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

"Hehe, alright, it's getting late, this old man should probably go back to rest too."

After finishing the story, Ye Quan stood up with a smile, patted his pants, and stroked his white beard: "Thank you, young lady. It's been a long time since a young person has been able to talk to this old man for so long."

"Sir, you're too kind. I just arrived here and know nothing about anything. You've given me so much information; I should be thanking you," Lin Chishang said apologetically, realizing that it was already dawn.

As the last descendant of the Phoenix Clan, she never had the chance to experience the warmth of her elders again after her mother passed away when she was seven years old.

For some reason, she felt an instant connection with the old man in front of her.

"Hehe." Ye Quan smiled and said, "Let's chat more slowly next time we have the chance."

"Okay." Lin Chishang bowed slightly. "Please take care, sir."

......

Ye Quan left.

Lin Chishang stood there for a while, looking at the beautiful sculpture fountain on the building next to her.

'Should I buy one of those 'Demon Lord' figurines and souvenirs that the demon students bought at the market before?'

Lin Chishang suddenly thought to himself.

"Hey." Night Song's voice suddenly came from behind.

Lin Chishang paused for a moment, then turned around and saw Ye Ge walking towards her.

"Good morning, Demon Lord," Lin Chishang said.

Ye Ge smiled slightly: "Just call me Ye Ge."

Lin Chishang looked up and saw Ye Ge's beautiful smile, and her heart skipped a beat.

Perhaps it was because the story Ye Quan had just told had such a strong emotional filter that she suddenly felt a flutter in her heart...

'Although it's still that handsome face, but...'

"Mom, although you say the more handsome a man is, the more likely he is to lie, I think I've met a man who's incredibly handsome and also incredibly kind!"

"Okay...okay." Lin Chishang nodded: "Night Song."

"..."

Bai Xueling, who was perched on Ye Ge's shoulder, glanced at Ye Ge's face.

The kitten knew that her owner was about to start trying to fool the girls again!

"Um... I need to talk to you about something." Ye Ge mentally prepared her words, considering how to phrase it.

After all, Lin Chishang would never agree to what he was about to say: "There's something I need your help with."

"What is it?" Lin Chishang blinked and asked curiously.

"I need to borrow your sacred beast's inner core," Night Song said, getting straight to the point.

"My inner core?" Lin Chishang exclaimed in surprise.

“Yes,” Ye Ge said, “I want to make a fake one to fool the company.”

Lin Chishang is the sole descendant of the Phoenix Clan and possesses 22% of their bloodline. The gene company definitely wants her very, very, very much.

If Ye Ge wants to use Xing Minglong's identity to infiltrate the company, enter the senior management, or even the board of directors, the company will definitely ask him for Lin Chishang.

If Yege doesn't give it to them, the negotiations might fall apart.

There will definitely be a lot of trouble.

So Ye Ge thought, why not just fake that Lin Chishang had been killed by him, and that he had taken the inner core and used it as a furnace, so that the gene company wouldn't keep thinking about it later?

As a descendant of the Sacred Beast Clan, Lin Chishang possesses an inner core, just like any other Sacred Beast or Mythical Beast, similar to the Sacred Soul of the Spirit Demon Clan.

However, the inner core is extremely important to the sacred beast race; it can be said to be their very lifeblood!

No member of the Sacred Beast Clan would easily entrust their inner core to someone they don't trust.

Therefore, Ye Ge knew that this would be a very difficult task, and he would have to show off his persuasive skills and ability to win over girls.

"Why do you want my inner core?" Lin Chishang asked, puzzled.

“You’re safe here with me now, but the gene company will definitely still be after you,” Ye Ge said. “We can fool them by creating a clone of your inner core.”

Ye Ge knew that such a reason was definitely not enough.

So he opened his mouth, about to unleash his "verbal persuasion"—a combination of coaxing and deception.

"I see." Lin Chishang nodded calmly, seemingly finding it perfectly reasonable.

She raised her right hand and slowly placed it on her chest.

A golden light flashed, and a dazzling golden phoenix inner core appeared in her hand, which she handed to Ye Ge: "Here, take it."

Night Song: "?"

Ye Ge was stunned.

The lines he was about to say to coax the girl got stuck in his throat.

Take...take it?

"What's wrong?" Lin Chishang asked him, puzzled.

"You..." Ye Ge looked at her, tentatively asking, "You just gave it to me like that? Your inner core must be your most precious possession, right? Aren't you afraid of giving it away so easily...?"

Lin Chishang slowly revealed a smile: "Mr. Ye Ge, you saved my life. If you hadn't sent someone to rescue me, I would probably be a corpse in the gene company's laboratory, sliced ​​up and preserved in formalin, right?"

Night Song: "Uh...that's true..."

Ye Ge paused, looking at her with a puzzled expression: "But aren't you afraid that I saved you because I want to get something from you?"

Lin Chishang smiled again: "You won't, you're a good person."

Night Song: "?"

Bai Xueling: "...?"

Ye Ge gave a strange look.

Although he knew he had a face that could easily make pretty girls lower their guard, but...

Was this a bit too easy?

Has my charm level gotten so high that I don't even need to deceive people, and girls will willingly offer me their inner cores?

It seems like he never had this effect with aloof girls like Leng Yuening, Nangong Ru, and Senior Sister Mu Jiannan before. He always had to put in a lot of effort to gain their trust...

Or is it that this phoenix girl in front of me is simply innocent and gullible?

"..."

Ye Ge scratched his face, hesitated for a moment, and then reached out to take the golden inner core: "Then thank you."

"You're welcome." Lin Chishang smiled. "You saved my life, and I was already thinking about how to repay you."