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

Ignis paused for a moment.

The tea room was quiet for several seconds, with only the faint sound of water flowing outside the wall.

Then the Fire Dragon King abruptly flung his sister's hand away, his high ponytail whipping in a furious arc behind him. His scarlet eyes widened, but couldn't hide the rapidly spreading red tinge around his ears.

"Then I'll beat him to death! Beat him to a pulp!"

"Beat him until he obeys, beat him until he coughs up all the extra dragon contracts he has!"

Wendina withdrew her hand, her fingertips covering her lips, and let out a soft, mischievous laugh: "Hmm, that's good. But what if the dragon he contracts with is extremely powerful, even you might not be able to defeat it?"

"That--"

Ignis choked, her lips moved twice but she couldn't say a word. Only a string of sparks popped from the ends of her hair, landing on the crystal floor and being absorbed by the cool crystal surface in the blink of an eye, leaving only a few shallow scorch marks.

Wendina did not press the matter further.

She tiptoed and gently patted Ignis's head, soothingly saying, "Sweetie, I'll help you."

Ignis stood frozen in place, wanting to dodge but unable to. The mix of anger, irritability, and bitterness churned in her chest several times, finally turning into a muffled nasal sound deep in her throat.

"Stop touching me... I'm not a child anymore."

Wendina withdrew her hand, but the smile on her lips never faded.

She turned and pushed open another door to the tea room. Behind the door was a crystal spiral staircase leading to the observatory at the top of the tower. A faint shimmer of water cascaded down from above, making the entire staircase look like a dream.

"Let's go find him."

In the instant she turned around, a hint of expectation and curiosity, which even her own sister had failed to detect, flashed across her gentle blue eyes.

—Luo Ye, what kind of person are you? You're even more interesting than I imagined.

Meanwhile, a thousand miles away in the Evernight Mountains, the morning sun streamed through the crystal skylight of the dome, spreading a warm golden hue across the black stone slabs—

Sharing the same sun with the tidal morning light atop the Azure City Tower at this moment.

Upon catching a glimpse of the graceful, silvery-white dragon silhouette sweeping across the clouds in the sky, and seeing Eluvia being held tightly in the arms of the dragon knight, almost all the dragons reacted in unison.

Silently turning her head, she pretended to gaze at the distant mountains, acting as if she hadn't seen anything.

Two inexperienced young guards, still unsure of the situation, were a beat too slow. Their eyes were fixed on the direction of the landing. The experienced old guard beside them felt a chill. With a swift movement, the thick dragon tail coiled around the necks of the two small dragons and dragged them away.

"Stop looking! Stop looking! This is His Majesty's family matter. If you keep looking, he might hang you up and whip you!"

The enormous silver-white dragon slowly spiraled down and came to a steady stop on the wide viewing platform in front of the main hall of the Dragon Nest.

When the dragon folded its enormous wings, which resembled a curtain woven from moonlight, countless tiny, shimmering white specks of light drifted from the wingtips, falling one by one onto the dark stone slab. In an instant, they flowed and spread out, like a dazzling Milky Way fallen to earth.

Serafina lowered her dragon body slightly to allow Luo Ye on her back to land smoothly.

Once Luo Ye had regained her footing, she slowly took a few steps back, a soft, pale silver halo surrounding her. Her enormous dragon body continued to shrink and her bones were reshaped, instantly shedding her beastly form and transforming into a stunningly beautiful girl in a flowing silver-white dress.

She walked slowly to the edge of the stone platform, gently gathered a few strands of her long, silvery hair that had been ruffled by the cool morning breeze with her slender fingers, and then slowly turned around, her silver eyes falling on the man and the dragon in front of her.

To be precise, it landed on the still-unawakened little black dragon in Luo Ye's arms—Eluvia.

Eluvia remained in her dragon girl form, curled up completely in Luo Ye's arms, her thick, smooth, deep purple hair spread out and wrapped around his arms.

