The Universe's First Hide and Seek

Lichen's adoption plan was publicized for seven days, and no one from the clan raised any objections, so the adoption ceremony was held.

Li Chen originally thought that the adoption ceremony of the Dragon Clan would involve some singing, dancing, dragon and lion dance at the scene where the documents were signed... No, in short, some cultural performances or something.Unexpectedly, he was forcibly picked up by the ice dragon early in the morning. When he opened his eyes, Li Chen was stunned.

Saenz actually wore grand festival costumes!

If you want to talk about how Li Chen judged, it must be because Saenz is wearing the gorgeous tiara that Li Chen has been thinking about.Li Chen was right in his thinking, as expected, this tiara with dazzling colors of gemstones was the best match for that long, silvery hair.Coupled with the silver robe, the pattern is complicated but not messy.For a moment, Li Chen felt that he saw his object.

Back then, when his partner became the patriarch of the most magical family in the country, with his sky-high looks and gorgeous robes, it really seemed to be covered with a halo.Referring to the grand occasion of the year, and looking at the entire Dragon Clan, then (at present) only the Ice Dragon is comparable to the one of that year.

It's just that Li Chen has never dared to use this point to confirm his partner.Because he wasn't sure if his object would choose a good-looking skin when traveling through time.

No matter what, Saenz is so good-looking now that Li Chen, who is drowsy, wakes up instantly.

"Hey!" It's so beautiful——!

Li Chen stared at Binglong intently, but regretted that he couldn't speak, so he couldn't express those flattering words in his heart.But he was just "chirping", and Saenz could understand the meaning from his sparkling eyes.

Saenz: "..."

I don't know why, he is obviously used to hearing all kinds of rainbow farts, but just meeting the eyes of Xiaolong with sparkling eyes, he suddenly felt an urge to turn his eyes away.But at the same time, there was a faint hint of joy in my heart.

Gathering his mind, Saenz said: "It's time to get up, the ceremony is ready to begin."

"Hey!" Li Chen grabbed his hair, leaned up to lick his chin, and happily went to the bathroom.

"..." Saenz looked at the glowing red figure, subconsciously touched the place that was just licked, and silently bent the corners of his mouth.

***

After going out, Li Chen was taken for a distance by Saenz, and was taken to a... very mysterious cave.

The cave is in the lower half of the mountain, with a very large opening, and it looks like it should be an entrance leading to the karst cave under the mountain.When you stop at the entrance of the cave, you will feel a burst of damp wind blowing from inside.

There are some strange rune imprints around the entrance of the cave. Li Chen roughly recognized that it was Dragon Language, but he didn't understand it. It feels like it is an earlier usage or a deformed body.There are also some stone piles inside and outside the entrance of the cave, which are not naturally formed, but are obviously made by "dragon".The way of stacking is very delicate, and it feels like it has been tried thousands of times before it is fixed.Li Chen guessed that as long as one piece was taken away, the whole pile of stones would definitely collapse, and he thought that he must not touch these things.

This place, as a whole, is a fusion of simplicity, mystery, nature and ancient culture.

Among the clansmen present, in addition to the ten elders, there were also some members who held important positions in the dragon clan.Most of them had been seen by Li Chen on the spaceship and in the meeting place, they were Saenz's subordinates, including Meera and Serrad.They all wore costumes roughly similar to Saenz's, but without Saenz's splendor and sophistication.When everyone stands together, one can recognize who has the highest status with just one glance.

But with such a venue and the people of the clan, it can be regarded as the scene that Li Chen has seen most in line with his imagination of the dragon clan since he returned to the dragon clan.

Saenz took Lichen into the cave, but it didn't go very deep, so he could borrow the natural light from outside anyway.There is a stone pile here that is bigger than the stone piles outside. At the top of the stone pile, in a state that does not conform to common sense, stands a stone that is bigger than Li Chen—just like Li Chen saw in the last world. It's the same as the "anti-gravity stacking stones" artwork you've seen.

There are patterns on this big rock, which are somewhat similar to the engravings and depictions near the entrance of the cave. Li Chen guessed that it was probably some kind of rune.

"Stay here obediently."

Saenz placed Lichen in front of the stone pile, and his voice echoed in the cave: "Don't move around, meditate quietly."

Li Chen: If I were really a baby with a broken shell for a few months, how could I understand what "meditation" is!

So in order to remind Saenz of this point, when he turned to leave, Li Chen went up and hugged his thigh: "Hey!"

Saenz was dragged by him and paused, looked down at him: "What?"

Li Chen also tilted his head to look at him, expressing that he was also at a loss.

"Can't understand the word 'meditation'?" Saenz picked him up and put him back in front of the stone pile, "Then squat here and don't move."

"Huh?"

Saenz walked slowly backward step by step, looked at the little dragon cub, and comforted him: "Yes, just stay there and don't move."

