The tray in the maid's hand fell to the ground. Ye Chen was quick to catch the tray to avoid making any noise.
He carried the unconscious maid on his shoulders and quickly went to an empty room next door.
Ye Chen casually set up a soundproof barrier to prevent anyone from hearing the noise inside.
He put the maid on the ground and began to check her body for anything useful.
"Hmm? What is this?"
Ye Chen found a jade pendant from the palace maid's waist.
The jade pendant is completely black, with complex magic patterns carved on it, emitting a faint demonic aura.
"It looks like some kind of keepsake."
Ye Chen put the jade pendant away, ready to study it carefully later.
He clapped his hands, walked up to the maid, and began to think of a way to wake her up.
“Wake up!”
Ye Chen gently patted the palace maid's face.
The palace maid slowly opened her eyes, and when she saw Ye Chen, she screamed in fright.
"Ah! Who are you? What do you want?"
The palace maid was terrified and retreated desperately.
Ye Chen put on a ferocious look and glared at the palace maid fiercely.
"Don't shout! Answer my questions honestly, otherwise..."
Ye Chen paused deliberately, his tone full of threats.
The palace maid was so frightened that she trembled and dared not make any sound.
"Where are the back garden and the Netherworld Pond?"
Ye Chen's tone was as cold as the wind from the Netherworld.
The palace maid was so frightened that she was shaking all over, her lips quivering, but she couldn't utter a word.
"I...I don't know..."
The palace maid's voice was as thin as a mosquito, with a hint of crying.
Ye Chen sneered.
"Don't know? You work in this palace, how could you not know where the back garden and the Netherworld Pond are?"
Ye Chen obviously didn't believe it. He took a step forward and approached the palace maid.
The palace maid was so scared that she stepped back repeatedly, her back pressed against the wall, with nowhere to retreat, her eyes filled with fear.
Ye Chen stepped forward, stretched out his hand, and gently lifted the maid's chin.
"My little beauty, you'd better tell the truth, otherwise..."
Ye Chen deliberately prolonged the ending tone, his tone full of threats.
His eyes also became frivolous, with a hint of lust.
The palace maid was so frightened that her face turned pale and tears welled up in her eyes.
"I really don't know... please let me go..."
The palace maid shook her head desperately, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, and her body trembled like a fallen leaf.
She knew that there were many people with twisted mindsets in the demon clan, and if she fell into the hands of this man, her innocence would be in danger.
But even so, she gritted her teeth and refused to reveal any information.
Seeing that threatening him was useless, Ye Chen lost his patience.
He withdrew his hand, and the lustful look on his face disappeared.
"It seems that you won't cry until you see the coffin."
Ye Chen sighed and shook his head.
He suddenly restrained the evil spirit in his body and turned back into his original human appearance.
In an instant, his aura changed drastically.
The originally eerie and terrifying demonic aura disappeared, replaced by a sense of righteousness.
"I am a human. I don't need to explain the deep hatred between the immortals and demons!"
"If you don't tell me where the back garden and the Netherworld Pond are, I don't need to tell you what will happen to you!"
Ye Chen put on an expression as if he had a deep hatred for the demons.
The palace maid was stunned and stared at Ye Chen blankly. She was no longer afraid, but instead looked surprised.
She never imagined that the ferocious demon in front of her would actually turn into a human.
“You…you are…!”
The palace maid's eyes widened in shock and she stuttered a little.
Ye Chen frowned.
"Have you seen me?"
He saw a clue from the palace maid's expression.
The maid quickly shook her head and denied it: "No...no..."
Her eyes flickered, and she was obviously lying.
Ye Chen was even more confused. Who was this palace maid?
Why did he show such a surprised expression after seeing his human appearance?
This expression clearly showed that she had seen him before, but Ye Chen had just entered the demon world for the first time, and he was certain that he had never seen the palace maid in front of him before.
All this made Ye Chen feel very puzzled.
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