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

"call......"

Xia Xiyao let out a long sigh of relief, and the fierce aura surging around her slowly receded like a tide.

"It's done!"

She wasn't very skilled at this move yet, and was initially a little worried.

Thankfully, there were no mistakes, otherwise Xiaoye would have been embarrassed.

Ye Ge reached out and patted her head: "Well done."

"Mmm..." Feeling the warmth and familiar touch from above her head, Xia Xiyao unconsciously narrowed her eyes slightly, like a cat being stroked, and made a satisfied nasal sound.

However, she soon noticed that many eyes were on them, which made her cheeks flush slightly.

However, she was unwilling to dodge Xiaoye's hand no matter what.

If only Xiaoye could touch her a little longer...

After patting Xia Xiyao's head for a while, Ye Ge walked forward and came to a patch of charred and mixed ground. He bent down and touched some bloodstains on the ground with his fingers.

'This blood must belong to that mutated orc doctor from earlier,' Ye Ge thought to herself. 'I'll take it back for Xue'er to examine.'

"Night Song." At this moment, Nangong Ru's voice came from the side, "Come here for a moment, I need to talk to you about something."

Ye Ge turned around: "What's wrong?"

“Our prisoners say,” Nangong Ru shrugged, “they want to talk to you.”

Ye Ge raised an eyebrow.

......

Soon, Night Song arrived at the golden prisoner's cage.

Inside the cage, Leonardo sat against the wall, his face somber; Leona hugged her knees silently, her eyes wary; only Willow Warbler, upon seeing Night Song arrive, immediately raised her bound wrists and waved them with all her might.

"So, who wants to talk to me?" Ye Ge asked.

Although you can tell who it is just by looking at them.

"It's me! It's me!" Liu Ying was the first to raise her hand: "Lord Ye Ge~ I'm the one who wants to talk to you~"

"..." Leonardo and Leona, standing beside them, simultaneously revealed undisguised disdain and turned their faces away.

'Hmph! What a bastard!' Leona cursed inwardly.

But I was also very curious.

What does Willow Warbler want to talk to Night Song about?

Due to the constraints of the soul contract, they simply cannot betray the company.

Ye Ge smiled and asked, "What do you want to talk about?"

"What else is there to talk about?" Liu Ying said pitifully, "Of course, I hope Lord Ye Ge can let me off the hook."

Liu Ying deliberately put on a pitiful and tearful appearance. Her charming face, combined with the alluring look in her eyes, revealed the innate charm of a succubus empress.

Cang Feng, Arthur, and several other male human warriors stationed nearby were all affected by her charm spell almost simultaneously. They felt their hearts skip a beat, and before they knew it, their heartbeats were racing, their faces were flushed, and dopamine and various hormones were being released in a frenzy. Some of them had already become dazed, and a blush of infatuation appeared on their faces as they looked at Liu Ying with a look of infatuation.

Cang Feng's heart sank! The Confucian Righteousness Heart Sutra, which he had cultivated for many years in his sea of ​​consciousness, automatically activated, emitting a clear sound, barely pulling him back to a sliver of clarity from that enchanting and dazed state. He shook his head vigorously, feeling utterly astonished.

What amazing charm!

As expected of the succubus empress, she showed absolutely no fluctuations in soul power or mental power, yet they were already deeply ensnared in her charms without even realizing it!

If it weren't for the Confucian principles protecting his mind, he probably wouldn't have been able to regain his senses.

Only Ye Ge seemed completely unaffected.

“Give me a reason to let you go,” he said.

"The reason is simple," Liu Ying said, her red lips slightly upturned, her allure deepening, her voice so sweet it could drip honey, "As long as Lord Ye Ge is willing to spare me, I'll be yours completely~"

Without saying a word, Ye Ge turned and left.

"Oh dear, Lord Yege, please don't go! I was just joking!" Liu Ying said, feeling extremely wronged.

Night Song returned: "I'm not really interested in your reason. Do you have any other bargaining chips?"

The warbler gave a resentful look.

"Lord Yege, you are the first man to say you're not interested in me. This is truly a blow to my pride..."

