“My darling daughter, what are you doing here? Let Mother take a look.”
Before Zhu Qiu could react, Zhu Xiaxia had already walked over.
“Oh? Daughter, what are these?”
“Ah? No, it’s nothing.”
‘I remember I locked the door. Why was Zhu Xiaxia able to barge in? It was like this last time, too.’
Zhu Qiu could only quickly lie down to hide the three maps with her small body, her movements appearing quite comical.
Unfortunately, the maps were very large.
With Zhu Qiu’s tiny stature, she could only barely cover half of them, leaving the other half exposed to Zhu Xiaxia’s view.
Zhu Xiaxia immediately spotted the large characters: Dragon Race Map.
Although the characters on the other map were covered, based on the first discovery, she could guess that the largest one was a World Map.
Where did her daughter get three maps?
Moreover, they were all marked with Dragon Script, so they must be local products of the Dragon Race.
Zhu Xiaxia looked thoughtful and nodded slightly.
‘Oh…’
‘So that’s how it is. My daughter asked for a dictionary to understand the maps so I could take her to travel the world?’
This was a good idea.
Not only could she strengthen her bond with her daughter, but she could also take her to see the world.
The scenery from such a high altitude was quite beautiful.
“What are you looking at? You’re not allowed to look! Go away!”
Zhu Qiu seemed to notice Zhu Xiaxia’s gaze and tried to drive her away.
“Mother didn’t see your maps at all.”
“That’s good. You came into my room for no reason without knocking. Are you trying to annoy me again?”
“Of course not. Mother just wanted to remind her good daughter that it’s dinner time.”
“Dinner? Is it already that late?”
“Yes, Mother brought dinner for her daughter. You have to be good while you’re in your room.”
As she spoke, Zhu Xiaxia took the initiative to leave.
When she passed the desk, she placed the baby bottle on it.
“Mother put your dinner on the desk. Remember to eat, and remember to take a bath afterward. Your change of clothes has been laid out in advance.”
“Oh, okay.”
“Goodnight then, darling daughter.”
Zhu Xiaxia left.
‘Goodnight? I haven’t eaten or bathed. What’s so “good” about the night?’
Once she was sure Zhu Xiaxia had left, Zhu Qiu brought the baby bottle over to the maps and began focused on her meal while studying the maps.
“The large one is the World Map, and the two small ones are Dragon Race maps.”
“So the northwest corner of the World Map is the Dragon Race territory. No wonder it’s just a blank white patch.”
The two small maps were both of the Dragon Race’s domain.
However, one was called the Dragon Race Map, showing the topography of the Dragon Race’s ground level, while the other was the Dragon Urban Map.
The latter had a white background and marked the locations of every major Dragon Race city.
“So the entire Dragon Race is actually this large.”
Zhu Qiu lay on the floor holding her baby bottle, her small legs and Dragon Tail swaying behind her.
The city in the center of the Dragon Urban Map was the largest.
Even without reading the text, Zhu Qiu could guess that it was the Dragon Race Imperial Palace.
Currently, she had two choices.
First, descend to the ground first, then walk back.
Second, travel to the Sky City closest to the Human Race territory, then find a way down.
Zhu Qiu moved the map showing the topography beneath the Dragon Race over to weigh the pros and cons.
The landscape beneath the Dragon Race could be described as a land of treasures.
The center was a massive primordial forest containing rivers and lakes.
This was surrounded by a ring of grasslands, followed by another ring of undulating mountain ranges.
It was similar to a basin, with the only gap in the mountains being the area connected to the Human Race, which served as a grassland transition zone.
“The environment in the Dragon Race territory is actually this good! But why did they build their cities in the sky?”
“Could it be that there are monsters down there? That shouldn’t be right. The Dragon Race is so powerful; if a few dragons teamed up to deal with a monster, it should be an easy victory.”
Zhu Qiu was puzzled, but after a moment of thought, she understood.
“The Dragon Race has always been eccentric. It’s normal for them to leave such a great environment unused.”
