The Arch-Enemy Must Not Become a Wife

Chapter 271: Chapter 147: Dragon Maiden (Part 2)

Nevertheless, Chu Xuan was enjoying himself. He kept trying to touch Xiang’er; those shimmering red scales should feel cold to the touch, but she always shook her head like a rattle, refusing outright.

Like now, she’s hovering right in front of Chu Xuan, within reach, but he can’t reach out to touch her, or she will run away.

As they chatted, Xiang’er suddenly remembered something, "Right, the other day, two girls who looked exactly alike came to see me."

Identical? Twins? Chu Xuan recalled the pair of emissaries from the Nuwa Palace he had encountered in the secret realm earlier. Could they be the same?

"The sisters are of the demon race too, but I don’t know what their true forms are. I just know they’re very strong, much stronger than Xiang’er."

"And they can transform from two people into one, changing from cute sisters to a beautiful big sister."

"Wait," Chu Xuan’s face turned peculiar, "what do you mean by two turning into one? Fusion?"

Xiang’er nodded, "They just hold hands and lean against each other, then with a flash of light, they become one—a big sister with long black hair, looking very confident."

Chu Xuan instantly thought of the fusion from "Seven Dragon Balls," but when Goten and Trunks fused, they ended up as little boys, so how do you get a big sister here?

"Are they dressed in a green dress and a purple dress, speaking like adults?"

Xiang’er nodded in surprise, "Do you know them too, Brother Chu?"

"I’ve only met them once. Why did they come to see you? Do you know them?"

"I don’t know them, but they seem to know my father... no, my parent," Xiang’er suddenly corrected herself, looking a bit tense, "The sisters even said they’ve seen my mother."

Father? Chu Xuan got curious; could Xiang’er be the daughter of the East Sea Dragon King, an illegitimate child perhaps?

If it’s to protect his reputation that he sent his daughter so far away, that old dragon is truly heartless.

He pretended not to notice and continued, "What else did the sisters say?"

Xiang’er relaxed a bit, "They encouraged me, telling me to train well, and said that one day when I grow up, they could take me to Nuwa Palace."

She spoke with a look of yearning, "I’ve heard it’s the sanctuary of the demon race, with many companions from different races, and conducted by the great demon lord, reputed to be the strongest of the demon race, the most proud phoenix..."

"Oh? Didn’t you say you couldn’t leave this sea area?" Chu Xuan asked curiously.

Xiang’er responded with a complex expression, "I asked the sisters, and they said they’ve got permission from my, my parent."

"Anyway, it’ll take at least a few hundred years before I can grow up, right now I can only dream."

The more Chu Xuan heard, the more he felt something was off; sending the daughter away and then "selling" her to Nuwa Palace? How much do they dislike this daughter?

"How old are you now? Can you transform?"

"Over a hundred years old, transforming... I can." Xiang’er seemed shy, swimming away a bit, hiding in the water, secretly watching him.

Despite having prepared himself mentally, Chu Xuan was still surprised. The child’s disposition, that tender voice, you’d believe it if someone said she was barely over ten years old, yet she’s already into her hundreds.

"Then why don’t you transform and chat with me? I want to see if Xiang’er looks pretty in human form," Chu Xuan jokingly said.

Xiang’er became even more shy, the rainbow light around her becoming more vibrant. She blew bubbles as she swam away, saying, "I’m ignoring you now~ I’m going home."

Chu Xuan didn’t hold her back, just stood up to continue setting up his Array.

...

Another three days passed before Chu Xuan barely finished setting up the Xuanhuang Fetal Breath Grand Array.

Today, when Xiang’er arrived, seeing him busy, she did not disturb him, just watched quietly from the side.

"Heaven and Earth are mysterious and yellow, the universe vast and wild; sun and moon rising and setting, stars aligning."

"Harness the Dao, transform the dual principles, create Yin and Yang, shift heaven and earth, obey the decree."

"Primordial Heavenly Venerable, urgent as invoked!"

As Chu Xuan chanted the words, inserting seventy-two strands of Magical Power, all the array flags resonated, releasing Xuanhuang energy to envelop the four corners.

In the end, the Array Diagram in his hand turned into a stream of light, flying into the array, all anomalies vanished together.

Looking from outside the array now, the disaster area was still visible, but it gained a hazy aura, no longer causing heart-stopping fear on sight.

The array also included a simple Illusion Array effect; if any creature accidentally entered, it would be returned where it came from, avoiding a fatal encounter.

The red carp watched with wide eyes, thinking how amazing Brother Chu really was~!

Chu Xuan seeing the array formed, also let out a sigh of relief.

He turned to Xiang’er with a smile, "Alright, my work here is just about done, I’ll observe for a few more days and then leave. Anything else you’d like to tell me?"

"Ah?" Xiang’er heard and disappointment overflowed on her face.

"So soon? Brother Chu, can’t you stay a few more days?"

Chu Xuan shook his head, "These few days have already been a delay, there are people waiting for me to return."

Xiang’er bit her lip, finally gathering courage to say, "Then, then I’ll transform for you to see, Brother Chu, you mustn’t laugh at me."

"How could I," Chu Xuan said in an expectant tone, "Show me, let me see."

Xiang’er didn’t want to transform in front of him, she swam far away to hide, only transforming to swim back bashfully.

Seeing this half-grown girl in colorful clothes, bare jade feet, with shimmering dragon horns on her head, emerging from the water like a lotus, Chu Xuan felt a bright flash before his eyes.