Chapter 180

Leon didn't know if that was her response.

Leon glanced at his daughter with reluctance, straightened up, packed up the things he might need later, and then walked towards the balcony.

Losweiser had transformed into Dragon form and was hovering outside the balcony.

Leon easily flipped over the railing and jumped onto her back.

"Will Noa and Mu En think I'm a terrible father?" Leon asked in a low voice.

Without hesitation, Losweiser replied, "No, you are the best father in the world."

He is also the best... husband in the world.

But isn't it a bit too late to say this now?

The silver dragon flapped its wings and disappeared into the night.

The bedroom curtains were gently fluttering in the air currents from the flapping of the dragon's wings.

The baby on the bed clenched its tiny fists tightly and twisted its small body restlessly.

Suddenly, the sound of a door lock clicking came from the quiet room.

The front door opened slowly, and a small figure called out to Daddy Mom as she quietly entered the room.

The only response she received was her younger sister's soft moans.

Daddy Mom aren't here.

She went to the bedside, humming a nursery rhyme, and after coaxing her little sister back to sleep, she went to the balcony.

The balcony window was open, and there were footprints on the railing, indicating that someone had left here not long ago.

Noa slowly raised her head and looked up at the deep night sky.

"Daddy Mom... what happened?"

Good news! Brother Lai has advanced from the preliminary rounds of the "Cute God" competition.

Even better news! There will be an extra chapter tonight! It's to thank everyone for their support of Leon, and also because the author doesn't want the plot to get stuck here.

The group draw will take place at 4 PM, and the PK competition will begin at midnight. I hope everyone will continue to support Brother Lai. We showed great spirit in the preliminary rounds, so let's keep up the momentum and go for it!

After several hours of flight, Losweiser and Leon arrived at the border between human and Dragon race territory.

She led Leon to the ravine where Tiger had been hiding.

Since it's currently impossible to determine Tiger is still in the Empire or has already left, it's always a good idea to stop and take a look when passing through this area.

Leon stood on the sheer, precipitous cliff, gazing at the cascading waterfall and the bottomless ravine, and couldn't help but sigh, "My master really hid here?"

Losweiser nodded. "Do you still think of your master as just an ordinary farmer?"

Finding such a secluded hiding place and living there for a period of time is something most farmers couldn't do. ⑨

How many secrets does that old man, Master, still have left to tell him?

Once they meet, Leon must get to the bottom of this. (Eight)

Losweiser carried Leon slowly into the treacherous mountain stream, finding the same waterfall from before. She flapped her wings, the wind pressure creating a gap in the waterfall.

The two passed through the gap, which led to a hidden cave.

Leon strode in, with Losweiser following behind him.

The wooden furniture she saw last time she came here is still there, but...

Losweiser stood by the table, reached out and gently wiped it; it was covered in a thick layer of dust, meaning no one had lived here for a long time.

Leon noticed this as well, and he went deeper into the cave but still found nothing. "My master and mistress are not here."

He paused, then glanced inside again, somewhat reluctantly, before adding, "The donkey isn't there either."

Losweiser remembered that Shirley had said that before Tiger left the Empire and came to this secluded place, he sold his farm and livestock, but took only that donkey with him.

This shows that this quadrupedal long-eared animal, one of the few in the biological world that could injure Leon, is indeed very important to the family.

Now, the master and mistress are gone, and the donkey is gone too...

"Then there are only two possibilities."

Losweiser said, "Either your master has resolved the problems in the Empire and taken your master's wife and the donkey away, and is waiting for you to come home; or... the problems are not resolved, and are far more troublesome than he anticipated, so he doesn't have the energy to take care of your master's wife and has temporarily moved her to another place."

Leon nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "Let's continue on our way."

Seeing Leon's anxious yet forced-to-remain calm demeanor, Losweiser opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

Finally, she gave a soft "hmm," spread her wings, and carried Leon away from there.

The couple didn't say a word the whole way.

She could sense Leon's tense and suppressed feelings at that moment;

Leon also noticed that she was suppressing certain emotions.

Two people who usually bicker endlessly whenever they meet now find themselves at a loss for words.

All that could be heard was the deafening roar, disturbing Leon's mind.

Once deep into human territory, Losweiser activated her invisibility spell, slowed her pace, and became more cautious.

Human territory is not to be entered or left at will; the closer one gets, the greater the danger.

When Leon first awoke, Losweiser took him back to the woods near the Empire.

After the torment, fueled by her lingering excitement, she declared that she would have sex with Leon here every month to thoroughly humiliate his dignity and faith.

However, that was their the Only One time here, and Losweiser couldn't really take such a big risk just to torture Leon.

