Dragon Raja: History Simulator

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Lu Mingfei looked at his friendly senior brother Cheng and Uncle Chu beside him, still bewildered. He did not feel the oppressive aura that everyone present had clearly sensed, so he thought it was just an ordinary power outage.

He also complained, "I never expected that such a high-end place would have a power outage. What's the difference between this and my old neighborhood?"

To be honest, when he saw those priceless alchemical products, he already felt the magic of the world. When he heard that the final item up for auction was the "elixir of immortality," he suddenly felt as if he were in The Truman Show.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after the "power outage," a normal accident, occurred.

Cheng Shuangfan's expression was solemn. He didn't speak immediately, but hesitated for a moment, carefully considering the accident that had just happened.

Without a doubt, it was a dragon with a dragon's body.

In everyone's mind, there just happens to be such a dragon, the King of Bronze and Fire.

The elixir of immortality was his doing.

But why would His Highness Norton withdraw the "bait" he had released?

Is he telling others that if they want to truly obtain this elixir of immortality, they must become his disciples?

Cheng Shuangfan couldn't figure it out.

On the other side, Mai Shude left her private room and went up to the top floor. Looking at the boy she knew, she showed no surprise and smiled.

"New boss, I'm here."

Wang Anzhi quietly watched the chaos in the auction hall. After hearing the arrival of Jiu Demai, she nodded slightly. Before entering the auction hall, she discovered that her little maid had also come here, so she naturally called her over.

"Junior sister, Mai, let's go!"

Looking at the chaotic scene below, Mai looked on with some curiosity and asked, "Boss, did you do this?"

Unlike the others, Mai Shude knew that there was a giant dragon here.

Xia Mi rolled her eyes and glanced at the not-so-loyal ninja maid. "How could that be?"

Wang Anzhi did not answer, but instead asked Xia Mi:

"Junior sister, have you memorized the route that dragon took?"

Xia Mi smiled and said, "Of course," she glanced at Jiu De Mai, the ill intent in her eyes sending chills down the female ninja's spine. She heard the little dragon girl, who seemed like a demon to her, whisper:

"Let's go, it's time to leave, little maid. Now it's your turn to clear the landmines for us."

Chapter 186 The Dragon Girl of Longtan Temple

In the early morning at Longtan Temple, the scent of incense mingles with the faint sound of distant bells, creating a sense of tranquility.

Shao Nanqin stood beside the incense burner in front of the main hall, tilting her head slightly to watch the wisp of smoke rise towards the dome.

She closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and made a very ordinary wish—that her sisters be safe and that life be peaceful.

"Sister, why are you praying so earnestly? What did you wish for?" Shao Nanyin's voice came from behind, carrying her usual sweet and languid tone, as endearing as honey that could never be melted.

The night before last, there was a heavy rain, and last night there was a small earthquake of magnitude three or four. The continuous abnormal weather made Shao Nanqin feel a little uneasy.

So, early this morning, Shao Nanqin dragged her lazy younger sister to Longtan Temple to pray for blessings.

Both sisters came from an orphanage and depended on each other for survival; they were each other's only family in the world.

Shao Nanqin turned around and saw her younger sister standing smiling at the bottom of the stone steps, holding two drinks in her hands.

She wore a uniquely tailored, modernized cheongsam, which stood out against the ancient backdrop of the temple, yet strangely harmonious.

They were twin sisters with the same face and wore the same clothes, but the younger sister was always prettier than her. This thought flashed through Shao Nanqin's mind, but it disappeared in just a moment.

"It won't work if you say it."

She smiled, walked down the steps, and looked at the cup in her sister's hand. "This is... milk tea? Drinking this in a temple, aren't you afraid that Buddha will blame you for not being sincere?"

“Buddha is compassionate, why would he care about a cup of wine with me?” Shao Nanyin chuckled. “Besides, this probably originally belonged to the monks of the temple.”

Shao Nanqin felt a moment of dizziness as she watched her sister nonchalantly hand her a cup of milk tea.

"Here, I got you a cup too. I chose it specially, it's called... 'Elixir of Immortality,' I don't know if it's appropriate for the occasion?"

As Shao Nanqin listened to her sister's mutterings, she took the cup of "milk tea," which felt cool to the touch.

She inserted the straw and took a sip.

The taste is quite peculiar; it's not the cloying sweetness I expected, but rather carries an indescribable herbal bitterness.

Even, whether it was her imagination or not, Shao Nanqin could detect a bloody smell in it.

"The taste is a bit strange," she frowned, "but... it's alright."

As Shao Nanyin watched her swallow that mouthful, a faint glimmer of light flashed deep in her eyes, as if she had breathed a sigh of relief.

She picked up another cup and sipped it gently, her gaze drifting towards the tinkling wind chimes under the eaves of the distant palace.

"Just okay? I waited in line for quite a while." Her voice was light and airy, as if she was unwilling to give up.

"Yes, yes, yes, our Nanyin is the most thoughtful." Shao Nanqin took it as her coquettishness and smiled as she took her arm. "Let's go and take a look at the back. I heard that the back mountain of Longtan Temple is very famous."

The two sisters bypassed the main hall and walked slowly along the path paved with bluestone slabs.

