Xie Shanzhi could see the Demon Lord's jet-black hair when he looked down, but he didn't care about that at the moment. He was just a little surprised by the Demon Lord's behavior and quickly took a few steps back. The next second, he heard a sentence that made his heart tremble.
"Your aura is neither human nor demonic."
Xie Shanzhi was terrified and immediately knelt down. As expected of the Demon Lord, even though he was wearing a treasure to conceal his aura, the Demon Lord still managed to discover him.
Mu Wenxi turned and walked towards the bed, looking somewhat listless: "Get up, tell me what you are."
Just as Xie Shanzhi was hesitating to get up, Uesugi Demon Lord knocked on the door.
The voice from outside the door struck Xie Shanzhi's heart like a death knell: "Demon Lord, should we kill the person who escaped?"
Should we kill him?
Will he be killed by the Demon Lord if he conceals his identity?
Mu Wenxi did not speak immediately, but turned to look at Xie Shanzhi, who was still kneeling on the ground.
Seeing that Xie Shanzhi was sweating without her noticing, she raised her hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, but the moment she touched his forehead, she felt his body stiffen.
"Are you afraid of me?"
Xie Shanzhi was somewhat flustered and wanted to raise his head to refute, but he didn't know how the Demon Lord would deal with him.
Mu Wenxi felt a little regretful that Xie Shanzhi was afraid of her. It was all Shangshan's fault for saying something about killing or not killing. She finally spoke up: "There is no need to kill anyone, just let them go."
Then she whispered to the person in front of her, "Don't be afraid of me, I don't dislike your aura."
Xie Shanzhi was somewhat incredulous: "I'm not afraid, I just..."
Mu Wenxi asked again with great patience, "You still haven't said what you are?"
He feared revealing his secret, but since the Demon Lord had asked him, he couldn't refuse or lie. He composed himself, got up, walked to the Demon Lord's side, and said, "I am a demon beast."
The sound was so soft it was almost inaudible, as if squeezed out from between the teeth, but the Demon Lord's hearing was far superior to that of ordinary people.
"Warcraft? Interesting."
Looking at Xie Shanzhi, who remained unmoved, Mu Wenxi asked with some confusion, "Why don't you run away like them? You can tell the truth, and I won't kill you."
Xie Shanzhi: "I...I have a reason to stay in the Demon Palace."
Mu Wenxi: "Oh? What's the reason?"
Xie Shanzhi: "Slave—".
Seeing that the other party seemed to have something difficult to say, Mu Wenxi immediately lost interest: "Fine, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. Go out."
Xie Shanzhi wondered if he had offended the other party, and after hesitating for a long time, he still went out and said: "Yes."
Tonight he discovered that the Demon Lord was not as ugly as rumored, nor did he seem to be bloodthirsty. In fact, there were even two of them. However, he was still somewhat worried that the Demon Lord might reveal his secret.
He tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
The runaway young master was also filled with anxiety. After being caught, he regretted his escape and crawled on his knees to the feet of the Demon Lord Uesugi: "My lord, my lord, I want to leave. I don't want to participate in the selection of husbands anymore. Please, let me go."
Looking at the trembling person in front of him, Uesugi Demon Lord sighed: "What a pity. I originally wanted to kill you, but I spared you. You should leave first thing tomorrow morning. Before you leave, you can go and settle the bill for these few days with Bai Bao Demon Lord."
The man kept kowtowing, saying, "Thank you, Demon Lord, thank you, Demon King."
Uesugi Demon Lord gestured to his servants to take the young master away, while he waited for news.
Suddenly a demon general rushed in: "Reporting, Lord Uesugi, Young Master Xie did not spend a single night with the Demon Lord either."
Uesugi Demon Lord's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly. Oh? You don't like this one either?
The demon general was somewhat conflicted, unsure whether he should say certain things, when Uesugi Demon Lord noticed something amiss.
"What's up? Speak."
"My lord, although the Demon Lord asked Young Master Xie to leave last night, Young Master Xie stayed in the Demon Lord's room longer than anyone else had ever done so. Moreover, I learned from the maid that the Demon Lord was in a good mood."
Uesugi Demon Lord: "Oh? In a good mood? That's rare. When has the Demon Lord ever been in a good mood? I'll go ask him tonight. You may leave."
The demon general bowed and hurriedly withdrew.
Uesugi Demon Lord gestured to someone in the darkness behind him: "Go investigate Xie Shanzhi, but don't let anyone else know."
The person left silently.
Xie Shanzhi was worried all night. The next day, he carefully observed his surroundings and found nothing unusual or anyone paying attention to him. He breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the Demon Lord had not revealed that he was a demon beast.
He stayed in his room, meditating idly, but he could hear the conversations of the handsome men next door.
Who went last night?
"I don't know him, but he seemed to have been gone for a while and then came back. I guess he was kicked out too."
"Is he alright?"
"No, he was perfectly fine when he came back last night. I guess he didn't see the Demon Lord."
"By the way, what about the person who escaped?"
"It was probably snapped."
"Please don't pick me tonight. If I can just get through a month peacefully, I can go back with a large sum of money."
Seeing everyone's worry, Xiao Su reassured them, "Don't worry, the Demon Lord won't see us at all. In fact, they'll give us a thorough cleaning and make us look very comfortable before we go."
"I hope it's as you say."
"I hope this month will pass quickly."
Mu Wenxi also hoped that time would pass quickly. Staying in the main hall every day was very boring. Although he had handed over all the affairs to the demon lords and demon generals below him like a hands-off manager, this month of choosing a husband was really annoying. He had to deal with different people every day.
As expected, Uesugi Demon Lord appeared before him again, as usual, to inquire about choosing a husband.
"Uesugi, don't you have anything else to do every day?"
Uesugi Demon Lord: "My Lord, my greatest task is to take good care of you. When you passed away, you repeatedly instructed me to make sure that you choose a good Demon Queen as soon as possible and have a Demon Child."
Mu Wenxi said impatiently, "Alright, alright, just say what you want to say."
"Yes, Demon Lord. I have prepared portraits of the potential demon husbands. Would you like to see them tonight?"
Mu Wenxi: "Give it to me."
Uesugi immediately handed over the portraits; all the portraits except for the one who had escaped were there.
Mu Wenxi picked up a card, glanced at it, and threw it away: "His eyes are too small; he looks like a wicked person."
Lord Uesugi quickly picked up the portrait, and the Demon Lord threw another one away.
"I don't want that either. His lips are too thin; just by looking at his face, I can tell he's a heartless person."
"This won't do, he's too thin, he doesn't look like a man."
"This one is too fat..."
...
As Lord Uesugi was sweating profusely while picking up portraits, Mu Wenxi examined them for a moment before finally speaking: "This one will do."
The animal in the picture is the same smelly little beast from yesterday, named Xie Shanzhi.
"yes."
Uesugi Demon Lord was overjoyed, but he did not show it on his face as he bowed and took his leave.
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