Chapter 283

"I put it... in a very safe place."

Leon raised an eyebrow. "A very safe place? What place could be safer than your own body? Besides, why would you want to remove it from your body? It should only have a negative effect on you, right?"

Losweiser lowered her eyes, her silver pupils secretly gazing at Leon's heart.

After a long pause, he continued speaking.

"The safety I'm talking about doesn't mean protecting my dragon scales. It means... protecting something more important."

Although the initial purpose had nothing to do with "protection".

Leon narrowed his eyes. "How come you've become a riddle teller too? I—"

"I'll tell you later, now is not the time," Losweiser said.

Leon opened his mouth, wanting to ask more questions.

But he also knew Losweiser's personality; she would never tell anyone what she wanted to say, no matter what.

Although I'm very worried about her now that she's lost her Heart-protecting Dragon Scale, I can only wait until she feels the time is right before asking her directly.

The couple fell silent after the topic was quickly brought up.

Leon passed the time flipping through the preview projections on his camera.

Losweiser looked at him, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Shall we go to the border?"

Leon didn't refuse. "Okay, let's go."

The border of Silver Dragon territory.

The continuous months of war have left this place barren, with traces of magical clashes everywhere.

It seems it will take some time to get back to how things were before.

The couple strolled slowly through the woods.

Losweiser took the initiative to try and hold Leon's hand.

The conversation about the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale seemed to have upset him.

The couple has been together for so long, they've had their share of fights and arguments. Although they sometimes like to secretly compete with each other, most of the time they are very honest with one another.

Especially when it comes to important matters, Leon and Losweiser never hide anything from each other.

That's why Leon is so concerned about Losweiser's concealment of the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale.

Of course, Losweiser also knew that Leon's concern wasn't entirely due to her not explaining the matter to him in time.

Another major reason is that losing the Heart-protecting Dragon Scale is extremely dangerous for Losweiser.

He didn't want anything to happen to Losweiser.

Moreover, Leon learned in the future that Losweiser had fallen into a coma because she was not protected by the dragon scales, which made him even more confused as to why Losweiser would put such an important dragon scale in a so-called 'safe' place.

And he even played riddles with him.

Leon had no interest in chatting the whole way, and just walked silently with his head down.

So Losweiser thought she should try to cheer up her fake husband.

I don't want my daughters to notice anything amiss when I get home.

She tried to take Leon's arm.

Seeing that Leon did not refuse, she mustered her courage and slowly inserted her slender fingers into his large palm.

Finally, they interlocked their fingers, their fingertips gently resting on the backs of each other's hands.

They enjoyed kissing each other;

But they rarely hold hands and walk together.

It's not that holding hands is less exciting than kissing, but rather that this kind of behavior—being able to maintain an ambiguous relationship with someone while being completely sober—is somewhat unfamiliar to them.

Kissing inevitably triggers the resonance of the Dragon Mark, making the couple dizzy and enjoy the pleasurable sensation of being entangled with each other.

Moreover, even without triggering the Dragon Mark, the hormones and dopamine secreted in their brains will put them into a state similar to being slightly tipsy.

In short, my mind wasn't working properly; all I wanted to do was immerse myself in our forbidden intimacy.

But holding hands doesn't work like that.

While remaining absolutely sober, she also engaged in ambiguous physical contact with the other party.

This feeling is... strange to them.

Therefore, the couple rarely held hands.

Even when no one is around, they only brush shoulders.

Losweiser's palms were initially a little cold, but after holding hands for a while, the warmth of her hands was transferred back and forth, and her little hands quickly warmed up.

Leon suddenly realized something and asked, "Is your frequent cold hands and feet also related to losing your dragon scales?"

Losweiser paused slightly, lowered her eyes, and nodded.

Leon opened his mouth, but in the end he just stopped himself from speaking.

Losweiser tried to explain in a joking way, saying that it's okay to have cold hands and feet, there are hand warmers at home, and if all else fails, I can just make a couple of dragon flames~

However, just as she was about to speak, she felt the hand holding her tighten its grip slightly.

It was as if they wanted to lock in more warmth for her palms.

"What are you doing?" she asked softly.

"I'll reluctantly take care of you a little longer until you get that broken dragon scale back."

"That's really putting you in a difficult position," said Casmod, his face flushing with embarrassment.

The Queen chuckled softly, a blush spreading across her fair face.

"Whatever you want."

Losweiser gently shook the hand she was holding with Leon's, "What will you do if my dragon scales never come back?"

"I'll cut off my hand and tie it to your wrist."

"... I thought I'd get a more romantic answer."

Well, that's enough.

Now that there's no drinking and no external enemies, it's already quite good that Leon Casmod would say something like "I'll reluctantly take care of you."

