Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Li Shuying stared at the black soul contract scroll in her hand and remained silent for a long time.

If she signs, there's no doubt that she'll have to obey Ye Ge's orders for the rest of her life, doing whatever he tells her to do and letting him manipulate her...

Moreover, there is absolutely no room for maneuver.

Ye Ge waited patiently by the side, giving Li Shuying ample time to consider: "Well, have you made up your mind?"

Li Shuying looked at him: "You plan to have all my subordinates sign this kind of contract?"

“How could that be?” Ye Ge sat back comfortably in his chair, leaning slightly back. “Making these soul contract scrolls is incredibly expensive. It requires paper made from divine wood that can connect with the power of the gods, then a rune master of level nine or higher to inscribe the runes, and various rituals to complete. The success rate is only 20%. Even the Duke’s mansion in the Empire doesn’t have many of these scrolls. I’m not that wealthy. I just need to sign a contract with you. I can see that your female swordsmen subordinates are very loyal to you. Controlling you is the same as controlling them.”

"You..." Li Shuying bit her lip in anger. But she had to admit that Ye Ge's judgment was accurate. As the commander of the female swordsmen of Wanjian City, she knew her subordinates very well. Although they were all women, and they would feel depressed and afraid about things like "dying before even having a boyfriend," they would never do anything to betray her.

“…Okay, I’ll sign.” Li Shuying stared at Ye Ge and said seriously, “But you have to promise me that after I submit to you, you…you’re not allowed to touch them. If you want to…if you want to do anything, just come at me. In short, no matter what, you’re not allowed to bully my subordinates!”

"As a prisoner, do you think you have the right to negotiate?" Ye Ge found it very amusing: "If you don't sign, their fate might be even worse."

Li Shuying's beautiful eyes widened in shock: "You!..."

“However, although you have no right to make demands, I will still grant your request and won’t make things difficult for them.” Ye Ge decided to stop teasing her and smiled, “Remember to repay me in the future.”

"Hmph!" Li Shuying snorted, "You'd better keep your word!"

Although she knew in her heart that even if Ye Ge changed his mind, there was nothing she could do...

Li Shuying picked up the pen on the table, hesitated for a moment, and finally put the pen down and signed her name on the contract scroll.

Ye Ge picked up the scroll, looked at it, and put it away with great satisfaction: "Very good. Now that we have established a relationship, you should be aware of your future responsibilities, right?"

"Commander Shuying, whether your subordinates receive good or bad treatment from me in the future will depend entirely on your performance. Do you understand what I mean?"

Ye Ge deliberately looked at her with a mischievous grin.

Li Shuying trembled slightly, a chill spreading from her heart to her entire body.

But she quickly suppressed her fear and regained her composure.

I am their corps commander, I cannot be afraid... I must protect them!

Li Shuying nodded slightly, expressionless: "...I understand. I am prepared. I will obey all your orders, Lord Yege."

Ye Ge smiled and said, "Then come with me." He then stood up, pushed open the door, and walked out of the room.

Li Shuying silently followed behind Ye Ge, her mind racing, imagining all the possible scenarios that might unfold next...

Because her subordinates had shared some short anime with her, and the plots of those shows included scenarios that might lead to similar events, she's now filled with imagined images...

Ughhhhh, why did I have to watch those things?!

Ye Ge left the villa with Li Shuying.

Li Shuying felt a little strange: 'Huh? Shouldn't we be going to that bedroom?'

'Could it be... that he wants to be outside?!'

Li Shuying looked terrified.

Ye Ge had no idea what Li Shuying behind her was imagining.

He led Li Shuying through the winding streets of the Ye family manor, eventually arriving at a large arena, which was actually a training ground for the Ye family soldiers.

About three or four hundred people dressed in Night House warrior uniforms were training here, clumsily swinging their blunt swords. Most of them were young men, but there were also very young boys, including Arthur, whose face was covered in sweat.

Some of these people were prisoners rescued from the Black Abyss Well last time, while others were scavengers that Song Jie had found in the wilderness before the siege.

They all basically share a common characteristic: they carry some demonic energy pollution on them, and wherever they go, they are discriminated against and driven away.

Li Shuying was stunned: "This is..."

“From now on, you will be in charge of training them,” Ye Ge said. “As the leader of the female swordsmen of Ten Thousand Swords City, you should have a lot of experience in training soldiers, right? These people are in your hands.”

Li Shuying was stunned: "That's...that's it?"

Did Ye Ge bring her here just for this?

Ye Ge tilted her head: "Otherwise, what did Commander Shuying think was going to happen?"

Li Shuying blushed slightly and stammered without saying a word.

“Let me tell you in advance, these people have not received any training before, and most of them come from the wilderness. They used to do things like theft, robbery, and murder. There are probably quite a few of them who are naturally savage. You must be responsible for controlling and educating them.” Ye Ge told her seriously.

Li Shuying looked at the people in the arena, thought for a moment, and said, "Okay, I understand." If it was just about managing soldiers, she was confident she could do it!

Ye Ge took out a Tiger Soul Sword and handed it to her: "This sword is called Tiger Soul. It was the sword of your former city lord of Ten Thousand Swords City. You can use it for now."

Li Shuying was very surprised: "Eh?...Give it to me?"

Night Song: "You're one of my men now. What's so strange about arming your own soldiers?"

“…Thank you, sir.” Li Shuying accepted the Tiger Soul with mixed feelings.

"Young Master Yege!" At this moment, a little girl's voice came.

Ye Ge turned around and saw a leaf trotting up to him, then bowing deeply with its hands in front of it: "Greetings, Young Master Ye Ge!"

Seven-year-old Ye Zi's head was only about as high as Ye Ge's chest. Due to malnutrition in her childhood, her height development was significantly worse than that of girls of the same age. However, Ye Zi's meals at the Ye family were obviously quite good during this period. The paleness of malnutrition on her face gradually disappeared, and she looked very energetic.

Ye Ge smiled when he saw the little girl and gently patted her head: "What are you doing here?"

He looked up again and saw that Xia Xiyao and Gao Shenxue were also slowly walking over. It seemed that the two of them had accompanied Ye Zi here.

"Hmm... Sister Xiyao and Sister Shenxue brought me here. I came to watch my brother practice!" Yezi raised her head, looking at him with expectant eyes, and asked in a childish voice, "Young Master Yege, when can I practice with my brother and the others? Yezi is already quite grown up, and I can learn to fight too! I also want to become Young Master Yege's warrior and help him in the future!"