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

"Really, it's not necessary," Luo Ye insisted.

"That's such a pity." Serafina sighed and placed the wooden box on the table. "Let's keep it for now and use it when you need it."

Before Luo Ye could even respond, Eluvia had already leaped down from the pedestal.

The mini black dragon flashed and its wings fluttered, landing precisely on the stone table beside Serafina and snatching the wooden box away—its movements were so swift and precise that it looked more like it was seizing enemy spoils than receiving a gift.

"This substance was crafted by a foreign dragon clan and its origin is unknown. I will first examine its medicinal properties and check for toxins and hidden curses."

Seraphina watched her reaction, her silver eyes widening with a smile: "You're still the same, so wary of everyone."

"I'm especially wary of you." Eluvia placed the wooden box beside her, adopting a "whatever you gave me is mine to do with" attitude, her tone cold and direct.

"After all, the relationship between the Silver Dragon Clan and the Black Dragon Clan hasn't improved much in thousands of years."

"Our two races aren't that close." Seraphina tilted her head, her long, silvery-white hair slipping from her shoulder with the movement.

"But I thought about it last night—it seems we're not as distant as outsiders think. Remember that hidden injury you suffered on the Abyss Battlefield? I had the Silvermoon Temple send you a jar of Moonlight Dew. Don't you remember?"

Eluvia's dragon tail, which she had arranged in a circle, suddenly froze in place.

Her expression remained icy and indifferent, the hostility emanating from her body fading by a faint trace, so faint as to be easily overlooked. Her voice trailed slightly: "Why bring up old matters on purpose?"

"Life is long, and there's no need to deliberately forget the moments that are worth remembering," Serafina replied calmly, turning her gaze back to Luo Ye.

Her silvery-white eyes seemed to be looking at him, or perhaps examining the truth beneath his mask.

The atmosphere in the main hall became even more subtle.

Luo Ye stood between the two dragon kings. To his left was a mini black dragon crouching on a stone table, protecting a wooden box, and to his right was a silver-haired dragon girl with a lazy posture but sharp eyes.

Two top-grade ancient dragon breaths, one cold and one deep, enveloped his surroundings from both sides, leaving him nowhere to hide.

He wanted to say something to ease the tension, but when he opened his mouth, he realized he had no idea what to say—this level of chaotic situation couldn't be resolved by simply saying "Your Majesty, please calm down" or changing the subject.

Two gazes—one gilded, the other silvery—fell upon him simultaneously.

Luo Ye's forehead began to sweat again.

Serafina smiled, then looked at Luo Ye and spoke first: "Mr. Dragon Knight, you don't mind if I stay here a little longer, do you? I rarely come to the Eternal Night Dragon Nest, and I want to take a good look around."

Before Luo Ye could answer, Eluvia answered for him: "I mind."

"I was asking about the Dragon Knight, not you," Serafina said with a smile. "Dragon Knight, do you mind?"

Luo Ye felt as if he were caught between two dragon-like forces.

He glanced at Eluvia—her tail was twitching uneasily, and her gilded vertical pupils seemed to say, "If you dare agree, you're finished."

He glanced at Serafina again—she was smiling at him, her silver eyes holding a certainty that said, "I know what you'll choose."

"...His Majesty is the master of the Dragon's Nest," he finally chose a compromise answer.

"I will obey Your Majesty."

Eluvia's tail tip curled up slightly, clearly satisfied with the answer.

Seraphina raised an eyebrow, her smile deepening. "Oh? So Mr. Dragon Knight is quite obedient. Interesting."

But Serafina ultimately stayed.

She wandered around the main hall, examining the dark purple magical veins on the walls, occasionally offering a few comments:

"Hmm, the rune arrangement of this demon-gathering array is still the old style from three hundred years ago, it needs to be updated."

"The angle at which the shadow crystal is set is incorrect, resulting in a loss of at least 10% in energy flow efficiency."

"this--"

"What exactly are you here for?" Eluvia finally interrupted her, "Are you here to do a renovation assessment for my dragon's nest?"

"I was just browsing," Serafina said innocently. "There are definitely many things that can be improved here. Do you need my help?"

"You don't need to improve."

"Fine, fine, I won't improve." Serafina raised her hands in surrender, but the smile in her eyes betrayed her.

She walked back to her seat and sat down, her gaze falling on Luo Ye, as if she were sizing him up.

