The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Chapter 270: Chapter 147: Dragon Maiden

Chu Xuan found it a bit strange, "Why? It’s said the distance is far, but you’re a Dragon, not really just a small fish."

"When you grow a bit more and have the ability to protect yourself, you can go anytime, it’ll just take a bit longer on the road." fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm

Xiang’er shook her head, her eyes dimming, "I can’t leave this sea realm."

Chu Xuan frowned slightly, "Why?"

Xiang’er hesitated for a moment but didn’t reveal the truth.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan didn’t press further; they had just met, and the little one was so timid, she wouldn’t open up easily.

But he reminded her, "The ’sea area’ you mentioned, how large is it exactly?"

"You know that natural disasters have occurred here, it’s not safe."

Xiang’er wasn’t sure how to describe it. She looked around, then said, "It’s still quite large; from the southernmost to the northernmost parts, it would take several days and nights to swim across."

She spoke unhappily, "Since the strange phenomena of the sky collapsing and the ground sinking appeared decades ago, the fish, shrimp, and shellfish in the sea have become much more aggressive."

"Especially the lower their intelligence, the more severely they’re affected. The closer they are to this place, the more serious the situation."

"Are you alright?" Chu Xuan asked worriedly.

"I’m fine. Generally, I stay far away from here, and all creatures have a natural instinct to seek benefit and avoid harm, so over time, no living thing approaches here."

Chu Xuan felt a bit relieved hearing this, but he still said, "In this disaster area, I’ll use an Array to constrain it over the next few days. The spillover effects should gradually decrease, but it’s still not a place to stay long-term."

"Unless necessary, I suggest you leave this sea realm for a better life."

If one day, even the Xuan Huang Tai Xi Grand Array couldn’t restrain the disaster from expanding, it would be very troublesome.

At the same time, Chu Xuan felt puzzled. Judging by Xiang’er’s features and glow, she should indeed be a legendary Dragon Maiden.

This dragon species is rather rare among the dragons, known for their beautiful rainbow glow when swimming.

And this beauty, whether in dragon form according to dragon aesthetics or in human form according to human aesthetics, is consistently admired.

Thus, the Dragon Maidens are quite sought after among the dragons. Whose daughter could she be, being "kept" in such a remote sea realm?

Listening to Xiang’er’s tone, Chu Xuan even suspected she had grown up here, with no elders to care for her, leading to her simple and timid personality.

Regarding Chu Xuan’s advice, Xiang’er just nodded without saying much.

"By the way, how did those two cultivators end up targeting you?"

Speaking of this, Xiang’er was a bit annoyed. As she said, this place is extremely remote, with no special Spiritual Objects, so few human cultivators venture here.

Those two happened to spot her searching for food and suddenly got excited and tried to capture her. She kept running, trying to use the terrain to shake them off, and then she met Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan was a bit confused, "Where do you live? Isn’t there anyone looking after you? What about that shrimp brother?"

Xiang’er felt a bit embarrassed, "I sneaked out secretly, so I feel embarrassed to go back to find Brother Shrimp and Brother Crab."

Chu Xuan shook his head, "You can’t do that in the future. If there’s danger, you should be around your companions. By the way, they’re not weak, are they?"

"In the past, when I was small, they seemed very strong, but now... it seems like I’m the strongest one?" Saying this, Xiang’er felt a bit embarrassed and hid her head underwater, blowing bubbles.

However, Chu Xuan only became more puzzled. Earlier, when Xiang’er transformed into her dragon form out of fright, he sensed that her realm was just at the peak of the third realm.

Given the dragons’ inherently strong physique and the Divine Techniques they possess, she might be able to contend across larger realms against fourth realm cultivators, but that’s about it, as she hasn’t truly matured yet.

In Chu Xuan’s view, leaving such a young dragon in this place is very dangerous. What on earth were her parents thinking??

"You’ve been asking me questions, can I ask you something?" Xiang’er asked cautiously.

Chu Xuan nodded.

"Is the Cyan Lotus Daoist Palace your sect? Is it very powerful?"

"And also, you’re from the land, why did you come to such a faraway place to manage natural disasters?"

Chu Xuan smiled and explained one by one, and Xiang’er listened with great interest, her fish tail swaying in the water.

Just like that, the two of them asked and answered each other’s questions, and through this interaction, their relationship gradually became closer, and Xiang’er became less afraid of Chu Xuan, starting to gradually approach him.

Chu Xuan was reminded that Jiang Yiyi would definitely get along well with this little girl; they both have rather simple natures, although the master ancestor is somewhat eccentric, technically speaking, their "simplicity" is a bit different.

"Alright," after chatting for a while, Chu Xuan stood up proactively, "I should get back to work; you should head back first, lest your companions worry."

Xiang’er was a bit reluctant to leave; she had heard so many new and interesting things from Chu Xuan that she imagined all sorts of landscapes she’d never seen before in her mind, and she really wanted to see them.

But she still nodded to Chu Xuan, "Then I’ll come look for you again tomorrow."

With that, she wiggled her tail and left. To be honest, Chu Xuan really felt like giving it a playful tug.

Of course, he restrained his "mischievous" thoughts and restless hand.

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In the following days, Xiang’er often came to chat with Chu Xuan, which, truth be told, significantly slowed down his progress in setting up the Array, given that the Array was already complex and he was getting distracted.