A crescent moon hung high in the sky, a gentle evening breeze blew, and Demon Lord Luan Hua toyed with his wine glass.
A graceful figure approached him from behind, her steps light and lithe.
"Guess who I am..."
Before she could even finish saying "who," He Banjian was thrown over the shoulder. Luckily, Demon Lord Luan Hua recognized who it was in time, or she would have been lying on the ground.
“Waaah… Luan Hua…” He Banjian’s eyes were brimming with tears.
"I'm sorry." Demon Lord Luan Hua released her.
Once the person in front of him had stopped, Demon Lord Luan Hua noticed that He Banjian was dressed very lightly. "Aren't you cold coming out so late dressed like this?"
"Of course I'm not cold. I waited and waited inside but couldn't see you. I was so lonely that I decided to come out to look for you." Actually, He Banjian had goosebumps on her arms from the cold, but in order to show her "beauty", she couldn't say she was cold.
"Where are your maids? In this cold weather, why didn't you let them have a cloak?" Demon Lord Luan Hua looked behind her, but there was no one there.
He Banjian thought to herself: How can she carry out her plan if there are maids with her? She had to go to great lengths to get the maids away!
"Those girls are tired too, I've let them rest." See, she's such a considerate mistress!
"If they're getting paid, they should do what they're supposed to do. Their master comes first. If they can't do it, they should just leave!" Demon Lord Luan Hua clearly disagreed with her words. "From now on, anyone who slacks off will be kicked out." He then called to Gu Piao behind him, "Those little maids haven't served anyone in a long time, and they're rusty at their work. Go and give them a talking-to."
He Banjian hadn't seen Gu Piao at all, and was startled when he saw him emerge from the darkness.
"Yes, sir!"
Gu Piao didn't even glance at He Banjian, but nodded directly to Demon Lord Luan Hua.
He Banjian crossed his arms, a hint of resentment in his eyes.
She had planned a surprise attack to spend a sweet night with Demon Lord Luan Hua, but she never expected there to be a third wheel! Luckily, she didn't do anything, or she would have been mortified!
And then there's Demon Lord Luan Hua, such a beautiful woman standing right in front of him, yet he remained completely unmoved! Why is she dressed so scantily? It's all because of him!
Gu Piao returned shortly afterward with a group of maids, who trembled with fear at the sight of the Demon Lord.
"Take your master back. It's so late and there's not a single servant around! If this happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Upon hearing these words from Demon Lord Luan Hua, the maids all knelt down.
Finally, He Banjian was angrily taken to his residence by the maids, who were half pushing and half threatening him.
Seeing He Banjian leave, Gu Piao finally couldn't help but speak up, "My lord, the way you treat the madam, I'm afraid..."
Gu Piao had been by Luan Hua's side for a long time. In his eyes, Luan Hua was always obedient to Ban Jian. He never ignored him or said a harsh word to him. After they became husband and wife, they were even more inseparable.
"Don't call her 'Madam'," Demon Lord Luan Hua said coldly.
“…Yes.” Gu Piao wanted to ask why, but he knew he shouldn’t.
Demon Lord Luan Hua chuckled, a sound seemingly carrying the chill of the night. "Judging from your expression, I know what you're thinking. Fine, I'll tell you."
"Gu Piao, you know, I've lost a part of my soul."
"Yes, sir."
This is something only the two of them know.
He watched with his own eyes as his master ripped that soul from his body and placed it into the cold, lifeless corpse. The pain and bloodshed of the process were so intense that even recalling it was a form of punishment.
Because he lost a part of his soul, Demon Lord Luan Hua was unable to ascend and his cultivation level was greatly reduced.
“I personally fused my own soul fragment into He Banjian’s soul, but now, there is no trace of that soul fragment on He Banjian’s body.”
"How is this possible!" Gu Piao exclaimed in disbelief.
"Indeed." Demon Lord Luan Hua gave a bitter smile.
“But she looks exactly like the lady! How could they look so alike if she weren’t the lady’s reincarnation!”
"I don't know either, maybe she used some special method. But even I, who spend every day with Banjian, was stunned when I first saw her."
He Banjian looked so much like him, and the age matched perfectly. If he didn't have something to "cheat" with, he probably would have mistaken him for someone else.
“But she lacks the most important thing—the Exquisite Eyes.” Demon Lord Luan Hua paused. “Actually, I’ve always wondered if the Exquisite Eyes, such a special thing, might have been reincarnated along with Ban Jian, since no one in thousands of years has ever had eyes like hers.”
Thinking of this, he smiled gently, "I once asked her if she was a goddess from heaven who had descended to earth to undergo tribulation, which is why she was different from others?"
His gaze dimmed again. "Now I'm becoming more and more convinced of this idea. She came down to earth once, successfully went through her tribulation, and returned to heaven. Our encounter was just a fleeting moment, like waves crashing on the shore. I'm just an ordinary stone, yet I cherish the warm embrace she unintentionally gave me."
“My lord…” Gu Piao’s throat tightened upon hearing this.
“I have been searching for her reincarnation, but she has never appeared, and no one else has the Eye of the Infinite.”
"She abandoned me..."
Gu Piao hurriedly said, "Perhaps the lady is living happily somewhere. She hasn't abandoned you; she just doesn't know that you're looking for her!" He wanted to comfort his master, but could only come up with such a dry reason.
"...Maybe." Demon Lord Luan Hua closed his eyes.
"My lord, that Miss He..." Now that Demon Lord Luan Hua has confirmed that He Banjian is not the madam, how should he deal with this person?
"Keep her," Demon Lord Luan Hua said directly. "Keep an eye on her, don't let her escape. I don't believe she has no connection with Ban Jian at all!"
"Yes, sir!"
...
He Banjian returned to his residence, filled with anger.
"How dare you treat me like this? I am the reincarnation of your mistress!" she shouted at the maids standing opposite her.
“But you are no longer our lady.” The leader, who looked very imposing, responded coldly.
"You are currently just a guest of our esteemed master. Wait until you truly become our lady before you say such things!" With that, she led the maids out.
He Banjian was so angry that he pounded the bed.
She already looks just like that guy, what else do we need from her?
When no one was looking, she took a piece of gold jewelry and approached one of the maids, saying, "I am clearly the reincarnation of the madam, but why won't anyone acknowledge it?"
The young maid was only a few years old and had just arrived at the Demon Cave. She was easily persuaded to accept the jewelry and reveal her innermost thoughts after just a few words.
“Our leader said she used to serve the Madam. Your personality is quite different from the Madam's. Hmm, what did the leader say about the Madam? Both fragile and strong? And most importantly, it is…”
The most important point!
He Banjian hurriedly took out his notebook and wrote it down.
"Madam's eyes are exceptionally beautiful, they seem to be some kind of exquisite eyes, said to be able to emit a five-colored light!"
He Banjian: Eyes glowing? Is this even a normal person? If someone saw this, wouldn't they be arrested as a monster?
After getting information out of the maid, He Banjian immediately took action, and sure enough, she actually found it.
An old servant found a portrait of Lin Banjian and showed it to her.
Unlike the black-and-white portraits she had seen before, this painting was in full color and incredibly lifelike, as if the person inside the painting were coming to life.
She shuddered.
So this is what delicate eyes look like?
Since she wants to become a true "half-see," why doesn't she just take those eyes away?
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