Chapter 45
As he cried, Cassel felt something was wrong. How could Nie Wuhen appear in this place, and how could Ji Chuya let him come here?
The heart that had just calmed down fell to the bottom again. Cassel's teeth were trembling. He pushed away the mortal in front of him and retreated tremblingly: "You are not Nie Wuhen..."
The man wearing Nie Wuhen's skin laughed dryly. He also took a step back and said, "You can treat me as him..."
Before he could finish his words, Cassel threw a pillow at him. He was furious. The string of rationality in his mind broke, and grievance and rage occupied his chest. He could no longer bear it, jumped off the bed, and smashed all the teapots on the table!
“Shut up!”
"You are not him, you are not him!"
Ji Chuya pushed the door open and walked in. He had expected everything to happen. He showed no expression. He just lowered his head to glance at the man dressed as "Nie Wuhen" and said, "Get out."
The man ran out in a hurry. The moment he pushed the door open, he saw a huge group of mermaids outside, gathered in twos and threes. When they saw him coming out, they ran over to him and asked, "The Queen recognized you? What should we do? Without the mermaid pearl, what should we do?"
"You are the same, King. Why can't you appease the Queen? If anything happens to him, what will we, the mermaids, do?"
"How about he exchange it for the Mermaid Pearl? That won't work either. The Mermaid Pearl is still missing a woman with the most Yin horoscope! Where can we find one?"
As they were talking, there was a sound of something breaking from inside. The mermaids were startled and for a moment they didn't care about anything else and hurried to listen at the door.
Ji Chuya didn't move. He calmly watched Cassel first beg him to let him go, and finally got angry and smashed the cup at him.
"I want to go back. I don't like you!" Cassel was afraid and angry. He stood farthest from Ji Chuya, holding the broken porcelain pieces in his hands, begging, "Don't you want my blood? I'll give you as much as you want, as long as you say it! I really just want to go back..."
Ji Chuya took a step forward, and Cassel took a step back. He stopped, looked at Cassel's trembling shoulders, remained silent, and sneered, "What's the point of going back? Aren't you still being held captive by Nie Wuhen?"
Cassel's voice was trembling: "That's different, you are not him..."
"What difference can there be?" Ji Chuya mocked. "You just stay here and behave yourself. Whenever you go out, there will be a bunch of mermaids protecting you. You are above all the people here. I will give you power, status and money as long as you ask. So what are you still making trouble for?"
“I’m not making a fuss,” Cassel wiped his tears. The rising tears made it difficult for him to see clearly. “I just like Nie Wuhen… In my eyes, he is the best. You are a vicious mermaid. You even want to force me to do something I don’t like. I just don’t like you…”
"Is he good?" Ji Chuya sneered directly. He didn't understand why he only heard the words "So what are you still making a fuss about?" after saying so much. Ji Chuya thought that there was something wrong with his brain. "If he was good, why did you get on my bridal sedan in the first place? If he was good, why did your little tentacles disappear?"
He did not give Cassel a chance to refute, but cast a spell. The moment the chain appeared, he pulled Cassel over, and his voice was as cold as the sea water, making people shiver, "I can't wait three days. Tomorrow."
Cassel resisted with his whole body. He struggled hard, but he was ultimately no match for the chains: "Don't come over here! Don't!"
"We'll get married tomorrow. You should think about it carefully this afternoon. Otherwise," Ji Chuya loosened his hand and watched Cassel retreat and fall. The chain hit the ground with a harsh sound. He said word by word, "I have plenty of ways to make you agree."
Ji Chuya went out again, and the door was closed tightly. His angry voice could be heard from a distance: "No one is allowed to go in."
A respectful reply came from outside the door.
This was exactly what Cassel wanted. He slowly got up and sat on the ground. He first wiped his tears, then lowered his head and tried to untie the chain on his wrist - all in vain.
Cassel felt dazed, as if he had just arrived in this world, just like at the beginning. Everyone dislikes him and is wary of him. He is like an alien who is excluded and wanders on the periphery of this world.
His heart began to pound again. Cassel felt uncomfortable. He had to bend down painfully and curl up to relieve the inconsolable pain. In a daze, he seemed to hear the long-lost voice calling him again.
The cold wind caressed his forehead, gently touched his little wings, and said, "Casel."
Cassel paused, he looked up in panic, the familiar devil's breath and the face he hadn't seen for a long time made him bite his lips instantly and sob. He rushed over: "Barbatos——"
But it was in vain.
Cassel was stunned. He turned around and just missed Barbatos's tangled and complicated look. A dark light flashed across his eyes.
"Barbatos," Cassel knew that he not only lost his tentacles, but also made his wings grow feathers. He was a little scared, but he still explained, "I didn't mean to... The fox demon cut off my little tentacles, and it can't grow back."
Barbatos waved his bare wings and stood in front of Cassel. His eyes finally moved away from the white wings. He looked at Cassel and asked him gently, "Does it still hurt?"
Tears welled up in Cassel's eyes. He wiped his tears vigorously and shook his head continuously: "It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt at all..."
