Can You Just Say Such Things Out Loud

She couldn't swim, so the moment she fell in, her mind went completely blank.

She wasn't sure what she grabbed—or maybe something grabbed her. Anyway, by the time she could catch her breath and see again, she realized she was being coiled up by that dragon. Its massive head was inching closer to her.

"Ah! Don't eat me! Please don't eat me!" Grace cried out, pale as a ghost. "I'm not tasty! My meat is super bitter!"

The dragon leaned in, blinking its gorgeous big eyes at her, staring intently.

"Seriously, don't be fooled by my delicate skin—my meat is really bitter! Plus, if you eat me, you'll get cavities!" she said, dripping wet.

Cavities?

Evan Xiao deliberately opened his mouth and bared his teeth at her.

But this move made Grace think he really was about to eat her. She burst into tears, crying and yelling, "General! Evan Xiao! Help! Your dragon is going to eat me!"

Am I really that scary?

Did I really scare her to tears?

Evan Xiao shut his mouth, clearly frustrated.

Since the Divine Dragon was in Evan Xiao’s house, Grace subconsciously assumed he raised it, so she called out his name without thinking.

To her surprise, it actually worked.

The dragon stopped baring its teeth as soon as it heard Evan Xiao’s name.

Suddenly, Grace felt a glimmer of hope. She quickly said, "You know Evan Xiao, right? I know him really well—no, not just well, we’re super close! We… we’ve even kissed! Do you know what kissing is? Only people who are really close do that!"

Shut up! Is that really something you should just blurt out?

Evan Xiao bared his teeth at her again.

This time, she only shrank back a little, didn’t cry, and instead wiped her eyes with her damp sleeve. "Divine Dragon, sir, could you let me go for the General’s sake? If you let me go, I’ll worship your shrine every day and burn incense for you, okay?"

He came to the Blue Moon Kingdom as a general, and to avoid suspicion, he truly demoted himself to Spirit Practitioner, Eighth Rank.

Should he let her go?

Everyone who’s ever seen his true form… ends up dead.

But if he didn’t let her go… Looking at her pitiful face, not only could he not bring himself to hurt her, he actually wanted to wrap her up tight and keep her safe. What was wrong with him?

Evan Xiao had always been a ruthless, decisive killer.

But ever since he met her, things kept happening that even he couldn’t control.

How about this—let me go, and I’ll help you find all kinds of food! Birds in the sky, beasts on the ground, fish in the water, a new flavor every day! If you eat me, it’ll barely be a bite—won’t even fill the cracks in your teeth, right? But if you let me go, you’ll have endless food, I swear on my word as a person! How about it?

Just so she wouldn’t go blabbing.

So, he decided to keep her wrapped up until midnight.

He came to the Blue Moon Kingdom as a general, and to avoid suspicion, he really did lower himself to Spirit Practitioner, Eighth Rank.

Because of this, every first night of the month, he would transform, and only after midnight could he change back.

And there was another reason—don’t be fooled by all the dragon scales, he was actually very sensitive.

Holding her soft, slender body like this, he actually didn’t want to let go…

"Divine Dragon, sir? Why are you… wrapping around me like this? Are you… storing food for later, in case you get hungry?" Grace asked again.

Evan Xiao: "…"

"How about this—let me go, and I’ll help you find all kinds of food! Birds in the sky, beasts on the ground, fish in the water, a new flavor every day! If you eat me, it’ll barely be a bite—won’t even fill the cracks in your teeth, right? But if you let me go, you’ll have endless food, I swear on my honor! How about it?"