Chapter 122: Don’t Let the Secret Slip!

Curious, Ilanka decided to land on the ground first to investigate.

Once on the ground, she realized that what she had seen from the air was a novel-looking structure.

But no matter how she looked at it, this thing had nothing to do with un-evolved Wild Dragons.

This made her a little puzzled.

‘That’s strange. There are actually Dragon Race living in a place like this? Why didn’t they apply to live in the sky? Isn’t the quality of life much higher up there?’

Thinking this, Ilanka planned to go inside the house to investigate and see what kind of creature actually lived there.

She walked to the door and politely knocked.

Knock, knock, knock—

“Is anyone home?”

Inside the house, Sodlan, who was eating breakfast, heard the sound from outside.

This time, he didn’t hesitate.

He ran back to his room, dug out the long-dusty Rusty Sword, and held it in his hand for self-defense.

Counting this one, this was the third stranger to appear at his doorstep, and they were all girls.

This place was getting weirder and weirder.

There was clearly no one living nearby, so where were they all coming from?

In broad daylight, it was truly like seeing ghosts.

Sodlan already had the idea of leaving this place in his heart.

Being constantly on edge was unbearable for anyone.

But if he did that, he’d lose the house.

He could only pin his hopes on Soran, hoping she could use the same method as last time.

Having steeled his nerves, Sodlan stood at the entrance to his room.

If the person outside dared to come in, he would force her out with his sword.

“Anyone home?”

Ilanka knocked again after getting no response, but Sodlan still didn’t answer.

As an educated High-ranking Dragon, breaking into someone’s home was extremely rude.

Furthermore, if others saw it, it would be a very demeaning act.

She guessed that the original owner of this house had long since passed away and no one lived here anymore.

But after getting no response twice in a row, Ilanka looked at the house, thought for a moment, and then, driven by curiosity, decisively pushed the door open.

However, the moment she stepped inside, the sight before her completely exceeded Ilanka’s expectations.

The interior of the house wasn’t eroded by wind and rain.

She had just assumed the house only looked decent on the outside but was dilapidated inside.

Yet now it looked very tidy, and there was even a half-eaten bun on the table.

Ilanka realized she had messed up.

The environment inside was perfectly normal, full of signs that someone lived here.

“Is anyone home?”

She asked again, trying to confirm once more.

There was still no response.

Meanwhile, inside the room, Sodlan was trembling, his heart in his throat, his breathing becoming rapid.

‘Good, no one’s here.’

Ilanka breathed a sigh of relief.

But she also began to suspect that there actually was someone in the house, who had just hidden upon hearing her arrival.

At the same time, she faintly heard rapid breathing.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to intrude. I will leave your residence immediately. Please forgive me, and I won’t touch your things.”

Ilanka sincerely apologized and turned to leave.

Just as she turned around, a Young Dragon carrying a large box was walking toward the house.

As the Young Dragon got closer, Ilanka fully recognized the person before her.

“Princess? Is that you?”

This voice had been a part of her life for about a month now.

Zhu Qiu, who was carrying the box, heard the familiar voice and vaguely remembered who it was.

“Ilanka?”

Zhu Qiu put the large box blocking her view down on the ground and stared wide-eyed ahead.

It really was Ilanka.

She had originally come here following her father’s instructions to find a place where un-evolved Wild Dragons were active for practical combat training, so she could better teach the Princess after the holiday.

However, she searched for a long time without seeing any trace of Wild Dragons and then stumbled upon this place by accident.

“Ilanka, what are you doing here?”

Zhu Qiu quickly stepped forward to ask.

However, she was also cautious and didn’t reveal that this was her place.

Since Ilanka could find this place, could it be that she sensed the Human Race’s presence?

A bad thought suddenly arose.

“It’s like this, Princess. I was originally following my father’s instructions…”

Ilanka began to explain the whole story.

“Was it really just by accident?”

Zhu Qiu asked with a frown.

“Absolutely true. And I found that the owner of this house doesn’t seem to be home. We’d better leave quickly and not disturb anyone.”

Listening to Ilanka’s answer, it didn’t seem like she was lying.

“If it’s someone else’s house, then let’s go quickly.”

As she spoke, Zhu Qiu grabbed Ilanka’s hand and started pulling her outside.

However, Ilanka stood still, not moving.

“Why aren’t you leaving? You’ve already disturbed someone.”

Zhu Qiu looked at her, puzzled.

“I saw you carrying a box here, and you seem very familiar with this place. Could it be… this is your Secret Base?”

Ilanka voiced her reasonable guess.

“Princess, may I ask, how did you get here?”

“Huh?”

Zhu Qiu was thrown off by this question.

Now she faced another problem—she didn’t know where her old father was.

If her father was outside and came back, Ilanka would undoubtedly kill him without a second thought.

But if her father was hiding inside the house, then had he heard their entire conversation?

How would she explain why there was a Human Race in her Secret Base?

Hiss—

What a headache.

Even if she sent Ilanka away, it would be hard to explain to her father.

Zhu Qiu was so anxious she started frantically rubbing her hair.

“Princess? What are you doing?”

Ilanka couldn’t understand.

Suddenly, Zhu Qiu had a flash of inspiration and thought of a perfect solution that solved all three problems.

“It’s nothing, just…”

She quietly took the necklace from her neck and put it in her pocket.

This way, her father wouldn’t hear her voice anymore.

What reached his ears would only be the voice of a little girl.

And from the outside, no one would see her talking to a member of the Dragon Race.

‘I’m such a genius!’

“…My neck was just a little itchy, that’s all.”

Ilanka couldn’t understand why an itchy neck required scratching one’s head, but that wasn’t important.

“So, Princess, is this your Secret Base?”

“Of course not.”

Zhu Qiu answered with full confidence.

“Then why were you moving things here?”

“I… I was moving to another place and just happened to pass by here. Let’s go quickly. After all, this is someone else’s house, right?”

Zhu Qiu avoided eye contact, just wanting to send Ilanka away as soon as possible.

After all, every extra second spent here increased the danger.

“Well, alright then.”

Ilanka was a little disappointed but still chose to leave.

Inside the house, Sodlan had his ear pressed against the door, secretly listening to the situation outside the whole time.