Losweiser understood her fake husband's personality and was naturally very satisfied.

The couple continued walking towards the forest exit.

About half an hour later, they arrived at the border of the territories.

Further ahead, it's no longer Silver Dragon's territory.

Leon stood near the boundary line, looking around.

"Are you looking for something?" Losweiser asked.

"Where are my medals?"

Losweiser raised an eyebrow. "What medals?"

"Constantine's head."

Murderers have a habit of returning to the crime scene after committing a crime to admire their work;

General Leon also had the habit of repeatedly admiring his medals after achieving merit.

"Oh, you mean that one?"

"A few months ago, when the Empire and other Dragon Race attacked this place together, Constantine's head was taken away by them," Losweiser said.

Leon wondered, "What use is a dead dragon's head to them?"

Losweiser shrugged. "Dragon Race don't seem to have a penchant for collecting heads. I guess the Empire took them back to use as propaganda for their Dragon Slayer Army?"

Leon chuckled and gently nudged the Dragon Queen's shoulder. "You really have a wild imagination. But what you said does make some sense; the Empire does have many ways to recruit soldiers for the Dragon Slayer Army."

"How did you decide to join the Dragon Slayer Army back then?"

The couple sat down next to a huge rock at the edge of the forest.

"He is my master."

Leon said, "My master was a retired Dragon Slayer. After he adopted me, he trained me according to the standards of Dragon Slayer. When I reached the age, he was naturally sent to the Dragon Slaying Academy for further study. After graduating, I went to serve in the military."

Losweiser's eyes flickered slightly, and she asked again, "Then if... your master hadn't asked you to join the Dragon Slayer Army, what would you have wanted to do?"

Leon sat on the boulder, supporting himself with one hand and holding Losweiser's hand with the other, looking up at the sky.

A few birds fluttered their wings and flew by, and a gentle breeze rustled the leaves.

"I'll probably... save up some money and then move to a remote rural area."

"Open a ranch and raise some cows, sheep and the like."

"Oh right, we also need to raise donkeys."

"Then marry a woman who is neither pretty nor ugly."

"To have another lovely daughter."

"Finally, I'll wait for the years to slowly wither me away. I think, if I could, this would probably be the life I want."

When Leon awoke from his two-year coma, he also envisioned this kind of life.

This thought remained buried in his heart, and he never mentioned it to anyone.

It's not some shameful secret, it just sounds a bit... delusional.

Born at the wrong time, in a time of war and chaos, how could someone as talented as him live a peaceful life?

Losweiser rested her chin on one hand, while the index finger of her other hand slowly circled on the back of Leon's hand.

"A little," she said.

"Then let's live as you say after the next Silver Dragon King."

Leon was taken aback. "What?"

"Let's move to the countryside, open a ranch, raise some cattle, sheep and donkeys, and live there with our daughter."

After a pause, Losweiser added, "But the dream of 'marrying a woman who is neither pretty nor ugly' may not be possible."

Leon turned his head, looked at Losweiser's exquisite profile, and smiled as he picked up where she left off, "Because the woman playing my wife is incredibly beautiful."

"Tch, bootlicker."

"You were the one who guided and implied that I said that, so how did I become a bootlicker?"

"I don't care, you're just a bootlicker. All you do is flatter me all day long, who knows what you're up to." Losweiser said with a playful laugh.

"Yes, you're right. I've been plotting to seize power and take your place as the Silver Dragon King all day long."

After the couple exchanged a few words, Leon changed the subject.

"Speaking of my master... you should have visited him and Rebecca recently, right?"

Losweiser nodded. "Yes. After learning about the spatial rift, they also began searching within the Empire for a way to bring you back."

After a pause, Losweiser continued, "We agreed to meet again in three months, so there are still... more than twenty days until our next meeting? Perfect, I'll take you with me then, so your master can rest assured."

"Good."

Leon agreed verbally, but his expression seemed somewhat absent-minded.

Losweiser blinked her beautiful eyes and leaned closer to ask, "What's wrong? What are you thinking about?"

"Ah... do you remember what I told you yesterday, that our future daughters, in the absence of you and me, were taught their skills by Claudia Poseidon of the Sea Dragon race?"

"I remember. However, my Silver Dragon Clan has never established diplomatic relations with the Sea Dragon race, so there is no reason for Claudia to take care of her daughters, let alone teach them skills."

"Yes. And the book 'The Gate of Nine Hells' that my master gave me was also written by Claudia. She also taught this move to Hikaru."

Leon narrowed his eyes slightly. "Although this might be a bit of a leap of reasoning, do you think... my master might have some connection with the Sea Dragon race?"