AEKMEM chapter 85

Chu Heng mentioned wanting to have a wedding. Although he and An Qiao were automatically registered as a married couple through the Imperial Brain System’s matchmaking, they hadn’t held a wedding ceremony yet.

An Qiao naturally agreed. However, An Qiao wanted to take Chu Heng back to the Elf World first to meet the elves who raised him.

The passage to the Elf World had become stable, so An Qiao no longer had any concerns.

After the “Victory Celebration,” a banquet held to celebrate the unprecedented victory over the Zerg race, An Qiao took Chu Heng back to the Elf World.

However, they encountered a problem on the journey. An Qiao returned to the Elf territory, but Chu Heng was teleported to Dragon Valley.

Fortunately, they had a partner contract, which allowed them to communicate remotely via mental energy.

**

The Elf King’s return caused an uproar throughout the Elf race.

After An Qiao defeated the Demon King, he sustained severe injuries, fell into a coma, and then suddenly disappeared, nearly causing the entire Elf race to weep.

Fortunately, the clan’s Great Elder and Priest used divination to determine that the king was not in mortal danger but had been teleported to another world.

The elves had been eagerly awaiting their king’s return.

“My king, you’ve finally returned!” The usually reserved and composed elf elders were almost weeping with joy.

“Thank you for your hard work,” said the silver-haired, white-robed elf king in a cold, steady voice, though his expression softened slightly.

Stepping into the void, An Qiao appeared before his throne.

After sitting on the throne and learning about the elves’ situation since his departure, An Qiao suddenly announced his intention to marry a queen, ordering the tribe to begin preparations for the grand wedding.

All the elves: “?!”

Good heavens! Their elf king went out for a while and was kidnapped!

The First Elder was more reliable. He quickly calmed down, offered his congratulations, and then cautiously asked, “Who did you choose as your queen?”

An Qiao remained silent for a moment.

…How should he put it? His chosen queen was a dragon, a race that was somewhat opposed to the elves.

Calling him a dragon wasn’t entirely accurate. The concept of “beastmen” didn’t exist here, but Chu Heng’s awakened bloodline could be described as dragon.

“Hmm… His name is Chu Heng. Powerful, handsome, and virtuous.”

Powerful goes without saying, and he was undeniably handsome. His life skills were maxed out, making him virtuous in every sense of the word.

If the people of the interstellar world knew that An Qiao described their crown prince as “virtuous,” they would probably be horrified.

**

Meanwhile, the “powerful, handsome, and virtuous” Chu Heng was being robbed in Dragon Valley.

That’s right—robbed.

Since becoming the strongest beastman in the empire and the crown prince, no one had dared to rob him.

But the robber was a powerful adult red dragon.

He was in a hurry to reach the Elf Clan’s territory to see his beloved Qiao Qiao when he was stopped.

“Robbery!” The red dragon arrogantly spewed a burst of dragon breath into the air to intimidate the enemy. “Hand over all the treasures you’re carrying and any hidden elsewhere!”

“I’m warning you, don’t hold back! If you dare—hmph! You’ll be sorry!”

“Oh, you’ll be sorry?” Chu Heng lazily narrowed his eyes, exuding a fierce, dangerous, and murderous aura.

Being robbed by a dragon in Dragon Valley wasn’t surprising at all.

But anyone who dared stop him from seeing Qiaoqiao deserved to be taught a lesson.

However, this guy’s words reminded him.

His Qiaoqiao was the king of the elves! It would be too shameful for him to go empty-handed.

Upon arriving in this world, Chu Heng learned through spiritual communication that An Qiao was the Elf King. Although he was shocked, this wasn’t entirely unexpected.

An Qiao’s strength was undeniable, and his arrogant, domineering aura was extraordinary.

He and An Qiao were evenly matched. An Qiao had mentioned that, after several bloodline awakenings, his strength was among the top tier in this world. This meant he could act without hesitation.

An Qiao had also mentioned the situation in Dragon Valley specifically. Dragon Valley is usually very powerful, but this generation lacks a “King”-level dragon, so the dragons constantly fight each other, creating chaos.

Suddenly, a brilliant idea popped into Chu Heng’s mind.

He easily grabbed the red dragon, twisted its neck with one hand, and lifted the humanoid dragon up. “All your treasures are mine.”

“Oh, by the way, do you know which dragons in Dragon Valley are the richest?”

After all, dragons are greedy by nature—none of them are good-tempered. They’re always fighting among themselves—you rob me, I rob him. Might as well let him have the advantage this time.

Going to Qiaoqiao empty-handed would be too embarrassing. “I should still bring a small gift.”

—Although Qiaoqiao definitely wouldn’t mind him being kept, and he enjoys being kept by Qiaoqiao.

Red Dragon: “…”

The red dragon was completely stunned.

He was considered a famous dragon in Dragon Valley, possessing considerable strength and ranking among the top in the region.

Today, he saw a rare, unfamiliar dragon in Dragon Valley—young and with its aura suppressed; clearly a weakling. Even a small amount of treasure is valuable to successful dragons, who never easily let go of even a mere gold coin!

Unexpectedly, the red dragon ended up being caught off guard!

This guy is no weakling—he’s incredibly powerful! None of the other dragons in Dragon Valley are as terrifying as he is.

What’s infuriating is that despite being so invincible and strong, he plays dumb to lure other dragons. Truly insidious and despicable!

