Chapter 6

6 The Treasure Dragons waved goodbye to the bunnies, who were too busy admiring their new roof and chomping on carrots to wave back. "Fly straight ahead," instructed Squeaklet. "You'll know when you're in the right place."

宝龙们向兔宝宝们挥手告别，兔宝宝们正忙着欣赏他们的新屋顶，大嚼胡萝卜，顾不上向它们挥手致意。 “一直往前飞。”吱吱叫道。 “当你到了正确的地方，你就会知道。”

With a swish of fur, he disappeared into the treetops. Mei patted The Forest Book in her bag and they zoomed off, weaving around trees laden with jewel-like fruit. They whooshed across a field of wildflowers growing on the edge of a mountain, flying so low that the blooms brushed against Mei's scales. "You're covered in pollen!" Aisha laughed, copying Mei until she, too, was dotted with pollen. "It looks like gold dust," Quinn called. "We're Treasure Dragons, so that fits!" Mei called back. A few moments later, the Dragon Girls found themselves flying through some sort of storm cloud. A thick grayness surrounded them. Mei coughed, and her eyes felt gritty. She couldn't see her friends anywhere. Even worse, Mei felt confused. What are we doing again? she wondered. Where are we going? She shook her

随着皮毛的嗖嗖声，他消失在树梢上。 梅拍了拍包里的《森林之书》，他们在树上穿梭，树上挂满了宝石般的果实。 他们嗖嗖地飞过山边的一片野花地，飞得很低，花儿擦着梅的鳞片。 “你浑身都是花粉!”艾莎笑了，模仿着梅，直到她身上也撒满了花粉。 “看起来像金粉，”奎因喊道。 “我们是宝龙，这才合适!”梅回话了。 过了一会儿，龙女们发现自己正飞过一片乌云。 一层厚厚的灰色笼罩着他们。 梅咳嗽了一下，眼睛里充满了沙砾。 她哪儿也见不到她的朋友。 更糟糕的是，梅感到困惑。 我们在做什么来着?她想知道。 我们要去哪里?她摇了摇她

head, trying to clear her thoughts. Keep it together, she told herself sternly. We're going to find the Book Butterflies. But now Mei felt unsure about their plan. What if there was no such thing as a Book Butterfly? Then she wondered if the book they'd found was the right one. She desperately needed to clear her throat again, but she hardly had the strength to cough.

头，试图理清她的思绪。 保持冷静，她严厉地告诉自己。 我们要去找蝴蝶书。 但现在梅对他们的计划感到不确定。 如果没有“书蝴蝶”这种东西呢? 然后她想知道他们找到的那本书是不是对的。 她迫切需要再清一次嗓子，但她几乎没有力气咳嗽。

Mei's stomach dropped. Wait! This is no storm cloud. These are Shadow Sprites! As Mei watched, the gray shadowy particles joined together until they formed bigger, even more sinister shapes. Soon the air was filled with menacing shadows, shifting in strange snake-like patterns. Mei knew what she had to do. Taking a deep breath, she opened her mouth and let out a ROAR. A red flame erupted from her mouth and cleared a bright, sparkling path in the gray cloud. Mei could see her friends! They, too, were blinking away the shadowy confusion caused by the Shadow Sprites. "We have to get away from here!" Mei roared to Aisha and Quinn. "Follow me!" Mei began to fly along the path her roar had created. Aisha and Quinn stuck close behind. As she charged past the Shadow Sprites, Mei felt a breeze on her face. It smelled like sunshine. We'll get through this, Mei told herself. The thought made the last of the shadowy doubt

梅的胃一沉。等等!这不是暴风云。 这些是暗影精灵!当梅注视着的时候，灰色的阴影粒子结合在一起，形成了更大、更险恶的形状。 很快，空气中充满了可怕的阴影，以奇怪的蛇状图案移动。 梅知道她该怎么做。 她深吸了一口气，张开嘴，发出一声咆哮。 一团红色的火焰从她的嘴里喷出，在灰色的云层中划出了一条明亮的、闪闪发光的道路。 梅可以见到她的朋友了!他们也在眨着眼睛驱散暗影精灵造成的混乱。 “我们必须离开这里!”梅对艾莎和奎恩吼道。 “跟我来!”梅开始沿着她的咆哮创造的路径飞行。 艾莎和奎因紧跟在后面。 当她冲过暗影精灵时，梅感到一阵微风拂过她的脸。 它闻起来像阳光。我们会挺过去的，梅对自己说。 这个想法消除了最后一丝朦胧的疑虑

disappear. Mei felt confident and strong once more. "Phew! That was horrible!" Quinn groaned. "The worst! Hey, where is that breeze coming from?" Aisha called. Mei saw movement in a meadow down below. Were they flowers blowing in the wind? No! It was the fluttering of thousands of butterfly wings in every possible color. Each butterfly wing was streaked with gold. "Yes!" Mei cried. "That's where we're headed!" A moment later, the three Treasure Dragons landed softly. The meadow was near the side of a cliff, and down below raged a wild river. The Dragon Girls were a little dusty, but more than anything, they felt relieved to be away from the Shadow Sprites. Butterflies perched on a log nearby. They read from tiny books made from leaves and flower petals. A soft, papery scent rose from their fluttering wings.

消失。梅再次感到自信和坚强。 “唷!太可怕了!”奎因呻吟着。 “最坏的!嘿，风从哪里来的?”阿伊莎。 梅看到下面的草地上有动静。 它们是风中飞舞的花朵吗? 不!那是成千上万只五颜六色的蝴蝶翅膀扇动的声音。 每只蝴蝶的翅膀上都有金色的条纹。 “是的!”美哭了。“那就是我们要去的地方!”不一会儿，三只宝龙轻轻地落了下来。 草地靠近悬崖边，下面有一条湍急的河流。 龙女们有点灰头土脸，但最重要的是，她们为远离暗影精灵而感到宽慰。 蝴蝶栖息在附近的一根原木上。 他们阅读用树叶和花瓣做成的小书。 一股柔软的、纸一般的香味从它们扇动的翅膀上飘了出来。

An orange-and-gold butterfly glanced up from her book and smiled. "You must be Dragon Girls!" she said in a soft, flittering voice. "I've read about you." "Yes, we're Treasure Dragon Girls," Mei said proudly. "And you must be the Book Butterflies. We're so glad to find you. We really need your help."

一只橙金相间的蝴蝶从书上抬起头来，微笑着。 “你们一定是龙女!”她柔声细语地说。 “我听说过你。”“是的，我们是宝龙女，”梅骄傲地说。 “你一定是书蝴蝶。 我们很高兴能找到你。 我们真的需要你的帮助。”