'The Scorpion-Tailed Lion Chapter, Act I, "The Blood of the Lion"'

The story begins simply: the traveler and Paimon are strolling around the Grand Bazaar when Paimon smells a delicious aroma and decides to buy some treats.

Little Paimon is begging his mother, Yingmei, to buy him something.

Just then, two people walked over; they were none other than the protagonists of this story, Dixia and Dinazede.

The story of Desia takes place quite in the future, after the final battle.

However, this point is not mentioned in the article, since it is not the main point.

This time, Dixia returned and took on some work for the Huma'i family (Dina Zedai's family), and continued to live in Dina Zedai's house.

The Dina Zede family was very welcoming of this. In fact, they were used to living with Dixia and felt strange without her at home for the past few days.

They're currently in a 'bestie shopping' state; the two girls are simply out for a casual stroll, just like Paimon Travelers.

What caught readers' attention was that the bandages on Dina Zede's hands had been removed in the illustration!

Her hands were bare, and her skin was as smooth as white jade, which showed that Dina Zede's scaly disease was cured!

This is truly a delightful surprise for readers. The best part about seeing the future is that it gives them peace of mind by allowing them to anticipate what lies ahead.

At this point, readers are unaware of the price that comes with this sense of security.

Chapter 615 The 'Naive' Father

It was Dinazede's idea that Dinazede and Dishia would appear here in the story.

There was no particular reason; it was just that Dixia was returning to the desert, and Dina Zede wanted to take her around and help her relax as much as possible.

Dina Zede said, "Staying a couple more days won't hurt. My father hasn't had a chance to cook his signature dishes for you yet."

[Dishia shook her head: "You know I can't stay still, Miss. It's alright, there will be other opportunities."]

Through this dialogue, readers can also feel just how good their relationship is.

Dina Zede's father doesn't treat Dishia as a mercenary at all; he treats her like a goddaughter.

The last time I saw someone go to someone else's house to eat their parents' home-cooked meals was Mona. She and Fischl have a very good relationship.

The relationships with the other people aren't bad, but there aren't many who can afford to support their parents.

Paimon remarked, "I really admire you. You didn't waver even when you heard the words 'signature dish.'"

This made the readers laugh, but there aren't many people who can be swayed by these three words, right? Little Paimeng, you're one of them.

Mona, don't be happy, you're one too.

Mona surprisingly agreed with Paimon's statement because she really couldn't remain unmoved by the phrase "signature dish".

She couldn't say 'no' to Fischer's mother's specialty dish, because it was really delicious and free.

All I can say is that it's very lifelike.

However, after agreeing, Mona began to reflect deeply, wondering how she had ended up with the same idea as Paimon. Was she really that greedy?

Mona isn't exactly gluttonous; she's just in a state of extremes. She doesn't usually eat much good food, so she can't resist delicious food.

Paimon is different. She's been well taken care of by the Traveler and has eaten all sorts of delicious food, but she still can't resist good food; she's purely a glutton.

They couldn't refuse, but Dixia's favorite thing in life was saying 'no' to people who thought they were absolutely in her best interest!

Seeing that even her best dishes couldn't keep Dixia, Dina Zede is about to unleash her ultimate move! She's going to the desert with Dixia! It just so happens that they had already made plans to go together.

It's amazing how different she is after recovering from her illness. Before, Dina Zedai couldn't even leave Sumeru City, but now she's talking about going to the desert. I don't even want to think about where she'll go in the future.

Unfortunately, Dixia said 'no' again, refusing to take Dinazede to the desert.

It wasn't that she didn't want to take Dina Zede out, but the desert had been quite turbulent lately, and she couldn't feel comfortable letting Dina Zede go.

This wasn't the first or second time Dixia had refused. She kept making excuses and only promised to deal with the group's affairs as soon as possible before taking Dina Zede.

Dina Zede said gently, "Okay, I understand. Actually, I wasn't being unreasonable, but rather... it's something like an intuition."

"From the moment you arrived at our house, I sensed you were in a hurry and seemed restless."

"Did something difficult happen to you that caused you to keep postponing our appointment?"

Putting aside any intuition, readers were once again deeply moved by Dina Zede's gentleness.

They weren't angry at all that the agreed-upon thing had been delayed for so long! They even tried to find reasons and excuses for the other party.

There's nothing more to say: Understand Bhikkhu, become Bhikkhu, transcend Bhikkhu!

We can be knights of flowers too! Fifty years or a hundred years, it doesn't matter!

We don't need flowers to bloom for us; we only hope to pass through their bloom and then... linger there forever—Damen.

Dina Zede's frail body, strong spirit, and gentle personality make her quite charming.

The last person to evoke these thoughts was Mona, which just goes to show that these pure-love warriors have good taste.

Dina Zede in the story is not only gentle, she is also very smart.

She knew that if she asked Dixia this question, Dixia would definitely hide something from her; she knew her friend well.

Sure enough, Dixia shook her head to indicate that she was fine, so Dinaze continued:

"Can you guarantee that? Friends shouldn't lie to each other. If you agree, I won't ask any more questions."

Now Dixia was speechless. A white lie was meant to keep the other person from worrying, but she couldn't bring herself to say something that would hurt them.

Desia was helpless; Dina Zede was really 'troublesome,' so she had no choice but to give up.

Originally, she didn't want Dina Zede to know these things because the world of mercenaries is a dog-eat-dog world, and it's not suitable for Dina Zede to know.

But Dina Zede didn't seem to care. She simply smiled and said:

"Like I said, we're good friends. If I didn't understand your concerns, how could I support and help you?"

Dina Zede never intended to stop her from the beginning; she would only be Dixia's supporter.

For some reason, just reading this passage made some readers feel a pang of sadness. They really wanted a friend or wife like that!

