked if she could go in and take a look, but Sakura said no.

Erii's physical indicators are approaching the threshold today. Although her condition is currently normal, we cannot guarantee that it will remain as stable as it is now.

Unlike in Japan, China doesn't have such extensive connections. If Erii really went berserk in a crowded place, they wouldn't have the power to suppress her.

To be honest, Sakura Yabuki didn't understand why the lord had asked them to bring Erii to China.

However, although she couldn't grant Erii's request to go shopping, Sakura did grant Erii's request to "eat ice cream."

Yasha volunteered to buy ice cream for Erii, while the others waited for him to return by the roadside.

……

Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao walked side by side in the same Ocean Classic Mall.

Since it was only around nine o'clock after reviewing the class assignment list, and there was still plenty of time, Liu Miaomiao suggested that they go for a stroll somewhere.

Lu Mingfei asked Liu Miaomiao where she wanted to go. He hadn't been back to this city in 2006 for too long, and many places there were different from what he remembered.

The only suitable place for a date I could think of was the playground inside Shilan Middle School. Every evening after self-study, student couples would stroll hand in hand on the playground, and when they were really in love, they would run to the bushes next to it to kiss.

However, Lu Mingfei would never suggest going to the playground. Firstly, it was broad daylight, so there was no atmosphere for a nighttime stroll. Secondly, they weren't close enough to be kissing.

In the end, the two agreed to go to the CBD center for a stroll. Liu Miaomiao wanted to try other desserts at that dessert shop, and Lu Mingfei didn't have any particular place he wanted to go, so he went along with Liu Miaomiao's suggestion.

After all, it's a date. As Fingel once said, the focus of a date is how beautiful and clingy the girl is, not how spectacular the date location is.

For example, Liu Miaomiao is very beautiful. She always attracts attention when she walks down the street.

For example, Liu Miaomiao is also very clingy.

"Mingfei, do you think this bag suits me?"

"Does this hat look good on me?"

"Mingfei, can you help me decide if I look better in this blue dress or this pink dress?"

From the moment Liu Miaomiao inexplicably dragged Lu Mingfei into the Ocean Classic Mall, she led him through various luxury brand stores, making him try on all sorts of clothes.

Faced with Liu Miaomiao's various questions, Lu Mingfei could only give a uniform answer: "They all look good."

Liu Miaomiao pouted and said with a hint of complaint, "You say I look good in everything I wear. Are you just trying to appease me?"

It has to be said that Liu Miaomiao, who is as quiet as water, has a surprisingly cute side when she occasionally acts coquettish.

"No, they all look great on you," Lu Mingfei said truthfully, spreading his hands. "Maybe it's because you're good-looking that I think everything you wear looks good on you."

Liu Miaomiao was taken aback when she heard this. Suddenly, she turned her back, put the little dress in her hand back into the wardrobe, and looked like she was seriously choosing clothes.

But actually, Liu Miaomiao's face was already red.

That Lu Mingfei! Why does he always praise people for no reason and then not do anything in return?

It's made them feel really down right now.

Do you expect a girl to take the initiative?

Looking at the clothes rack in front of her, Liu Miaomiao felt a mix of shame, indignation, and frustration. Finally, she managed to utter only two words from her tightly pursed lips:

"Stupid dog!"

Chapter 63 Strawberry Ice Cream

After accompanying Liu Miaomiao through various brand clothing stores, Liu Miaomiao didn't buy anything. She hummed a song and happily walked out of the stores.

Sometimes Lu Mingfei couldn't help but marvel at how amazing girls were. They clearly didn't intend to buy anything in the first place, yet they could confidently go into every store to try on clothes without feeling tired, enjoying the process immensely.

"Mingfei, are you tired from shopping?" Liu Miaomiao asked.

Lu Mingfei knew that when a girl asked him if he was tired, even if he was really tired, he couldn't say he was.

However, if you simply answer that you're not tired, the girl will genuinely believe you're not tired and will continue to drag you around the mall with her.

There isn't actually a standard answer to how to respond.

Lu Shenren's answer was that at this point, he should take the initiative and act as if he were thinking of the girl, saying:

"I'm not tired, but we've been walking around for quite a while, and I'm worried you might be. Why don't we find somewhere to rest? Didn't you want to try 'No Name' desserts?"

First, say you're not tired, indicating your physical condition is perfectly fine. Then, shift the main focus to the girl, explaining that your request to rest was entirely for her sake, and had nothing to do with you. Finally, find something she's interested in to distract her.

"Alright." Liu Miaomiao nodded. She hadn't felt it when Lu Mingfei hadn't mentioned it, but now that he had, she really felt a bit tired.

And Lu Mingfei... is really quite gentle; he even cared whether I was tired.

The naive Liu Miaomiao was manipulated by the cunning Lu Mingfei.

"Let's go to the dessert shop first!"

In typical large shopping malls like these, the dining area and shopping area are separate. Lu Mingfei and Liu Miaomiao had to take a long detour to reach the dessert shop.

When they arrived at the dessert shop, there was a large crowd gathered at the entrance. Liu Miaomiao followed Lu Mingfei and saw that the crowd was queuing to buy ice cream.

"Is this ice cream really that good?" Liu Miaomiao murmured curiously, then suddenly turned to Lu Mingfei and asked, "Mingfei, do you want some?"

Lu Mingfei immediately understood the implication in Liu Miaomiao's words and readily agreed, "Yes!"