Dragon's Professionalism

— This is really a very tempting invitation.

The guard felt his conscience teetering dangerously on the brink.

"No...Thank you for your kindness, but I think I don't want to trouble you anymore. I have caused you enough trouble, and I really shouldn't..." Yang said with great difficulty, manipulating his tongue, and said this sentence While speaking, he was immediately overwhelmed by deep regret, but thinking about the princess who was imprisoned by the dragon in the dragon's lair, he still gritted his teeth and firmly rejected Ning.

Ning pursed her lips and looked at him quietly for a while. His gaze was not sharp, but it was like a bottomless dark abyss, containing some kind of indescribable attraction.Yang was a little uneasy under his gaze, but just when he couldn't bear to speak again, Ning suddenly looked away and smiled lightly at the same time.

"Well, since you don't want to, then I can't force it... What a pity, my mansion has the best blacksmith in the whole continent as a guest, I originally wanted to take this opportunity to ask him to make a suit for you. I can at least take you to the arsenal to look for a long sword... But since you don't want to, then you can only..."

"No no no no no! You must have misheard just now! I am actually very willing!"

Under the temptation of armor and weapons, the guard immediately forgot what he had said without hesitation.He looked at the other party with those sincere, blue eyes beseechingly. Ning glanced at him seemingly indifferently. In his eyes, he dropped his helmet and armor within a few seconds, sighed and chose to compromise:

"Okay, if this is the case, let's wait for a while... I have sent my pigeon back to the castle to deliver a message. I think a suitable mount will arrive soon."

The guard was a little puzzled, because Ning's words only mentioned "mounts", but did not mention the servants that would normally follow.But he just rejected Ning's kindness half a minute ago, and then immediately broke his promise. The other party's refusal to pursue it is completely magnanimous. If he continues to hold on to such insignificant details, it will undoubtedly be rude and unwise Behavior—he didn't want to leave the impression that "Yang is actually an impulsive and stupid reckless man" in Ning's heart.

He didn't know at this time that in Ning's mind, his beautiful head with red hair... was not much wiser than a piece of wood.

The two waited by the lake for about half an hour, when the sharp-eyed guard suddenly spotted a white falcon flying far above the sky.He immediately jumped up from the lawn, pointed at the Saker falcon full of joy, and couldn't wait to tell Ning Biaogong: "Look! Your Saker falcon! I saw it! It's right above that beech tree!"

In fact, Ning knew it was coming, after all, the bird with white feathers was a smart thing he had carefully selected, and even signed a simple magic contract with him.But he didn't explain this to the guard, but stretched out his hand with a smile, and stroked the guard's smooth red hair.

"Yes, you are not mistaken, that is indeed my Saker, your eyes are very sharp."

He simply praised that just such a sentence made the guard's face glow with excitement.Ning smiled helplessly, but his expression was full of satisfaction. He took two steps forward and stretched out his arms towards the sky. Amidst a sharp bird song, the snow-white Saker shot straight down from the sky like an arrow. The speed was so fast that the guards worried that it had pecked Ning's arm - but it turned out that his worries were unnecessary.Before hitting Ning's arm with its head, the white falcon spread its wings and flapped vigorously a few times in time. After eliminating the force of falling from the sky, it carefully landed on Ning's arm.Although the long toenails on its feet were sharp, they couldn't even pierce the cowhide tied to Ning's arm.

"The cowhide on your arm is really strong." After Ning noticed his gaze on his arm and turned his head, the guard coughed in embarrassment, trying to cover up his praise.

Ning looked down at the leather tied on his arm, nodded and said, "Indeed, compared with ordinary cowhide, it is indeed very strong."

——Of course it is strong!Because what Ning was tying was not cowhide at all, but the leather of a monster that unluckily offended the dragon... But of course Ning would not specifically explain this to Yang.

He raised his head and smiled at Yang: "If you like this kind of leather, I can ask them to make you another pair of leather armor. Although it is not as strong as armor, it is undoubtedly more flexible and light. If you are worried that it is not enough To resist swords and swords, I can make the leather armor several layers thicker, but the number of layers should not be too many. Too thick leather will not only heat up, but also make your hands and feet feel restrained when fighting."

"Uh..." Yang thought of the sharp claws of the giant dragon. To be honest, he didn't think this kind of leather had any defensive effect in front of the dragon's claws, even if it was three layers thicker.The words of refusal whirled around in his throat, but his mistakes were still in front of his eyes. After a moment of hesitation, he accepted Ning's kindness decisively.

