Dreams are beautiful, but reality is harsh.
Wang Jingyuan and Ma Gege were trapped inside the wall, one of them trapped inside and the other lying on the ground, both spitting blood.
"If only you had known this earlier, why did you do it in the first place?" Demon Lord Luan Hua didn't even change his position, easily defeating the two of them.
He looked up at Chen Zifeng upstairs and asked, "Are you coming too?"
Chen Zifeng met the Demon Lord Luan Hua's gaze, bowed and cupped his hands, "No, thank you for your mercy, Demon Lord."
"You're quite clever." Demon Lord Luan Hua didn't want to say more, so he held Li Mingke even tighter and strode away.
Only after the Demon Lord had completely disappeared from sight did Chen Zifeng straighten up. He ran downstairs like lightning to check on the two men's injuries.
Ma Gege chewed on the pill, leaned on her sword and struggled to her feet. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, glared fiercely in the direction where Demon Lord Luan Hua had left, and gripped the sword in her hand even tighter.
It took the two of them a lot of effort to pry Wang Jingyuan out of the wall. Tears streamed down Wang Jingyuan's face. "...I'm done for."
He sat on the ground and wailed, "My cousin has been captured by the Demon Lord! How am I going to explain this to my aunt? How am I going to explain this to Immortal Venerable Jinyun? My path of cultivation is over! Waaaaah!"
Chen Zifeng grabbed another handful of pills and stuffed them into Wang Jingyuan's mouth, causing Wang Jingyuan to choke and hiccup repeatedly.
"Don't worry, I've already sent a message to Immortal Venerable Jinyun. He should be here soon. And Li Mingke shouldn't be in any danger. The Demon Lord just took her away. If he really wanted to kill her, he wouldn't have gone to so much trouble."
Ma Gege clutched her chest, regulating her internal energy. "I really didn't expect that the Demon Lord wouldn't kill us."
Chen Zifeng didn't understand either. After all, in his eyes, if Ma Gege and Wang Jingyuan really went head-to-head with the Demon Lord, they would surely die.
"Perhaps he has his reasons, which is none of our business." He examined the two men's injuries and found that they were not serious.
The group sat together, discussing their next steps.
"Go back? Or stay here?" Chen Zifeng asked the two.
“The Yao girl’s prayer for blessings will last for another ten days, and my injury will probably heal in three to five days. What about you, Jingyuan?” Ma Gege looked at Wang Jingyuan.
Wang Jingyuan took out his fan again and fanned himself vigorously. "My injuries aren't serious. I just took the pills Zifeng gave me and I've recovered a bit. I should be fully recovered in a few days. To be honest, I'm quite looking forward to the Yao Maiden's blessing ceremony. After all, this year's Yao Maiden was chosen by us!"
“In that case, let’s stay in Jiangtian. Everyone should rest and recover from our injuries for the next few days. Once we’re healed, we can go see the Yao Nu pray for blessings together,” Chen Zifeng said.
"That's fine, but I don't know about Mingke..." Thinking of Li Mingke who had been captured, Ma Gege's expression darkened.
"She is a disciple of Immortal Venerable Jinyun. The Immortal Venerable dotes on her and will definitely find a way to save her." Chen Zifeng's words made Ma Gege feel a little better.
So, Chen Zifeng took the two injured people back to the Chen family.
*
When Li Mingke woke up, she had a terrible headache. She stretched and found that her left waist also hurt. She touched it and cried out.
She immediately lifted her clothes and found a large bruise on her left waist.
He must have gotten drunk and been beaten up last night!
She jumped up in anger, only to tumble off the bed and fall to the floor.
Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!
She struggled to her feet and began to curse, "Which blind fool hit me yesterday? Huh? Do you know who I am?! I am..."
"Who are you?" a male voice asked.
"I am... wait, who is speaking?" Li Mingke was startled.
"Demon... Demon... Demon Lord!" Li Mingke was dumbfounded. Why would the Demon Lord appear before her?
"Um, haha, I was drunk and just talking nonsense." Her eyes darted around, and then she realized, hey, this room is actually quite nice!
Demon Lord: ...
Then she realized something was wrong. "Demon Lord, may I ask where this place is?"
What she really wanted to ask was, "Why did you appear in front of me, Demon Lord?!"
“Oh, this is the Demon Cave,” Demon Lord Luan Hua said.
The Demon Cave? Li Mingke broke out in a cold sweat. Wasn't the Demon Cave the Demon Realm's stronghold? How could she be in the Demon Cave?
"Why am I here?" Her smile was about to crumble, and her lips twitched.
