Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

Min Moyou didn't sleep all night, but he was still full of energy.

The system, on the other hand, went to rest.

Before the system went into hibernation, it activated a stand-alone mode for Min Moyou—an AI that would only execute the commands given by Min Moyou and determine whether the performance level increased according to rigid rules.

It wasn't until the cold, mechanical female voice greeted Min Moyou in her mind that she felt a pang of loss at the departure of the once-lovable (Kouaimu) system...

So it was done manually before...?

Min Moyou couldn't help but wonder—but that's not important.

Importantly, as soon as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the curtains and into the window, the human-machine system issued a notification to Min Moyou:

[Congratulations, host! Yesterday's resource output from "Ancient Dragon Realm - Paradise Beyond the World" was 50 Dragon Jade, which has been extracted for you. Current Dragon Jade balance: 150.]

'Wow? 150 already? Does that mean I can try my luck in the recruitment section?'

[Yes, host. Would you like to travel to the realm—Ancient Dragon Realm—Beyond the World of Immortals to recruit?]

'Then let's go, to that otherworldly paradise.'

As a vortex-like spatial disturbance arose around Min Moyou, sucking him in, Min Moyou's consciousness blurred for a moment before he found himself in a desolate wilderness:

The winding mountains stretch endlessly, thick mist lingers around their peaks, and countless varieties of wildflowers bloom neatly in patches, filling the air with a refreshing fragrance...

There were no butterflies, bees, or other small insects flitting about—Min Moyou didn't like butterflies or bees either.

Because a domineering CEO can't tolerate even the smallest flaws.

Directly in front of Min Moyou stood a towering square stone tablet that seemed to reach into the clouds. The front of the tablet was covered with intricate and incomprehensible runes, while the back... Min Moyou could not see its back. No matter how many times he walked around the tablet, every side looked like the front.

"What do I need to do? Draw a card."

[Please take out the Dragon Jade and place it in front of the stone tablet.]

Minmo humbly uttered "take out," and a small pile of round, lustrous dragon jade appeared in front of him.

Minmoyou piled them up in front of the stone tablet and went all in!

Going all in is a form of wisdom—because without going all in, Minmoyou wouldn't even get a single draw...

After a spatial fluctuation, the dragon jade was completely sucked into the stone tablet, and the thick fog in the sky was cleaved apart by a burst of golden light and disappeared in a flash.

This is a withdrawal, right? This is a withdrawal, right?!?

Upon seeing this, Min Moyou was so excited that his heart skipped a beat and his breath caught in his throat.

Then, a figure slowly emerged from behind the stone tablet and bowed deeply to Min Moyou.

The newcomer wielded a crescent-shaped broadsword, wore a blue auspicious cloud-patterned headdress, and had a long, high-tied ponytail that reached his hips. His white hair gradually turned dark red at the tips. His face was covered by a beast-face armor with mane, fangs, and an eagle's beak, worn over a pure white, close-fitting inner garment, with dragon-patterned arm armor. He wore a pleated horse-faced long skirt and black boots…

This is the previous leader of the Lion Guard in the Lion District in the game's storyline—the previous Azure Dragon Lord!

It's been pulled out like that?

The system is awesome!

Min Moyou doesn't believe there wasn't any behind-the-scenes manipulation.

Looks like I really pleased the system last night.

Minmoyou is in a state of excitement - "Return to Dragon Tide" is such a terrible game that it starts killing people in the second map - does that mean that all the characters who are killed will appear next to us in the future?

Of course, this applies only to women.

As for the men? What about the old white lion king, the old black lion king, and so on... who cares?

Min Moyou was very much looking forward to seeing what it would be like when the current Azure Dragon Lord—who was also the junior sister of the previous Azure Dragon Lord—saw her again.

Imagine me wreaking havoc in the Lion District, then having her stop the current Azure Dragon Lord from enforcing the law against me... Just thinking about it is so exciting! Hehehehehe~

The system notification tone also sounded at the right time:

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully drawn a gold-level reward—(character) "Griffin," a gold-attribute, high-attack dragon bloodline, dragon curse rank: gold rank 2; bloodline unlocked: 6?]

