Chapter 64: A Dragon

Su Ruan had thought that she had imagined things a while ago.

When she walked into the orchard with nothing other than her phone, Su Ruan had thought that she would find nothing. She was ready to walk a little bit before she would turn around and leave before she got too further into the orchard.

However, just as she was about to turn around, Su Ruan heard the soft rustling sound.

Her heart was pounding loudly and she decided to go and check at what it was. Her hand gripped tightly on her phone. At the first sign of danger, she was ready to make a run for it.

She turned into a corner and finally saw what she was looking for.

Her body went rigid and she was too stunned to see what was in front of her.

At this time, Su Ruan was wondering if perhaps, this was only a dream. After all, the creature in front of her resembled the creature that often showed up in her dream.

Her hand covered her mouth and Su Ruan forced herself not to make a noise lest she would attract the creature's attention. Her legs were a little wobbly but Su Ruan forced herself not to be weak.

Under the moonlight, Su Ruan saw the blue purplish scale on the creature's body. Although its body was long and resembled a snake, the small claws on its body were proof that this creature was not a snake.

Su Ruan wanted to look away but accidentally met the creature's eyes.

It scare her so much that she started to whimper.

She told herself to turn around and make a run for it. However, there was a voice in her mind that told her not to be afraid of this creature.

The dream she used to have almost every night reappeared in her mind. In that dream, the dragon had told her not to be afraid of him and that he will never hurt her.

As she looked into the creature's eyes, Su Ruan knew that this creature will never do anything that would hurt her.

However, why does she feel as if the creature's eyes were a bit familiar?

The creature continued to look at her as if guessing what she wanted to do next, now that she had seen him.

Seeing that the creature continued to stay there without moving, Su Ruan slowly let her guard down. Su Ruan averted her eyes and took a step back.

Then her gaze fell on the pool of blood under his abdomen.

All of the sudden, the fear disappeared.

Su Ruan took a small step toward the creature, wanting to take a good look at the injury, and noticed the creature's discomfort. "You're injured."

The creature let out a low grunt before he lay his head on the ground.

His action was telling her that she should not be concerned about him. When she took another step towards him, the creature raised his head again to look at her. He bared his teeth, telling her not to get too close to him.

"Don't be scared." It was not known whether Su Ruan was saying these words to the creature or to herself. She swallowed and took another step to him. "I will only take a look at you. If you promise not to harm me, then I won't do anything to you."

The creature huffed before he turned away, looking unconcerned with her presence.

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Su Ruan braved herself to get closer to him. Her eyes continued to look at his face, hoping that he would not make any sudden movements.

A breath of relief escaped her when she finally reached his side. Su Ruan shifted her gaze towards the injury around the creature's abdomen. She raised her hand and touched the injury softly.

The creature flinched and snarled at her.

Su Ruan raised both hands up, looking at the creature in panic. "I'm sorry. I was only trying to look."

The creature narrowed his eyes at her.

Su Ruan touched the injury again and noted that it was a gunshot injury. Her eyes widened in surprise, wondering just who was braved enough to harm such a creature as this.

Her touch was much gentler this time. Seeing that the creature did not make a move, Su Ruan began to feel her hand around his body. A sense of amazement filled her.

She had always thought that this creature was nothing but a myth. However, he had appeared in her dreams quite a few times and now, she was touching his body, feeling his scale on her finger.

Soon, Su Ruan began to notice that the creature began to shrunk back He was not in pain but it seemed that her touch had made him… uncomfortable. It was the first time that he had felt such feelings and it was making him embarrassed.

"I will go and get someone to look at you." Su Ruan stood up and was about to leave. However, the creature caught the hem of her jacket with his claws.

As their gazes met again, the creature bared his teeth at her.

Surprisingly, Su Ruan could understand just what was he trying to say to her. "Alright. I know. I won't tell anyone. I won't leave. I'll stay here to accompany you for a while. Is that alright?"

The creature lay his head on the ground again, looking unbothered.

Su Ruan heaved in relief. She looked at the creature and spoke, "You're... a dragon, aren't you?"

The creature only replied to her with a huff.

Su Ruan thought that it was amazing that this creature seemed to understand what she was saying to him.

"Do you understand my words?"

The dragon moved his head as if he was nodding at her.

Su Ruan smiled. Cautiously, she moved to touch him again. "How did you get injured like this? Who hurt you?"

Looking at the blood dripping from his body made her feel distressed. Su Ruan cupped per hand softly on the injury, wanting to stop the bleeding.

However, she soon realized that something strange. Su Ruan retracted her hand quickly and stared at the injury for a long time. Then, her gaze shifted to her pair of hands.

Was she imagining things or did his injury did not look as bad as it was after she had touched the spot?

Su Ruan looked at the dragon's face and saw that he too was looking back at her.

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