The bad value system is measuring values.

Chapter 129 The Mad Princess

Qiao Xiao seemed to sense his impending action and quickly dodged away.

"My lord, I'm afraid you've misunderstood something."

Astor scoffed, "Misunderstanding? How dare you compare me to such an ugly creature!"

Without hesitation, he grabbed Qiao Xiao by the throat. "Hmph, at worst I'll get to know you now and find a new replacement."

Qiao Xiao's face turned ashen instantly. She instinctively began to struggle to protect herself, but quickly gave up resisting.

Qiao Xiao: My lord, I have offended you. I deserve to die. I once said that I was willing to die in your hands, and now I have fulfilled my promise.

Astor sensed her inner thoughts, frowned, and slowly released her neck. She collapsed weakly to the ground, coughing incessantly.

Asdor looked down at her with an air of superiority, yet a pang of guilt welled up within him. He had not intended to hurt her; he had only been angered by her words.

"You..." Asdor was about to speak when Qiao Xiao interrupted him.

"My lord, you are so handsome, I was truly speaking without thinking." She lowered her head.

Perhaps it was because he heard him say that humans are ugly that he was annoyed and said such stupid things without thinking.

Qiao Xiao clutched the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, muttering repeatedly, "It's all my fault, it's all my fault..."

Asdor was still furious, and a hint of coldness emanated from his handsome, frosty face, clearly indicating that he did not intend to forgive Qiao Xiao's mistake easily.

He snorted coldly and said, "Go back before dark. If I don't see you by then, I'll throw you into the beast forest and let those hungry wild beasts devour you alive!"

Faced with Asdor's threat, Qiao Xiao dared not show any intention of resisting and quickly nodded in response, "Yes, sir."

Her face betrayed her embarrassment as she muttered softly, "That was too much, Lord Black Dragon..."

As she spoke, she took out a bottle of homemade potion from her bosom and applied it to her neck, which had been choked red. "This was originally a potion to prevent attacks from wild animals, but I never expected that I would anger him."

Then, Qiao Xiao turned around and slowly walked towards the castle.

The journey was unexpectedly peaceful, and even the tree spirits that usually appeared were nowhere to be seen.

Perhaps, as she suspected, it was Asdor's sudden appearance that startled all the creatures within a ten-mile radius.

As evening approached and darkness fell, Qiao Xiao finally arrived at the castle. She hadn't realized how far she had traveled. The moment she entered the castle, the magic shield appeared.

The castle was pitch black.

"My lord?" Qiao Xiao called out as she groped her way along the wall, slowly trying to find a candle to light.

In an instant, with the sound of a trench coat flapping, the castle was brightly lit.

"You've come back too late, human."

Asdor's refined and aloof youthful face appeared before her.

"I'm sorry, sir, we've run out of food along the way, and I simply don't have the strength to move quickly."

Then, she dragged her basket and slowly moved toward Astor.

Astor frowned: the food she was eating was all non-toxic; at least she had some common sense.

"Don't even think about making me human food. I have no desire to eat food from lower races."

Qiao Xiao glanced at him and answered confidently, "Definitely not."

Upon hearing her answer, Astor felt a sense of satisfaction.

Astol: This human princess does have some brains; she knows not to blindly try to please me. I despise those self-important types the most.

In fact, Astor's words were not out of arrogance or affectation. It was simply because he had absolutely no interest in human food.

If someone forces him to eat these things, he will not only feel no gratitude, but will feel deep disgust from the bottom of his heart.

After all, how could someone who has lived for hundreds of years be easily tempted by a mere bit of food?

Qiao Xiao has never had the habit of cooking for others. Even when she takes care of Gu Jinghe, it is only out of her deep sympathy and vague guilt.

Qiao Xiao: "He's already caused him too much trouble."

As time went by, Astor had completely adapted to Qiao Xiao's incessant, nagging nature.

He simply treated it as harmless white noise and let it echo in his ears.

Astor couldn't help but marvel almost every day: this human princess's mental vitality was simply extraordinary; she seemed to be in a state of extreme excitement, constantly generating all sorts of novel and unique ideas.

Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder: was she just too curious, or did she really believe that I would definitely protect her?

He always felt a little resentful for protecting that human, but he couldn't help but try to understand her behavior because she was so different from everyone else.

This crazy princess.

Once, during an adventure, Qiao Xiao accidentally wandered into a patch of poisonous plants. The plants were covered in sharp thorns, which were red, yellow, and blue. Before long, the spot where she was pierced started to split open, and blood gushed out like a waterfall.

Asdor watched as Qiao Xiao took out medicine from the basket and tried them one by one, but none of them worked.

His eyes showed a hint of anxiety, but he said, "Let's see when you ask me for help."

As a result, Qiao Xiao was bleeding almost out, but she just held on desperately and didn't ask anyone for help. Suddenly, as if she had anticipated something, she stopped what she was doing.

His eyes were numb as he stared into the distance, muttering to himself, "It seems I've gone too far again."

Upon hearing this, Asdor's eyes blazed with anger. "You again?!"

He was furious. While healing Qiao Xiao's wounds, he complained, "Now I know why you're a tribute. You're such a nuisance, always causing me trouble."

Qiao Xiao felt a deep sense of guilt: I'm sorry, sir, I'm so useless.

She was someone who would never trouble others, even unto death, but she seemed to have forgotten one thing: her life was no longer her own.

Qiao Xiao: "This body should be yours. I forgot, sir. I'm sorry."

Astor knew that she had no ulterior motives, and her willingness surprised him.

He has lived for too long and knows a lot about human history, but he doesn't know what an individual human being is like. However, he knows that people like this mad princess are very rare.

Astor carried the unconscious Qiao Xiao back to the castle. The castle did not change its style, but rather retained its original appearance while adding a touch of human presence.

He placed her on the bed, the silver hair swirling in the wind and clinging to his sleeves. He inexplicably felt that her hair was somewhat dazzling. Logically speaking, dragons like gold and silver, so they would naturally appreciate her hair color.

Astow: The soul is more interesting.

He surprisingly didn't return to his cave. "It's better if I keep an eye on you."

He then chose a magnificent room as his master bedroom.

Qiao Xiao woke up from her dream with a guilty look on her face. She went alone to the castle library by lamplight.

Qiao Xiao: "What do dragons like?"

She flipped through the books, trying to find clues within them.

Astor immediately got out of bed; he had noticed Qiao Xiao the moment she got out of bed.

Astair muttered to himself, "Ignorant princess, trying to understand my preferences to please me, what a pointless act."

Qiao Xiao stubbornly flipped through the books. She loved sleeping, but this time she was truly overwhelmed with guilt and found it hard to fall asleep.

She didn't want to owe the dragon a favor.