Ye Ge smiled faintly and said, "Turn off your charm; you know it won't work on me." Then, he snapped his fingers.

With a snap of his fingers, Arthur and the other warriors, who had been dazed, jolted awake as if from a dream, looking at each other blankly.

Liu Ying was slightly surprised.

Night Song actually knows a way to avoid being affected by her succubus charm attribute?

Who taught him?

"Speak, what exactly do you want to say?" Ye Ge said.

Liu Ying raised her head and looked at Ye Ge: "What I just said was not a joke. I want to leave the gene company and join your camp."

Leonardo and Leona, who were standing nearby, changed their expressions.

"Liu Ying, how dare you betray the company!" Leona bit her lip. "Have you thought about the price?!"

Leonardo stared intently at Liu Ying, as if trying to see right through her.

"Even if you were to join me, it doesn't seem to be of much use to me," Ye Ge said calmly. "As I said, I have no interest in you personally. As for your abilities, whether it's charm or illusion, there are people around me with higher talent and potential than you. So I don't need you."

"What!?" Liu Ying's eyes widened, clearly unconvinced. She pouted, "I don't believe it! Let her come out and have a match with me! Who is this person?"

Ye Ge smiled but didn't say anything, then turned to leave again.

Liu Ying cried out anxiously, "Oh dear, Lord Ye Ge, wait a minute!"

Night Song turned around again: "My patience is very limited."

"..."

Liu Ying sighed and said, "I am, after all, the Empress of the Succubus Clan. The Succubus Clan ranks 23rd among all races. Although it is far inferior to races like the Fallen Angels and Dragons, it is definitely not weak."

"Since I have decided to devote myself to you, I, the empress, am now yours. Therefore, the power, wealth, business, territory, and military strength of the kingdom I rule will naturally all belong to you. I do not believe that you would not even consider it."

"besides......"

Liu Ying paused, blinked, and said, "I have many succubus girls under my command who want to fall in love. If you take me, I can introduce girlfriends to your single men for free! Don't worry, we succubi also have many pure and innocent girls who only want one partner in their lives. They are definitely not disreputable women! I guarantee that your human population's birth rate will increase by at least thirty points next year!"

Night Song: "..."

Arthur and the other male human warriors behind him immediately lit up with excitement upon hearing this.

"This is good, this is good..."

Ye Ge turned and glanced at them.

"..." Arthur and several other male human warriors froze on their excited faces, their necks shrinking slightly.

"That's more like it. You could have just said that from the beginning." Ye Ge looked at Liu Ying: "But what else? You should know what I most want to know."

"Of course," Liu Ying smiled. "I will tell you everything I know about the gene company."

Ye Ge narrowed his eyes slightly: "So, what about the restrictions of the company's soul contract on you? Aren't you afraid?"

Liu Ying's smile grew even more charming and meaningful: "This brings us to the point... Lord Ye Ge. Just now, Queen Ye Bing was clearly being backfired by the power of the contract, her soul power level was constantly dropping, but now, she is steadily recovering. The key to this... is that you used some method to help her break the contract, right?"

What??!

Upon hearing this, Leonardo and Leona, who were standing nearby, both showed expressions of disbelief.

Night Song, you can actually terminate your company contract?!

How can this be? ? ?

Ye Ge remained calm and silent, but clearly acquiesced.

"To tell you the truth, I've long since stopped wanting to stay on that board of directors and be used by Sima Qing."

Liu Ying smiled bitterly: "As long as you're willing to help me break the contract, I'll tell you everything. And..."

"I also know a big secret of Chairman Sima Qing that I'm sure you'll be interested in."

"..."

Ye Ge's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, then he casually raised his hand and waved it lightly.

The door of the golden cage was opened.

"Okay, I agree. Come out now."

"Yeah~!"

Liu Ying turned around, gave Leonardo and Leona a "V" sign, and winked playfully: "You two, I'm getting out of jail first~"

Leonardo & Leona: "......"

"It's alright, it's alright~ You two continue to be prisoners well. After all, we were colleagues. When I officially become Lord Yege's men, I'll send you two extra eggs when they deliver your meals. I definitely won't treat you unfairly."

