The Stinking Dragon

"Seven rings, a hundred thousand years. Finally, I did it."

Ye Guyue opened his eyes, delight shining in them.

The cultivation of a Level 76 Soul Saint was on full display.

"Twenty years. Do you know what I've been through these past twenty years?"

"I couldn't eat or sleep. At last, I've become a Soul Saint."

"Shouldn't you be thanking me? Have you thought it over? Will you become this king's Dragon Queen? I arranged for all those Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts to sacrifice themselves to you."

A pleasant voice, utterly divorced from reality, rang out. Ye Guyue looked at the silver-haired, purple-eyed Gu Yuena, whose figure was flawless.

That's right, he was a transmigrator. He just had a feminine appearance. As long as he didn't admit it, nobody would think he was a boy.

Then, the year he awakened his Martial Soul at six, the system showed up and then took off, boosting his charm and looks and giving him a very decent skill.

He could copy other people's Soul Skills.

The main thing was, I didn't want to become a girl.

Having a feminine appearance was bad enough. Then it went and boosted my charm and looks, too.

As luck would have it, after all this time out gaining experience, he'd encountered the Silver Dragon King herself in the Star Dou Great Forest: Gu Yuena, a being of astonishing intelligence.

She had been asleep, but his Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul—yes, the same Martial Soul Mu En would have ten thousand years later—had woken her.

And the moment she saw him, she'd wanted to make him her Dragon Queen.

Dream on!

"Go dream about it, you stupid dragon. Your head's full of filthy thoughts."

Ye Guyue could no longer put up with it. He lowered his hands and cursed Gu Yuena to her face.

"Ye Guyue, don't push your luck. It's your honor that I've taken a liking to you. Don't you dare refuse to appreciate it. If you hadn't caught my eye, would you have gotten those Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts?"

Gu Yuena gave a cold snort, seething with anger. She and Ye Guyue hadn't known each other for just a day or two; they'd been together for an entire year.

Even a rock should have warmed up by now.

Staring at the white-haired, red-eyed Ye Guyue before her, Gu Yuena was thrilled. He was even prettier than her, and he was a boy, too. If she made him her Dragon Queen, he could bear her children.

Then, taking the Divine Realm by storm would be within reach.

"Easy for you to say. Did I ask you to?"

"I only came to the Star Dou Great Forest to gain experience, and you kept me penned up here for a whole year. I hate you. I hate you so much."

Ye Guyue's eyes reddened, tears welling in them. Back when he was at Spirit Hall, who would have dared bully him? Yet this stupid dragon had kept him captive here.

It was the humiliation of a lifetime. System, I hate you. Why did you have to boost my looks and charm?

"Ye Guyue!"

Gu Yuena was shaking with fury. She lunged forward and knocked Ye Guyue to the ground. Seeing his aggrieved, pitiful expression, she felt a pang of concern.

Damn it!

Why is he acting like that? I hate it most when he does that.

"Come on, kill me if you've got the guts! Do it!" Ye Guyue roared at Gu Yuena. "You can't, can you? You're useless, a coward who can only hide away here!"

Every word from Ye Guyue struck home, stirring a strange, unbearable restlessness in Gu Yuena.

"Nicely done, Ye Guyue."

Gu Yuena clenched her teeth and gripped Ye Guyue's wrist, tightening her hold.

The pain in his wrist made Ye Guyue gasp.

"Ow, that hurts. Let go of me." Ye Guyue struggled, his voice edged with grievance.

Gu Yuena saw that he would rather endure the pain than agree to her demand, and a thought immediately came to her.

"Ye Guyue, I'm giving you two choices."

"Either you agree, or I'll train you until your mind breaks."

As soon as the words left her mouth, Ye Guyue, who had been struggling moments before, went rigid. What kind of sick joke is this?

Mind-breaking? Wasn't that the kind of thing that happened in those, oh-ho-ho, comics?

I don't want to become the heroine in one of those.

His red eyes fixed on Gu Yuena's amused smile. She didn't look as if she were joking at all, and his heart sank.

If he didn't find a way to leave at the last possible moment, he might really be done for.

He thought it over from every angle and couldn't find a way out.

A cold breeze brushed his cheek, calming Ye Guyue. Then, suddenly, inspiration struck.

"I agree."

At his words, Gu Yuena's lips curled up. "You could've said so sooner."

"Only..." Ye Guyue continued, "I want to go back to where I belong. I can't agree to this and keep living cooped up in the Star Dou Great Forest, can I?"

Gu Yuena pondered for a moment, then said, "Fine. But how do I know you won't trick me?"

Ye Guyue was no fool.

If she hadn't been the Silver Dragon King, he might really have escaped the first few times.

"Then what do you suggest?" Ye Guyue asked in return.

Gu Yuena gave him a knowing smile. "Naturally, we should start by fulfilling your duties as my Dragon Queen."

"What do you mean?" Ye Guyue stiffened, a bad feeling rising in him.

"Having children."

"Gu Yuena, I hate you!"

After a dizzying whirl, Ye Guyue curled up off to one side like a kitten that had been bullied, glaring at Gu Yuena with resentment.

"You filthy dragon, you're shameless."

"Doesn't matter. It's already done."

Gu Yuena got dressed. Having finally tasted the sweetness of life, she saw it in a new light—though it seemed they couldn't succeed on the first try.

It all depended on Ye Guyue's ability. If once wasn't enough, then they'd just have to try a second time.

Sooner or later, she'd hit the mark.

Her face flushed and her mood was excellent. She didn't keep forcing Ye Guyue, but instead went to the Pale Light Holy Dragon, the Soul Beast that had sacrificed itself for him.

She left behind a hundred-thousand-year-old right leg bone, picked up the golden-glowing Soul Bone on the ground, and came to stand before Ye Guyue. Seeing his aggrieved expression, she smiled faintly.

"What are you sulking for? As this king's Dragon Queen, shouldn't you be happy?"

Ye Guyue rolled his eyes at Gu Yuena. "Happy, my ass. If I'd known, I never would've told you I was a man."

So shameless.

Gu Yuena smiled slightly. "If you hadn't told me, I'd have thought I was into women. If you want to, after the child is born, I can even make you into a girl."

"Get lost!"

Ye Guyue cursed her, then cursed the system again in his heart. Under Gu Yuena's gaze, he felt utterly miserable.

His clothes had slipped a little, revealing a snowy-white shoulder. The sight made Gu Yuena itch with desire.

Such a flawless beauty was exactly to her taste. Thinking of what had just happened, she couldn't help rubbing her long, slender legs together.

"Give me the Soul Bone. I'm leaving. I can't be bothered to waste another word on you."

Ye Guyue wanted to beat her up, but he wasn't strong enough. His blows against Gu Yuena would feel more like a little wife throwing a tantrum.

Dragons really were as hateful as ever.

Every second he stayed here made him feel filthy. Disgusting to the extreme.