There’s a Dragon Girl in the Desolate Sea

The First Dragon Scale (8)

The closest yet furthest are East and West, the deepest yet shallowest are clear streams. 

The highest and brightest are the sun and moon, the closest yet most distant are husband and wife. 1

They were supposed to share joys and sorrows, to live and die together, but the husband and wife had different dreams in the same bed, not of one mind. “Time” was meaningless to Ling Long. She had lived for a long time and had been hungry for a long time. At the same time, she has seen many fresh and intelligent lives, but the longer she lived, the more she knew, the more she realised that life was short and love was priceless. In the countless worlds that existed in this vastness, love was really too precious.

She was not so hungry in the beginning, but as she lived longer, the hunger became unbearable, so Ling Long had no choice but to settle for second best. Of course, if she was kind-hearted, tolerant, gentle and upright, she naturally wouldn’t be subject to such restrictions, and wouldn’t suffer from hunger, but she was not. The more unrestrained, unbridled, and callous she was, the hungrier she got.

The dragon that once slept together with the heaven and earth was not omnipotent.

If she was hungry for too long, her strength would become weak, and she would even lose the memory of being as a Dragon Girl, until she had enough love to wake up from her deep slumber. Ling Long didn’t like the feeling of losing her memory. She hated forgetting her sense of self and becoming a “pure” human being.

She looked down on humans.

But the more she looked down on them, the more inseparable it was, which was really quite the irony. Humans still had the right to choose their food, but she did not. Could it be that she was inferior to humans?

Even after walking all around the capital, when she finished eating, Ling Long was still hungry. The feeling of hunger was like a flame burning in her abdomen, and made her want to swallow all the humans she saw. She has done this before, even if the heavens and the earth could not deal with her, she still felt anguished. The more tyrannical she was, the more hungry she was, which made the Ling Long at the time extremely angry. But anger could not solve any problems. She still had to find food, survive according to the law, and not destroy a single world in order to feed herself.

Therefore, as time passed, she became more and more hungry, her mood became worse and worse, and naturally she became more and more difficult to serve. Let alone Chu Shuang and Chu Xia who had to serve by her side, even Yong An Marquis who had to go to work every day also found that his wife’s mood had become very bad, she was sour-faced when she saw him, and sometimes even refused his request for intimacy. The more Ling Long became moody, the more worried Yong An Marquis became. He even asked the doctor to see if Ling Long was pregnant, but the doctor’s diagnosis was that everything was fine with his wife, and there was nothing wrong with her. They had been married for almost two years and still had no children, no one knew why.

What else could be the reason? Of course, the problem lies with Yong An Marquis himself. He had fallen from a horse when he was a boy. Although his injuries healed, it left a lingering illness. It’s just that he was young and didn’t think in that direction. Plus, that thing could still stand up, he naturally thought that nothing happened. But there was no news from his wife after being married for so long, though he never wondered if something was wrong with him. It’s ridiculous that Chu Zhi still wanted to conceive and have a child – it would be weirder to be able to give birth.

Due to the constraints of those times, Yong An Marquis would never expose the news that he could not have a child, and at the same time, it also curbed his thoughts of accepting concubines – this was why he had not accepted other people after being married for so long. Outsiders thought that Yong An Marquis and his wife were very affectionate, but in fact they were not like that at all.

Ling Long lay lazily on the bed, after going outside to play for a while, she felt lethargic. She didn’t find it fun at all, but was tired and hungry. The doctor visited her just now, so he went to the neighbouring room to talk to Yong An Marquis. Think Yong An Marquis would know that he couldn’t have children in this life by now right?

She really wanted to see his face at the time, it must have been very exciting.

Ling Long smiled slightly, thinking of Yong An Marquis, suddenly had a little appetite, and let Chu Shuang send food in. Chu Shuang looked at her worriedly: “Madam, you’ve already eaten quite some snacks today, and may feel uncomfortable if you eat any more.”

“It’s okay, just bring it.”

Chu Shuang courageously reminded her, then didn’t dare to say any more. Ling Long sat on the bed and ate cakes. The taste was good, but they couldn’t satisfy her hunger. She ate no more than two pieces before Yong An Marquis came in, with an obscure expression on his face, Ling Long pretended not to notice and smiled: “Marquis is back? Would you like to eat it?”

She held a piece of plum cake with her thin white fingertips, her smiling appearance very beautiful, and Yong An Marquis’ sinking heart couldn’t help but relax a little. He sat on the bed, took his wife into his embrace, and gently kissed her lips. There were some cake crumbs at the corner of her mouth, which he also kissed away, and asked her in a low voice: “Does Madam want a child?”

Ling Long smiled secretly in her heart, but replied: “If I tell the truth, husband, don’t get angry.”

“Naturally, how can I get angry at you?” How could he bear it?

“I don’t like children.” Ling Long said the truth. She really didn’t like human cubs very much, they were neither cute nor obedient. “Marquis wants a child? I heard that my mother narrowly escaped death when she gave birth to me, she almost died. Daddy then refused to have a second child. I am afraid of pain and don’t want to have a baby at all.” She was not willing to give birth to human beings, even if she didn’t use her own body.

