"I'm afraid that won't work."
Before Song Mengmeng could speak, she heard that Yan Di, who was standing behind her, had somehow moved in front of her, just as she had protected him earlier, shielding her completely behind him.
The sudden turn of events left Song Mengmeng momentarily stunned. By the time she realized what this two-legged creature had done, he had already taken her place and was confronting the Shuten-dōji opposite him: "It's getting late. We don't have the custom of letting young girls visit strange men's homes so late!"
"Who are you?" Shuten-dōji looked at the King of Hell who had suddenly appeared and blocked Song Mengmeng's path with some surprise. This man... he hadn't noticed him when he came over just now, so how could he be...?
There was another reason why Shuten-dōji immediately stopped his teasing and recklessness—he couldn't figure out the background of the man who had come to cause trouble from beginning to end.
How is this possible?!
"I am the husband of the little princess you invited." Yan Di smiled gently, raised his hand to push up the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose, and explained to Shuten-dōji in a very good-natured manner, "So, I think I still have the right to refuse your unreasonable invitation."
"You are...her husband?!"
Shuten-dōji's eyes widened slightly as he stared in disbelief at the Yama Emperor standing before him, who had calmly uttered those words. This seemingly gentle and harmless man was actually the husband of the Pixiu?!
No, this man is probably just the husband of this auspicious beast in its human form. He probably doesn't know that the girl he's protecting isn't actually human!
It's just a mythical beast disguised as a human!
"Tell him, am I your husband?" Yan Di didn't directly answer Shuten-dōji's question. Instead, he gently pulled Song Mengmeng, who was being protected behind him, out of the way. With a hint of coaxing, he pointed in Shuten-dōji's direction and whispered seductively in Song Mengmeng's ear, "Be good, lying isn't good!"
"Yes." Song Mengmeng thought for a moment, then nodded firmly: "He is my husband!"
Anyway, it's wishful thinking to try to resolve this peacefully now, so we might as well take a gamble and maybe we can actually find a way out!
"Does your human husband know that you are not actually human?" Shuten-dōji put away his unusually hypocritical smile, his gaze shifting back and forth between Song Mengmeng and Yan Di for a while before finally unable to hold back his mocking laughter.
"I know."
However, to the utter surprise of both Shuten-dōji and Song Mengmeng, the King of Hell gave such an unexpected answer.
He... he actually knew?!
How... how is this possible?!
Could it be that he received guidance from some master, or is he a member of some reclusive family?!
Shuten-dōji quickly recovered from his shock. His face tightened, and he no longer had the leisure to tease his prey. He stared coldly at Yama-dōji: "Since you know she is not human, why are you still with her?!"
"I never said I was human!" Compared to Shuten-dōji, the identity of the current Yama Emperor seemed to have been switched in an instant. Even though the Yama Emperor still had a gentle and harmless smile on his face, both Song Mengmeng and Shuten-dōji had already sensed the difference.
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