Chapter 118 The half-demon that my junior brother brought back seems to have a lot of opinions about me.

--obedient?

It shouldn't be too difficult...

At least, that's what Li Xiao thought at that time.

Li Xiao has never liked to use his brain; he prefers to act on instinct.

So even though reason tells him that this suddenly appearing human behavior is suspicious and unreliable.

But deep down, Li Xiao inexplicably wanted to trust the other person.

Because of that one word of obedience, Li Xiao didn't cause any more trouble for the rest of the journey. She changed her dressings on time and ate her food on time.

It seems he can't shake the habit of chewing food while watching Yu Qingzhou.

That feeling... was like Yu Qingzhou being a side dish to accompany rice.

Yu Qingzhou mentioned it to Li Xiao, and the boy responded with an "oh," seemingly taking it to heart. He then stopped staring so openly, instead glancing at her occasionally.

Upon discovering it, immediately look away and pretend not to hear.

Besides that, he would often linger near Yu Qingzhou.

The answer is that she's shy.

"Of all these people, you're the only one I recognize. If Master Yu is going to push me away, wouldn't that be like sending a lamb to the slaughter? How cruel!"

Yu Qingzhou couldn't help but wonder: "Do the Asura Domain also have sheep and tigers?"

Li Xiao shook his head.

Yu Qingzhou then asked, "So where did you learn these sayings from?"

Li Xiao replied that she had heard it from her father.

"Father?"

However, what Yu Qingzhou had heard before was that the other party had never met her father.

Could it be... that I was lying to him?

Seemingly seeing through Yu Qingzhou's thoughts, Li Xiao smiled smugly: "Unlike you, I had memories before I was born."

"You clearly have memories of what happened before you were born, yet you don't know the whereabouts of your parents?" Yu Qingzhou couldn't help but have some doubts.

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao's smile faltered, and he lowered his head as if somewhat dejected: "But memories aren't 100% preserved."

Yu Qingzhou couldn't see the expression on the boy's face, but she could vaguely sense his low spirits. So she reached out and patted Li Xiao's shoulder to comfort him.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought up your parents' affairs."

In Li Xiao's memory, this seemed to be the first time Yu Qingzhou had spoken to him so gently. He was almost overwhelmed with gratitude.

He looked up at the other person, whose eyes were slightly lowered, his gaze calm and gentle, making him seem particularly easy to talk to.

My gaze involuntarily drifted downwards, lingering for a moment on the light-colored lips, then sliding down the chin to the slender neck, where there was a small, light brown mark on the side of the neck near the collar.

It was originally broken skin, but it has just healed in the last two days.

Li Xiao's throat bobbed, and he unconsciously recalled the feeling of grinding that piece of skin between his teeth.

At that moment, Li Xiao's nose brushed against the young man's chin, watching helplessly as the latter tilted his head back, exposing his most vulnerable and unguarded part to his lips...

It was filled with the pleasant scent of Yu Qingzhou.

The feeling of happiness was so intense that just thinking about it made Li Xiao feel dizzy and her throat dry.

The thought crossed his mind, and the words slipped out without thinking: "Can I have a bite? If not, I can lick it. Licking it is the same."

"..."

Li Xiao's response was a clear snap of the fingers.

The force was just right—stunning but not brain-damaging. Of course, that's assuming Li Xiao actually has a brain...

"You...you hit me again?" Li Xiao held his head, looking incredulous.

All that talkativeness, all that calmness and gentleness—it was all just a lie to deceive demons…

Yu Qingzhou calmly uttered the terrifying words: "If you keep spouting nonsense and saying things that will cause misunderstandings, I will sew your mouth shut."

Li Xiao realized that Yu Qingzhou was telling the truth and that the other party was indeed capable of such a thing, so he could only awkwardly say "oh" and retreat to a corner to shut himself away.

Seeing this, Yu Qingzhou sighed helplessly.

He has sighed countless times since he met this nemesis.

Yu Qingzhou used to think that the complaints from disciples of other sects about how difficult it was to manage newly arrived unruly children were exaggerated.

Now that I've met Li Xiao, I can finally empathize with him.

Why is Junior Brother sighing?

As the woman's soft voice rang out, Yu Qingzhou saw that it was Shen Yingxue. She immediately put aside all her other thoughts and smiled as she called out, "Senior Sister."

Shen Yingxue nodded, her peripheral vision catching the sight of the boy huddled in a corner not far away—the instant their eyes met, they both saw something similar in each other's eyes, such as disgust and disdain…

However, Li Xiao's expression was completely undisguised.

Shen Yingxue maintained that faint, cold smile, but then, the moment she met Yu Qingzhou's gaze, she completely concealed the coldness in her eyes.

Then, as if somewhat puzzled, he said, "The half-demon that my junior brother brought back seems to have a lot of opinions about me."