Free Web NovelChapter 68: Chapter 66: My Everything Will Ultimately Be Yours
Because she was returning to the North Wing today, Su Mo got up rather early.
She didn’t have many personal belongings, and they were already packed from the day before.
She went to say goodbye to Long Yan first thing in the morning. While she was at it, she left a few prescriptions so the Dragon Clan’s Witch Doctor could adjust Lan Ling’s medication according to his recovery.
She also told him that if any further issues arose, he could have Lan Ling travel to the North Wing to seek treatment from her.
After breakfast, just as they were preparing to leave,
the Think Tank and Lan Ling both came over.
The two Little Dragons rushed over from a short distance away, panting. "Sister Mo, please wait! The Lord Major General went to get your gift and will be here right away!"
Su Mo was slightly surprised. Before she could ask anything, she saw Long Yan leading a horse-drawn carriage toward them from nearby.
"My apologies for making you wait, Miss Su." Long Yan smiled at her. "I’ve prepared some food and a few other things for you. I don’t know what you like, so you can pick through them when you get back."
Su Mo smiled and thanked him, "Thank you very much, Lord Major General."
"You’re too kind, Miss Su. Be careful on the road."
Su Mo smiled and nodded. Looking down, her eyes met those of the two Little Dragons standing by her legs.
Tears welled up in the little ones’ eyes as they looked at her. "Sister Mo, does this mean we won’t be able to see you often anymore?"
Su Mo chuckled and patted the horns on their heads. "Of course not. If you miss me, you can come find me anytime. You can also write me letters!"
Hearing this, the two Little Dragons’ eyes lit up. "Really?"
"Of course."
The Little Dragons looked expectant. "We’ll definitely come visit!"
"You’re welcome anytime."
Nannan tugged her sleeve lightly, squinting as he asked, "Sister Mo, can you give me a hug?"
Su Mo bent down, squatting to hug him and Dongdong.
As she stood up, she heard Nannan turn to Long Yan and ask, "Lord Major General, aren’t you going to give her a hug?"
Instantly, several pairs of eyes from behind Su Mo focused sharply on them.
Long Yan’s eyes softened. He suddenly took a step forward and gently embraced the person before him.
He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Miss Su, thank you. And... we’ll meet again."
Su Mo smiled. "Okay."
After boarding the carriage, Su Mo lifted the window curtain for one last look at the people outside, waving goodbye to them.
Once the carriage had left the Dragon Clan Tribe, Yue Ying couldn’t help but complain to Fei Yan and Mo Xiao.
"That Dragon Race’s Young General really knows how to make things complicated. Preparing so much stuff has slowed us down." freēwēbnovel.com
Originally, they were traveling light and could have easily carried Su Mo through the forest.
But now, with a whole carriage full of things, it was naturally a bit inconvenient.
Fei Yan smiled. "It’s a good chance for our wife to enjoy the scenery along the way. She should be happy."
Yue Ying raised an eyebrow. ’Our wife is probably very happy indeed. Right now, she’s in the carriage rummaging through the gifts from Long Yan.’
’Such a little money-grubber.’
「Inside the carriage.」
Su Mo sat cross-legged to one side, examining the gifts one by one.
Aside from some fabrics and jewelry, there were also some strange and bizarre trinkets.
Cang Lan squatted nearby, a delighted expression on his face as he listened to his wife’s complaints.
’What the heck is this? Dragon Clan’s special cured meat? No way I’m eating this, not a single bite. I’m afraid I’ll break a tooth...’
’What the hell is with this big rock? A fossil?!’
’Wait, no, this looks like a Dragon Blood Crystal Diamond! This is a treasure! I can refine diamonds from it and sell them in the System Space! Wouldn’t I be rich then?!’
Unfortunately, her laboratory didn’t have that kind of refining capability yet.
’What the hell is this bone? Looks like a rib...? Wow, it actually glows?!’
In an instant, the three men outside all held their breath.
Mo Xiao flashed into the carriage, his deep, calm eyes fixed on the rib bone in Su Mo’s hand.
The name ’Long Yan’ was carved into the lower right of the bone, glowing brilliantly in Su Mo’s palm.
