ride on the back of a dragon

When Carat was brought into the main hall, she saw the children in the afternoon standing together.

"Come in." The servant next to Patriarch Iben bent over and held a large silver tray. The air-conditioned melons and fruits were cut into moderate sizes and placed on the ice. The beads fell drop by drop from the servant's hand into the white camel's fur at the man's feet.

The Iben family is the richest businessman in the First Moon Valley, and they are in charge of all the mines in the desert. For generations, they have provided military expenses for the Mehta family, the owner of the First Moon Valley, and thus obtained the hereditary title.

The boy with scorched hair was the son of the Eben family, and he was sleeping soundly in his mother's arms.His hair had been re-trimmed, the burnt ends gone.The beautiful woman was wearing a peach-pink gauze dress, with tears in her eyes, and pressed a soft cloth wrapped in ice cubes to the boy's forehead.

"Mr. Eben." Carat saluted.

"Where's the little monster you raised." The man's clothes are mainly golden, the fine yarn is light and breathable, woven with gold thread, and attached to the bronze skin with slender and firm muscles, which is luxurious and dazzling.He is one of the few nobles in the city who still maintains a handsome figure, standing out among a group of fat patriarchs on weekdays.

Eben got straight to the point, and Carat replied truthfully: "Sir, if you are talking about the young master and these children bullying my pet, it is a pity that I was shopping in the store and did not witness what happened."

"Oh? So you're not an eyewitness, right? My son was seriously frightened and has been in a coma since he got home. He's still running a high fever. Since it's your pet, I think you need to be responsible for it." Eben waved his hand and held the fruit, and the fanning waiters retreated in an orderly manner.He pointed to one of the little girls: "You come."

The girl walked up to Eben with her little skirt and bent her luggage like a little lady, completely different from the bully who used to run around the streets.

"Sir, we took a walk in the city in the morning. I heard that the butcher shop has newly baked sweet pork jerky, so the generous young master Eben proposed to invite his friends to enjoy it together." The girl's voice was full of emotion: "No Thinking of meeting a little monster at the door, the kind young master Iben originally wanted to feed it something to eat, but unexpectedly, the monster didn't know what to do, and suddenly attacked us fiercely, and the flame it spewed out burned us. Young Master Eben's hair, I was terrified at the time, but I rushed up to help the young master put out the flames immediately. My palms were all red!" She stretched out her delicate palms, and the palms were really red.Still slightly swollen.A glance out of the corner of Clara's eye revealed that it was not a burn at all, but a bruise.

Seeing this, several children around rolled up their sleeves one after another: "I helped too, I got burned too."

The seven or eight-year-old girl glanced sadly at the drowsy Young Master Iben: "I didn't expect things to turn out like this. I'm very sorry, sir."

Then, she turned around and pointed at Carat viciously: "It's him, he's the one who took that monster away! I asked Mr., that monster was raised by him when he was a child. People, everyone is too disturbed!"

The children of these aristocrats never paid to go to the butcher shop. Although they slept in houses made of gold and silver, the sense of class superiority took root in their bones and blood, and it seemed that they were born with the desire to oppress and enslave.The little girl was only as tall as Carat's waist, but she calmly made up a series of lies.

These children are the children of the most powerful family in Chuyue City, and they will not let go of this opportunity to show courteousness to the Iben family. These rhetoric are probably carefully designed by the adults, children are just imitating the tongue.As long as Eben needs it, they can turn right and wrong without any psychological burden.

"Although I didn't witness what happened today, sir, the lizard I raised has never hurt anyone or stolen anything before. It is playful occasionally, but I have returned everything that does not belong to me to its original owner. One exception. You can go and investigate." Carat was neither humble nor overbearing, although he knew that the truth might not be important at this time.

"It's not like that, sir." The girl walked slowly into Carat, holding her head high without any guilt that a liar should have: "It stole my pendant." She gave Carat an arrogant look, clapped her hands and then Called a servant: "Speak, there is no need to be afraid in front of Mr. He will uphold justice for us."

"I saw with my own eyes that the lady's necklace was stolen by a fiery red lizard. About a few days ago. It crawled into the lady's bedroom and dug out the most precious ruby ​​from the jewelry box, as if by someone Driven. At that time, I was the only one who was cleaning, and watched it escape.” The maid did not look up the whole time, her eyes were fixed on her toes, and she finished her testimony fluently, without any emotion or pause.

No one can drive Fleur.Only Carat knew that the little guy was still orange-red a few days ago, but it didn't become completely fiery red until this morning.The maid had never seen Fleur.

But Clara couldn't explain it, he couldn't tell them that Fleur was still growing, that she was changing color and that she had wings, that he couldn't argue that Fleur wasn't a lizard but a dragon.

"Sir, I have never seen her, nor have my lizards entered this young lady's house." Carat said, "This is all their one-sided story, without any evidence."

"Really." Eben said unhurriedly: "Since you insist that you and your pet are innocent, then don't rush this moment. I need time to investigate. Let's stay and have a meal together."

Of course, Carat knew that searching for rubies and staying for dinner was just a cover, and that it was her intention to go to the manor to arrest Fleur while he was away.

