FCC Chapter 18

Chapter 18

“Second brother said that my claws will become this kind of black claws in the future. By then, they will no longer be the orange color they are now.”

Qiu Qiu, standing on the handrail of the spiral staircase, raised his carrot-colored claws and looked up and down to carefully compare the hanged painting not far away.

“Also, look, Ah-Lin, my tail feathers should evolve into a tail, although… I actually kind of like my feathers.”

His seven tail feathers couldn’t help but tremble again, and the little milky-gold chirp dumpling… reluctantly counted it again.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, a total of seven, no less~

“Ah-Lin, why don’t you say anything?”

“Don’t you believe it now? Or are you scared of me in the future?”

He turned around a somewhat worriedly. Looking at his extraordinarily quiet XiaoLong, Qiu Qiu suddenly realized that in order to prove that he was a ferocious beast, he suddenly let Ah-Lin see a scary scene.

After all, beasts are very ferocious.

“……” = =

As Jin Lin stared at the majestic giant mural, a certain hesitant and stunned emotion deep in his pupils became more and more complicated.

There are many differences between his complete beast form and ordinary dragons.

What’s more, he rarely turns into a beast-like spiritual body. As for the complete beast form, even Abraham has never seen it.

But the painter of this painting was actually able to paint it accurately.

Not only did that man secretly draw a huge portrait of the Dragon Clan despite the Dragon Clan’s disdain, he even hung it in the hall in a grand manner, allowing everyone who came and went to look at it!

How could there be anyone in the entire universe who dared to offend the majesty of the Dragon Clan?

“You…” Who did you ask to draw this painting?

Just a second after Jin Lin opened his mouth, he was suddenly interrupted.

“Ah-Lin! Your tail doesn’t move. Is that because you haven’t applied medicine today?”

Qiu Qiu flapped his wings and naturally landed on Jin Lin’s tail, tilting his head and trying to check it over.

What happened when he was clearly swaying just now that he suddenly stopped moving?

………………

Watching the milky-gold dumpling land on his dragon tail, Jin Lin suddenly realized that the little beast’s landing action was so natural that it was so skillful.

So much so that Jin Lin even swallowed the words he wanted to ask earlier.

“Ah-Lin, why are you always looking at me? Does your tail hurt today?”

Qiu Qiu looked back at Jin Lin blankly, wondering why something was wrong with his little dragon.

Although Ah-Lin usually doesn’t like to talk, when you ask him seriously, he will always respond politely.

“So this painting was painted by you?”

Jin Lin asked as calmly as possible.

Indeed, it is impossible for anyone in the interstellar world to dare to offend the majesty of the Dragon Clan.

But if there is one, it’s probably the one in front of thee.

There will never be more.

“Hey, I can’t draw. My second brother seems to be able to draw. Everyone praises him.”

However, Qiu Qiu quickly denied it, shook his head and praised his second brother Qiu Yiming instead.

Although I haven’t seen my second brother’s artworks yet.

……？

“Did your second brother draw it?”

Jin Lin frowned.

The second son of the Qiu family, if I remember correctly, is still studying in the combat department of the advanced department of the First Academy.

That group is almost all senior military officer reserves, and Qiu Yiming’s spiritual body is that of a giant lion, which is indeed a perfect match.

But I have never heard of Qiu Yiming going to the Peak of Order, and the Elders’ House has never noticed this.

“No, it was painted by a sister. Ah-Lin, do you also want to ask her to paint one for you? Then you can tell me and I’ll contact her.”

“However, you may also have to hand over a scale.”

Qiu Qiu realized that his little dragon seemed to be very interested in this painting, and he immediately explained it in a soft voice.

​…Scales?

In this situation, Jin Lin had to doubt for a second…

Whether this bold little beast was no longer satisfied with stepping on the dragon’s tail, and has begun to plot to pulling out dragon’s scales.

Qiu Qiu blinked a few times and realized that Jin Lin was just looking at him deeply, unmoving.

“I see, it turns out you are also afraid of pain~ In fact, I felt a little pain when my tail feathers were plucked out.”

“But, if you want to prophesy, you must exchange it for one of the most precious items in your body. Otherwise, you won’t be able to predict your future.”

After persuading him sincerely for a long time, Qiu Qiu felt that he needed to have a good talk with his dragon.

After all, how can a ferocious beast be afraid of pain?

“Is this a prophetic painting?”

However, this time when Qiu Qiu was speaking slowly, Jin Lin suddenly interrupted the little beast’s mumblings with a complicated tone.

A prophetic painting.

I do know the rare spiritual talent of the Coles family.

It is precisely because of this precious talent that the Coles clan, which was not very aggressive, once suffered a disaster in history and was once on the verge of extinction.

Nowadays, the few remaining tribesmen are all living in seclusion among the stars. Without the introduction or introduction of trusted people, it is almost impossible to reveal their identities.

But if it is this family, it is not impossible to find a Coles tribesman who is rarely seen nowadays to prophesy their newly born little son.

And if this is a prophecy and not drawn by the artist after seeing it with her own eyes, everything can be explained.

The only thing that cannot be explained is, how could she predict thyself?

“So you handed over your tail feathers and got this prophecy.”

After summarizing the facts in a statement, Jin Lin looked at the little dumpling on his dragon’s tail and calmly waited for the reply.

