Dragon Raja: Lu Mingfei Returns from Japan

Lu Mingfei shrugged, took his phone out of his pocket, and the moment he did, the soft and cute Xia Mi was back.

"It's the latest Nokia N73! It was just released a few days ago, right? Senior, you're really rich! I really want a white one too, but it costs over 4000 yuan, I can't afford it."

"I didn't buy it; someone gave it to me as a gift."

"Who sent it?" Xia Mi's eyes darted around as she moved closer to Lu Mingfei and sat down, peering up at him with her eyes. "Liu Miaomiao? That's great. I wish I could find a rich boyfriend to take care of me."

"Pah, don't make me sound like a gigolo who lives off women, okay? Besides, it wasn't even a gift from her."

"Who is that?"

"Please don't change the subject."

Seemingly having her little scheme seen through by Lu Mingfei, Xia Mi playfully stuck out her tongue.

Lu Mingfei opened his contacts and turned his phone screen towards Xia Mi.

"This phone was given to me by someone else, and I know for sure that I don't have your number saved in my phone."

What I want to know is, will your number be in my new phone?

Chapter 79 Brand

Why is your number in my new phone?

Lu Mingfei waited for Xia Mi's answer, but unexpectedly, she pointed her finger at Lu Mingfei's phone screen and changed the subject, asking a question.

"Who is this girl named Su Xiaoqiang?"

Xia Mi narrowed her eyes, her tone low and languid, just like a girl who had stumbled upon her boyfriend's cheating records on her phone.

"I never expected that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would also learn to cheat on me."

“You have no right to say such things.” Lu Mingfei rolled his eyes. “Don’t try to change the subject. First, tell me why your number is in my phone.”

"Tch, I'll tell Liu Miaomiao later."

Xia Mi gave a soft hum, propped herself up on the rocks by the tree pool with both hands, and sat back, swinging her legs gently as if paddling through water.

“It’s a ‘brand’,” Xia Mi said.

"'brand'?"

"Everyone who enters Nibelungen carries the mark of Nibelungen on them. I thought you knew that."

Lu Mingfei knew this. However, he only knew that the brand was a symbol of having entered the Nibelungen, or something like a key.

Aside from that, he didn't know much else about the branding.

Xia Mi waved to Lu Mingfei: "Hold out your hand."

Lu Mingfei did as instructed, opening his right palm, which was then grasped by Xia Mi and pulled closer to her.

Xia Mi's hands were small, as white and smooth as her skin. Bai Juyi once praised Yang Guifei's snow-white skin as "smooth as jade washed by hot spring water," and Lu Mingfei thought that it was probably similar.

Complementing her fair skin, her slender fingers were also icy cold. The moment their fingers touched, a refreshing coolness slowly spread along Lu Mingfei's palms.

It felt like summer had brought spring into the air.

Xia Mi gently held Lu Mingfei's hand with one hand, and with the other hand, she gently drew circles on Lu Mingfei's palm with her index finger. A tingling sensation spread where Xia Mi's fingertip touched, and the itchy feeling from before resurfaced in her heart.

Lu Mingfei sensed the ambiguity of the gesture and felt a little uncomfortable.

"What do you want to do?"

"Let me help you find where your mark is."

Xia Mi lowered her head, her eyes intently fixed on Lu Mingfei's palm, like an old man offering palm readings on the street.

"Hey, it's almost here, look."

As soon as Xia Mi finished speaking, Lu Mingfei indeed felt the area where Xia Mi had drawn circles on him suddenly start to heat up.

It's not just a simple burning sensation or anything like that; it's a kind of resonant, living heat, much like the heart pounding wildly after strenuous exercise.

A dark gold circular matrix flashed across the center of the palm.

Xia Mi said leisurely, "This is the mark you left after entering the 'Nibelungen Metropolis.' Besides serving as a kind of identification, it is also the connection between the 'Nibelungen intruder' and the 'Nibelungen owner.' As long as this mark is there, I can find you, Senior Brother, no matter where you are in the world."

"Don't make such cheesy, cheesy things sound so scary..."

"It's terrifying there, but it's clearly romantic."

"Okay, okay, that's romantic. But what does that have to do with me having your number in my phone?"

Xia Mi shrugged. “‘Imprint’ has a mental effect. You think we’re communicating through QQ or mobile phones, but actually I’m using those as a medium to communicate with you directly on a mental level through ‘Imprint’.”

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened; this was the first time he had ever heard of such a thing.

"Is it strange? The 'brand' has the effect of connecting the 'intruder' and the 'owner'. This sounds like a mental ability, right? Your phone is fine, but QQ is under heavy surveillance by Norma from Kassel College. How could I dare to discuss dragons with you on QQ?"

Lu Mingfei was stunned.

Is Norma monitoring my QQ account?

Why is Norma monitoring my QQ account?

