Chapter 126 Demonic Sacrifice 7

Xia Qi and Sister Hong decisively left the battlement, passing through the passage connected to the wall, grabbing a few more torches as they went.

The two crouched all the way, and when they reached the high wall, Xia Qi suddenly peeked out, drew his bow, and aimed at the pile of firewood in the execution ground, firing an arrow that was already ablaze.

Originally, these piles of firewood were meant to burn the witches, but they had been destroyed by the demon dragon, with oil-soaked firewood scattered all over the ground. Xia Qi's flaming arrow struck true, successfully lighting up the execution ground.

Sister Hong also took the opportunity to shoot a few more arrows. The flames and smoke from the several piles of firewood severely disrupted the White Castle reinforcements' ability to regroup.

"They're on the wall!" A few scattered soldiers spotted Xia Qi and Sister Hong popping their heads out and began running towards the wall.

"Quick, catch them!" Judge Lin shouted determinedly, refusing to give up, commanding the White Castle soldiers to break through.

Xia Qi dodged the incoming arrows, crouched low for a moment, then peeked out again, tossing a torch onto the pile of hay below.

The grass piles placed below the wall also caught fire, and their constant fire-lighting actions caused the area around the execution ground to be engulfed in thick smoke.

As Xia Qi and Sister Hong were busy with their actions, the demon dragon wasn't idle either, targeting the White Castle soldiers with bursts of flame, fighting while running towards Xia Qi.

The demon dragon seemed to have some sort of unspoken understanding with him, and just as Xia Qi climbed onto a white tower, the demon dragon knocked the soldiers on the ground flying with a swing of his wing, stumbling to reach the vicinity of the tower.

"Sister Hong, how do we rendezvous with the demon dragon?" Sister Hong pulled Xia Qi down to crouch.

"I need to jump down and control the demon dragon first," Xia Qi said seriously while dodging the arrows flying through the gaps, "Sister Hong, I need you to cover me."

"No problem." Sister Hong agreed without hesitation.

The two briefly communicated about their escape route. Sister Hong grabbed Xia Qi's headscarf, put it on her head, and without another word, got up and ran towards the opposite direction of the wall, shooting arrows as she ran.

As Sister Hong ran out, she successfully drew everyone's attention.

While Sister Hong ran far away, Xia Qi had already set up his rope, and seeing that the demon dragon had reached the vicinity of the white tower, Xia Qi quickly climbed out of the window, shouting downwards, "Catch me!"

Hearing Xia Qi's shout, the demon dragon froze for a moment. He had wanted to chase after Sister Hong but turned his head to see Xia Qi hanging from the window of the white tower!

Watching Xia Qi's skillful bungee jumping move, the demon dragon was terrified. "Roar!!!"

The demon dragon roared and rushed forward, moving at the fastest speed he had ever gone in his life towards Xia Qi.

"Boom!"

Xia Qi protected his vital areas and landed precisely on the demon dragon's nape, sliding down his neck to dissipate his downward momentum.

When he reached the scaled back, he quickly extended his hands, grabbing the two large scales that stood up like a fishtail on the demon dragon's back, and with a swift flip, he straddled the demon dragon's back.

"There's Xia Qi!"

Seeing Xia Qi appear on the dragon's back, Judge Lin and the soldiers were shocked. Only then did they realize they had fallen for a diversionary tactic, and they cursed loudly.

"Kill them!" All the archers and crossbowmen unified their target again, attacking Xia Qi and the demon dragon frantically.

"Go!" Xia Qi urged, patting the dragon's back anxiously.

Xia Qi realized that once he mounted the dragon, the demon dragon below him became limp, forgetting to move.

Actually, what he didn't know was that the sight of Xia Qi jumping down had scared the dragon so much that its heart almost stopped.

"Roar—"

The demon dragon let out a pitiful sound, then spread its wings, batting away the incoming arrows.

