Chapter 263
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Chapter 263: Many Wives in the South China Sea
Ao Hanli is the East Sea Dragon King’s granddaughter, and her status in the Dragon Palace is considered noble.
However, there are not many dragons to begin with, and the total number of dragons in the Four Seas Group does not exceed five hundred. It is unnecessary to compare who is more noble in a small family.
Dragons have long lifespans and rarely encounter conflicts, but when they do, it is often resolved by Ao Hanli’s high emotional intelligence.
Ao Hanli has a biased affection towards Xue Hanlei , perhaps because she feels sorry for her sister’s unfortunate marriage to an undesired husband.
Instead, she has offended Ying Mu , turning a birthday banquet into a family dispute, which becomes a topic of gossip for outsiders.
“I apologize to the two guests who traveled a long way. Please take a seat. The banquet will begin shortly. Only family and children are present.”
Ao Hanli prefers tranquility over activity. Her coming-of-age ceremony could have been more extravagant, but she intentionally did not invite many guests.
The Ming Country places great importance on the coming-of-age ceremony, and this tradition continues to the present day.
Yingzhou also has a coming-of-age ceremony, where boys and girls must change clothes to participate. There are many participants annually.
It is rare for a simple birthday song and cake cutting to be the main event.
Ao Hanli ‘s coming-of-age ceremony is indeed modest. She explains, “If the ceremony is too grand, it will inevitably bring various troubles. Social interactions are troublesome, and marriage arrangements are even more troublesome.”
Xue Hanlei agrees, “Marriage arrangements are truly bothersome, especially when considering the compatibility of the other party’s family. It is difficult to find a suitable reason to refuse.”
Bai Wei glanced at Yun Wuxin .
“Fairy beings are not concerned with marriage.” Yun Wuxin shook her head and said, “I don’t understand that.”
Bai Wei thought to himself, “I also don’t understand. So, dragons don’t prioritize love matches either?”
It seems to be the case. The more the Ming Country emphasizes traditional culture, the more it signifies that marriage is arranged by parents and matchmakers. Social status and upbringing are the most important factors, while the depth of affection is built over time.
Unexpectedly, humans and dragons are alike in this aspect.
Bai Wei quietly sipped his tea. He suddenly felt that staying in Yingzhou might not be a bad idea. Young people in the modern era instinctively dislike arranged marriages.
However, the Ming Country’s birth rate has already plummeted. If they don’t arrange marriages, how will they secure the future?
Bai Wei looked at Xue Hanlei with some sympathy. The subtle expression in his eyes made Xue Hanlei laugh in exasperation, “Don’t look at me like that. I am content.”
Ao Hanli held Xue Hanlei and spoke privately, excluding others from joining the conversation.
In reality, they arrived a bit late, and Ao Hanli ‘s coming-of-age ceremony had already ended.
Xue Hanlei , being a married dragon, didn’t care about such matters and brought a gift herself.
Ao Hanli gracefully expressed her gratitude. She is a princess of the Four Seas Group East Sea Dragon Palace and lacks nothing.
This coming-of-age ceremony, there are few spectators, but every household’s gift cannot be lacking, involving face issues.
Various gifts have filled her chamber, most of which have not been opened.
Yun Wuxin holds Europa’s pastries, hugging a little dragon girl who can’t walk steadily yet, feeding her. The obedient baby leans against her chest, although small, it is enough. This head pillow is more comfortable than leaning against the Dragon Race’s Princess Taiping.
Fairy and Long Family members observe Xue Hanlei, curious about what gifts the Dragon Race would give. The customs of the East Sea and the Ming Country, no matter how similar they are, will inevitably have regional cultural differences, not to mention that the East Sea is not only grounded but practically descending to the underworld.
The wife of the Dragon Race is not polite and points to Bai Wei and Yun Wuxin: “The gift I brought is these two people.”
Bai Wei puts down his teacup, “Am I going to fight my way out of the East Sea and swim back to Yingzhou?”
Yun Wuxin says, “I can give you a ride on my flying sword.”
Xue Hanlei rolls her eyes, “Dragons don’t eat people. I have to take one of you with me, of course, there’s something I need your help with.”
Bai Wei says, “I’ve already blocked two punches for you just now, isn’t that enough?”
Xue Hanlei proudly says, “I can handle at least three punches, so it’s not enough.”
Ao Hanli’s gaze falls on Bai Wei and Yun Wuxin, thoughtful. She considers, “It’s not impossible, no, if we think of it from a different perspective, perhaps this is the most appropriate.”
Yun Wuxin asks, “Princess Ao, could you enlighten us?”
Ao Hanli nods, “Specifically, it’s related to tomorrow’s matter.”
“Boys and girls charging forward?”
“That’s just a metaphor.”
