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An energy potion can restore a person’s stamina.
This is physical, allowing someone who has exhausted their body to go from being weak and limp to returning to a hard, peak condition in a short time.
But it has no effect on mental damage…
Shu Yue had never seen or heard of anything that could directly restore the consumption of spirituality.
Even after some rest, her spirituality had recovered quite a bit and was no longer in a dried-up state.
But even if it recovered, the damage was still there.
It would take about half a month of slow recuperation.
Mental damage was no joke, so she still had a bit of a headache.
Fortunately, this level of injury could still recover; it hadn’t harmed her foundation.
Shu Yue knew this, which was why she had done it.
She also felt it was worth it.
This bit of pain was nothing to her.
After the headache passed, she glanced at her surroundings.
This was inside a fissure in a rock wall.
It seemed to have been eroded by water, as the interior rock walls had no sharp edges.
The ground was flat, dry, hard sand and mud, with some large stones laid out.
It was a decent place to shelter.
Shu Yue mentally evaluated it.
Looking out through the opening about five meters away, she could see the somewhat dusky yellow sun on the distant horizon.
Shu Yue frowned and asked.
“How long was I out?”
“Ah, probably… almost ten hours?”
Emily wasn’t sure.
They had met in the morning when the sun hadn’t been up for long, and now it was almost setting.
Guessing based on feeling, it was probably around ten hours.
Ten hours seemed long.
Shu Yue thought it should have been only seven or eight.
Looking at the sky now, there was still a while before nightfall.
She glanced at Emily, who was sitting properly on a flat, large stone.
Shu Yue looked at her, then looked down at herself, immediately starting to check her own body.
Her clothes were unchanged, and her small satchel was still on her, untouched.
After confirming Emily hadn’t done anything to her, Shu Yue let out a slight sigh of relief.
Seeing this, Emily wasn’t angry.
She hadn’t even paid attention to Shu Yue checking her body, her focus entirely on Shu Yue’s face, captivated by the lively expressions on that pretty little face, unable to extricate herself, as if admiring some incredible, peerless masterpiece.
“So beautiful…”
She had originally thought a woman’s beauty ultimately had its limits, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.
It was just that her own experience was insufficient.
Now, she had seen beauty that surpassed her understanding.
To be fair, Shu Yue’s face was beautiful, yes, but it was still immature.
The Dragon Maiden in her juvenile stage was still very green.
She would definitely be more beautiful upon maturity, but that would take a very, very long time.
Emily felt she would never get to see it.
Moreover, beauty wasn’t just about appearance; the mysterious aura emanating from the Dragon Maiden was also part of her beauty.
Shu Yue tidied her somewhat messy hair.
Some strands had gotten tangled around her dragon horns.
Her dragon horns were positioned a bit above her ears, growing diagonally upward.
The outer third of their length curved inward slightly.
At the same time, this pair of horns also leaned back a little.
They had an overall crystalline texture, their surfaces shimmering with a gem-like, alluring luster.
The base color was silver-white and pale blue, refracting iridescent light, and the color looked quite different from various angles.
A very exquisite and magnificent pair of dragon horns…
Emily thought of how she hadn’t even touched them earlier and suddenly felt some regret.
She probably would never have the chance again.
She had heard horns were very important to sub-dragons, so as a Dragon Maiden, she probably wouldn’t let others touch her horns either.
If she was willing to let someone touch them, it meant that person was someone she trusted and liked extremely.
Shu Yue had already thanked Emily.
She didn’t plan to leave for now.
Since the people looking for Emily hadn’t found this place, it was best not to wander around, or they might easily run into them outside.
She could now revert to her original form, but with Emily here, she definitely couldn’t change back.
So, she had to use her current appearance for now.
Although she was a bit short and had a dragon tail on her rear, Shu Yue had grown accustomed to her Dragon Maiden Transformation body.
Besides, since her original body had also become a girl, using the Dragon Maiden’s body didn’t feel strange.
Shu Yue leaned against the rock wall and very naturally sat in a “seiza” position.
She closed her eyes and began recuperating through meditation.
Meditation could accelerate the repair of damaged spirit and alleviate the headache caused by the injury.
As she entered that state, the atmosphere in the cave suddenly became quiet again.
Seeing her meditating, Emily couldn’t strike up a conversation.
She could only look at Shu Yue, examining her from head to toe carefully, over and over, as if she couldn’t get enough, occasionally giggling softly once or twice.
When Shu Yue opened her eyes again, the sun had already set, and the sky was dusky and dark.
Emily had cast a Light spell; five spheres of light illuminated the cave brightly.
Shu Yue met Emily’s gaze, and Emily finally looked away.
Seeing this, Shu Yue was a bit puzzled.
“Why were you staring at me?”
“Mmm…”
Emily was momentarily stunned, even a bit confused as to why Shu Yue would ask such a question.
“Because little sister is so cute!”
“…”
The corner of Shu Yue’s mouth twitched.
Being called cute by her own fiancée was still a bit hard to accept.
Seeing Shu Yue was willing to talk, Emily asked the question she had been wondering about.
“Little sister, what’s your name? And… are you the legendary Dragon Race?”
“…You could say I’m of the Dragon Race.”
Shu Yue wanted to deny it.
She hadn’t intended to become a Heteromorph.
Obtaining Dragon Blood was only because, among various bloodlines, the method of obtaining dragon blood was one of the easier ones to acquire.
She couldn’t just go kill a noble with a bloodline, refine their bloodline, and use it on herself.
That would offend too many people.
Moreover, her first drop of Dragon Blood was forcibly given to her by her master, Lai Zi Tou.
Shu Yue had no choice but to follow the Silver Dragon Bloodline path.
If Emily thought she was of the Dragon Race, then let her think that.
There was no need to explain clearly to others.
As for her name, she certainly didn’t plan to tell Emily her real name.
The name “Shu Yue” didn’t belong to this world; it didn’t sound like a name from this world when spoken.
So, she gave Emily a fake name.
“Hecate.”
“Hecate?”
Upon hearing the name, Emily searched her memory hard and found she had rarely heard anyone called that, but it was indeed a girl’s name.
“Little Sister Hecate’s name is very nice!”
The Knight Princess smiled brilliantly, as if she had obtained some treasure.
Shu Yue took out the Darkgold Dragonbeast’s Tail Blade from her pocket and tossed it near Emily.
“This is for you.”
“No, no need. My family isn’t lacking in things like this.”
Emily was from a baron’s family.
Materials like a Darkgold Dragonbeast Tail Blade weren’t particularly scarce.
They could afford to buy them and wouldn’t feel too pained using them.
She hadn’t thought about asking for a reward.
Since she didn’t want it, Shu Yue didn’t insist.
Emily picked it up and handed it back to Shu Yue.
Emily sat down nearby and asked softly, “Little Sister Hecate, why are you alone?”
“Running away from a marriage.”
“Huh?”
“…”
“What a coincidence, I’m running away from a marriage too!”
Emily felt she had met her Chosen Maiden, thinking to herself that the following plot would be the two of them running far away together, experiencing numerous adventures and obstacles, and finally finding a place where they could settle down.
Growing old together, spending the rest of their lives together~
Hehehe…
Shu Yue looked at Emily, who had suddenly started giggling foolishly, and her brows furrowed.
She had a feeling this girl was thinking about something strange.
She just hoped it had nothing to do with her.
She hadn’t lied to Emily either.
She really had run away from a marriage, and it happened to be the same marriage Emily was running from.
What a coincidence, right?