“Yes, yes, everyone says that I will look like this in the future. Ah-Lin, what’s wrong with you…”

For the first time he was feeling a little uncomfortable being stared at by the majestic pale golden pupils, Qiu Qiu couldn’t help but stutter a little in response…

Ah-Lin looks really serious sometimes.

Like disbelief.

“So Ah-Lin, did you think…”

“I am lying to you?”

Blinking his eyes, Xiaotuanzi, who was originally speaking in a soft tone, suddenly became quiet. After a while, he raised his head and asked softly.

As soft as ever, except for the last half of the sentence, his voice was extremely soft.

Like a wisp of breeze in the valley, it hurriedly disappeared into the night and disappeared without a trace.

……

“Well, actually, I think it’s a bit exaggerated. After all, I don’t like eating meat. Maybe it’s the painted wrong, maybe.”

After a moment of silence, a somewhat incoherent explanation sounded in thy ears, and it was as if… pretending to be calm.

In fact, if it weren’t for his father who believed it right away and started preparing with such anticipation, I wouldn’t have believed it at all.

I, I just…

He was a little silent for a while. The tender orange little claws lightly stepped on the black dragon’s scales and stretched a few times in confusion.

The little dumpling on the dragon’s tail took a few steps back, then spread his wings the next second and tried to leave without turning around.

“I remember, I haven’t finished my lunch yet, ah ah… you look at it first, um, I’ll go back first…”

 Jin Lin was originally staring at the giant prophetic painting.

After all, the original owner will appear in the prophecy painting no matter what, even if his original form also appeared in the picture.

However, this little beast can’t seem to be found?

After pondering for a moment, there was a sudden light breeze on the tail, and the little furry ball that always liked to stick to it flew away in a hurry for the first time.

“…Why would you lie to thee?”

It was almost instinctive. Even Jin Lin couldn’t explain it himself, so he subconsciously stretched out his tail and trapped the little beast that was trying to escape from him.

He encircled it back in front of him and put it on his tail.

He always feels that if he lets the little beast fly away this time, nothing will ever be the same again.

“Chirp, chirp… I haven’t eaten yet, would you like to take a look first?”

However, the little guy lowered his head, struggled with his wings a few times in embarrassment, and spoke so softly that he could hardly hear it.

Are you making yourself sad?

Jin Lin hesitated to find that the little beast who was so bold a few days ago so depressed that he refused to even raise his head.

Even though he is pretending, he can be seen through at a glance.

He was a little sad.

“When did thee say thou lied to me?”

He just misunderstood the prophecy completely.

= =

After softening his tone, Jin Lin learned to comfort someone stiffly for the first time in his life.

He was even a little concerned about how this little beast would react when he knew the truth in the future.

It was rare to hear Jin Lin say such a long sentence. Qiu Qiu, who lowered his head, suddenly discovered that the voice of the little dragon his father had picked up was actually very nice.

Cold and always very low-key. However, if you listen carefully, it has a very calming feel that makes people feel convinced.

“Besides, your personality… is very good. You are not the kind of little bird who can lie to others.”

“So I don’t think you are lying. Do you understand?”

Jin Lin frowned as he stared at the little beast, and added a few more sentences.

It was obviously a very common statement, but it was said so lightly by Ah-Lin as if it were the final conclusion.

Qiu Qiu finally raised his head and glanced at Jin Lin, his moist eyes full of unspeakable emotions.

“I know…”

The little cub’s voice was as waxy as ever.

“…”

“Um, can you please let me go?”

Qiu Qiu trembled his wings and looked at the dragon’s tail with some hindsight. He obviously did not continue to circle him but he always felt that he would be caught back as soon as he ran away.

“…Do you really know?”

However, Jin Lin looked at this little beast and always felt that the other party was a bit duplicitous.

He still seemed to be in a bad mood.

“I really know.” QAQ

Qiu Qiu tried hard to answer but found that Jin Lin was still gazing down at him.

“Really? Then… why don’t you shout, Ah-Lin.”

This time, while Jin Lin was speaking, he finally moved his gaze away and looked into the distance with a subtle and uncomfortable expression.

This little beast previously was rebelliously calling ‘Ah-Lin’ very proficiently, however when he was running away, he lost his voice halfway through.

After being caught back, he ostensibly said that he knew, but he never called again.

Little liar.

　　Q///Q

Qiu Qiu stared at this scene blankly, and for some reason, he fluttered his feathers in embarrassment.

Why is it that Ah-Lin sees all my little thoughts…

Moreover, when Ah-Lin himself said ‘Ah-Lin’, it sounded nice.

When I usually call, does Ah-Lin sound like this?

“Dad, that kid!! Is it that kid!?”

However, just when the atmosphere was a little subtle, a lively voice suddenly sounded from the porch.

“Ah ah ah, he is actually golden, he looks so beautiful!!!”

“Chirp?”

Qiu Qiu glanced downstairs blankly and found that he had been accurately pointed out from a distance.

Jin Lin also lowered his eyes and looked downstairs. After seeing the visitor clearly, a hint of unknown emotion passed through his pale golden pupils.

 

The author has something to say:

Torrance: I am orange, my friend is golden, we are born to be best friends!

Jin Lin: Oh, really.

Torrance: ?

 

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