The Hungry Little Dragon Comes Knocking

[Coming soon: No Coveting the Little One's System!! Please add it to your collection~] Weibo: @Jinjiang Weiqiao The empire has suffered from evil dragons for far too long. The newly appointed commander, Yu Yan, swears to capture the wicked dragon and spends every day keeping watch near its lair. But it's pitch-black in there, and he can't see a thing. One day Yu Yan falls ill and takes the day off. He doesn't go on guard duty. The next day, someone pounds on his door. Yu Yan, an ice pack pressed to his forehead, staggers over and opens it-- He looks down and sees a little winged thing that doesn't even reach his waist. The baby dragon glares at him. "Why didn't you come see me yesterday?" - The commander somehow ends up as a caretaker. You don't know until you try raising one, and then you're in for a shock. This legendary evil tyrant... eats so much! Yu Yan hears a noise in the middle of the night and warily takes his gun to the kitchen. He finds the baby dragon crunching potato chips, his wings flapping with delight. The dragon hatchling hurriedly hides the snack bag behind his back. "You didn't see anything--no, I didn't steal any snacks!" Falami thinks it over and regains his confidence. "So what if I eat a little of your human food!" - The widely admired commander has lately been constantly pestered by the evil dragon. The citizens are terribly worried. "The dragon carried off the commander!!" The evil dragon is enormous and can fly a hundred miles with a casual flap of its wings. Falami sets the human down in his lair and carefully wraps his tail around his waist. "Does it really hurt that much?" Yu Yan shoots him a sideways glance. "...My back's sore." QAQ But last night you said I could do it again! The dragon is aggrieved. [Reading Guide] * An ambitious but not-yet-evil, hungry dragon gong x a calm human commander shou who's beautiful and strong but tragic, and doesn't think he's tragic * The dragon hatchling is the gong! Don't get them mixed up * Baby-dragon is a form, not an age. Both leads are adults * Not Western fantasy. This is a space-opera story, set in the same world as The Empire's Beloved Phoenix Chick (see author's page for the blurb) ☆Here's a recommendation for my friend Beiqi Yi's adorable story, The Little Rose and His Human Colonel: a sweet, coy little rose meets the strongest human colonel. ID: 6644615 ★ Upcoming story in the same world: The Phoenix Chick Finds the Empire's Crown Prince Ji You is the only phoenix in the entire empire, living alone on a desolate planet. The little chick has just hatched. Innocent and pure, with golden plumage and glassy eyes, he is the most precious beauty in the world. The little phoenix loves picking things up. One day, he brings home a badly injured mute human. Little Ji You, who grew up lonely, really wants a pet. He politely rubs against the human's palm. "May I keep you as a pet? QwQ" Instead, he ends up being the one who gets "kept." QAQ The berries he brings the human end up in his own stomach. The ribbons he means to use as bandages are tied into a bow on his head. The sacred phoenix tree branches he picks are all turned into a new nest for himself. The healed human scratches the baby chick under the chin. "Do you want to give me a home?" And so the little phoenix, still too young to understand, goes home with the human. Wait, did they get that backwards...? - Sacred birds need the faith of others to sustain their spiritual power. After entering their home planet, the phoenix's power nearly dwindles away to nothing. On the brink of death, Ji You calls for help from his caretaker and accidentally appears on a livestream broadcast across the entire interstellar network. The little chick sleeps in his own hammock, clutching a baby bottle in his claws. He curls up into a tiny golden fluffball and cries pitifully. The livestream instantly fills up-- [Wait, isn't this the crown prince's house?] [That cold crown prince actually keeps a bird?] [What an adorable baby! Let Auntie kiss you! Q3Q] [Oh my gosh, the baby has a cowlick!] Affection +1 Faith +1 Spiritual power +1 Tips +10086 His spiritual power fills him again. The phoenix tilts his little head at the lines of comments flying across the screen, curious, and pecks at the display. "Chirp?" Once his strength is restored, Ji You uses the credits from his tips to buy a gift for the human he's raising. He flies onto the man's head and chirps proudly: This is the very best thing! Looking at the pile of sunflower seeds nearly filling the room, the crown prince laughs helplessly, cradles the little bird in his palm, and bends down to kiss the tiny fluffball affectionately. - In the interstellar age, humans evolve psychic powers and need to bond with spirit pets to soothe them. Crown Prince Xie Kaichen possesses an unparalleled S-rank psychic power, but it is prone to running wild. No spirit pet dares approach him to help, and he can barely use his power effectively, so he is stripped of his right to inherit the throne. After Xie Kaichen