If you say that Vichy has never had any affection for anyone in the past few thousand years, it would be a lie. Ash's view of Vichy before he lost his memory was very accurate. Vichy seemed cold and cruel, but her emotions were richer than anyone else's. It was precisely because she was full of passion that she could pursue her unattainable dream for thousands of years.

A person who is truly cold-hearted by nature cannot possibly have such turbulent emotions.

Throughout her long life, although Vichy always maintained the violent image of a ghost prophet, there were actually many people who wanted to get close to her, both men and women.

There are two types of people who love her. The first type is those who know who she is and still like her, but they are often sorcerers as vicious as her. Only these people don't care about Vichy's cruelty. They regard Vichy as a precious trophy, or want to marry Vichy to pursue higher-level evil, or simply admire Vichy's actions, but no matter which type, Vichy is not interested.

She is a very hypocritical person. Although she herself is despicable, she hates others to be despicable. Even if she is a murderer, she will not like other murderers.

The second type is those who do not know her identity at first - Vichy often travels around incognito - and fall in love with the mask she disguises. Vichy sometimes develops a liking for this type of admirer, and some of them cannot accept Vichy's true identity after knowing it, while others are willing to follow her to the end of the world after a struggle.

Those who don't accept her will be retaliated by her, needless to say. So will Vichy be willing to give a chance to those who are willing to accept her?

Won't.

Because Vichy knew very well that he was attracted by the good qualities of these people, and when these people were willing to give up their principles and follow him, it meant that those good qualities would be polluted and corrupted.

If he could watch Vichy killing people without changing his expression, then in Vichy's eyes, all the shining points in him would become dim and annihilate everyone.

It's not without reason that Weixi has been wandering alone for a thousand years. She also knows how strange she is. It's impossible for her to change her cruel and cold style of doing things. Anyone who can accept her style of doing things will be disgusted by her, and those who can't accept her style of doing things... naturally won't accept her.

Unless a miracle happens, someone will appear who she will accept.

But Vichy didn't care. She no longer had any emotional needs. As long as she could reach the highest peak, she could put everything on the altar.

She wandered through two lifetimes, wandered for thousands of years, wandered through the third lifetime and was reborn, and then... she encountered a miracle.

Ash used ruby ​​chains to control her, tied her to his side, refused to let her go, refused to use her, and guarded her like a prisoner. He hated killing, hated cruelty, was willing to give everything for others, and his moral bottom line was as shining as catering to the stars...

Naturally, Vichy was wary of him and hated him. She was not surprised, after all, she also had a hand in killing Ash's girlfriend (Silver Light), it would be strange if Ash didn't hate her.

She had long been prepared to be humiliated by Ash, but from beginning to end, Ash never humiliated her dignity, at most he punished her for her rude words. In the angel hunt, he never used Vichy as cannon fodder, and even saved her from danger many times. Vichy laughed at Ash's stupidity, but she felt an inexplicable affection for him in her heart.

But no matter how much affection she had for him, she could suppress it.

How could the Ghost Prophet accept becoming someone else's prisoner?

The turning point was the demigod promotion ceremony. Although Vichy had the ability to love, she would not allow herself to fall in love with anyone before reaching the highest peak. However, in the dream of the ceremony, she dreamed that she finally took control of the supreme authority, so she opened her heart and fell in love with someone wholeheartedly for the first time in her life.

However, Vichy didn't think it was serious and just regarded it as an interesting experience. It was not until she had many contacts with Ash later that she gradually realized that she had changed.

She can't remain calm in front of Ash, she gets angry and embarrassed easily, and her heartbeat speeds up when interacting closely with Ash... She is a thousand-year-old demigod ghost prophet!

At first she thought that she liked Ash because he was the magician most likely to reach eternity and the most ideal partner... She also said the same thing to Ash, and it sounded very reasonable.

However, as the transaction progressed, Vichy discovered that what really moved her was that Ash hated the Ghost Prophet but liked the Demon Maid.

In terms of their behavior, Vichy and Ash are two opposite ends of the spectrum. It is impossible for them to get together, and if they do, they will soon go their separate ways. However, the ruby ​​chain prevents Vichy from leaving Ash, and she even has to obey his will.

Ash doesn't accept her style of doing things, he only accepts her as a person. She can't leave Ash, but she has to accept Ash's constraints all the time. Even if they like each other, they have to pretend to be insincere... Although Vichy will never admit it, this twisted and weird dominated relationship is the only miracle that suits her.

Of course, given the chance, Vichy would definitely break free from his chains without any reluctance.

But before that... there is nothing we can do about falling.

For the first time, he had someone he liked. The surging love released from his heart that had never been opened before completely overwhelmed the Ghost Prophet's reason and crushed the pride of the thousand-year-old demigod.

Vichy lay on his back, looking at the top of the tent, his hands tightly covering his mouth, his eyes full of water like a spring, and the rhythm of his breathing was like the most alluring symphony. Suddenly, the ghost prophet raised his neck like a swan, and a suppressed whimper sounded in the silent darkness, and then everything was silent.

There was a rustling sound, and Ash came out from under the quilt, picked up the drink cup on the bedside table and found that it was full of pineapple juice again. He twitched the corner of his mouth and gulped down a big gulp.

Ash turned around and saw Vichy still lying on the bed, as if he was about to melt into a pool of water. He had just said that he wanted to replenish his energy through the transaction, but now it seemed that he had even used up his last bit of energy.

"The reward is over." Ash said, "Are you satisfied?"

"… Just average." Wei Xi curled his lips, "It's just so-so, you barely pass."

Seeing how stubborn she was, Ash couldn't help but kiss her, then he said lazily: "Now that the reward is over, should you...?"

