5. Honeymoon Journey: I Don't Want to Give You a Little Dragon (Part I)
When the morning sun rose at sea level and the light began to penetrate into the seawater, Ao Bai woke up, and last night was a rare night of sound sleep for him. After waving his paws and twisting for a while, he slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing that caught his eyes was the crystal ink-colored fishtail of Ji Mo's big thorn across his body, and the black and moist hair of the other party.
The white face was half attached to his dragon scales, and his slender arms hung to the side.
- Well, it feels good to wake up with a partner on the bed.
"Ji Mo, Ji Mo, it's time to get up, it's time to go." Ao Bai gently pushed his partner's shoulder with his paw and whispered to him.
- Alarm clock! If you dare to make noise again, today next year will be your first anniversary!
Ji Mo warned frantically in his heart, constantly hypnotizing himself to continue to sleep, and never be woken up by the nightmarish work alarm clock.
"Ji Mo?" Ao Bai saw that he screamed for a long time to no avail, so he simply stopped him by the waist and hooked him up.
After a whirlwind, Ji Mo finally woke up, and he was still confused in his heart, thinking that your little alarm clock has grown into a fine man? You can actually move me......
When I opened my eyes, alas~ there was no small alarm clock, only a little white dragon.
"Good morning, Ao Bai." Stretching and yawning again, "Why did you get up so early?" "Look at the water outside, it's still gray-blue.
Ao Bai put him down, and by the way, helped him hook up the little baggage he had packed last night, and explained: "We have to go to say goodbye to our father and queen mother first, and then set off when we are full." β
Ji Mo nodded casually, and began to twist up and down, left and right, and started his own morning exercises, "Okay, let's see if they have anything to explain." β
Ao Bai led him to the main hall.
*****
As a result, after arriving at the main hall, Ao Bai, who had not had much hope, was disappointed again: because in the gorgeous and empty main hall, there was no dragon king, no dragon queen, and no other brothers and sisters.
- Only Steward Bei was waiting for them, and he didn't have much respect when he saw Ao Bai and Ji Mo coming in, and after only casually meeting the courtesy, he said straight to the point: "The king and queen and other princes and princesses have something to do, and they all ask the old minister to practice ...... for you."
Ao Bai stood quietly and indifferently and proudly, Ji Mo flicked his tail, and sympathized with his white dragon brother in his heart, but it was definitely not good to embarrass him, so he could only accompany him to listen to the butler Bei in front of him explain many precautions.
ββ¦β¦ If there are no special circumstances, the king and queen will allow you to stay in the Sicilian seas for a long time, and you will not have to worry about other affairs of the clan......"
- Nima's 3,000-mile haircut is still the kind that will never be returned?!
How could Ji Mo not hear it, he knew a little bit about the battle between the former palace and the battle for the heir in the Nine Dragons, not to mention the open and secret battles in the workplace he was familiar with.
ββ¦β¦ The king hopes that you will do your best to protect the Sicilian seas and fulfill your responsibilities as a dragon......"
ββCut~ In the barren and remote sea area, I sent a white dragon and a mermaid over, can there be an O use?
ββ¦β¦ The road is long, it is advisable to leave as much as possible, and do not delay and slack off......"
ββI want the two of us to leave right away, and I don't want to stay long anyway.
Ao Bai listened expressionlessly, in fact, he was really hurt in his heart: I am about to go to the dangerous and desolate waters of Sicily, and none of you have come to say goodbye to me, it seems that you really don't treat me as a relative.
After Steward Bei finished relaying the general meaning, he pointed to the fresh fish and shrimp on the table, "You two, please eat." β
Ji Mo flicked the fishtail and pulled Ao Bai over, and said comfortingly: "At least we have prepared breakfast, right?" Come on, come on, this is the last meal before we fend for ourselves. β
The table was filled with fresh fish, shrimp, shellfish and seaweed.
Ao Bai felt his congested heart and had no appetite for food.
Ji Mo didn't have such a big psychological burden, in order to cope with the uncertain journey, he decided to fill his stomach first, but he still only moved the tuna, still sliced it, and comforted himself that this was the yusheng without dipping sauce.
"Ao Bai, eat quickly, don't you like any of these?" Ji Mo handed a shrimp to the white dragon buddy.