Dixia was deeply moved, but she didn't show it. There was no need for many words between them; Dina Zede could sense Dixia's emotions.

However, neither Dina Zede nor anyone else in the story knew about Dixia's troubles, so she watched it quite attentively.

In the story, Dixia mentions "The Legacy of the God-King," and judging from the name, one might think it's part of the same series as "The Garden of Silence."

However, it is different; this is an organization that worships the Red King, not a relic.

The "Eye of Ahmar," which was very active earlier, is a subordinate organization of this organization.

What's bothering Dixia is that a subordinate group of "The Legacy of the God-King" is causing trouble in the desert; that organization belongs to her father.

Now everyone understood why Dixia was so down; no one wants their father to be a bad person.

[Dishia sighed: "In my memory, although he wasn't very ambitious, he still had principles."]

"He was very boisterous, extremely noisy, and had a very casual personality. He never did anything productive, was always drinking heavily, and was also a womanizer."

Based on Dixia's evaluation of her father, everyone felt that Kusela was no good, and that he was full of flaws.

Dixia didn't even know who her mother was, because her father was a lecherous man and she didn't even know which peach blossom was her child.

"Although he always said, 'As long as Dad is here, that's enough,' he basically left everything to the other members of the group and just told me stories."

"The key issue is that his taste is terrible; he doesn't know many stories, and those he does know are all outdated and stale."

"The heroes of Sand City defeated the dragon in the forest, and the mercenaries overcame countless difficulties to finally rescue the princess from the rebels."

Readers chuckled, finding it rather endearing—a childish father.

Chapter 616 Stop Monitoring My Life! You Prophet!

These stories had been told a dozen or twenty times, and even little Dixia was tired of them, but her father never got tired of them.

Not only is he not cloying, he even invites his band members to perform, which makes him seem like a somewhat childish person.

As everyone read Dixia's description, their brows furrowed even more deeply. What a father who never did anything worthwhile!

However, some people felt a bit out of place. How could a lecherous, irresponsible, and irresponsible childish father honestly raise Dixia?

Moreover, Dixia has very upright values. If she hadn't been well protected during her childhood, how could she be so sunny and cheerful?

From the beginning of the story of Sumeru, Dixia has been bringing warmth to others. This kind of personality is probably related to her childhood experiences.

This makes the image of Kusela described by Desia seem a little incongruous.

Rosalia caught that slight sense of unease; she felt that she and Desia had some similarities, though it was just a gut feeling.

In fact, Rosalia's childhood was somewhat similar to that of Desia, but her adoptive father did not overprotect her like Kusela did.

So even though both of them grew up in less-than-honorable groups, their personalities are quite different.

Rosalia prefers to solve problems in secret and be a 'lonely' person.

Dixia prefers to speak with her fists and be a person who brings warmth to others.

However, Dixia still has a lot of misunderstandings about Kusela, and she doesn't really like her father.

A father who lacks ambition, is immature, and lecherous is indeed hard to like.

This was how Dixia felt as a child; she didn't like her father, but she didn't hate him either.

But as she grew up, she learned more about her father's deeds; he was a bandit.

"Looting, threats, violence, fraud—these evil acts are actually something to boast about within the organization," said Dixia.

"He, and the rest of the group, are not heroes at all, but villains who should be defeated in a story."

Dixia actually loved her father, even though he was somewhat frivolous.

That's why, after learning about these things, Dixia began to resist contact with her father. She didn't want to hate her father, but contact with him would remind her of these things.

So Dixia chose to leave and never went back.

It is clear that although Dixia kept saying that those stories were childish, they had a great impact on her heart.

In Dixia's heart, there are 'heroes' and 'dragons'. She used to think that her father and the other members were heroes, but she only realized when she grew up that they were the dragons.

From a young age, Kusera had Desia play the role of a 'hero,' so this sense of justice also influenced Desia.

When she learned that the group she belonged to was evil and that her father was evil, one can imagine the psychological shock she experienced.

Now that her father's gang has started doing evil things again, Desia must stop them, just like a hero in a fairy tale.

The traveler offered to help and accompanied Dixia to Kavan Station to investigate.

Here, Dixia's team members have investigated some information, and they have shared this information with Dixia.

It is said that the "Beard of Ahmar," that is, the people of the Kusera tribe, set their attack target on the "Relic of the God-King."

This is strange, because theoretically they should be a brotherhood.

The specific reasons are still under investigation, but before the investigation, Dixia and her group members started chatting.

The main point is about the recent difficulty in recruiting new members. If it weren't for Dixia personally acting as HR, they wouldn't be able to recruit anyone at all. They hope that Dixia can bring more handsome men and beautiful women into the group.

He probably thought that having handsome men and beautiful women around would make recruitment much easier.

But Hu Tao had a different opinion. Wasn't she a beauty? Recruiting new staff for the Rebirth Hall wasn't easy.

Finding employees or clients isn't easy. Isn't she beautiful enough? Isn't Zhong Li handsome enough? Isn't Lin Qiu dashing enough? Obviously, the problem isn't there.

D'Artagnan was rejected when he wanted to join the Treasure Hunters. Wasn't he handsome?

So this might not be a problem with handsome men and beautiful women, but rather a problem with the people themselves.

That hit the nail on the head! No wonder you're Master Hu, you see things so clearly. But she showed no intention of changing her mind.

Dixia thought so too; she had previously recruited several female mercenaries to energize the group.

When the two girls arrived, all the men became quiet and didn't dare to say a word, shrinking into the corner as if they hadn't opened their mouths.

They were originally planning to join, but they scared them away.

Those who don't know might think that the requirement to join the group is to have one's vocal cords removed; if that were true, it would be perfect for travelers to join.

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