Chapter 21 Run Away from Home

In the evening, Neigher didn't start his action until the dragon mother and Yane had fallen asleep.

He had observed that the dragon mother wouldn't wake up as long as he didn't make too much noise at night.

The moonlight shone in from the top of the cave. The young red dragon spread its wings, left the warm and wet lair, and flew to a new world.

Yane turned over and scratched her belly. The dragon mother breathed evenly on the pile of gold coins. The two red dragons didn't notice Neigher's departure.

After the experiment, Neigher had mastered how to change from the human form to the red dragon and also mastered the magic which could transform clothes automatically. He put the ring and the gold coin Yane gave him into his mouth.

The plan was simple. He would study magic in the form of a human and try his best to find his sister in the city.

The most important thing was to escape from the mother dragon's control as soon as possible. In any case, the fight in the forest was over. To further improve the strength to face the duel, it might be a good choice to learn from the human magus.

In the afternoon, he had seen clearly that the human city was far to the west. That was his goal. Nathan had mentioned that city a long time ago. It seemed to be a border trade port of a human country.

In this way, under the protection of the night, Neigher flew east by the tip of the wind. The towering trees in the forest below became thinner and thinner. During this period, he also bypassed a village that was ablaze with fire. It was unknown if it was a human race.

It seemed that the dragon mother had said that the forest was very dangerous when night fell. But how could it be dangerous if there were humans?

After a while, Neigher felt a little tired. So he landed to rest.

He estimated that he would arrive at that city in two or three hours' walk. Just in case, he didn't fly anymore. When he approached the city, he would immediately change into a human form. He only had one gold coin with him, which was the one Yane gave him. Although the dragon mother had a lot of treasures. Any gold coins he took would be noticed by her.

While he was thinking about these things, he suddenly felt that the moon had darkened. Looking up, he felt the familiar pressure and saw the dragon wings.

He didn't expect that the dragon mother had found it so soon and hadn't been mentally prepared.

The huge dragon mother landed in front of Neigher and blocked his way. The moment her huge body fell on the ground, the earth was shaking.

"Where are you going?" She questioned in a low voice, looking down at her son with her lava-like eyes.

"Just take a walk at night."

"Take a walk at night? Haven't I warned you that the forest is dangerous at night?"

"It's okay. I'll leave for a while. You can go back first."

"No way! This place is too close to humans. If you don't want to die, come back with me immediately." The dragon mother said firmly.

"Well, you still care about my life and death?" Neigher rolled his eyes.

The dragon mother's eyes suddenly became more serious.

"What's wrong with you? Come with me now, or I'll take you back." The dragon mother was about to grab Neigher.

Somehow, Neigher heard what the dragon mother said and suddenly got angry. With his experience in his previous life, he had thought of countless ways to deal with the dragon mother. But perhaps it was because of the young red dragon's body that he now only felt angry and wanted to recklessly vent all his anger on his mother.

He raised his head, looked straight into her eyes, and said word by word.

"I want to leave here, forever."

The dragon mother was about to grab him and leave. But when she heard his words, her hand suddenly froze in the air. The dragon mother was stunned for a while before she realized what Neigher was talking about.

"What are you talking about? How dare you set yourself up outside? You'd better pay attention to what you are talking about before I get completely angry." Sparks came out of her nostrils.

Her eyes became fierce and terrible, but Neigher didn't look away as before. He continued to confront the dragon mother.

"Are you taking me back by force? To fill the army of yours for attacking humans?"

"Coward! Are you worried about this? That's at least decades later. Go home now!"

"Why should I go back? To go through the so-called training with you? Sooner or later, I'll be thrown into the monsters and killed by you. Or I'll be thrown to death by you."

"I think you are just timid. How could a real dragon be angry with me because of this?" The dragon mother retorted at once.

"Well, as a real dragon, are you very brave? You always talk about the real dragon. But you are very timid when you meet a human. Is this a real dragon?"

"Shut up! You have just seen a few humans, but you dare to speak wildly here?" Hearing this sentence, the dragon's mother raised her voice all of a sudden, and the heat in her breath had already distorted the air. "Well, why don't you face humans directly and kill some humans for me?"