[Implanting character background:]

The vast majority of the guards and assassins of the Min clan were recruited from homeless children, war orphans, and battlefield survivors. In order to recruit such talents, a corresponding department was established—the Corpse Collectors. The Corpse Collectors were mostly members of the Min clan's collateral branches. They generally possessed dragon spells with healing abilities and had the potential to identify people. They were dispersed from the Min clan to various regions to infiltrate and recruit talents.

About ten years ago, a riot broke out in the Lion Prison of the Lion District. Countless Lion Fiends escaped from the prison and brutally murdered the defenseless residents. The Lion Guards stationed near the rioters suffered heavy casualties, and the area around the Lion Prison was awash in blood. The Zongwu Alliance immediately dispatched the (former) Azure Dragon Lord to suppress the riot. Due to the urgency of the situation, the (former) Azure Dragon Lord only took one of the best Lion Guards as his personal bodyguard and rode swiftly to the Lion Prison to quell the unrest.

When the (appointed) Azure Dragon Lord arrived at Lion Prison, almost all the Lion Demons in the prison had escaped. The Lion Guards who came later could only try their best to surround, resist, and control the Lion Demons within a certain range to prevent them from escaping into the city and harming ordinary residents.

However, the Lion Guards had limited manpower, and it was already extremely difficult to resist the mindless and fearless Lion Fiends. The encirclement formed by flesh and blood was thin and precarious. Moreover, the Lion Prison, which originally guarded the Lion Fiends, was destroyed in the riot. The only way to resolve the current dire situation was to kill all the Lion Fiends.

Left with no other choice, the newly appointed Azure Dragon Lord entered the encirclement alone, unabashedly releasing his powerful dragon curse aura to attract hundreds of Lion Demons, thereby relieving the pressure on the ordinary Lion Guards who were resisting the Lion Demons' breakout.

During the time when the (former) Azure Dragon Lord was fighting alone against hundreds of Lion Demons with the strength equivalent to those possessing Blue-Rank to Purple-Rank Dragon Curses, he was exhausted several times and faced life-or-death crises. His blood boiled, and he unlocked two of his own Inheritance Marks in succession.

Her personal guard, a young female general who had just come of age, with two horns on her forehead and white hair like a waterfall, ignored all advice and charged into the encirclement alone, using her meager strength to share the pressure for the (previously appointed) Azure Dragon Lord.

Finally, after more than half a day, all the Lion Guard reinforcements arrived one after another, wiping out the Lion Fiends from the outside in. Not a single Lion Fiend managed to escape. Moreover, when the (former) Azure Dragon Lord was exhausted and relaxed, his spirit weakened, and influenced by the ferocious energy of the battlefield, he unexpectedly activated the conflicting bloodline within him. His beastly eyes, fangs, bloodlust, and madness transformed, and his white hair turned red...

The conflicting bloodline is a curse, a prerequisite for transforming into a Lion Demon, and the root of a major upheaval in the Lion District. It is not tolerated by the Zongwu Alliance, which rules the order of the Lion District. Previously, the (previous) Azure Dragon Lord had concealed his bloodline origins and climbed all the way to such a high position.

In her madness, the (former) Azure Dragon Lord uncontrollably attacked the white-haired, dragon-horned female general. Although her remaining consciousness was still trying to control herself, she was in a daze and her body was out of control. With one strike, she cut off one of the dragon horns.

The white-haired, single-horned female Lion Guard stared in disbelief at her dearest and most revered senior, her senior sister—she never imagined that the Lion Guard's supreme commander possessed bloodlines originating from the Lion's Fiend, let alone that the other party had so easily fallen into the Lion's Fiend's clutches...

