The Whole World Knows That the Crown Prince Loves Her

“You are.”

The treasure asked directly, and Huang Quan answered just as directly.

The treasure pouted, “Ying ying ying, I’m not going out anymore…”

“You’re not,” Huang Quan immediately corrected herself. “Come out now.”

The treasure responded and soon appeared from the space.

Jing Chen had noticed that Huang Quan hadn’t moved or spoken since earlier, and thought she was trying to come up with a plan. He didn’t disturb her and didn’t secretly go touch the egg.

However…

How long would Huang Quan stay like this?

Just as Jing Chen was thinking about it, a child suddenly appeared beside Huang Quan.

The child appeared to be about five or six years old, but he had two small horns on his forehead. Not only that, the child’s eyes were golden, and upon closer inspection, they were slit pupils…

Jing Chen stared at the child in front of him, speechless.

Although the treasure had heard from Huang Quan that there was a dragon cub, seeing it in person still surprised her. “It’s been so long since I’ve seen a dragon cub.”

The words “dragon cub” echoed in Jing Chen’s mind.

He looked at the small horns on the treasure’s forehead and her eyes, then a realization struck him. He asked, “Are you from the dragon clan?”

“Of course,” the treasure proudly raised her head. “But I’m different from you. I’m already a big dragon. You’re just a cub, so when you see me, you should call me ‘big brother.’”

Jing Chen: “…You look younger than me.”

The treasure snorted, “Where did you get that idea?”

From your tone of speech, Jing Chen thought to himself but didn’t say it out loud.

Although he had known that Huang Quan had encountered dragons before, and when he had asked her where she had met them, Huang Quan had mentioned that she would introduce him to someone.

At that time, he hadn’t thought much of it, but now he understood.

The person Huang Quan wanted him to meet was probably this dragon.

“Jing Chen,” Huang Quan introduced, “This is the treasure, and she’s from the dragon clan.”

Afterward, Huang Quan looked at the treasure. “This is Jing Chen, the one I told you about.”

The treasure…???

Is that really their name?

Jing Chen stared at the treasure, unsure of what to say for a moment.

“I’m older than you, so you should call me ‘big brother,’” the treasure said seriously. “Come on, call me big brother, and I’ll tell you what’s going on with this dragon egg.”

Jing Chen: “…” Everyone is the same height, so why does he have to call her ‘big brother’?

Huang Quan patted the treasure’s head. “Stop messing around.”

“I’m not messing around, Quan Quan,” the treasure looked up at her. “He’s really younger than me.”

“Even if he is younger than you, think about your age, he shouldn’t be calling you big brother,” Huang Quan said. “That would have to go back to the ancestors.”

“Big brother sounds nice,” the treasure said proudly. “I only accept the title of big brother, nothing else.”

After saying that, the treasure looked at Jing Chen. “You call me big brother, and I’ll protect you from now on.”

“If there’s anything you don’t understand, you can ask me.”

Jing Chen: “…Big brother.”

When faced with temptation, what is integrity?

Jing Chen said he didn’t know.

Huang Quan: “…” She thought Jing Chen wouldn’t call her that, but didn’t expect him to do it so quickly. She had misjudged him.

The “big brother” was said perfectly, and the treasure was very pleased.

“Alright, let’s get to the point.”

Huang Quan suppressed the urge to complain and looked at the egg.

The treasure looked at the egg and said, “It looks like a dragon egg, but it’s actually not. It’s made from a special material unique to the dragon clan, crafted to look like a dragon egg. It’s very sturdy.”

“This kind of imitation dragon egg is usually used to store things.”

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“Anything can be stored inside,” the treasure said. “But it can only be opened using dragon clan methods. If it’s destroyed violently…”

“Violent destruction has requirements. The one destroying it must possess an extremely powerful force,” the treasure added. “Someone like Quan Quan, for example.”

“But there’s a downside to violent destruction,” the treasure continued. “When you destroy it violently, whatever is stored inside the dragon egg will be destroyed along with it.”

“This is a unique storage method of the dragon clan.” The treasure looked at the dragon egg. “If I’m not mistaken, the one who made this egg was a great dragon, and quite powerful. But judging by the pale golden patterns, the dragon who created this egg was already injured.”

“If it hadn’t been injured, the patterns wouldn’t be so faint.”

“Not only would they not be faint, but they would also be shining.”

“You’re right,” Jing Chen said after listening. “The reason that dragon fell in the Northern Snowfield was because it was injured.”

The treasure nodded knowingly, then continued, “This kind of storage egg has an independent small space inside. If you want to know what’s inside the egg, you need to enter the small space.”

Jing Chen, who knew nothing about it, became very eager upon hearing this. “Big brother, how do we get in?”

The treasure was very pleased with being called “big brother” and said, “It’s simple. You hold one of Quan Quan’s hands, and I’ll hold the other. Then we place the other hand on the egg shell, and I’ll use the dragon clan’s secret method to open it.”

“I’ve opened it once before. You’ll know how to do it next time.”

“Alright,” Jing Chen agreed. He then grabbed one of Huang Quan’s hands.

The treasure walked to the other side of Huang Quan and grabbed her other hand.

Standing in between, with both of them holding her hands, Huang Quan thought: “…Feels like I gained an extra child.”

“Put your hand on it,” the treasure instructed.

Jing Chen followed the instruction and placed his hand on the egg shell.

After they both did this, the treasure chanted the dragon clan’s secret spell. As soon as the treasure finished chanting, the dragon egg, which had been unresponsive, suddenly began to shine with a dazzling light.

In the next moment, Huang Quan felt a strong pulling force emanating from the egg. Before she could react, her body disappeared from the spot.

The deafening sound of a dragon’s roar echoed in his ears, and Nangongmian, who had already fallen asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.

It was September, and the weather was clearly not hot, but Nangongmian, startled awake by the nightmare, was covered in sweat.

Creak…

The door was pushed open, and the cool moonlight poured in, adding some brightness to the dark room.

The High Priest walked in from outside, looking at Nangongmian, who was sitting on the bed, and asked, “Did you have a nightmare?”

Nangongmian didn’t answer. He looked at him and asked, “Have you been guarding outside my room?”

“Yes.” The High Priest replied indifferently, “You were injured yesterday. If I didn’t guard you, I’d be worried you’d get hurt again.”

“What’s there to worry about?” Nangongmian said. “Qin Yang’s master managed to sneak in and hurt me once, but it doesn’t mean he can do it a second time.”

“This kind of thing…”

“If he can hurt me again after attracting your attention, it just means I’m extremely unlucky.” Nangongmian gave a self-deprecating smile, then put on his shoes and walked toward the door, “Of course, it could also mean you’re all useless.”

The “you” referred not only to the High Priest but also to the Imperial Academy.

Hearing this, the High Priest frowned slightly, feeling that Nangong mian’s condition seemed a bit off.