Neigher knew that he had hurt the dragon mother. So he was happy. He continued.

"Well, I will not only face humans but also go to the human city in the west to live alone. I will face hundreds or thousands of humans." After saying that, Neigher chanted. "Order this body to transform into the human in the name of Klais!"

He transformed into a human figure with clothes made of silk in front of the dragon mother. Neigher knew that it would completely irritate the dragon mother and it would be very dangerous. But he couldn't help but want to do so in his heart.

In an instant, a powerful pressure came from the dragon mother. All the insects in the forest around stopped chirping. This was the real dragon's anger.

Neigher tried his best to resist but was immediately defeated by the pressure. A five or six-year-old child knelt on the ground.

Sure enough, the dragon mother was furious. She almost roared, "Bastard! What do you mean by living in a human city? Do you want to be with those low-level creatures?"

"Even if you take me back today, I will still escape tomorrow. Even if you lock me up tomorrow, I will find a way to escape. Unless you kill me now, you can't stop me." Neigher replied in a firm tone.

Facing with the dragon majesty, Neigher didn't flinch. Although Neigher knelt, he didn't show any timidity.

"Shut up!"

The dragon mother roared. The terrifying strength, accompanied by the dragon's anger, directly formed a physical wave, knocking down Neigher, who was still a child, several meters away. He hit the tree hard.

Neigher screamed and fell to the ground. It was a heavy fall.

He felt his body and found that his left arm seemed to be sprained. But it should not be dislocated.

The dragon mother wanted to reprimand him, but she didn't say anything. She frowned and watched her son standing up slowly.

The anger in the air seemed to be much less at this moment. There was only a long silence.

At this time, Neigher saw the claw of the dragon mother coming to him. However, when Neigher felt that he would be caught back or twisted off his head, the claw stopped in the air for a few seconds and then withdrew.

What changed her action? Perhaps it was because of his firm eyes, or perhaps it was just the casualness of the red dragon's character.

However, she didn't force him back or twist off his head.

Neigher didn't know why she didn't say anything cruel at this moment even though she had been extremely angry before.

"How stupid! How can a real dragon be with human beings? Even if you find a cave and start your own family, I will agree. But you can't go to a human city in a fit of pique just because the training is too difficult." After a long time, she said.

Neigher covered the wound on his shoulder and slowly stood up, without saying anything.

The dragon mother looked down at him and said.

"I don't mean to stop you from doing anything. If you want to go out and be independent, you can go out. But you can't go to a human city anyway. In that case, you won't be able to live for the second day."

Neigher lowered his head and smiled, but he didn't say anything. The dragon mother couldn't understand that her son had the experience of being a human in his previous life.

In his previous life, he was good at dealing with humans. Even if the world was different, as long as people's heart was still the same, he could live well wherever he went. He believed that he would be able to live in a human city and learn the magic that he dreamed of as his sister did.

After a while, the dragon mother had completely calmed down. She looked down at her silent son and regained her usual dignity.

This time, she changed the wording, "It's too early for you to be independent now. I will take you through twelve trials. If you complete these trials, I will reward you with quite a lot of treasures..."

"Trial? Did you say the same thing to your dead child? Seducing him with treasures?" The dragon mother was interrupted by Neigher before she finished her words. "You just want to train a killing machine! What do you want? To help you defeat the humans you are afraid of in the future? But no matter what, I will not risk my life to reach the standard of the red dragon in your heart."

The expression on the dragon mother's face didn't change. After a moment of silence, she said, "If you want to be independent now, you will die faster."

"Maybe, but I like to control my fate."

Neigher walked through the dragon's mother's wing and went deep into the forest.

The dragon mother stood still and wanted to say something. But she waited for a long time before she said.

"I'm not training a killing machine."

However, Neigher had already disappeared in the depths of the forest.

The dragon mother looked in the direction where her son left for a long time.

A long time passed.

The deep night covered all the expressions on the red dragon's face.