Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1544 Brushing Teeth
"Open your mouth."

"what"

In the restroom, Shangluo, carrying two bags, began his work.

The toothbrush he bought for Xiaohong is inside.

"I never imagined I'd be brushing the teeth of someone a centimeter taller than me. What are you doing being so tall? Squat down a little."

"so?"

"Legs, I told you to bend your legs, not your back. You're bumping into me, how am I supposed to brush your teeth? Besides, you should brush your own teeth."

"Anyway, you've already bought it, so just swipe it for me once."

"Then open your mouth, make it a little bigger."

"The fish's mouth is only this big!"

"My God, I've never taken such good care of Apollonia."

Shangluo felt he should prepare a special toothbrush instead of using his fingers, because he found that although his fingers were long enough, he was a little shorter than Xiaohong, which made it impossible for him to align his hand position.

He was particularly tired from brushing because Xiao Hong wasn't very cooperative, and he had to control her from behind. As a dragon, Xiao Hong's body was ice-cold, about the same temperature as the nighttime environment.

"You poked me in the throat. It hurts."

"You do it yourself?"

"No. You continue."

This was the first time he had ever brushed a dragon's teeth, especially since it was a dragon transformed from a carp. He figured that apart from Zhu Ling, probably no one else had ever done this before.

He inserted his finger and felt the teeth in his throat.

The tooth felt like a human tooth, but it was smoother, smaller, and rounder, like a small stone in the throat.

The upper teeth are not calcified teeth, but rather resemble the palate, only harder.

“Woo~~Woo~~”

"What are you whimpering about?"

"It's so itchy!"

"Hold it in."

"If I tickle your palate with the bristles, won't it itch?"

"Does tickling your own feet make them itch? No. Because your brain has a preconceived notion of what you're doing, it doesn't itch. So the solution to the itch is to brush yourself."

"No. You continue."

Finally, after brushing until Shang Luo felt psychologically clean, he stopped. After all, since he had already brushed his teeth, he should brush them thoroughly.

"The way you're washing it makes me feel like you're going to cook me."

"gargle."

"How do I gargle?"

"Then swallow it. I bought children's toothpaste, it's okay if you swallow it all—by the way, how does Zhu Ling brush your teeth?"

"The Imperial Garden has specially formulated veterinary toothpaste that can be swallowed directly."

"Okay, I'll get some next time."

"Will there be a next time? I thought you didn't want to swipe my card again."

“I have an obligation to send you out of my place intact so you can begin your work. Because I am the Lord of the World, what kind of job am I if I can’t even handle you?”

"You're such a good person."

"Achoo!" Shang Luo rubbed his nose.

"What's wrong? Did you catch a cold?"

"What do you think? Your body is cold."

"I'm not a warm-blooded animal. My body temperature depends on the ambient temperature."

"Hmm, so this trick should work for you," Shang Luo muttered to himself. He deliberately waited until everyone, including Apollonia, was asleep before doing this, so that he could perform the ritual after brushing his teeth.

"Huh? What's the use?" "Never mind that for now. Now, let's move on to the next step. You want to stay in my house, right?"

"right."

"Should we stay or not? If not, we'll go back to Taiye Pond."

"No. I'm too scared to go home right now."

If she went back now, she wouldn't be facing Shang Luo, but the Dragon King. Although Shang Luo was also her superior, he was clearly gentler.

Shangluo had previously bought her zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), which was her favorite food, something even Zhu Ling had never bought for her.

"You know what? I like you so much! You actually gave me a zongzi!"

Didn't Zhu Ling give you any to eat?

"The rice dumplings she made for me were feed dumplings, they're so healthy, almost like what pandas eat. But for us aquatic people, the best rice dumplings have to be the kind that people eat during the Dragon Boat Festival. Those rice dumplings taste a lot like sticky rice, which is why I really like eating sticky rice."

However, the proportions of glutinous rice and real zongzi are somewhat different. In particular, real zongzi have the aroma of bamboo leaves, which is the soul of the zongzi.

"You gave me zongzi, you're a good person. So, I'll stay here a little longer."

"You can stay here a little longer if you want, but you have to do one thing I ask."

"Huh? What are the requirements?"

Shangluo pulled out what was under the shopping bag—besides finger cots and zongzi (sticky rice dumplings), he had also bought shower gel.

"Go take a bath. We don't take in dirty dragons."

In the courtyard, Shang Luo placed a large barrel. Inside the barrel were wooden planks and seats, separated from the bottom of the barrel.

"Huh, so this is what taking a bath is like?"

"That's how you take a bath."

"Then what is that thing I see in your bathroom called a bathtub?"

"You're mistaken. That's a fish tank, used to keep fish. Sometimes when we buy fish and crabs, we keep them in there to help them expel the sand. Once they've expelled the sand, they're ready to eat. This big tub is for bathing."

"Oh, I see. So, after I take a shower, can I stay at your house?"

"of course."

Of course. Shangluo prepared all this just for bathing.

"We need to clean you up before we go in. Is that alright?"

"Uh-huh."

She sat down on the steps next to the courtyard, and Shangluo poured water over her head from a bucket.

She was still wearing clothes, but that wasn't strange. After all, the clothes were formed from her scales. Even when wet, the clothes remained dry and didn't cling to her body.

Shampoo and shower gel. Shangluo put on gloves and prepared all of these.

"Let me ask first, are you going to wash it yourself or should I do it?"

"Oh, since you're already here, why don't you help me with the washing? After I'm done, can I stay at your place?"

"After you've finished washing up, you can go in for a bath. Only after you've finished bathing can you check in."

"Okay. Then you can wash it for me."

Wearing gloves, Shangluo squeezed shampoo onto Xiaohong's head and rubbed it to create lather.

Then came the shower gel, applied to her neck and then down. Shang Luo felt nothing, as if she were washing a fish.

"I've never bathed Apollonia like this before."

"So, is Apollonia very important to you?"

“It’s very important. If I could, I’d like to bathe her like this instead of you.”

"Oh, I'm sorry."

After applying the ointment, Shangluo poured another bucket of water over it.

Now it's clean. Next, it's time for a bath.

(End of this chapter)