Vol 4. Chapter 129: The Mysterious Dragon Loli
With the first barrier dispelled and the other three barriers entering a dormant state, there was no longer anything standing in little Yuan'er's way.
Although she didn't quite understand what was going on, the carefree little girl decided to ignore these suspicious details. Happily transforming into a streak of black light, she darted through the layers of defenses and flew toward the interior of the Forbidden Palace.
In the blink of an eye, she had vanished without a trace...
After witnessing this scene, a certain brown-haired girl hiding among the treetops in the distance raised her hand to cover her lips with an amused expression.
This brown-haired girl possessed a beautiful, delicate face and a slender figure. Her long, coffee-colored hair cascaded over her shoulders, with two dark-green ribbons gently tying its ends. She wore a sharp, imposing Asumos Church military uniform, while two gleaming silver military sabers, both radiating a murderous aura, hung at her waist.
With such a distinctive appearance, anyone from the Asumos Church would probably have recognized her immediately.
She was none other than Moran, one of the Church's three Heavenly Apostles.
Although Yexinlian Royal Academy was not directly administered by either the Crimson Leaf Imperial Family or the Asumos Church, it was nevertheless an important institution that continuously supplied the Church with talented individuals. As a Heavenly Apostle, Moran should naturally have intervened upon witnessing someone attempting to infiltrate the forbidden grounds.
However,
This Heavenly Apostle had instead chosen to sit back and enjoy the show. In fact, the four-layered barrier that should have activated immediately and bombarded Yuan'er with attacks had been temporarily disabled by Moran herself.
Watching the black light rapidly disappear from sight and sensing the faint traces of Shadow of Silence Power lingering over the lawn, Moran extended her tongue and licked her lips with considerable interest.
Then, she suddenly waved her hand.
Accompanied by a surge of silver-soul-colored Holy Aura, the remaining traces of Shadow of Silence Power were instantly dispersed without a trace.
"All done~"
Smiling faintly, Moran began playing with the communication magic stone in her hand, which was emitting a soft blue glow.
"As you requested, I've temporarily disabled the nearby defensive barriers and let that child inside... Your Grace, Archbishop."
"Mm, very well done."
"Hehe, thank you for the praise, Your Grace."
Tilting her head, the girl excitedly cupped her slightly flushed cheeks, an almost crazed expression spreading across her face.
"But... Your Grace, aren't you being a little too reckless? Just to avoid hurting that child, you directly shut down the barriers? Seriously... Couldn't you at least have put on a little show? Although Yexinlian's principal agreed to cooperate with us, if she finds out we casually let an Abyss Demon girl through, she'll definitely be furious with us~"
"You don't need to worry about that. They won't notice."
"Enmm, all right, I suppose? But..."
As she spoke, a trace of seriousness and confusion gradually appeared on Moran's face.
"But Your Grace, considering the Holy Dragon King's current condition... If little Yuan'er goes inside, won't she turn the whole place upside down?"
"No."
"Hm?"
"Yuan'er is a good child... She won't cause trouble. Besides... that Holy Dragon King... has some psychological trauma. She wouldn't dare act recklessly."
From the other end of the communication magic stone, Archbishop Mokaluo's confident voice slowly drifted over...
--
Meanwhile,
With the barriers no longer obstructing her path, little Yuan'er proceeded unhindered into the most secretive forbidden area of Yexinlian Royal Academy.
As she hurried along, Yuan'er couldn't help pouting and grumbling.
"Seriously, and they call this a forbidden area? I got in so easily! Why aren't there even any guards inside...?"
Looking at the enormous main entrance of the palace, which should have been heavily guarded but was now completely deserted, Yuan'er couldn't help giving it a disdainful look.
Sure enough,
Forbidden areas were just like Sister Karina said. They existed for people to break into, right?
As the enormous stone doors slowly opened, Yuan'er cautiously stepped through the final line of defense on her short little legs and entered the depths of the Forbidden Palace.
Just like that, without encountering the slightest resistance, Yuan'er comfortably reached her final destination.
Having originally hoped to experience the thrill of an adventure, Yuan'er couldn't help feeling terribly disappointed.
"This is so boring!"