The drool that had flowed out while she was fast asleep had left a large dark stain on Luo Ye's sleeve, leaving behind an undeniable and adorable piece of evidence.

The iconic jet-black dragon tail snaked out from under the hem of her skirt, wrapping tightly around Luo Ye's calves, refusing to separate.

The reason for this appearance is not hard to guess.

Luo Ye didn't feel anything when he put the Shadow Source Core fragment into his storage bag, but as the long flight continued, he felt something.

The fragment on his body was like a miniature shadow energy furnace, continuously emitting the purest and most refined aura of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan.

For Eluvia, who grew up immersed in shadow elements, this aura was comparable to a fine wine aged for a thousand years; just smelling it was enough to completely relax and seduce her mind.

So on the way back, Eluvia showed no signs of waking up; instead, she slept even more soundly.

She had many dreams. In her dreams, sometimes her mother was smiling at her, and sometimes her father was carrying her and flying through the clouds.

The scene shifts again to moonlight, where the foolish dragon knight bends down to kiss her, gently stroking her dragon horns and whispering that she is very cute.

She was crying and laughing in her dream.

When Luo Ye looked down at her, he heard her mumble indistinctly, "Don't go, don't leave me..."

Then, not long after, he changed his tone, becoming fierce, as if he were beating someone up in a dream: "You dare to die? You try it, I'll beat you up..."

Luo Ye was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but lower his head and smile.

This person doesn't forget to yell at him even when he's asleep.

No matter what she said, she kept her hands tightly gripping Luo Ye's clothes, as if she was afraid that he would disappear in her dream if she let go.

[System Notification: The Eternal Night Dragon King's Deep Sleep buff remains in effect, and he is continuously nourished by the aura of Shadow Origin, preventing him from awakening on his own for the foreseeable future.]

[System Comment: Look how clingy he is! Who would have thought that the Black Dragon Overlord, who once dominated the Eternal Night Mountains, would be so soft and cuddly when he's asleep?]

"This state looks like he's completely drunk." Luo Ye looked down at the little black dragon sleeping soundly in his arms and couldn't help but mutter a low complaint.

He tried to gently tug at his clothes, attempting to pull himself out of Eluvia's tightly clenched hand, but failed.

He reached out again to try to untangle the dragon's tail wrapped around his calf, but to no avail.

A soft, sweet hum escaped from Eluvia's nose, her grip tightening slightly as she instinctively resisted being separated from the reassuring aura of her origin.

"Stop fussing." Seraphina leaned casually against the stone railing, her tone languid, a faint smile hidden in her eyes.

"The concentration of primal power overflowing from the Shadow Core fragments is too high, making it extremely tempting to the Eternal Night Black Dragon. She won't wake up anytime soon."

"The more you try to move away and break free, the tighter she will stick to you. It's an instinct ingrained in the blood of dragon cubs. Once they smell a highly pure aura that can protect them, they will refuse to let go no matter what."

Luo Ye sighed helplessly, then gave up all struggle, steadily holding the girl in his arms, and walked towards the interior of the Eternal Night Main Hall.

To be honest, holding a girl in your arms isn't as easy as you might imagine.

Even though Eluvia was petite, she was still a real dragon girl with considerable weight. After a long and continuous hug, Luo Ye's arms gradually began to feel sore and numb.

Serafina watched this scene from the side, a wicked smile flashing across her face—

...She had already come up with at least three plans in her mind regarding how to "bully" the dragon knight tonight.

She glanced one last time at the little black dragon, who was being held firmly in Luo Ye's arms and was completely unaware of what was about to happen, and a mischievous smile appeared in her silver eyes.

P.S.: One chapter for today. I need to rest and brainstorm some plot ideas. I'll continue with at least three chapters a day next month. See you tomorrow, and be sure to come!

Love you all ღ( ´･ᴗ･` ) Sending you love, I'm bowing down to all my readers, sob sob sob