Starting with the awakened Poison God: I choose the Master Thief.

What's with this look? Why is she staring at me like that? Could it be that she's going to...? No, no, I, Chu Ci, would rather die standing than risk my reputation, not even by force.

The two of them were looking at each other with strange expressions.

"Hey brat, don't look at me like that. I'm not going to eat you. Tell me, how did you get in? I remember the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm isn't open to low-level professionals."

As Fei Yan spoke, she put away her staff and looked at Chu Ci with great interest, as if she were examining a new toy.

"Heh, kill me or torture me as you please, but don't try to make fun of me."

Chu Ci simply gave up and closed his eyes, letting her do as she pleased.

Oh? Still a tough kid. It's been a long time since I've met such an interesting little guy. A hint of amusement flashed in Fei Yan's eyes.

Time passed by, second by second.

After closing his eyes, Chu Ci could only hear the howling wind around him.

Huh? Why isn't that guy making a sound? Did he leave?

Then he opened his eyes and saw a pair of smiling black eyes close to him.

"what!"

boom!

He was so frightened that he fell backward.

"Hahaha! This is really interesting. It's definitely more enjoyable to be with a simple-minded guy like you."

Fei Yan lightly covered her mouth, her eyes smiling as she looked at Chu Ci.

This guy actually said I'm naive?! How awful!

Seemingly noticing Chu Ci's gaze, Fei Yan smiled and said.

"What, you're not convinced? You really are a little devil. Let me introduce myself. My name is Fei Yan. Fei is the 'fei' in 'crimson' and Yan is the 'yan' in 'inkstone'. You can call me Sister Fei Yan. If you call me nicely, maybe I'll give you some perks~" Fei Yan winked at Chu Ci.

This woman...

Judging from that level of strength, this girl is definitely not young; she could probably be my mother. And she actually made me call her "sister"—how shameless!

"Hmm? Little one, it's rude of you to think about something like that."

Although the other person was smiling as they spoke, that smile always sent chills down your spine.

Chu Ci quickly launched into a three-part defense.

No, I didn't. You're overthinking it.

"Oh? Really? Never mind, you might never find a girlfriend if you keep going like this."

What? What about my future girlfriend? Seriously, lady, are you here to raid the dungeon or to play matchmaker?

Seeing that the jokes had gone far enough, Fei Yan composed herself, her long, fiery red hair fluttering in the wind. At this moment, her aura was no longer that of a friendly older sister next door, but rather that of a true strongwoman.

"Although I don't know why you came here, the monsters in the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm are generally no lower than the third rank. Little guy, you're only a few ranks and you dare to come here, which shows your courage is commendable. But if you want to become a strong person, courage can only be a catalyst at most. It's not a necessary product, and it often only brings trouble. It's just that you were lucky to meet me. If it were anyone else, you might have been easily wiped out."

"So you should thank me properly. Come on, let me see what level you are that you dare to come to the Hidden Dragon Secret Realm."

As soon as she finished speaking, Chu Ci stood still, staring at her.

So you still want to see my rank? Let me tell you, no way!

"Oh, you little rascal, you're really giving your older sister a headache. I didn't really want to do this, but you forced me to."

Here it comes! Are you going to whip me to force me to speak? Or will you torture me to make me talk? Hmph, if I, Chu Ci, utter a single word today, I'm not a man...

"Here, this is for you." Fei Yan took out something and threw it directly to Chu Ci.

Huh? What's this?

Chu Ci caught it and examined it. It was a small red bottle, very similar to the thin dragon blood that had dropped when he killed the Sand Poison Dragon. No, this was it, only the color of the dragon blood seemed to be darker.

At this moment, the system notification sounded.

Congratulations on obtaining a bottle of 52% diluted dragon blood!

52%? I remember a Tier 3 Sand Poison Dragonite only has 3%? What kind of monster could drop something like that?

Chu Ci was shocked by Fei Yan's extravagance, but this thing was useless to him, so...

"Here you go, I don't want this thing."

Hmm? I didn't realize this little guy had such backbone. He wouldn't even accept 52% dragon blood.

This made Fei Yan's opinion of him even higher.

"Are you sure? This thing is so rare that it's practically impossible to sell, let alone use it yourself. With it, you could even buy yourself a decent set of equipment."

Huh? It's expensive but unavailable, yeah! How come I didn't think of that? I should have gone and gotten those two bottles of dragon blood back. I could have sold them even if I didn't need them myself! What a terrible memory I have.

Seeing that Chu Ci didn't speak, Fei Yan thought that the other party had changed his mind after being persuaded by her, so she handed the Dragon Blood Bottle over again.

"Little one, you have one last chance. If you don't want it this time, I'll really take it back."

Fei Yan thought Chu Ci would definitely accept it, but who knew that Chu Ci didn't care at all.

"Oh, I don't need this thing, you can keep it."

Huh? Are kids these days so principled? They don't even want something so valuable?

Damn it, I feel like I've failed as an elder.

You should know that this bottle of dragon blood was obtained by Fei Yan after killing countless dragon-blooded creatures. She originally planned to sell it to make money, but when she met Chu Ci, she felt that the little guy was interesting, so she wanted to give it to him. Who knew that he would not want it.

"By the way, didn't you want to see my rank? Here, see for yourself."

As the saying goes, if someone treats me with respect, I'll repay them tenfold. It's just a matter of checking the level; it won't hurt me. Besides, they gave me such a good item. So, Chu Ci revealed his panel, but everything except the level was hidden.

"Little brother, I've noticed you seem to be the type who likes to play hard to get. I feel like you're getting the better of me," Fei Yan said with a smile. But when her gaze fell on Chu Ci's level on his panel, she froze.

Why is this woman so meddlesome? I still need to prepare dragon blood for the dragon egg, Chu Ci thought impatiently.

"Finished reading? If you're done, I'll put it away."

Just as Chu Ci was about to make an excuse to leave after putting the panel away, a pair of delicate hands suddenly grabbed his arms tightly.

This scene looks familiar... Why does my brother always get forcibly held down by women?!