"Oh, you got drunk yesterday and fell into the latrine. I saw you were about to drown, so I kindly rescued you."
What!
Li Mingke's face instantly turned bright red. How could she have done something so shameful! She had utterly disgraced her ancestors for generations! She would never drink so much again!
It turns out the Demon Lord is a truly kind person; he's the one who pulled her back from the brink of death! She was instantly overwhelmed with gratitude, "Thank you so much, Demon Lord!"
"Oh? I saved you, how are you going to repay me?" The Demon Lord looked at Li Mingke, who seemed to want to hug his leg and cry, and the corners of his mouth curved up.
"The Demon Lord is like my second parents. I will do whatever you ask. From now on, my life belongs to you! The Demon Cave needs to support so many demon cultivators. The daily expenses must be huge. As for gold and silver treasures, you can ask for as much as you want!"
"Oh, but my Demon Cave is not short of money."
"Then, what about beauties? Would you like some? My Li family has plenty of beauties, from plump to slender, all kinds!"
"I have a wife, I don't need a beauty."
I was rejected again.
"You don't want money, you don't want beauty, then what do you want?" Li Mingke racked his brains. It seemed that the Demon Lord lacked nothing at all!
"Didn't you just say your life was mine? Then you can stay here!"
"Huh?" Li Mingke's mouth dropped open.
"Hmm?" What's wrong? You don't want to?
"But... I can't do anything. Not to mention magic, I have absolutely no talent for it. I don't know anything else either. Cleaning? Cooking? I've never done any of those." Li Mingke thought to herself, realizing that she was really useless, and she became even more sad.
"You're really useless. You can't just eat, can you?" Demon Lord Luan Hua glanced at her sideways, a faint smile playing on his lips, which made her feel insulted.
"I, I, I still have skills! I can write poetry and paint! I can even wield a sword!" Please, she's really not useless, okay?
"Well then, you can write poems and paint!" Demon Lord Luan Hua stroked his chin and made the decision so hastily.
Li Mingke: Huh?
"My Lord Demon Lord, I have another question."
"you say."
"Am I going to have to stay here forever?"
"Otherwise what?"
"Can't we return to the Immortal Sect?"
"yes."
"Aaaaaah!" Li Mingke clutched her head, feeling the pain in her head worsen.
"Why, Demon Lord!"
"Didn't you say you'd give me your life?"
I was just saying that! Li Mingke suddenly felt that his life was bleak and hopeless.
In the immortal sect, she had the protection of her family and master, but in the demon cave, what did she have? If the demon lord was unhappy, he could crush her with a single finger!
Tears streamed down her face, and as she wiped them away, she caught a glimpse of her sleeve out of the corner of her eye.
Li Mingke: ...If I'm not mistaken, I'm still wearing the same clothes I wore when I was drinking yesterday.
"My Lord Demon Lord, I didn't actually fall into the latrine yesterday, did I?" she asked in a low voice, her head bowed.
"Oh? No, you fell in yesterday, and I pulled you out. To be honest, you stank." The Demon Lord didn't even blink.
Hearing the Demon Lord continue his nonsense, Li Mingke instantly flew into a rage. "Stop lying! I didn't fall in yesterday at all! And you didn't pull me out either! As for any life-saving grace, that's utter nonsense!"
Li Mingke's anger was nothing to Demon Lord Luan Hua. He looked at her like a cat with its fur standing on end, easily angered by teasing her.
"Ah, then I must have remembered it wrong." The Demon Lord pretended to think for a moment.
"Aaaaaaahhhhhhh—" Li Mingke felt like he could breathe fire.
"Stop thinking about nonsense. You'll just stay obediently in the Demon Cave for the next few days!" Demon Lord Luan Hua didn't take her anger seriously at all. "You drank yesterday, don't you have a headache now? I'll have someone bring you a bowl of hangover soup." With that, he left in a flash, leaving Li Mingke alone in the room, ignoring Li Mingke's frantic state.
"Demon Lord! Ahhhhhh—let me out—"
Even through the door, Demon Lord Luan Hua could hear her screams.
Bone Piao, the Demon Lord's attendant who had been waiting outside the door, glanced at the tightly closed door and asked, "My lord, she is... his disciple. Is it alright to leave her here?"
"It's okay, he'll come sooner or later. I'll play around while he's gone."
Since the master has said so, Gu Piao has no choice but to obey.
He saw the Demon Lord Luan Hua's lips curl slightly up. "Master is in a very good mood. Young Master Li really should stay."
Upon hearing Gu Piao's words, Demon Lord Luan Hua's slightly curved lips immediately returned to a straight line, and the smile disappeared.
"Just a toy."
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