Chapter 51

Everyone continued catching the other fish in the net.

The other fish, while not as large as this giant pike, were still quite big.

Everyone praised the place Shi Wen pointed out, saying it had lots of fat fish.

Around 3 PM, Fu Meng saw that they had almost finished their online activities, so they decided to stop there for the rest of the year.

Everyone brought down the scale, weighed the fish, and then divided them.

The largest pike was difficult to divide, so following the usual practice, each family sent a representative to draw lots to decide who would get it.

Shi Wen originally intended to push Yan Kexing forward.

Yan Kexing said in a low voice, "You are Auspicious Beasts, why are you pushing me, Fierce Beasts, up there?"

Shi Wen went up himself and, sure enough, drew the big dogfish.

Each family received over 100 jin (50 kg) of fish this time.

Shi Wen's family received several other fish in addition to the large pike.

So, Shi Wen was in charge of getting the big pike, and each of the dogs except for Langwa carried one fish. Yan Kexing took the rest of the fish and drove off to go home.

After returning home, Shi Wen took the fish to the kitchen, sniffed his arm, and said to Yan Kexing, "I'm going to take a shower first; I smell like fish."

Yan Kexing called out to him, "Bandage it up before washing."

Shi Wen completely bewildered.

Yan Kexing gestured with his eyes. "Your hand... you just hurt it."

"This?" Shi Wen turned her hand over to look at it. "Is it necessary? It doesn't hurt at all."

Yan Kexing: "The cold has blocked your sense of pain, so it will hurt when you get stung by the water in the shower later."

Yan Kexing gestured for Shi Wen him into the room.

Shi Wen the fishy odor emanating from him, I felt a little embarrassed to enter his room. Standing at the doorway, I said, "Never mind, it's so dirty."

Yan Kexing found the first-aid kit, glanced back at him, and said, "Then let's bandage it in the living room."

When Yan Kexing became serious, Shi Wen Wenmo dared not refute him and could only follow him to sit on the sofa in the living room.

The first-aid kit was well-stocked with all the necessary medications.

Yan Kexing found some iodine solution and carefully cleaned his wound.

The two rarely stood so close, close enough to hear each other's breath.

Shi Wen uneasy and wanted to pull his hand back.

Yan Kexing held his wrist firmly, cleaning the wound with meticulous and gentle movements.

Shi Wen nothing to do, Shi Wen looked at Yan Kexing's eyelashes and suddenly wondered what Yan Kexing's feelings were for her.

He opened his mouth, then felt the time wasn't right.

Yan Kexing seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. "Say what you want to say."

My mouth Shi Wen dry, and I immediately thought of several ways to ask, but none of them seemed appropriate.

He placed his wrist in Yan Kexing's hand, his mind racing with dread, yet he desperately didn't want to miss this opportunity. After hesitating several times, he finally asked, "I want to know what your bloodline is?"

Yan Kexing his eyes. "Bloodline cannot be revealed to outsiders; it violates confidentiality rules."

While one's bloodline cannot be discussed with outsiders, there are few restrictions on discussing it with family members, such as one's partner.

Shi Wen swallowed hard, almost asking directly, "I know, so are you willing to tell me?"

Yan Kexing looked into his eyes but did not answer directly.

Shi Wen he was so nervous his hands were almost shaking.

He didn't believe that Yan Kexing had absolutely no feelings for him; if that were the case, given Yan Kexing's character, he wouldn't have given him a chance to overthink it.

He also knew that Yan Kexing had concerns, so he always seemed to maintain a distance when testing him.

Several seconds felt like years; Shi Wen had never felt so unbearable.

He forced a smile, as if to say, "Never mind."

Just as he was about to speak, Yan Kexing's deep voice rang out. "Yinglong. I am Yinglong."

Chapter 51

Shi Wen never expected that Yan Kexing was actually a dragon, let alone that he was Yinglong.

After confirming that the Yinglong indeed the one he knew, Shi Wen stunned and frowned. "You are Yinglong? Why do you say you are Fierce Beasts? Yinglong is so powerful! Isn't Yinglong also the creator god in legends?"

I was quite indignant Shi Wen.

Yan Kexing looked at his face, which was so close to his own, his expression unchanged, but his eyes were gentle. "The ancient Yinglong was the embodiment of creation, creation, and destruction. However, we, its descendants, are no longer that ancestral god Yinglong; we have only inherited a portion of its power."

Shi Wen's wrist was still being held, and he spoke without much force, "That still doesn't mean Yinglong should be called Fierce Beasts. How can a dragon be called Fierce Beasts?!"

Yan Kexing continued to tend to his wounds steadily, "Fierce Beasts and Auspicious Beasts are just relative concepts. Auspicious Beasts bring blessings to all things, while Fierce Beasts carry an aura of destruction. Unfortunately, our clan only inherited the power to destroy the world. When my power was still at its peak, everything about me, from my temperament to my physical body, was headed towards destruction."

Shi Wen nodded, staring at Yan Kexing's long eyelashes, and suddenly felt a little sad. "Did they make things difficult for you?"

Yan Kexing glanced at him, knowing that the "they" he was referring to probably meant the group from the Abnormal Affairs Bureau: "No. On the contrary, they've given me a lot of help. Otherwise, I wouldn't be helping humans now, let alone befriending them."

Shi Wen asked, "You mean when your power was still at its peak—"

Shi Wen swallowed the second half of his sentence and didn't say it; he was unsure whether he should ask.

Yan Kexing, however, didn't seem to mind. "This world no longer has an environment suitable for powerful divine beasts like dragons to live in. Do you remember the environmental problems the snow leopards faced when we were protecting them?"

Shi Wen: "I remember... habitat fragmentation, food chain disruption, food resource depletion, and poaching, right?"

Yan Kexing nodded. "Even powerful mythical beasts face this problem. Apart from poaching not being a threat, the other three problems are far more serious than those faced by snow leopards. The ecosystem of mythical beasts and other 'gods' has already completely collapsed."

Upon Shi Wen this, Shi Wen stared at him blankly. "Are there other Yinglong in this world?"

Shi Wen to ask, do you have any other companions?

"No. My own bloodline has also degenerated significantly, so transforming into a dragon was a struggle." Yan Kexing gently released his wrist. "Alright."