Ultimately, the story ends with the (former) Azure Dragon Lord struggling to control his uncontrollable body, allowing the young female lion guard with white hair and a single horn to kill him. The young female lion guard, relying on her strength, achievements, and merits, gained immense fame and became the new Azure Dragon Lord.

The (previous) Azure Dragon Lord, burdened with the bloodline of conflict under the curse of the Suanni Dragon Curse, was considered an ominous figure and was not tolerated by the Lion District. In the end, his body was left on the battlefield without being collected or given a proper burial.

Just then, the Min clan's corpse collectors, after the Lion Guards left, were cleaning up the battlefield. Besides wanting to make some money off the dead, they also planned to take a look for any promising talents who weren't quite dead yet.

Thus, in the center of the battlefield, she discovered the (former) Azure Dragon Sovereign, burdened with the Golden Rank Dragon Curse, a long sword embedded in his chest. His aura was extremely weak, yet the conflicting bloodline within him continued to boil, and his physical transformation was still ongoing...

Thus, the corpse collectors of the Min clan brought the (former) Azure Dragon Lord back to the Min clan. After being suppressed by Ao Hui's Dragon Curse and treated with countless high-level resources, the (former) Azure Dragon Lord brought from the Lion District was finally brought back to life, and his mental state was barely stabilized.

To repay the kindness of the Min clan, the (former) Azure Dragon Lord voluntarily stayed to serve the Min clan, abandoning his past as the Azure Dragon Lord and adopting the codename "Griffin". However, the conflicting bloodline within him had already been activated. Compared to the Suanni Dragon Curse, the relatively weak Ao Hui Dragon Curse could only suppress the Lion Demon cursed by the Suanni Dragon Curse, but could not expel it.

Currently, the Ao Hui Dragon Curse is controlled by Min Moyou, the young master of the Min clan. Therefore, the griffins, unable to leave the Ao Hui Dragon Curse, have been ordered to protect the young family and stay by his side, in order to periodically clear away the residual influence of the conflicting bloodlines and maintain their sanity.

Wow, that's a pretty complete background.

'But system, which one comes after her Yinhen 6?' 'What does that mean?'

[Griffin, Yinhen 6 - Suanni's Gaze: Transforms into a lion-like form, the power of the Dragon Curse is sealed and cannot be used. All of its attributes will gradually increase by 1800% over 300 seconds, while its sanity will gradually decrease to 0% over 300 seconds. Before its sanity reaches 0%, using the power of Ao Hui's Dragon Curse to break its form can forcibly end its lion-transformation and gradually restore its sanity.]

'Less? This multiplier? Did you really not add an extra zero?'

But Minmoyou soon noticed the undeniable drawback—his rationality had plummeted to 0....

'System, when her sanity drops to 0, will she... betray me?'

When rationality reaches 0%, the griffin's subjective consciousness is blurred; it lacks concepts of loyalty and betrayal, possessing only the instinct for killing and bloodlust.

"...So you're saying that her Yinhen 6 is usually in an unactivated or unused state, which is why she attacked?" "Huh? I understand now."

'Good heavens... A Dragon's Blood of the Gold Rank 2, level 6, amplifies all attributes by 18 times... Can the holder of the Supreme Dragon Curse withstand even a moment of that? (Can I, Min Moyou, withstand even a moment of that?)'

Before Min Moyou, the griffin was quite puzzled—what was it that the young master disliked? Why hadn't he given any orders after kneeling for so long? Was it because he looked too fierce? Or did the young master doubt his loyalty and want to give him a hard time...?

How could she know that Min Moyou was getting information from the system?

But her loyalty compelled her to kneel quietly on one knee, head bowed, never raising her head to look around, no matter how curious she was.

After understanding the situation from the system, Minmoyou felt like he had forgotten something...?

Upon closer inspection—whoa, the griffin was still kneeling!

Tsk tsk tsk, so formal. Even Nightingale and the later-joined Dove didn't have this kind of formality, which made Minmo Youguang remember to ask the system about her situation and forget to ask her to get up.