“Then we won’t give birth.”

Ling Long thought, not bearing children was different from not being able to bear children. “How can that be, since I have married you, I have to keep the incense burning for you.2 I don’t like children, that’s my business. But I can’t say for certain, perhaps I’ll like our children. If the children look like Marquis, I am also willing to come to like them.”

Her honeyed words made Yong An Marquis very comfortable, a little guilty and sad. He held Ling Long’s face, looked at her clean and clear eyes, and made sure that she did not lie, every word and every sentence came from her heart, so he gently kissed her, the tip of his tongue tracing her soft lips, and said in a low voice, “I’m afraid I can’t give Madam a child.”

Ling Long was taken aback. She thought he was going to hide it, but now… was he actually telling her?

“You and I have been married for more than a year, but I never told you to conceive a child. It was not because this husband didn’t want it. It was… my heart wanted it but my abilities limit me.” After speaking, he couldn’t help but laugh when he saw his wife looking towards him. , “The prowess is still here, but the semen is incapable of making you conceive, I’m afraid. Madam, you have been wronged.”

Ling Long laughed: “How is this being wronged? I didn’t like children in the first place. Marquis is honest with me and doesn’t hide from me. I am happier than ever.” In order to prove the sincerity of her words, she smiled, took the initiative and kissed Yong An Marquis.

Yong An Marquis suddenly darkened his eyes, and his throat moved slightly, pressing her under him, and said in a low voice, “I am also very happy, Madam, there will be only you and me in the future. What do you say?”

“Of course it is good.” Ling Long replied in a softer voice. The tolerance and acceptance from his closest person made Yong An Marquis addicted. He lowered his head to kiss his wife, but did not see the deep darkness in her eyes.

“I love you.” He said in her ear while deep in love.

“If you love me, let me… eat you, okay?” Ling Long asked while panted slightly.

“Okay…whatever you say, promise you everything.” Yong An Marquis was fascinated. He thought it was just sweet nothings while he was in love and infatuated, but he didn’t know that his soul and love would really be eaten up.

Ling Long smiled happily, this time she finally was really a little happy. Her little hand squeezed Yong An Marquis’ earlobe, she stretched out her tongue and licked her food, wishing to eat him now.

But she couldn’t.

She could still wait a little longer until the fruit grows more mature, and when it was eaten, it would certainly be more delicious.

When they started having sex, Ling Long was lying on Yong An Marquis’ chest. He had a really good figure, tall, slender and strong. There was no extra fat on his body. Every muscle contained the power of masculinity. Ling Long just liked those who were good looking. She also liked shiny things and collecting them. There were countless treasures that she had scoured from various worlds in the Guixu Dragon Palace, each of which was a rare treasure in the world.

It was a pity that Ling Long’s favorite “love” had no expiration date and could not be kept for too long, so whenever it matured, she would eat it, that way it could be kept in her body forever.

Forever and ever.

“It’ll be Father-in-law’s birthday in a few days. Has Madam thought about what gift to give?”

Yong An Marquis’ sudden asking made Ling Long remember this. She had long forgotten it completely. After all, she was not the original owner, and she had no affection for the Prime Minister couple, so how could she remember who was celebrating their birthday. With this reminder from Yong An Marquis, she realized that she had a faint impression. “Hmm… What do you think, Marquis? This concubine is just a woman who doesn’t understand anything. How I wish to be a hands-off shopkeeper and not manage anything. How would I know what gifts to give, does Marquis want his concubine to take it from the dowry? “

Yong An Marquis said helplessly: “That’s not what this husband meant.” He just asked casually, he didn’t expect to be rebutted with so many words.

Ling Long curled her lips where he couldn’t see. She was indeed a little moody lately, but wasn’t it because she had been starved? If she could eat as much as she wanted everyday, she would be able to smile every day.

Wasn’t this impossible?

She yawned and leaned back onto Yong An Marquis’s chest again: “Forget it…things that will happen in the future, we’ll discuss it in the future. It doesn’t matter even if you don’t give anything. Daddy doesn’t lack my birthday gift anyway. I’m so drowsy, I want to sleep. Marquis, don’t disturb me.”

He replied, thinking that his wife was really getting more and more childish. Since she found it troublesome, then let him think of something. The father-in-law was a literatus, the gift would best be elegant. Gifts of gold and silver may seem tacky, insulting the identity. Antique calligraphy and paintings were not lacked by the Prime Minister’s residence either. When the Madam was married, just the calligraphy and paintings of the previous dynasty took up several boxes. Then what else could be gifted? Yong An Marquis was in deep distress. He never worried about these things, but now he was concerned about his wife, he really respected the Prime Minister and his wife as his elders. He looked at his beloved wife sleeping on his chest. His eyes were deep and gentle, with tenderness that he himself did not notice.

Hello, real life is getting a little busy, next update may or may not be late, please let me apologise in advance. <( _ _ )>

This is a poem, 八至 by 李冶. Other translations here https://www.en84.com/dianji/shi/201412/00015743.html

Also appeared in the last chapter, burning incense means to have descendants, so she’s saying that she has to give him children.