On the second day of the second lunar month, the dragon raised its head.
On the Taiyin Star, the cassia tree scattered soft starlight, and thunderous snores occasionally shattered the stillness.
Bai Yujun had no particularly good solution either. Whenever the gigantic beast breathed, its throat rumbled like thunder—it was instinctive. Fortunately, it only breathed once after a long silence. It was rare for the Taiyin Star to be so safe that she could sleep soundly without worry.
Silver cassia leaves drifted down leisurely, swaying this way and that before landing right on a nostril...
The nostril, resembling that of an amphibious reptile, opened. Thunder rumbled in its throat, and its exhalation became wind, sending the fallen leaf spinning wildly into the sky before it drew in a long breath.
After a moment of quiet, the eyelid covered in tiny scales twitched—a sign that it was about to awaken from slumber.
By rights, some celestial phenomenon should have accompanied this moment.
But this was the Taiyin Star. There were neither dark clouds nor torrential rain, so it was spared.
Its pointed ears twitched lightly, and its eyelids trembled. It took another long breath, then its eyelids opened. The first thing revealed was a white dragon eye, merely the first step. Immediately after, the white nictitating membrane slid aside, finally revealing the deep vertical pupil.
After opening her eyes, she raised her dragon head blankly.
Who was I?
Where was I?
What was I doing?
Her muddled brain issued the dragon soul's three consecutive questions. After sleeping for too long, it was inevitable that she would be groggy upon waking.
She blinked again and finally came to her senses, looking left and right at the silent, uneventful surroundings.
After pausing for roughly three breaths, the enormous dragon head suddenly crashed heavily