"You're not lying to me, are you?"
The Little Dragon God poked at the food with his fork as he muttered, "You always used to say, 'Be good, Xuanyu. Next time.'"
Lin Yuan's expression darkened, and he slapped the Little Dragon God's fork hand.
"Stop poking at the food. Besides, how could I lie about this?"
"You never know."
The Little Dragon God pulled his hand back in pain, then looked at Lin Yuan with an utterly serious expression.
"If you lie to me this time, I won't forgive you in this life, the next life, or the life after that."
Lin Yuan: ...
He chuckled, rubbed the Little Dragon God's head hard, and promised, "Then I guarantee I won't lie to you again this time. Will that do?"
"A gentleman's word..." The Little Dragon God raised his hand.
"...cannot be overtaken by a team of four horses."
Lin Yuan raised his own hand and slapped it against his.
The Little Dragon God immediately broke into a smile and hurried closer to Lin Yuan, flashing a ingratiating grin.
"Bro, you really are the best."
Lin Yuan said softly:
"What happened to that wild, untamable attitude of yours?"
"Bro, you have no idea how miserable I was, keeping it all bottled up."
The Little Dragon God blinked repeatedly, as though tears were about to fall.
"Well, now that things have come to this, let's eat first."
Before he could enjoy more than a few bites of the Little Dragon God's cooking, his communicator rang. Lin Yuan picked it up and saw that Gu Yuena was calling.
Still eating, Lin Yuan spoke indistinctly:
"Hello, Auntie. Sorry, I might be a little busy for a while, so I won't be able to play games with you. Can we wait until I'm done with