Mu Wenxi did not reach out and lift Xie Qi's clothes directly. Instead, he kissed the back of Xie Qi's ear, which made the other's ear twitch. Then he kissed his neck, until Xie Qi felt a cool sensation on his waist and his face turned pale. Did the Demon Lord despise him?

But then he felt a pair of soft hands gently caressing his waist, followed by a soft touch—it was the Demon Lord kissing his mark!

"Demon Lord!"

Mu Wenxi felt a pang of pity. Looking at the ugly brand in front of her, she gently stroked it: "Does it hurt?"

Xie Qi: "It doesn't hurt."

Mu Wenxi helped him get dressed, and Xie Qi turned over to look at Mu Wenxi, who had sat up, with a hint of barely perceptible desire in his eyes.

She lowered her head and kissed Xie Qi's eye. Xie Qi closed his eyes, but before he could do anything else, he was pulled into Mu Wenxi's arms when he opened them again.

"I'm sorry, now is not the right time. When we get back to the Demon Palace, I will give you a grand wedding."

Xie Qi: "Hmm."

Mu Wenxi: "Was it because you lost your parents at a young age and wandered around that you became a slave? You must have suffered a lot."

Xie Qi didn't know why he had never had parents since he could remember.

He cried and howled, and was given food by a kind-hearted grandmother from his tribe. He devoured the food, and no one cared, thinking that this was just how the world was.

It wasn't until he saw other members of his tribe, much like him, growing up in their parents' arms, that he realized the people who accompanied them were called parents, and that everyone had parents, but he was born with nothing.

The wolf grandmother was old, and when he was four or five years old, he finally couldn't hold on any longer. He began to wander around, scavenging for food, eating tree bark and flowers.

Later, he was captured and made a slave to beasts, doing hard labor every day. Although they were all beastmen, some wore fine silks and satins, while others were barely clothed.

He had asked and searched for his parents, but everyone remained silent. He grew up year by year, becoming taller and taller, his posture more upright, and his appearance more handsome each day, attracting more and more attention from others.

One day, a tiger nobleman came to visit the wolf clan. They took a liking to his appearance, but because he was a beast slave, no one asked him if he was willing. Instead, they were grateful. Although he was freed from slavery, it did not change the fact that he would eventually become someone else's appendage.

He just wanted to be himself; he wanted freedom. That day, the sky was exceptionally bright, and he decided to go see the outside world.

Mu Wenxi felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if it were being tightly twisted. Seeing Xie Qi's silent tears and sorrowful eyes, she gently wiped away his tears, but they still streamed down her face, soaking the pillow.

"I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore, it's my fault, don't think about it anymore."

Xie Qi sobbed as he answered, "I want you to know that I have no father or mother and grew up on the charity of my clan. I could only support myself as a slave. Later, a woman from the Tiger Clan took a liking to me and freed me from my slave status, but she made me her servant... I didn't want to, so I escaped. I only found out why this was when I was at Chasing Wolves Mountain."

Mu Wenxi felt so sorry for her. How much suffering had her little wolf endured to appear before her? At this moment, she felt both heartbroken and incredibly fortunate.

"Luckily you escaped, otherwise we probably wouldn't have met."

Xie Qi finally smiled slightly: "Yes, meeting you, sir, is the best thing that has ever happened to me."

Mu Wenxi: "I hope you won't have to be so strong in the future, and you won't have to live so cautiously anymore."

Xie Qi's eyes were filled with unwavering love.

He couldn't resist turning into a little wolf and snuggling into Mu Wenxi's arms, his tail tightly wrapped around the other's hand. The other held him tightly, but he didn't feel suffocated at all; instead, he felt a great sense of security.

Mu Wenxi: "Whenever she wants to act cute, she likes to transform into her original form, which is very cute."

Holding her precious baby in her arms, she fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, the two were having breakfast downstairs at the hotel. As soon as the beast slave saw them, he immediately got up and kept serving them food during the meal.

Xie Qi looked at the mountain of food in his bowl and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't put food on my plate, I'll eat it myself."

Beast slave: "It's alright to be a slave."

Mu Wenxi: "What's your name?"

Beast slave: "Slave, slave has no name."

Mu Wenxi: "Xie Qi, give him one."

Xie Qi: "Then why don't you call yourself April?"

In April, he encountered the Demon Lord.

Beast Slave: "Yes, April, I like this name."

Mu Wenxi: "From now on, I will study hard under the Demon General and take care of Xie Qi after I have learned well."

The beast slave nodded: "Yes, I will definitely work hard in April."

After slowly finishing their breakfast, the two continued to stroll around the streets. When they returned to the inn to rest, a demon general happened to come and deliver a message.

"Demon Lord, the ceremony for the investiture of the Empress is ready. Shall we set off back?"

Mu Wenxi nodded: "Who is the demon general in charge of this area? I have some questions to ask."

Soon a demon general arrived, and was taken aback when he saw Xie Qi, but quickly regained his composure.

Upon seeing the person before him, Xie Qi immediately remembered that this was the person who had recommended him to the Demon Palace. He hadn't expected him to be a Demon General; no wonder he had such an extraordinary demeanor: "It is you."

Demon General: "I never expected you to actually go to the Demon Palace and become the Demon Queen."

Mu Wenxi: "What, do you two have a story?"

Xie Qi was very happy: "This is the person who suggested that I go to the Demon Palace to do odd jobs, but I didn't expect that he would actually be a demon general."

Upon hearing the word "servant," the demon general immediately clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Your subordinate dares not."

Xie Qi chuckled to himself; there was nothing he could do, since he was still a little beggar back then.

Mu Wenxi looked at the Demon General: "Not bad, you have good taste."

Demon General: "Thank you for the compliment, Demon Lord."

Xie Qi: "You guys go talk business first, I'll go check on April."

Mu Wenxi nodded, and the demon general followed. The two went next door to discuss matters.

Demon General: "I will certainly do my best."

Mu Wenxi: "Well, that's about it for the other places. Let's come to the Demon Palace next time to attend the Demon Queen's Ceremony."

Demon General: "Yes."

In the corner, a man kept drinking tea to conceal himself. If Xie Qi saw him, he would definitely recognize that this man was Xiao He.

Looking at the beautiful couple before him, Xiao He felt a mix of emotions he couldn't quite describe. Perhaps the Demon Lord possessed such power.

He didn't believe it either, that his brother was unwilling to leave the Demon Palace. But after seeing the appearance of the immortal and his dashing manner, he gradually fell for him.

He completed his six-month term of menial labor in the Demon Palace. His brother had already been released and returned home. He originally wanted to go home as well, but unexpectedly, he met Mu Wenxi and Xie Qi and their group who were out for a trip. So he silently followed them and didn't want to leave.

This is the third day already. He doesn't know if the Demon Lord has noticed, or perhaps the Demon Lord has noticed but doesn't want to care because he's not important. Thinking about this, he feels even more envious.