This Crayfish Is Not Edible - Chapter 105

Xia walked over slowly, without any word. He still held the small box in his hand. In the end, the demon lord literally shoved them out the door with it. He really wanted to throw it away.

But some part of him wanted to hold on to it.

They both sat down next to the banks of the lake silently. The ghoul also followed them silently. Previously, when they had entered the demon’s residence, Icarus did not allow him to enter. So he had stood outside waiting for them.

Xia rolled the box and played around with it.

“Love, if you are so bothered by it, give it to me. I Can toss it over the wall so that the demon would get it,” Long whispered.

Xia shook his head. He hugged the box and sighed. “Long, are you a royalty?” he whispered.

The golden dragon started sweating. “Would you…. would you hate me if I say yes,” he whispered.

Xia gazed at him with a wooden stare. “Why do you think so? So tell me are you or are you not?”

After a moment of silence, the little snake nodded his head. “I am….my father is the emperor, but I’m not the crown prince, so there will no objection if we were to be together.” He said in a panic.

“hmm,” Xia hummed and gazed down at the calm river. “Long, look at this water…. it look so calm on the surface.. but on the inside its covered with bones. I don’t want our life to be like that.” He gazed at him and whispered, “Filled with untold stories of bones and hidden dangers.”

The golden dragon gulped. “I.. I didn’t mean to hide it. Xia you are a free spirit and leading a life of royalty was always so constricted. With rules, regulations, responsibilities. I was initially scared that you would not want anything to do with me because of these reasons,”

He nuzzled his head in the crook of his neck. “I… I hate being a royalty. And I don’t want to implicate such a life on you.” he whispered.

Xia caressed his hair and sighed, “I don’t care. I want to be with you wherever you are,”

“No, but I care. I am scared that you might lose your childlike innocence in my world,” Long said.

Xia sighed internally. he too had a secret now. When the Demon lord explained about his father he got an inkling of a clue that he might be a demon too. But…Long hates demons the most.

“One can never be always be childlike. After a while people get jaded eventually,” Xia whispered with a sad smile.

Long cupped his face and kissed him softly. “But I love your childlike smile, you cute little gestures,”

Xia held his hands and smiled. “So you won’t like me if I’m not childlike,” he whispered.

“Silly, I will always like you. Forever and I will prove it to you,” long whispered.

Xia gazed at him with a questioning gaze. “how?”

“By spending all my life with you. From the moment you wake up to the moment you sleep. I will be next to you. If it rains, I will hold an umbrella for you, if it’s cold ill warm you up with my body. If it’s hot I will fan you, if its spring I will…” Xia swiftly closed his mouth.

“Enough ah,” He whispered with a soft blush on his face. “Then prove it, in moderation. If it’s too much, it will be a hassle.”

“What! No! I want every moment of your life to be filled with me.” Long shouted.

“What about when I’m pooping? It will probably stink, I don’t think I want you next to me then,” Xia chuckled and leaned into him.

“I don’t care. I will still be there,” the little snake whispered close to his ear.

Xia slapped his forearm, “you are disgusting,”

“Nope, I Am a royal prince. And royal princes are never disgusting that…. ohhhhh I have another thing I have to tell you,” he whispered with his eyes wide open.

Xia gazed at him with his head tilted a little.

“I…I Am not a snake.” He said.

Xia sniffled a laugh. “haha, don’t make me laugh. How can you not be a snake? I have seen you wrapping around JJ dear. That was definitely a snake,” he said.

Long pouted. “I was acting like a snake. But I Am a dragon….” he whispered.

Xia peered at him with his eyes narrowed. “Hm, prove it then,”

“Gladly,”

Long hugged his lover’s waist and held him up like a baby. “Hold on tight, Love, we are going for a ride,” he whispered.

His body started to heat up abnormally. His spine extended into a long tail, his fingers turned into claws and his face expanded into a snout. His body was in the size of a normal human but it was fully covered with golden scales, except a scale missing near his forearm.

Xia gasped out loud. “You…. you really are a dragon! Ahh don’t fly around. I hate flying,” Xia screamed and held onto him tightly.

Long laughed out loud and let his lover down. “You are scared of flying? Is that why we have been walking our entire journey?”

“Yes!! I don’t like to fly. It doesn’t feel normal to have nothing under my feet,” Xia mumbled.

The golden dragon cupped his face and kissed him passionately. His heart finally felt weightless after telling his lover his identity. All his fears disappeared instantly.

“So.. What do you think?” he whispered.

“About what?” Xia mumbled, biting his lips.

“About me being a dragon,”

“I don’t care if you are a snake or a dragon. You look all the same anyway,” Xia said with a smirk.

Long lifted him up and twirled him around.

“Ahhh, don’t let go….” Xia screamed and hugged his neck.

“I will never let go,” Long whispered next to his ear.

“Hehe, you dare not,”

They both laughed in glee.

Long let him down and sat down next to him. “We need to get out of here soon. I think this cave is flooding,” he said.

“Em where?”

Long pointed to a particular spot. “There used to be a huge boulder there, but now it’s submerged. I think this cave is used to being filled up and drained of seasonally. Look at those walls they look smooth. Usually that happens when water erodes over time.”

Xia nodded his head. “Let’s go,” he hugged his neck and kissed his nape.

“Ahh Love, you are becoming bolder day by day.” He mumbled.

Xia bit him softly and whispered, “Why can’t it? I love to bit my lover too,”

The golden dragon paused. He gazed down at him with his eyes wide open.

“What…. what did you call me?”

Xia placed his chin on his chest and whispered, “Lover~”

“Oh shoot, let me eat you right now,” Long said and pushed him down.

“Ahh, no, we have lives to safe,” xia said and chuckled.

Long stopped his attack with a pout. He buried his head next to his nape and sighed. “Yes, we do have responsibility over that stupid human and Raijin,”

Xia gazed down at him with a questioning look. “Who is Raijin?”

“That puppy you were hugging,”

“That puppy has an owner?” Xia said.

“No, he is a cultivator like us. I think something happened in the heavens realm otherwise it is not possible for him to be this hurt,” Long whispered.

Xia hugged him closer and did not say anything. ‘There is a lot I need to know about my little snake… no little dragoon. Nah, I have all the time in the world to get to know all about him,’ he thought with a small smile.

Behind the doors, Icarus watched them with a sigh.

“Why is history repeating itself? He born again and so is Xia. Both have a fate that ends up in tragedy. But all I can do is watch what happens,” he whispered.

He then heard cheerful laughter echoing in the cave. “No… This time it will be different. They will have their happy ending. What do you say master?” he whispered.

A green clothed figure appeared behind him. His face fully covered in a demon mask, only his green eyes were visible. He walked over to Icarus and patted his shoulders.

“My son…. he will always be happy. I will make sure of it,” He whispered.

“I trust you are prepared this time,”

“Yes. But my son… he seems to be quite stubborn. I want him to grow strong on his own. I don’t wish to coddle him,” the man said.

Icarus turned towards him with a shocked look. “But master… it’s your son. Soon he is going to be in grave danger. Are you just going to watch it from afar,” he shouted.

“No, I will not be watching. Those two….. They have the strength to deal with all the troubles,” he said and sat down on the table.

He held the tea cup his son had touched and slowly brought it to his nose. “He looks just like her,” he whispered.

“Young master, why didn’t you tell me about our lady?”

“I… I was still in mourning. But now since my son needs me.. I will live just for him,” he said and sipped the tea.