ββIt seems that in the days to come, only this kind and lively mermaid is willing to accompany me.
Ao Bai shook his head, looked at his partner with satisfaction, and swam over to eat together.
Steward Bei had the poker face of an aquarium standard gentleman, and silently handed Ji Mo a vermilion thumb-sized fruit.
"This is the fruit that the Dragon Queen has prepared for you." After speaking, he stared at the mermaid's expression tightly, because the dragon had confessed that if Ji Mo resisted, he could be forced into it, and he had to eat it anyway!
"Oh, it turns out that there is still fruit to eat in the sea, and I vomit every day when I eat yusheng." Ji Mo happily took it, smelled it, and it was sweet, but he was still cautious, turned his head and asked his good buddy Ao Bai: "Ao Bai, can I eat this?" "It can't be poisonous, right?
Ao Bai's eyes widened from the moment he saw Steward Bei take out the fruit - he was a powerful dragon orc, and there was a strong desire to continue the offspring in his natural blood. As for Ji Mo, he looked at the people from the beginning, and of course he knew that Ji Mo was a male mermaid.
But now, now, his mermaid is actually happy to take over the fruit of transforming his body, and he is still full of expectation and asks himself: "Can I eat it?" β
"Of course, you can eat it with confidence." Ao Bai's ice-blue eyes are full of encouragement and promise: Thank you, you are willing to eat the fruit and transform your body to give birth to offspring for me, no matter whether you give birth to a little dragon or a little mermaid in the future, I Ao Bai will protect you with my life, I swear!
So, Ji Mo, who had long wanted to change his taste, came to the conclusion that "this is not poisonous and can be eaten".
Smash it, smash it, smash it, Ji Mo, who was still unsatisfied, looked up at Ao Bai, and suddenly found that his expression was very strict, so he was a little embarrassed, thinking that the other party also wanted to eat, but the stingy old gentleman Steward Bei only prepared one, I am an alien fish, a Chinese fish, I really can't live without vegetables and fruits......
In order to remedy and express his apology, Ji Mo handed Ao Bai another fish, and the other party accepted it happily, and directly leaned over and lowered his head and opened his mouth to swallow it.
"Hey, be careful, buddy, don't bite my arm!" Ji Mo quickly withdrew his hand with palpitations.
Seeing this, Steward Bei nodded with satisfaction, realizing that the task had been completed, and retreated after saying hello.
*****
After the two of them ate with round bellies, Ji Mo happily shouldered his small burden, and a fish swam in front first, and couldn't wait to rush out of the gate of the palace where the dragon royal family lived.
"Hahaha...... Labor and management are finally free! I can finally leave this place where people are judged by their appearance and start a new life! God closed my door, and sure enough, he left me a window hahaha! β
After Ao Bai swam out of the door, he quietly turned back and waited for a while, however, until Ji Mo, who had already swam far away, turned around and greeted him loudly, there were still no relatives at the door who came out to say goodbye.
"Ao Bai, hurry up! It will be very hot when the sun rises in a while. Ji Mo also stopped, of course he knew what this little white dragon was waiting for, he was once brave enough to come out of the closet, he was also kicked out of the house after being beaten by his parents, and he couldn't enter the house when he went back to visit and beg every year.
-- There are always things in life that you can't do anything about, even if you do your best.
"Ao ~ white ~! Hurry! Ji Mo smiled and shouted again.
"Here we are." The white dragon took one last look at the palace, then turned his head resolutely, and swam towards his mermaid with a resolute and decisive gaze.
*****
The sun gradually climbed overhead, and the sea slowly warmed up.
They swam quickly more than ten meters below the surface of the sea, because the terrain in the deep sea is very complex and obstructive, and there are many water tribes living there.
Ji Mo felt that his tail was about to break, and he was slowly numb, he was paddling mechanically, and the warm sea water made him feel inexplicably irritable, weak and a little heatstroke.
"Ji Mo, rest or come to my back, you choose one yourself!" Ao Bai is not good at words, but he is too anxious in his heart, and the second time he speaks, it is already a non-negotiable tone.
