Chapter 94 Who Will Marry?

Chapter 94: Who Will Marry

Seeing that Ling Qingjue really was going to pinch the little loach to death, Valeria, her eyes blurred with tears, finally told the truth. "Don't kill it! I'll tell you the truth, but it's a long story..."

Ling Qingjue's features were extremely cold, his pupils icy. "Then keep it short."

"Azakara is our country's guardian spirit. He is a good dragon who loves collecting rare treasures, but he doesn't want to rob. So he made a deal with us: kidnap the princess to help us marry a prince."

Ling Qingjue raised an eyebrow. "What kind of logic is that?"

Meng Shu, however, understood and found it both amusing and exasperating. "Kitten, have you ever heard of fairy tales?"

"I don't listen to fairy tales." Ling Qingjue started shaking the loach in his hand again.

"In the stories, the evil dragon only kidnaps beautiful and kind princesses, so these people wanted to use the dragon for advertising."

A princess who could be kidnapped by an evil dragon must be beautiful! Kind! Noble!

This was an implicit official endorsement: a princess that even a dragon desires must be the most perfect!

Valeria lowered her head in shame and mumbled indistinctly, "Something like that... We wanted to use the story of a dragon kidnapping a princess to attract capable princes to come rescue us... Maybe we could find the right person..."

But instead of attracting a prince,

they attracted Meng Shu, a loser.

"If I meet someone I like, I'll have Azakara let up and pretend to lose. If I don't like them, I'll have Azakara drive them away."

The princess clutched her little dress, sobbing uncontrollably. "Each princess can only be kidnapped once! You've ruined it! I'll never find my Prince Charming!"

Meng Shu felt very guilty. "Ah, so that's how it is?"

It seemed he had ruined her marriage prospects.

Ling Qingjue thought they were being ridiculous. He swung the loach back and forth in his hand, completely ignoring its feelings. "Is this how you find a significant other?"

"These days, princes are of poor quality. If they don't even have the courage to rescue a princess, marrying him won't bring happiness." The princess wiped her tears. "You don't understand anything! You're just a commoner—how could you possibly understand the sorrow of a princess!"

Ling Qingjue thought for a moment, then pointed at Meng Shu and said with righteous indignation, "He says I'm also a princess."

Then he added, "So I think you're ridiculous."

Meng Shu choked. This kid actually thinks he's a princess?

Indeed, you can't give him an inch; he'll take a mile!

The little loach was about to be shaken sick. It spoke weakly, "I'm just a little dragon doing a job for money... Please let me go... I won't dare again... Ugh!"

It threw up.

Ling Qingjue's expression changed drastically, and he tossed it away.

Meng Shu handed him a tissue and analyzed the situation. "So, you two are in cahoots. The evil dragon kidnapped you to market you, making the outside world think you're the most beautiful, kindest, and most perfect princess, so you can marry the prince you like."

Valeria covered her face, deeply embarrassed. "Mm..."

"And this loach..."

The little loach lay on the ground, still correcting him. "Not a loach, I am the great Moonlight Dragon..."

"Anyway, this thing took money from your father to act with you, right?"

The princess nodded. "Yes."

Meng Shu stroked his chin. "Then it's a problem. I can't marry you."

He glanced at Ling Qingjue, then leaned close to Valeria's ear and whispered, "He can't marry you either. He thinks he's a princess. Two princesses have no future..."

Valeria wiped away her tears, utterly dejected. "Anyway, now that Azakara has been defeated by you, according to the rules, one of you two has to marry me."

"..."

Ling Qingjue and Meng Shu looked at each other.

How did the plot turn out like this!

"If neither of you will marry me, what am I supposed to do?" The princess burst into tears. "I told you not to rescue me, but you insisted. Now you won't take responsibility! You two scumbags! Boo-hoo—"

She started crying again.

The little loach crawled up from the ground and clumsily approached the princess. "Don't cry. I... I'll cultivate a new body and kidnap you again..."

Meng Shu was also troubled. This development was all wrong!

He dejectedly bumped his forehead on Ling Qingjue's back, as if he were acting spoiled. "So annoying. How did things turn out like this?"

Ling Qingjue didn't move, letting him lean.

"I don't want to marry a princess," Meng Shu muttered softly, his face buried in the other's back. "I want to be with you."

Ling Qingjue's expression softened a bit. He turned around and gently patted Meng Shu on the back of the head. "It's nothing."

He looked at the loach. "Hey, do you know how to transform?"

The little loach was very afraid of him. "N-No..."

"Alright then, I'll teach you to transform. You marry the princess, and then give me your treasure vault."

The loach was full of question marks.

How can you take both the food and the takeout?

Ling Qingjue frowned, looking arrogant. "Well? Speak up."

The little loach didn't dare resist. It stole a glance at the princess, extremely bashful. "I still need to ask the princess for her opinion..."

Valeria's golden hair was slightly messy. She hugged the little loach in her arms and laughed through her tears. "If I can choose you, I would be very happy."

Ling Qingjue raised his left eyebrow and casually cast a transformation spell. "You two should just be a couple. No need for all that drama."

A flash of white light, and Moonshade Azakara transformed into a silver-haired youth, tall and upright, walking out of the light.

He still had dragon horns on his forehead and subtle dragon scales on his cheeks and neck.

He still had animal traits. Ling Qingjue tsk'd and cast the transformation magic again.

The dragon horns and scales all disappeared.

Moonshade Azakara crinkled his eyes in surprise as he looked at his own fingers. He actually had a human form!

Valeria gazed at him adoringly—a gentle, handsome youth. Blushing deeply, she lowered her head, not daring to look.

But Ling Qingjue was completely unashamed, only focused on making money. "Hey, in return, give me your treasure vault as repayment."