Is it because I am a rare S-class? Or is it because my parents' bloodline is too pure, and Kassel College is afraid that my bloodline will become unstable during my growth, so they are monitoring me?

He remembered the principal telling him that the college had been secretly watching him ever since he was born.

He suddenly realized that although he had returned from the future, he still lacked sufficient understanding of many secrets about this world.

Perhaps only a true dragon king like Xia Mi knows the truth of this world.

Xia Mi, seeing Lu Mingfei lost in thought, assumed he was frightened by the 'brand' incident, so she crossed her legs and said:

"Senior brother, you don't need to think so much. Just think about it, being with such a beautiful junior sister, and having such a convenient tool for secret communication, shouldn't you be very happy? Isn't this the legendary mutual affection?"

Lu Mingfei snapped out of his thoughts and pouted, "You want me to be heart-to-heart with a dragon king? I'm afraid I'll have nightmares."

Xia Mi pointed at Lu Mingfei's head, "Do you want me to erase your memories from the Nibelungen too? That way I won't be the Dragon King, but a cute and cuddly junior sister."

"Forget it then."

Lu Mingfei quickly waved his hand, thinking to himself, "I know you are the Dragon King because of my memories from my past life. What's the use of you erasing my memories from this life?"

"Speaking of which," Xia Mi changed the subject, "since you came out of Odin's Nibelungen last time, have you sensed anything unusual?"

"Something unusual?"

"For example, sensing a summons from him or something?"

"No," Lu Mingfei shook his head, answering truthfully.

Xia Mi gave a soft "Oh" and nodded, seemingly not expecting anything from Lu Mingfei's answer.

"That's normal. He's a very cautious guy, and a strategist. Every time he appears, there's always a good reason and thorough preparation. I don't expect you to run into him again anytime soon. It seems like the monitoring period for you will have to be extended."

"It's you monitoring me and Norma monitoring me, making me feel like some kind of experimental subject."

"You were my guinea pig from the start."

Xia Mi suddenly jumped down from the tree pool rock, turned around to face Lu Mingfei, and put her hands behind her back.

“If it weren’t for your experimental value, you and Liu Miaomiao would have been dead when you accidentally wandered into Nibelungen. I was just curious about what Odin was trying to do, so I agreed to your terms and let you go.”

"So, after the experiment is over and I'm no longer of any use, you're not going to kill me, are you?" Lu Mingfei asked.

He wasn't worried that Xia Mi would actually kill him; he simply wanted to find out the purpose behind Xia Mi's actions.

After all, he had Lu Mingze as his trump card, and knew that Xia Mi definitely couldn't do anything to him.

"Yeah, that's right. What should we do? Once the experiment is over, you'll be useless to me as a guinea pig."

Xia Mi deliberately pretended to be deep in thought, pacing back and forth in front of Lu Mingfei. Then, as if she had thought of a good idea, she suddenly clapped her hands in front of her chest, turned around, and stopped directly in front of Lu Mingfei.

"Why don't you try seducing me, senior brother? Maybe you'll successfully arouse my heart, and I'll take pity on you and let you go?"

Xia Mi winked mischievously, a smile playing on her lips, and said in a charming and playful tone.

Chapter 80 Liu Miaomiao also received a gift?

Strangely, in Lu Mingfei's memory, Xia Mi's behavior would not have been so bold and direct.

The Xia Mi in front of me has many similarities to the Xia Mi in my memory, but there are also some differences.

Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered what Jormungandr had said in the Nibelungen in his previous life.

……

"Back then, I hadn't fully learned about human things, so I was quite clumsy when it came to seduction."

"You don't understand dragons at all. Dragons, like humans, were originally just children who came into this world."

……

So, when Xia Mi first seduced Chu Zihang, she was about the same age as she is now.

Xia Mi is currently in the stage of learning human behavior. She has not yet pieced together what she has observed to create the Xia Mi who is exactly the same as the one in Lu Mingfei's memory.

This feeling puzzled Lu Mingfei. It was as if he both knew her and didn't know her.

"Your method of seduction is too low-level; it won't corrupt my Dao heart."

Afraid that Xia Mi would see through his insincerity, Lu Mingfei quickly stood up from the tree pool and stone, dusted himself off, and walked to the front.

"Low-class?"

Xia Mi tilted her head, seemingly lost in thought.

……

Lu Mingfei had nothing to do today and originally wanted to stay longer to get some information from Xia Mi that he hadn't heard before.

Although Kassel College is still a long way off for him, three years of high school life will pass in the blink of an eye. Knowing things in advance is essential for preparation.

However, Xia Mi took the initiative to end this confession session because she had tutoring in the afternoon. This made Lu Mingfei feel a little sorry for Xia Mi.

It seems that even the Dragon King, after entering human society, could not escape the iron fist of exam-oriented education.

However, Lu Mingfei had already learned what he mainly wanted to understand from Xia Mi.

Furthermore, I learned about the function of branding, which was an unexpected bonus.