A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 314 All the best hunters are in Gou San's house
In the capital, Principal Meng of the preparatory class earnestly advised, "Xia Mi, with your lineage and abilities, you could easily receive a high scholarship at the main campus—36,000 US dollars!"

"Tsk." Xia Mi's face was full of boredom: "Thirty-six thousand US dollars and you want me to risk my life to slay a dragon? No way."

Because of Xia Mi's amazing maneuver of wearing a suit and turban during the last battle in the capital, her identity had not actually been exposed by the Secret Party, and she was even able to graduate from the preparatory class normally.

Unfortunately, Xia Mi could no longer find Xu Lie's clone in the preparatory class.

"Hey, Xia Mi? Think about it again. Going out into society alone, with the existence of Blood's Sorrow, will make you feel out of place in the world."

Amidst Principal Meng's persuasive voice in the background, Xia Mi left the principal's office, feeling irritated. She hadn't originally planned to come back.

Xia Mi only thought of returning to this place because of the traces Xu Lie had left here. But the more she looked, the more frustrated she felt: "He said it would be half a year, but it's been more than half a year now. Where did he go?"

"No, next time I have the chance, I must implant dragon bones into that guy!"

"It's been so long, why are you acting like a complaining woman?" Xu Lie, who was waiting for Xia Mi to come out of the preparatory class, subconsciously commented on Xia Mi's words and actions.

To be honest, it's really quite melancholic; it looks very heavy.

Xia Mi was startled. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves of the camphor trees at the school gate, sifting out dappled sunlight. Xu Lie, who had disappeared for half a year, was waiting for her at the school gate.
At this moment, the noise of the preparatory class graduation ceremony has dissipated, and the air seems to still linger with the graduation song "The Days on the East Road of the Capital," which just became popular this year.

Beneath the song's sincere emotions, the warm campus atmosphere is tinged with a touch of sadness at parting, but it is precisely in this atmosphere that Xu Lie suddenly appears before you.

Xia Mi's mind was reeling. She subconsciously touched the gleaming silver ring on her finger. For the past six months, she had spent 184 lonely nights, looking at the documents she wanted Xu Lie to help her organize for the lawsuit, and running errands when she was cooking alone at home without soy sauce...

No, no, that's not the right way to think. This guy finally came back, how can we make him run errands again? What if we scare him away again? That wouldn't be good!

She had to offer some incentives first to lure him in, and once Xu Lie took the bait, she would then take full control and make him run wild!

It has to be said that Miss Xia Mi's thought process is very convoluted, with a different idea every now and then.

One second I was thinking of offering him something to lure him in, the next second I immediately thought, wait a minute, he's disappeared for half a year and doesn't even reply to a text message, why should I offer him something?
A variety of thoughts flashed through Xia Mi's mind, but a hint of resentment finally prevailed: "Long time no see? Who are you? Do I know you?"

"?"

"Fine, fine, you're playing this trick, pretending to have amnesia, huh?" Xu Lie didn't back down at all: "You don't remember?"

“I am your father, Nidhogg the Black King.”

"Xu Lie, you son of a bitch!" Xia Mi immediately lost her composure, appearing beside Xu Lie in a flash, and punched him in the right arm with her small fist.

But just as the pink fist was about to strike, its force suddenly decreased, and it ended up hitting Xu Lie's arm like a gentle breeze.

Xia Mi was still very unhappy and lightly tapped his arm more than ten times.

With each knock, he would grit his teeth and complain, "You bully me as soon as I get back, you bad guy!"

"You promised to help me digest the potion, where are you?"

"Old Tang and Constantine are both back, and you're still stuck underground? Do you really think you're the Black King?"

Xu Lie smiled warmly, letting Xia Mi vent her frustration by tapping his arm. Faced with Xia Mi's more than ten complaints, he only needed one word to turn the tables and end the match: "Judging from your appearance, the Barbarian Potion must melt in your mouth, right?"

"..." Xia Mi's fist, which was pounding her arm, suddenly stopped in mid-air. She looked at Xu Lie in disbelief, her mind blank, as if she was analyzing Xu Lie's words one by one.

Lies don't hurt, but the truth is the sharpest knife. If Xu Lie was just joking and making things up, Xia Mi wouldn't care. What breaks a person's defenses is always the truth, and the same goes for the Dragon King.

Her barbarian potion truly melts in your mouth! Undeniable!
(◣д◢)！

Totally crazy!

Barbarians, huh? Melt-in-your-mouth, huh? Well, today I'll show you the true power of a barbarian's melt-in-your-mouth jaws!
'Da da da, da da da.'

This time, Xia Mi no longer used a single fist to strike, but instead swung her hands around like wheels of fire, striking back and forth with both fists!
To passersby, it looked like a sweet girlfriend massaging her boyfriend's shoulders.