Su Mo had originally wanted to toss the bone, but she decided against it since ’Long Yan’ was carved on it.
She casually tossed the Dragon Bone aside and continued looking through the other items.
Mo Xiao bent down to pick up the Dragon Bone and exchanged a look with Fei Yan, who was standing behind him.
It seemed their wife had no idea what it meant for a Dragon Beastman to gift a Dragon Bone.
According to Dragon Clan tradition, the most important part of a Beastman’s coming-of-age ceremony was the ’Bone-breaking Oath.’ Every adult Beastman had to personally carve a rib from their own body. This symbolized that the Heart-Binding Bone was completely severed, freeing them from all future constraints.
Born as a blade, unbent by love. A form like thunder, untamed by the world.
They would rely on no one and bow to nothing.
But once this carved Dragon Bone was given away, it was a declaration: "All that I am will ultimately belong to you."
Long Yan’s intentions toward their wife were plain to see.
In the carriage, everyone except the dorky Cang Lan understood perfectly.
Yue Ying stared at the Dragon Bone in Mo Xiao’s hand, finding it incredibly unsightly.
’I really want to snatch it and toss it on the side of the road.’
Su Mo had finished looking through all the gifts in the carriage.
’This is infuriating! That damn Long Yan! He gives me a pile of useless junk but conveniently forgets to pay me back the Sixty Thousand Coins he owes me, doesn’t he?!’
’I should have just shamelessly asked him for it back then. WAAAH! My money!!!’
Fei Yan couldn’t help but let out a soft chuckle.
Only then did Su Mo realize that he and Mo Xiao had been standing beside her for who knows how long.
Seeing Mo Xiao holding the rib bone, she couldn’t help but frown.
’What’s so interesting about a bone?’
’I wonder if the System Laboratory would take this thing. The bone of a Dragon Beastman... if I sold it to a Parallel World for research, it would probably be worth a fortune, right?’
At this thought, Su Mo’s eyes instantly lit up. "Um, give it back to me!"
Fei Yan took the Dragon Bone from Mo Xiao’s hand, bent down to pass it to her, and said in a gentle voice, "Our wife, I’m afraid you don’t know the meaning of this Dragon Bone."
Su Mo looked confused.
Fei Yan took her hand and guided it to the lower right corner. The name ’Long Yan’ glittered under her fingertips.
"You must keep this Dragon Bone safe, our wife. If you encounter danger in the future, you need only form a pact with your blood. Even if the Lord Major General is thousands of miles away, he will fly to your rescue."
A flash of surprise crossed Su Mo’s eyes. ’Isn’t that almost the same as a Thousand Miles Summoning Talisman?’
She hadn’t expected the bone to have such a use.
She tilted her head to look at Mo Xiao, who was standing to the side. He gave a slight nod, confirming that what Fei Yan had just said was true.
Su Mo gripped the Dragon Bone, her eyes narrowing as she asked, "Then what if I give it to someone else? Would the Blood Covenant still be effective?"
"The Blood Covenant alliance is only effective for the first person it is gifted to."
"Oh."
’In that case, isn’t this gift a bit too precious...? That Lord Major General, really... How could he just toss something so important into a pile of junk???’
’But I still want those Sixty Thousand Coins!!!’
Fei Yan smiled and turned to leave the carriage.
’Is it possible that the Lord Major General prepared all those other trivial things just as a cover for giving her the Dragon Bone?’
’Sometimes our wife is so clever, and other times she’s so clueless it’s exasperating.’
Yue Ying shot him an unhappy look. "Why did you have to tell our wife all that? You should have just let her sell it."
"It’s precisely because she didn’t know that I had to tell her about the Dragon Bone’s importance. Long Yan having such intentions doesn’t affect us in the slightest. If our wife isn’t interested, it wouldn’t matter if he gave her ten Dragon Bones."
Yue Ying said no more.
But he understood Fei Yan’s meaning.
Since their wife was unaware of the other’s feelings, they couldn’t let her dispose of such an important item so casually.
At the very least, she should decide what to do with it only after she understood its significance.