A fire-breathing lizard is too rare. Although Iben can't believe it, the children's words will not be groundless. If they can really get this kind of strange beast, whether it is to keep it in captivity for fun, or donate For him, it is a deal that does not lose money in exchange for a higher status and wealth in the capital.The worst result would be to be teased by children and return in vain. At that time, he could anger the parents of those children as much as possible.

Fortunately, Fleur is no longer in the manor.

Carat was a little thankful that Hill hadn't been stopped by herself just now.I don't know where they went, whether Fleur's wings have grown well, and whether the little one has recovered.

"No sir, I'm not hungry." Carat took a step back and stood by the door.

Seeing that he had no intention of escaping or obstructing the search, Eben dismissed a group of children.The man stretched out his strong arm and stroked the little girl's hair: "Go back and say hello to your father for me."

A look of surprise appeared on the girl's immature face, she excitedly pulled the corner of the gorgeously embroidered skirt to salute, then turned around and ran away quickly, like a bird that couldn't wait to go back to announce the good news.

Eben leaned over to look at his younger son who was running a fever, and motioned for the beautiful woman to leave as well.When only Carat and him were left in the room, he asked mysteriously, "So it's not a lizard, right? Child, you can tell me the truth, and you won't be punished."

Carat was a little strange, with a slightly profound question and a confident expression, Eben didn't seem like a questioning attitude at all.

"Sir, I don't quite understand what you mean." Carat bit the bullet and explained.He is not good at deceiving.

"Oh, yes." Eben stopped talking, and clapped his hands to invite the waiter: "Sit down, maybe you have to wait a while. Try the fruit, which was brought from the capital of the king. There is only one cart in total, and Duke Meta will share it." I am half. In Chuyue City, apart from the lord's banquet, this is the only place where you can taste it."

The bright red fruits like agate are connected with thin dark green stalks, which is a variety that Carat has never seen before.The only fruits produced in Chuyue City are grapes and honeydew melons. Occasionally, rare species transplanted from other places can only be seen in the lord's duke's mansion.

"Cherry." Eben took a plucked stem and threw it into his mouth. The dark red juice stained his teeth, like blood from biting his lip: "Eat it, it's not poisonous."

Carat nodded, and took the one closest to her from the silver bowl and put it into her mouth.He carefully bit through the shiny, smooth and crispy peel, which is juicy, sweet and sour, not just a beautiful appearance: "Very sweet." He couldn't help but praise.

Behind Yiben was a huge window. Carat sat in the white light of the scorching sun at noon until the sun was setting, and finally waited for the person sent by Iben.The visitor bowed in Eben's ear and whispered back. The man's eyebrows were furrowed and flattened, and he smiled and looked in Carat's direction from time to time.

"Go down first. Take good care of me." Eben waved his hand, the smile on his face deepened, and his naturally raised eyes sent chills down his spine.His voice was not loud just now, but Ke Ke could hear him clearly. What does it mean to take good care of people?Who do you take good care of?

"Carat, an unidentified young man came to you in the past few days and took away your pet, right? Who are you instigated by and what are you plotting?"

Chuyue City is just that big.

His every move did not avoid anyone's gaze, as long as Eben wanted to know, no one would keep it a secret for him.

Meeting Hill was both an accident and a surprise.If as expected, the quiet but extremely gentle traveler will always exist in his memory.They met in a hurry and said goodbye in a hurry. He didn't tell Carat where he lived or where he would go.He's just a mystery man who's come looking for a little dragon.

"You have no reason to detain him. He did not commit a crime." Carat took a deep breath and persuaded Eben righteously: "We just met by chance, and we are not plotting anything. We only met for the first time a few days ago. You should understand, I grew up here and never left, so it is impossible to know people outside."

Carat couldn't help blaming himself, he regretted taking Fleur out of the house on a whim in the morning, otherwise they wouldn't have had to say goodbye so hastily, and Hill wouldn't have been caught.Carat even deluded herself to hope that these people hadn't noticed Fleur's special at this time.

"I'm sorry about the little son, but things must not be what you think." Carat desperately thought about what value she could use for Iben, so that he could be used as a bargaining chip in exchange for Hill and Fleur's safe departure.Sadly, he didn't.He was completely insignificant in Chuyue City.

"Why are you nervous?" Eben laughed. "I haven't said anything yet, kid. You rarely talk so much. Who do you think I caught?"

Clara bit her lip.Eben was right, his anxious explanation could only show his guilty conscience.On weekdays, he rarely took the initiative to explain anything, and most of the time he just stood quietly and waited for orders.

"Bring people up." Eben shouted.

The door opened again, and Carat saw her father being pushed in with a roll of parchment in his hand, and he knew that he was caught without preparation.My father was always keen to lock himself in his study and write and draw on parchment. He couldn't speak, but this didn't affect the touching stories he wrote.

Carat suppressed the anger in her chest, moved her mouth to her father and made a mouth type: Don't worry, it's okay.

My father was not born deaf and dumb, but had an illness when he was a child. He can read lips.

"Mr. Eben." Carat said seriously, "Please let my father go back, you shouldn't involve innocent people."

"I just asked Mr. Jem to come to the house and let everyone relax." Eben pushed back the others: "Tell me where the young man in black went. Where did he take the dragon?" The man Pausing deliberately on the word "dragon": "Tell me, I will let your father go back immediately. Not only that, I can give you anything you want, little knight."

Honeymoon:

carat:?what happened?Didn't I know a big secret!How did he know it too? ?