Feng Wei, annoyed by the little dragon's persistence in sticking to him, shakes her body in an attempt to free her, but she clings even tighter.
Determined to scare her, he makes a scary face and releases a forged but false killing intent, which would normally frighten even adult beasts. "Let go of me, or I'll turn you into dragon soup!" he threatens with a delinquent expression.
However, to Feng Wei's surprise, the little dragon looks at him with more interest, her eyes gleaming, and utters her first words: "bubu"? Feng Wei mumbles, giving up with a sigh, "Looks like she's attached to me."
The woman observing the situation speaks disdainfully, "You seem to be confusing something, boy. There's no way the young miss would be attached to a weak brat like you." Feng Wei's veins pop on his forehead as he doesn't like the woman's tone.
"Come, young miss, Bai Lian will take you back. It's too early for your journey; let's convince the Empress," she says, trying to call the little dragon to her. However, the little dragon clings even harder to Feng Wei and refuses to leave, repeating "bubu" in protest.
Feng Wei couldn't help but let out a malicious smile. "Pff, looks like she doesn't want you," he says sarcastically.
[+30 hatred points]
Feng Wei didn't need to check the system to know to whom the points belonged. The woman persisted and, with the same smile, said, "Hmm, little girl, come, we have to go." This time, she tried to forcefully pull the little dragon by her feet. However, the little dragon clung even tighter to Feng Wei.
Feng Wei laughed and scratched his head. "Hahahahaha! How strange, I thought she wasn't attached to me!" he chuckled.
The woman ignored him and continued pulling. "Young miss, let go of him." After several unsuccessful attempts, she finally gave up. She turned to Feng Wei and apologized, still a bit angry. "I'm sorry. I am the guardian of the young miss. My name is Bai Lian."
"The dragon before you is the only princess of the great dragon clan and the future Empress."
As she explained, he picked up the little dragon and placed her on the ground, then turned away and started walking away, saying:
"I really don't need to know how or why you are here. Just take her with you. I don't have time to play."
[+30 hatred points]
Bai Lian vanished and reappeared in front of Feng Wei with a forced smile. "I'm afraid I can't do that," she said.
The ring spirit spoke in Feng Wei's mind, "Why are you denying so much? Can't you see?"
Feng Wei replied, "What? Do you also expect me to become a babysitter?"
The Ring Spirit said, "Check that woman's information again."
After checking, Feng Wei was shocked. "130 hatred points? That's more than half of my debt! W...why didn't you warn me earlier? I almost risked losing a golden egg-laying hen!" - said Feng Wei, while wiping an invisible sweat from his forehead.
The Ring Spirit said, "That's not all. The affection points you received from that baby dragon are quite significant."
Feng Wei gulped. "I had forgotten."
Bai Lian sighed, explaining, "The young miss needs to complete her rite of passage and prove herself worthy of being the future Empress. She must grow her wings and fly for the first time before returning to the dragon clan. It is a tradition that all noble dragons must follow."
Feng Wei furrowed his brow, trying to understand the situation. "So, you're telling me I'm responsible for taking care of her until she completes this rite of passage?"
Bai Lian nodded. "Exactly. As the young miss has attached to you, you have been chosen to be her guide. It's an honor, boy, to guide the future Dragon Empress."
Feng Wei didn't seem impressed. "An honor, you say? It sounds more like a headache."
The little dragon seemed to understand the conversation and, with an adorable look, clung even tighter to Feng Wei, as if showing her choice.
He sighed and said, "Fine, but don't expect me to take care of all her needs. I have my own things to take care of."
Bai Lian nodded with understanding. "Of course, I wouldn't expect anything less from you," she replied.
But in his thoughts, Feng Wei had a mischievous plan. "Wait and see, in the meantime, I'll annoy you to death to earn some hatred points, heheheh."
"As for the princess, I'll pamper her to death for some affection points."
After a while, someone interrupted his thoughts.
"What are your plans now?" Bai Lian asked.
Feng Wei didn't answer; instead, he looked at her and asked, "Where is the strongest spiritual energy in this valley?"
[+10 hatred points]
A vein appeared on Bai Lian's forehead, indicating her irritation at being ignored. "Find it yourself. My only job is to assist the young princess. Don't delude yourself into thinking I'll protect her from any danger or provide any kind of support. If you die, it'll only prove that you don't deserve the young princess's attention."
Feng Wei spat on the ground and muttered quietly so no one could hear, "Tch, what a useless woman."
[+10 hatred points]
Bai Lian, who was not far away, heard him and became even more irritated. "Did you say something?" she asked, containing herself.
Feng Wei simply ignored her as he thought, "It's so easy to irritate her."