Mu Wenxi: "We're not playing Go, we're playing Gomoku."
Xie Shanzhi: "What is Gomoku?"
Mu Wenxi took a few black chess pieces and placed them on the chessboard: "Watch carefully, you place one and I place one. Whoever has five pieces in a row first wins. They can be placed horizontally, vertically, left, right, or diagonally."
Xie Shanzhi understood at a glance: "Then can I stop you at will?"
Mu Wenxi: "Smart, of course you can."
She held a black chess piece between two fingers and looked at Xie Shanzhi: "You put it first."
Xie Shanzhi eagerly placed the first piece on the chessboard: "Done."
Mu Wenxi then placed one piece, and after several rounds of this, Mu Wenxi's pieces had unknowingly formed a chain of five.
"I won."
"The Demon Lord is truly powerful."
Xie Shanzhi's eyes lit up as if he had discovered the interestingness of the chess pieces: "Let's play another game."
Mu Wenxi deliberately pretended not to notice that his opponent was about to form a five-piece streak, and deliberately lost to Xie Shanzhi.
Xie Shanzhi's smile instantly spread across his eyebrows, then quickly reached the corners of his eyes, his eyes crinkling with delight: "This time I won."
Mu Wenxi tidied up the chess pieces on the board: "Want to play again?"
"Um".
The two played from day to night, and Xie Shanzhi was still not satisfied.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Mu Wenxi called a halt in time and invited him to have dinner together: "Alright, I'll teach you something else next time. Let's have dinner first."
Xie Shanzhi helped tidy up the chess pieces: "Okay."
The Demon Lord is so interesting and intelligent; he has never been so happy before.
That evening, Mu Wenxi called Xie Shanzhi over again. He no longer had the fear he had felt when they first met a few days ago; only occasional shyness remained.
Mu Wenxi rested his head on the wolf cub's belly, stroking its smooth, soft fur with one hand, and the two fell into a deep sleep.
At the hour of Chou (1-3 AM), Mu Wenxi, who was in the darkness, suddenly opened her eyes; someone had shattered her pleasant mood.
A dangerous sword intent rushed straight towards Mu Wenxi, and she immediately flipped herself up.
The man also roared, "You dog demon lord, release my brother!"
Xie Shanzhi sensed the danger and was about to make a move when Mu Wenxi behind him simply moved her finger to block the sword intent. She walked in front of Xie Shanzhi and whispered, "Don't make a move."
Xie Shanzhi knew that the Demon Lord was afraid that he would expose his identity, so he lowered his hand that was about to exert force.
The man knew he was no match for the Demon Lord, but he still flew in with resentment.
Mu Wenxi flashed forward and grabbed the man by the neck. Caught off guard, the man was not only captured but also momentarily stunned by the Demon Lord's appearance before struggling desperately.
The other demon generals rushed over, ready to capture the assassin alive: "Demon Lord, we, your subordinates, apologize for our lateness."
Mu Wenxi tightened his grip on the man's neck: "Who are you?"
One of the demon generals immediately knelt down on the ground: "Demon Lord, this person said he came to visit relatives in the palace. Because he lives in the Bright Moon Palace, we let our guard down."
The Bright Moon Palace was the very palace previously used to settle the candidates for demon husband.
Mu Wenxi's attention was still on what he had just said, so he loosened his grip: "You said you wanted me to release your brother, may I ask who your brother is?"
Xiao He gritted his teeth and forced out a voice filled with hatred: "My brother is Xiao Su."
Mu Wenxi released his neck, and Xiao He fell to the ground, coughing a few times and panting heavily.
"So it was Xiao Su."
Xiao He: "You heartless man."
Mu Wenxi seemed to have heard a joke: "You call me a heartless man? That's ridiculous. I've only met your brother once, how could I have betrayed him?"
Xiao He shouted, "A few days ago you forcibly abducted my brother and brought him into the palace, making him your alternative demon husband. But after you succeeded, you abandoned my brother. My brother was heartbroken. When I arrived, he had already been imprisoned by you."
Mu Wenxi immediately looked at Shangshan: "Forced sex? Abandonment? Heartbroken? Only being locked up in jail is real!"
Xiao He: "You still dare to argue!"
Uesugi Demon Lord walked up to Xiao He and explained, "Young Master, you must have misunderstood. We never forcibly bring anyone into the palace. Those who are willing to enter the palace do so voluntarily."
Mu Wenxi pinched his nose, wondering what was going on: "Explain!"
Uesugi then said to Xiao He, "There must be some misunderstanding. On the first night, Xiao Su was indeed chosen by me to serve Your Majesty, but he was kicked out by the Demon Lord as soon as he entered. Later, he repeatedly harassed the Demon Lord."
Xiao He: "Impossible. Why would my brother harass the Demon Lord? Besides, the Demon Lord keeps saying he's not familiar with my brother, so why is my brother so heartbroken?"
Uesugi Demon Lord: "Then you'll have to ask the young master's brother. We treated those young masters with kindness and settled them in the Bright Moon Palace. But a few days ago, I dismissed them all and gave them generous sums of money. Your brother hasn't left yet, and I thought that a few days' difference wouldn't matter, so I didn't send him away for the time being."
Xiao He still looked incredulous.
Uesugi Demon Lord: "But unexpectedly, the young master's brother said he would take the initiative to become the Demon Lord's subject. After the Demon Lord refused, he was disrespectful to the Demon Lord. Now he is even distorting the truth and slandering our Demon Lord. Do you know what crime this is?"
Xiao He: "Impossible, impossible, you must be lying to me."
Mu Wenxi grew impatient: "Alright."
She pulled Xie Shanzhi out from behind and said to Xiao He, "See? This is the one I've set my sights on. Does your brother have such good looks?"
Xie Shanzhi blushed immediately upon hearing Mu Wenxi's words.
Xiao He looked at Xie Shanzhi and was stunned. The other party's appearance was like the full moon, and all the stars paled in comparison to the moon. His brother could not compare to such a face, but he still found it hard to believe.
Mu Wenxi: "This Demon Lord disdains to do such things. If I have indeed taken liberties with your brother, you may come to me for revenge at any time. But if your brother has deceived you, do not bother me anymore. Shangshan, take him to the prison to see his brother."
After saying this, she returned to the palace, her mood becoming even more depressed after this ordeal.
Xie Shanzhi obediently walked to the Demon Lord's vicinity: "You, what you just said, was it true?"
He could hardly believe it. Even after becoming a beastman, he had always been the target of bullying. But just now, the Demon Lord had said in front of so many people that he was the one she had her eye on. Was it true? Or was she just deceiving him?
Mu Wenxi lifted the curtain: "What do you think?"
Xie Shanzhi shook his head: "I...I don't know."
"This Demon Lord has never bothered to lie."
Xie Shanzhi lowered his head, but his eyes shone with a star-like light.
Mu Wenxi patted his head: "Alright, don't worry, this Demon Lord doesn't like or touch anyone else except you."
Xie Shanzhi blushed and said, "I... I wasn't thinking about that."
Mu Wenxi pulled him over and made him lie down on the edge of the bed, saying, "Okay, if you said you didn't think about it, then you didn't think about it."
Xie Shanzhi felt the other person's gentle hand softly stroking his head. He unconsciously rubbed against her and gradually fell asleep.
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