Gu Yue Reveals a Divine-bestowed Soul Ring to Save Her Life: "At My Peak, I Surpassed the Dragon God! I Can Grant You Soul Rings Directly!"

Lin Yan stared at her for three seconds.

"Stupid dragon?"

"Mhm, mhm!"

Gu Yue nodded repeatedly, her eyes sparkling as her head bobbed like a pecking chicken.

She had already rolled her eyes more than once inside.

Who was she calling a stupid dragon?

This beast.

Yet the obedient, harmless expression on her face did not shift in the slightest.

It was an Oscar-worthy performance.

Lin Yan glanced at the bowl of instant noodles again.

He did not care where this stupid dragon had gotten them.

A starving man had no right to be picky.

Still, he asked, "You didn't piss in them, did you?"

"No!"

Gu Yue instantly bristled and sprang up from the floor.

Her little fists clenched tightly.

Her face flushed bright red.

This beast!

She had kindly stolen instant noodles, boiled water, and prepared them for him, nearly getting beaten like a rat by the shop owner.

And the first thing he asked was, "Did you piss in them"?!

"I'm a dragon! A noble dragon! Dragons don't—"

"Alright, alright."

Lin Yan waved a hand, cutting off her roar.

He picked up the instant noodles and began eating.

He was truly starving.

When the first mouthful of noodles went down his throat, his fingers trembled slightly.

Warmth spread outward from his stomach.

It warmed every limb and bone in his body.

The hunger that had gnawed at him since yesterday morning, after not eating a single grain of rice, was finally suppressed.

His Soul Power also began recovering slowly.

The deadly dizziness deep within his Spirit Sea eased somewhat.

Gu Yue squatted beside the bed, propping her chin on her little hands.

Watching him eat.

The sulky expression on her face had not fully faded yet.

Lin Yan drained the final mouthful of soup.

He set down the bowl.

Then let out a long breath.

His body finally felt full.

Leaning against the headboard, he closed his eyes and rested for a few seconds.

Then he opened his eyes and reached out.

"Waaah—The Great Demon King is eating a dragon! Let go... let go of this king!"

Gu Yue was pulled into his arms in one swift motion, her entire body stiffening in fright.

Her four little hands flailed wildly through the air.

Her two short legs kicked desperately.

Her purple pupils shrank to pinpoints.

Her first reaction was—this guy had eaten his fill and was going to eat her now!

Lin Yan ignored her struggles.

He turned her over and inspected her from every angle.

His fingers pinched the soft flesh on her arm.

Then he pinched her round little belly.

Finally, he turned her over again and looked at her chubby little face.

She was quite fun to pet.

The feel of her was unexpectedly good.

Soft and squishy.

Gu Yue turned red from head to toe.

From the base of her neck all the way to the tips of her ears.

Even her purple pupils were clouded with mist.

She was currently in the form of a human child.

Just over half a meter tall.

Lin Yan held her in his arms like a body pillow, flipping her around as he inspected her.

It was a hundred times more humiliating than being seen naked last night.

"You got this fat in one night."

Lin Yan's tone was as calm as if he were stating the weather.

"Are you at least ten years old?"

Gu Yue's body abruptly stiffened.

She felt it.

The hands holding her were not using much force.

But his fingertips rested right at the back of her neck.

She did not dare gamble on whether that hand would tighten if she said even one wrong word.

"Yes."

Gu Yue nodded with difficulty, her voice as faint as a mosquito's.

"Then do you have any last wishes?"

Lin Yan's tone remained calm.

Gu Yue's lips began to droop.

Mist gathered in her eyes, and her nose started to sting.

"Can I live?"

She raised her head, tears filling her purple pupils.

Her voice was soft and light, carrying her final trace of hope.

"...What do you think?"

Lin Yan asked with a smile.

His smile was still gentle, but his eyes remained cold.

Gu Yue's fur stood on end from fright at that smile.

Demon!

This guy was absolutely a demon!

She had even cooked instant noodles for him, boiled water for him, and stolen things for him. What a waste of kindness!

"Wait!"

Gu Yue writhed desperately in Lin Yan's arms.

Her two little hands clutched his wrist tightly.

Her voice came out rapid and urgent. "I'm useful! Although my cultivation has fallen drastically, I'm still a Complete Dragon! At my peak, I was an existence that surpassed the Dragon God!"

"It doesn't matter if we can't form a contract. I have Divine-bestowed Skills! I can bestow your Soul Rings directly! You won't need to buy them from the Spirit Pagoda!"

Lin Yan's movements stopped.

Divine-bestowed Soul Rings.

He remembered that only deities could grant such things.

In this era where deities had all but vanished.

This stupid dragon... actually possessed the divine status of a god.

Lin Yan put Gu Yue back on the bed and looked her up and down.

The little girl sat collapsed on the bedsheet.

Gasping for breath.

Tear droplets that had not yet dried still hung at the corners of her eyes.

"Really?"

"Really! If I'm lying to you, then—I'll let you cook me!"

Gu Yue nodded hurriedly.

Her purple pupils were filled with sincerity.

Her head bobbed like it had springs attached.

Lin Yan stared at her for five seconds.

Then, faster than lightning, he grabbed her.

And planted a hard kiss on her forehead.

"You should've said so earlier."

"..."

Gu Yue blankly raised a claw—then a hand—and wiped the spot on her forehead where he had kissed her.

Her expression shifted from terror to dazed stupefaction to numbness in only 0.3 seconds.

She looked at Lin Yan's face, which had instantly filled with a smile.

That smile was completely different from the one before.

His previous smile had been cold, like moonlight on a winter night.

His current smile was warm, like the spring sun.

Gu Yue deeply realized one truth.

This guy changed his attitude faster than turning a page.

Heh. Men.

Gu Yue sneered inwardly.

The next second, silver light scattered.

She turned back into her dragon form.

Maintaining human form consumed too much energy.

Her current cultivation could not sustain it for long.

The silver-white radiance faded away.

A chubby silver-white little dragon appeared atop the bedsheet.

From head to tail, she was around forty centimeters long.

Including her tail, she was half a meter at most.

Her belly was round and plump.

Her four little claws were tucked beneath her body.

The tip of her tail swished gently without conscious intent.

Lin Yan was immersed in the joy of being able to get Soul Rings without spending money.

He reached out, intending to stroke those beautiful scales—

A cool sensation touched his fingertips.

It was cool and smooth.

Lin Yan lowered his head and looked.

A silver-white, plump, long-tailed unidentified creature was lying beside his hand.

"Holy shit... that's one huge rat!"

Lin Yan reflexively flung his hand outward.

Gu Yue slammed onto the floor, her butt coming into intimate contact with the cold tiles.

There was a dull smack.

Her entire dragon body bounced once on the floor before she lay sprawled flat on her back.

Her tail froze in midair for half a second before falling.

"Rat my ass. Your whole family is made of rats."

Gu Yue rubbed her aching butt, her voice thick with a nasal tone.

Her eyes reddened again.

But this time, it was not from fear. It was from anger.

She lowered her head and looked at her round belly.

Then she turned to look at her long tail.

Then at her four chubby little claws.

Did she really look like a rat?

That thought flashed through her mind, then she angrily slapped it down.

She suddenly looked up and glared at Lin Yan.

She had already fully learned that this guy was a beast.

But she hadn't expected that one second he would be kissing her forehead, and the next he would toss her out like a rat.

Damn bastard, just you wait.