Chapter 215
"Yes, the clan's doctor said that Xiao Guang is perfectly normal all over, but they just can't explain why she can't speak."
Losweiser thought for a moment and added, "How about this, we take Xiaoguang to Sky City tomorrow? The doctors there are more comprehensive in their fields of expertise."
"Tomorrow...?"
Leon felt a pang of sadness for Riji and shook his head. "Tomorrow might not be an option. Let's try again in a few days."
Losweiser tilted her head. "What about tomorrow?"
"When I left the Empire, I made an agreement with my master to go to the mountain cave every three months to exchange information. Tomorrow is the agreed time."
Losweiser suddenly realized, "Oh~ okay. Then..."
The Queen smiled mischievously, feigning ignorance, "Do you need me to take you there?"
"... No need, Your Majesty, I can go by myself. When I return, it will probably be about half a year later. By then, Xiao Guang should be able to speak." Leon teased.
Losweiser playfully punched his shoulder, "I'll take you there, I'll take you there. Tch. Go to sleep."
After saying that, Losweiser turned around and turned off the bedside lamp.
All was quiet, moonlight streamed in, Leon rested his hands behind his head, staring at the ceiling, the steady breathing of Xiaoguang Losweiser ringing in his ears.
He was mentally planning what he needed to report to his master the next day.
It's likely that Constantine wasn't the only Dragon King cooperating with the Empire, and that someone close to Constantine might know the identities of the other Dragon Kings.
After a while, once the turmoil within the Crimson Flame Dragon Clan has subsided, Leon will begin investigating this trusted confidant.
The amount of information is limited, mainly due to constraints imposed by rules and unknown power struggles. Once the storm has passed, Leon will need to speed up his investigation.
Thinking this, drowsiness washed over him, and before long, Leon also drifted off to sleep.
Nothing was said that night.
The next day, after instructing the maids to take good care of Mu En and Xiao Guang, the couple headed to the border between the Dragon Race and human territories.
On the way, Losweiser suddenly asked, "Are you nervous?"
The air whistled past his ears, ruffling Leon's hair. He looked down at the Silver Dragon Queen beneath him. "Nervous? You mean?"
Losweiser hesitated for a moment before continuing, "Three months should be a long time for you humans, right? Anything can happen during that time. What if your master doesn't keep his promise..."
Leon paused slightly, then raised his hand and scratched his temple.
He didn't think Losweiser was jinxing him; she was simply considering a worse scenario.
After thinking for a moment, Leon said, "I have a lot of faith in my master and Rebecca; they will definitely come to keep their appointment."
"Hmm... that's good." The Queen's tone sounded somewhat absent-minded. (Mio)
Leon keenly noticed this, realizing that Losweiser's sudden mention of this might be meant to convey something else.
He carefully considered what Losweiser had just said: 'If she doesn't keep the appointment in three months...'
With a blink, the Dragon Slayer Hero suddenly realized.
He chuckled and patted the scales on Losweiser's back. "Hey, Dragon Queen, after we separated, we agreed to meet every three months. You actually considered that back then, right?"
The high-speed flight suddenly lost its rhythm, and Leon almost lost his balance.
The Silver Dragon Queen beneath her remained silent, focused solely on flying. (Eight)
It seems I guessed right, Leon thought to himself.
"So, if I don't leave the Empire after dealing with the traitor, and you go to the cave to find me three months later as agreed, only to find that I haven't made it, what would you... do?" Leon asked with great interest.
He really wanted to know just how much this stubborn and proud Dragon Queen cared about him.
"W-what, what should we do? It's up to you whether you go or not. If you go, we can chat and talk about our daughter; if you don't go... I'll... I'll..."
"You just?"
"I'll go home and take Noa and Mu En to hold your funeral."
"I don't believe you, you're just saying that out of anger."
"Bullshit, this is the truth."
"Dragon Queen, you really are—hey hey hey! Slow down, slow down!"
The Queen accelerated with a sonic boom, forcing the scoundrel to swallow back what he hadn't finished saying.
At the border between the human and dragon territories, in a mountain cave.
Leon stood on the edge of the cliff, gazing solemnly at the hidden cave entrance behind the waterfall.
That was the meeting place he had arranged with his master.
Losweiser just asked him if he was a little nervous, what if his master couldn't make it?
Leon certainly believed that with his master's abilities, it was impossible for him to be captured by the Empire so easily.
After all, when his master put pressure on the Empire by killing the casino owner and the 'metallurgical' priest, the Empire couldn't capture him for a whole year.
Despite his belief, Leon still felt a degree of worry and tension, just as Losweiser had said.
The sound of the cascading waterfall lingered in my ears, and a cool breeze rose up from below the mountain stream.
Leon closed his eyes, took a deep breath to calm himself, and then turned to look at Losweiser beside him. "Let's go down."
The Queen nodded, spread her dragon wings, and slowly flew into the mountain stream with Leon on her back.
Upon reaching the waterfall, Losweiser flapped her wings, parting the water flow, and together with Leon, entered the cave behind the waterfall.
The cave was just as they had seen before, with simple tables and chairs, and no extra furniture.
Leon peered into the cave entrance for a moment, then turned his gaze deeper into the cave.
The light inside was dim, shrouded in shadow, making it difficult to see clearly.
Leon tentatively called out, "Master, are you there?"
The echo reverberated through the cave, but Leon received no other response.
Upon seeing this, Leon's heart tightened.
Could something have really happened to the masters?
He unconsciously clenched his fists, and his heart began to beat faster and faster uncontrollably.
Various unpleasant thoughts flashed through his mind.
