What bad intentions could the original dragon have?

For example, crab roe.

She can accept it as an "ingredient" when eaten alone and as an "ingredient" when made into crab roe noodles.

Once it is used as a 'seasoning' to pair with other ingredients, she just can't let it go.

"Let me do it." Ying took the soy sauce bottle from Zhong Ling's hand, and when she was about to drip it on, Ying suddenly found that Zhong Ling's vertical pupils had changed.

Taking the characteristics of species such as dragons, snakes, and cats as an example, their pupils are vertical at night and will dilate under light.

Zhong Ling also has the ability to shrink her pupils, but it seems to have nothing to do with light.

Her pupils are usually vertical, but when she enters a combat state, her pupils will dilate.

And now...the pupil that was staring at the soy sauce bottle had dilated to the extreme.

"Linglong...why don't you stop looking?" Ying was frightened by Zhong Ling's gaze. She was afraid that if she dropped a drop of soy sauce on the table, she would smash it to pieces with one claw.

"Hmm..." Zhong Ling forced herself to look away.

"How strange..." Ying secretly complained about Zhong Ling's weirdness in her heart. "I didn't care about the seasoning when I was eating, why is it like this when I'm cooking?"

While thinking this, Ying suddenly thought of Zhongli.

The same goes for this guy Zhongli.

He can eat fish balls and other seafood whose original shape cannot be identified.

He also did not refuse the whole pieces of sea cucumber and abalone in "Xian Tiao Qiang".

But if he were to walk to the beach and happen to see some seafood, he would probably just fire his rock gun at it.

"Are these siblings so neurotic?" Ying shook her head, dripped soy sauce on the perfect tofu, and mixed the vegetables with seasonings.

"Leave the kitchen to me from now on." Ying took Zhong Ling's hand and asked her to sit down.

"I just wanted to give it a try." Zhong Ling said sheepishly. "But it seems that I still can't overcome this."

Although it is common for husbands to cook in Liyue now, in the early days of Liyue, it was more common for women to cook.

Although Zhong Ling is very receptive to new things, her ideas are relatively traditional. In her opinion, it is normal for women to cook.

“Although I’m the ‘groom’ in the marriage certificate, I’m also a girl…” Having been in Liyue for so long, Ying has a certain understanding of Liyue’s traditions.

Especially the early Liyue traditions.

So, she could understand why Zhong Ling wanted to cook.

But in the end...

Sister Ying, I am a girl too!

C.49 That cape smells like milk

"Hiss... It's so cold..." Paimon rubbed his arms as he walked towards the snowy mountains. "It's so strange, why are there snowy mountains in Mondstadt?"

Theoretically, after becoming the God of Wind, Barbatos devoted himself to blowing away the ice and snow and flattening the mountains.

Regardless of whether it is 'snow' or 'mountain', this 'Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain' should be Barbatos' target.

But it remains to this day.

"..." Zhong Ling looked at the snow-capped mountain that was 'so close' and said after a moment of silence. "Because it... is the 'dead land'."

"Ah!" Paimeng shuddered when he heard Zhong Ling's words. "Linglong, what you said is so scary. What do you mean by 'the dead land'?"

"As we all know, there are 'ground veins' under Teyvat." Zhong Ling touched Paimon's head. "And the 'ground veins' of 'Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain' have been cut off, so it is 'dead land'."

The 'ground veins' cover the entire Teyvat, but the 'ground veins' of the 'Dragon Ridge Snow Mountains' have completely lost their vitality, which is almost impossible to do.

The reason why I said 'almost' is because it can indeed be done. After all, the 'ground veins' of the snow-capped mountains in front of us are indeed dead.

"It does sound scary." Ying nodded in agreement. "The cold wind here is a bit too biting."

It's true that her powers were sealed, but her body still retained some special abilities.

For example, physical strength can be restored at super fast speed, and one can be immune to cold and heat.

Of course, this is only immunity to cold and heat to a certain extent, which does not mean that she is really not afraid of extremely high or low temperatures.

And now, she really felt the chill.

"Put it on." Zhong Ling pulled out a white cloak from her sleeve and handed it to Ying. The inside of the cloak was covered with thick fur, which felt very good to the touch. No one knew what creature's fur it was.

When her bare skin touched the fur, Ying felt a wonderful sense of comfort.

If you are wrapped in such fluff, you will feel sleepy.

After the cloak blocked the cold wind and cold current, Ying felt her body temperature beginning to warm up.

"What kind of creature's fur is this?" Ying asked curiously, touching the fur. "Sniff... it smells sweet and fragrant like milk, very fragrant and fragrant."

"..." Zhong Ling did not respond to Ying's question.

"Linglong?" Ying tilted her head.

"It's been stored for such a long time, it should only have a stale smell, right?" Zhong Ling had a complicated expression.

"How long has it been left?" Ying rubbed the front and back of the body with her hands.

This fluff is much more comfortable than coral fleece!

"It's been released...about 4,000 years ago..." Zhong Ling looked at the cloak with a more complicated look. "It's actually...my scales..."

Perhaps because the dragon scales came from a dragon, Zhong Ling had never smelled the milky scent of the cloak.

"...Huh?!" Ying looked at the cloak in shock.

This looks like fluff no matter how you look at it, how can it be scales?

And why do dragon scales taste like milk?

"It can be transformed." Zhong Ling said confidently after getting over her embarrassment. "It should be warm, right?"

"Indeed." Ying nodded, grabbing a corner of the cloak and rubbing it against her cheek. "Super soft and super warm."

