Zhu Xiaxia held Soran forcibly in her arms, and unknowingly, 30 minutes passed.
Soran was utterly speechless, looking as if she had lost all hope in life.
She slightly tilted her head, but from this angle, she could only see Zhu Xiaxia’s chin.
“Evil Dragon, have you hugged me enough? Can you let me down now?”
“Not enough, not enough at all. Good daughter, let Mother hug you a little more~”
‘It’s been 30 minutes! I’m not even resisting, and you still think it’s not enough!’
Repeated concessions only led to more pushiness.
Enough was enough!
“Stupid Evil Dragon! Are you doing this on purpose to waste my time so I can’t change back?!”
Since you’re being heartless, don’t blame me for being ruthless!
“Yah!!!”
Soran didn’t care anymore and bit down hard on the “evil” at Zhu Xiaxia’s chest.
‘Hmph! It’s already small; it definitely won’t grow anymore after I bite it.’
To be honest, Soran didn’t want to do this, but this Evil Dragon kept holding her, and she couldn’t break free.
She could only resort to what she considered a rather extreme method.
As for why she chose that spot… it was simply the only place Soran could reach.
Feeling a slight sting at her chest, Zhu Xiaxia’s pupils immediately focused.
With a bewildered expression, she stared at the head of the little girl in her arms.
“Why… did you do that?”
“Hmph! It’s because you kept holding me. I don’t want this! I’m very angry, very angry, very angry!”
“So my daughter is angry? All right then.”
With that, Zhu Xiaxia released the little girl in her arms and let her stand on the ground.?
“I’m truly sorry~ Mother’s behavior made my cute daughter angry today, so… I’m sorry.”??
???
What was this Evil Dragon up to now?
Apologizing to her voluntarily?
Was this right? Or did she have some other motive?
Soran shook her small head vigorously.
‘Don’t overthink it. My goal in coming to the Evil Dragon’s home is to change back into a human. Once I change back, I can have a formal duel with the Evil Dragon. Thinking about these things now is completely redundant, all redundant.’
“I forgive you. Now I’m going into the Dragon Egg, and I’m going to change back into a human!”
Soran didn’t want to pay any attention to that hypocritical Evil Dragon.
She walked straight to the Dragon Egg and sat down in the middle.
Seeing this, the corners of Zhu Xiaxia’s mouth curled up slightly.
She walked over to Soran with a smile.
“I didn’t expect my daughter to be in such a hurry~ Mother is very relieved~”
“De…”
‘This Evil Dragon is acting crazy again. I’m the one changing back, it has nothing to do with you. Why are you relieved?!’
But what Soran didn’t expect was that the Dragon Egg was exactly what Zhu Xiaxia was relieved about.
Even though Soran didn’t want to acknowledge Zhu Xiaxia in her heart… she just sat in the eggshell, not knowing what to do next.
Zhu Xiaxia seemed to see Soran’s predicament.
She immediately picked up the other half of the eggshell from the floor and prepared to cover Soran’s head.
“Hey, hey, hey, hey! What are you doing!”
“Didn’t daughter say she wanted to change? Mother is helping you. It must be pieced together into a complete Dragon Egg.”
“Fine then. Then I’ll trouble you to help me cover it.”
Soran readily accepted.
Zhu Xiaxia covered her with the other half of the eggshell.
The moment the two halves touched, they fused together perfectly, turning back into a complete Dragon Egg.
Inside the Dragon Egg, Soran felt a surge of warm energy at that moment and fell into a deep sleep.
The Dragon Egg would completely isolate everything inside from the outside world.
Thus, for the next 24 hours, Soran would be unaware of anything.
Once the Dragon Egg was assembled, Zhu Xiaxia carried it to her bed and covered it with a blanket.
She lay down next to the Dragon Egg and gently stroked it.
“Good daughter, good daughter, I know you hate your identity right now, but everything will be settled once you wake up. You… will accept your new identity. And I, as your Mother, will take good care of you.”
What Zhu Xiaxia had to do now was use her body heat and love to warm and influence the little girl inside the Dragon Egg.
Furthermore, Zhu Xiaxia really didn’t like the name Soran.
She had already thought of a new name for her daughter.
That was: Zhu Qiu Gracia.
Her daughter had to inherit her surname, Gracia.
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Human Race, the Sodlan household.
Waking up in bed, Sodlan felt a sharp pain in his head, and his vision was a bit blurry.
He felt as if he had just experienced something incredible.
“Hiss… my head hurts…”
Just then, the door to Sodlan’s room opened.
His younger son, Sote, walked in, his eyes wide and round.
“Papa? You’re finally back! Where have you been these past few days? I was very scared at home alone, and I was worried about you.”
“Sote?”
As he spoke, Sote’s tears began to flow uncontrollably.
Since his father had left home, it had been exactly 28 days.
Sote had been thinking about his father’s safe return every second.
Sodlan had left behind enough money for living expenses before he departed, saying he was going on a long trip, and then there had been no further news.
Now that he was back, Sote was naturally very excited.
However, during these days, Sote had also been quite confused.
After his older brother, Soran, defeated the Evil Dragon, he only stayed home for one day before disappearing.
But he still attributed his brother’s disappearance to the duties of a Human Sword Saint.
Looking at the teary-eyed Sote before him, Sodlan couldn’t help but feel a sense of guilt.
It was true; Sote was not yet an adult, and a father’s presence was very important.
But if he stayed by Sote’s side, what about Soran?
Where exactly had Soran gone?
No one knew.
Just then, Sodlan’s head throbbed with a sharp pain once again.
“Hiss… ah!”
“Papa, what’s wrong?”
“It’s nothing. I’m just tired lately and have a bit of a headache.
Sote, go outside for a bit. I need to rest and have some quiet.”
“Okay. It’s almost noon now, so I’ll go buy some food and bring some back for you.”
“Go on, Sote. Be safe on the road.”
Sote left the room and closed the door behind him.
Suddenly, another wave of pain hit.
“…”
What exactly was going on? Why did his head hurt?
Not only that, but Sodlan was also facing another problem.
In Sodlan’s memory, he was still in the Human Frontier Region, riding a horse and searching for his son Soran’s whereabouts.
But now, he was at home, lying in bed, and a large chunk of his memory in between had completely vanished.
He couldn’t remember anything, as if someone had done it on purpose.
Why was it like this?
No one knew.
But the only thing he had gained was that he had wasted 30 days only to end up back where he started.
At this rate, unless Soran returned on his own, he might not be able to find him no matter how much time passed.
But would Soran really return on his own?
“Soran, where… where did you go?”
Perhaps… he could find some help? Without announcing that Soran was missing?