DADH Chapter 28

When Jing Nian mentioned that this golden dagger was incredibly sharp, capable of even cutting dragon horns, the little dragon’s eyes widened in astonishment.

Jing Nian thought he had startled the child and was about to reassure it. However, to his surprise, the little dragon’s eyes sparkled with a desire to try it out.

Wants to give it a try!

Noticing the eager look in the little dragon’s eyes, Jing Nian quickly intervened. “No! You can’t just try it out like that!”

As he spoke, he instinctively covered the cute dragon horn on the little dragon’s head. He then noticed that the disappointed gaze of the little dragon was retracted from behind a certain tree canopy.

He also noticed a large dragon horn peeking out from the leaves in that area.

Jing Nian: “…”

He suddenly felt like he had saved a dragon horn. Otherwise, considering how much the group of giant dragons adored the little dragon, if they knew that the little dragon wanted to cut dragon horns for experimentation, it would probably have received many dragon horns as gifts.

Unable to cut dragon horns for experimentation, the little dragon let out a cute sigh.

After pondering for a moment, it gestured clumsily in the air a few times and then looked at the nearby tree trunk without making a move.

It was waiting for Jing Nian’s approval, looking adorable.

Jing Nian was melted by its obedient appearance and patted its little wings. “Go ahead, but be careful not to hurt yourself.”

Great!

The little dragon happily jumped in place.

Then, it raised the dagger cautiously and began to cut the tree trunk in front of it. Although the blade didn’t appear very sharp, as soon as it touched the surface of the trunk, it effortlessly created a smooth gash.

Incredulous, the little dragon continued cutting, and the tree trunk, which was as thick as a bowl, was sliced through like cutting tofu, effortlessly.

“Kacha!” The severed tree trunk fell to the ground.

The little dragon looked at the dagger in its hand, utterly astonished.

Jing Nian was also somewhat astonished. This dagger seemed to cut through iron like mud. However, considering it was a god-tier weapon, he could understand its incredible sharpness.

Just then, there were two rustling sounds among the leaves above the little dragon’s head.

The little dragon raised its head in curiosity, watching as the tree canopy above swayed. As it swayed, there was a rustling sound as if something were about to emerge.

The little dragon’s attention was completely drawn in, and it stared with wide eyes, tilting its small head, wanting to see what was inside.

As someone who always had the feeling of being watched, Jing Nian had vaguely sensed something above his head before. However, he had dismissed it as the presence of a giant dragon or simply his imagination.

Now, seeing the intensity of the movement in the tree canopy and thinking that there might be a squirrel inside, he became alert. He was about to call the Sand Vulture over when, through the shared visual connection with the little dragon, he saw a shadow pass by in front of him.

The little dragon paused and looked around, but saw nothing.

Just as it was about to ask Jing Nian if something had passed in front of it, it suddenly felt that something was wrong. It lowered its head to look at its empty little claws, and tears welled up in its eyes. It opened its mouth and wailed, “Ao wuu… ao wuu…”

“Dagger, dagger~ gone~”

“Ao wu… ao wuu…”

Jing Nian also realized a second before the little dragon started crying that the dagger was missing. He reacted quickly, understanding that the shaking of the tree above was a diversion!

It was meant to attract the little dragon’s attention and steal the dagger!

There’s actually a thief!

Inside the Dragon Soul Space, Jing Nian hugged the little dragon, who was crying heartily. He called for the Sand Vulture to come out and catch the thief.

Upon receiving Jing Nian’s call, the Sand Vulture immediately rushed in the direction he mentioned.

On the other side, the invisible guardian dragon that protected the young master heard the cries and hurried over as well.

It wasn’t that this guardian dragon hadn’t seen the thief; it was just considering whether it should console the upset young master first or catch the thief. However, through the telepathic link, it informed nearby dragons that a thief wearing blue-gray clothes had stolen the young master’s dagger and made him cry!

This instantly infuriated the nearby dragons!

So, a thief in blue-gray clothes, eh? You’re in for it!

Suddenly, all the exits from the Lost Forest were surrounded by furious dragons.

—

The thief, who had just stolen a dagger that could cut through iron like mud, was happily contemplating kissing the dagger when he noticed several enraged dragons flying by in the sky. He quickly became alert and found a tree hollow to hide in.

He carefully observed the situation outside through the tree hollow but realized he was having an unlucky day. Several dragons didn’t seem to be leaving; instead, there was a tendency to seal off the Lost Forest.

What was going on?

The thief still hadn’t realized that he had angered entities he shouldn’t have. His natural caution as a thief prevented him from revealing himself to the enraged dragons.

He scratched his head and patiently sat back in the dark tree hollow, continuing to dream contentedly about the valuable dagger. Once he sold this dagger and got a substantial sum of money, he planned to hire the most expensive dwarf to build an underground mansion for him in the Lost Forest.

In the past, people on the Grans Continent had two attitudes toward “prophecies.” Some regarded them as beliefs, considering prophecies as guidance for destiny, while others scorned them.

This thief originally belonged to the latter group, not believing in prophecies and merely resenting the hardships of fate. However, when he accidentally stumbled upon a secret in the Temple of Light while making a bet to steal a relic, his perspective changed drastically.

This secret not only concerned the future of the continent but also involved the “outsiders” mentioned in the prophecy.

