Chapter 18 The Angry Demon

"Don't look at me!"

Xiao Nianzhong was so angry that he covered Jiang Jiu's eyes, looking like a little hedgehog with its fur standing on end.

Although he usually appears in front of Jiang Jiu in the form of a small coal ball and interacts with Jiang Jiu in various cute and coquettish ways, he actually just thinks that his original form is very interesting and he has no psychological barriers. But now it is different. He has now become a real child.

Originally in the Demon Realm, he had no relatives, no father or mother. He had to struggle in the Demon Realm since he was born and would never die. Even if he died, he would be resurrected in the core of the Demon Realm. In a sense, he was the same as Jiang Jiu. As long as the world did not die, he was immortal.

Xiao Nianzhong always thought that he could always accompany Jiang Jiu, but today this incident suddenly happened.

Let Jiang Jiu see his state when he was still a demon boy.

It was a small one, with two pointed horns sticking out from both sides of its forehead. Unlike the dragon horns, Xiao Nianzhong's were more tender and smaller.

There are two undeveloped small wings on his back, which are very similar to his main body's wings, but very small.

It's extremely shameful.

"Oh, why are you shy? I won't eat you."

Jiang Jiu held back his laughter and pretended not to laugh. He squatted down and touched Xiao Nianzhong's head, and rubbed his horns twice. They were not hard at all, but soft.

She hadn't known that Xiao Nianzhong had this kind of thing when he was a child.

Xiao Nianzhong felt Jiang Jiu's touch and jumped up on the spot, covering his horns with his hands, with a pitiful look in his eyes.

"You, you, you, don't touch me!"

This was the first time he spoke to Jiang Jiu in such a serious and warning manner since he returned to the modern era. Unfortunately, his words had no deterrent effect at all, and Jiang Jiu was not afraid at all.

"So what if I touched you?"

Jiang Jiu asked with a malicious look.

Xiao Nianzhong was speechless for a moment after being asked this question. He hummed for a long time but couldn't come up with any good ideas. Finally, his mouth pouted and he almost cried out.

"Anyway, you're not allowed to touch it!"

He hates it so much.

Why has he lost his strength now and cannot resist Jiang Jiu's teasing?

Jiang Jiu finally couldn't hold back his laughter, took two steps forward, picked him up, and patted the back of his head like a kindergarten kid.

"Okay, stop being so upset. It's time for you to go to bed."

She said seriously.

In fact, Xiao Nianzhong doesn't need to sleep at night, but now he has become a juvenile body, and it is night time, so getting more sleep will help his body grow.

After hearing this, Xiao Nianzhong immediately twisted his body in her arms, showing no intention of cooperating at all.

"I won't sleep!"

He refused loudly.

"Why don't you like sleeping?"

Jiang Jiu asked.

"dislike....."

Suddenly, Xiao Nianzhong's tone became quite depressed.

"When I was in the Demon Realm, if I dared to sleep casually, I would be targeted by other demons and die without knowing how. I don't want to return to the core of the Demon Realm in my sleep. It's empty and there's nothing there but me."

His words stunned Jiang Jiu, and he felt distressed in his heart.

"Don't worry now, I'm here with you."

Sometimes Jiang Jiu would think that Xiao Nianzhong must have experienced many bad things and experiences in the past, dying and reborn repeatedly, and no one could save him. Even if he wanted to give up, he would be resurrected and thrown out of the demon world.

It was too cruel for a newborn baby.

"But I still don't want to sleep."

Xiao Nianzhong's hand tightly grasped Jiang Jiu's collar, his eyes filled with hope, hoping that Jiang Jiu would agree to his request.

"Okay, sure."

Jiang Jiu laughed. She had no intention of forcing Xiao Nianzhong to do anything. She didn't expect Xiao Nianzhong to test her attitude like this. He looked quite pitiful.

"You don't have to do this."

She held Xiao Nianzhong in her arms and placed him on the sofa, then spoke to him seriously.

"oh oh."

Xiao Nianzhong was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and said.

The two sat face to face, and Jiang Jiu always felt that Xiao Xiao Nianzhong seemed to have something to say to her, but for some reason, he was embarrassed to say it out loud, or felt too ashamed.

"If you have anything that makes you unhappy, you can tell me."

Jiang Jiu leaned closer to him and asked with sincere eyes.

Jiang Jiu's face in Xiao Nianzhong's pupils suddenly enlarged, occupying his entire field of vision, causing his brain to stop thinking for a moment.

"I just thought it would be nice not to have to please anyone."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Nianzhong covered his mouth in annoyance. He looked very regretful and didn't want Jiang Jiu to know.

"Why? Is there something I shouldn't know?"

Jiang Jiu pretended to be a little angry and aggrieved, and Xiao Nianzhong panicked in an instant.

"No, that's not what I meant."

Xiao Nianzhong stood up in a hurry. Even standing on the sofa, he could barely help Jiang Jiu wipe away her tears. The little one made people feel pity for her.

"I just remembered something from the past. I shouldn't have told you this, but if you really want to know..."

A conflicted look appeared on his face, but before he could change his words, Jiang Jiu nodded in agreement.

“I want to know!”

Jiang Jiu knew that if it was an adult Xiao Nianzhong, he would definitely not tell anyone. It would be easier to "lie" to a child Xiao Nianzhong. Don't say that she was taking advantage of someone's misfortune, this is called seizing an opportunity.

Xiao Nianzhong looked at Jiang Jiu's expectant expression, and finally sighed helplessly like a little adult.

"Okay, I say."

Jiang Jiu sat next to him and listened carefully to everything that happened in the demon world when he was a child.

"Are you saying that you have also sought refuge with other demons?"

Jiang Jiu asked in a complicated tone after hearing half of it.

"Isn't this normal?"

Xiao Nianzhong's calm question, coupled with his childish voice and small body, was so cute in an indescribable contrast.

"But they're not nice to you at all. They're just taking advantage of you."

Jiang Jiu felt lost and sad, and for a moment he didn't know who to comfort whom.

Xiao Nianzhong kept looking at Jiang Jiu's face, fearing that she would cry.

"It's okay, it's okay, it's all in the past now, I don't care anymore."

Xiao Nianzhong held his forehead with his hand. He always knew that Jiang Jiu had a strong ability of empathy, but he was so sad just by listening to a fragment of his story. If he told Jiang Jiu everything, she would cry to death.

"But, but, they used you as a shield and didn't really protect you."

Jiang Jiu was a little disgusted with those demons. She had never had much contact with demons before, except for Xiao Nianzhong.

"It's like this in the demon tribe. Everyone has to work hard to survive. There's no other choice."

Xiao Nianzhong withdrew his gaze. He did not resent them at all. After all, he had already killed them.

Besides, in the barren land of the demon clan, if you don't fight or compete, or make plans, you might have died long ago. These are just means of survival.