Ruan Yao was one of the Four Ancient Divine Beasts, a Golden-Haired Hou powerful enough to fight three dragons and two jiao. After spending eight hundred years beneath Guanyin's seat, eating bland vegetarian food, he finally couldn't take it anymore. He sneaked down to the mortal world, hoping to indulge in some meat. Who knew he wasn't practiced enough at making his escape and would accidentally transmigrate to an interstellar era in another world?
In the interstellar Dark Forest, Ruan Yao happened to crash down beside a child who had just died.
With a casual swipe of his golden-furred paw, Ruan Yao sent the child on his way. Only then did he realize that the boy shared his name.
As he was leaving, Ruan Yao heard the boy's final wish: "If you can, please save the Dragon Crown Prince... You just have to be careful, there are lots of mutated beasts..."
Ruan Yao's eyes lit up. "...What? There are dragon snacks!?"
The Hou feeds on dragon brains.
Ruan Yao, the Golden-Haired Hou, loves spicy dragon brains with his rice.
Ruan Yao: "Snack, no, dragon! Little dragon, where are you?"
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The Crown Prince Chen Lin's dragon form was covered in bloody gashes. His golden eyes watched Ruan Yao approach, step by step, until he stopped right in front of him.
Ruan Yao had never seen a Western dragon before. "Wow, you're such a strange dragon. You smell pretty good, but how did you end up so exceptionally ugly and bizarre-looking?"
Chen Lin: "..."
"The other dragons must bully you, right?" The mighty Golden-Haired Hou looked at his snack with pity. "Bodhisattva above, I won't bully a pitiful snack... er, a pitiful dragon..."
Ruan Yao licked his lips, his fair hand already touching the dragon's tail.
"But you smell so, so good..." Ruan Yao gazed at Chen Lin with shining black eyes. "How about this? I'll just take one bite of you every day, okay?"
Chen Lin: "...?"
The Crown Prince had been missing for three whole months, and the entire nation mourned him. Who could have guessed that on the very day of his memorial, he would reappear at the teleportation array of the Imperial Academy, with someone by his side: Ruan Yao.
Ruan Yao was the notorious good-for-nothing of the Ruan family, a nineteen-year-old who still hadn't awakened. He was also an embarrassing lovesick fool who had been desperately chasing after the Dragon Crown Prince.
But then came the arena competition.
With a flick of his finger, Ruan Yao sent an S-rank Awakened flying with a loud pop!
Ruan Yao looked innocent. "Oh, I barely used any strength. How did this little kitty go flying?"
The students and faculty: "...?"
A little kitty? That was the Lion King...
At the Imperial Ball...
The crowd parted like the Red Sea before Moses. The Crown Prince, usually aloof and disdainful of everyone around him, walked straight up to Ruan Yao and held out his hand, his golden eyes fixed intently on him.
Everyone was stunned.
...Wasn't the first dance supposed to be for the person you loved most?
Theme: Love teaches people how to change.