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

"R-really?"

Eluvia buried her face in his chest, her muffled voice carrying a heavy nasal tone. She cautiously looked up at him, her eyes full of expectation, afraid that he was just trying to comfort her.

"Of course it's true."

Luo Ye nodded earnestly, gently wiping away her tears and patiently comforting her: "Besides, you can maintain your mature and sophisticated state for thirty minutes every day now. Maybe it will get longer and longer in the future, and eventually it will be completely stable."

Eluvia blinked her wet eyes, looked at him for a few seconds with some doubt, and finally let out a soft hum before burying herself back in his warm embrace.

Her slender fingers quietly tightened their grip on his clothes, refusing to loosen their grip even slightly. Her dragon tail also quietly loosened its strength, gently hooking around his ankle, clinging softly to him, full of dependence.

After a brief period of feeling wronged, the little black dragon's indomitable spirit resurfaced.

How come he, a human, has such good physical abilities and can easily control me? And he even has two forms?

She doesn't agree!

The thought had barely formed in her mind when she immediately rallied, once again taking the initiative to approach and pester him with affection, continuing the battle.

But after several attempts, he eventually ran out of energy.

Eluvia bit her lower lip hard, her whole body weak, she barely had the strength to lift her arm, her golden vertical pupils churning with resentment and defiance, yet she stubbornly refused to give in.

Luo Ye looked down at her forced composure, his smile deepening. He deliberately leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Your Majesty, I think you're about to give up. How about admitting defeat? If you do, I won't bully you anymore."

"No, no!"

Her voice was soft and utterly intimidating, yet she still stubbornly insisted, "I can still fight! You just wait!"

"Oh? Then why don't you move and show me?"

"..."

Eluvia tried to raise her arm, but her fingers trembled and fell limply back onto the bed.

He tried to lift his leg, but his waist gave way as soon as he tried to exert force.

She was silent.

Luo Ye didn't urge her, just smiled and looked at her with a calm expression that said, "I'll wait for you."

After a long standoff, Eluvia finally couldn't hold back any longer, burying her face in the pillow and whispering almost inaudibly, "...Woof."

Luo Ye raised an eyebrow: "What? I didn't hear you clearly."

"You did that on purpose!" Eluvia suddenly looked up at him, her eyes red-rimmed. "You heard me, but you made me say it again!"

"I really didn't hear you." Luo Ye blinked innocently with a straight face. "Speak louder."

Eluvia glared at him angrily for several seconds, but finally gave in. Her lips pouted, and suppressing a huge sense of grievance, she mumbled from under the pillow:

"Woof! Are you satisfied now? I give up, you're alright, you're really alright! Okay?!"

After saying that, she pinched the soft flesh of Luo Ye's waist, not with much force, more like a coquettish revenge: "It's all your fault! You made me say this!"

Luo Ye gasped as she pinched him, but still smiled broadly: "Your Majesty is indeed honest and trustworthy, keeping your word."

"Of course!" Eluvia immediately puffed out her small chest, her cheeks still flushed and her eyes still wet, but she had already regained her dragon king aura.

"I am the mighty Dragon King of Eternal Night, a man of my word, and I disdain to renege on my promises! I admit defeat when I say so! I bark when I say so! Unlike some humans, who spout nonsense!"

She got more and more excited as she talked, as if the person who had been whimpering under the pillow just moments before wasn't her at all.

"Honesty and trustworthiness are the foremost virtues of the dragon race! I have merely put these virtues into practice!"

Luo Ye nodded, suppressing a laugh: "Yes, yes, Your Majesty's teachings are correct."

But as soon as she finished speaking, Eluvia's waist went completely limp, and she collapsed back onto the bed, motionless, without even the strength to lift her hand. All that remained was her mouth muttering softly, "...But next time, I will definitely beat you."

Luo Ye lay down on his side next to her, reached out and scooped the limp little black dragon into his arms, gently resting his chin on the top of her head: "Okay, I'll wait for you to win next time."

Eluvia nestled in his arms, her dragon tail gently hooking around his ankle, and gave a muffled hum: "That's more like it..."

Luo Ye lay on his side, looking at her cute, puffed-up face, and chuckled: "So I told you, I'm really fine. You're just overthinking things and scaring yourself."

Eluvia wrinkled her small nose and stared at him for a long time, still half-believing and half-doubting.

She felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on it. In the end, she could only bury her face in his chest and mutter something under her breath.

"You better not be lying to me, or I'll cry, and I won't be able to comfort me!"

The dragon tail wrapped around his ankle tightened again, locking him firmly and refusing to loosen its grip.

After a long while, the two finally got dressed.

Eluvia got up, thought about it carefully for a moment, but in the end she was still worried about Luo Ye's health.

No matter how well he seemed to be doing, his glaringly white hair, the wound on his wrist, and the farewell he had given her the night before constantly reminded her that things were definitely not that simple.

She can't gamble, and she doesn't dare to gamble.

So even if she was reluctant for Luo Ye to leave the secret room, she had to take him out to see it.

"Go to the kitchen and eat something to fill your stomach, then wait for me patiently."

Eluvia stood at the entrance of the secret chamber, cautiously peeking out to make sure that there were no patrolling guards or passersby in the empty dragon's nest corridor before taking a step out with peace of mind.

She turned around, her eyes fixed on Luo Ye leaning against the stone door, her expression serious and stern, without a trace of jest: "I have some urgent business to attend to. I'll come find you as soon as I'm done. Don't wander off, and don't cause any trouble, do you hear me!"

Looking at her earnest and worried expression, Luo Ye felt a surge of tenderness in his heart. He didn't press her for details, but simply nodded obediently, "Okay, I'll wait for you."

Eluvia gave a satisfied hum, turned around, and strode briskly and firmly toward the Dragon's Nest Treasury.

She was going to the core treasure vault of the Eternal Night Dragon Clan, which had been passed down for ten thousand years.

That place holds the rare and precious materials, primordial elixir, longevity-extending artifacts, and restorative sacred materials accumulated by the dragon race over countless generations.

Whether it's a treasure that can repair the source, nourish life force, reverse damage, or stabilize the foundation, as long as it can be useful to Luo Ye, she will find it all and use it on him.

Behind her, Luo Ye leaned against the stone gate, watching her receding figure. He couldn't help but chuckle softly as he looked at her dragon tail, which was still gently curling up behind her.

Whether she's in her grown-up, mature form or her soft, cuddly baby dragon form, she'll always be that silly little dragon whose heart and eyes are only for him.

He raised his hand and gently brushed the stray white hairs from his forehead. The tenderness in his eyes slowly faded, replaced by a faint sense of forbearance and weariness.

He then turned around and slowly walked in the opposite direction.

Some costs are his alone to bear.

All he wanted was for his little dragon to be carefree and safe year after year.

Morning light streamed down through the crystal skylight in the dome, spreading warm golden hues across the obsidian tiles of the corridor.

Luo Ye walked slowly through the light-filled corridor, past several closed stone chambers, and then through an archway engraved with shadow runes, finally stopping in front of the meditation room of Elder Eldron.

PS:

Although the author has hinted at it countless times in the text, I'll still give a spoiler to avoid being criticized.

The system is fake, the system's words are fake, but it's not entirely fake.

The physical body will not be rebuilt, the Dragon King will not be harmed, don't overthink the negative points, the author is very reliable.

Moreover, the following episodes are particularly brilliant, and all the foreshadowing in the timeline will be resolved!

Dear readers, following the updates will definitely be worth it!

Bang bang, they kowtowed!