is sabotaged and disappears, he returns without a scratch, with a golden baby chick peeking out of his collar. Everyone mocks him: He picked up such a weak sparrow? Just like the crown prince, all looks and no use. One day, the crown prince loses control and goes on a rampage, single-handedly overturning the entire imperial army. No one can stop him, and everyone falls into despair. Then Ji You arrives, summoned by the news. He lowers his iridescent tail feathers, and his song rings out for a thousand miles, washing away corruption and healing wounds. Xie Kaichen's gaze gradually clears, and he draws him into his arms. Everyone: Holy crap, a phoenix?! That legendary divine creature from the heavens?!! - Anyone Ji You heals not only recovers from their injuries, but also sees their psychic power increase. From then on, everything changes, and all beings bow in worship. The powerful fight over the phoenix: An acclaimed director makes a movie just for Ji You. A revered Imperial Preceptor becomes obsessed with making him nests. A powerful marshal gives Ji You his medals as toys. The empire's top mecha engineer names a starship after him. The baby chick hides in his caretaker's arms, confused. "Mr. Human, are they trying to eat me? O.O" Xie Kaichen gently strokes his downy feathers. Deep in his icy eyes, an extreme possessiveness lies in wait. "No one would dare covet my phoenix." =[Bonus Scene]= Everyone knows that the iron-fisted Emperor Xie Kaichen is cold and heartless. All his tenderness is reserved for his little bird. He even lets it sit on his shoulder during his coronation. The sleepy baby chick tumbles off, and in midair transforms into a beautiful young man. Audience: ???? The emperor's lips curve in a gentle smile. "Is there anything you'd like to say to your people?" The young man glances at the camera, then turns and rises onto his toes. Just as he usually pecks and chirps at the emperor, he gives his cheek a gentle kiss. "Mr. Human, I love you most of all." Audience: ?!?!?!?! [Reading Guide] * Cool, hard-edged, devoted human gong x sweet, straightforward, incredibly powerful little phoenix shou: Xie Kaichen x Ji You * 1v1 sweet romance, adorable baby-raising story * Ji You pronounced as one syllable, like a chirp ★ Coming soon: The Lop-Eared Bunny Cub Also Has a Major General Guardian The empire has a century-old ironclad rule: no smuggling, selling, or keeping lop-eared rabbits. Three-year-old Yu is a bunny cub sold to a crooked trafficker, a tiny, snowy-white little bundle. The pitiful cub wakes in the dark belly of a smuggling ship, fearfully covering his little ears. Only when the starship is inspected under the law by Cen Xunzhi, the imperial major general in charge of border defense, does the little Yu, curled up among a pile of cargo, cautiously open his eyes. He's stunned. He's never seen such a beautiful human, though he doesn't know why the man is sitting in a wheelchair. The little cub opens his arms, his voice soft and tearful. "Mama, hug..." The single major general, age twenty-five: "?" - The empire won't allow lop-eared rabbits in its territory. How to avoid revealing his identity becomes little Yu's biggest problem. A bunny's little ears are fluffy, and they pop up uncontrollably when he gets scared. So Yu has to wear a hood everywhere. The other problem is that his new mama doesn't seem to like him very much. Cen Xunzhi pushes his wheelchair, completely unaware that the cub behind him has fallen flat on his face. Yu doesn't dare cry. Sniffling, he gets up and chases after him. "Ma... Mama..." Oh no, his hood fell off! "--Report, Major General, there's a lop-eared rabbit here!" The bunny cub whose identity has been forcibly exposed: Wh... what do I do? QAQ!! - Everyone in the empire knows that Major General Cen Xunzhi is beautiful and ruthless, cold and aloof. He is the empire's sharpest blade. He nearly fell on the battlefield and was left with a leg injury that can never heal. He will never let weak emotions hold him back, and he hates cubs who can't take care of themselves most of all. Until the imperial celebration, when everyone sees a hooded little cub sitting on Cen Xunzhi's lap. The major general looks down, gentle and tender. "Are you tired? Want to go home first?" The cub wraps his arms around his neck and shakes his head. "Want Mama, not Papa." Everyone: "????" The emperor speaking on stage looks over, swallows his bitter tears, clears his throat, and announces that keeping lop-eared rabbits is legal again. The whole empire is in an uproar. As for the little cub who prompted the change to this law, he is now nestled obediently in his guardian's arms, biting his finger and blinking his big eyes. From now on, he's officially Cen Yu~! [Reading Guide] * A beloved-by-all baby-raising story, with Yu as the protagonist: a soft, sweet bunny cub * The emperor gong who has to win his wife back x the ruthless, stunning major general * The cub will heal the major general's legs Theme: Hold on to the goodness in your heart and be a positive force in the world.