Mr. Dragon Knight, the dragon girls are chasing you!

Eluvia's body stiffened abruptly.

Her cheeks turned a visibly redder red, even her small dragon horns flushed a faint pink, as she racked her brains to come up with an outrageous and far-fetched reason:

"I... I closed my eyes because I was afraid you'd move around! I was afraid your saliva would splash into my eyes! I did it to keep them clean! That's not it!"

"Oh, I see." Luo Ye nodded with feigned seriousness, but the smile in his eyes became increasingly undisguised.

"That's it! You think I closed my eyes because I was expecting you to kiss me?! Dream on!" Eluvia nodded vigorously, as if she was frantically trying to convince herself and forcefully maintaining her composure.

"Yes, I know." Luo Ye continued to nod, but the smile he couldn't suppress at the corner of his mouth completely betrayed him.

Seeing the smile on his lips, Eluvia was so angry that her dragon tail thrashed wildly behind her, but she couldn't find a better reason to refute him. She could only stomp her foot in frustration and turn her head away, ignoring him.

Serafina, standing to the side, watched the whole scene quietly from beginning to end.

Her expression was calm, her silver eyes reflecting the figures of Luo Ye and Eluvia, her eyes swirling with complex emotions—jealousy, relief, a touch of melancholy, and a complex feeling that she herself couldn't quite describe.

She watched Luo Ye's gentle expression as he lowered his head to kiss Eluvia, watched Eluvia's journey from resistance to acceptance to immersion, and watched the silver thread of light slowly dissipate in the moonlight as their lips parted.

Her fingers clenched slightly inside her sleeve, then slowly relaxed.

She sighed softly to herself.

What a wonderful coincidence!

The little kid I watched grow up is actually sharing a man with me.

This feeling is truly amazing.

It's like you've been carefully tending to a potted plant for many years, only to find one day that someone else has taken it away.

But that person was the dragon knight she had personally chosen.

He was the one to whom she willingly gave up her Silver Moon Heart and herself.

She was someone she was willing to endure the backlash to save.

Serafina gently shook her head, her long, silvery-white hair tracing a soft arc in the moonlight.

She told herself: It's okay, I'm the rightful wife. I have to be magnanimous.

Then she raised her eyes and looked at the man and the dragon who were still bickering, a gentle smile appearing on her lips.

"Alright, you two." Her voice carried a hint of lazy teasing.

"If you want to flirt, wait until you're out of my treasure vault. I still have many precious artifacts here; they can't withstand your messing around."

Elvia whirled around, her golden, vertical pupils flashing with embarrassment and anger: "Who, who was flirting with him?!"

"Mmm, no." Serafina nodded, her expression mirroring Luo Ye's: "I understand, I understand."

"You're just confirming the effects of the power transfer."

Seeing the identical smirk on her face, Eluvia instantly puffed up her cheeks in anger: "You two are definitely in cahoots! Even your perfunctory expressions are exactly the same! That's too much!"

Serafina smiled gently and did not refute.

She walked slowly to Luo Ye, raised her hand and gently straightened his collar, which had been disheveled by the aftershocks of the battle, her movements natural and intimate.

"I have already transferred the power of the Silver Moon Heart to her through you." Her voice carried a hint of seriousness. "Now, it's up to you."

Luo Ye nodded, his gaze solemn: "Thank you, Serafina."

"You're welcome." Serafina smiled gently, a complex light flashing in her silvery-white eyes.

"I don't want to see this little one repeat the mistakes of the Dragon Kings of the past. Before her father left, he specifically entrusted me to take good care of her, so it is only right that I protect her."

Eluvia stood to the side, and upon hearing this, her dragon tail unconsciously flicked slightly.

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't know what to say.

In the end, she simply turned her head away and muttered under her breath, "...Who needs your pity? I can protect myself."

But the hostility and anger from before were gone from her voice.

Serafina ignored her stubbornness and simply smiled.

Luo Ye turned to look at Eluvia beside him and found that she was looking down, her small hands tightly gripping the edge of her skirt, and her dragon tail was swaying nervously behind her.

"...Eluvia."

Eluvia's body trembled slightly. Without looking up, her voice was muffled and awkward: "...What?"

"I'm sorry." Luo Ye's voice was soft and sincere.

"It was my fault for keeping this from you and acting secretly, causing you worry, misunderstanding, and making you feel wronged."

Eluvia remained silent for a long time, her heart filled with a mixture of bitterness, grievance, and warmth.

She slowly raised her head, her golden eyes clear and bright, filled with both stubbornness and tenderness, her voice trembling slightly: "I'm telling you, Luo Ye, if you ever dare to do something so risky behind my back again, if you ever make me worry so much, or misunderstand so much again..."

"I'll burn you to ashes with a single breath of dragon's breath, then bury you behind the dragon's nest, and stomp on your grave three times every day."

Luo Ye was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, I promise."

Seeing the smile on his lips, Eluvia angrily lashed out with her dragon tail, striking his shin: "You're still smiling! I'm serious, and I mean what I say!"

"I know you're serious." Luo Ye suppressed a smile and nodded gently.

Seeing his incorrigible behavior, Eluvia was so angry that she wanted to slap him again, but she stopped halfway through the swing of her dragon tail.

She was silent for a moment, then whispered, "...Thank you."

Thank you for taking the risk, enduring misunderstandings, and doing everything you could to save me.

Her voice was very soft, so soft that it was almost blown away by the night wind.

But Luo Ye heard it.

He paused for a moment, then gently patted her head. "You're welcome, my Dragon King. Protecting you is my duty as a dragon knight."

Eluvia did not dodge his touch. Her graceful dragon tail swayed gently behind her. She was docile and obedient, silently accepting this tenderness and favor that belonged only to her.