Dragon Tamer
Chapter 977 - Chapter 977 Chapter 981 Will It Come

Chapter 977: Chapter 981: Will It Come? Chapter 977: Chapter 981: Will It Come? However, Zhu Minglang must resist the urge to initiate the Spirit Contract at this moment.

The goodwill was far from enough; the Xuanlong had merely let down its guard towards him. Just that alone was not sufficient for the Xuanlong to accept his contract. Moreover, the Xuanlong’s poison had not been cured, and this was the first time it accepted food from him. Hastily using the Spirit Contract might scare the Xuanlong away.

Zhu Minglang took a deep breath and finally withdrew his hand.

It was just a common touch; in the end, he did not take any further action…

“Take a bite of the herb, eat a piece of beef,” Zhu Minglang placed the Wash-Heart Herb in front of the Xuanlong.

The Xuanlong was still preoccupied with the taste of the beef. It reluctantly looked at the Detoxification Grass.

It stretched out its head and closed its eyes, swallowing the bitter herbs. It was a while before the Xuanlong opened its eyes and then stared at Zhu Minglang with sparkling eyes, as if waiting for Zhu Minglang to magically produce the beef.

Zhu Minglang took out the tender beef from his Space Bracelet and fed it to the Xuanlong.

The Xuanlong ate in two bites, savoring each bite slowly; bite, chew, swallow, lick–each step of eating was a different kind of enjoyment.

This feeling was completely different from the past. Before, to avoid being ambushed while eating, the Xuanlong would gobble up its food as quickly as possible to fill its stomach. That feeling really couldn’t compare to what it was experiencing now.

Alternating between a bite of herb and a piece of beef, Zhu Minglang purposely prolonged the time spent with the Xuanlong. This would allow the Xuanlong to become more familiar with him and perceive his goodwill.

Finally, after eating all the herbs and beef, the Xuanlong looked up at the sun, finding that it had actually set some time ago, and the sky had darkened enough to see the stars on the horizon.

Realizing something, the Xuanlong hurriedly climbed up the mountain wall.

Having reached the top, the Xuanlong lingered for a while. It looked down at Zhu Minglang as if waiting for him to say something.

“Tomorrow, I’ll still be here. Remember to come over,” Zhu Minglang said with a smile, waving at the Xuanlong.

After hearing these words, the Xuanlong spread its wings and flew away in another direction.

Watching the Xuanlong leave, Zhu Minglang’s face still wore a smile.

Very good, progress was going very smoothly.

Today had been a day of greatly increasing goodwill; the Xuanlong no longer resisted his touch.

“Continue feeding it tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, try to feed it something that increases its cultivation base. This way, it will realize that following me brings significant benefits!” Zhu Minglang had already begun calculating meticulously.

Zhu Minglang had not fed all the Divine Beef to the Xuanlong in one go.

This naturally played on psychology; if he let the Xuanlong eat its fill at once, it wouldn’t think about him anymore. At least it should remember this evening’s flavor when it felt hungry before sleep.

The Xuanlong’s poisoning was quite severe, and it required a large amount of Wash-Heart Herb.

This area was already devoid of Wash-Heart Herb. Zhu Minglang and Cai You had to go to a more distant place. Fortunately, it had rained not long ago, which had nourished all things. Otherwise, plants like the Wash-Heart Herb that required a particular growth environment would indeed be hard to find.

…

Days went by.

This was already the tenth day Zhu Minglang had spent detoxifying the Xuanlong.

The toxicity of the Xuanlong was almost gone, and with a bit more of the ground material today, it would be fully recovered.

Over these days, Zhu Minglang had been feeding the Xuanlong with various meats from divine beasts, and if the sun hadn’t completely set, the Xuanlong would even stay for a while.

Their affinity had greatly increased, and the Dragon Soul Pearl Zhu Minglang had prepared for it was swallowed by the Xuanlong, its cultivation base increasing by decades.

“Stay with me, and you’ll have a place to live, endless divine beast meat to eat, and I can help you quickly get through the growth stage. Tomorrow evening at this time, I’ll still be here waiting for you, shall we set off together?” Zhu Minglang said to the Xuanlong as he stroked it.

The Xuanlong’s silver-red eyes shimmered like lake waves, and it glanced at Bai Qi perched on Zhu Minglang’s shoulder.

In these days, the Xuanlong had not only seen the Moon Honoring, Star Responding White Dragon but also the Yama Dragon, Thunder Emperor Purple Dragon, Heavenly Slaughter Dragon, and Refining Ash Black Dragon. They were all gathered around Zhu Minglang, and it had also seen Zhu Minglang feeding other dragons.

“Miu~~~~”

The Xuanlong let out a sound similar to that of a flute. It seemed to have understood Zhu Minglang’s words.

It needed to go back and think about it.

It flapped its wings, and the recovered Xuanlong displayed an even more astonishing flight speed. Furthermore, the hooves of the Xuanlong were cloud hooves, capable of stepping on clouds and cutting through the wind, meaning it could soar even without wings.

Before long, the Xuanlong disappeared into the dusk.

Zhu Minglang hesitated for a long time but ultimately did not use the Dragon-binding Divine Silkworm Silk.

In fact, now that the Xuanlong was healthy again, it was mostly yearning for the freedom it always knew, even if it meant fighting alone. That had been its way of living for ten thousand years, and merely a short half a month wasn’t enough to truly change it.

Thus, Zhu Minglang had considered, even thinking about completing the detoxification this evening and keeping it no matter what.

But in the end, Zhu Minglang still gave up.

He didn’t know why he didn’t insist. Sometimes insistence was necessary. Xuanlong was a rare dragon in the world, it might be ages before another was found, and he might never see another Xuanlong in his lifetime. However, amidst his hesitation, Zhu Minglang’s heart softened…

Mainly because if he used the Dragon-binding Divine Silkworm Silk, then all the prior gentleness and friendliness would have been wasted. Just as Mr. Jinli had said, some dragons are not conquered purely by force, and even if defeated, they would rather die than sign a Spirit Contract.

“Our God, will it come tomorrow?” Cai You also expressed her worries.

“I don’t know.”

Leave it to fate, Zhu Minglang was also following his instincts.

Like the Yama Dragon, if it could not be subdued by force, no matter how many delicacies you gave it, it would arrogantly think you were its servant, offering tributes to it.

But the Xuanlong was somewhat different. Intuition told Zhu Minglang that the Xuanlong had already taken a considerable liking to him. Often, Zhu Minglang could see the envy and yearning in its eyes looking at Bai Qi. Many dragons are lonely, but that doesn’t mean they enjoy solitude…

…

For some reason, this day felt particularly long.

From waking up to completing dragon taming, there was still a long stretch of time until evening.

Zhu Minglang started sitting on a broken wall, gazing at the vast primitive beauty of the giant woods, his thoughts drifting far away.

Unconsciously, the sun was setting, a striking beautiful twilight streaked across the sky, clusters of surging clouds like mountains of the Heaven realm, piled up to the very high ends of the heavens…