On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

Liao Ji also returned to his tent, yawning.

As a leader and nobleman, his tent was naturally very impressive. It was not only very large, enough to accommodate three or four people, but also no other tents dared to approach it, allowing him to enjoy his own private space.

Liao Ji is still thinking about the Sealed City. Shouldn't it be okay to hand over the remaining mess to Karl and Jiu You?

Liao Ji wondered what kind of expression his dragon maiden would have when she discovered he was gone; he could already picture Jiu You's furious expression.

Ugh

There's no other way, let's wait a bit longer, Jiu You. Just to be on the safe side, it's not time for us to meet yet.

As Liao Ji pondered this, he pulled open the curtain of his tent.

then

"."

brush!

Liao Ji pulled the tent flap back up at the speed of light.

because

There must be something wrong with how I opened it, right?

Why are you having hallucinations so late at night?

Liao Ji shook his head. He pulled the tent chain open a second time, but unfortunately, the scene inside remained unchanged.

A woman with two highly symbolic, fierce horns on her head, her tightly bound military uniform filling out her chest, her slender legs under her red skirt in a kneeling position, her calves bent and pressed under her buttocks, the white area from the hem of her boots to the hem of her skirt particularly attracting attention.

The red-haired dragon girl sat upright in the center of Liao Ji's tent, her hands neatly placed on her thighs. She didn't look like she had just arrived, but rather that she had been inside for a while.

When those impatient purple eyes finally met Liao Ji's gaze outside the tent, a familiar yet unusually trembling voice rang out from the usually assertive Dragon Girl.

"Lord Ashes."

"Jiuyou has finally found you."

Chapter 103 I Want to Overthrow the Dragon Kingdom with You! Join the Revolution!

brush!

Liao Ji slipped into the tent and quickly pulled the tent flap back shut to make sure no one else could see him. Only then did he turn his attention back to the dragon girl inside the tent, who seemed to be either "surprised" or "frightened."

"Okay, long time no see, Jiu You." Familiar lines. The last time Liao Ji said this, the name he was given had four characters.

Seeing his virtual wife, whom he had been admiring and nurturing in the game, come to life in front of him naturally made Liao Ji incredibly happy and excited.

Like Styutia, the dragon girl in the "offline" world is much more beautiful than her character illustration in the game.

Unlike the delicate little nun, Jiu You's face is noticeably more angular and sharp, giving her a cool and aloof look. Combined with her high nose bridge, unique purple eyes, and light ink-like eyeshadow at the corners of her eyes, she exudes an aura of unapproachability.

But of course, for all the ministers and officials of the Dragon Kingdom, that was indeed the case with the empress who always sat with her legs crossed on her dragon throne, resting her chin on her hand, and looking down indifferently.

But right now, in this tent in the southern wilderness, where they were sleeping outdoors, the feeling of the dragon girl kneeling with her legs tightly pressed together immediately vanished.

She remains as aloof as ever; after all, her temperament is unchangeable. But her cool and aloof demeanor is not necessarily the same. Instead, she exudes a different kind of trait from the Empress, which could be described as a sense of aggression.

The target of the invasion is also quite clear.

Liao Ji felt a chill run down his spine under Jiu You's intense gaze. To avoid being "buried" in the dragon's mouth the next moment, he quickly tried to find a topic to talk about.

"Jiuyou, what's wrong with you, uh, what's wrong?"

"What?" The Dragon Girl tilted her head in confusion.

"So how did you find your way here?"

Jiu You then showed a look of realization and immediately showed Liao Ji the teleportation coordinates that Karl had secretly recorded for her.

Liao Ji: "."

Karl! You're the one who lured the Empress here!?

I trusted you so much, and yet you still do!

At this moment, Liao Ji, who was gritting his teeth after experiencing the feeling of "betrayal," seemed to hear echoes in his ears of Karl's extremely sincere voice, "I don't mind! How could I mind that Lord Ash reset me! I really don't mind at all!"

Damn!

I knew those guys with superpowers were all filthy-hearted!

On the other side, Jiu You was oblivious to Liao Ji's ulterior motives. She was simply anxious, and seeing that Lord Ash hadn't made a move yet, the Dragon Girl finally couldn't help but ask:

"Lord Ash, may we begin now?"

"Start what!?"

Having learned from Styutia's experience, Liao Ji immediately became alert.

Fortunately, what the dragon girl said next relieved him.

"Contract, could you please ask Lord Ash to reissue the contract to Jiuyou?"

As she spoke, the Dragon Girl turned halfway to the side, reached out and lifted her long red hair, revealing the back of her neck to Liao Ji. There, the original Emperor's Contract had become extremely tattered, with the patterns on it so blurred that it was almost unrecognizable.

This touched and warmed Liao Ji's heart.

Check it out!

She's so much better without all those scheming and ulterior motives; the most straightforward and honest Royal Guard Dragon Girl is the best!