“I think so too, only men can charge, women can’t charge.”
The three pairs of sharp eyes all look towards Bai Wei.
The young man raises his hand, feeling inappropriate to make a dirty joke at this time, “Mine… but why did you all understand?”
Ao Hanli says, “The Dragon Race comes of age in a century, and I am older than you.”
Yun Wuxin says indifferently, “I can surf the internet.”
After the little interruption, Ao Hanli reveals a slight smile, “As for tomorrow’s matter, it’s not convenient to reveal it now. You will know when the time comes, but I happened to be alone and couldn’t decide who to choose. Since my sister brought two guests, I will just take one without hesitation.”
“Today is your coming-of-age ceremony, and you are the first in the world, so you should choose first, and I will pick after you.” Xue Hanlei graciously offers.
“I choose Miss Yun.” Ao Hanli steps forward, actively taking Yun Wuxin’s hand, smiling gently, “Miss Yun, do you mind?”
“It depends on what it is.”
“Rest assured, I am not an immodest Dragon, I just need to borrow your help.”
Just borrowing her help?
Truly unpredictable for a Dragon.
Clap!
Xue Hanlei gave Bai Wei’s shoulder a tap, her expression not pleased. “What are you thinking about?”
“How do you know what I’m thinking?” Bai Wei asked in astonishment. “I can think about things without saying them, right?”
“No, only I can think!” Xue Hanlei replied.
“Then you should change your name to ‘Fatty Tiger’!”
Ao Hanli said gracefully, “It seems that Miss Yun has agreed. This way, there will be less trouble. We should communicate in advance. Miss Yun’s immortal status should be enough to intimidate a group of people, even though it’s not in accordance with the rules for all of us to be women.”
Xue Hanlei disagreed, “No one cares about that. As long as it’s not empty-handed, it’s all good.”
She propped her chin and looked at Bai Wei. “So, you’re mine tomorrow.”
“As long as it’s not a service in bed, I’m good with it,” Bai Wei said generously. “I can even use both arms, not just one.”
Smack! Smack! Smack!
Xue Hanlei angrily patted Bai Wei’s shoulder several times. Being a hundred-year-old woman, she understood everything.
Then she pinched Bai Wei’s arm with her fingers. “You have a strong body. You weren’t really injured by that crazy woman Ying Mu, were you?”
Bai Wei pushed away her hand. “You can talk, but don’t take advantage of me.”
“Ah, Bai Danye, I’m a dragon. Pinching your small hand and shoulders is a service that ordinary people can’t enjoy.”
“You’re right, then please give me the full package.” Bai Wei crossed his legs and said, “After we leave, I can brag to people that I, Bai Wei, enjoyed the service of a dragon in the East Sea Dragon Palace.”
Xue Hanlei narrowed her eyes. “I’ll go find some of the dragon kids to stomp on you.”
…Isn’t that a service only the Dragon King in prison can enjoy? That’s too harsh!
Bai Wei sat up straight. “After careful consideration, I am not obsessed with enjoyment.”
This one person and one dragon, like a comedian and his sidekick, bantered with each other.
Ao Hanli quietly asked Yun Wuxin, “This Mr. Bai, is he from Tianjin?”
Yun Wuxin remembered that Bai Wei was from Jinling and said, “He’s from Huizhou.”
…
Thousands of miles away in Europa.
In the student dormitory of the Tulip Academy, Michelle was lying in bed, covering her head with a blanket. She was irritated, pounding on the mattress and clutching the pillow in her hands.
She asked Alena about it, but Alena hesitated and hinted that something had happened to Chao Lu.
She didn’t quite believe it, and didn’t want to believe it.
Mr. Devil said she was fine.
But Michelle couldn’t help but worry, couldn’t help but think, what if Mr. Devil was lying?
Lies can be divided into good intentions and bad intentions. But if it’s a good intention, she could just pretend not to know.
He also had his reasons for lying. He wanted her to focus on the friendly matches because he needed the golden seeds. So he lied.
He is a devil, the devil is a liar, he is a devil, so it is impossible for him to be unconditionally kind to anyone, there must be a purpose, wanting to collect a price.
Even so, she was willingly deceived, in just over half a month, her life has changed dramatically, but when the lies were exposed, she still unconsciously felt a little sad.
Michelle sniffed and rubbed her eyes, she would be a little heartbroken.
“Just spend the night, just spend the night, I can’t let him see me like this.”
“I have to pretend that I don’t know anything, I’m not sad, I haven’t been deceived.”
She repeated to herself, trying to self-hypnotize as if erasing the previous memories.
“I haven’t been deceived.”
Translator: Vol 23 (Chapters 881 – 920) has been translated and published on Amazon (https://amzn.to/4eNBSLx);