Min Moyou hadn't forgotten that after the system implanted this background, the emotions, thoughts, and memories should have been implanted simultaneously. The griffin in front of her was now a living, breathing person.

"My dear minister, please rise quickly. I was just thinking about something..."

Min Moyou strode forward—mainly because he was excited to have gained another powerful general under his command, and he didn't care about maintaining his domineering CEO demeanor.

He wanted to explain further, but considering his status, he stopped halfway through his sentence.

The griffin stood up naturally, its height around 1.8 meters, and with its high ponytail, it was almost the same height as Min Moyou.

"Thank you, Master!"

The griffin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that her master, Min Moyou, had no objections to her, and she hadn't angered him on their first meeting—that was good.

Min Moyou naturally removed the griffin mask, revealing her face, which only appeared briefly in the game's storyline: an oval face, sword-like eyebrows, not exceptionally beautiful, but with regular and handsome features, and a resolute yet dignified air.

Min Moyou nodded in satisfaction, returned the mask to her, and gave her some instructions:

"From now on, you don't need to wear this mask in private or in front of me."

Min Moyou always felt that, when facing them, this cold mask was like an obstacle to entering their hearts, and a high wall that kept them away from daring to get close to Min Moyou.

More importantly, their appearance with such a chilling mask made Min Moyou lose all interest... cough cough, what I mean is that Min Moyou is upright and kind, and she was afraid that these masks were too heavy and too stuffy to wear, making them uncomfortable.

The griffin took the mask and nodded in agreement. Min Moyou then led her away from the outdoor wonderland and back to the Dragon King Suite in the Nine Dragons Residence.

It hadn't been long in total. The flow of time in the otherworldly paradise and in reality was the same. The study door was still tightly closed, so Yubing probably hadn't woken up yet.

The moment he stepped out of this otherworldly paradise, a cold, malicious aura emanated from the griffin, making Min Moyou feel extremely uncomfortable...

"Lion Demon?"

Min Moyou asked her a question.

The griffin bowed respectfully and said:

"Yes, Master. Please take action."

Min Moyou nodded.

'System, how should I proceed?'

[The Ao Hui Dragon Curse has been integrated into the host's body. Simply having the host touch her will automatically activate the Ao Hui Dragon Curse to alleviate her symptoms, continuously suppressing and clearing the evil energy from her body. Once the evil energy on her body is completely cleared, it can last for three days until the evil energy grows back to a critical point.]

'Hmm? Do human-computer interaction systems also use words like 'stick'?'

Although Min Moyou was puzzled, he didn't dwell on it too much.

Stick it on...?

Although he sees this word often, he doesn't know exactly what it means...?

It probably means their bodies are pressed together, right?

Min Moyou hesitated for a second, then walked to the sunlit lounge chair by the window and sat down, gesturing for the griffin to sit in his lap.

The griffin didn't hesitate, nor did it show the slightest hint of shyness; it simply apologized somewhat apologetically.

“Master, the griffin has offended us.”

She then casually sat on Min Moyou's lap, nestled into his arms, and relaxed completely like a robot that had been turned off and placed on a charging dock. She hugged her mask and rested her head on Min Moyou's shoulder.

Seemingly sensing something ominous, the Ao Hui Dragon Curse within Min Moyou's body automatically activated, unleashing dragon power outwards from Min Moyou as the center. The shimmering light emitted a power that did not belong to this world, a power from a higher level, enveloping Min Moyou and the griffin.

Min Moyou casually wrapped his arms around her waist, admiring the rising sun in the morning light—someone who wasn't shy at all, and was even a little unaccustomed to it...

They didn't do much, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

The violent bloodline conflict gradually subsided under this tranquility. Min Moyou inhaled the faint fragrance on the griffin, which resembled green bamboo leaves, and took a nice nap under the warm morning sun.

[How could the system tell the host, who is full of lust, that as long as there is physical contact with the other party, and the power of the Ao Hui Dragon Curse within his body is transferred to her body, he can suppress the Lion Demon?]

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