That night, Ye Piaoling lay on her small bed, feeling quite melancholy.
The Underground Palace was pitch dark, not even a sliver of moonlight could penetrate it. Only a few candle flames flickered on the distant walls.
The Regent King said he would execute her in three days. The place was heavily guarded, and escaping was impossible…
Ye Piaoling yawned.
Since there was no way out for now, she would just wait until the day she was about to die to think of a solution!
Thinking this way, she closed her eyes with a clear conscience.
Sleep first…
Late at night.
The evil dragon in the cage suddenly opened its eyes.
They were a pair of enormous dragon eyes, like two hellish flames, flickering with an ancient and cruel light.
Fragrant!
So fragrant!!
Too damn fragrant!!
It had sealed off its five senses and six perceptions, originally incapable of sensing anything from the outside world, yet it had been rudely awakened by a ghostly scent…
The evil dragon’s gaze fell on the small bed not far away.
The unusually enticing scent was coming from there.
The girl on the bed was sound asleep, sleeping so deeply that strings of Z’s floated above her head.
The evil dragon stared at her for a while.
It hadn’t eaten in a long time, nor had it encountered anything it wanted to eat.
But now, it wanted to eat her.
Very much so.
A moment later, the evil dragon silently extended its claw tip through the gaps of the cage and placed it on the small bed.
It nudged the small bed, moving it bit by bit toward the iron cage…
As long as it could get her into the cage, it could swallow her in one bite!
Closer…
Even closer…
Ye Piaoling, half-asleep and groggy, vaguely felt the bed moving.
“…Huh??”
Ye Piaoling frowned, mumbled something, and turned over.
Seeing that she was about to wake up, the evil dragon grew anxious.
With a forceful hook of its dragon claw—
Bang!
The bed flipped over!!
Ye Piaoling fell off the bed, startled awake, and sat up in confusion.
The evil dragon: “…”
The spot where Ye Piaoling had rolled was just out of its reach.
Ye Piaoling only felt as if two large lanterns were shining on her from above. She turned her head and met the fiery red eyes of the evil dragon.
“You… you’re awake?!”
Ye Piaoling was startled.
The evil dragon swallowed a breath: “…”
Ye Piaoling was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!
She hadn’t done anything, yet this evil dragon had woken up on its own?
So her mission was completed just by lying here?!
Ye Piaoling stood up triumphantly, looked at the overturned small bed and the sharp claw tip protruding from the cage, and laughed, “So that’s why the bed was moving—it was you playing tricks!”
She sighed inwardly, thinking she had come to wake the evil dragon, but instead, the evil dragon had woken her…
The evil dragon narrowed its huge pupils and suddenly spoke, “I woke you to tell you a secret.”
Ye Piaoling: “Oh?”
Ye Piaoling asked, “What secret?”
The evil dragon: “Come inside the cage, and I’ll whisper it to you. The iron bars of this cage are wide enough—you can slip right through the gaps.”
“No need, I can hear you clearly from here.”
Ye Piaoling’s voice carried the irritation of being woken up, and she said impatiently, “If you have something to say, say it quickly. After this, I’m going to find the Regent King to claim my reward.”
The evil dragon sneered, “So it was Di Xiulan who sent you. To make me submit, he truly spares no effort.”
Ye Piaoling: “What do you mean by that?”
The evil dragon said, “Di Xiulan imprisoned me here to force me into a contract of servitude. I know his cruel methods of coercion, so to avoid torture, I sealed my five senses and fell into a deep slumber. But the aura on you is truly extraordinary—it directly affected my dragon soul, which is why I woke up.”
Ye Piaoling frowned. “The aura on me? What aura?”
The evil dragon chuckled. “That is the secret I intend to tell you. Curious, aren’t you? Come closer, into the cage.”
Ye Piaoling studied it for a moment, then turned to leave.
“Hey! Where are you going?”
The evil dragon quickly called out to her. “Don’t you want to know the secret about yourself?”
“I do, but I can’t go in.”
Ye Piaoling stopped and looked back. “I’ve heard you’ve eaten many people. I’m afraid if I go in, you’ll eat me too.”
She added, “After all, you’re starving right now and desperately need to eat.”
The evil dragon hurriedly said, “You’re overthinking it. I’m not hungry now, nor do I want to eat anything.”
Ye Piaoling replied, “I don’t believe you.”
“Why?”
The evil dragon was taken aback and couldn’t help asking, “Why don’t you believe me?”
Ye Piaoling said, “Because while you were talking, you kept drooling.”
The evil dragon: “…”
…
“Your Highness, news from the Underground Palace—the Calamity Heart Azure Dragon has awakened!” Liang Yun rushed in to report.
Upon hearing this, Di Xiulan smiled faintly.
As expected.
The unique soul essence from the mysterious world within that young woman was an immense temptation to monster beasts. Even a dragon that had cultivated for ten thousand years could not resist it.
Arriving at the Underground Palace, he saw Ye Piaoling leaning idly against the overturned headboard of the bed.
The evil dragon lay coiled in its prison, looking somewhat depressed.
“Is the prince here?” Seeing Di Xiulan, Ye Piaoling stood up and smiled. “My task is complete. Hurry up and pay me. If I leave now, I can still catch some sleep at home.”
Di Xiulan’s gaze lingered on her for a moment before shifting to the giant dragon behind her.
The Calamity Heart Azure Dragon raised its head and sneered, “Di Xiulan, where did you find such a delicacy? She even disturbed my slumber.”
Hearing this, Ye Piaoling abruptly turned around.
“Delicacy? So you really do see me as food!”
The evil dragon said, “Though you’re small, you look quite nutritious. Eating you might even prolong my life…”
Ye Piaoling glared coldly. “Which of your eyes sees me as nutritious?”
The evil dragon replied, “I can sense it even with my eyes closed. The scent on you intoxicates my very soul…”
“Get lost!”
Ye Piaoling shot it an exasperated glance before turning to urge Di Xiulan:
“Your Highness, hurry up and give me the belt. A promise is a promise.”
The evil dragon said, “Di Xiulan, didn’t you want me to acknowledge you as my master? I’m tired of resisting you for so long. How about this—if you let me eat her, I’ll enter into a contract with you. What do you say?”
“Oh?”
The man lifted his gaze, as if considering it.