Li Chen moved his paws hesitantly, tilted his head: "?"

"I'll go to the entrance of the cave, and I'll be right back." Saenz's cold voice echoed in the cave, but it was more gentle than usual, "I'm at the entrance of the cave, where you can see when you turn around. You Lie here for a while, don't move, and don't be afraid."

Binglong's tone was very serious, but Li Chen looked at him and always felt that the current scene was similar to when training the dog to "wait".Li Chen held back his laughter, feeling that if he went on like this, he would really be like a dog.So he stopped playing with Saenz, turned around in a circle, and lay down with his tail curled up, his belly pressed against the cold ground.He didn't close his eyes, but looked straight at Saenz, motionless.

It seems that he intends to use this posture and wait until Saenz returns.

Binglong looked at him, resisted the urge to go back and pick him up, and retreated outside the cave.

He looked at the elder standing at the entrance of the cave: "Is this okay? You don't need him to turn around, do you?"

The elder probed and looked around: "...It's okay, it's already very close to the Pillar of Origin. Of course, it's better to turn around and face meditation..."

Saenz said: "He was only a few months old and couldn't understand the meaning of 'meditation'."

"That's right." The elder said, "That's it, you can go in in 15 minutes."

Saenz nodded: "Then I'm here."

The elder also saw Li Chen's haunting eyes, and understood that Li Chen would definitely move the key now that Saenz walked away, so he said, "Then let's start singing the song of sacrifice."

"Ah."

Therefore, Li Chen, who was lying in front of the stone pile, soon heard the singing from the entrance of the cave.

This is a very old tune, and some tunes will be prolonged, so Li Chen, who was not proficient in dragon language, didn't understand it at all.But the long song is accompanied by pure and solemn drumbeats, forming a majestic reverberation under the echo of the hole.As Li Chen listened, he always felt that his spirit had drifted away in the dark, and was carried far away by the singing.

Unbelievably, he could still clearly see the figure of Saenz at the entrance of the cave.

The ice dragon stood there with the light behind it, as if it was shining slightly.The singing sound also came from his direction, and the notes seemed to be transformed into some kind of substance, surrounding Saenz, and drifting from Saenz's direction to Li Chen.

In this mysterious state, Li Chen felt that something seemed to appear behind him.

Logically speaking, whether it's his mature soul or his dragon instinct, he will subconsciously look back to observe the things that suddenly appear behind him.But at this moment, for some reason, Li Chen didn't have this kind of impulse, and didn't even feel any defensiveness.He felt that there was something like energy spreading from the stone pile behind him, which was more friendly, and he slowly came over and "hugged" himself.

It seems that someone is whispering in the ear, talking, but can't grasp any sound, and can't make out any sentence.Li Chen flapped his wings subconsciously, but his basic posture did not move.He was a little reluctant to move, for fear that if he moved, the mysterious and mysterious atmosphere would be gone.

I don't know how long it took, but before Li Chen moved, Saenz came in first.

Li Chen looked up at him blankly, Saenz smiled, picked him up, and then sat cross-legged in front of the stone pile again.

Li Chen originally wanted to remind him that his paws had just touched the ground and were wet and dirty, but he had already stepped on Saenz's silver robe before he could open his mouth.Li Chen hesitated for two seconds, thinking "if it comes, it will be safe", so he just waited honestly.

The song outside was still going on, and Li Chen stayed in the arms of the ice dragon, warmer than before, and his mental state was also more at ease.He blinked and slowly closed his eyes.I thought I would just fall asleep like this, but there is always a wonderful thing in Li Chen's mental state, which makes him more and more energetic.

Gradually, Li Chen still felt this wonderful existence, and surrounded himself and Saenz.There seems to be an unspoken connection between him and Saenz, which is a bit like the "loyalty contract" that existed in the previous world-Li Chen and his partner have also signed, and the subordinates Kind of—but not so specific.

When this indescribable feeling gradually changed into a certain "sense of peace of mind", Li Chen suddenly realized in a trance that this might be... the effect of the so-called "adoption ceremony"?

The territory of the dragon clan recognized itself as a clan member, and also recognized Saenz's "guardianship" of itself.

And the whole ceremony ended when Li Chen lay in Binglong's arms.

***

Of course, after the traditional dragon ceremony, Li Chen still followed Saenz to the meeting place and made the official registration of adoption—that is, the legal process in the general sense.

The final step is to press the little dragon cub's paw on the instrument, and then pass the background procedures one by one. Finally, Saenz himself determines the issuance of the adoption certificate—after all, the last step is to be signed by the patriarch—and then the adoption relationship That's it.

The staff looked at this scene and said with a smile: "This completes the procedures. Congratulations to the patriarch and Li Chen, I wish you happiness."

Li Chen: ...Although this is true, why does it sound a little weird?

Saenz smiled, and nodded slightly while hugging the little dragon cub.

"Thanks."