Binding the Dragon for the Empress

Que Le raised her eyebrows, stared at the blood clot on her silver whip, and said in surprise: "Don't all your dragons have heart-protecting dragon scales? Why are you so careless?"

Xuanlong clutched his chest, the remaining blood on his face faded at a speed visible to the naked eye, warm blood came out from between his fingers, he stood up silently with his long sword on the ground.

Without the dragon scales protecting the heart, it is no different from the fragile skin of the human race, so it is naturally easy to get hurt.

Que Le frowned, looked at his back and said, "Hey, are you alright?"

"I didn't mean to hurt you, it was you who insisted on coming to die."

Xuanlong knew that he would not be able to complete the task Yan Yuan entrusted to him with his appearance, so he propped himself up and walked towards the temple. He randomly found a messy place to sit down, took out a porcelain bottle from his chest, and poured a Take out the pills and swallow them, lean against the wall, and close your eyes.The rain outside has stopped, and the heavy breathing is particularly vivid in the dark night.

There seemed to be some warmth between the legs, the fetus in the womb was frightened, and it was making noise non-stop at the moment, Xuanlong gently pressed his palm to the abdomen, as if to comfort him.

Xuanlong thought that the fox demon had left, but he didn't expect the sound of footsteps coming from his side, followed by the sound of cloth rubbing against him, he should have squatted down beside him.

"You said you helped someone else to kill me, who is that person?"

It is naturally impossible for Xuanlong to tell him Yan Yuan's identity, so he closed his eyes and did not answer.

Que Le stared at the man's heroic face, and guessed: "The monster will definitely not care about such trivial matters, except for the human race, I have not made any enemies recently, so the one who asked you to kill me is the human race, yes wrong?"

"..."

"A dragon like you will not be driven by others, so that person is either kind to you, or has affection for you."

"I guess...you fell in love with that human race." Que Le slowly approached Xuanlong's ear, exhaling hot air, his voice quality was particularly bewitching, as beautiful as a sea monster singing on the water, and mortals would immediately lose their minds when they heard it .

Hearing this, Xuanlong slowly opened his eyes and turned to look at him.

Que Le's eyes were cold: "I really did not guess wrong."

"Another stupid monster."

With such rude words, Xuanlong didn't want to talk to him anymore, his body hurt so badly, he closed his eyes and just wanted to have a good sleep.

The voice suddenly became hoarse.

"Do you know why I killed those people?"

Que Le's eyes changed, Xuan Long saw the water in his eyes, and there was strong hatred: "Because they deserve to die."

"I once had a twin brother who depended on each other for life. We grew up together, cultivated together, and left the fox clan to experience the mortal world together."

"He fell in love with a mortal. When that mortal learned his identity as a fox demon, he lied to him that he loved him. When the love was deep, he mixed a talisman in the water to trick him into taking him. His skin came off."

"My brother's fur is very beautiful. It's snow-white, without any impurities. It's fluffier and softer than mine. When I was a child, I slept against him like this. As long as he is by my side, I have nothing to be afraid of... ...Because he is as weak as me, but he will protect me even if he tries his best." The corners of Que Le's mouth curled up, but there were tears in his eyes.

"But that man skinned him alive...do you know why?"

Xuanlong was infected by his sadness, and felt a little sad in his heart: "Why?"

"Because that human race wants to have a beautiful fur and make it into a scarf to please his sweetheart." Que Le smiled with mockery in his eyes. "He is a distinguished prince with a different surname in the Xihong Kingdom. He fell in love with the eldest princess of the dynasty. Naturally, ordinary fox fur could not catch the princess's eyes. It is the most beautiful, unmatched by all foxes in the world."

"At that time, my brother and I were wandering around in Xihong to make a living. The prince knew about my brother's identity from nowhere. He went to the steamed bun shop where he worked every day to buy steamed buns. He treated him courteously and said that he liked him and wanted to marry him. .”

"My brother is simple, and the prince is born like a dog. It didn't take long for my brother to fall in love with him. Every day, he came home happily and told me how good the prince was to him... I remember, the sunset that evening was very beautiful, my brother said he was going out to attend the appointment of the dog prince, but he never came back."

Que Leyuan was still smiling, but couldn't hold back as he spoke, his voice choked up, and his face was full of tears.

"When he was skinned, he was conscious. That man skinned him while he was awake, just because his sweetheart wanted a beautiful fox fur."

"But what about my brother? What did my brother do wrong?"

"In the past, we also cultivated the way of goodness. We didn't want to steal chickens and dogs like other demons, so we turned into mortals. We used the money we earned with our hands to buy food every day. We never stole or robbed half a cent, but what did we get?"

Que Le cried and trembled all over, perhaps she had wandered around the world alone for too long, and when she suddenly found someone she could talk to, she lost control.

Xuan Long raised his hand and gently patted Que Le's head: "Don't be sad."

When he first saw Que Le, he didn't hate the man in front of him. It was rare for him to have a good impression of the living beings beside him. After being so gently comforted, he cried even harder. When he was wronged when he was a child, his brother touched his head in the same way. Tell him not to be sad.

Trembling, he threw himself into Xuanlong's arms, which caused Xuanlong to snort in pain and break out in a cold sweat. His body was stiff, and he endured it, but he didn't push the little fox away after all, and let him cry in his arms.

"My mother passed away when she gave birth to us, and my brother and I came to the world because we couldn't get along in the fox clan."

"If we had known this, we would not have come... find a place to hide in a deep mountain and old forest where there is no one, and eat fish in the water and catch wild animals on the mountain. If I knew that my brother would die, I would not pester him. Come to the world, woo woo woo..."

Xuan Long hesitantly raised his hand and patted Que Le on the back: "Don't cry anymore..."

He really doesn't know how to comfort others, Que Le straightened up with tears in his eyes, and complained: "I'm so pitiful, don't I even have the right to cry?"

Xuanlong: "No..."

Que Le threw back again, wrapped his arms around his neck, and leaned against him.

"Later, I took revenge for my brother, killed the dog prince and the ugly princess, and pulled out the tongue of that nonsense Taoist priest. I dug out their hearts and roasted them in front of my brother's grave."

"But what's the use of that... My brother will never come back again. I am the only fox in this world. I am lonely and helpless in this world. I have no meaning."

"Only when killing people is the happiest. When watching those ugly human races obsessed with me, I pulled out their hearts... bloody, how beautiful..."

"My brother died like that when he died in my arms, covered in blood... When I found him in the mass grave, he was still alive. He told me not to take revenge, but to live a good life. ..."

"But how can I not take revenge, how can I live well..."

"I can't do it, I can't do it..."

Gradually, Que Le stopped crying, only tears kept flowing, he babbled all night in Xuan Long's arms, and Xuan Long patted him on the back to coax him all night.

When the sky was dimly lit, Que Le found that no matter what he said, the Xuanlong would not respond anymore. He was startled and sat up suddenly.

The man's face was pale and he had already passed out, his white robe was stained with blood from half of his body.