Luo Ye felt a little uncomfortable under her gaze, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only pretend to be tidying up the things on the table.

"Mr. Dragon Knight," Serafina suddenly spoke, "what's your name again? You seemed to have said it yesterday, but I didn't hear you clearly."

Luo Ye paused for a moment.

He looked up and met Serafina's silver eyes.

Her eyes were calm, with just the right amount of curiosity, as if she had truly forgotten.

But Luo Ye always felt that she hadn't really forgotten.

She did it on purpose.

Luo Ye suppressed his guilt and spoke calmly, "Shi Hao. My name is Shi Hao."

"Shi Hao..." Serafina repeated the name, then smiled slightly, "A good name. Very...imposing."

Luo Ye always felt that there was some inexplicable meaning behind the word "momentum" she used.

But he didn't delve into it, simply nodding and saying, "Thank you for the compliment."

"Enough of the small talk, let's get down to business." Serafina picked up the tea that Eluvia had reluctantly had the maid hand her, took an elegant sip, and then frowned slightly, clearly not satisfied with the quality of the tea.

She gently placed the teacup back on the table, making a crisp sound.

"Besides delivering medicine, there's another thing I need to do."

Eluvia looked at her warily: "What is it?"

Serafina's gaze then drifted towards Luo Ye.

A dangerous yet alluring curiosity rekindled in those silvery-white eyes—like the look of a hunter when she sees prey that she finds intriguing.

"Dragon Knight, won't you try it? I brought this specially. It's perfect for treating internal injuries, detoxifying, and nourishing the meridians. Of course, it can also be used for old throat injuries."

She pushed the wooden box towards Luo Ye, her fingers leaving the box very slowly, as if waiting for him to reach out and take it.

Luo Ye stood frozen in place, feeling the surrounding air solidify at a visible speed.

"Actually, I..."

He had barely opened his mouth when Serafina stood up.

Her movements were natural and fluid, without any trace of deliberate effort. Her slender fingers gently rested on the edge of the wooden box, pushing it a few inches closer to Luo Ye's palm.

Her fingertips lingered briefly for less than a second when they touched his fingers—so fast they left almost no trace. As she pulled away, her nails lightly grazed the back of his hand, leaving a cool, star-like sensation that vanished in an instant.

The touch was so light, as light as moonlight falling on the skin, disappearing before you could even feel it.

But the Soul Link doesn't think so.

Luo Ye could clearly feel her heart skip a beat for a moment—and then it started beating wildly at double the speed.

His mind screamed: It's not my fault! It's a physiological reaction! Any normal human being would instinctively have their heart rate increase if suddenly touched! This isn't my fault!

But the soul connection won't explain it for him.

It will faithfully, completely, and without reservation transmit his accelerated heartbeat signal to Eluvia.

The atmosphere at the base of the dragon's nest suddenly dropped eight degrees.

Luo Ye didn't even dare to turn his head, but he clearly heard a very faint, ear-piercing sound of a dragon's claw scraping across the stone surface behind him.

The sound was very faint, but it was amplified several times in his ears—like the long, drawn-out scraping of fingernails against a stone slab, making the hairs on the back of his head stand on end.

[Elvia - Wings of Eternal Night Affection Level: 55→57]

[Friendly Reminder: Jealousy is intense! After detecting the host's abnormal heartbeat, her claws left a three-centimeter-deep scratch on the stone surface.]

[The temperature inside the dragon's nest has now dropped below a comfortable level. The host is advised to take immediate measures to soothe the situation; otherwise, the "Double Dragon Showdown" phase will soon begin.]

The system notification sounded on time, each word clear and the tone cold and objective, but Luo Ye felt as if those words were judging him.

He stiffly accepted the wooden box, his throat dry, and managed to squeeze out, "...Thank you, Your Majesty the Silver Dragon King."

"You're welcome." Serafina withdrew her hand and sat back down on the stone bench.

Her expression remained aloof and elegant, but the fleeting glint of satisfaction in the depths of her silver eyes betrayed all her scheming.

[Seraphina - Moonlight Aria Affection Level: 40→50]

[Friendly reminder: The touch test was a great success! It has been confirmed that the host has a clear physiological response to her fingertip contact—accelerated heartbeat, slightly erratic breathing, and pupil constriction.]

[System detected: The Silver Dragon Queen is suspicious. Danger!]