As it is written in all fairy tales, the brave are meant to slay dragons.
But when I finally found the skinny, evil dragon after all the hard work, I couldn't get my hands on it.
The dragon didn't even lift its eyes, grinding its claws while asking, "You're the brave one, aren't you? Why don't you make a move?"
I took back the sword, said: "I and you originally have no grievances and no hatred ...... and you are still so thin, even if I beat you, it is also a victory."
The evil dragon raised its eyelids.
It looked at me with golden vertical pupils.
This is the first time since I grew up that I have been gazed at by a dragon like this.
Suddenly, there was a gurgling sound from the evil dragon's huge stomach.
I stared at it.
The scene was awkward for a moment.
It shrunk its head in some embarrassment and explained, "I, I, I ...... I'm not trying to eat you!"
I snorted with laughter.
"Just you and an evil dragon?" I laughed, "I think you're a hungry dragon is more like it!"
The Hungry Dragon curled up into a ball like a cat, aggrieved: "What are you laughing at, if you have the ability to fight!"
I laughed out loud: "Wait until you've had enough to eat before you fight!"
-2-
The hungry dragon ended up eating lots and lots of watermelon.
I leaned against the Hungry Dragon's paw and nibbled on the watermelon while saying, "I can't believe you dragons still eat watermelon, I thought you all ate princesses."
The hungry dragon gurgled and swallowed a watermelon raw, and almost didn't choke, so he said to me sharply: "There's never been a dragon that eats princesses, okay!"
I looked at it a stupid look, angry and funny, then said: "You finish the watermelon first!"
So the hungry dragon took a long time to finally swallow that watermelon.
It said again in a hurry: "We don't eat princesses! Dragons eating princesses is like Cantonese people eating Fujian people, it's all a rumor!"
I shrugged, threw away the half of the watermelon I hadn't yet finished, and stretched comfortably.
"I know, I know, that's why I don't hit you."
The hungry dragon let out a "hum snort" through its nose.
It said, "But you obviously can't beat me."
I laughed: "I don't think that's going to work. I am a brave man who knows right from wrong, and I can see that you are a good dragon."
The hungry dragon wailed and opened its bloody mouth at me, making me jump with a jolt.
"Why are you like this! I meet you for the first time and you give me the good dragon card!"
I looked at the dragon.
Strange.
It's not like what I've heard.
Fairy tales say that evil dragons have bloodshot eyes, evil dragons have jagged teeth, and evil dragons have fishy breath.
But the dragon in front of me has beautiful golden pupils, white teeth, and good breath with the sweet flavor of watermelon.
It is also too cute!
-3-
I had a long chat with the hungry dragon.
It is a lonely dragon, just as I am a lonely brave man.
It loves watermelon, just as I love watermelon.
The so-called "at first sight" is just like that.
By the time I realized that I had been talking for a long time, the yellow moon had already shone on the earth.
I stood up and said to Hungry Dragon, "It's too late, I have to go back."
The hungry dragon smashed his mouth before saying, "Okay, okay, remember to come and play with me tomorrow."
I nodded.
After a "hey" sound, I said to it with some embarrassment, "That ...... can you give me a dragon symbol? For example, dragon scale ah and so on ...... otherwise I go back, not good to explain to the townspeople."
The hungry dragon was first stunned, and then said generously, "Of course you can!"
It pulled off a piece of scale with an "ouch" and handed it to me.
On its fleshy paw was a bright red scale.
I looked at this bright and shiny scales, not feel a little dumbfounded.
Seeing that I was not moving, the hungry dragon said, "Please take good care of this scale of mine, please."
The moonlight is like water, gently sprinkled on the scales of the hungry dragon, glittering.
I took a deep breath, and finally accepted the scale, nodding my head, "Don't worry! I will take good care of it."
The hungry dragon smiled coyly, with a nice watermelon smell mixed in with his smile.
-?4?-?By the light of the moon, I returned to the village alone.
The village was brightly lit and bustling with activity, not at all like the quiet of a normal night.
