Indigo Kite, Dragon Physician

Shining Island.

The unicorn Qiluo carried Stacy, gliding lightly across the gloomy sky above the island.

"Ouch--It's so cold today!" Stacy wrapped her winter coat tighter around herself, shivering involuntarily, her complaints carried on the cold wind.

Although the blizzard outside the core sea area where the Pansy was located was weakened due to the "Veil of Eternal Winter," the air was still icy cold, and the chill seemed to penetrate to the bone.

Stacy couldn't help but feel a little jealous of Zijin —her friend had a thick, windproof down jacket specially prepared for her by Su Ming to keep her warm.

"It's a wonder these Silver Dragon dared to venture towards the Arctic Circle in this awful weather." Qiluo gracefully descended, approaching the rocky shore of the island, as the snowflakes fell. She flicked her snow-covered mane, then suddenly remembered something. "Speaking of which, the last time I carried you, wasn't it... to treat a dragon, too?"

Stacy paused for a moment, her memory drifting back more than twenty years. At that time, she had gone to the Silver Moon Forest at the invitation of Queen Ghostly Flower, and then unexpectedly received an urgent request for help from the Dragon Race.

"Oh! It really was you that time!" Stacy bent down and carefully examined Qiluo's face. "Hmm, you've changed quite a bit!"

"You have to grow up eventually," Qiluo replied. "Twenty years ago, I wasn't even an adult yet!"

Deep within the island, in a sheltered cave, Yin'er anxiously watched the agonizing groans rising and falling within, the massive Dragon Tail unconsciously slapping against the rock walls.

Apart from himself, all the members of the Silver Dragon Guard were infected with that damned psoriasis! The skin under their scales was unbearably itchy, as if countless scalding ants were gnawing at it. Some Silver Dragon painfully scratched their bodies with their claws, rubbing against the rough rocks, making a screeching sound; others rolled around on the ground uncontrollably, trying to relieve the itch that went deep into their bones.

Just then, General Tai'ao'duo's signal to launch an attack reached the island once again.

"Staying here is just torture!" a hot-tempered Silver Dragon suggested hoarsely. "Why don't we go out and have a good fight? That way we can also complete our mission to rescue the Bone Dragon Bay Owl!"

Yin'er frowned deeply, about to make a decision, when he caught a strange scent coming from the sky—someone was approaching!

Moreover... one of them even had the aura of a necromancer!

His eyes sharpened, and he prepared to take flight and intercept. But the next moment, his powerful senses clearly detected the two familiar aura fluctuations.

"The daughter of the Queen Ghostly Flower, Qiluomilan, and... the healer Indigo Kite?" Yin'er's enormous dragon eyes were filled with deep doubt as he turned his head towards the cave entrance. "How did they end up here?"

"Is it Miss Indigo Kite?" The painful groans in the cave immediately subsided, and the eyes of several tormented Silver Dragon lit up with hope upon hearing the name. "Thank goodness she's here! We're saved!"

Yin'er's tense nerves relaxed slightly, and he nodded slightly. Indigo Kite, the most outstanding disciple of the titled healer "White Pheasant", was highly skilled in medicine and had a close relationship with the Dragon Race.

Twenty years ago, during the major outbreak of osteomalacia among the Red Dragon Clan, it was she who meticulously investigated the cause of the disease and ultimately resolved the crisis.

Could it be... that General Tai'ao'duo sent her to treat her? But the problem is, he hasn't even had a chance to tell Tai'ao'duo about the Silver Dragon Guard's mass illness yet!

Yin'er shook his enormous head. Since he couldn't figure it out for the time being, he decided not to waste any more energy and just wait for the two guests to arrive.

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Soon, Stacy and the unicorn Qiluo appeared clearly outside the cave entrance.

This was originally a naturally formed cave on the island, but it was roughly dug and enlarged by the enormous Silver Dragon. Outside the cave entrance, a large amount of soil and gravel, like a small hill, has been piled up, forming a barrier against the cold wind.

The raging blizzard outside, whipped by the fierce winds, relentlessly battered the earthen wall, leaving a thick layer of snow.

Stacy and Qiluo climbed over the mound and stepped into the relatively warm cave. Qiluo gracefully shook its silvery-white fur, instantly shaking off the snow clinging to its body, creating a shimmering, fine mist of snow in the light filtering through the cave entrance.

"Greetings, Skywatchers." Stacy brushed the snowflakes off her hat, bowed slightly, and gave an elegant mage's salute.

The Silver Dragon coiled inside the cave lowered their massive heads in return, their deep voices echoing through the spacious cavern. "Welcome, Indigo Kite!"

Yin'er's vertical pupils, as if they were molten gold, were fixed on Stacy. "Dr. Indigo Kite, have you come here... to cure this disgusting disease that afflicts us?"

"I'm afraid that won't work." Stacy gave a slightly sly smile and said frankly, "Because the psoriasis virus you have was planted by me personally!"

A flicker of shock flashed across Yin'er's enormous dragon eyes, quickly turning into deeper confusion. He raised one of his forepaws and swung it slightly, stopping the low growls of the Silver Dragon behind him, fueled by astonishment and anger.

"Is it that... that strange fishing net that suddenly emerged from beneath the sea?" His deep voice echoed in the cave, tinged with a hint of realization.

Yin'er remembered that the two Silver Dragon that were chasing the Feather Race scouts were trapped by that suddenly appearing net. Shortly after they returned, they began to develop an intense itching all over their bodies, which quickly spread to their other companions.

"Yes!" Stacy readily admitted.

"Why?!" Yin'er's voice suddenly rose, filled with incredulous rage, "Bay Owl is also your close friend! Why would you resort to such insidious means against us!"

"... Because you came here to kill us!" Stacy was somewhat bewildered by his question. "You really didn't know that?"

"When did we come to kill you?" Yin'er's enormous dragon face was filled with genuine confusion.

Stacy frowned, but then she realized that news of her group being rescued by Su Ming and Zijin at the Sacred Mountain might not have spread widely yet. She explained, "Bay Owl and Su Ming saved all of our lives at the Sacred Mountain! We are now comrades fighting side-by-side. You came with the Light Fleet in such a menacing manner, just to annihilate us!"

"The brutal Bone King, didn't he enslave and control you?" Yin'er asked, puzzled.

"Su Ming is brutal? Where did you hear that from?!" Stacy's expression was almost out of control. "Do you believe everything the Temple of Light says—what about your own information channels, dragons?!"