Ice Dragon and his baby

"What is this?" Yurio asked, staring at the creature in front of him.

"Elephant," Otabek replied.

"I know." Yurio said angrily, "I'm asking you why you rent an elephant?"

Phichit smiled and hung their luggage on the elephant's back. There was a small tent on the elephant's back, which was big enough for the four of them to sit in. Guanghong was busy selling the wine bottle number for some gold coins. Come to buy food and water.

Phichit slid down the elephant's back deftly, approached Otabek and Yurio, and said with a smile: "We can only reach Chizuo's royal city by riding an elephant. There is a big swamp in the middle, and horses can't cross it. It's a pity, though. But this time we have to squeeze together." After speaking, he gave Otabek a playful wink.

Yurio looked at the elephant that looked a bit fierce, and said, "Can this thing sit?"

"The elephant is our family's means of transportation." Phichit blinked and said, "Although it is a bit uncomfortable, you can let Otabek hold you."

"Scared?" Yulio didn't know what Phichit was talking about. He was very interested in the elephant's trunk. As a feline, he felt itchy when he saw the long trunk that kept swinging from side to side. want to catch.

Phichit was going to retrieve Guanghong, but when he turned to leave, Otabek pressed his shoulder and said, "What do you mean?"

Phichit blinked innocently, and said, "That's the way it is. You and Yuri are fine, and Guanghong and I will support you."

"So, what happened to me and Yuri?"

"Oh, Otabek, don't be shy, you are a good match. Really, although Yuri is a tiger, he can also become a house cat. Not bad, remember to invite me to be the best man when you get married."

Otabek wanted to say that it was a misunderstanding, but Guanghong trotted over, dragging a large bag of dry food and water, and said, "Okay, let's go."

Chizuo is a hot country with a large area of ​​rainforest, and there are many wild animals. Just now Yurio saw a large group of zebras and antelopes galloping past the elephants.He sat unsteadily in the red tent on the back of the elephant, and was almost shaken out of the tent several times. Otabek beside him couldn't see, grabbed Yurio with one hand, and hugged his shoulders tightly. Let him sit down.

Yurio obediently let Otabek support him, and while listening to Phichit's introduction of Chizo's specialties, he secretly smiled while covering half of his mouth.Yurio didn't know what he was laughing at, but he still knew Chizo was best known for their fire magic, and a whole host of spices and beasts, and the people of this country loved bustle, music, and dancing.

"Unlike Qinglian, Chizuo's music and dance are religious ceremonies. We use dance to pray for various things, such as a good harvest and rain, and some people use it to send messages to the gods in the heavens." Phichit said with a smile.

Their elephant had walked into the swamp, and half of the elephant's leg was buried in the muddy water. Yurio tried to stick his head out of the tent curiously, but Phichit stretched out his hand to pull him back.

"There are a lot of beheaded souls living here. In the past, after the criminals in the royal city were executed, their corpses would be thrown here, and their heads would be returned to their families for burial. Those corpses that lost their heads absorbed the nutrients of the swamp and turned into demons. passers-by’s head and put it on my own neck.”

Phichit suppressed his voice and pretended to be ghostly, Guanghong shuddered and said, "Oh, Phichit, shut up, isn't it enough at Moonlight Lake? I don't want to hear any more ghost stories."

Yurio looked at Phichit, then at the curtain of the tent being gently blown open by the wind, he shivered, and naturally shrank back in the direction of Otabek.

"He lied to you." Otabek said calmly, "Chizuo didn't have the punishment of beheading, and all condemned prisoners were directly burned to death."

Yurio blinked his green eyes, thought for a moment, and said suddenly, "I'm not afraid."

Phichit rolled his eyes at Otabek with a look of hatred.

They rode elephants for two or three days, and finally saw Chizuo's royal city. The capital called Huoyan City was located at the southernmost tip of the mainland, and it was also called "South City".

The smell of spices is also wafting everywhere in Wangcheng. As soon as you enter the city, you can see colorful tents. The vendors are all hawking, and the sound of enthusiastic drums and flutes can be heard from the tents from time to time.There are three-story small stone houses on both sides of the street. People who live in them pull ropes to the eaves on the opposite side, and the ropes are covered with light gauze and carpets.

Yurio looked around curiously, being infected by the lively atmosphere in front of him, he couldn't help feeling relaxed.He saw flames gushing out from time to time in mid-air, and the flames would turn into fire birds and fire butterflies, fly high into the sky and disappear.There are many golden torches erected on the street, and the fire on them is in the shape of a wolf.

"That's the fire demon that guards the gate." Phichit saw Yulio staring at the torches with wide eyes, so he roared and explained with a voice that overwhelmed the surroundings: "It's a kind of demon, just give them some cinders , will obediently stay there and guard the gate.”

They walked through the busy streets and came to a big square, where there was a huge fire, and many people knelt down and danced around it.There is also an extra large tent on the square.

Phichit pointed to the tent and said, "This way, the great witch is there."

"We're not going to Elf Island."

Yuuri looked at Seungji coldly, the taciturn and indifferent big pirate gently patted Husky's head resting on his lap, expressing his position succinctly.

"I'm afraid it's not up to you to decide." Yuuri sat on the wooden chair in the meeting room of the cabin, holding Victor's dragon scale between his fingers, and said, "We don't want to go too far, and those caught by you, I'll pay your fare."

Seungji raised his eyebrows, and his husky barked softly at Victor who was standing next to Yuuri, Victor glared at it, and the husky shuddered and buried his face in Seungji's arms.