As I got closer, I realized that there were quite a few soldiers of the kingdom in uniform in the village.
Among them, a sergeant-like man saw me, his eyes darted to my sword, and he smiled.
"Finally, a capable fighter."
So he said, leading a group of soldiers who leaned toward me.
The village headman stepped forward at this point, explaining, "This is the most powerful Brave in our village, and speaking of which, he even went to slay a dragon today."
"Oh~" the sergeant gave a conspiratorial "oh", and then looked me up and down, "It just so happens that we are short of dragon slayers, so come over here and follow us."
I opened my mouth wide and looked at the village chief for help.
The village chief deliberately did not look at me.
In an instant, I understood.
Instead of letting the rest of the village be captured for hard labor, it would be better to let me, who has little presence, go.
I had to explain: "But I really don't know how to slay a dragon ......"
Before the words fell, the sergeant laughed out loud: "Don't know how to slay a dragon? Then you tell me, where did this dragon scale come from?"
I was shocked.
Then I noticed that the dragon scale on my chest was already in the sergeant's hand.
I lowered my head and lowered my voice, "Taking someone else's things without permission is a very rude behavior."
The sergeant and the soldiers laughed together and laughed their heads off: "Come back to the palace with us and I'll give you back this dragon scale."
I was shaking all over.
This is the dragon scale that the hungry dragon told me to keep safe.
How dare you be so bold as to put it on my chest to warm it?
A stream of hot blood rushed into my brain, making my body burn, the moon, the village chief, the sergeant in this moment, all disappeared.
My eyes only have that dragon scale.
"You want to rebel?!"
Suddenly, a bellowing order was like a blow to the head, making me shake and come to my senses.
It was only then that I realized that the sword in the scabbard had, at some point, been gripped in my hand.
The sergeant and soldiers also drew their swords on me, full of hostility.
I suddenly sighed.
All the hot blood in my body also cooled down with this breath.
I said, "Good. I will follow you back to the palace."
-5-
A night of traveling.
At dawn, I finally made my way from the remote and backward quiet village to the bustling and magnificent royal city.
The sergeant led me, into the royal palace.
"Here, go in."
With that, he turned and walked away.
I asked, "Where is that dragon scale?"
He laughed in a conspiratorial way: "What dragon scale?
This is the first time I've ever seen a woman in the world.
Upon hearing this, I unconsciously clenched my teeth and stared angrily.
Instead, the soldiers pushed and shoved me and drove me inside the palace.
Unable to resist, I took one last look back at the joke-watching sergeant.
All right.
I'll remember what you look like.
-6-The king explained the situation to me.
It turned out that, as in all fairy tales, the princess had really been captured by the dragon.
When the king said "dragon", his eyes were fierce.
But my mind was occupied by the gentle Hungry Dragon.
The king said he hoped I could kill the dragon and save the princess.
I asked for payment.
The king laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world, and asked, "Hahaha! You're doing the king's work, it's already the highest honor, what else do you want to be paid? Wouldn't you still want me to betroth the princess to you?"
All up and down the hall, the king was answered with laughter.
All I could feel was the sting.
Frowning, I said coldly, "The sergeant who brought me here took a scale that has great significance to me ...... I wish I could have that scale back."
The king nodded thoughtfully, and answered with his mouth full: "OK. Then you see, when will you go outside the city and slaughter that dragon?"
I said: "Just today. I promised someone that I would go and play with him today."
It was actually a dragon.
-7-
I broke into the dragon's den alone.
Thousands of gold coins were piled up, and uncountable gems and pearls were scattered about.
And the princess was sitting on this mountain of gold with her hair in her cape.
I drew my sword and shouted, "Princess! I am Brave, and I have come to rescue you by order of the king!"
At that moment, a huge object slowly manifested itself in the shadows.
I squinted my eyes and saw that it was a huge black dragon.
There were no golden eyes, no white teeth, and no good breath.
Its ugly appearance, as depicted in the fairy tale, is horrible and abominable.
When facing an enemy, a truly brave man does not talk nonsense.
