Worthless Profession: Dragon Tamer

Chapter 808, I’ve Truly Fallen for You

Translator: Silavin

After obtaining the Abyssal Rift Key, Lu Fan thought for a moment. Rather than continuing to bring Cui Ziyi, Old Green, Old Ninth and the others to the tenth Secret Realm, he said before the Secret Realm entrance. “For this last Secret Realm, you’d better not follow me. As you’ve mentioned, what exists inside this Secret Realm is still unknown. Many people either died shortly after entering or fled back out.”

“The Monster Level inside is probably quite high. Although I’m confident about Clearing it, I don’t want you to follow me because I’m afraid that if I’m not careful, you’ll be in danger. If you enter with me, not only will you be at risk, I’ll also be constrained, having to look after you. So, for this last Secret Realm, I want to Clear it alone.”

Cui Ziyi understood this reasoning. Her gains today were already more than enough. She collected Rewards from all nine Secret Realms. She had already profited enormously.

To be even more greedy and desire the tenth Secret Realm’s Rewards would be too unreasonable on her part. Moreover, if real danger arose, wouldn’t that just cause trouble for Lu Fan?

Thus, she nodded without an ounce of reluctance. “Alright, we understand what you’re saying. This last Secret Realm truly isn’t something we can take part in. So, we won’t cause you any trouble. Helping us Clear the nine other Secret Realms and giving us all the Rewards is already too much for us. We are already extremely happy with this.”

“This last Secret Realm has never been Cleared by anyone to this day. You must be extremely careful. If you encounter difficulties, just retreat first. At worst, when the Secret Realms refresh next time, you can come challenge it again. If you can’t Clear it and need any help from us, just say the word. Our Heavenly Dragon Gang will mobilise all our men to help you push through this Secret Realm!”

Saying this, Cui Ziyi seemed to feel her words were somewhat presumptuous, so she smiled self-deprecatingly and said proactively. “Of course, we also know we can’t offer much help. If even you can’t Clear this Secret Realm, then even if our entire Heavenly Dragon Gang threw ourselves in, we probably would not be of much help to you.”

“In any case, whenever there’s a need, just ask. We’ll do our best to help you. You, Lu Fan, will forever be the Heavenly Dragon Gang’s greatest ally!” Her words were sincere and heartfelt. One could tell that Cui Ziyi was indeed someone worth befriending.

Lu Fan nodded, not rejecting Cui Ziyi’s goodwill. “En, alright. Let me first enter the Secret Realm and see what we’ll encounter.”

After saying this, Lu Fan looked at Ning Shuang’er again. “Since Cui Ziyi and the others aren’t following me, you shouldn’t follow either. Although you’re already Level 110, this Secret Realm has never been Cleared before. I suspect others even stronger than you have tried and failed. Even for you, entering with me would be dangerous. So, stay outside with Cui Ziyi. If you want to continue following me, wait until I come out.”

Ning Shuang’er was noncommittal, instead smiling. “So, are you worried about my safety, or do you think I’ll drag you down?”

[Are you seriously going to start this now!?] Lu Fan said irritably. “Nonsense, of course I think you’ll drag me down. If you enter the Secret Realm with me and actually die inside, that would be for the best. I’d have much less to worry about afterwards!”

After Ning Shuang’er remained silent for a second, her smile deepened. “Then why do I feel like you’re worried about my safety?”

“Are you bloody mental!? Why the hell would I worry about your safety!?” Lu Fan directly cursed.

After finishing his outburst, rather than displaying her previous sickly demeanour, Ning Shuang’er’s expression showed a kind of tenderness.

This tenderness was not feigned but came from her heart.

Such an appearance made Lu Fan pause in confusion, not understanding what medicine Ning Shuang’er had taken.

“Actually, you’re not a bad person at all.” Ning Shuang’er said with a sighing smile. “After following you all this time, I’ve discovered that you’re actually quite kind. Setting aside the grievances between us, you clearly have the power to kill me but have never acted on it. If not killing me was because you didn’t want to dirty your hands, you have many ways to get me killed. For instance, you could bring me into this Secret Realm and then ignore me.”

“I think if you didn’t stop me, I would follow you inside. Once I followed you in, I’d never bother you again, and you’d no longer feel haunted by someone’s lingering presence. One of your troubles would be instantly resolved. But you did not do it. Instead, you proactively warned against me following you in. Apart from your kindness and not wanting me to die, there’s absolutely no other reason for you to try and prevent me from entering this Secret Realm with you.”

Pausing, Ning Shuang’er continued. “Actually, I don’t like kind people. Because I think kindness is the most useless thing in this world. But, what I appreciate is that despite how much I annoy you, you still harbour some goodwill toward me.”

“Honestly, previously when I insisted on following you and forcing you to marry me, I genuinely wanted to become a lingering vengeful spirit beside you, making you either kill me or drive you mad with frustration. But now, I’ve discovered I’ve truly fallen for you a bit.”

“Compared to my previous fiancé, you actually treat me quite well. At least when he treated me well, a large part was because of my background, that my Ning Family is also a Second Tier Ancient Noble Family. But when you treat me well, it’s not like that at all. Whether my own strength or my Family’s influence. they mean nothing to you. You treat me well purely from your heart.”

Lu Fan helplessly retorted. “You are being sincere with me right now? Sister, stop being so desperate for my attention. Can’t I simply not want you to go in and cause me trouble!?”

“Alright, alright.” Ning Shuang’er smiled. “You don’t have to admit it. As long as I know, that’s enough. Don’t worry, I’ll still follow you. I’ll follow until you’re willing to marry me. But, this time I won’t follow. After all, you’re going inside to handle serious business, and I don’t want to delay you.”

Lu Fan’s expression grew more complex after hearing these words.

[This woman. Why are her thoughts so different from normal people? Could she have really fallen for me? That’s even worse than her wanting to kill me!]

“Crazy!” Lu Fan muttered, no longer paying attention to Ning Shuang’er. Instead, holding the Abyssal Rift Key, he pressed it against the Transport Array of the tenth Secret Realm, opening it, then stepped inside with one stride.