Chapter 152 – Meeting Mother-in-law
Novel Title: 龙血 (Dragon Blood)
Author：水千丞 (Shui Qian Cheng)
Translator: K (@kin0monogatari)
Protagonists: 单鸣 (Shan Ming -MC), 沈长泽 (Shen Changze -ML)
*Please read at Novels Space.space, the original site of translation. TQ*
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“Mama.” Shen Changze called softly.
Zhao Qingling turned her head to look at him. She was wearing ordinary house clothes so she looked a bit more feminine. This made Shan Ming somewhat uncomfortable.
She glanced at the two of them and put down the flowerpot in her hand, “Come. Sit down.”
Shen Changze sat beside Zhao Qingling. Zhao Qingling touched his face, “You’ve recovered.”
“Hmm.”
“I’ve told you already that you don’t have to worry about it. The effect of drugs cannot possibly be permanent.”
Shen Changze smiled, “Now the laboratory is studying synthetic cathinone. They got busy with this thing.”
Zhao Qingling shook her head indifferently, “They only know how to study those things all day long…”
Shen Changze turned his head to look around, “Where’s father?”
“He doesn’t want to see Shan Ming.”
Shan Ming folded his hands in front of his chest. He only raised his eyebrows upon hearing this.
“How has he been recently? Is he emotionally stable?”
“He’s okay. He is a soldier after all. I believe his mind is strong enough to overcome frustration and setbacks.”
“Mom, do you have any plans for the future? Are you going to be locked up here with father for the rest of your life?”
Zhao Qingling smiled, “I can’t tell you what my plans are. There are eyes and ears everywhere here.”
Shen Changze sighed softly. In this house, they have no privacy. Their every move is monitored. Shen Yao’s hands, feet and neck are equipped with high-voltage coils controlled by microcomputers. Any violation of regulations from him will cause him to be immediately punished. He would be knocked down to the ground by high-voltage electricity. He can only move freely in this house but he has no actual freedom. Originally, his mother didn’t need to stay with him like this since Tang Tingzhi promised her that she could leave at any time. But it was her who chose to stay by Shen Yao’s side.
Zhao Qingling comforted him and said: “Now that he can’t leave this place, I will always be with him. Even if he can’t leave this place for the rest of his life, I will stay with him forever. In fact, no matter where I live, it is the same for me. Even though he resented me, he will always be my husband.”
“But father won’t be willing to stay here forever.”
Zhao Qingling’s gaze was as calm as water, “There are many things in this world that you won’t be able to predict.” She shook her head, “Let’s not talk about this. I just want to meet Shan Ming and see how you two are doing.”
Shan Ming said in a deep voice, “We live a good life.”
Zhao Qingling took off a necklace from around her neck. There was an emerald ring hanging on the necklace. She handed it to Shan Ming and said, “This thing should have been given to my future daughter-in-law. Take it. Someone should inherit it.”
Shan Ming’s complexion changed. He was neither accepting it nor not accepting it.
Zhao Qingling raised her eyebrows, “Are you embarrassed?”
Shan Ming grabbed the necklace and stuffed it into his pocket, “I don’t want to accept something for nothing.”
Zhao Qingling smiled lightly, “Just keep it. It was something left by Changze’s grandmother.”
Shan Ming asked: “You called us here just to give me this?”
“I still want to eat dinner with you guys.” Zhao Qingling got up and went to the kitchen. She brought out a big pot and opened the lid. The aroma of the meal overflowed across the room, “I have been in Xinjiang for more than ten years. I don’t know how to cook a wholesome meal anymore. Although this stewed mutton is a bit rough, it has a unique flavour.”
She found a tray. She put several dishes and rice on it and then carried it into the bedroom for Shen Yao. After a while, she came out and put some cold unfinished dishes on the table. The three of them sat at the table and ate around the hot mutton pot.
The corners of Shen Changze’s mouth was stained with some gravy. Zhao Qingling picked up a napkin and crossed the table to wipe his mouth. Her eyes were full of tender maternal love. Shen Changze smiled at her as he took the paper and wiped the corners of his mouth clean by himself.