So without saying a word, I lunged towards the sleepy dragon.
Sword after sword struck the dragon's scales, only splashing sparks, but could not hurt its bones at all.
It occurred to me that the hungry dragon once said to me, "But you can't beat me."
In this way, it did not lie to me.
The dragon is really not easy to deal with.
But then again, if it was, why would the king have called for brave men from all over the country to slay the dragon?
When the dragon's claws sent me flying into mid-air, I realized that I had been distracted during such a crucial moment in the battle.
It's all because of that bastard hungry dragon!
-8-
With a thud, I hit the rocky ground hard.
The shock sent my organs rolling.
Dazed and confused, the dragon approached step by step, and with each step, it caused the ground beneath it to tremble.
It sniffed.
"You ...... smell like a dragon."
The Princess stepped aside and cried out in surprise.
I held back my discomfort and sneered back: "In your mouth, there is a fishy smell."
The dragon shook its head.
"I will not kill you."
And so, I escaped with my life.
Leaving the princess alone in the dragon's lair.
In fact, the princess is neither good-looking nor gentle.
So why is it that in fairy tales, princesses are always the object of competition among princes and brave men?
I do not understand.
I don't get it. This princess is not even a tenth as good-looking as the hungry dragon.
I don't get it.
Why am I thinking of that dragon again?
-9-
Before dark, I finally found the hungry dragon.
Under the dusk, its mountainous back looked a bit forlorn.
Thinking of this, I can't help but be dumbfounded.
It said to me last night, it is a lonely dragon, since it is lonely, and talk about "look lonely"?
I tiptoed closer to it and poked it in the back.
It didn't respond.
I rolled my eyes and simply punched it harder.
Only then did the hungry dragon notice me, and lazily glanced back at me.
Then it fluttered its wings violently and rolled over, saying in surprise: "Brave! You're finally here!"
I smiled weakly and gingerly leaned into its paw, laying down.
In the dimness, the hungry dragon's golden eyes were a little hazy.
It said, "I waited for you for a long time. I thought you wouldn't come back."
I touched its scales to comfort it: "Don't worry, I promised something, how could I go back on my word?"
The hungry dragon nodded vigorously.
Its huge head even brought out a gust of wind as a result.
It added: "I have prepared many more watermelons, come and eat them together!"
I said: "Haha, good."
It hesitated for a while before saying: "The first bite of the center of this watermelon, I, I want to let you eat."
I looked up into its eyes.
The way the eyes dodged was too cute to be a dragon.
I said, "No."
Lying on my paws, I visibly felt it stiffen.
I added: "Of course I'll eat with you."
The hungry dragon let out a good laugh and its body stopped stiffening.
That day, we ate from dusk to night.
We talked from life to dragon life.
No one has ever understood me as well as it does.
-10-
Instead of going back to the village, I chose to sleep on the dragon's paw for the night.
I was afraid that if I returned to the village, the village chief would still betray me to the kingdom once again for the safety of the village.
And if I return to the kingdom, I'm bound to be criticized - as a brave man, facing an evil dragon, I left the princess alone and fled?
What awaits me will be an endless stream of spit and boos.
This is the first time I realized that maybe I, really not suitable for a brave man.
After all, I am such a coward.
-11-
When I woke up, the hungry dragon was still huffing and puffing.
I then realized that it had used its wings as a quilt for me, covering me for the entire night.
The early morning sunlight hit its scales, and it was simply too warm for words.
I couldn't help but reach out and touch its head.
The hungry dragon awoke from its slumber, first croaking its mouth and muttering to itself, "I'm hungry."
After squinting to see me, it immediately opened its eyes again and said cheerfully : "Good morning!"
I couldn't help but smile and said the same: "Good morning!"
The hungry dragon and I, just like this look at each other, giggling for half a day.
-12-
The hungry dragon asked: "Do you want me to take you to the sky to play?"
I said: "Do not!
I said, "No! I'm afraid of heights!"
The Hungry Dragon scoffed: "You're still a brave man, you don't even dare to go up to the sky."
