The alley was rather dark, clearly a road that wouldn't usually be noticed. The two walked into a secluded restaurant in the alley. There weren't many people in the restaurant, only the owner, who immediately came out to greet them when he saw them.
Mu Wenxi only said one sentence to him.
The boss bowed deeply and said, "Please come with me, you two."
The shop owner led the two to the backyard of the shop. He gave a secret signal, and the flat wall turned into a stone door. The two went inside and were surprised to find that there was a hidden world inside.
The two walked through a long, dark tunnel.
Mu Wenxi: "Do you know where this place is?"
Xie Qi shook his head and stayed close to Mu Wenxi, afraid that something strange might suddenly emerge from the dark tunnel.
Mu Wenxi gripped Xie Qi's hand tightly, then chuckled, seemingly mocking the place: "This is the Beast Fighting City."
Xie Qi's eyes widened suddenly in the darkness: "Beast Fighting City?"
"That's right, this is where those high-ranking officials and nobles entertain themselves."
Xie Qi: "Are they orcs and magical beasts?"
Mu Wenxi smiled sarcastically: "That's right, it's orcs and magical beasts, but don't worry, this place will disappear soon."
Xie Qi's eyes dimmed somewhat. He knew this was no easy task, given how vast the Demon Realm was.
The two continued walking forward, and what appeared before them was a huge city wall. It turned out that this was an underground city with many interconnected passages, and there was more than just this one entrance.
As the two walked up the steps, they could already hear shouts coming from all around. The city walls were surrounded by crowds, but looking down, there were only two beast slaves in the cages below, fighting each other fiercely.
Xie Qi: "Are they having a duel?"
Xie Qi turned his head and saw a richly dressed young man beside him, wearing clothes he once thought he would never be able to wear in his entire life.
The young man's facial expression was exaggerated excitement and other indescribable emotions, but he showed not a trace of guilt. It seemed that he only regarded this as a way to amuse himself or even kill time.
How ironic! He turned to look at the beast slaves below, their bodies covered in blood, their clothes tattered, their eyes filled only with the desire to live.
Xie Qi seemed to remember something and felt very sad, but there was nothing he could do. It was just like his past, the dark time when he was a slave to beasts, a time without hope, without joy, and even without the desire to live.
Mu Wenxi quickly sensed the change in the person beside him and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Xie Qi suppressed his emotions and tried to speak in a normal voice: "The person below is my clansman."
Mu Wenxi understood instantly: "Then what do you want to do?"
My own little wolf is a person with a story.
Xie Qi turned his head, his eyes filled with an indescribable sadness: "Can I buy him?"
Mu Wenxi nodded: "You can decide for yourself once you've thought it through."
The orcs below were still fighting, and it was clear that only one of them could survive. Xie Qi clenched his fists tightly.
Seeing the orc being beaten to the ground, he couldn't help but shout, "Get up!"
The orc below felt his gaze and shouts, and inadvertently raised his head to give him a deep look. A second later, he pounced on the person opposite him, and in the end, the beast slave survived.
Another orc couldn't withstand it and reverted to his original form, collapsing to the ground.
Xie Qi felt a sense of joy and relief, as if he were seeing his former self. He would be free from now on.
It definitely will.
The arena owner walked up to the beast slave and threw down a bamboo scroll: "You can leave now."
The beast slave had a face covered in blood and a blank expression.
The arena owner: "Someone has redeemed you; you are free."
The beast slave picked up the bamboo slip and held it in his palm, examining it carefully: "May I ask for the name of my benefactor?"
The arena owner said, "There's a man and a woman whose names I don't know, but you might still be able to catch them if you go after them now."
Upon hearing this, the beast slave, dragging his sick and crippled body, quickly got up and limped out.
As expected, Xie Qi and Mu Wenxi hadn't gone far; they were the two who had just cheered for him.
Beast Slave: "Benefactor? Please wait a moment."
Xie Qi stopped and turned to stand in front of him: "What is it?"
Beast slave: "Are you one of my kind? Why did you save me?"
Xie Qi: "It's precisely because you are my kind that I can't bear to do it."
Beast slave: "Thank you, please take me in. I'll do anything you want."
Xie Qi shook his head: "No need, you can leave."
The beast slave gritted his teeth and knelt down: "I beg my benefactor to take me in, otherwise I have nowhere to go."
Xie Qi felt a bit of a headache.
Seeing that he looked like he had gotten himself into trouble, Mu Wenxi gave him a suggestion: "Let him follow the Demon General."
Xie Qi nodded: "Then you can follow the Demon General."
Demon General? The beast slave thought he had misheard.
The three returned to the inn together, and the two slowed their pace to accommodate the beast slave's speed.
The journey was short, but it was arduous for the beast slave, and even more so, he felt lost. He knew nothing but how to survive; what could he possibly do?
"Demon Lord!"
Mu Wenxi summoned the demon general, pointed at the still bewildered beast slave, and said, "He's yours now. Teach him well."
The demon general cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
The beast slave looked at the demon general in front of him and was shocked to realize that the two people in front of him were of such noble status. He hurriedly tried to kneel down, but Xie Qi stopped him.
Beast Slave: "I will definitely study hard to repay my benefactor."
Mu Wenxi and Xie Qi returned to their room. She called for hot water, and Xie Qi sat at the table without saying a word.
When Mu Wenxi finished washing up, she returned to the bedside and saw Xie Qi still in a daze.
"Shanzhi, what are you thinking about?"
Xie Qi woke up with a start: "I'll go wash up first."
"Um".
Inside the bathtub, Xie Qi brushed his hand over a spot on his back, his eyes filled with desolation. This was his humiliation; should he tell the Demon Lord?
Mu Wenxi lay on the bed, and Xie Qi, who had finished washing up, lay down on the bed and snuggled close to her. Mu Wenxi touched his ear, knowing that he had something on his mind, but did not force him to talk about it.
Xie Qi gritted his teeth: "Demon Lord, I..."
Mu Wenxi: "Okay, go ahead."
Xie Qi: "If I... if I had also been a beast slave, would you despise me?"
Mu Wenxi's eyes narrowed. She had known for a long time that the people around her had many stories, but she never expected that they were beast slaves. All her curiosity turned into pity.
"If you don't mind, why do you mind? It's not your fault."
Xie Qi: "I have a slave brand."
Mu Wenxi's eyes darkened. Why would there be something like an effort imprint?
"Where is it? Can I take a look?"
Xie Qi's face was slightly pale, but he still nodded, feeling very uneasy. Would the Demon Lord despise him?
He turned around and obediently lay down on the bed, weakly saying, "It's...on my waist."
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