"You lied," Barbatos stretched out his hand, wiping Cassel's tears across the world, as if through light and shadow, and said sadly, "My Cassel, you will eventually have to face the cruelty of this world."
Cassel rubbed his palm affectionately: "Barbatos, I want to go home. When can I go home?"
late at night.
Ji Chuya ordered her servants to bring in all the wedding dresses and accessories and arrange them properly. He thought Cassel would still make a fuss, but when he came in, he saw Cassel sitting upright on the shell, watching the mermaids coming and going with no expression.
There was no fear, and no retreating in fear when seeing him. This surprised Ji Chuya a little. He raised his eyebrows, then returned to his grinning self and said, "I figured it out."
Cassel nodded: "I figured it out."
I just met Barbatos. What did Barbatos say?
He said:
You have two tasks, but you can't be sure whether the first task is completed. Since that mermaid wants to marry you, you might as well use the name of a deal to test the Sword Master.
If the Sword Master steals the bride, it means that your first task is completed and his favorability is maxed out, then you can proceed to the second task smoothly and make him possessed by a demon.
It is very simple to be possessed by a demon. Break out of your fixed mindset and don’t think about destroying his Taoism. You should think about the key to his becoming a demon. The flowers that grow on moist soil are gorgeous and beautiful. If the devil wants to destroy them, he will not just pluck the flowers, but will pull them up by the roots.
Without the inner elixir, no matter what kind of Taoism he practices, it will all be in vain. My dear Cassel, don't be afraid, the tentacles will grow back, and Barbatos will create a new tentacle for you.
As for the feathers on your wings... don't be afraid, they won't think you are a monster.
We will always wait for you to come back. My dear Cassel, do not forget my words again.
The last time Barbatos went to see Cassel, Cassel was in such fear and sadness that he had completely forgotten that stealing the inner elixir for a long time would force Nie Wuhen to become a demon.
This time...
Cassel looked at Ji Chuya and saw him pick up the wine pot, pour the wine, and handed him a glass, saying, "It's good that you have figured it out. I won't treat you unfairly. I have everything that Nie Wuhen can give you."
Cassel suppressed his inner fear, looked at him, and said slowly: "Let's make a deal."
Ji Chuya paused, as if he was curious. After drinking the wine in the glass, he pinched Cassel's chin and forced him to face him.
His shadow was still reflected in the black pupils. No matter how calm Cassel pretended to be, he couldn't hide his fear.
Ji Chuya found it novel. He waved his hand to let the busy mermaid guards retreat and asked: "What's the deal?"
The next evening.
All the major demon tribes were invited to attend the wedding banquet, holding invitations and accompanied by a group of guards.
The wedding banquet was very hasty. But he is the king of the mermaids after all, so it can't be too shabby. Big red lanterns were placed along the road, and even Coral was wearing beautiful clothes and pearls, dancing and dancing. But completely different from this was that deep under the sea, in an empty prison, two people stepped into it wearing wedding clothes.
Cassel stood still.
He looked at the fox demon in front of him that was tightly bound by chains and groaned in pain from time to time, as if he saw his past self through him.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." The mermaid carrying out the execution saluted.
Ji Chuya waved his hand, motioning him to go out first. After the mermaids left, he stepped forward, grabbed the chain, pinched the fox demon with his head lowered, and forced him to look up.
"Lingyou, huh? Guess who's here to see you."
Lingyou sneered, and actually raised his eyelids to look over. His pupils shrank slightly, and even his hand with three broken fingers was shaking.
He opened his mouth and his breathing became disordered, making a "ho ho" sound. Ling You even forgot Cassel's name and could only say Nie Wuhen's name through gritted teeth.
Cassel stood in front of him and said slowly: "Long time no see."
Lingyou was bound by ten thousand year old ice chains, tying him into a cross. His wrists were covered in blood and his body was covered in whip marks. His beautiful face was gone, like a rag, and he could no longer cast the magic that he was so proud of.
Before Ling You could say something, Ji Chuya grabbed his neck so hard that he couldn't make a sound. He groaned, turned around and looked at Cassel, and said, "First deal, I'll torture the fox demon to death, and you'll be willing to wear this dress and marry me."
Cassel grabbed his bright red shirt and nodded. No one noticed his trembling fingertips and his anxious mood. Or perhaps, someone had noticed it a long time ago, but no one cared because they were all immersed in the so-called wedding and celebrating.
He remembered what Barbatos said to him before the wedding banquet:
The content of the transaction is easy. Just remember, the end justifies the means. I will give you a spell. As long as you don't agree, he can't force you, whether it's wearing a wedding dress or other things.
First, you say to him, let's make a deal. If he doesn't agree, just let him help you put on the wedding dress. When he finds out, he will definitely agree.
If you agree, then next you should say, avenge me. What revenge? My dear Cassel, remember that you are a little devil, a real little devil. Whoever cuts off your little tentacles, you will skin him alive, whoever purifies your demonic aura, whoever makes your wings grow feathers, you will make him suffer a fate worse than death. For example,
The alchemy master at the top of the cloud, Bai Yi.
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