I said: "In fact, I can't be a brave man at all. I am too cowardly, since childhood, I have not even killed a chicken ......"
Hungry Dragon interrupted me: "In my eyes, you are the best Brave!"
I laughed bitterly: "Want to take me to heaven on it, there is no need to encourage me so deliberately."
The hungry dragon gave a "yeah" and let me climb onto its back, then lifted its wings and swung up.
The forest and the river grew smaller and smaller beneath my feet, and gradually I could reach out and touch the clouds.
The wind blew in my ears, ruffling my lapels and tugging at my heartstrings.
I felt like a free bird, if only time could stay in this moment forever.
The hungry dragon asked, "How is it, are you still afraid of heights?"
I touched the back of its neck, and in order to let it hear, I answered loudly: "No no no!"
The hungry dragon laughed: "See, I told you you were super brave and courageous!"
-13-
It is always written in fairy tales that the brave man defeats the dragon and lives happily ever after with the princess.
But the fairy tale didn't tell me that the brave man would be with the hungry dragon if he lost to the dragon.
Yes, that's right, I was with the hungry dragon.
The Red Dust is a companion, and you live in style.
Sing to the wine, **** enjoy the prosperity of the world.
It's just so dashing, it's just so capricious.
-14-
But the happy days are too soon.
I realized something big was wrong when Serious Grit appeared in front of me.
First he criticized me, calling me unworthy of being a Brave, and then he bragged about how great he was, killing that black dragon and saving the princess.
All I asked was, "Did the king betroth the princess to you?"
His face turned into a pig's liver color, and he drew his sword to fight with me.
Just then, the hungry dragon came back with wings flapping.
It landed on the ground lightly, took a look at me and the Dragon Slayer, and asked curiously: "This is your friend? Come, come, eat melon eat melon."
I tried to keep it quiet.
But it was too late.
The dragon slayer stared at the hungry dragon with interest, and then looked at me, suddenly laughed: "Harboring the evil dragon, this is a big crime!"
The hungry dragon still does not know why, but also stupidly said: "Eat a melon, packet sweet."
I took a deep breath and took a step forward, standing in front of Dragon Slayer Brave and Hungry Dragon.
"Come at me with anything, not at it."
"What, is it a pet you have?" Dragonslayer Brave smiled like a villain, straight from the head, "Or is this your interracial affection?"
I lowered my head and fell silent.
I told myself that at this point, there was no room for cowardice.
I told myself, you have to be brave.
So I drew my sword.
The sword had been unsheathed for too long, and it was even a little raw when I drew it.
The Dragon Slayer gave a "yow-haw" and drew his sword as well, looking at me askance.
The sword in my hand was trembling and shaking.
I looked back at the stupid hungry dragon, still holding some watermelon, staring at me with wide eyes.
Retracting my gaze, the dragon slaying brave in front of me was well equipped and highly skilled in martial arts.
I closed my eyes.
Dropped the sword.
Flopped to my knees.
"Kill or die as you wish, just please don't hurt that hungry dragon. It is innocent."
Dragon Slayer Brave was stunned, then laughed: "The sword of being a brave man and the knee of being a man, just like that you lost them both at the same time? Not bad, not bad, I appreciate you, hahahahaha!"
The hungry dragon behind me seemed to say something, but I couldn't hear a word.
With my last ounce of strength, I said, "Don't you come to me."
After the five words were said, all my strength was drained out of my body, and my world began to spin, began to turn black, and began to fall apart.
-15-?
The Dragon Slayer Brave escorted me back to the palace as if I were a prisoner.
The journey was filled with the burning eyes of passersby.
Their mouths chattered incessantly, and their faces were hung with a watchful smile.
It's disgusting.
Just like the mayor of the village that day.
After receiving the bombardment of stares from the entire city, Dragon Slayer Brave led me into the palace.
In front of the royal palace, the sergeant who took my dragon scale was squatting on the ground playing chess with someone, not noticing my presence at all.
I just walked into the palace in a muddle.