Yuuri inserted the dragon scale in his hand into the wooden table, and the sharp scales cut the smooth surface beautifully.Yuuri paused, and said with some hesitation: "I know this thing is very valuable, I can give you some, a small bag."

Chengji was still unmoved, he snorted coldly, turned his face away, but the woman sitting next to him rubbed the silver-white dragon scale, she should be the advisor of the pirate group, Yuuri proposed a settlement just now, and it was also She convinced Seung-gi.

"Chengji, I think this is a good deal." She said, "This is a real dragon scale, I'm sure of it. Was it stolen from Qinglian?"

Yuuri didn't make a sound, and the woman didn't force him, just smiled and said, "Chengji?"

"This ship doesn't reach Elf Island." Chengji replied firmly again.

The woman slapped the table, startling Yuuri, and said loudly, "Seungji! Don't mix your personal emotions, how many times do you want me to say that?"

Seungji clicked his tongue impatiently, he gave Yuuri and Victor a cold look, and nodded stiffly.

Yuuri walked out of the pirate's meeting room, turned around with Victor and walked to the separate room of the cabin, the big pirate finally agreed to the plan proposed by Yuuri, who made them unable to beat Victor, and Yuuri offered a generous reward , in the final analysis, apart from personal reasons, this transaction is important to

Cheng Ji is still calculating.

They had to go to Chizuo first, put down the passengers of the galleon, and then go to Spirit Island.

Seungji reluctantly lets Yuuri and Victor live in a spare cabin in the cabin, while the others stay with the pirates, helping to clean the decks or tidy up the cabin every day.Victor used ice to seal the part of the pirate ship where the ice cubes were pierced, and covered the ship with an ice film to make the ship go faster.

The room Chengji assigned to them was full of debris, and only two hammocks were hung in it.Yuuri sat on the hammock, and the hammock shook slightly.He watched Victor climb into another hammock and lay down, keeping his eyes on the ceiling.

After the joy of reunion cooled down, they recalled the previous quarrel, and the atmosphere became delicate again.

"Great, Victor, we found the boat to Spirit Island." Yuuri said tentatively.

Victor stared intently at the wooden ceiling of the room, and absently said "Oh".

"When we hear about the treasure, we can get it back earlier and go home."

"Um."

"I miss Makachin, how about you?"

"Um."

Yuuri took a deep breath and said, "Victor, we need to talk."

"Um."

"Victor, I'm serious."

Victor turned his head and stared at Yuuri with blue eyes. The blue eyes that were as gentle as the sea suddenly had a storm brewing. He stared at Yuuri tightly, and said slowly, "I'm listening."

Yuuri was a little chilled by his stare, and swallowed the words that had been lingering on the tip of his tongue in an instant. He lowered his head and looked at the floor in a panic. , he got out of the hammock and approached Yuuri.

Victor squeezes Yuuri's shoulder lightly, making him look up at him.Victor looked into Yuuri's brown eyes and said, "I'm not letting go."

Yuuri's eyes widened, and he waited for him to continue: "Even if Yuuri regrets it, I won't let Yuuri go, even if I do too many excessive things, I will let Yuuri stay and never let you go."

"I don't regret it." Yuuri took Victor's hand, looked into his face, and said, "I miss my family, and I wonder what my life would be like without Victor..., Victor Do, listen to me."

Victor frowned, he frowned in pain, looking away, unwilling to listen to Yuuri.Yuuri cups his face so Victor can take a good look at him.For a hundred years, Victor and Yuuri have been vaguely aware of it, but they ignored it together by coincidence, and the topic they didn't want to talk about had to get an answer today.

"I thought that if it wasn't for Victor, I would wander around the snowy mountains, and before freezing to death, Victor would appear in front of me, or I would find my way home and meet someone one day , that person must be Victor who sneaked down the mountain.”

Yuuri smiled slightly, his voice trembling, some words, some thoughts, he didn't think to say it, he thought Victor would understand, thought he wouldn't care, thought he was the only one with a glass heart.

"The result is always the same. I can't imagine my life without meeting Victor. No matter how I assume or plan, Victor will always appear in front of me and hold me in his palm like that time. , flew together to the Daxue Mountain where there was nothing before, we

Together they designed the ice castle, guarded the treasures placed in the ice borough, skated together, and pestered Yakov to bring over books and other gadgets from outside. "

Yuuri hugged Victor tightly, and his blurry vision could vaguely see that Victor's beautiful blue eyes were also teary.

"Now I am very happy, and I want to be happy with Victor forever." Yuuri said with a trembling voice, and Victor's tears slid down and turned into small ice beads: "I don't always say "I love you" to you ?"

"You only talk when you're drunk. I hate it when you drink."

Victor whimpers and complains, only for Yuuri to smile slightly.The two of them kissed and hugged each other.

"I always feel like I'm in love with Yuuri all over again," Victor whispered, wrapping his arms around Yuuri, burying his face in his neck.

"One more thing." After the hug, Yuuri and Victor sat side by side on the plank floor, he put his face against Victor's chest, and said with a nasal voice, "I actually gave that pirate ten A scale."

Victor froze, knowing how obsessed Yuuri was with his scales.

Yuuri sighed and said, "I can't believe it, ten scales, Victor, let's steal them back quietly, shall we?"

"Oh, honey, I don't think it's necessary anymore. It's just a few scales. Let's wait for the next scale change period."

Victor looked at Yuuri's disappointed face, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have a love rival named Scales.