Dragon's Professionalism

Even though he had sworn to His Majesty the King that he would do his best to save the princess, when the young guard actually faced the dragon, he still felt his calf tremble.

His pitiful courage was like the thin ice and snow in the kingdom's spring day, which melted away the moment he faced the flames.

The dragon even just bent down its huge head, and he already felt that he would not be able to hold the sword in his hand tightly.

The scene of being easily stepped on by the dragon reappeared before his eyes like a nightmare, and the poor guard was entangled in fear.He swallowed hard, raised his sword trembling all over, mustered up the courage to stab the dragon forcefully, and his heart was filled with the tragedy of fighting to the death.

Ning watched indifferently as he raised his sword to stab.

Just as the tip of the guard's sword was about to touch the dragon's scales, it arched its body, spread its wings, and flapped them vigorously.

The gust of wind rose from the ground without warning, and the guard, together with the best horse, was knocked to the ground by the huge dragon wing. The sharp sword in his hand flew out of his hand, spinning miserably in the air like a tiny toothpick. Son.

The dragon slowly folded its wings and squinted as it slowly fell.Before the long sword was about to fall to the ground, the giant dragon bent its long neck and spewed out a mouthful of flames towards it—the scorching dragon's breath swept across in an instant, and the poor long sword was vaporized into the air without any suspense. Not even the hilt of the sword remained.

The princess in front of the magic mirror watched this imposing scene, and involuntarily grasped the skirt tightly.

"God of Light, how majestic and heroic he is!"

The princess sighed heartily, and she stared at the mirror without blinking her beautiful eyes.The two-clawed pterosaur on the nearby perch—one of the dragon's loyal servants—rolled its yellow-green eyes in confusion. It looked at the princess and then at the embarrassed guard on the mirror. It really couldn't understand what the latter was. Where is the heroism?But out of duty, it informed its master that the princess had a certain interest in this candidate.

The giant dragon's eyes narrowed slightly: What's so worth noting about this guy who can be knocked down in one hit?

Ning critically examined the dusty young man.

Even in such an embarrassing environment, the appearance of the young guard is still quite outstanding.He has beautiful wine-red hair, his eyes are as blue as the sea, and his facial features are delicate enough even in Ning's eyes.

——The way he was wrapped in armor reminded Ning of a kind of rose dessert wrapped in tin foil for no reason.

The dragon lowered its head and stared at the guard who had just got up, and the sulfur-smelling steam filled its mouth and nose.

"Human, why did you break into my territory?" Its dark eyes flashed red.The guard felt the dragon's eyes looking him up and down, which made him feel as if he was some kind of snack on the dinner plate: this association made him uncomfortable, especially when there was a huge dragon flashing less than three feet in front of him. The cold light of the dragon's sharp teeth.But thinking of the weak princess who was taken away, the guard decided to fight for it anyway.

"Dear Dragon, of course I have a reason why I have to come here." Remembering His Majesty's actions, the guard awkwardly tried to imitate him taking off his helmet and saluting, but the young man's arm was locked by the too small armor. Firmly restrained, he tried hard for a long time, but he could barely catch a little bit of thin air.

...this human being is downright stupid.

Ning thought full of disgust, he knocked on the ground impatiently, and blew out a "huh" forcefully. The guard was thrown back three or four steps by the wind, and then sat down on the ground with a "plop".His helmet was a little askew, and the seams of his armor were unraveling: he could finally take his helmet off now.

The guard took off his helmet, stood up and bent over with difficulty, and saluted the dragon in an informal way.

"Great dragon, traveler of the stars, may the breeze rest on your strong wings forever." The guard racked his brains to search for those complicated greeting words, and he desperately searched his brains to make his request sound more clear. Sweet to the ear: "I came to your territory across mountains and rivers, not to provoke you, but to our peace and friendship."

Peace and friendship?The giant dragon sneered contemptuously, scaring the horse into a small forest not far away without looking back.The guard paused nervously for a while, but didn't see anything else from the dragon, so he bravely continued.

"It's like this, Mr. Dragon, I——have an unspeakable admiration for Her Royal Highness Princess Annebella. Therefore, I gave up the huge family property left by my father and came to the palace as an ordinary Guards, the purpose is only to get closer to His Highness."

The guard tried his best to fabricate a lie, he carefully looked at the dragon's expression, but the guard couldn't see anything from the shiny black scales.

"You looted... er, invited the princess to come to your territory. Originally, I had nothing to say about this matter, but I passed by the palace not long ago and saw the king crying for his lost daughter..." The guard felt that the more he made up the more outrageous, the princess was just taken away by the dragon in the afternoon, God knows where he "passed" the palace not long ago, but now that the lie has been made up, he can only bite the bullet and go down:

"While my father misses my daughter, my daughter will also miss her father. As I love Her Royal Highness, when I think that she may cry for this, I feel that my heart is broken like a crystal falling to the ground. Therefore, I am here I beg you, I beg you to give me a chance so that I can take the princess back to her old father - I am willing to exchange all the treasures I have inherited with you, just for the old father to regain his most beloved pearl."

