Star Iron: The Past and Present Life of the Gender-Swapped Dragon Lord

"Sister Danheng, why are your dark circles so bad?"

On a bright morning, several people came out of their respective doors.

On March 7th, a cheerful adult stretched and yawned in the sun.

Turning around, she was startled to find Danheng walking out with two black eyes.

"Didn't sleep well last night? But it seems like you've been like this for the past few days, Sister Danheng."

"Are you okay?"

Danheng shook his head in response to March 7's concern.

"It's nothing, I just didn't sleep well."

Yawning, Danheng listlessly picked up the breakfast Walter had bought for them.

Oh, Uncle Yang, you're so kind!

Danheng was so moved while eating the savory tofu pudding that tears almost streamed down his face.

Knowing that they hadn't been feeling well these past few days, they specially prepared breakfast for them.

I also bought two bowls of savory tofu pudding.

After finishing breakfast at the table, Walter tapped the table.

"Looking at the time, we've been at Xianzhou for quite some time now. Although Xianzhou treats us as guests, the situation has changed somewhat."

"Judging from the recent observations of passersby and the increasingly tight patrols, the star core has probably already erupted on Luofu."

Walter analyzed the intelligence he had recently gathered for everyone and shared his thoughts.

"I think the day we set out should not be far off."

March 7th, who was sitting around the table, nodded. After all, Uncle Yang's analysis was the most reassuring.

This is an external brain that's even better than Danheng's.

With Uncle Yang by my side, the pioneering journey is so comfortable!

March 7th nodded, and Qiong, seeing this, also thought about it for a moment and realized that he hadn't thought as much as Walter had at first.

So Qiong shut her mouth, which was about to ask where to go for fun today, and prepared to silently obey Uncle Yang's orders.

"Danheng, what suggestions do you have...?"

Walter adjusted his glasses, preparing to ask for the opinion of this person who had a good relationship with General Xianzhou.

But before he could even ask the question, Walter discovered that someone was so tired that they had fallen asleep on the table in less than half a minute of conversation.

The girl leaned slightly to one side, her slender left elbow resting on the table.

Cheng cupped his fair left cheek in his palm.

A few strands of long hair fell down from her temples, swaying slightly with the curve of the girl's head.

The head looks like a chick pecking at rice, and it seems that it won't be long before it suddenly wakes up because it loses its support.

Turning her gaze to the side, the pink-haired girl shrugged at Walter.

With a soft sigh, Walter called out to Danheng in a low voice.

"Huh? Ah! What's wrong?"

Just like being caught sleeping in class and getting called out by the teacher, Danheng immediately woke up.

"You don't look well, are you really okay?"

Danheng rubbed his eyes and patted his cheeks helplessly.

Ugh... I'm so tired.

In the past few days, Danheng and Jingyuan have eliminated the last secret of the Medicine King, making them already very powerful.

Having finally shattered the enemy's organization, I thought I'd get a good night's sleep...

But I found that I couldn't sleep well at all.

It was as if some mysterious mechanism had been completely unlocked. Every night when no one was around, images would flash through Danheng's mind, accompanied by excruciating pain.

Unlike the previous blurry images, Danheng could see the picture very clearly this time.

It is her in her dragon-horn gown and her four closest friends.

A much more inexperienced Jingyuan, a vibrant Baiheng, and Jingliu who appears cold but actually possesses a somewhat cunning side...

And... Yingxing.

The scene became clearer and clearer, as if I were personally experiencing it in my dream.

The experience in the dream felt like a real-life experience, but after waking up, my heart was filled with countless emotions.

Meanwhile, she was also experiencing intermittent sharp pains in her brain, making it impossible for her to fall asleep again.

Every time Danheng wakes up, he has to digest things alone for a long time.

After digesting the dream, I couldn't remember any of the plot details. I could only stare blankly at the stars, who were also unable to sleep, while processing the lingering, slight pain that came from the depths of my soul.

These emotions were most intensely conveyed by the images featuring Yingxing, followed by Baiheng and Jingliu, and finally Jingyuan.

This is "her" memory, and it is also her memory.

She was quite certain, because the complex emotions she felt, like reading a diary, were genuine.

She dreams of the five of them laughing together, and when she wakes up, a smile will appear on her lips; when she loses a go match against Kagami Ryu by one move, she will have the thought of playing another game...

His experiences on the Immortal Ship, the Five Heroes of the Clouds' kind attitude towards him, his investigation into the Dragon Lord on the Luofu Immortal Ship which revealed that he was not "himself," and the "Blade" who did not harbor any hatred towards him.

Dan Heng even discovered that his subconscious way of addressing someone was "Ying Xing" instead of "Ren".

These were the conclusions she drew from countless sleepless nights, and they reminded Danheng of what "she" had told her.

Is what you believe to be your "past life" truly your past life?

Could it be that I really... originally belonged here? Then what is "Danheng"? And what about those lonely days in my mind?

I can't distinguish between Dan and Heng.

She really couldn't tell the difference.

She even stopped seeing Jingliu and Jingyuan, instead locking herself in her room to rest and chat intermittently with Xiaobai, trying to alleviate the pain and the emotions that kept welling up inside her.

Her long-held views have been repeatedly shattered and reshaped by her in the quiet nights of the past few days.

Only the stars know how many times she looked at the night sky and at herself in the night.

Adding to that the emotion that left her most bewildered, she was somewhat unsure whether that emotion was real.

If it's true... then I...

Danheng knew that this was just a temporary escape for her, and that she would have to face it one day.

She's too tired and needs to rest.

She... was tormented by pain and complex emotions to the point of being somewhat delirious.

"I...I'm fine. I'm just a little tired."

The reply was the same, but anyone could hear the deep weariness and confusion in it.

Seeing the forced smile on the girl's face, Walter sighed with heartache.

Although Danheng wasn't quite as carefree as March 7th, he was generally considered to be a fairly cheerful person.

It's the kind of person who can be silly and happy for half a day.

But now it seems... she herself can't get over it.

Even as someone who's been through it all, Walter was helpless. He could only offer a few words of comfort to make Dan Heng feel a little better, but the real solution was up to Dan Heng himself.

"If you really can't go out, you can go for a walk on the street; it will always make you feel better."

"Looking at the scenery and seeing the things is a wonderful thing."

Danheng thought for a moment and nodded.

I've been staying in my room for too long lately, so I think I'll go outside for a walk and clear my head.

Finally, they split into two groups. Dan Heng went out to wander around the streets, while Walter took San Yueqi and Qiong to find out what Yu Kong was saying.

Danheng walked alone on the street, looking at the people coming and going, feeling somewhat dazed, as if he were in another world.

But I've only been out for a few days, right?

Smiling at his own confusion, Danheng slowly walked towards one end of the street.

Meanwhile, a black-haired boy, worried about the safety of his companions, once again set foot on this land.