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

Eluvia's gilded vertical pupils widened suddenly, and the scales on the tips of her ears turned a visible crimson within a fraction of a second.

"Nonsense! That's just human speculation!" Her voice suddenly rose. "The dragon knightly covenant is a completely independent sacred contract, not some kind of marriage! You silver dragon, stop your wild interpretations!"

"Oh?" Serafina tilted her head, still maintaining her aloof and elegant demeanor, but the smile at the corner of her eyes became even more pronounced.

"I was just stating an objective record from ancient texts; I didn't name anyone. Your eagerness to defend yourself makes it seem like you have something to hide."

"Seraphina!!!"

"Hmm." The Silver Dragon King let out an extremely elegant nasal sound, somewhere between a hum and a chuckle, finally letting the topic go for the time being.

She took another half step forward, her gaze returning to the masked Luo Ye, her eyes slightly narrowed.

"So, this mysterious dragon knight—" Her voice was clear and languid, with a hint of teasing.

"Could you please explain why you covered your face when you encountered another Dragon King in the wild?"

Luo Ye opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

He had only one thought in his mind: she knew Eluvia, they were quite close, and she seemed much smarter than Eluvia!

What if she discovers my true identity—

He cleared his throat, deliberately lowered his voice, and said in a hoarse and deep voice, "My name is Shi Hao. I have an old throat injury, and my voice is not comfortable. Please don't mind it."

"Shi Hao?" Serafina's silver eyes narrowed slightly, her voice rising at the end, carrying undisguised suspicion.

Eluvia looked at Luo Ye with a puzzled and surprised expression, hesitating to speak.

Luo Ye nodded, not daring to say another word.

He deliberately lowered his voice by a full eight octaves, turning his originally clear voice into a rough, raspy voice from eight old injuries. He also deliberately mumbled his tone and used a fake name to ensure the best possible safety.

Serafina was silent for two seconds.

In those two seconds, her silver eyes slowly swept over his silhouette with an extremely meticulous scrutiny.

He was slightly taller and more muscular than the person she remembered, and his shoulder width was different.

But those eyes that weren't covered and were exposed outside the fabric always had something that felt strangely familiar to her.

But the voices don't match at all.

The voice she remembered was clear and gentle, with the cleanliness and tenderness unique to a young man. Not the hoarse, slurred voice of this man, whose throat sounded like it had been badly injured.

She didn't press further, but the scrutinizing light in her silvery-white eyes intensified.

"An old throat injury?" she repeated softly, her tone carrying a hint of meaning. "That's truly... a pity."

Luo Ye felt cold sweat breaking out on his back.

He had a misconception—no, it wasn't a misconception—that the way Seraphina looked at him was the kind of look that said, "I've seen through everything, but I'm not going to expose you."

Eluvia clearly sensed the subtle tension. She flew to Luo Ye's shoulder, gently patted his cheek with her tail, and then said to Seraphina, "Alright, you've seen the person, you've looked at them, can you go now?"

Serafina chuckled lightly: "So eager to get rid of me? Afraid I'll steal your dragon knight?"

"You dare!" Eluvia instantly bristled.

"Just kidding." Serafina shook her head, a hint of helplessness in her voice. "You're still the same, you can't take a joke."

She spread her arms, her body slowly floating into the air, surrounded by a silvery-white light.

"I'm heading back to Silvermoon Peak first. You should hurry back to your Dragon Castle too."

She paused, her gaze falling on Luo Ye again, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Looking forward to seeing you again... Mr. Dragon Knight."

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure transformed into a silver-white streak of light, soaring into the sky and disappearing into the night.

Only after the silvery-white light completely disappeared into the sky did Luo Ye finally breathe a long sigh of relief.

He felt his back was soaked in cold sweat.

"Your Majesty..." His voice was weak, "Has she...has she always been like this?"

"What?"

"...It's like they see through everything, but they just won't say anything."

Eluvia was silent for a moment, then said, "...She is the most perceptive of all the Dragon Kings of our generation. And she has lived for five thousand years, a thousand years older than me."

Luo Ye: "..."

A five-thousand-year-old fox.

He felt that his future days might not be so easy.

"Let's go." Eluvia flew off his shoulder, her size slightly expanding to that of a horse.

"We shouldn't stay here any longer. Although the Earth-Splitting Bear King has been scared away, there's no guarantee it won't call for more help. Let's rush back to the Dragon's Nest tonight."

Luo Ye nodded, then flipped over and mounted the dragon's back.

This time, his movements were much more natural when he grasped the base of the dragon horn.

With a flap of her wings, Eluvia carried him into the sky, flying deeper into the ancient mountains.

The night wind howled, and the stars shone brightly.

The mountains below undulated in the moonlight, like a sleeping behemoth.

Luo Ye lay on the dragon's back, feeling the powerful beating of the dragon's heart beneath him and the cool night breeze brushing against his cheeks. His tense nerves finally began to relax.

He began to recall what had happened that night.

Earthshaker Bear King, Flying Monster Horde, Silver Dragon King Serafina...

He originally thought that this world was just a game, and that the NPCs were all pre-programmed.

But tonight's experience told him that the world is far more complex than he had imagined.

The relationships between the dragons, the grudges that spanned millennia, the secrets he had yet to uncover...

Everything was like a giant net, and he was stepping into the center of that net, one step at a time.

He sighed.

Forget it, let's take a step by step.

His primary goal right now is to max out Elva's affection level.

As for other things... we'll deal with them when they come up.

At dawn, they finally arrived at the dragon's nest.

It was an obsidian castle built on a cliff, its surface gleaming with a dark light in the morning.

The castle was surrounded by dense shadow elements, which would make ordinary people feel a suffocating sense of oppression if they got close, but for Luo Ye, who had made a contract with the Black Dragon King, it felt strangely familiar.

Eluvia landed on the platform in front of the castle, shrinking to the size of a raven, and flew back to Loye's shoulder.

"We've arrived." Her voice carried a hint of weariness. "This is my dragon's lair."

Looking around at the magnificent castle, Luo Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "Your Majesty, you have excellent taste."

"Nonsense." Eluvia snorted, but there was a hint of smugness in her tone. "My dragon's nest is naturally the most beautiful in the entire dragon race."

She paused, then said, "Go in. I've arranged a room for you—in the side hall. Without my permission, you are not allowed to enter the main hall, touch my treasures, or..."

"Yes, yes, yes, I will do as Your Majesty says." Luo Ye nodded repeatedly.

But in her heart she was thinking: She really is that arrogant Black Dragon Queen.

He stepped into the castle, and behind him, the first rays of dawn shone on the obsidian walls, reflecting a magnificent halo.

A new journey has just begun.

Meanwhile, on the distant Silvermoon Peak, Serafina stood on the edge of a cliff, her silvery-white eyes gazing in the direction of the Black Dragon's lair, a slight smile playing on her lips.

"Old throat injury...voice discomfort..."

She softly repeated Luo Ye's excuse, her smile growing wider.

"interesting."

She stretched out her hand, and a silvery-white dragon scale appeared in her palm, on which a blurry human figure was faintly reflected.

"Let me see... who are you? Is it him?"

The silvery-white light flashed and disappeared in an instant.