348 Lost State

"... More wine…"

A young man with an unkempt appearance mumbled while his eyes were clouded with a bit of confusion before stumbling away from the forest he had been staying in for a day. And without needing to check the location where he had been, his feet began to walk towards a certain direction, seemingly knowing where the closest town is.

"Papa bug, Wakey Wakey, are you here with me right now?"

"... Purple…"

The floating purple dragon let out a sigh of relief while the disguised red bracelet on the young man's wrist happily wiggled and made a soft hissing sound before turning still after the young man responded to them.

"Waa… Goldy is happy that Papa bug is getting better."

"..."

A shameless dragon and a cry baby snake…

A hint of clarity, much clearer than before, appeared in Shao Cheng's eyes while gazing at the two creatures who had been accompanying him during most of his delicate, weak state.

"… Urgh… my head hurts…"