Leonardo & Leona: "......"

......

Liu Ying was released, and Ye Ge removed the shackles from her hands and feet.

Then they led her to a corner.

"Alright, tell me." Ye Ge crossed her arms and asked, "How did you know that I was the one who broke the contract on Ye Bing?"

Liu Ying smiled and said, "Is that even a question? Besides you, there's no one else in this place who could have this ability."

Ye Ge chuckled: "You're certainly good at flattering people."

“This isn’t flattery,” Liu Ying said. “If Queen Ye Bing could break the contract herself, she would probably have left the company’s board of directors long ago, so it’s not hard to guess.”

Ye Ge raised an eyebrow: "Ye Bing wanted to leave the board of directors a long time ago?"

“Yes.” Liu Ying shrugged: “Because in the past few years, Chairman Sima Qing’s ideas and practices have become increasingly divergent from Queen Ye Bing’s ideas and beliefs. However, due to the contract, there is no other way but to stick together. And since Sima Qing is the chairman of the company, most things have to be done according to his wishes.”

Ye Ge thought to herself, "So that's how it is."

"Lord Yege, I'm about to tell you all the company secrets I know."

Liu Ying took a deep breath, looking visibly nervous: "You must help me when the company contract takes effect later."

Ye Ge crossed his arms and smiled: "Don't worry. I still have that much integrity. However, I probably already know a lot of the information you think I have."

"Oh?" Liu Ying tilted her head: "For example?"

Ye Ge said calmly, "For example, Cang Ting, the Thunder General of the Eastern Dragon Clan, is actually a member of your company's board of directors."

"And then there's the Western dragon race. The newly promoted and highly valued bodyguard and follower of the Black Dragon King Gul'thas, Star Nether Dragon, is actually a spy planted by Sima Qing next to the Black Dragon King."

"For example, Ye Bing suddenly approached me before... that was also a honey trap tactic employed by your company."

Ye Ge paused, glancing at Liu Ying: "Besides, this honey trap was originally your idea."

"!?!"

Liu Ying looked on in surprise.

"Wow... Lord Night Song, how do you know everything? Could it be that you actually have someone among the higher-ups in our company???"

"You don't have to worry about it."

Night Song recounted all the information that Star Dragon knew in one breath.

"Besides this intelligence, do you have any other valuable intelligence to provide me?" Ye Ge asked, looking at her.

"Hmm..." Liu Ying thought for a moment, then nodded: "Yes!"

"explain."

"In fact, the Chairman knew several days ago that your Alliance of Ten Thousand Races was going to gather an army to attack the insect hive located beneath the Crimson Plains, but he did not intend to fight you here. His real purpose in having the Zerg Empress set up the Misty Mist Array here was simply to delay you here!"

Ye Ge's eyes narrowed slightly: "Delaying? What about him? What's Sima Qing doing?"

“He went to Crimson Dragon City,” Liu Ying said earnestly. “The chairman said that one of the treasures of the Seven Constellations of the Azure Dragon is buried beneath Crimson Dragon City!”

Ye Ge's eyes flickered.

"what?"

"Yes, that's what he said." Liu Ying sighed, "All of us—me, Ji Cangyuan, Huanmeng, Luosha, and Queen Ye Bing—were originally meant to delay you here. The chairman's original plan was that the Mysterious Mist Array could at least buy you half a month. And he just happened to lead his men to sneak into the Azure Dragon Treasure while the defenses of Crimson Dragon City were lax... Who would have thought you would be so brave, leading a group of people straight into the Mysterious Mist Array..."

Ye Ge's eyes darted around.

I see......

This cunning Sima Qing.

"Old Azure Dragon, can you hear me?" Night Song communicated with Azure Dragon through divine sense.

"Yes, I heard you," Old Deng of the Azure Dragon replied quickly.

Night Song: 'The Azure Dragon Treasure is so close, didn't you sense it when you were in Crimson Dragon City?'

Azure Dragon: 'Of course not. If I could sense it, then it wouldn't be a seal. However, according to my remaining memories, one of the locations of the Azure Dragon Treasure is indeed near the territory of this Eastern Dragon Clan.'