teasing

Daenerys herself didn't understand why a strange sense of familiarity welled up in her heart when she saw the young man before her.

After a moment of hesitation, Daenerys spoke up, "Young man, I am indeed troubled. I lost a ring that is very important to me a while ago. If you can help me find it, I will be eternally grateful."

Daenerys's voice had a mysterious magnetic quality and was incredibly gentle.

However, the female assassin guard by her side felt a wave of shock in her heart upon seeing this.

One had to know that her mistress was a famously cold beauty. Although she had countless suitors, including many brilliant young talents and noble princes, she usually remained indifferent.

She had never seen her mistress be so gentle toward anyone.

What kind of magic did this young man possess?

Thinking of this, the female assassin guard subconsciously looked up and carefully scrutinized Chen Ming.

With just one look, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat in surprise.

This was because, after seeing Chen Ming's appearance clearly, she also felt an involuntary sense of familiarity toward him from the bottom of her heart.

At the same time, two consecutive notifications popped up before Chen Ming's eyes.

[Ding! Daenerys Thorn's Favorability toward you has increased by 15 points.]

[Ding! Aixia's Favorability toward you has increased by 20 points.]

Looking at the prompts, Chen Ming quickly realized what was happening.

This was the influence of his Charm attribute.

As long as a target's Charm attribute was lower than his, they would uncontrollably and subconsciously develop a good impression of him the moment they saw him.

This was the power of the Charm attribute.

In fact, if the Charm attribute was high enough, one could turn a target into their puppet or a devoted sycophant with just a single glance.

Thinking of this, Chen Ming struck while the iron was hot and took the [Thorn Ring] out of his backpack. With a smile on his face, he said, "You are truly lucky, Lady Daenerys. I happened to find a ring by chance."

"The moment I saw this ring, I thought of you."

As Chen Ming spoke, he gently placed the ring on Daenerys's hand.

Despite her age, this wealthiest and most beautiful widow in Eternal maintained her skin with meticulous care.

Her slender jade hands were fair and smooth, like mutton-fat white jade.

A strange sensation arose in Daenerys's heart, and her face unintentionally flushed with a shy red.

[Ding! Daenerys Thorn's Favorability toward you has increased by 3 points.]

Another prompt popped up before him.

Chen Ming calmly took a step back.

One had to understand that women maintain a certain safe distance from the opposite sex.

Relentlessly pressing forward might invite disgust, while maintaining a proper distance would instead leave a better impression.

For instance, with just this small gesture, the way Daenerys looked at Chen Ming became significantly gentler once again.

"Young man, this is indeed the ring I lost. It is very important to me. Thank you so much."

As Daenerys spoke, she initiated a transfer to Chen Ming.

[Ding! Daenerys has transferred +10,000,000 Gold Coins to you.]

"Young man, take these gold coins as a token of my gratitude."

Tsk, she really is the wealthiest widow in Eternal.

A casual gift of ten million gold coins.

Chen Ming marveled inwardly, but his face remained impassive.

This was because his goal wasn't gold coins, but the [city building token].

With that in mind, Chen Ming returned all the gold coins exactly as they came and said righteously, "Lady Daenerys, I think you've misunderstood me."

"The Thorn Ring belongs to you. If you truly wish to thank me, why not give me this instead, as a memento?"

As Chen Ming spoke, he reached out and plucked a golden butterfly hair accessory from Daenerys's hair.

This sudden, bold move startled Daenerys. She stepped back repeatedly, her heart pounding wildly.

The hot, masculine aura radiating from Chen Ming made her—someone who had never been touched by a man—feel a surge of adrenaline and fear.

However, when she looked up again, she saw that Chen Ming had already moved away.

"Beautiful lady, farewell. Until we meet again, if fate allows."

With that, Chen Ming turned and left without a hint of lingering.

It wasn't until Chen Ming's back had completely vanished from her sight that Daenerys fully regained her composure.

She suppressed the astonishment on her face and turned calmly to Aixia, saying, "Go investigate this young man's background. I want to know everything about his past and all his data."

"Ah, Mistress..."

Aixia was stunned.

Could the Mistress have actually fallen for that young man?

But on second thought, it seemed normal.

After all, the Mistress was at such an age but had never had a man.

If she suddenly felt a desire for a man...

It was understandable.

After all, this young man's temperament and looks were both exceptionally outstanding.

It was only natural that even the Mistress couldn't be immune to such charms.

Just as Aixia was thinking this, she heard Daenerys sneer, "Approaching me with such deliberate calculation... I'd like to see what kind of conspiracy this person has, and which faction sent him."

As the current de facto ruler of the Thorn Family, Daenerys was naturally not a brainless woman.

Otherwise, with the power she held, she would have likely lost her life long ago.

Although she had felt a slight itch in her heart from Chen Ming's flirting just now, her rationality quickly overcame everything.

"Yes, Mistress. I will investigate immediately."

Aixia's figure flickered and vanished from the spot.

...

On the other side.

Outside Myriad Beast City.

Strong winds whistled past his ears as Chen Ming sat cross-legged on the back of the Ice Abyss Dragon, flying rapidly toward the Abyssal Forest.

"The first step is complete."

"According to the plan, Daenerys should be arranging for someone to investigate me next."

Muttering softly, a smile appeared at the corner of Chen Ming's mouth.

Reality wasn't a novel; he naturally wouldn't treat Daenerys like one of those brainless women.

On the contrary, to be able to lead the Thorn Family for so many years as a woman, Daenerys's wisdom and methods were definitely superior to most people.

"The seed has been planted. When the beast tide breaks out in Myriad Beast City in a while..."

"That will be the moment to harvest the city building token."

Muttering to himself, Chen Ming couldn't help but stretch.

He was determined to get that city building token in Daenerys's hands.

Based on his memories from his previous life, a world-shaking beast tide would erupt in Myriad Beast City in a few days.

Monsters from all the surrounding maps would launch an assault on Myriad Beast City.

Although this crisis was quickly suppressed by the Orc Race that led Myriad Beast City,

Daenerys would be greatly affected during this crisis.

What Chen Ming needed to do was intervene at the critical moment, save Daenerys, and then casually invite her to "sit for a while" in the insect nest.

Only then would he have the chance to obtain the [city building token]!

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