Hearing Xia Qi's repeated urging, the demon dragon obediently soared into the air, charging towards the sky at extreme speed.

"Whoosh!!!"

A fierce gust of wind rushed towards Xia Qi, but he was mentally prepared, having already lowered his body and gripped the dragon's scales tightly to avoid being blown away.

With arrows flying up from below in great numbers, the demon dragon had to perform mid-air 360-degree spins to protect Xia Qi on its back, dodging the incoming arrows.

"Swoosh!!!"

Gusts of wind battered Xia Qi from all directions, leaving him dizzy. It felt like he was on a wild roller coaster ride, but instead of tracks, there was only air—lots and lots of air.

The scenery around him spun wildly. Xia Qi, barely opening his eyes, felt overwhelmed by the dazzling sights.

I feel like throwing up.

Nevertheless, Xia Qi endured the churning in his stomach and shouted to the dragon flying and spinning in the sky, "Go left, no, no, go right... Head to the wall and pick up Sister Hong!"

But the demon dragon was spinning too wildly. Just as Xia Qi identified the direction, it changed again mid-flight. Under the high-speed rotation, he realized he couldn't direct the dragon at all and had to let it act on its own.

Fortunately, although the demon dragon looked like a dragon, it had the heart of a human. At the mention of Sister Hong, the demon dragon immediately dove toward the city wall where she was standing.

"Ah!"

Sister Hong was running on the wall. Seeing the demon dragon flying towards her, she felt a surge of joy. "Come and get me!"

Just as she was about to jump off the wall like Xia Qi had done, the demon dragon suddenly flew up and, without hesitation, lifted her into the air with its claws, dangling her in the sky.

Sister Hong: "..."

She realized she had misjudged the situation—the demon dragon wasn't going to let her ride after all.

After successfully picking up Sister Hong, Xia Qi patted the demon dragon's back and shouted, "Let's evacuate first!"

They didn't have time to go back for his sister and the old man, but since they hadn't been exposed yet, it wouldn't be a big issue to leave them in the royal city for now.

"Roar—"

The demon dragon roared in response, and once again, it rolled mid-air to dodge the arrows, then flapped its wings, shooting up into the clouds at lightning speed!

"Ahhhhh!"

Still in the dragon's grasp, Sister Hong hadn't fully recovered from the shock of being suddenly lifted into the air. Unlike Xia Qi, who had experienced the thrill of watching the moon from Rose Castle or bungee jumping off Tianxing Mountain, this was her first time being lifted into the sky in such a wild, roller-coaster-like fashion, dangling upside down, her head and feet swinging wildly in the wind. Even the usually fearless Sister Hong was momentarily terrified out of her mind.

Hearing Sister Hong's blood-curdling screams from below, Xia Qi's heart filled with apology.

Sorry, Sister Hong...

He didn't mean it.

After about five minutes, the demon dragon's flight stabilized, and Xia Qi slowly opened his eyes. The dragon seemed to be taking it easy on them, slowing down its flight. Xia Qi straightened his back and looked down to both sides.

By now, they had flown far from the mainland and were soaring over a vast expanse of deep blue ocean.

"Where are we heading?" Xia Qi asked aloud.

No surprise there—just a roar from the demon dragon.

"Was it that I couldn’t turn into a human, and now I can’t even talk?" Xia Qi frowned, wondering to himself, what's going on?

Since the demon dragon couldn’t speak, Xia Qi gave up on trying to communicate and focused on observing the scenery below.

They seemed to be flying north, with nothing but the sea below. Once the flight smoothed out, the demon dragon flapped its wings again and howled beneath them.

Sensing the dragon’s speed increase, Xia Qi guessed it was asking if they could go faster.

After a moment’s thought, Xia Qi shouted down, "Sister Hong, can we fly any faster?"

Hearing his polite inquiry, Sister Hong, who was dangling below, had already thrown in the towel. She cried out miserably, "Dying early or late, it’s all the same! Just let him fly faster!"