Ancient cypress trees lined the roadside, casting deep shadows. The deeper one went, the fewer the pilgrims there were, and the more tranquil the surroundings became.

When we reached the secluded depths of the winding path, there was no one in sight.

After drinking the "elixir of immortality," Shao Nanqin initially felt a warm and comfortable sensation, but gradually, a strange feeling arose.

She felt her hearing had become unusually sharp, able to clearly hear the deep chanting of monks in the distance, and even distinguish the subtle differences in the sound of the wind blowing through different leaves.

The vision seemed to clear up a lot, and even the mottled paint patterns on the wooden rafters of the ancient building could be seen clearly.

"Nanyin, I feel like something's not right with me." She shook her head, trying to dispel the subtle sense of unreality.

"Is something wrong?" Shao Nanyin turned her head, her pupils seemingly flashing a barely perceptible golden light in the shadows of the trees. "Are you tired from walking? There's a pavilion up ahead, let's go sit down."

It was a hexagonal pavilion halfway up the mountain, named "Zhuhe".

Sitting in the pavilion, you can overlook most of the temple's multi-tiered rooftops and the blurry outline of the city in the distance.

The two sisters had just reached the pavilion entrance when they saw a figure who had already silently sat down.

It was a woman, tall and slender, dressed in a neatly tailored black outfit, which seemed out of place in this serene Buddhist temple. Her figure was so beautiful that even Shao Nanqin, a girl, felt a little embarrassed.

She turned her face away, not daring to look any longer.

However, he did not notice that his younger sister, Shao Nanyin, had already walked over with a smile and started talking to the girl.

My sister has always been like this. Unlike her usual introverted self who is afraid to talk to strangers, my sister is a social butterfly who can chat with anyone she meets.

Soon, the two exchanged names and began chatting and laughing hand in hand.

The girl with the figure that makes people blush is named Mai Shutoku, a Japanese woman who graduated from the Department of Music at the University of Tokyo.

Soon, Shao Nanyin pulled her over and introduced her: "This is my older sister, Shao Nanqin."

Looking at their similar faces, Mai Shude couldn't help but exclaim, "You two look so alike! I also have a younger sister, but we don't look alike at all."

She thought of her younger sister, Shutoya.

Shao Nanyin said with a smile, "We're twins, we'll live together for the rest of our lives."

Shotoku Mai showed an envious expression. Shao Nanqin noticed the two small katana sheaths hanging at her waist. Looking at the patterns on them, she could almost see the branches of a towering tree hanging down.

Shao Nanqin shook her head, feeling herself fall back into the hallucination she had just experienced. She reached for the amulet she had just obtained for her sister, intending to hang it beside her, but found it to be empty.

Then, Shao Nanqin said in a flustered manner, "Nanyin, the amulet I got for you is gone."

His words were full of reliance on his younger sister.

Shao Nanyin asked with concern, "Did it fall into the main hall of the temple?"

Shao Nanqin thought for a moment, "It's possible, I need to go back and look for it."

She looked at her sister, the implication clear.

Shao Nanyin refused. She tightened her grip on He Jiude Mai's arm and said, "Sister, Mai and I hit it off immediately, and besides..."

She lifted her foot and feigned a pitiful expression, saying, "My foot is numb."

Shao Nanqin immediately softened and instructed, "Then you stay here and keep an eye on things for a while, I'll go look for it first."

Shao Nanyin nodded obediently.

Afterwards, as Shao Nanqin walked away, Jiu De Mai felt the arm holding her tighten. "Your sister is so good to you."

Shao Nanyin used less force and sighed in agreement:

"Yes! That's great."

She opened her other hand, and there lay the red amulet that Shao Nanqin had lost.

Chapter 187 Between Sisters

The mountain wind was biting in the back pavilion.

Looking at the amulet in the girl's hand, Jiu De Mai showed little surprise, as if she hadn't noticed the malice in Shao Nan Yin's words.

Her voice was very affectionate, but there was also a hint of reproach in her tone, "Nanyin, is it appropriate for you to deceive your sister like this?"

Shao Nanyin's right hand, which was in mid-air, twitched slightly as she carefully placed the red amulet back into her bosom.

As Jiu Demai watched Shao Nanyin's wrist twitch slightly, a vibration rippled through the air, causing her eyelids to twitch. She then heard the capricious little vixen before her casually say:

"It's okay. My sister is the easiest to fool, and besides, she likes me the most. She won't care about such a small thing."

Mai Shude chuckled dryly, feeling the enchantress in her arms tighten her grip, making it almost impossible for her to leave.

She felt the warmth and softness of the woman in her arms, but her mind was devoid of any romantic thoughts; instead, she felt a chill run through her.

"If you ask me, it's better for sisters to be more honest with each other, otherwise it will be very difficult to deal with conflicts later on."

“That makes sense,” Shao Nanyin nodded in agreement. “My sister consults with me on everything, big or small.”

"What about you?"

“I,” Shao Nanyin said, falling silent.

She was the "bad child" who had been lying since childhood, while her older sister, Shao Nanqin, played the role of the "good child."

However, the two sisters never had much of a rift between them and were as close as one person.