I am a wicked dragon, and you want me to fall into goodness?

Chapter 112 Quack, Aren't we best friends? (3k)

Green immediately flapped his sail-like wings and flew over: "Karen! Long time no see!"

Her claws gently tugged at Karen's shoulder armor, showing no sign of distance from a stranger, but rather the warmth of old friends meeting again.

Karen looked at the more robust golden dragon, her tense brows completely relaxing, and she responded gently, "Long time no see, Your Highness Green."

Unlike Gabriella, Karen had already met Green before he fell asleep.

The two weren't very familiar with each other, but they got along quite well.

Green's round eyes swept across the hall, but were quickly drawn to the dazzling treasures scattered on the floor, and his bright eyes widened even more instantly.

Puse was carefully handling the gemstone with its strong front paws, bringing the sapphire close to its surface and stroking it gently, its eyes filled with fascination.

He was clearly admiring the treasures Karen had sent him.

Green stared at the treasures scattered on the ground for a long time, and suddenly a strange unease rose in his heart.

The joy in her round eyes faded slightly as she tentatively asked, "Karen, where did these sparkly treasures come from?"

The little golden dragon suddenly had a very bold conjecture, a conjecture that the dragon simply could not accept, yet Green couldn't help but want to confirm it.

Her best companion—maybe—probably—just happens to be this guy, Poseidon.

No, that can't be.

It probably wasn't Karen who gave it to me, right?

How could Karen possibly consider this evil dragon a partner she could entrust everything to?

If it really was a gift from Karen, then what is the point of her existence?

He had only been asleep for half a year.

Upon hearing this, Karen's eyes lit up with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of candid pride. Under Green's gaze, she stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the pile of wooden crates.

"These are naturally gifts from me. They were obtained while I was clearing out monster lairs and investigating the Blood Empire's strongholds along the way."

"Knowing that His Highness Puse has a fondness for treasures, I collected some and brought them to His Highness Puse."

As he spoke, he looked at Puse, who was intently caressing the sapphire, and his tone became increasingly sincere: "For His Highness Puse, this small token is nothing."

These words struck Green like a pebble, causing his sail-like wings to snap open and his tail tip to droop.

How could it really be a gift from him!

She was incredulous, her face full of astonishment, and even her voice carried a hint of urgency.

"Why are you giving him so many treasures? You risked your life to find these! If you're going to give them away, it should be—"

If you're going to give something away, give it to me!

These things clearly belonged to her, so how did they end up in Puse's hands? It's even more painful than killing Green!

In her eyes, Poseidon was nothing more than an evil dragon, domineering and unreasonable.

Karen is so brave and reliable, why would she try to please him like this?

What alarmed her even more was that her former partner, whom she had once been able to stand shoulder to shoulder with, now valued Pu Se so much that she felt like an outsider.

Karen was unaware of the little golden dragon's inner turmoil: "Your Highness is the pillar of Starshine. If these treasures can make Your Highness happy, then it's worth it."

Green's eyes were red with anger, and his sail-like wings trembled with rage. Just as he was about to open his mouth to defend himself, a cold sneer suddenly came from behind him.

Pu Se slowly turned his head, his dragon eyes locking onto the sulking little golden dragon. "What's all the chattering about, Green? Do you have a problem with me, or are you after these treasures?"

He had long heard that the little golden dragon was filled with resentment.

He's just eyeing his baby, and he even dares to give Karen a hard time. He's incredibly audacious and deserves a beating.

"My sister, do you think you can be my enemy just because you've just entered adolescence?"

Green had already mentally reviewed his dissatisfaction several times, and he just really had a problem with Puse!

She felt that Puse was taking advantage of the treasure that Karen had worked so hard for, and that he was being so mean to her!

But when faced with Puse's massive, mountain-like body and the deep threat in his vertical pupils, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

Green only dared to droop his tail tip, his head bowed low, and he didn't even dare to breathe heavily.

"I'll endure it!!"

Her previous arrogance was completely crushed by the dragon's intimidation. As a teenager, she was no match for Pu Se's strength. If they were to truly face each other, she would be easily subdued. She knew this all too well.

Karen knew that Puse and Green were siblings, and seeing her angry yet timid appearance, she quickly tried to smooth things over.

In his view, at the very least, his gift shouldn't create a rift in their relationship.

"His Highness Green has simply been a little impatient due to the long absence; he has absolutely no ill will towards you."

Karen was unaware that the siblings were already at odds; she simply thought it was just a normal bickering.

"I can give you some gold and gems that I've found along the way; those things will suit your taste better than what's in the palace."

He was preoccupied with easing the tension and didn't notice the struggle in Green's eyes, nor did he see the utter indifference in Puse's eyes.

Puse was too lazy to look at this hypocritical harmony. He gripped the most translucent sapphire with his dragon claws and let out a cold snort.

"If you've had enough of your noise, then get out of here and stop getting in my way."

He had no time to pay attention to the half-grown golden dragon's resentment, nor did he care about Karen's attempts to smooth things over.

At this moment, his heart and eyes were filled with treasures everywhere, and he only hoped that the two people would leave quickly so that he could take inventory of the treasures.

