Chapter 84: Dragon Statue

Su Ruan followed Long Fei and walked up the stone stairs until they arrived at a place surrounded by the bamboo garden. She looked around the place and noticed the small house just beside the garden.

Her brow furrowed. Su Ruan glanced at the person beside her, feeling that it was strange that he had brought her over to this place.

"Are you sure that this is the place?" Su Ruan could not help but ask.

"En." Long Fei nodded. "This is the place."

Just then, a middle-aged woman came out of the house. The moment she saw Long Fei, her expression brightened.

"Auntie Wang," Long Fei greeted. His hands moved as he spoke.

Su Ruan looked at the middle-aged woman and finally noticed her hands movement. It was then that she realized that the two of them were speaking in sign language.

Long Fei finally turned to Su Ruan and gestured her to come closer to him. "Miss Su, let me introduce you to Auntie Wang. She is my nanny."

Su Ruan nodded and greeted the woman politely. Then, she turned to Long Fei with an inquiring look.

"Auntie Wang is both mute and deaf," Long Fei said.

Su Ruan pursed her lips. She had already guessed this when she saw the two of them communicating in sign language. Su Ruan could not help but notice the gentleness in Long Fei's expression as he spoke to the older woman. She really could not figure out why would he bring her over to this place. Auntie Wang should be someone close to him. He was like his mother. Then, wasn't this almost the same as seeing his family member?

Auntie Wang's gaze fell on Su Ruan and she started to move her hand again. "Is this the woman you have been looking for?"

The corner of his lips turned up. "Yes."

Auntie Wang's expression turned brighter. She gave Su Ruan a look over, but her gaze did not stay on Su Ruan for a long time to make her uncomfortable. "She looked like a good lady. Ah Fei, you have a good vision."

Long Fei chuckled and lowered his head. Then he spoke again, "Auntie Wang, I brought her over for lunch."

The woman's expression brightened again. She motioned Long Fei to wait before she ran into the house to prepare something.

"Come on," Long Fei said as he turned to Su Ruan. "Let's have a seat."

"Why did you take me here?" Su Ruan asked.

"I said that I will treat you to a meal. Coincidently, Auntie Wang is a great cook. I'm sure that you would like it here." Long Fei paused and pondered on something. "That's right, are you allergic to any food?"

"No. I don't have any allergies."

"That's good." Long Fei smiled. He brought Su Ruan to the stone garden table and the two of them sat down.

"What did you and Auntie Wang talk about earlier?"

"Auntie Wang was curious about you and I told her that you came to this town to visit your grandparents," Long Fei said. "It was rare for anyone to come over this place. Auntie Wang was happy to receive a guest."

Su Ruan stared at the man and could not find anything wrong with his words.

"Miss Su, wait here for a while. I will go and check on Auntie Wang."

Su Ruan nodded and watched as Long Fei walked into the house. Once the man was no longer within her vision, Su Ruan spent her time looking around the place.

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The bamboo garden was relaxing. The sound of the rustling leaves made her feel a little sleepy.

A dragon statue at the side of the entrance made her pause. Su Ruan stared at the statue for a long time, finding that this dragon seemed similar to the tiny friend that often came to visit her room at night.

Su Ruan stood up, wanting to get close to it.

Her eyes widened, finding the similarities between the dragon. Su Ruan could not help but wonder if only this statue was painted with bluish-purple paint, perhaps it would really look similar to her tiny friend.

The light was suddenly blocked from her view. Su Ruan looked up again and saw that Long Fei was beside her.

"Are you interested in this statue, Miss Su?"

Su Ruan quickly retracted her gaze and smiled. "I just thought that this statue looked alive. The sculpture is really good."

Long Fei smiled. However, the smile on his face quickly disappeared when he heard the words that Su Ruan said next.

"Don't you think that this statue resembled Mushu, that dragon in Mulan animation?"

That cursed name.

Long Fei really hated to hear this name again. Even though he was in his human form, he was forced to hear this name again.

Su Ruan saw the look on Long Fei's face and thought that he had never seen that famous animation before. "You haven't watched that movie before?"

"I know that movie." Long Fei could only suppress his annoyance. "It was just that, our ancestors would not be too happy if they heard you compare them to that fictional dragon."

Su Ruan quickly realized that something was wrong. She glanced at the dragon statue again and spoke, "This dragon… Is there any story behind this dragon statue?"

Long Fei stared at her for a long time before she spoke. "Do you remember the story that I have told you and your cousin at the bakery?"

Su Ruan could feel her heartbeat run fast. "You mean the lake garden?"

His lips turned up into a smile. "You remembered."

"It was an interesting story and hard to forget," Su Ruan said. "Besides, it was only the second time I saw you in this town. You came over and told me and my cousin about the dragon. It was a little weird."

Long Fe chuckled. "Was that the reason you would often avoid me when you see me afterward? You must think of me as a strange person."

Su Ruan bit her lips but did not answer. However, she indeed thought of him as a strange person.

His gaze shifted to the dragon statue again. He stretched his hand and touched the dragon's head. "This statue is said to be the statue of the dragon that once resided in the lake. Auntie Wang liked it very much and had several of them around the house."

Su Ruan looked away. She was suddenly reminded of Long Fei's story again and hesitated. "The dragon in your story… the last time, you told us that he was caught by the villagers. Then what happened to him? Was he saved?"

"Are you curious?"

Su Ruan nodded.

"He was saved.. Someone among the villagers snuck into the place where he was imprisoned and helped him out."

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