"Then thank you very much. You are so kind and generous. Even if all the people in this world gather before the God of Light, no one can be found who is more kind and kind-hearted than you."

Yang said sincerely, but Ning just smiled, thinking, if he is considered kind-hearted at this level, Uriel (who used to be the most philandering dragon on the mainland) who is full of lovers can almost be regarded as a saint .

Their conversation could not continue, because in the next minute, there was a brisk, clattering sound of horseshoes in the woods in front of them.Not long after, two horses trotted out from the woods. Their gait was extremely graceful, more dignified than those ceremonial horses with feathers on their heads during the Kingdom Celebration.The two horses, one as black as obsidian and the other as red as fire, trotted up to Ning and Yang, snorted affectionately, and rubbed their palms with their big heads.

Yang looked at the scarlet horse sniffing his palm in surprise and fear, and said hesitantly, "Sir... um... this horse..."

"Obviously, it likes you." Ning said with a gentle smile, without changing his expression, he completely put aside his role in the process: "Touch it, pat its neck. Originally, I I also want to find a new mount for you after arriving at the castle—after all, you only have one horse, and there is no way to carry a pair of heavy armor—but since you two hit it off, then... just right."

He shrugged and patted his horse's neck too.

The guard looked at the horse hesitantly. He was in a double torment: he really liked the horse very much, but there was no doubt that if he accepted the horse, his debt would become even more. .No matter how hard he searched, he couldn't think of anything he could use to repay Ning's kindness. He could only secretly make up his mind that if after rescuing the princess, the king really gave him the treasury of treasures, then he would give him Half of all the treasures—no, two thirds—are given to Ning.Although this is not enough to repay Ning's life-saving grace, it can more or less express his gratitude.

Of course, if he didn't get the treasure house bestowed by the king as he wished, then he would have no way to repay his favor. At least he could sell his sword skills and serve as a servant under Ning.

Such a job is much better for him than guarding the king's gate.

After making up his mind, the guard became calmer because of this.He patted the horse for a while, then gently pulled the horse's long mane carefully, and got on the horse neatly. Ning saw his whole set of movements in his eyes, and couldn't help but blow lightly for him. whistle.

"It looks good... your riding skills should not be bad." He said, riding on the black steed, the white falcon flew away for a moment during the process, and waited for Ning to stand up and sit firmly before closing his wings stopped on his shoulder.

"Come on, the gate of my castle is open for you."

After Ning made sure that the guards were seated firmly, he lightly clamped the horse's belly, and trotted ahead briskly, with Yang following closely behind him.Only then did he realize that the two horses had exactly the same outfits, and even the length of the mane was similar. Except for the different colors, they were almost carved out of the same mold—there was only one thing that was not the same. The horse lowered its head slightly by half a horse.

"Your horse is a mare." As if sensing what was going on in his mind, Ning didn't look back, but still explained to him: "And mine...is a male. They didn't grow up together grew up, but when they met each other, there was no doubt that a wonderful feeling was born out of them... So I usually put them in one place, the same manger, the same stable, and today we happen to be All that was needed were two horses, and it so happened that they came."

"Ah..." Yang blushed a little because of the relationship between his horse and Ning's horse, but soon, he thought of another question, and couldn't help but said anxiously: "You still take this mare Take it back... If they were a loving couple, they obviously couldn't be together very often after you gave me this mare. How sad they must be when they miss each other !"

"This...don't worry, I don't think it will be a problem at all in the future." Ning said with a mysterious smile.

Of course they won't be separated, because I... don't intend to separate from you either.

With Ning's smile, the two horses gradually stepped into the shadow below the castle.This castle is of course not the one where the princess is, but another smaller one, but equally gorgeous and exquisite.

The guard didn't know that when the two of them walked through the jungle, behind one of the bushes they passed, there was the pretty figure of the princess he wanted to "rescue".

The princess just wanted to take a walk in the forest with fresh air on a whim. She didn't know that the route she walked was completely under the control of the dragon; The scene she saw was exactly what the dragon wanted her to see.

"...that guy is...that red-haired bastard..."

It was not until a long time after the dragon and the guards rode away on horseback that the princess tremblingly stood up from the bushes.There were a few leaves between her beautiful long golden hair, but she was in no mood to clean them up. She stared at the direction in the depths of the woods where the two were going away, her beautiful face distorted with jealousy and anger.

After a long time, she said in a low voice, as if in a whisper: "I will never let you get Ning...I swear, I will never!"