Chapter 116 If you can't get what you want most, you can always settle for second best...
Yu Qingzhou paid no attention to the hopeful, pleading gazes from not far away.
When Li Xiao blurted out what happened that night, Yu Qingzhou's mind started buzzing.
He even considered drawing his sword and killing the boy.
But in the end, reason prevailed.
What onlookers saw was Yu Qingzhou, her face pale, covering the boy's mouth and dragging him to a secluded corner.
All along the way, you could hear the boy making "uh-uh-uh" sounds.
But its struggles were futile, and it quickly disappeared from everyone's sight without a trace.
"this……"
The overly familiar disciple hesitated whether to follow and see what was going on, wondering if Senior Brother Yu would be so angry and embarrassed by being exposed that he would kill him to silence him.
I never imagined that Senior Brother Yu, who usually seemed so gentle and refined, would be so ruthless when it came to fighting. I must have misunderstood him before.
No matter what, it's still that kind of relationship, and besides, that young man is so handsome...
Upon realizing this, the disciple snapped out of his reverie and slapped his forehead. He couldn't help but chuckle to himself at what he was thinking; no matter how beautiful she was, she was still a demon.
Come to think of it, no wonder she and that evil spirit are a couple.
The disciple muttered to himself, then suddenly remembered that the true form of the Fiend God was standing right next to him!
The disciple's legs went weak and his heart stopped beating. He glanced over there cautiously, then couldn't help but let out a soft "Eh!"
Because the woman in black who was standing there just moments ago was gone—even though he hadn't heard a thing.
"Could it be that he was still half asleep and was having an illusion?"
The disciple muttered to himself, "Looks like I should take another nap."
On the other side, Li Xiao was dragged by Yu Qingzhou to a secluded corner.
Seeing that he couldn't struggle, he stopped, but still let out a muffled groan when he was thrown to the ground.
Compared to their usual demonic form used for hunting and feeding, their human bodies at this time were frighteningly weak.
Almost instantly, her fair palm was cut by a pebble on the ground, and bright red blood seeped out.
Li Xiao turned around in pain, about to berate Yu Qingzhou for being insane. Before he could even open his mouth, he was grabbed by the neck and firmly pressed to the ground.
Unable to speak with his throat being choked, Li Xiao could only slightly raise his chin and neck to make breathing easier.
Those emerald eyes were fixed intently on Yu Qingzhou above.
Like a silent question.
He truly couldn't understand what he had done wrong, or why this person in front of him was trying to kill him again and again.
Clearly... clearly I never intended to truly hurt the other person.
Even during their first encounter, Li Xiao's initial thought was not to devour his opponent on the spot, but to take him back and put him away.
—And that's why they missed the best opportunity to kill their prey.
Instead, they became pitiful prisoners.
Yu Qingzhou lowered her eyes and stared silently at the boy beneath her, feeling the bright red pulse throbbing in her palm.
The boy's face was now flushed red, as if blood was about to spurt out from under his skin...
Even so, the single green eye remained fixed on him, its gaze unwavering, not dimming but instead radiating a captivating and strange light.
A thought suddenly popped into Yu Qingzhou's mind: was this beauty due to a desire for life, or a final bloom before death...?
Yu Qingzhou had never thought about a similar question before.
Therefore, he was slightly distracted, and the force in his hands relaxed a bit.
Li Xiao was thus given a chance to catch his breath, and then he involuntarily started coughing.
"You...you're insane..."
Li Xiao squeezed out a hoarse voice from his throat.
Because Yu Qingzhou only loosened the grip on his neck, Li Xiao was still firmly pinned down and unable to move.
"You're the crazy one."
Yu Qingzhou said, word by word, "I told you long ago that what happened that night must not be leaked, and you promised me. But now you've gone back on your word and said such... such misleading things."
He ultimately failed to utter those shameful and absurd words.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Li Xiao's momentum weakened, but he still refused to admit his mistake: "Who told you to ignore me first? If you had spoken to me properly and treated me better, none of this would have happened."
"Using sophistry and showing no remorse," Yu Qingzhou said coldly.
Upon hearing this, Li Xiao chuckled. He had realized that Yu Qingzhou wouldn't actually kill him, so he became much bolder.
"I am not even human, yet Master Yu insists on lecturing me on your worldly principles. Isn't that just sophistry?"
As Li Xiao spoke, he tilted his head slightly and gazed intently at the young man with his one strangely beautiful eye, his eyes filled with a smile and his tone carrying a childlike innocence.
"Of course, everything should be fair. If the Taoist priest can offer a satisfactory condition, I am not unwilling to comply with your wishes and try to repent properly."
Yu Qingzhou thought for a moment; this place was still some distance from the Hidden Immortal Sect.
If we can get the other party to behave themselves during this period and not cause any more trouble, then it's not something we can't consider.
"What do you want?" Yu Qingzhou asked directly. "If you want to restore your demonic power, then forget about it."
Hearing the young man say this, Li Xiao wasn't particularly disappointed.
If you can't get what you want most, you can always settle for something else.
So, blinking his emerald green eyes, he said with utmost sincerity, "Compared to those ethereal things, I, this great one, would much rather have you, Daoist Master..."
When Li Xiao said the word "you", he suddenly stopped.
Then his face turned pale and then flushed, and large beads of sweat slid down his forehead.
Yu Qingzhou got up from Li Xiao's body, stood aside, and stared expressionlessly at the boy who was rolling around on the ground like a shrimp.
Then he said coldly, "Personally, I think this would suit you better than reasoning with you."
Just kidding, Yu Qingzhou thinks it's okay to try reasoning with people, but that doesn't mean she's willing to be taken advantage of.
He'd already stuck his claws under his clothes; he must be seriously mentally ill to listen to the other person continue spouting nonsense.
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