The first thing he thought about upon seeing him wasn't how to drain him dry, nor how to transform him into a cyber giant, but rather how to quickly complete the contract!

Liao Ji felt a pang of guilt when he thought that he had misunderstood Jiu You because of Sciutia and Zero, and thought that the Dragon Girl was going to do something to him.

sorry!

I misunderstood you, Jiu You!

As expected, the Guards are his closest confidantes!

Liao Ji didn't waste any time and immediately activated the contract. Now at level 23, with one contract slot added every five levels in the early game, plus the one he started with, he already had five slots.

He currently has contracts with Irene, 86, Styutia, and the newest, A Xue, leaving him with one extra. This is Liao Ji's gaming habit—always leaving a reserve spot.

He placed his hand on Jiuyou's shoulder, and the Dragon Girl felt the familiar aura and the feeling of the contract from Lord Ash, and was immediately excited and trembling.

Jiuyou lowered her head. Her two dragon horns, which were usually majestic and intimidating, now seemed much softer. She quietly enjoyed the joy of finally regaining what she had lost.

Possible

Contract failed.

Contract failed.

Contract failed.

【Contract】

Liao Ji tried several times, but the result was cold and ruthless; the contract failed. Liao Ji had actually guessed this outcome to some extent.

It was quite an "absent-minded" decision to form a contract with Styutia in the first place. He first formed a contract with Maria, whose body had been taken over, and only managed to do so under special circumstances. Later, through the joint "efforts" of the two of them, the contract was finally transferred to Styutia's original body.

However, the dragon girl in front of him was the real thing, a six-star, level 90 "Calamity" character. Even with the dragon girl's subjective obedience, the gap between them seemed far from being bridged by his own level 23.

On the other side, seemingly sensing something, Jiu You's emotions gradually became less stable.

"Lord Ash, is there something wrong with my body?"

"No, it's my fault. I'm sorry, Jiu You, it seems I can't give you a contract for the time being." Liao Ji sighed. Sure enough, it wouldn't be so easy to skip class with the Dragon Girl anymore.

Currently, there seem to be two paths to forming a contract with Jiuyou: either you level up to level 50 or higher and then cooperate with Jiuyou's active abilities, which should be sufficient; the second path is...

Let Jiuyou enter a "special state" just like Styutia did back then.

No, Jiu You's strength was clearly far greater than that of Styutia. As the strongest individual combatant among "them," "special state" alone was not enough; she probably needed "extra-extra-special state" to barely manage.

But is this...?

Before Liao Ji could say anything more, Long Niang's emotions seemed to have reached their limit and she completely lost control.

Yes, this was something she had waited five hundred years for. She had searched for a full five hundred years, but just when she was about to achieve her goal, she discovered that it was all because of her, because of this body.

Although Liao Ji didn't say it explicitly, Jiu You had a feeling that it was because the current Ash Lord was too weak. No matter how much she tried to please her, it would be useless. The enormous power within her could not accept the contract.

Thinking of this, Jiu You gritted her teeth and clenched her fists tightly.

What use is a body that cannot be "contracted" by Lord Ash, no matter how strong it is!

Since instinct is unwilling to accept the contract, then use her will to forcibly weaken instinct, weaken herself! Weaken until she can be contracted by Lord Ash.

brush!

A crimson, flaming blade was summoned by Jiu You, and it looked like it was about to stab directly at her. At this moment, Liao Ji, who was startled, quickly stopped Long Niang.

"what are you up to!?"

"Jiuyou... Jiuyou will punish this body that betrayed Lord Ash. I will make it accept Lord Ash's contract!"

Indeed, this can be considered a way to enter a special state, but Liao Jineng can only accept the kind of methods used by Styutia before. The kind used by the Dragon Girl now is something he absolutely cannot tolerate.

If Jiu You were to rely on self-harm to secure a contract opportunity, would he still be human?

Liao Ji, who was almost furious, immediately reprimanded the simple-minded dragon girl in front of him and warned Jiu You with utmost seriousness that she could no longer have such thoughts of harming herself, otherwise there would be no more contracts. Only then did the dragon girl give up on this path completely.

If this path is blocked, then Jiu You is left with only one last path.

"Lord Ashes, let Jiuyou help you regain your power."

"for example?"

"Just like you trained me before!" Long Niang cheered, waving her fist at Liao Ji.

Uh

Liao Ji looked at the serious-looking dragon girl opposite him and his heart skipped a beat. When he recalled how he raised the dragon girl, pointing to various solo dungeons, being thrown into monster hordes and killed countless times, and barely clearing the dungeons by reloading saves, Liao Ji's expression froze completely.

"What's wrong, Lord Ash?" Jiu You looked at Lord Ash, whose expression had become stiff, and was a little confused.

The Ash Lord helped her regain her power and awaken her powers in this way, and she is helping the Ash Lord in the same way now. Is there a problem?

However, the next moment, as if she suddenly understood, Long Niang quickly added to Liao Ji: