Chapter 127: Sodlan, Who Only Wants to Protect His Daughter

However, this platinum coin didn’t just appear out of nowhere, right?

She hasn’t been doing any money-making projects.

“Sweetie, where did you get this platinum coin?”

“It was given to me, of course.”

Zhu Qiu answered without hesitation.

“Given? Who gave it?”

A hint of panic flashed in Sodlan’s eyes.

Who?

Why would someone give such a large sum of money to her for no reason?

There must be a motive.

Zhu Qiu was about to continue speaking when she suddenly remembered that her father didn’t seem to know about Zhu Xiaxia.

Saying it would only make him keep asking, making things even harder to explain.

“Anyway, someone gave it to me, haha.”

She laughed awkwardly.

Zhu Qiu’s behavior also put Sodlan on high alert.

Not daring to say who gave it?

Then there must be a problem!

Could it be that some blonde guy has already set his sights on his daughter?

It can’t be that fast, right?

But just in case, Sodlan decided to keep pressing.

“We’ve already come this far. You’ve confessed about turning into a dragon. Are you still going to hide who gave you that platinum coin?”

He asked a rhetorical question.

Zhu Qiu thought about it carefully.

That’s true.

She’d already said everything.

There was really no need to hide it.

“Actually, this platinum coin was given to me by the current Dragon King of the Dragon Race a few days ago.”

“The Dragon King? Are you sure it’s the Dragon King?”

Sodlan’s heart trembled.

That perverted Dragon King might have taken a liking to his daughter!

“To be precise, it should be the Queen, but over there, female Dragon Kings are also called Dragon King.”

Zhu Qiu explained.

Sodlan breathed a sigh of relief.

So it was a girl.

That was fine.

As long as it wasn’t a man, he could accept it.

Zhu Qiu tilted her head in inquiry.

In Sodlan’s eyes, that was simply an adorable creature, with a bit of a ditziness attribute.

He never expected such a huge contrast after his son turned into a daughter.

It was both lovable and infuriating.

“Ahem! Soran, you are a girl now. In order to protect and guide you more comprehensively, I want to know more information. Would you be willing to share with your father?”

“Father, feel free to ask. I’ll tell you everything I can.”

Zhu Qiu didn’t care anymore.

She might as well lay all her cards on the table.

She really couldn’t stand this life of secrecy and hiding anymore.

“Alright. You haven’t come home these past few nights. Where exactly are you staying?”

“I live in the sky.”

“In the sky? Where in the sky? Don’t tell me you live on a cloud?”

Obviously, Sodlan didn’t believe it.

“Yes.”

“Really? Or not?”

His first reaction now was no longer interrogation, but doubt.

“Really. There are a lot of buildings on the clouds. That’s where the Dragon Race lives. I’m staying in one of the buildings up there. Since there’s no rent, why not live there?”

“Alright.”

Sodlan believed her.

He wanted to keep asking, but it seemed he didn’t know what else to ask.

There was nothing left.

Then let’s put this matter to rest for now.

When his daughter’s life stabilizes and he himself recuperates, he’ll set out to find Zhu Qiu’s biological mother, striving for the family to reunite and make up for all the years of neglect towards them.

After the two said their goodbyes, Zhu Qiu immediately prepared to return to the Dragon Race Imperial Palace.

She was glowing at this moment.

The heavy stone that had been pressing on her heart for so many days had finally been lifted.

She no longer had to worry about her identity in front of her father.

“Yay!”

She jumped for joy, wagging her dragon tail as she bounced to the palace gate.

Opening the door, she shouted, “Zhu Xiaxia! I’m back!”

“Princess, you have returned. Xiaguang greets you once again.”

“Hey! Xiaguang!”

Seeing Xiaguang standing before her safely in her usual maid outfit, Zhu Qiu was filled with excitement and joy.

“Xiaguang, are your injuries healed so quickly? I remember you just opened your eyes not long ago.”

“Princess, you are correct. But I am Her Majesty the Queen’s personal maid. Such a small injury is nothing to me.”

“Yay! I get to eat Xiaguang’s cooking again!”

Zhu Qiu looked around the first floor but didn’t see any sign of Zhu Xiaxia.

She also went upstairs to search, but still didn’t find her.

“Huh? That’s strange. Where did that Zhu Xiaxia go? Xiaguang, do you know where Zhu Xiaxia is?”

Zhu Qiu asked from the second floor downstairs.

“Her Majesty the Queen is currently dealing with a criminal in that interrogation room.”

Xiaguang even pointed to the interrogation room’s location, afraid Zhu Qiu wouldn’t find it.

“Thank you, Xiaguang.”

Zhu Qiu went to the interrogation room.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Zhu Xiaxia forcibly feeding something to Xiao Hei.

“Mmph mmph…”

Zhu Qiu was puzzled.

“Zhu Xiaxia, what are you two doing?”

“I’m just worried Xiao Hei might be hungry, so I’m feeding her. What’s up?”

Zhu Xiaxia didn’t stop her movements.

Zhu Qiu looked at Xiao Hei’s pained expression and couldn’t bear to watch.

Anyone would think she was being subjected to some inhuman torture.

“I’ll go check on Xiaguang first. You two continue, you two continue.”

“Mm! Mmm, mm!” (Help, help me.)

Xiao Hei struggled more violently, but having lost her magic power, she could only be firmly pinned to the chair by Zhu Xiaxia.

All efforts were futile.

But Zhu Qiu couldn’t understand “mmph language” and turned to run away.

This battle of the brain and the stomach lasted a full ten minutes.

In the end, Xiao Hei was defeated.

“Xiao Hei, how did it taste?”

Zhu Xiaxia waited expectantly for a reply.

“Blergh—”

As expected, less than half a minute after finishing the meal, Xiao Hei vomited everything Zhu Xiaxia had just forced down.

Zhu Xiaxia’s expectant expression turned to disappointment.

“Well, looks like this dish failed again. But failure is the mother of success. Someday, I, Zhu Xiaxia, will definitely succeed in making a delicious meal!”

“I have to believe in myself!”

“Believe in your head! Haven’t you tortured me enough?!”

Having recovered, Xiao Hei’s first words were venting her anger at Zhu Xiaxia.

But Zhu Xiaxia ignored her and instead asked a baffling question.

“Xiao Hei, how are you feeling now?”

“Do you even need to ask? Terrible, absolutely terrible.”

“Can you talk?”

“Talk? Am I not talking right now?”

“Perfect. Since Xiaguang is awake now, I’ll call her over too and reconstruct the truth of this matter.”

With that, Zhu Xiaxia left the interrogation room.

“Truth? Reconstruct? What is this stupid big female dragon talking about?”

Soon, Xiaguang was brought to the interrogation room. When she saw the black-haired little loli, she looked shocked.

“Your Majesty, is she the Demon King you mentioned? Are you sure she’s not some wild child picked up from the forest?”

“That’s right, she is the Demon King’s true form. This one has been hiding in the shadows. If Zhu Qiu hadn’t caught her, I might not have figured out a way to deal with her in the short term.”

“Oh,” Xiaguang nodded.

“So I should properly thank the Princess.”