It seemed there were no issues with the environment beneath the Dragon Race; in fact, it was quite nice.
Now the problem was finding a way down.
Regarding flight, Xiaguang could certainly help her.
However, as Zhu Xiaxia’s exclusive maid, she wouldn’t stray far from the Dragon Race Imperial Palace without Zhu Xiaxia’s orders.
Therefore, going to a Dragon Race city near the humans before descending was not feasible.
‘That settles it. Tomorrow, I’ll find an excuse to have Xiaguang take me down. Once I walk back to the Human Race, I’ll be completely free of Zhu Xiaxia! Oh yeah!’
As for her identity… if she summoned the Holy Sword, her father should be able to recognize her, right?
But she still couldn’t summon the Holy Sword.
The only thing that could prove she was the Human Sword Saint was gone.
“Ugh, this is so annoying!”
She had already planned the route, but now a problem had arisen with the Holy Sword.
But then again, even with the Holy Sword, her father might not recognize her.
Her current appearance had absolutely no connection to the former Human Sword Saint.
Even her race had changed.
“Sigh…”
It turned dark, and the lights in Zhu Qiu’s room turned on automatically.
It was getting late.
‘Forget it, forget it. I’ll sleep for now and figure something out tomorrow. If all else fails, I’ll leave Zhu Xiaxia first, then worry about summoning the Holy Sword and proving my identity.’
She had already considered the worst-case scenario: if she couldn’t summon the Holy Sword after leaving and couldn’t prove her identity, she would have to live as a wanderer in the wilderness.
But no matter what, she didn’t want to be tormented by Zhu Xiaxia anymore.
Zhu Qiu packed up the maps and put them in a drawer.
‘Time to get squeaky clean!’
The Little Princess had been very resistant to bathing before, but she had recently discovered that the water in this tub was special.
Every time she finished a bath, she felt refreshed and radiant.
“Uh… “
except for the times she was forced to bathe with Zhu Xiaxia.
Arriving at the bathroom, the Little Princess took off her clothes.
Even though she was alone, her face still turned red, though her reaction wasn’t as intense as it had been at the start.
Sitting in the tub, she first adjusted the water temperature and depth to the appropriate levels.
There were buttons on the tub to adjust these things, which she had accidentally discovered last time.
Zhu Xiaxia was really something, having such a great thing and not telling her.
After the adjustments, Zhu Qiu habitually reached for where she usually kept the body wash.
Upon grabbing it, she realized it wasn’t the same kind as before.
‘I remember the previous bottle wasn’t empty yet. Why did Zhu Xiaxia change it?’
Regardless, she would get clean and go to sleep.
A short while later, Zhu Qiu walked back to her room wearing a set of little dragon pajamas and soft little dragon slippers.
Because the clothes were designed with a pre-existing space for a tail, Zhu Qiu found them extremely comfortable.
She hadn’t expected Zhu Xiaxia to actually listen; she had known Zhu Qiu didn’t like her previous clothes and bought a new set.
Though they were pajamas, they were better than the previous slip dresses, and… they were actually quite comfortable.
“Hehehe.”
The Little Princess lay on the bed and tucked herself in.
It had to be said that the new body wash was truly fragrant.
It wasn’t a simple, heavy scent, but one that was just right.
Whether it was because of the new body wash or something else, Zhu Qiu felt her head was a bit muddled after her bath, and her thoughts became strange.
‘Actually, living like this isn’t bad. I’m served hand and foot every day, I don’t have to worry about anything, and I can live a stable life.’
‘Huh?’
‘How can I think like that? I am the Human Sword Saint. I can escape the Dragon Race Imperial Palace tomorrow. Zhu Xiaxia can forget about tainting my Sword Saint Will.’
She shook her head, shaking away those strange thoughts.
‘Don’t overthink it.’
‘This princess is going to sleep.’
“Don’t have a secret crush on me. Goodnight, have a good night.”
After Zhu Qiu fell asleep, a burst of golden light suddenly flashed beside her.
Holy Sword Qiangeyi appeared by the bedside.