"Really useless." Yang Kai looked at Zhu Qing on the bed with a speechless expression.
He had performed the Dragon Transformation Art once more, but this time nothing special had happened. His body remained at forty-five feet tall, with no sign of growing any taller.
Zhu Qing used the bedding to shield her snow-white body and furrowed her brows slightly. "I already told you — why wouldn't you believe me?"
Now that he thought about it, whether he believed her or not wasn't really the issue. It was simply that a man's lust had been kindled, and he was single-mindedly bent on pleasure.
Yang Kai withdrew the Dragon Transformation Art and chuckled. "Maybe I didn't make the wish enough times. If I did it a few more times, perhaps..."
With that, he lunged back onto the bed.
"Stop fooling around." Zhu Qing pushed him away with her hand, her expression turning serious. "The nature of dragons is inherently passionate, and the more thoroughly the origin force has fused with you, the more pronounced it becomes. You need to exercise restraint."
Ever since they had become intimate a few days ago, Zhu Qing had been remarkably compliant and agreeable. Now she was suddenly this solemn, putting on an authoritative air, which actually made Yang Kai feel a little nervous — he couldn't shake the feeling that he owed her something.
He couldn't very well force the issue again, so he could only nod. "Fine, fine, I'll restrain myself. But if all of you in the Dragon Clan are like this, how do you manage to live normally?"
Zhu Qing replied, "Only the males are like that. And they wouldn't dare act out toward their own kind on Dragon Island."
Yang Kai's eyes went wide. "But what if they... need to? What do they do?"
Zhu Qing didn't really want to answer this question, but she knew she couldn't dodge it with Yang Kai, so she could only frown and say, "They have their own ways."
This answer only expanded the space for Yang Kai's imagination considerably. Some extraordinarily comical scenes floated through his mind, and he couldn't help but snicker, already looking forward to teasing Zhu Lie about it next time he saw him.
Zhu Qing glared at him. "Didn't I say you're not allowed to touch me without my permission from now on?"
Yang Kai put on an innocent expression. "Didn't you just give permission? I thought you agreed."
"Don't do this next time!" Zhu Qing gave Yang Kai's arm a vicious pinch to vent her displeasure, then began getting dressed.
Yang Kai propped his head up with one hand, grinning foolishly at her.
"What are you staring at me for?" Zhu Qing's face reddened.
"You're so beautiful." Yang Kai's sweet talk came effortlessly. "I could look at you for a lifetime."
"Who knows how many women you've said that to." Zhu Qing's words carried a rich, inseparable note of jealousy. She quickly finished tidying her clothes and looked around in a daze. "Where's Ah Wang?"
"Standing guard at the door." Yang Kai pointed outside.
Zhu Qing then remembered that the little black dog had apparently been kicked out by Yang Kai earlier. That was immediately followed by the recollection that there seemed to be several princesses standing outside the door, and her face blanched in alarm. Her performance just now had been absolutely indecent — they had probably heard every last detail.
How could she ever face anyone now...
Flustered and humiliated, she grabbed Yang Kai's ear. "Get up this instant."
Yang Kai rose accordingly, completely naked. Though not particularly burly, his physique was perfectly proportioned and radiated a masculine aura. Facing the flustered and annoyed Zhu Qing, he simply chuckled and played dumb.
Zhu Qing shot him an exasperated glare, her gaze drifting about to avoid looking where it shouldn't. She picked up his clothes from the bed and carefully began dressing him.
This was the first time the dragon girl had done anything like this, and she was understandably clumsy. Men's clothing was different from women's in various ways, and she had never had any experience waiting on anyone before — let alone the fact that she and Yang Kai were facing each other completely bare, which made her even more awkward and fumbling.
After quite a bit of effort, she gradually got the hang of it and managed to dress Yang Kai neatly.
She then led Yang Kai by the hand to the vanity mirror, pressed him down into the chair, and carefully groomed his hair.
Yang Kai gazed with a smile at the reflection in the mirror, watching her focused and earnest demeanor, and felt a surge of vanity swelling in his chest.
...
Half a day later, the Human Emperor arrived in a hurried fashion. When he reached the front of the hall, he looked at his daughters with some surprise. "Why are you all standing outside?"
Fu Yu pursed her lips. "He told us to wait here."
The Human Emperor frowned. "Has it been like this every day?"
Fu Yu nodded gently.
The Human Emperor sighed, disappointment showing in his eyes, but he said nothing further about it. Instead, he called out in a loud voice, "My lord, the information you asked about has yielded some leads."
The hall doors swung open, and Yang Kai and Zhu Qing walked out in succession.
The Human Emperor bowed, forcing a flattering smile onto his face.
The princesses displayed varying expressions. Second Princess Fu Yu could not conceal the contempt in her eyes, especially when looking at Zhu Qing. The Sixth Princess kept her head lowered, her expression unreadable. The Eleventh Princess, however, had eyes like silk threads, casting amorous glances repeatedly, watching Yang Kai with keen interest as if secretly anticipating something. The Little Princess, meanwhile, had gone pale and quietly hid behind her Sixth Sister, her body trembling.
Yang Kai took in the reactions of all the women at a glance, gave an inward snort, and didn't bother dwelling on it. He simply looked at the Human Emperor and said, "Let's hear it."
The Human Emperor replied, "A quarter of an hour ago, there were signs of someone making a move near Eagle Beak Cliff. The men I dispatched immediately rushed to investigate. The battle has already ended — over a dozen Demon Race members were killed, every one of them of considerable cultivation."