However,
The little girl quickly suppressed her disappointment. After all, the purpose of her visit to the Forbidden Palace wasn't to go adventuring, but to find the legendary Holy Dragon Heart, pack it up, and take it away!
"Mm, forget it... Hurry! Important business comes first!"
Temporarily dispersing the somewhat conspicuous black liquid surrounding her body, the little girl cheerfully began searching the enormous, dimly lit hall for clues about the Holy Dragon Heart.
Looking up at the empty space overhead and the magnificent murals behind her, Yuan'er couldn't help furrowing her brows.
"Strange..."
Hadn't she heard that the thing was supposed to be floating in the middle of the hall, looking something like a big, glowing rock?
But,
There was absolutely nothing floating in the air here!
It was all pitch-black??
Looking left and right, Yuan'er grew increasingly confused. The little girl even began wondering whether she had taken the wrong path...
After all, her journey had been far too smooth. There hadn't been the slightest hint of the atmosphere one would expect when entering forbidden grounds.
"Maybe... I should just go back?!"
Yuan'er muttered to herself while pacing back and forth through the center of the hall.
However,
Just as the little girl was hesitating, her foot suddenly stepped on something soft and squishy.
??!!
"Eh?!"
Yuan'er couldn't help letting out a startled cry.
And at the very moment Yuan'er was overcome with shock, a shrill voice tinged with anger suddenly rang out beside her ears, making the little girl tremble all over.
Her mismatched red and blue eyes filled with astonishment.
"Wh-who is the outrageous bastard who dares step on this exalted one's tail?! Do you have a death wish, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!"
"Th-there's... someone here?"
Startled by the sudden voice and the violent movement of the unidentified object beneath her foot, Yuan'er stumbled and accidentally landed on her bottom.
Rubbing her poor little butt, Yuan'er stared blankly ahead, toward the source of the furious "roar."
Unlike before,
As the angry voice rang out, streaks of light gradually emerged from the dark central area of the hall, seemingly because the startled cry had activated the nearby magical lamps.
In an instant, the previously gloomy hall became brilliantly illuminated...
And as her surroundings came into focus, Yuan'er's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Eh?! Y-you... who are you?!"
At that moment,
Under Yuan'er's astonished gaze, a certain white bundle wrapped in a cotton quilt on the floor suddenly began stirring restlessly.
As a large golden tail resembling a trident was withdrawn beneath the bedding, a slender, petite golden figure slowly emerged from the covers, surrounded by waves of overwhelmingly powerful dragon pressure...
It was a little girl as exquisite as a porcelain doll.
Her beautiful, pale-golden hair fluttered gently, framing slender, willow-shaped eyebrows and a pair of captivating, expressive eyes. She had a delicately sculpted nose, slightly flushed cheeks, luscious lips, and a flawless, snow-white face that seemed to glow like polished jade. Her skin was as beautiful and smooth as fine white jade, while her figure was petite, delicate, and graceful.
As for her height, she was rather short, standing half a head shorter than Yuan'er.
However, her temperament was entirely different.
Although the girl's cheeks were flushed and she appeared extremely young, her features were breathtakingly beautiful, and she possessed an elegant, noble bearing. She was a rare beauty, as exquisite and unparalleled as a precious pearl or flawless jade.
More importantly, her eyes were not those of an ordinary human.
Instead, she possessed a pair of pale-golden dragon eyes with vertical pupils, overflowing with an intimidating majesty.
Apart from her dragon eyes, the imposing dragon horns on her head, along with the dragon wings and plump dragon tail behind her, all revealed the girl's extraordinary identity.
The sight left little Yuan'er so shocked that she froze on the spot, staring helplessly at the completely naked, golden-haired dragon loli who had suddenly appeared before her...
Meanwhile,
After hugging the tail that had just been mercilessly stepped on, the golden-haired loli pursed her little lips and glared furiously at the bewildered Yuan'er.
π§π³π¦β―ππ¦π·π―ππ£π¦π.πΈπ°π
Then, with an outrageously arrogant attitude, she stretched out her hand and pointed directly at Yuan'er's forehead.
"So you're the stinking little brat who stepped on this exalted one's tail?!!"