A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 207 The Humiliation of the Rebellious Heavenly Gang
For Xia Mi, home consisted only of her and her brother.

As for the rest—his father, the Black King, and his six other brothers and sisters—Xia Mi only wanted to eat their dragon bone crosses with her brother during the Lunar New Year.

If her father and siblings could reunite in her and her brother's wombs, that would be the best. If not, Xia Mi definitely didn't want to spend the New Year with them.

"Glug!" Xia Mi grabbed the plum juice from the table, gulped it down along with the mutton, and then gently patted the bottom of her throat. She looked up at him with annoyance: "Why are you suddenly asking this question?"

"It's nothing, I just suddenly thought of it, purely out of curiosity." Xu Lie remained calm, pretending not to notice Xia Mi's unusual behavior: "See, didn't the teacher say that?"

"Pure-blooded high-ranking dragons often disguise themselves as humans and blend into society. For example, a very few monarchs in history, such dragons should have integrated into human society, right?"

"When it was a dragon, it regarded humans as tiny insects. After transforming into a human, it was able to integrate smoothly and experience the joys and sorrows of humans. Isn't that amazing?"

Xia Mi was slightly taken aback; it seemed that it really was true.

She couldn't judge what the other Dragon Kings were like, but she herself was certainly like that.

In ancient times, just as Xu Lie said, she did not take the weak humans seriously, but time and time again she cocooned herself into human form and hid in human society.

She has brought about real changes. For example, if it were Jormungandr in ancient times, he would never sit down and have hot pot with a human.

Even Jormungandr felt a slight emotional resonance with this human in terms of loneliness.

Blinking her bright eyes, Xia Mi held a bowl in her left hand and chopsticks in her right, pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully, "If we really have to discuss this, I think it should be related to the environment."

"Think about it, in the past, dragons lived with each other, and there were other dragons everywhere. Of course, they wouldn't pay attention to humans, let alone integrate into human society."

"Dragons are nowhere to be found now. The vast majority of the world is occupied by humans. In such an environment, even if dragons were to become human, they would definitely integrate."

Xu Lie poured Xia Mi a fresh plum juice, inwardly agreeing with Xia Mi's theory.

His thoughts were similar; even if he were to actually travel to the stars in the future, he would definitely come back to visit more often and experience the warmth and life of ordinary people.

Only in this way can we better maintain our humanity, rather than letting divinity dominate our ego.

Xia Mi picked up a piece of mutton and noticed the loneliness on Xu Lie's body, as if he were a shooting star in the boundless starry sky, lonely and lost, unable to find any of his kind.

Oh right, speaking of that topic, Xu Lie must be very sad, right? He no longer has anyone to reunite with.

Xia Mi could empathize deeply, after all, when she first started paying attention to Xu Lie, it was because of the loneliness he exuded that was beyond that of ordinary mixed-race people.

The more Xia Mi, who was also alone and lurking in human society at the time, interacted with him, the more emotionally resonated with him.

Seeing Xu Lie so lonely, Xia Mi, as if possessed, placed the mutton she had scooped up onto the plate opposite her: "Are you still going to stay in the dormitory for the New Year?"

"Hmm?" Xu Lie, a former dream thief who could sense other people's emotions and thoughts, couldn't figure out what Xia Mi was thinking at this moment: "Maybe she'll stay in the dormitory, or maybe she'll go on a trip?"

"I am also not certain."

Perhaps Xia Mi added a little too much chili to her dipping sauce, because the spiciness made her pretty face blush slightly: "How about I kindly take you in?"

"Consider this a thank you for the many times you gave me alchemy books and notes, and for helping me with my lessons."

Xia Mi's character as an alchemical genius initially involved seeking out Xu Lie's clone, asking for books and notes, and asking many 'questions' to disguise herself, gradually growing step by step.

It's not like you wake up one day and suddenly have a cheat code, becoming a genius overnight.

In short, none of that matters. What matters is that Xia Mi's suggestion left Xu Lie completely bewildered.