The red dragon was weeping inside, but he was obsequious and fawning on the outside. He repeatedly said, “It’s my duty. My treasure should all belong to you, sir.”

Compared to his treasure, his life as a dragon was, of course, more important. He could take the treasure later.

“As for which dragons in Dragon Valley are the richest, sir, you’ve come to the right person!”

If they were going to be robbed, they might as well all be robbed. He couldn’t be the only dragon to lose face and become a laughingstock! If we all lose face together, then it’s not really losing face!

The red dragon rattled off a list of dragon names, starting with those who had robbed him—dragons so wealthy that he envied them, but couldn’t defeat or rob them. Then there were his mortal enemies, whom he hated with a passion. He then enthusiastically offered to lead the way.

Chu Heng: “… ”

Chu Heng’s lips twitched slightly.

This red dragon was truly cunning.

“Then lead the way.”

**

On the way to rob various places, Chu Heng mentally complained to An Qiao:

[Qiao Qiao, I’m so pitiful. I actually got robbed.]

At that moment, An Qiao was painstakingly reviewing official documents.

While he was away, a mountain of clan affairs piled up. The elf elders only handled urgent matters, believing that not overstepping their authority was the greatest respect they could show their king. Little did they know, An Qiao was more than happy for them to “overstep their authority,” as he found the tedious tasks incredibly troublesome.

The elves are mostly peace-loving and have virtually no internal strife. Furthermore, An Qiao’s martial prowess and prestige guaranteed that he wouldn’t cause any trouble. Allowing the elf elders to “appropriately” overstep their authority wasn’t a problem.

Upon his return from his “long vacation,” An Qiao fully expected the considerate elf elders to handle all the clan affairs. However, he hadn’t anticipated that, out of respect for their king, the elders would pile up such a massive amount of work for him!

This gave the elf a headache!

An Qiao decided that, from now on, he would take pre-wedding leave, post-wedding leave, and even a honeymoon. During his vacations, he would refuse to approve any official business.

At that moment, he heard Chu Heng’s voice in his mind, and he was happy.

However, after hearing what Chu Heng said, he was speechless.

Being robbed? Who could rob him?

Nevertheless, An Qiao went along with Chu Heng’s words and expressionlessly comforted him: [Ah, how pitiful. Let me hug you.]

Chu Heng chuckled softly. [Qiao Qiao, you’re so cute.]

An Qiao: “… ”

[Qiao Qiao, wait for me. I’ll bring you a little gift.]
Chu Heng put extra effort into preparing his “little gift,” to the point that the mournful cries of dragons echoed throughout Dragon Valley.

He had to work hard because he had just discovered something in the Dragon Clan’s inherited memories.

The dragon elder who left behind the memories with the method to break the Demon King’s curse had also left an “Easter egg” of memories that required special conditions to unlock.

The old man left a smug comment: Actually, breaking the Demon King’s curse only requires the heart’s blood of a high-ranking dragon. Then came the second step: forming a dragon clan partnership contract. The third step was the “unspeakable yellow trash”—all a hoax to fool the dragons! They even claimed that the junior should thank the senior for helping him win back his wife.

…Thank you my ass!

Winning back his wife? More like a wife-chasing crematorium!¹“火葬场 (crematorium)” It refers to a situation where a character—usually the ML— suffers terribly while trying to win back his lover after messing up.

Chu Heng felt completely scammed. If An Qiao found out he had tricked him again—but heavens knew he was also the one who had been tricked!

What kind of shady seniors are these dragon clan elders? They tricked dragons into touching elf ears and deceived them in all sorts of ways.

Because of his bad mood, Chu Heng attacked the dragon with extraordinary ferocity, beating it with exceptional vigor.

In fact, he was so fierce that later, everyone thought he was strong enough to make the dragon tremble with fear. They mistakenly believed that he was ambitious and wanted to become the dragon king, which is why he used force to intimidate. No one dared to speak out against him, and they all pushed for him to become the dragon king.

Of course, that’s a story for later.

**

Estimating that Chu Heng was almost there, An Qiao, dressed in the Elf King’s finest attire, went to the border of Elf territory to meet him.

Upon learning that their Elf King was going to meet the “Queen,” the Elf elders couldn’t contain their curiosity. They expressed their desire to also go meet the “Queen” as a sign of respect.

Seeing their king dressed so elaborately, practically like a peacock displaying its feathers, they subtly revealed their delight through their eyes and brows. When had they ever seen their king so emotionally expressive?

They truly couldn’t imagine what kind of stunning, peerless beauty their king had fallen so deeply in love with.

Keeping these thoughts in mind, they were utterly dumbfounded when they finally saw Chu Heng.

Could this really be the “powerful, beautiful, and virtuous” queen their king had described?

This…this is a dragon?

And a particularly ferocious male dragon at that!

An Qiao had no time to care what the elf elders thought.

Chu Heng embraced him as he strode over.

“Qiaoqiao!”

“Queen, take it easy.” An Qiao reached out and poked his waist. Teasingly, he said, “You know, the Dragon Clan and the Elf Clan aren’t exactly on good terms. If you seduce me, the clan elders will be green with envy.”

“Queen?” Chu Heng planted a light kiss on his ear. “Isn’t it ‘king-consort’?”

~END~

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  “火葬场 (crematorium)” It refers to a situation where a character—usually the ML— suffers terribly while trying to win back his lover after messing up.