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

Luo Ye looked down at the fruit in her palm.

It is pale purple and translucent, with plump and moist flesh. It has a slightly cool and delicate feel and no smell. It does look like a rare high-grade spiritual fruit.

He looked up at the little dragon king in front of him, whose cheeks were flushed and who was trying to remain calm, and a slight doubt arose in his heart.

Elvia is acting so strangely today; she's obviously too nervous.

But he didn't think much of it.

After all, he and Eluvia had a soul contract; their fates were intertwined, one for the glory and the other for the ruin.

If she wanted to harm herself, she wouldn't need to go to such lengths to find excuses or feed her; she could simply slap herself to death.

If that's the case, what is there to be afraid of?

Moreover, looking into her bright, expectant golden eyes, he simply couldn't bring himself to say a word of refusal.

"Alright, thank you for your reward, Your Majesty."

Luo Ye chuckled softly, accepted the Forget-Me-Not Fruit without hesitation, and gently took a bite.

The moment the fruit enters the throat, a cool, sweet sensation melts on the tip of the tongue, slides down the throat into the stomach, and transforms into a faint, warm current that spreads throughout the limbs.

The delicious taste made him think to himself: It tastes so good, and the little black dragon is really good to me.

Luo Ye relaxed all his guard and was about to say something to praise the fruit, saying that it tasted good.

But the next second, a faint drowsiness suddenly swept over my mind, like warm water washing over my consciousness, gentle yet domineering, instantly invading all my senses.

His gaze began to unfocus rapidly; his once clear eyes became hazy and cloudy, and he couldn't lift his eyelids no matter how hard he tried.

My brain is becoming increasingly sluggish, my strength is rapidly waning, and even standing is becoming difficult.

He opened his mouth with difficulty, trying to say something, but could only utter indistinct breaths, his consciousness completely fading away.

Before he fell into a deep sleep, he looked up.

Finally, what came into view were Eluvia's panicked, guilty, nervous, and stubborn golden eyes.

Those beautiful dragon eyes held a thousand unspoken words, a deep-seated obsession and love unknown to anyone.

Finally, Luo Ye's body tilted slightly, and he completely lost consciousness, falling softly forward.

[System Notification: The host has successfully consumed the Eternal Night Dragon Clan's secret treasure—the Forget-Me-Not Fruit!]

[Effects of use: All attributes +20, forces the user into a deep sleep, duration unknown.]

[System Commentary: Host, you think you have the whole situation under control, but you're actually being manipulated by the innocent little dragon! Sweet dreams!]

Eluvia stood beside him, looking at Luo Ye's peaceful sleeping face, a hint of apology flashing in her golden vertical pupils.

"I'm sorry, you stupid dragon knight..."

"I really don't want to pressure you... but I'm so scared."

She whispered, reaching out her hand and gently stroking his eyebrows and eyes with her fingertips.

"I'm afraid that when you wake up tomorrow, you'll have quietly left and never come back."

"I've waited so long to finally see you, don't blame me."

She leaned forward slightly, her soft hair falling gently and brushing against Luo Ye's cheek.

Her pink lips gently landed on his forehead, giving him an extremely tender kiss.

They parted after a brief touch, yet it contained the culmination of her millennia of loneliness and overwhelming joy.

After the kiss, she took a deep breath, concealing all the guilt in her eyes, leaving only unwavering determination.

Eluvia draped his arm over her slender shoulder, wrapped her other arm around his waist, and gritted her teeth as she hoisted this human, who was a full head taller than her.

Although she was petite, the dragon race's strength far surpassed that of humans, and lifting Luo Ye was not difficult for her.

Eluvia carried Luo Ye through the dark corridor, through layers of shadowy barriers, through hidden stone doors known only to her and the successive Eternal Night Dragon Kings, and finally arrived at a secret chamber in the deepest part of the dragon's nest that was never opened to the public.

The door to the secret room slowly closed behind her, shutting out all outside sounds.

The room wasn't large, but it felt exceptionally cozy.

The shadow crystals embedded in the walls emitted a soft, dark purple glow, enveloping the entire room in an ambiguous, hazy light.

In the very center was a stone bed covered with a thick, black velvet cushion. Scattered on the bed were several dragon scales that shone with a dark purple luster, which were obviously shed by Eluvia.

Several enormous shadow crystals floated around, slowly rotating and emitting gentle primal fluctuations, completely isolating the entire secret chamber from the outside world.

This was her only private space from childhood to adulthood, her own little haven during her long, lonely years.

Eluvia carefully placed Luo Ye on the stone bed. She helped him straighten his legs, crossed his arms in front of his abdomen, and gently tucked the stray hairs from his forehead.

She knelt down, helped him take off his boots, and neatly placed them by the bed. Then she pulled a blanket from the corner and gently covered him with it.

Eluvia knelt by the bed, her hands resting on her knees, and quietly watched him for a long while.

—The silly dragon knight looks much better asleep than when he's awake.

When he's awake, he's always smiling, arguing with her, teasing her until she gets angry, and deliberately saying things that make her blush.

Now, lying there quietly, her eyelashes cast faint shadows in the dim light, and a slight smile lingered at the corner of her mouth.

She suddenly felt that watching him like this for the rest of her life might not be so bad.

After a long while, Eluvia took a half step back, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and took a deep breath.

Then, his entire body, from the tips of his ears to his neck, from the base of his horns to the tip of his tail, turned pink at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Next, it was her turn to take action.

She reached out and took his hand, their fingers intertwined.

"Stupid dragon knight..."

She spoke softly, her voice trembling slightly, yet exceptionally firm:

"This time, I will not let you escape again."

[System Notification: Hidden storyline triggered, exclusive Night of Bonds begins!]

[System Evaluation: Congratulations, host, for achieving the hidden achievement—"The Man Carried into the Secret Chamber by the Dragon King!"]

"Okay! Next... next, just do as the book says!"

Eluvia clenched her little fists tightly, stood up, and frantically cheered herself on.

Uncontrollably, the explicit yet ambiguous scenes from the ancient secret manual replayed in her mind. Each scene was scorching hot, causing the temperature of her already flushed cheeks to rise even higher, turning red from her cheeks to the roots of her ears, and even the base of her small dragon horns was soaked in a translucent crimson.

In the dimly lit secret room, a faint purple shadow and light flowed slowly, and the only sound was the soft breathing of the two people. The atmosphere was so ambiguous that it almost froze.

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the shyness and panic surging in her heart, and leaned slightly forward, her slender, fair fingertips carefully reaching for the buttons on Luo Ye's collar.

The first button.

Her hands were shaking so badly that her fingertips slid across the buttons several times, but she just couldn't get a grip on them.

I finally managed to get it in place, but because my hands were shaking so badly, I couldn't untie it no matter what I did.

"Ugh... why is this so hard to undo... clumsy, clumsy buttons! I'll have someone alter all the buttons on Dragon Nest's clothes to be a size bigger!"