"Tsk, what's with that expression?" Xia Mi seemed to be stung by the spicy chili pepper; the initially subtle rose-red color gradually became more pronounced, and she drank another glass of plum juice because of the spiciness: "Don't overthink it."

"This year, my parents took my brother back to their hometown. I couldn't leave because of my studies. I'll be spending the New Year alone. If I cook too much, I won't be able to finish it. It's not appropriate to cook too little during the New Year."

"Give me a straight answer, are you coming or not?" Are your parents taking your brother back to your hometown?

After his bewildered nervous system returned to normal, Xu Lie recalled Xia Mi's information. Oh right, unlike his own, the information Xia Mi fabricated in the preparatory class was indeed that of a family of four.

I almost forgot about that.

"Is that okay?"

Xia Mi chuckled and curled the corners of her lips. This time, she was much calmer: "What could it possibly be? Do you think I, an A-level mixed-blood, would be afraid of a sickly mixed-blood like you?"

Oh, not only does Xia Mi have a persona, but I also have a sickly persona. That was when I first came to the Dragon Clan world, and the nine elemental substances were constantly having a battle concert in my head.

Looking back now, that time was truly painful. Xu Lie waved his hand, trying to change his persona: "Don't underestimate people."

"My condition has improved a lot now. My body has been taking care of itself year by year. You see, my body isn't as weak as it was during my senior year of high school, right?"

"Heh." Xia Mi laughed without any attempt to hide her laughter: "It's still the same as before, you can take three days off even though you have classes five days a week."

"...?" Xu Lie suddenly regretted giving his preparatory class clone a vacation. Just how leisurely was this clone's life?
How dare you ask him for leave?
And isn't it a bit against the natural order to be mocked by Xia Mi for being weak?

“But it’s true that you need to rest more.” Xia Mi wasn’t blind; she could see that Xu Lie’s condition was gradually ‘improving’: “Before, you always had dark circles under your eyes, and you looked like you were about to die suddenly at any moment.”

“Over the past year, your energy and spirit have really improved, so when it’s time for you to rest, you should rest properly. I can also help you ask for leave.”

Should I say thank you?

"Haha, of course."

While the customers were eating, drinking, chatting, and laughing, the other tables of customers at this small shop located in the alley suddenly got up and left together.

Xia Mi was somewhat surprised. Why were they all walking in the same direction? They didn't seem to be guests who came together.

Out of curiosity, Xia Mi turned to the owner who was clearing away tables and asked, "Boss, why did they leave together?"

"Oh, this?" The shop owner was very enthusiastic, explaining as he turned off the engine, "It's because the Lunar New Year is coming soon, and the old temple is having an event."

“Every day at this time, people go there to pray, hoping to get a free chicken. All my neighbors go there.”

"These newly opened Taoist temples are really willing to spend money."

"Free?!" Xia Mi's eyes lit up with a new gleam; she wanted to receive it too.

What struck Xia Mi most about integrating into human society was that without money, it was impossible to move an inch.

To fill her little belly, buy some nice new clothes, and occasionally buy potato chips and cola for Fenrir, Xia Mi often goes out to do odd jobs on Saturdays and Sundays.

If people knew, they would be very surprised that the mighty king of the earth and mountains would be doing odd jobs. How could he have fallen to such a state?
Xia Mi was perhaps too cautious, fearing that if she used her abilities to make money, she would be discovered by the mixed-race people among humans, who would then trace her back and uncover her true identity.

She kept her abilities hidden and did the same part-time jobs as an ordinary girl.

Now that he's heard he can get a free chicken, and it's Chinese New Year, how could Xia Mi not take advantage of this?

She immediately turned around and looked at Xu Lie excitedly: "Have you eaten yet?"

Xu Lie understood and put down his chopsticks. As expected of a local tyrant, after bringing in the Zhou family from Xiangyang, their expansion has been incredibly rapid. "I'm full, shall we go?"

"go!"

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