Durin's Diary

Chapter 1066: Love is not over yet

Dulin returned to the Candle Dragon Pavilion and exchanged information with his girls.

The situation in Changtang was peaceful, and no one objected to giving Dulin the territory—of course, it wasn't that no one objected, but rather that Dulin had performed extraordinary feats, so why should he be given these few wretched islands?

Du Lin looked embarrassed, thinking that these guys meant well, but they didn't seem to realize that even though Changtang was a big place, what better region could they offer Du Lin?

The Southeast Islands were so chaotic that even Dulin would get goosebumps looking at them; anyone who came here would curse.

The Indochina Peninsula is full of remnants of chaos. If Dulin hadn't remained anonymous, he could have lived a love-hate relationship with these petty scoundrels until the end of the world. But the problem is that Dulin has to remain anonymous.

This is a complete joke.

Just as Dulin was wondering if his friends were being too nosy, he suddenly seemed to sense something, reached out, and caught the little thing that fell from above his head.

Then, upon closer inspection, it was Natalia.

His younger sister held Dulin's head and kept babbling.

"Isn't this Natalia? What brings you here!" Anta was the first to react. She stood up and walked over to Dulin, looking at the little girl in Dulin's arms.

"I smelled my brother's scent and followed the coordinates he left behind," the little girl said.

"There's something I don't quite understand. Do you understand?" For the first time, Du Lin felt his own weakness in terms of knowledge, and he decided to ask Xiang Shu and Lan En properly.

Lan En shook her head to indicate that she did not know, but Xiang Shu said that she knew about this matter—there is a lineage among the Candle Dragons that is extremely good at tracking targets, and can even track the coordinates left by the teleporter to track the target's whereabouts.

Then she smiled and picked up Natalia: "Is this your sister? She's quite cute."

That's right, she's the cutest little girl in both the Elsh and Corleone families.

As for Yelena, this chubby girl's tail is too thick; she's not cute at all.

“I don’t need to read your mind to know what you’re thinking. When Yelena comes, I’m going to tell her that you made some inappropriate remarks about her.”

Big Orange was fanning the flames from the sidelines.

Dulin rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "You're not even inside me yet, how can you be so good at guessing things? If I were to put you inside me, wouldn't I be an idiot?"

After exchanging a few complaints, Dulin took his sister's hand and said, "Since we're already here, I'll spend some time with Natalia today."

After saying that, Du Lin looked at his younger sister and said, "This is Chang Tang. How about your brother takes you to play?"

“Okay.” Natalia nodded.

This made Dulin very satisfied—look, this little girl has grown up and is so much cuter than before.

"I want to go too." Xiang Shu said that such a cute little candle dragon is really rare.

What could Dulin say? If you want to come, then come. So Dulin said goodbye to his girls—Melinda was going to lead the young girls on a hunt, Anta was going to teach the celestial masters, and the only ones who were free were probably Xiangshu and Lan'en.

So Dulin asked Lan En why she wasn't coming.

“I’m helping everyone at the film academy translate your work, have you forgotten?” Lan En said with a smile. “It’s alright, you and Xiang Shu take Natalia to have some fun.”

Fine.

………………

The news that Du Lin was strolling around the capital with a girl named Xiao Zhulong, whom she claimed to be her sister, reached the Emperor's desk within half an hour. The reckless Imperial Guard agents even took Polaroid photos of the little girl and commissioned an artist to paint her portrait.

"So cute." The Empress was the first to exclaim, "Their features are quite similar to Dulin's, only the hair color doesn't match."

“That matches. Mr. Dulin’s hair color comes from his mother, and his sister’s comes from his father.” Chen Xiaohu had already obtained information from the fleet members. They knew nothing about this little girl named Natalia, but for the leaders of the merchant fleets traveling east and west, the most adorable and mischievous princess of the Eternal Nest, they knew her story inside and out.

"This must be the posthumous child of that young man named Roy." The old emperor thought of the intelligence he had read back then. Although it mentioned Dulin, it also mentioned his family situation to some extent.

“Yes, Your Majesty, you still remember.” Chen Xiaohu said with a smile, “I heard that he was a little devil when he was young, but now that he’s grown up, he’s become much cuter.”

"Children will always have their moments of being hated and disliked. It's a good thing if things can get better." The Empress said with a smile, then looked at her husband: "How about we ask for a good opportunity for the young prince?"

"Don't you think these two children are too far apart?" the old emperor asked without any curiosity. "This is ridiculous."

"How can you call this nonsense? 'Those destined to meet will meet even if they are a thousand miles apart, while those not destined will not meet even if they are face to face.' You don't listen to the wisdom of the ancients at all." After saying this, the Empress turned to Chen Xiaohu and asked, "Where are they now?"

"At Xiangjianhuan, it was getting late. Mr. Dulin said he wanted to take his sister out for a meal at Changtang Restaurant, a local specialty."

"Let the tenth prince go. Chang Tang no longer needs these children to risk their lives, but the royal children must always contribute to this land." At this point, the Empress looked at Chen Xiaohu: "Let Lao Mo take the tenth prince over. Mr. Du Lin is quick-witted and should understand, so let him make his own decision. We will not force him. If he thinks the tenth prince is promising, he may help to enlighten him. And if this child really has this opportunity, it will be a good thing."

"Okay, I'll go find Lao Mo now." Chen Xiaohu said and left.

The emperor was silent for a while, then sighed: "You said that the tenth prince is the youngest child in the family, and he should have his own freedom."

"Yes, this is the freedom I gave him. If he really has the ability to win that girl's heart, it wouldn't be a problem to make him a prince in the Central and Southern regions. Otherwise, he'll have to be a soldier in the future. But forget about being a prince; this is his fate." After the Empress finished speaking, she looked at her husband with her old eyes: "You don't really think that being born into the royal family means having freedom, do you?"

"No, it's just that I think Mr. Dulin's little girl... our little tenth son might not be able to handle her."

"If you can't control him, he can become a common soldier when he grows up." His empress gave him her answer.

After saying that, she looked at her husband and said, "When you were pursuing me back then, you weren't as indecisive as you are now. You old man, have you softened your heart?"

The emperor gave an awkward smile, which was taken as an admission.

(End of this chapter)