At first, he thought that the mermaid was quite lively, and that he was very healthy and would give birth to strong offspring. But later, Ji Mo was obviously very tired - after eating the fruit, he was very easy to get tired and drowsy within a few days, because it would take a lot of mental energy to transform his body.
"But, but I can't hold you back, it's not good to ...... like that," Ji Mo explained in a tangled way, he felt that he and Ao Bai were good buddies who took care of each other and moved forward together, and if he slowed down the progress of the road on the first day, it would be really useless - to put it bluntly, it was simply "scum teammate!" What's the use of asking you?! β
Ao Bai looked at him incomprehensibly: "What is holding back?" You are my partner, I should take care of you, and I am happy to take care of you. Take a break, I'll go get you some food. After speaking, he dragged Ji Mo hard and dived deep into the cool seawater.
They found a clump of coral reef with a large number of fish and shrimp creatures, and a small patch of fine sea sand not far from the reef.
"You rest first, what kind of fish and shrimp do you want to eat? I'll get it for you. Ao Bai looked at Ji Mo's pale face with some concern, and subconsciously circled him.
Ji Mo pillowed the small burden and said tiredly: "You can catch whatever you look at." I'm sorry, I may have suffered from heat stroke and my head is dizzy and I can't go with you to find food. He apologized guiltily.
"I know you're not feeling well, just rest and I'll take care of the rest." Ao Bai suddenly blamed himself: he shouldn't have let his partner eat the fruit when he was about to hurry, he should have collected the fruit and waited until he had settled down in the Sicilian Sea.
"Thank you, brother, let me slow down, I will definitely be able to help you next time." After Ji Mo struggled with his promise, he soon lost consciousness and fell into a coma with his burden.
Ao Bai watched but couldn't do anything, just about to turn around and hurry up to find food for his partner, but he quickly turned back - he was asleep here alone, and it would be bad if a shark monster passed by.
After thinking about it, I still didn't dare to leave like this.
In the end, Ao Bai had an idea, opened Ji Mo's baggage, turned out the gorgeous and wide shark gauze robe from it, carefully wrapped Ji Mo in it, and then carried his sleeping partner on his paws to find food.
*****
It's a pity that Ji Mo didn't eat a bite of the fish, shrimp, shellfish and seaweed that he had worked so hard to catch, and he slept directly until sunset, at this time, Ao Bai had already found a reef cave for the night, and prepared fresh food again.
Ji Mo slowly opened his eyes, felt a slight swelling pain in the back of his head, and then looked at the dark cave.
"You're finally awake, come and eat!" Ao Bai discovered Ji Mo's movement almost instantly, and he looked at him with joy, lowered his head and rubbed lightly on him.
Unconsciously touching Ao Bai's moist dragon scales, Ji Mo asked confusedly, "What time is it?" Why is it so dark outside? β
"It's night, come and eat." Ao Bai pushed the food in front of him.
Ji Mo was taken aback: "What?!" It's night? How could I sleep so long? "No wonder the back of my head is swollen and dizzy, it turns out that I overslept.
Ao Bai nodded: "It's okay, let's eat quickly." After speaking, he pushed the food closer to him again, "It is normal for you to feel tired and sleepy after eating the fruit, so that your body will be transformed and give birth to a healthy and strong dragon for me." β
- Wait! You wait!
Ji Mo felt that there must be something wrong with his ears: "What did you just say?" Transforming the body? Give you a little dragon? β
Ao Bai said gently and expectantly, "Yes, didn't you take the initiative to ask to eat Heguo this morning?" Thank you, I will take good care of you and the children in the future. β
"You mean to say that the little fruit I ate this morning, red like a cherry, will transform my body and then give birth to a little dragon?!" Ji Mo trembled word by word and said, feeling that if Ao Bai nodded again, he would directly scare him into a dead fish with his belly up.
However, Ao Bai actually nodded affirmatively as he wished, "Exactly." β
"Ahh......h I don't! I don't remodel! I don't give birth to dragons! Labor and management are men! Ji Mo suddenly burst out with a desperate and terrifying cry, and swam out of the cave and left.
He was greatly stimulated, so naturally he didn't look back at Ao Bai, and Bai Long looked at Ji Mo's strong objection with great shock and sadness, and then quickly swam away.
ββYou didn't want to be with me, I thought there was always an accident......