After listening to the dragon slayer's account, the king immediately declared that it was treason for me, as a brave man, to harbor an evil dragon, and that I would be beheaded three days later to show it to the public.
The dragon slayer got excited and asked, "What about me?"
The king cross-eyed: "What, you also want to be beheaded?"
Dragon Slayer Brave stammered and eventually lowered his head.
I said expressionlessly: "See? That's selfish human nature."
The voice was not loud, but it was heard by everyone present.
The whole audience was in an uproar.
Dragonslayer Brave still had his head down, not saying a word.
And the king snorted coldly: "Change it to be executed at precisely midnight tonight!"
-16-
In the dark and sunless prison, I lay on the damp and cold stone tiles, thinking about a dragon.
That dragon was special, didn't love princesses, but loved watermelon.
That dragon was lovely, and treated me, a cowardly brave man, with the warmest heart.
That dragon flew me all over the forest and took me swimming through the four seas.
That dragon said he wanted to eat watermelon with me for the rest of his life.
I lied to it.
How can a person stay with a dragon for a lifetime.
People always have to die first.
But I couldn't help but say to it, "Yes, I'd like to eat watermelon with you for the rest of my life, and the bite in the very center of the watermelon, we'll both share it."
It is just that I did not expect that I would die so early first it.
Sorry.
I may ...... not be able to eat watermelon with you.
-17-?
At night, the sergeant comes to patrol the prison.
He first said, "Yo, still up this late?"
Then he said to himself: "Yeah, well, it won't be long before you're sleeping all the time anyway."
I didn't even bother with him.
He laughed and left.
Instead, a shiny object was left on the ground.
I squinted.
It was a bright red dragon scale.
-18-
Even as I was being sent to the fire-lit execution chamber, my mind was still thinking about the dragon.
I fantasized that it would flap its giant wings and come to my rescue at the execution ground as King's Landing.
But I paradoxically don't want it to come.
It should just hide in the deep woods and never meet me.
The onlookers, who had never seen a brave man executed before, were so excited that they could not sleep, and poured out of their homes and surrounded the whole execution ground.
Under the firelight, their excited faces were so hideous that even the shadows on the ground looked like dragons.
I was escorted to the guillotine.
"Any last words?"
I closed my eyes and shook my head.
There was so much I wanted to say.
Besides, I don't really want to say it to you guys.
And so the executioner raised his machete high.
In that moment, the world was silent.
It was as if I could hear the executioner's heartbeat, and the rapid breathing of the onlookers.
It was as if there was also the loud sound of wings lifting from the distant sky.
Wait.
The sound of wings?
I raised my eyes with difficulty.
In the darkness of the night, through the light of the stars, I could barely make out that the thin figure was flying at a very high speed.
I smiled.
But the executioner asked, "What are you crying about?"
I replied: "Why are you really here, fool."
-19-
The Hungry Dragon swung its huge wings and kicked up a gust of wind that blinded everyone.
The Hungry Dragon roared up to the sky, and its roar went through the clouds, and no one in the country heard it.
The Hungry Dragon's golden pupils were so dazzling in the night.
It slowly landed on the ground with the momentum of a king on the world.
After a muffled sound, dust flew.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Including the executioner, including the king, including the dragon slayer brave.
Only I was unusually sober.
The Hungry Dragon emerged from the flying dust and walked out step by step, each step carrying an unstoppable murderous aura.
This is the first time I have seen that the gentle Hungry Dragon's eyes carry a murderous aura.
Puff, puff.
In addition to the sound of the hungry dragon's footsteps, the entire world was left with only the sound of my heartbeat.
The Hungry Dragon walked step by step to my eyes.
Everyone dared not utter a breath under its immense pressure.
The executioner's knife even fell straight to the ground, and his whole body began to tremble.
In the silence, the Hungry Dragon finally came to my eyes.
I raised my head with difficulty.
The stars shone above its head.
It grinned, revealing its white, neat teeth, and said to me in a watermelon-flavored tone, "Today, let me be your brave man."