Vichy blinked, she hesitated for a moment, put her hands together and said carefully: "Can I use my hands?"

Ash was startled, then shook his head: "No, that's not what I meant. I meant that if you are satisfied, leave immediately. Do you have the energy to go back now?"

Vichy bit her lower lip lightly, "I'm not forcing you, so I don't have to reciprocate, right? I'm not mentally prepared yet...I'll use my hands first this time, okay?"

"No, just leave. You really don't need to care about me!"

"Are you angry?"

"I'm not angry!" Ash was about to vomit blood.

"But I'm the Ghost Prophet, can you please give me some face?" Vichy took off her maid outfit, clasped her hands in front of her chest, and arched her arms to make them soft, as if she had made a big compromise: "At most... you can taste it as you like this time."

Ash pointed at the tent curtain without hesitation and said, "Vichy, leave right now, right now, quickly!"

He refused to give orders before because he didn't want to hurt Vichy's self-esteem. Now that Vichy is satisfied, he doesn't bother to take care of the Ghost Prophet's dignity!

Vichy looked at him with resentment and slowly shrunk into the quilt. Just when Ash thought that this farce was finally over tonight, the unexpected but reasonable tempering made him gasp.

Didn't you say you wanted to uphold the dignity of the Ghost Prophet? How could you cheat like that?!

Ash really wanted to stop her, but when he thought about the fact that she was a proud thousand-year-old demigod, a symbol of evil that everyone feared, a calm and cruel conspirator, and she was... an inexplicable feeling filled his heart, and Ash gave up resisting.

After an unknown amount of time, Vichy crawled out of the quilt and lay next to Ash, her lips tightly pursed, her eyes staring straight into the darkness, tears in the corners of her eyes, her face full of grievance.

Ash found it funny and brought her a drink. "Although it seems strange for me to say this... I thought you should have been mentally prepared since the first day I locked you up."

Wei Xi gulped down a large cup, sniffed, and then said aggrievedly: "Being forced by you is a last resort, but voluntarily is self-degradation..."

"Corrupting the Ghost Prophet," Ash chuckled, "This will definitely be one of the most precious achievements in my life."

Wei Xi hit him unhappily and said, "Just laugh... I must be the most despicable demigod in the world..."

"Stop cursing, stop cursing." Ash hurriedly tried to stop her. Everyone could hear him. "So the deal is over now, right?"

As soon as the words fell, the resentment in Vichy's eyes turned into endless darkness, swallowing up this scumbag who crawled out of a garbage can. She didn't say anything, but just reached out to hug Ash and took the initiative to kiss him in protest.

"...But you still don't want to leave?" Ash smiled bitterly.

"I didn't say it was just a one-time deal." Weishi muttered, "Just now it was a reward deal, and the next one is a regular deal."

"Why is it always like this..." Ash sighed, "By the way, didn't I just order you to leave? How could you...did you break free from the chains?"

Vichy looked at me like I was an idiot: "If I could break free of the chains, you would have been kidnapped by me by now."

"Then why didn't you obey my orders?"

Wei Xi hesitated for a moment, but still said: "After I got the Soul Lock Spirit, I have been able to analyze the Ruby Chain. Although I still can't break free, if the Soul Lock is connected to you, I can resist your orders below a certain priority - as long as your tone is not very firm, or the number of orders is less than three, I can twist it in various ways."

"distortion?"

"It means changing your mind." Weishi said, "For example, if you didn't want me to leave just now, I naturally don't need to obey the previous order."

Ash asked, "Have you been trying to use the Soul Lock Spirit to analyze the Ruby Chain these days?"

Vichy looked at him and nodded slowly, "I am a ghost prophet, and I will never accept being controlled by others for my entire life."

“So, are you going to take the Soul-Locking Spirit away?” She tried to speak in a nonchalant tone, “That’s normal, after all, we’re just a casual trader. I was accidentally discovered by you this time, so I’ll be more careful next time…”

"I won't take it away." Ash rubbed her head unhappily, "I am confident that when you can break free from the ruby ​​chain, I will have reached a state where even you will have to listen to me obediently."

"That's hard to say." Wei Xi hugged him tightly and said softly, "You will regret giving me this opportunity sooner or later. You don't take my false feelings seriously, do you? Do you really think I won't hurt you? The Ghost Prophet has no weaknesses."

"You and I have always been the supervisor and the prisoner. You hate my rules, and I hate your control and imprisonment. It's only for the sake of the deal that we have to pretend to like each other..."

"When you wake up tomorrow, don't act like you know me well. It's disgusting." Vichy bit Ash's neck lightly and said, "I will explain to Sword Princess and the others. You don't have to worry about it."

"In short, only for trading, only now, I like you, do you understand?"

"Understood." Ash smiled softly and said in a coaxing tone, "I am your supervisor. If I were to die, I would definitely take you, a prisoner, with me to be buried with me. I would never let you off just because of false feelings."

"As long as you understand." Vichy snorted.

"But as long as I am alive, I promise that I will take you, a maid, to see the scenery of the highest peak and hold the authority of supreme power." Ash held Vichy's cheek and said seriously: "I will never dare to let go of your chains, so I will help you realize your dream."

“Perhaps only then can we turn the fake into the real.”

Vichy looked at him blankly, then suddenly turned her head away from him, as if she was suppressing something. But in the end, she couldn't suppress it anymore and took the initiative to move forward and offer her soft lips.

Ash thought that she would be satisfied and leave. However, after their lips parted, their warm breaths intertwined, and Vichy asked a strange question out of nowhere:

"Ash, how is your relationship with Sword Princess going lately?"

At this moment, everyone - including Ash - knew Vichy's true intention in bringing up this topic.