83: Are you going to cry again?

"Then from now on, you are my human servant."

After experiencing a period of chaotic memories, Long Ninger gradually began to adapt.

She pointed at Jiang Xun. "Kneel down quickly and show your gratitude."

In her memories, the Dragon Clan was a great, noble, and supreme race.

The Human Race, on the other hand, was just a group of ants on the ground, not even worth the effort of stepping on.

Now that she was willing to accept Jiang Xun as her human servant, it was an Opportunity Jiang Xun must have cultivated for eight lifetimes to earn.

He should immediately kneel down and happily acknowledge her as master.

Long Ninger stood on the stone table, her large amber eyes blinking as she looked at him.

In a soft, sweet voice, she said, "Jiang Xun, did you hear me?"

Human servant?

Jiang Xun's temples throbbed.

Did she think this was the ancient world of immortal cultivation?

He took a deep breath, picked the little girl up from the table, and set her on the ground.

The little girl was very light; when her bare feet touched the blue bricks, her small toes curled slightly.

Long Ninger only reached his knees now.

The difference in their physical sizes was vast.

Jiang Xun wanted to use this method to tell Long Ninger: I am stronger than you.

"Do you know your current situation?" Jiang Xun said, his tone as calm as possible.

Long Ninger looked up, her golden hair sliding to her shoulders with the movement, and her small mouth pouted. "What situation? Hurry up and pick me up."

"How dare you let the great Dragon Clan stand on the filthy ground."

Long Ninger rubbed her cute little feet, her face full of disdain.

Jiang Xun: "..."

He had never raised a child and had no idea how to communicate with one.

Jiang Xun rubbed the space between his eyebrows and decided to try a different approach.

"Do you know what your current strength is?" he asked.

"Of course I know." Long Ninger puffed out her small chest, her tone carrying an innate pride. "I am of the Dragon seed, with pure lineage."

"I don't need to Cultivate; I have my own Bloodline Legacy. In five hundred years at most, I can reach Qi Refining. In a thousand years, I can become an Upper Immortal. In three thousand years, I can become an Upper God. In ten thousand years, I can achieve Ascension and go to a broader world."

"Pitiful human, don't you understand yet? Being my human servant will be the luckiest choice of your life."

"Hurry up and kneel down and call me Master!"

Jiang Xun gave up.

It was truly difficult to argue with a child.

"Fine, you're the most powerful."

Jiang Xun picked Long Ninger back up and placed her on the stone table.

He looked at Long Ninger.

The golden hair was too eye-catching, and the dragon horns practically screamed 'I am not human'.

If he took her out like this, never mind Qinghe County, the entire Qingming Province would be in an uproar.

"Can you change your dragon horns and hair for now? You look... too conspicuous like this."

Long Ninger's small eyebrows shot up.

"Why should I?"

Her voice was crisp, carrying the haughtiness unique to the Dragon Clan.

"I am an ancient Dragon seed, born noble! Why should I lower my status and hide?"

She pointed her small finger at Jiang Xun, her tone becoming even fiercer:

"If any Mortal dares to look at me, you will gouge out their eyes!"

Jiang Xun's face darkened instantly.

This is a little Demon Pill!?

He remembered now.

When he first cleared the Cangwu Secret Realm dungeon, the boss Ao Shuo had this exact same attitude.

The first thing she'd say was: 'Those who see the Dragon body and do not kneel shall gouge out their own eyes to atone for their sins.'

At the time, he thought the game script was too cringe-worthy, but now it seemed... the Dragon Clan really was like this.

The arrogance in their blood was etched into their bones.

Jiang Xun stood up and looked down at her.

He suddenly changed his mind.

If he didn't establish his authority and status now, Long Ninger would really be causing Chaos in the future.

"Fine then."

His voice turned cold. "I'll throw you onto the street right now. I'd like to see how many people's eyes you can gouge out."

After speaking, he bent down, scooped up Long Ninger, and turned toward the main gate.

His movements were swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

Long Ninger was stunned.