Unexpectedly, venturing into the human realm again led to a completely opposite outcome from the previous mission.

The difference between "keeping him by my side forever" and "personally sending him back to his hometown" is simply too great.

The emptiness in the Queen's heart... is far too great.

After flying for several more hours, they finally arrived at the Empire.

Losweiser landed in the same grove of trees as before, from where she could see the entire empire spread out before her.

Leon stood on high ground, gazing at his homeland in the distance.

The dazzling lights reflected in his dark pupils, and for a moment, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

My hometown is still my hometown, but is the 'empire' still the same 'empire'?

The last time he came here, it was Leon's faith, a bottom line worth protecting with his life;

But at this moment, it was like a sleeping beast. No one knew whether it would wag its tail obediently at Leon or open its blood-red maw and roar as it charged at him once he got close.

Leon clenched his fists tightly, his breathing becoming heavy and uncontrollable.

He is rarely afraid of tangible things.

Whether it's dragons, dangerous species, or anything else, Leon has never been afraid when facing them;

But now, looking at the empire he once swore to protect with his life, a sense of inexplicable fear arose in his heart.

My master once said that tangible ghosts and monsters are not scary; what is more terrifying than ghosts and monsters is the human heart, which is invisible and intangible.

Leon's pupils trembled slightly, and a chilling cold swept over him like a flood, making it hard for him to even breathe.

He instinctively took a half step back, gripped by an invisible fear that he could hardly bear.

But just then, a warm sensation came from my back.

Leon paused for a moment, then slowly lowered his head to look at the slender arms wrapped around his waist.

The softness and warmth behind him instantly dispelled all the fear and chill in front of Leon the moment he was embraced.

"Losweiser ..."

He tried to turn around, but was stopped by the person behind him, "Don't move, don't turn around."

Leon could feel Losweiser gently pressing her forehead against his back.

She didn't hug me too tightly, I don't know if it was because she didn't dare... or because she couldn't.

Leon gazed at the pair of delicate hands encircling his lower abdomen. The backs of the hands were tender, the fingers slender, and the nails shimmered with a faint pinkish luster.

He slowly raised his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then gently placed it on the cool back of Losweiser's hand.

A gentle evening breeze swept into the woods, rustling the leaves around it.

The sound of cicadas came from the darkness, fireflies swirled around the two of them, and moonlight escaped through the gaps in the leaves, scattering softly onto their silver long hair.

Before Leon lay a perilous empire, and his master awaited him.

Behind Leon are his former 'arch-enemy,' as well as his wife with whom he spends every day.

After a long silence, Leon spoke in a low voice.

"After I've dealt with this trouble, then—"

"I won't wait."

Losweiser interrupted him before he could finish speaking, like a sulking little girl.

She had been holding back for so many days, even on the way here, she had been restraining herself.

Now, the countdown to when she and this guy will part ways is down to the minute.

She wanted to be willful just this once.

Even if it's just for a few minutes.

"Who are you to me... Why should I wait for you? I won't wait, I don't want to."

Leon pursed his lips, his shoulders slumping limply. "I'm sorry."

She hugged him tighter, her voice choked with barely suppressed sobs, "Please don't let anything happen... Leon, please don't let anything happen..."

As expected, being willful is not suitable for her.

Leon bit his lower lip, gripping Losweiser's wrist tightly, making her feel his attitude.

"I promise, Losweiser, I will not do anything under my own control."

She didn't say anything more, but continued to hug him from behind.

After a long silence, Leon asked softly, "How do you explain this to our daughters?"

"I'll talk to them."

Losweiser composed herself. "If you can't resolve the Empire's troubles with your master in a short time, then every three months, if you're still alive, go to the mountain stream where your master hid. It's the border between human and Dragon Race territories, so it's relatively safe. I'll explain it to my daughters and take them to see you."

This doesn't seem like a spur-of-the-moment decision. Given her personality, she must have decided to do this a long time ago, Leon thought.

"Did you hear me?" She gently nudged Leon's back with her forehead from behind.

"Yes, I heard you."

"You have to go every three months, no exceptions, understand?"

'If you are still alive, go there,' 'You must go every three months, you are not allowed to miss it.'

This way of expressing it was straightforward enough for Losweiser:

She wanted Leon to live.

"I'll remember, I'll be on time."

Losweiser closed her eyes and let out a long sigh.

"Finally, let's give our daughter a name."

"Shall I come and get it?"

Losweiser nodded, then quickly added, "No stars, no savages."

After saying that, the couple smiled at the same time.

She slowly turned her head, pressed her cheek against Leon's back, and hugged him tighter. The two swayed slightly from side to side with the evening breeze.

Leon thought for a moment and said,