"There are only these two in the world, the one you have and the one I have." Zhong Ling pulled at the feathered garment on her body and said, "This one is made from my current scales, and the cloak is made from my childhood scales."

The cloak Ying is wearing is indeed her scales.

It was when the little Naga suddenly realized that she couldn't be so childish and act so recklessly that she resorted to the method of 'shedding' to remind herself that she had shed her scales only when she grew up.

In fact, she is an elemental dragon, and the concept of shedding does not exist at all. She sheds her skin just to give herself a hint that "I have grown up."

It was only after shedding her skin that Zhong Ling grew into her current appearance, which scared all the immortals at that time.

After all, it is indeed a bit scary for the short and fat loli to suddenly become what she is now.

But why do dragon scales smell like milk? This is not normal!

"Then I will cherish it! I will wear it in winter and summer! Shashasha." Ying put her nose on the cloak and made a very... very obscene breathing sound.

If it were just a little bit longer it would be the perfect quilt.

Ying even wanted to sleep with it covering her.

And this sweet milky smell...if you sleep with it covered, even your dreams will be sweet.

Maybe you can even dream about little Naga!

Yingting wanted to know what the little Naga looked like.

Linglong is a super beauty, so the little Naga must be very, very cute too, right?

"hey-hey..."

"Give it back to me after we leave the snow mountain." Zhong Ling said mercilessly after hearing Ying's voice.

"No~" Ying made a coquettish voice.

"Ah~ Traveler, you're so disgusting." Paimon made a disgusted sound and then shrank into Zhong Ling's arms.

"...Why am I not the same size as Paimon!" He looked sourly at Paimon, who was curled up in his wife's arms with his head caught in the meat ball.

Although she can often enjoy facial cleanser, but...the sour ones are still sour.

"Ying, as a girl you should be more reserved." Zhong Ling said helplessly.

"Although that's what I said, I am your husband." Ying emphasized the word 'husband'.

"I remember someone said two hours ago, 'Although I'm the 'groom' on the marriage certificate, I'm also a girl.'" Zhong Ling said with a hint of joking.

"Ahem..." I didn't expect that what I said two hours ago actually dug a hole, and I stepped into it.

"The Traveler actually thinks he is a girl? Hahaha..." Paimon pointed at Ying and laughed.

Anyway, she is now hiding in a safe zone where PK is prohibited, so she is not afraid of Ying at all.

Cricket is a traveler! I, Paimon, am not afraid of him at all.

"Linglong, I feel the cloak is so warm. Let Paimon try it too." Ying smiled slyly and stretched out his hand to Paimon in Zhong Ling's arms, as if to hug her.

"Traveler, I think it's warmer here in Linglong!" Paimon shook his head vigorously, trying to stop Ying.

However, how could Ying, who had finally seized the opportunity, let Paimon go?

Zhong Ling felt that she had to treat everyone equally.

Since Paimon laughed at Ying, he must naturally bear the corresponding consequences.

Paimon was carried away by Ying with a look of despair in his eyes...

C.50 I need a kiss

"According to the description given by Qin, Albedo is a gentle and elegant boy." Zhong Ling said to Ying when they reached the intersection of 'Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain'. "About... this high."

Zhong Ling said this and gestured at the tip of her nose.

"It shouldn't be much taller than Ying."

"Don't emphasize my height!" Ying felt very 'inferior' because she was not as tall as Zhong Ling.

Well, it is impossible for her to feel inferior to others, she is quite satisfied with her height.

At least when I hug my wife, I can just lower my head and find the facial cleanser.

"hhh..." Paimon, who was held in Ying's arms, laughed happily. Then Ying's hands increased the strength a little, squeezing Paimon so hard that he screamed.

...

......

"Where on earth is that Albedo..." Braving the cold wind from the snowy mountains, they continued along the road.

"I don't know either." Zhong Ling shook her head and looked at the snow-covered peak of the mountain. "The 'ground veins' here have almost no vitality."

She could feel the existence of the 'ground veins' and could also feel the little bit of power remaining in them.

However, the activity of the 'ground veins' is almost non-existent, which means that from a macro perspective, the 'Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain' can be described as 'isolated from the world'.

If a being like Zhong Ling enters the 'Dragon Ridge Snow Mountain', he will be disconnected from the 'Earth Veins' and will not be able to receive the protection of the 'Earth Veins'.

Zhong Ling is the 'water essence of Liyue' and can only receive the protection of the 'earth veins' within the scope of Liyue.

In other words, she cannot be protected within Mondstadt, but even so, she can still easily kill Tevarin in seconds.

To some extent, if Morax, one of the Seven Rulings of the World, possessed the 'Heart of the Rock God', he would be 'invincible'.

But even if he lost the 'Heart of the Rock God', Morax as the Demon God is still the 'strongest'.

For Zhong Ling, the protection of the 'Earth Veins' is just the icing on the cake.

"Can't you find Linglong?" Ying asked in surprise.

"Because the Dragon Spine Snow Mountain is not under the jurisdiction of Liyue, as the Essence of Water, I... well, although it is not the same in essence, I can simply call it power. My power cannot cover the Dragon Spine Snow Mountain, so I don't have the perception I had in the Liyue area."

"So that's how it is." Ying nodded in understanding. "What about the strength?"

"There is no obvious weakening." Zhong Ling said with a chuckle.

Without the protection of the 'Earth Veins', Zhong Ling's strength dropped by about two levels...

No, to be precise, it just went back from 120% to 100%.

"That's good." After saying that, her eyes rolled. "If Linglong becomes weaker, then I will have to work hard on my own and not let Linglong be bullied!"