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

Eluvia was so anxious that a thin layer of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose, and her long eyelashes trembled frantically.

The dragon's tail behind it swung restlessly and erratically from side to side, the fluffy pom-pom at the tip of the tail completely puffed up into a ball of fur, making it look exactly like a little black cat with its fur standing on end in a panic.

She slightly pouted her pink lower lip, biting it tightly, holding her breath, and focusing all her attention on a single button.

Click.

Finally, the first button popped open with a click.

She had barely breathed a sigh of relief when she immediately looked down and focused on the second button to continue.

Whether it was because the Eternal Night Dragon Clan's clothes were too tightly made, or because she was becoming increasingly flustered, the button was stuck firmly in the buttonhole, and no matter how she pried or turned it with her fingertips, it wouldn't budge.

"What awful clothes! They're designed to be so hard to untie, are they deliberately trying to make things difficult for people?!"

Eluvia instantly puffed up her cheeks, her haughty little temper flaring up. She muttered a low, angry complaint, unconsciously increasing the pressure on her hand—

"Rip!"

A crisp sound of fabric tearing echoed loudly in the quiet, enclosed room.

Luo Ye's collar was torn open, revealing his collarbone and a small patch of his chest.

Eluvia froze in place.

She stared blankly at the neat crack, then quickly glanced at Luo Ye, who was still soundly asleep on the bed, and her heart clenched, instantly feeling extremely guilty.

Oh no, I've messed things up by overdoing it.

"No, it's okay, it's okay..."

She quickly looked around, trying to console herself in a low voice: "Anyway, I gave that stupid dragon knight's clothes, so what if they're broken? I can just get another one tomorrow."

She braced herself, steadied herself, and prepared to work her way up to the third button, determined to complete the first step of the bond ritual in the book.

But just a second before her fingertips were about to touch the button, Luo Ye's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Eluvia froze instantly, even instinctively holding her breath.

No way?

The effects of the Forget-Me-Not Fruit are enough to incapacitate even an adult dragon; how could a human possibly awaken so quickly?!

Could it be... that the noise she made while pulling at her clothes woke her up?

The next second, Luo Ye's eyelids twitched slightly, and then he slowly raised his eyes, opening his deep gaze.

The lingering sleepiness quickly faded, and my vision gradually cleared from blurry.

The first thing that catches the eye is the unfamiliar dark purple ceiling.

No, it's not the ceiling of his room.

Then, he felt a chill in his chest.

Luo Ye's brain took about a second to process the information, then she abruptly looked down—

Her collar was wide open, the tear grotesque, her collarbone and a small patch of her chest exposed to the air without any defense, making her look both disheveled and inexplicably ambiguous.

Finally, his gaze settled on the bedside—Eluvia, kneeling and leaning forward, her face flushed, her fingertips still clutching a small piece of torn fabric, her whole body stiff as a wooden statue.

Luo Ye: "..."

Eluvia: "..."

Their eyes met, and they had nothing to say.

An awkward atmosphere instantly filled the entire secret room.

The three-second silence felt like three long centuries.

"His Majesty."

Luo Ye broke the silence first, her tone filled with helplessness: "Can you explain properly what's wrong with me right now?"

Eluvia's brain went blank for a moment.

The CPU burned out completely, leaving a blank screen.

She had planned everything, but she never expected that the Forget-Me-Not Fruit, with its miraculous effects, would actually lose its efficacy!

Her meticulously planned strategy for building a lasting bond backfired spectacularly before she even got to the first step!

She didn't even have time, she didn't even have time—

"I, I, I—"

She stammered, her tongue seemingly tied in knots, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time. Her face was flushed red, and her golden vertical pupils darted nervously from side to side, not daring to look directly into Luo Ye's eyes.

Just then, Luo Ye turned slightly to the side, gathering strength in his arms, as if trying to sit up by supporting himself on the bed.

This seemingly ordinary little action directly triggered Eluvia's already extremely tense nerves.

He's trying to sit up. Is he about to leave?

He was definitely planning to sneak away and leave the Eternal Night Dragon's Nest and her completely!

No! We absolutely cannot let him get away!

Panic and anxiety instantly overwhelmed her reason.

Eluvia almost instinctively lunged forward, her petite body carrying an irresistible force. She pressed her two small hands against Luo Ye's shoulders and exerted her strength to firmly press him back onto the soft black velvet stone bed, rendering him unable to move.

"Don't you dare move!"

In a moment of inspiration, she glanced at the few shadowy vines scattered beside the bed.

That was something she'd casually taken from the treasure vault, originally intended for binding items, but now—

She couldn't care less about anything else anymore.

Eluvia reached out and grabbed the vine, but her fingertips trembled so badly that the vine almost slipped through her fingers several times.

Even though it was her own doing and her own decision, her heart still clenched uncontrollably the moment the shadow vines wrapped around his wrist.

She took a deep breath and forcefully suppressed her soft heart. In no time, she tied Luo Ye's wrists together and secured them to the headboard.

Her movements were so skillful that even she was surprised.

Luo Ye: "???"

He looked down at his bound hands, then at the little black dragon in front of him who was clearly feeling guilty but was trying to put on a majestic air as the Dragon King. For a moment, he didn't know whether to be angry or amused.

He genuinely didn't know whether to be angry or find it cute.

"Your Majesty, shouldn't you give me a reasonable explanation now?"

"Shut up! Don't speak!"

Eluvia blushed and interrupted him sharply. Her voice was urgent and fierce, cute yet stern, with an air of arrogance. However, the slight tremor in her voice and the constant shaking of her dragon tail completely exposed her panic and guilt.

"I haven't even settled the score with you for waking up early without permission! How dare you ask?"

Luo Ye raised an eyebrow, almost bursting out laughing: "My dear Your Majesty, you fed me fruit, tied me to the bed, and then said I woke up on my own. In the end, it's my fault? Was it because I shouldn't have woken up?"

"Of course it's your fault!"

Eluvia, her snow-white neck stiff, her golden vertical pupils wide and glaring, argued defiantly, stubbornly and aggrievedly: "In the Eternal Night Dragon's Nest, my rules are the rules! My logic is the only logic! You are not allowed to contradict me!"

Luo Ye sighed softly, his gaze gently fixed on her flushed face:

"Eluvia, tell me honestly, do you know what you're doing right now?"

When he gently called her by her full name, Eluvia's heart skipped a beat, and her panicked demeanor instantly subsided.

But she gritted her teeth, stubbornly insisting, "Of course I know! I... I'm trying to keep you here!"

She took a deep breath, trying to straighten her thin back, attempting to project the majesty of the Dragon King, but her trembling voice couldn't hide the unease in her heart:

"It's written very clearly in the ancient secret texts!"

"Once a unique bond is formed, the Dragon Knight will be bound to the bloodline of the dragon race, never to leave their dragon! Therefore, I, the King, will be with you—"

She stopped mid-sentence.

Those two words were too shameful for her to utter no matter what.

Just recalling the images in the book made her cheeks burn.