If something really happens to his master, how will he explain it to his master's wife...?
And then there's Rebecca, that crazy girl who helped him at all costs, willingly getting herself into this vortex of conspiracy between humans and dragons. If she hadn't survived either, Leon would have blamed himself for the rest of his life.
Moreover, if Master and Rebecca fail to escape the Empire's pursuit, then Martin will likely be implicated as well.
Even with his minister father's protection, the empire would certainly stop at nothing to eliminate anyone who might know their dirty secrets.
Leon swallowed hard, his mind racing as he considered how to handle various situations.
But the growing fear in his heart prevented him from thinking calmly.
What should I do? What should I do?
"You're all sweaty, Captain?"
A familiar female voice came from the shadows.
Leon's brain briefly shut down, then quickly booted up again—it was cleaning up the memory clutter generated by his rapid thinking, otherwise he wouldn't be able to properly handle what was to come.
He looked up into the cave.
Two people emerged from the shadows.
One is tall and the other is short.
The taller one held a katana in his hand. Although he looked old, the aura he exuded was in no way inferior to that of a young man.
As for the shorter one, she had the familiar twin ponytails, and her shapely legs were accentuated by her super-short shorts, with a pistol strapped to each of her thighs. Her hands were folded behind her head, and she seemed to be chewing bubblegum. Her blue eyes looked at Leon with a smug look of triumph over her successful trickery.
Seeing the two of them standing there unharmed, Leon breathed a sigh of relief, then rolled his eyes at Rebecca speechlessly.
"Is it fun? Is it fun?"
Rebecca popped the bubble gum in her mouth, grinned, and said, "Hehe, that was fun. I've never seen you so flustered, Captain."
Leon decided to give up on communicating with this crazy girl and turned to the old man beside him, "Master, she's being unreasonable, so you're being unreasonable too, right?"
"I also think it's quite fun."
The old man, well past fifty, loved to participate in the childish tricks of young people. "To be honest, apart from the donkey at home, I've never seen you care about anyone like this."
"..."
Rebecca wanted to tease the captain a little more, but unfortunately the beautiful woman behind the captain was too eye-catching, and her attention was completely drawn to her.
The beauty possessed a head of silver hair as brilliant as the Milky Way. Her face was like a masterpiece of craftsmanship, with elegant and aloof lines; her high-bridged nose and thin, snow-white lips exuded an innate aristocratic air.
Those eyes were like a bottomless lake, calm and undisturbed, yet gleaming with a cold, eerie light, exuding a cool and aloof beauty, as if she were born to be isolated from the world, untouched by its dust.
Her calm expression seemed unmoved by any prosperity, her composure carrying an air of arrogant arrogance.
Dressed simply yet elegantly, her white dress perfectly accentuated her tall figure and extraordinary aura. She possessed an indescribable charm that made her stand out like the brightest star in the night sky, unique and dazzling, even in this humble cave.
Finally, Rebecca gave this beautiful woman a very standard and realistic summary:
It grew on the captain's XP.
The silver-haired, mature woman in high heels and a long dress made Rebecca seriously suspect that the captain had learned some forbidden magic of 'creating life' and then sculpted such a perfect wife for himself according to his own preferences.
Etc.
Wife.
Rebecca quietly tilted her head, leaned closer to Tiger, and whispered, "That's the captain's wife, right? The Silver Dragon... Queen?"
Tiger nodded calmly.
This was the second time he had seen Losweiser, and the Silver Dragon King's aura and majesty remained as strong as ever.
Losweiser, however, had no intention of joining their conversation. She simply turned around and silently walked to a wooden chair to the side and sat down.
Her posture was standard and elegant, with her back straight, her arms resting lightly on the edge of the table beside her, and then she slowly closed her eyes.
All kings in the world share a strange commonality: when they quiet down, they also cause those around them to involuntarily quiet down, or stop their meaningless conversations and focus their attention on them.
Losweiser was no exception.
She simply sat there quietly, saying nothing and giving no glances, and that was enough to make her the center of attention in the cave.
"Captain, you old man—" Rebecca paused, then changed her words, "Is your wife unhappy?"
Leon glanced at the Dragon Queen who was resting with her eyes closed, but said nothing.
He looked away and walked over to his master and Rebecca. "It's alright, she doesn't like talking to strangers. We can chat."
After a brief exchange of jokes, it's time to get down to business.
"Let me tell you about my situation first."
Leon said, "Based on the information I currently have, Constantine is not the only Dragon King cooperating with the Empire. There are other Dragon Kings who are also secretly joining forces with the Empire to brew a certain plan."
Among those who know the identities of these Dragon Kings, there should be one who is a close confidant of Constantine.
I plan to wait until the Crimson Flame Dragon Clan has calmed down a bit before investigating this confidant and trying to obtain more information.
Upon hearing this, Tiger frowned. "There are other dragon kings... The Empire certainly has a big appetite."
Leon shrugged. "The number of Dragon Kings isn't the issue. No matter how many there are, just kill them. The most important thing is what the Empire and the Dragon Race really want to achieve."
The number of Dragon Kings is not a problem; just kill them.
Listen, can you hear what people are saying?
Rebecca felt dizzy when she heard this, but thankfully she managed to grab her father's arm in time.
In this world, besides Captain Leon Casmod, there's probably no one else who can act so naturally and convincingly.
"So, Master, what intelligence have you obtained on your side?" Leon asked.
"Ah, we've also found some new clues here, and we've done some analysis as well."
Tiger Clan ⑵ Wine Bell V Umbrella Stop Enterprise ⑴③ He spoke in a low voice,