Seeing this, Karen quickly went down the slope, stopped Green who was still trying to glare at Poseidon, and bowed to the blue dragon.

"Yes, I will now escort Prince Green away."

Green was unwilling to give up, but in the end she dared not utter another word. She only secretly vowed that one day she would take back everything that belonged to her.

As soon as the two figures disappeared outside the palace gate, Puse immediately raised his claws and slapped at the Red Fang Knight beside him.

"What are you standing there for? Move all this treasure to my vault, and be careful not to break my precious items!"

As Karen stepped out of the royal palace, the morning breeze whipped up sand and dust from the city walls and blew it onto his face.

Green suddenly flapped his sail-like wings and flew over Karen's head, blocking his way: "Karen, stop right there!"

Seeing this, Karen helplessly brushed the dust off her shoulder, her eyes crinkling with a smile as she asked, "What is it, Your Highness Green? Is there anything else you need from me?"

Green rediscovered that familiar feeling in him, glanced around the royal court, and cautiously asked, "Have you heard about Gabriella?"

"Do you know she's been imprisoned?"

Karen certainly knew that, in a sense, he could be considered an accomplice.

The smile in his eyes faded slightly, and his brows furrowed: "Of course I know that Her Highness Gabriella has been protected in the Emerald Palace."

Karen lowered her voice, her tone becoming more serious: "Your Highness Green, I don't see it as imprisonment, but as protection."

He looked up in the direction of the Dragon King's Court: "The Crimson Empire won't make any moves openly, but it will be making many underhanded tactics."

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"For example, His Highness Puse was attacked yesterday. His Highness placed Gabriella in the Emerald Palace and assigned Red Fang Knights to guard her, in order to keep her out of danger, not to imprison her."

Karen suppressed the turmoil in her heart and tried her best to maintain a friendly expression. As for whether it was imprisonment or protection, couldn't it be protective imprisonment?

As an honest person, Karen knew this was wrong, and this was the only way she could deceive herself.

Because there are too many benefits to imprisoning Gabriella.

Gabriella, as the queen of the Long-Eared Tribe, was the backbone of the Long-Eared Tribe, the one to whom they all stood.

Only by keeping her confined to the Emerald Palace and preventing her from leaving would the Long-Eared Tribe lose its unified leader, and the divisions within the tribe, already stemming from conflicting interests, would become even more pronounced, ultimately leading to their disintegration.

This disrupts the cohesion of the community.

Because they didn't band together, the remaining Long-Eared Tribe members gradually lost their resistance, truly integrated into the Starshine Kingdom, and ceased to be hidden enemies.

This was a game that Poseidon had already calculated.

He was merely a pawn, adding fuel to the fire.

Karen didn't want Green to ruin the current excellent situation, so she had to reassure her with some words.

To prevent the young Jinlong from causing trouble in a moment of impulsiveness and disrupting the entire plan.

Green clearly saw that the gentle smile in Karen's eyes had completely vanished, leaving only a deep sense of composure.

The gaze directed at her held a distance she couldn't decipher, and even a hint of barely perceptible wariness, as if guarding against her doing something out of control.

Green's sail-like wings trembled violently, nearly causing him to fall to the ground. His heart full of grievances was instantly overwhelmed by immense shock.

Images of the three of them together suddenly flashed before my eyes, when Karen gently protected her, and she and Gabriella played side by side.

But now, Karen is tacitly approving of, and even implicitly agreeing with, the imprisonment of another friend.

Do not! ! !

Green exclaimed incredulously, "You know perfectly well that Gabriella loves freedom the most—"

Karen paused for a moment upon hearing this, a hint of confusion appearing between her brows, her tone carrying a distant frankness.

"Your Highness Green, I am not very familiar with Princess Gabriella to begin with, and now she is the Queen of the Long-Eared Clan, so our positions are different."

"What I care about is the safety of Lai—the hundreds of thousands of people in Xinghui. It's good for the Long-Eared Clan and for Xinghui if she stays in the Emerald Palace. That's enough."

After Karen finished speaking, she stopped looking at Green's dejected appearance and politely said, "The law enforcement team still has the issue of resettling displaced people to deal with. I have to go there now. Excuse me, Your Highness Green."

As soon as she finished speaking, Karen turned and walked away quickly, not looking back as she hurried away.

It was as if the lost and dejected little golden dragon behind him was nothing more than an irrelevant entanglement outside of his duties.

Green suddenly flapped his sail-like wings and charged forward, his voice breaking with a sob as he screamed, "Karen! Stop right there! Aren't we best friends?"

"Were all those days of running away together, hiding from pursuers, just a lie?"

Her golden scales trembled with excitement, and her eyes were red-rimmed: "You said you would protect me and Gabriella forever, but now you're giving jewels to curry favor with Pousser."

"You watched Gabriella get locked up! Why did it have to turn out like this?"

Karen stopped abruptly, her brows furrowing deeply: "Your Highness Green, please watch your words."

"We've only met once or twice by chance in the past, we're not best friends, let alone saying such strange things."

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