Xu Lie was quite moved and began to agree with the famous saying that all the best hunters were from the Gou family. It wasn't until Xia Mi started to pant that Xu Lie took advantage of the Dragon King's offer and asked, "Are you tired?"

"Want me to treat you to a big meal? To help you replenish your energy?"

"Do you think I'm Fenrir?" Xia Mi pouted unhappily, but her slightly raised eyebrows betrayed her true thoughts. However, Xia Mi still stubbornly said, "You think you can get rid of me with some food?" "I'm not that easy to deal with."

Xu Lie took out his phone and opened the text message section: "Speaking of Fenrir, can you take a look for me?"

"Hmm?" Xia Mi tilted her head curiously, almost as if she were leaning on Xu Lie's shoulder, secretly chuckling to herself, thinking, "Maybe he just took a few pictures of Fenrir?"
With her leaning so close, Xu Lie must be incredibly nervous and shy, right? Hmph, don't underestimate Jormungandr's astonishing wisdom!

As long as she offers even the slightest benefit, this kid will definitely take the bait.

With a multitude of thoughts swirling in her mind, Xia Mi glanced at the screen, her anger growing with each glance.

The text message section contained thirteen messages from "Fenrir's Keeper, Xiao Zhou" over four days: "Xu Lie, Xu Lie, come back quickly, save me, my sister has gone mad."

"My sister keeps asking me where I am. I said I was on an island, and then she hit me! Help, my best friend!"

"It doesn't hurt when my sister hits me, but it's scary. I'm frightened. Xu Lie, come back quickly."

Xia Mi, who was secretly gloating over her own wisdom, suddenly found her temples throbbing.

No wonder Xu Lie called him a barbarian just now. What does brother mean by this? Backstabbing his sister? Looks like he didn't beat her enough before.

Xia Mi remained nestled on Xu Lie's shoulder, not moving away, and forced a smile, using a sickeningly sweet voice to whine, even deliberately squirming in Xu Lie's arms: "You're so annoying~"

"She didn't hit her brother! It must be the zookeeper trying to sow discord!"

"!" A chill ran down his spine. Even Xu Lie, who was already at Sequence 2 of the Destiny Trojan Horse, couldn't help but feel his hair stand on end and his back go cold.

Xia Mi is usually very nice, quirky and full of tricks, but when she starts to act cute, it's just so annoying.
No, I can't let her act cute anymore. Next time, I have to ask Norma to record Xia Mi acting cute with surveillance cameras beforehand, so I can use that as leverage.

He threatened Xia Mi, "If you dare to use those fancy words again, I'll show the video to your brothers and sisters so the other dragon kings can see what Jormungandr looks like. I bet she'll be dead!"

Xu Lie tapped the message bar and handed the phone to Xia Mi: "Take a look for yourself." After saying that, he took the initiative to distance himself, wiping the hair on his right forearm with his left hand and the hair on his left forearm with his right hand.

Xia Mi, refusing to believe it, continued to look at the text message bar, and then she froze in embarrassment.

Fenrir asked the zookeeper to send 13 text messages over four days, but Xu Lie's phone received a total of 86 text messages from his contact Xia Mi during those four days, which can be described as a barrage of text messages.

The message was also very aggressive: 'It's been half a year, why haven't you come back yet? If you don't speak, I'll assume you're dead out there.'

'Aren't you coming back? Then you might as well never come back!'

'Fine, fine! Playing dead, huh? Next time I see you, I'll punch you and kill you for real!'

Beads of sweat the size of soybeans trickled down Xia Mi's smooth, white forehead. She dared not say anything about the zookeeper sowing discord, nor did she resort to coquettish whining: "Ha, haha!"

"Look, my phone was stolen a few days ago. These, these weren't sent by me."

"Let's go eat. Didn't you say you were going to treat me to a big meal? I'm starving. Let's go!"

Xu Lie seemed to be captivated by Xia Mi, staring intently at her face, which was so beautiful it was almost otherworldly, like that of a fairy.

Xia Mi blushed as she looked at her: "Come on, you can look at me slowly when we eat later. My looks are very appetizing."

“No.” Xu Lie shook his head seriously: “I’m studying the composition of your cheeks. I always feel that you can block Gungnir with just your face.”

"!" Fire, a raging inferno, burned fiercely in the heart of the King of Earth and Mountains, but Xia Mi, who was in the wrong, could not explode. She could only force a smile by pulling the corners of her mouth: "Oh, no, don't say that."

"Go to eat quickly."

The wind blew again, carrying the intoxicating fragrance of camphor trees.

Xu Lie finally took a step forward, walked straight towards Xia Mi, and reached out to take back his phone.

Warm fingertips brushed against Xia Mi's ringed finger, bringing a slight shiver that was enough to ignite the entire summer: "I'll listen to you, let's go eat."

"Mmm!" Xia Mi responded without thinking, grasping Xu Lie's hand and responding with a smile as radiant as a summer flower.

(End of this chapter)