Once you're cruising at 120 mph, it all feels the same anyway, she told herself.

Xia Qi: “……”

Helplessly, Xia Qi patted the dragon’s back and said, "No problem, we can go a bit faster."

"Roar~”

In response, the demon dragon let out a joyful cry.

After another half day of flying over the endless sea, Xia Qi finally spotted an island.

At first, the island was just a faint shadow, but gradually, it became clearer, resembling an island shaped like a dragon.

"Xiao Xia, I'm so cold!" Sister Hong shouted from below, calling out across the air.

Both Sister Hong and Xia Qi noticed the temperature dropping sharply. As they neared the dragon island, Xia Qi could already see ice floating on the surrounding sea.

Why was it getting so cold all of a sudden?

From what Xia Qi knew, the demon dragon was supposed to breathe fire. Why would it bring them to an icy island?

Before long, the demon dragon finally landed on the beach of the dragon island.

After their high-speed flight, both Xia Qi and Sister Hong were in tatters, looking utterly disheveled. Sister Hong’s hair was a total disaster, while Xia Qi’s wasn’t much better.

"Ugh—"

Sister Hong barely managed two steps before collapsing on the beach, where she started vomiting again.

She had been vomiting the entire journey. Her stomach was empty, but even after landing, the urge to vomit didn’t go away.

Xia Qi, holding onto the dragon’s scales with both hands, slowly slid off its back. Watching Sister Hong vomit, Xia Qi thought he might join her, but once he landed, the feeling passed.

As soon as Xia Qi hit the ground, a wave of scorching dragon breath washed over him. He spun around to find himself face to face with a pair of enormous red eyes.

Before he could catch his balance, the demon dragon silently leaned its massive head toward him.

Though its eyes glowed with a menacing red, they were surprisingly clear, reflecting the sunlight like a polished red mirror. When it looked at Xia Qi, the mirror showed nothing but his own reflection.

"You..."

Feeling the dragon’s intense gaze, Xia Qi knew he had to do something.

Forcing down his discomfort, he raised his right hand and gently touched the dragon’s forehead.

"Aww~"

The demon dragon let out a happy whimper and then opened his large mouth, using his fiery red dragon tongue to lick across Xia Qi's face.

Unexpectedly, Xia Qi was licked all over his face with water, and he quickly raised his hand to push away the scorching dragon tongue, loudly voicing his protest: "Cut it out!"

Even though they had been intimate before, the dragon tongue was really too frightening, and he couldn't accept it for the time being.

Seeing that Xia Qi didn't want to be kissed, the demon dragon let out a mournful whine and then sadly closed his mouth, looking extremely aggrieved.

"What is this, a water park?" Xia Qi took off his slum clothes and wiped the water off his hair and face, wrinkling his nose in disgust.

As he wiped, he suddenly realized how quiet everything had become.

Xia Qi abruptly looked up and happened to see the demon dragon sprawled out on the sand, and then, the huge dragon head suddenly dropped down, burying itself in the beach sand.

Xia Qi: "..."

Was this really necessary? Way to overreact!

Feeling helpless, Xia Qi stared at the motionless dragon on the beach, who looked as if he were dead. Seeing that there was no sign of him getting up, Xia Qi had no choice but to walk over silently.

"I'm all gross right now, so it's better if you don't get too close," Xia Qi said, reaching next to the demon dragon's massive head and gently stroking the dragon scales on his face.

"Huh?"

Hearing Xia Qi's explanation, the demon dragon suddenly lifted his head excitedly and nudged his head forward.

Before Xia Qi could react, "thud," the dragon's head slammed into him, sending him sprawling into the sand.

Sister Hong, who had just finished vomiting not far away, saw Xia Qi struggling to get up from the sand.

She silently spat out the seawater she had been rinsing her mouth with and thought to herself, "Being a dragon tamer isn't all it's cracked up to be..."