She hadn't expected Jiang Xun to dare treat her this way.

It wasn't until Jiang Xun reached the door that she reacted, letting out a loud "Wah!" as she started crying.

Tears fell like broken strings of pearls, large drops rolling down.

She struggled while crying, her small hands and feet flailing wildly:

"Let me down! Let me down!"

"You human, how dare you treat me like this."

Long Ninger's hands kept waving; it seemed she was truly panicked.

This was exactly the effect Jiang Xun wanted.

He needed to make her afraid.

If he catered to her, what would happen in the future!

He had to take advantage of the fact that she was still small to cure her of this arrogance.

Seeing that the effect was about enough, he originally intended to stop, thinking a little scare would suffice.

When educating a child, one should still be a bit gentle.

But just then.

[Ding!]

The System notification sound rang out without warning.

[Scenario Triggered: The Crying Dragon Baby.]

[Option 1: Crying? Snap a branch from the locust tree outside, preferably one with thorns. Say: "See what this is? Every time you cry, you get a hit. Let's see if you have more tears or if the locust tree has more branches."]

[Option 2: Please block the other party's mouth to make them physically shut up. (Result determined by the System.)]

[Option 3: Please comfort them with a gentle tone to provide psychological satisfaction, after which they will stop crying.]

Jiang Xun was speechless.

He hadn't expected the System to pop up at this time.

But there was no need to carefully weigh the three options. As the saying goes, when in doubt, pick the longest one.

Option 2 was a total trap, not even worth considering. After so many times, did Jiang Xun not know the System's nature?

Option 3 would only fuel Long Ninger's arrogance.

Not advisable.

He looked down at Long Ninger in his arms. Her small face was flushed from crying, and her face was a mess of tears and snot, but the stubbornness and arrogance in her eyes hadn't diminished one bit.

Coax her? Comfort her?

If he coaxed her today, she'd dare to ride on his head tomorrow.

Jiang Xun carried her back to the stone table in the center of the courtyard and set her down.

Long Ninger was still crying, her voice getting louder, and while she cried, she secretly stole glances at him out of the corner of her eye.

The meaning was clear: Aren't you going to come and coax me?

Jiang Xun ignored her.

He turned and walked out of the courtyard.

Long Ninger's crying paused for a moment, then she cried even louder, heart-wrenchingly, as if she had suffered a great grievance.

After a short while, Jiang Xun returned.

In his hand was a long, thin locust tree branch.

The branch was very straight, about the thickness of a pinky finger, with a rough surface and a few leaves that hadn't quite fallen off.

Long Ninger's crying stopped abruptly.

She stared wide-eyed at the branch in Jiang Xun's hand, her voice carrying a sob:

"You... what are you going to do?"

Jiang Xun walked to the stone table and weighed the branch in his hand.

"Cry then," he said, his tone playful. "Why aren't you crying anymore?"

Long Ninger's small face turned pale, but that arrogance rose up again.

"Jiang Xun! What do you want to do?!" Her voice rose.

"I am of the noble Dragon Clan! Instead of coaxing me, you're going to threaten me?"

Tears began to fall again, but this time they clearly carried a bit of fear.

"Wait until I grow taller than you and my strength is greater than yours..."

She said between sobs, "You will know how foolish... your current behavior is!"

"Heh!"

Jiang Xun had originally intended to go easy on her.

Now, he really wanted to discipline her.

He grabbed Long Ninger's small hand, exposing her fair wrist.

Then he picked up the branch and waved it before her eyes.

"See what this is?"

Long Ninger tried to pull her hand back, but she had just hatched; how could her strength compare to Jiang Xun at the Foundation Establishment Stage?

She struggled a few times, but it didn't budge.

"Every time you cry once," Jiang Xun said teasingly, "I'll hit you once."

"If it breaks, I'll go outside and snap another one."

"I'd like to see if you have more tears or if the locust tree outside has more branches."

Long Ninger bit her lip, tears welling in her eyes.

"Try hitting me and see what happens."