Crossing the azure as a black dragon

"pretty."

Black Dragon nodded.

She had imagined what the scenery would be like here before she came, but she never expected to see such beauty.

It seems the company has a pretty good sense of aesthetics.

Suddenly, Black Dragon felt someone poking her. She turned her head and saw Fear looking at her with gleaming eyes.

"...What do you want to say?"

Black Flying Dragon remained expressionless.

"come on."

Kewei gave a thumbs up.

Black Flying Dragon ignored her and looked at Yi Xian.

"Hehe, this way."

Yi Xian noticed their subtle movements and chuckled as she began to lead the way.

"It's been a long time since we've been back. I wonder if the Commander misses us."

Zhao and Xiao skipped ahead, very happy.

"With the Commander's wife by his side, things might not go well."

Ying Rui said from the side.

!

An exclamation mark appeared above the black dragon's head.

"Fearful, give me your tea set first."

Black Dragon lowered his voice and spoke to Fearsome.

"No, I'm here on behalf of the royal family. If I give it to you, it's no longer my responsibility."

A fearsome and decisive refusal.

"Uh, why don't you go ask how to stay here?"

Black Dragon hesitated for a moment.

"for you."

Kewei decisively took out a small storage cube and put it into Black Dragon's pocket.

"What are you doing, Sister Long?"

Seemingly awakened by the noise from Black Dragon and the other two, Yuudachi said somewhat groggily while lying on Black Dragon's back.

"We're discussing how to sell you."

Ke Wei gave a very serious answer.

"no!"

Yuudachi instinctively leaned back and almost fell off the black dragon's back.

"Don't listen to her nonsense. We've arrived at our destination and are about to visit Yixian's commander."

Black Flying Dragon glared at Fearsome and then comforted Yuudachi.

"Well."

Startled by Kawaii, Yuudachi snapped back to reality, pouting as she stared at Kawaii—super cute.

"I'm so sorry, I'll treat you to some snacks that Belfast has prepared later."

Ke Wei realized his mistake and unleashed his deadly attack.

"Sister Kewei is so kind."

Yuudachi immediately became happy.

Black Flying Dragon sighed, squatted down to put Yuudachi down, then took out the formidable little Rubik's Cube and opened it. Inside, there really was only a tea set.

After fooling around for a while, the group followed the road to an L-shaped house. The house was about 200 square meters, a fairly ordinary single-story house with blue tiles. There was an open space in front of the house, and outside the open space was a vegetable garden with many vegetables growing in it. Although it was not grand, it was full of life and not bad. There was also a black sedan next to it.

The house has four doors in total. There are small doors at both ends and corners, and a large wooden door in the middle, which leads to the living room.

"I apologize for bothering you this time. If you have any comments, please feel free to contact us. I'll head back now."

Before Hei Feilong even entered the room, a man in a suit with a buzz cut walked out of the room next to the main hall. After straightening his clothes, he drove away past Hei Feilong and the others.

"this?"

Black Flying Dragon looked at Yi Xian.

“We don’t know him.”

Yi Xian shook his head and walked to the front door.

"Commander, we've come back to see you!"

Zhao He entered the guest room first and called out.

"It's Zhaohe. Are you tired from your journey? Come in quickly."

A slightly hoarse voice came from the room on the left.

"Commander, we're back."

Yi Xian and Ying Rui followed them into the guest room and then into the room on the left.

"..."

The three men, Hei Feilong, stared at each other outside, none of them daring to go in first.

"Oh? You brought a friend back? Come in, come in and sit down."

Just as they were hesitating, a woman who looked to be in her forties came out of the room. She was not tall, but had a very kind face. When she saw Hei Feilong and the others, she greeted them with a smile and invited them in.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

Black Dragon was pushed by Fearsome, and braced himself as he walked through the door.

"No need to be so polite, just make yourself at home. You can call me Aunt Deng."

Aunt Deng was very hospitable and took Hei Feilong and the other two into her home.

"Hello Aunt Deng, I am Black Flying Dragon, this is Fathomable and Yuudachi. Ah, here is a small gift, I hope you like it."

When facing his elders, Hei Feilong felt his usual composure disappear. After the introduction, he hurriedly placed the calligraphy and paintings and the formidable tea set he had brought on the table.

"Oh dear, why did you bring a gift when you came to visit? You old man, why don't you come out and entertain us?"

Aunt Deng smiled and waved her hand, then ran to the guest room on the left and gave a scolding.

"Hey, I just saw that kid off, can I sit for a while?"

That hoarse voice rang out again, but this time it was no longer composed.

"Commander, let me help you."

Zhao He's voice rang out, sounding somewhat like a child's coquettish pout.

"No trouble at all, we'll be right there."

Black Flying Dragon coughed lightly and led the way into the guest room.

Twentieth

Chapter Eight: Rich Girl and Poor Boy

Inside the guest room, Black Flying Dragon sat obediently in a chair, looking at the old commander opposite him. He had gray hair, was slightly thin, but was very energetic. He looked a size bigger than Aunt Deng. According to the introduction, this commander's surname was Zhou.

"Hmm, this matter is a bit troublesome."

Old Zhou sat on a solid wood chair with armrests, leaning back slightly, his brows furrowed, giving off a sense of inexplicable unease.

"So there's hope? Please let me know about the living conditions."

Kewei sat upright beside Heifeilong, his expression unusually serious. Compared to the suddenly docile Heifeilong, Kewei was quite at ease, talking with Elder Zhou.

Yi Xian was helping to make tea, while the others were paying attention to the conversation between Hei Feilong and his group.

After entering and introducing themselves, Black Flying Dragon explained his purpose, and that's how things turned out.

"As you probably know, many retired commanders live here. Although there are ship girls living here, most of them come as relatives of commanders, which means they need a guarantor. In addition, the ship girls who settle here have all transferred to the Eastern Empire and basically no longer go out to sea."

Old Zhou's gaze swept over Hei Feilong and the other two before he slowly spoke.

Upon hearing this, Black Dragon had already given up most of the time, and was about to speak when Fear pulled him back.

“We already knew these things before we came. As the commander, you should know where we come from and what we are fighting for. If you turn us away just for the reasons mentioned above, isn’t that too arbitrary?”

Ke Wei wore a professional smile, his tone was very gentle, but his words were very sharp.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"That's not a good way to put it."

Black Flying Dragon glanced at Old Zhou, whose expression remained unchanged, and whispered in Ke Wei's ear.

She came with a "let's give it a try" attitude; if it didn't work out, so be it, there was no need to force it. But this struggle made Black Flying Dragon a little anxious.

Feeling the heat on his ear, Kewei raised his eyebrows and glanced at Hei Feilong. He poked Hei Feilong's waist with the hand that was originally holding Hei Feilong's clothes, forcing Hei Feilong to sit up straight.

"Cough cough."

Old Zhou coughed lightly twice as he watched the two men's subtle movements, unable to immediately determine whether Black Flying Dragon was nervous or not.

"please say."

Black Flying Dragon straightened up and looked at Old Zhou again.

“This lady is right. It’s a bit unreasonable to judge things now by old rules. However, there is one thing that must be followed: after settling here, you can no longer go out to sea frequently.”

Old Zhou smiled slightly and said to Black Flying Dragon.

"Uh."