Is this young man quite infatuated?The pterosaur squatting by the mirror and listening to the wall suddenly realized: No wonder the princess is interested in him, so this guy still has some merits.

"Liar! He has no family property at all!" The princess on the side of the dragon betrayed the guard without hesitation: "He is just an orphan from a slum, a penniless poor boy, if he hadn't become a palace guard , he may have starved to death three years ago, how can such a person inherit any wealth!"

These words were quickly conveyed by the pterosaur to its master, and the giant dragon straightened up dangerously, half-spreading its wings and blowing at the poor guard:

"Damn liar! Sly scoundrel! You are not heir to any fortune! You lying bastard! I swear I will make you pay!"

The giant dragon took a deep and exaggerated breath, opened its mouth slightly, and made a gesture of breathing out the dragon's breath. The young man panicked in fright, and hurriedly explained: "I'm not a liar! I really have Inheritable treasure! As long as you are willing to send the princess back to the palace, I will definitely dedicate all the treasure to you!"

The guard prayed that the king would give his treasure to the one who rescued the princess as he promised.He gazed earnestly at the tall dragon, and those sea-blue eyes seemed so earnest that the princess began to wonder if her memory had made a mistake.

However, Ning was not blinded by his sincere eyes. He calmly looked down at the guards: "Oh, if the treasure you mentioned really exists, then what exactly is contained in it?"

The inexperienced young man was completely dumbfounded this time: how did he know what would be in the king's treasury?The only two treasures he knows are the necklace and the gem that the king once used to lure the dragon.

"Liar." The princess in front of the mirror disdainfully determined the sex of this guy, and the pterosaur hurriedly told the owner: the guard in front of him has been eliminated.

The dragon arched its neck and blew a breath towards the ground. The poor guard flew to the grove outside the castle like a dead leaf swept by the autumn wind, and then "boomed" It fell down and landed on the trembling horse.

"Go away, stupid and arrogant human!" The dragon bared his teeth viciously at the guards: "If I find you around my territory again, then I will definitely tear you in half and use your thighs to kill you!" Pick your own teeth!"

It spit out a mouthful of flames and hit the ground not far from the woods. Before the guard could respond, the horse under him was already frightened mad.It let out a scream of "Xi rhythm", kicked off its hooves and rushed into the depths of the woods like a whirlwind.

After a long time, Ning's magnetic chuckle sounded from above the open space.

"This brave man is such a disappointment—and I almost believe him!"

At supper time the princess sat at the table and carves her share of veal with all her might.From the way she gripped the knife and fork, it can be seen that the princess cuts the beef with great force: it's not that the beef itself is not tender enough, but innocently, it is just used by the princess as a substitute to vent her anger.

Ning sat near the princess, as if she didn't notice her gaffe, she naturally cut up the chicken for the princess, pushed the plate over, and then pulled the messy plate of veal in front of her.

"It's not entirely your fault, that guy's appearance also gave him points." Ning carefully cut the plate of veal into neat small pieces, because of its terrible mess, this one The move can almost be called turning decay into magic.

After cutting, he pushed the beef in front of the princess, and then picked up his knife and fork: "So you see, the advice I gave you before is still reasonable: appearance is not the only condition. Your husband A son-in-law may lack money, but his character must pass the test."

The princess showed a grateful smile: "Yes, indeed, I know that you are really thinking of me."

It's just... She couldn't help but glance at Ning again: If he can be her husband-in-law, how wonderful the future will be.

But after all, this is just a little girl's innocent delusion.The princess sighed softly, almost inaudibly.

"What's wrong?" Ning asked considerately. The princess pulled herself together and answered him with a wry smile: "I just thought that the first brave man who came to save me would be such a guy. I'm just a little disappointed in my future marriage."

"Don't worry, today is only the first day. More brave men will come here in the next two days." Ning comforted the princess. The princess nodded reluctantly, lowered her head and ate her roast chicken, feeling sad and Thinking sweetly: Ning personally cut this barbecue for me.

Although today's dinner was not cooked by Ning himself, the chefs in the Dragon Castle are undoubtedly very skilled. After the princess ate the entire plate of roast chicken and most of the veal in one go, she ate two more croissants, one Small slices of toast and a delicious green salad, so by the time dessert arrived tonight, she could hardly eat anything else.But when she saw the exquisite dessert wrapped in tin foil, the princess still asked Ning curiously:

"What kind of dessert is this? I've never seen anything like it before."

"This is Dinarvia, a dessert made of roses." Ning smiled meaningfully, and slowly opened the package of the pastry: "It was popular in Farana three centuries ago, when , people also call it—"

"Sweet encounter."