A thief might not have much faith in anything, but his previous disbelief in prophecies was merely a result of discontent with a troublesome destiny. When he realized that something was amiss, there was nothing more important than survival. So, without a second thought, he sought refuge in the Lost Forest, the territory of the dragons.

To be precise, the territory of the dragons was the Dragon Abyss, while the Lost Forest belonged to the nearby area they protected.

The thief pondered over his situation.

The commotion of the search outside didn’t subside or move further away. In fact, besides the dragons, there seemed to be other creatures searching within the forest as well.

The thief frowned, sensing that things were far from simple.

Could it be that the dragons had lost some treasure in the forest that they couldn’t find?

With this thought in mind, the thief’s cunning instincts kicked in. Seeking riches in adversity was the creed of their profession.

Without further ado, he quietly emerged from the tree hollow and stealthily joined the search within the forest.

Suddenly, his eyes fixed on something.

Through the gaps in the leaves, he spotted a plump little creature sitting on a rock with its back to him, making soft noises.

The sound was somewhat infantile, like a baby’s cries.

The thief stared at the small creature’s chubby wings for several seconds but couldn’t identify what kind of animal it was.

Suddenly, the little creature’s bottom twitched, and a peculiar tail swung forward from the front.

When the thief saw the red heart shape at the tip of that tail, there were only two words in his mind: worth stealing!

In the market for spirit and magical pets, the most valuable ones were those with unique appearances.

They had to be either attractive or peculiar, or a combination of both.

Judging by the plump and adorable appearance of this little creature and its cute tail, it seemed to be a cute type that could fetch a good price.

So, without hesitation, the thief attempted to capture it with a sack.

However, just as the sack was about to cover the little creature, it was sent flying by a massive tail that appeared out of nowhere.

The thief harshly broke several branches as he was flung away, spitting out blood as he crashed to the ground. His vision, clouded by bloodshot eyes, caught sight of an incredibly enormous clawed foot. With a start, he slowly raised his head and met the fiery eyes of a gigantic dragon.

Terrified, the thief tapped into his hidden potential and darted away with a swift “whoosh.”

In the moment he dodged, the spot where he had been was struck by a terrifying fireball, instantly turning fresh tree trunks into charred remains.

The thief’s agility increased once again.

He darted and dodged.

Hearing the commotion, Jing Nian turned in surprise, only to see Chi Yan, the dragon who had helped him earlier by bending the tree branch, now engaged in a battle with a fast-moving dark shadow.

Immediately, Jing Nian recognized the thief as the one who had stolen the dagger.

—

Jing Nian made a promise to his heartbroken little dragon, who had lost the dagger. He assured it that they would retrieve the dagger, and if they couldn’t, he would write to the friend who had sent the gift to have an identical dagger made, with the name “Ao Tian” engraved on it.

The teary-eyed little dragon was momentarily stunned.

Then, the small dragon soul, hesitating and fidgeting, approached Jing Nian and offered him control of its body. It blinked with eyes still wet from tears, conveying its intentions to Jing Nian.

Wants to go back~

Jing Nian: “…”

Was this about forgetting the dagger? No, this was about getting the dagger engraved with the name “Ao Tian”!

In any case, control over the body had now shifted to Jing Nian.

Faced with the hopeful eyes of the little dragon, Jing Nian reluctantly agreed to let the nearby forest dragons search for the dagger. He and the little dragon would head back for now. After all, the little one was eagerly awaiting the return of the dagger, and he didn’t want to see it cry if they found it right away.

Before leaving, he suddenly remembered the incident when the Little Bear family’s small hut was damaged by an old dragon before the hatching ceremony. Since they had moved to the Abyss below, where trees hardly grew, the Little Bear family had struggled to build their small hut using the limited wooden sticks they had. Despite kind-hearted individuals occasionally sending them some wood, their hut always collapsed.

So, Jing Nian asked Chi Yan, the dragon responsible for “invisibility” protection that day, for help in gathering some tree branches to aid the Little Bear family in the Abyss.

However, he had no idea that he would end up sitting on a rock, moments away from having his behind struck by a tail.

Chi Yan had engaged in a battle with the thief who had stolen the dagger!

Without waiting for Jing Nian to inform Chi Yan that this was the thief who had stolen the dagger, the thief was already out of breath and unable to flee. After being struck hard by the dragon’s tail, his internal organs were injured, and he spat out blood. Desperate and gasping for air, he began to speak in broken dragon language.

“Please! Don’t! Kill!”

Seeing that he was about to be hit by Chi Yan, the thief swiftly dropped to his knees near Chi Yan’s feet. Anticipating that this slippery ant might attempt to run, Chi Yan hadn’t expected the thief to kneel in submission, avoiding a fatal blow.

A detonating fireball landed five meters behind the thief, right where he would have been if he hadn’t turned around and knelt down.

In the face of Chi Yan’s fiery gaze, the thief swallowed hard, bit his lip, and pulled out the golden dagger. He racked his brain to come up with a few poorly constructed phrases in dragon language.

“Let me… go, and I’ll give you this!”

The thief raised the golden dagger high.

But when the dragon looked at the dagger, its eyes burned even brighter!

It’s you!

The thief: !!!

 

The author has something to say:

Here it is, another chapter that’s not finished yet. I’m sorry for that. I’m releasing it now, so please bear with it for now. QAQ

Double updates will continue tomorrow. Sending love~ ❤️