There is a dragon in the backyard of the palace

The little prince has known Long for several months.For so long, one question has been bothering him.

That is, he never knew the name of the dragon.

Do dragons have names?According to common sense, there should be some.But its name was not mentioned in the documents in the old prince's study, and Mr. Gu never mentioned it, so he probably didn't know it either. Considering Mr. Gu's attitude, I'm afraid he didn't want to know at all.In short, when they met for the first time, the little prince didn't think of asking the other party's name, and he didn't think of asking for the other party's name during the next few meetings.By the time the little prince realized that he really needed to know the name of the dragon, he had perfectly missed the right time to ask.

It would be too embarrassing to ask the dragon's name now. Just imagine that after the two kissed passionately, one of them suddenly said:

"What's your name?"

This would be too unpleasant.

If it is a question that pretends not to care while eating, it seems to be slightly better than the previous scene, but it still feels very embarrassing and unbearable.It's fine if he's a very cheerful person, but with his status and age, the young prince is doomed to be a very face-saving young man.

All of a sudden, it's really hard to think of a good time to ask for a name.

The little prince sighed sadly, and suddenly remembered something... Does Long know his name?

They have known each other for so long, and Long has never called the little prince's name once. This may be because Long does not know his name, but it is more likely because Long feels that it is unnecessary.After all, most of the time, they only had conversations with each other. In this case, the name seemed to become dispensable.

But the little prince suspected that Long might know more about him than he did.

After all, for so many years, the old prince would come here to meet him every three days.Long never revealed his way of getting along with the old prince, but it was slightly revealed when the two first met.The little prince can imagine that the relationship between the two must be quite bad, and maybe there are very few conversations in normal times.

But even so, after all, they have been together for 20 years. Considering that Long's usual life is quite lonely, and the old prince doesn't have anyone else to speak his mind to, they will probably reveal a few words when they meet.If Long pays attention to collecting information, he probably won't be ignorant of this basic information.

Thinking of this, the little prince sighed again.

If that was the case, it would be even more embarrassing for him to ask for his name.

Because I have been thinking about these things recently, the little prince often seems a little absent-minded when he gets along with Long.

Long's gaze has always been sharp, and he can easily read the thoughts of the person in front of him.But who would have guessed that the little prince was actually troubled by such a thing?Facing the absent-minded little prince, Long Ye could only pat him on the shoulder, resorting to the usual saying:

"Kids, don't worry too much."

Such a statement successfully diverted the little prince's attention, and the topic quickly turned to the classic category of "I am not a child!"But when this topic ended, the little prince began to worry about how to ask Long for his name.

Sure enough, you should be more natural, turn the topic to a similar direction with a relaxed attitude, and then ask questions in the middle of the conversation quietly... This is probably the only way.

The little prince secretly made a plan in his heart.

However, although the plan has been made, it is not so easy to implement it. The little prince tried several times but failed.There were a few times when the topic was already very close, but just when the little prince was hesitating, the topic suddenly changed to other directions, and it was no longer suitable to mention.Just when the little prince was worrying about these things, Mr. Ren came to the palace.

This is really exciting news, and the little prince told Long about it.Long seemed very happy about this, and he told the little prince the story of Mr. Ren fishing in the East Sea and being eaten by him.Only then did the little prince realize that they had known each other for so long, but he had never asked Long what kind of life he lived before he came to the palace.

In the past, the little prince didn't ask because he was worried that Long would feel sad about it. Now that Long is in a good mood because he is hopeful of escape, it seems like a good opportunity to ask this question.

So, the little prince asked:

"Have you always been in the East China Sea before? What do you do every day there?"

The little prince's question seemed to evoke Long's memories. He raised his head, as if recalling those distant times. After a while, he said:

"I was born with the East China Sea, and I have been in the shape of a green dragon since I was born. I am the king of the East China Sea, and the entire East China Sea belongs to me. The kings of the sea are different from your human kings. The sea has its own tidal laws, and I don't need to make it. I am free every day, I eat fish and shrimp, and I am accompanied by whales and sharks, without any worries.

Tens of thousands of years after I was born, there were races rising up, fishing and casting nets in the East China Sea, and catching aquariums.From time to time I observed their actions, and sometimes they raised waves, called torrential rains, and overturned fishing boats.Some fishermen are in awe of my power and call me a god.There are also those who have seen my description and escaped with their lives by chance, so they call me "Qing Jun".Since then, some fishermen have served me with delicacies from the world as tributes, and I will protect them to return home safely.

Thousands of years later, another group of people came to the East China Sea. Their appearance was similar to the previous fishermen, but they had similar supernatural powers to me.They come to the sea, or go out to sea by boat, or go fishing by the sea.I set up a storm, trying to overturn their boat, they just waved their sleeves, and the rain turned and the sky cleared, it was very miraculous.Among those gods and men was Young Master Ren, who fished with fifty cows as bait every day.I greedily ate Mr. Ren's bait, and I felt that my body was light and I could change my body size.After hundreds of years of practice, it can be changed arbitrarily.When I wandered around the islands in the East China Sea in human form, I was able to see many scenery that could not be seen with a dragon body, which was very interesting.Sometimes they make friends with humans, exchanging pearls and corals in the sea for human food and drink, which is the most free and unrestrained. "

After listening to Qinglong's story, the little prince was fascinated, imagining how happy and happy he would be if he could swim with Qinglong. It's a pity that as a mortal, he has been plagued by life, old age, sickness and death. My fellow traveler might have died of cold and starvation within a few days.Qinglong himself is neither good nor evil, and his actions are all unintentional. He himself is like a storm, like nature itself.The freedom he described was originally a state beyond the reach of human beings.

Qinglong's name was mentioned in the story told by Qinglong. The little prince had been curious about Qinglong's name for many days, but now he found out accidentally that he was overjoyed.Open your mouth and ask:

"According to this, your name is 'Qingjun'? Can I call you that too?"

Qinglong looked at the little prince and smiled:

"You still don't understand. You humans are all named by your parents and elders. If there is no accident, you will only use this name in your life. But I have no father or mother. I was born with the aura of heaven and earth. I have no name and surname. Human fishermen Call me Qingjun, and I am Qingjun. The seaside gods see me often diving in the deep sea. If they call me Qianyuan, I am Qianyuan. If someone calls me Thunder, Lightning and Light, I am Thunder. , is electricity, is light.

I have thousands of variations, thousands of names, thousands of powers.As long as you have my shadow in your heart, no matter which name you call, you will be calling me, even if you give me another name, I will always remain the same, and what really changes is only the phantom. "

The little prince listened to what Qinglong said with his eyes open, he seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand.From Qinglong's point of view, he seems to be able to give Qinglong an exclusive name.But he felt that it was wrong, although he could do this, but what Qinglong wanted to say didn't seem to be this.The little prince vaguely felt that Qinglong seemed to have told him the truth hidden in his name.But he is a little too young, and he still can't understand it yet.

Maybe one day he will understand, maybe one day, he will be able to understand when he stands with Qinglong on the shore of the East China Sea.The little prince believes that sooner or later, that day will always come.

[The small theater behind the theater]

Xiao Qinglong: I have a million names!What's your name?

Little Prince: I, I, I... I don't even have a name... (cries aggrieved)

PS: In fact, the little prince has finally been assigned a name and will appear in Chapter 25~!

The author has something to say:

Explanation: The actual time of this [theatre] is the story that happened before and after the arrival of Mr. Ren, when the dragon was still locked up.Considering that the dragon has never had a name, I made an explanation in this [theatre].Because it is very suitable to be placed in this position, I put it here.The number of words is slightly less, and the next update will make up for it a little bit.