Great Desert, yellow sands, as the sunset descended in the west, the remaining light cast the shadow of a giant rock into a cramped cave.
At the end of the shadow, a pale bare foot suddenly catches the eye.
A naked girl leaned against the rock wall, her body curled up, slightly trembling. Layers of dragon scales faintly visible on her jade-like skin. The area around her waist was a blur of blood and flesh, with strands of fresh blood spreading beneath her, flowing across the floor like a spider web.
Next to her, lay dozens of shimmering, blood-stained dragon scales.
As another damaged dragon scale fell to the ground, Bai Qinqing forcibly bit her lip to keep from making any noise, yet the pain made her small toes clench fiercely.
The damaged dragon scales would not heal; they had to be forcibly removed for new ones to grow.
The cave was silent, with only the girl's rapid, pained breathing for a while.
