Chapter 512: Taming the Red Dragon for One's Own Use
Aurora still didn't quite believe she had this ability, even though Rongdi had told her last night many stories about Nan Qinghuan taming animals here; in her view, it was all too incredible.
So she was still very worried that Nan Qinghuan would get hurt—such a huge dragon, even if it casually swung its tail over, it would probably tear flesh open. What about those two children, so small? Nan Qinghuan saw Aurora's lack of trust in her. "You step back, everyone step back, let me try."
"Qinghuan, be careful. This monster is different from all the ones before."
Rongdi told her to be careful. Ying also wanted to go with her; he took his bow and arrows and slung them on his back, ready to go with Nan Qinghuan to tame this monster. Everyone was watching the couple.
Their hearts were also full of worry.
After all, this was a monster—one stomp and it would tear flesh open.
"Don't worry, you all step back. We can't provoke it. If an animal's nature is provoked, it will lose control, and then I won't be able to tame it easily. You all withdraw."
Having said this, Nan Qinghuan cautiously walked toward the red dragon. She and Ying saw a red dragon about five or six meters long. The red dragon's entire body was covered in hard armor, pitch-black and looking very sturdy. It had a long neck, different from a Tyrannosaurus Rex—its neck was slender, and its head was small.
Suddenly... the red dragon spotted them... It whipped its head around to look at them. Ying was a bit worried. "Careful."
"Ying, you step back."
The atmosphere instantly became very tense. The red dragon thought they were still going to harm it, baring its teeth and preparing to attack. Unexpectedly, Nan Qinghuan picked up the Bamboo Flute and began to play the Beast Taming melody. As soon as this tune sounded, everything around fell silent.
Because, once the Beast Taming melody rang out, the birds and animals all around instantly became dead quiet.
Aurora, a woman who had seen the world, was also stunned by this scene.
Why? Because Nan Qinghuan was just too impressive—just a single tune could make all the animals instantly quiet down, including that just-now-agitated dragon.
Holy crap, this was just too amazing.
Even more amazing was yet to come. Nan Qinghuan's Bamboo Flute kept playing, and the red dragon grew very calm, finally lying directly on the ground, docile as a lapdog.
Ying was also shocked. Tamed just like that? He couldn't quite believe it. "Qinghuan, that's it?"
Nan Qinghuan also felt it wasn't that simple. She gently put down the Bamboo Flute, and soon, the animals scattered in all directions from the Forest, leaving only the red dragon lying on the ground, motionless.
It seemed as if it really had been tamed by Nan Qinghuan.
Nan Qinghuan unhurriedly prepared to walk toward the red dragon, but Ying was very worried and grabbed her arm. "Qinghuan, be careful, let me go."
"It's fine, let me try. It shouldn't have any more aggression."
She slowly walked up to the red dragon. The red dragon's nature was originally very soft, and now it was even more docile. Nan Qinghuan gently reached out to touch its head. Animals have an instinct: if they let you touch their head, it means you are already their master. Conversely, if not, they will attack.
At that moment, everyone's hearts were in their throats. Aurora didn't even dare to breathe, because she had seen the situation in the Jurassic World—this petite woman was going to touch a dinosaur's head. It was truly a Beauty and the Beast scenario.
She was very worried the beast would hurt Nan Qinghuan and gripped Rongdi's hand tightly.
"Rongdi, if this beast harms Qinghuan later, we'll use explosives."
Even knowing it might be useless, or just to drive it away, Rongdi had great confidence in Nan Qinghuan. Watching her small figure stand beside that monster, he seemed to recall many things.
Back when he and Ying were enemies, Qinghuan had tamed many animals, and even he had to concede defeat.
So... he had great faith in her Beast Taming ability, and he also believed Nan Qinghuan would bring him another miracle.
"Wait a bit, let's see first."
Over here, Ying's heart was also in his throat. He was constantly watching Nan Qinghuan's hand, and also watching the red dragon's changes, afraid it would suddenly turn and attack Qinghuan.
He held a sharp knife in his hand, ready at any moment to slay the dragon.
The red dragon was also blinking its eyes at the human before it. Nan Qinghuan's hand finally rested on its head. Unexpectedly, the red dragon really didn't move.
This scene seemed to make everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Just as Nan Qinghuan thought it was tamed, who would have thought... suddenly, the red dragon's tail struck from behind. This scene caught everyone off guard. The monster that had just been docile now suddenly... went berserk.
"Qinghuan, watch out!"
Fortunately, Ying shielded her from behind. Nan Qinghuan dodged to the side just in time to avoid the tail sweep. The red dragon let out a loud wail and suddenly charged at them.
"Still trying to resist?"
Nan Qinghuan was no pushover either. She immediately took out the flute and began to play. The red dragon, which had just been about to go mad and attack them, was instantly controlled by the flute sound. It seemed to struggle, trying to resist this unpleasant noise—the sound drove it crazy.
It was extremely uncomfortable.
The flute sound grew higher and higher. The red dragon couldn't bear it anymore and crashed to the ground with a bang. It seemed to be in great pain, howling incessantly, as if venting all its anger.
Everyone watched this bizarre scene—a monster impervious to blades and arrows, yet ultimately afraid of this flute sound.
Truly unbelievable.
Moreover, after the flute sound ended, the red dragon had no strength left, unable even to crawl up.
Seeing this, Nan Qinghuan, afraid it still wouldn't obey, slowly walked to the red dragon's side, crouched down, and looked it in the eye.
Based on her understanding, this red dragon should already be an adult. Her senior brother was right—long neck, small head, it was indeed a red dragon. She never dreamed, even in her wildest dreams, that she would encounter so many ancient animals from books here in this prehistoric era, and moreover, that she would tame them.
"So, do you submit or not?"
The red dragon, completely stripped of its temper by her flute sound, could only whimper and make gurgling noises, looking as if it had truly surrendered.
Nan Qinghuan understood its meaning. Since it had submitted, there was no need to tame it further.
She reached out and patted the red dragon's head, murmuring as if teaching a child, "Alright, I won't kill you, and I won't let anyone harm you. But you can't stay here—this is human territory. Go to the deep mountains and forests where no one will come, and no one will disturb you. You can eat your leaves there and multiply, but you cannot come to human territory. You'll scare them, and they'll want to kill you too. Do you understand?"
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