They chatted about some things related to the dragon’s blood experiment during the dinner. They had a very harmonious and enjoyable meal.
After dinner, Shen Changze sat with Zhao Qingling for a long time to chat. They didn’t leave until it was almost ten o’clock at night.
When the two walked out of the villa, the guard at the door searched their bodies. They only found an emerald ring from Shan Ming and a crumpled napkin that was stuffed in Shen Changze’s pocket.
The soldier stuffed the things back to them and gave a military salute to Shen Changze, “Major, you can go.”
Shen Changze returned him a military salute and drove away with Shan Ming.
Not long after the car drove out, Shen Changze quickly took out the napkin, “Baba, take a look.”
Shan Ming spread out the paper and carefully lit it with a lighter. Through the light illuminated by the fire, a line of words was displayed on the thin napkin. It was the number and password of a locker in a shopping mall in Beijing.
The two looked at each other. They both guessed that it was the ‘Sea Dragon’ horn that Zhao Qingling had been refusing to hand over.
That night, they drove back to the city. The shopping mall was very close to Dengshikou metro station. So they looked for a nearby hotel to stay for the night.
Due to their own concerns, the two did not speak much after entering the room.
When sleeping at night, Shen Changze’s tail wrapped around Shan Ming’s leg as usual. Shan Ming was so used to it that he could hardly feel the existence of that thing.
He tossed and turned. He couldn’t fall asleep. He finally couldn’t help asking, “If it’s really ‘Sea Dragon’ horn, what are you going to do with it?”
Shen Changze was silent for a while before replying: “I want to know more about why my mother decided to give me the ‘Sea Dragon’ horn.”
“Maybe she doesn’t know how else to deal with it?” Shan Ming thought for a while, “But I remember she told me before that she would destroy the ‘Sea Dragon’ horn.”
Shen Changze pondered: “Maybe she has no chance to destroy it and wants me to handle it.”
“You…if you get it, will you destroy it?”
Shen Changze was silent again.
“What are you going to do about it?”
“Baba, I haven’t thought about it.” He knew that it was a dangerous thing and that he should follow Zhao Qingling’s wishes to destroy the ‘Sea Dragon’ horn. But for Dragon Blood people, it was an extremely powerful stimulant. It can give great power and make a Dragon Blood Man become stronger. Which is why people are looking for it. So, Shen Changze hesitated for a moment.
Shan Ming turned around to face him, looking into his bright eyes in the dark night. Shen Changze also looked back at him, stroking his waistline with his warm palms, “What do you think I should do with it?”
“Let’s just destroy it.” Shan Ming said bluntly, “Do you still remember what we saw in Hansen’s villa that day? I don’t want to see such a Dragon Blood Man again in my life.”
Shen Changze looked at him silently. He then said softly, “Baba, give me a kiss.”
Shan Ming was startled at first. But then, he leaned over to kiss his lips.
Shen Changze smiled and said, “I’ll listen to you.”
Early the next morning, they entered the mall and found the locker. They opened it with the password. There was an ordinary-looking cloth bag inside. Shen Changze picked it up with his trembling palms.
The two quickly returned to the car. Shen Changze carefully opened the cloth bag and took out something from it. It was shaped like a deer antler. It was strong and flexible. It exuded a slight golden light. This is the first time that Shen Changze saw the real ‘Sea Dragon’ horn. He couldn’t help but stick it to his chest. The blood in his whole body boiled instantly. There was a strange feeling in his heart. It was as if he could feel the power of the horn, its temperature, its smell, and even its vitality clearly.
He knew that the horn and him had similar DNA. They had some kind of non-physical connection. It was mysterious but also very real.
When he opened his eyes, he found that Shan Ming was looking at him with strange eyes.
Shen Changze said in a daze, “Baba, I think it has become a part of my body…”
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Next update: 2023.–.–(*TBA)
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