PFC Chapter 368 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [44]
Chapter 368 The Cold and Pure Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [44]
Chapter 368 The Aloof and Holy Human Buddha Child VS The Adorable and Devoted Demon Cat Emperor [44]
In just a few short months, the Demon Emperor had become so close to that untainted grand mage. How could Xiu Jie not be dumbfounded?
Moreover, he had never seen the Demon Emperor so gentle and obedient before. It was a posture of complete trust in the other party. In this world, apart from the one in the Demon Emperor's Palace, who else could make the Demon Emperor like this?
Upon closer inspection, his gentleness towards the sorcerer is quite different from that towards the demon queen.
The demon queen shows a biased affection and pity towards those in power, but when facing the great sorcerer, she seems to reveal her true nature, preferring closeness and reliance.
After learning that the Grand Mage and the Demon Queen looked alike, Xiu Jie began to doubt his own eyes, and even began to question Jiang Xiyu's attitude toward the Grand Mage.
Although he had lowered himself to infiltrate the Grand Mage's side for the sake of the Demon Queen, the emotions he revealed while relying on the Grand Mage at this moment, completely unguarded, made Xiu Jie feel that this was not fake at all.
In Xiu Jie's straightforward mind, seeing the two men acting like this, regardless of their identities, felt strange to him.
Yet the Grand Mage's expression was so calm and indifferent, as if he were merely kindly allowing the Demon Emperor to rely on him, leaving no room for any, or even offensive, speculation.
Xiu Jie took a deep breath, walked to the door, and knocked.
Shiga glanced sideways, his gaze coldly fixed on the doorway.
Jiang Xiyu was not sleeping deeply to begin with, and was startled awake by the knocking on the door. She was bewildered for a moment.
Xiu Jie saw him kneeling lazily on the couch, his upper body leaning against Shi Jia, looking so weak and helpless, and he really couldn't bear to look at him.
He coughed twice, as if to signal something.
Jiang Xiyu moved her hand, looked at herself, and then saw that her hand was holding Shijia's sleeve. She quickly let go and sat up straight.
His ears were not hidden, and his hair was loose on the couch, so when he looked up at Xiu Jie, he was in a completely different manner from when he was the noble Demon Emperor.
Xiu Jie frowned, then looked away and said to Shi Jia, "Master, I have already sent a message to His Majesty. Once His Majesty grants permission, you may enter the Demon Emperor's Palace to search."
"During this period, I have stationed demon soldiers outside the First Domain City. No demon is allowed to enter or leave this place without permission."
Shiga turned around, put his palms together, and said, "Thank you."
Jiang Xiyu, hiding behind Shijia, twitched at the corner of her mouth upon hearing this.
It's a wonder Xiu Jie could come up with this idea. By the time he replies, it'll be too late. Isn't this just letting evil thoughts run rampant?
Jiang Xiyu was curious, however, that Shiga actually agreed, and he didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.
Upon thinking of this, Jiang Xiyu felt a bad premonition.
Does Shiga have other preparations?
Or perhaps the shattered magic array from last night didn't actually dissipate?
In fact, Jiang Xiyu was absolutely right.
The golden lotus formation that dissipated last night was merely hidden in the clouds. The formation covered the entire First Domain, including the Demon Emperor's Palace.
The First Domain today is like a cage.
The magic array is Shiga's deterrence against evil thoughts, and also a kind of confinement. As long as evil thoughts dare to show even a trace of their aura, or dare to bewitch demons and evil spirits in this city, then the magic array will never give them any room for maneuver.
When evil desires are not satisfied, they will, like an addict, frantically devour the greed, anger, and ignorance of others. One day, evil will strike again because it cannot control the greed in its heart.
Shiga knew all too well the nature of evil thoughts, and thus he was ready to wait for them to come to him.
Unfortunately, having absorbed the merits within Jiang Xiyu's body, Yuejia now has no need for base human desires.
Therefore, Yuejia stood outside the Demon Emperor's Palace, looking at the golden light that was faintly visible in the clouds, and smiled with a hint of disdain.
Before Shiga came to the demon realm, he had already made thorough preparations. If Shiga wanted to find him, he would naturally not let go of any place in the demon realm. This golden lotus formation was also within his expectations.
He had already made arrangements; even without leaving the Demon Emperor's Palace, he had a way to incite unrest among the human race.
What's more, he also had that unexpected gain.
Jiang Xiyu's merits were indeed an unexpected element in his scheme.
Because of these merits, he can now better conceal himself, and even suppress his greed for evil thoughts towards humans. Most importantly, he knows how to restrain Shiga.
Since accumulating merit would cause Shiga to suffer a backlash, he would create an opportunity for Shiga to accumulate even more merit. Although he didn't know what would happen to Shiga after suffering the backlash, he would find out by trying.
A smile played on Yuejia's lips, a dark glint flashing in her eyes.
Perhaps it was because he was in a good mood, but at this moment he found the fragrance of the rose to be inexplicably pleasant, though the petals were too fragile and would scatter with a gust of wind.
In this respect, it differs from its owner.
When Yuejia recalled what happened last night, he truly hadn't expected Jiang Xiyu to use self-harm to protect him.
In the Supreme Buddha Realm, simply because he harbored evil intentions, he would cultivate into an evil Buddha and thus be imprisoned for thousands of years.
Having come to the human world, and having consumed too much of humanity's selfishness and base desires, his heart was filled with greed, obsession, and hatred as deep as an abyss.
If anyone in this world knew what he was, they would probably regard him as a disaster and avoid him at all costs.
But the demon emperor did not avoid it.
At first, Yuejia wanted to devour the Demon Emperor's greed, anger, and delusion, but she didn't expect that the Demon Emperor was so simple-minded, and that all his greed, anger, and delusion were his own.
Yuejia found this kind of feeling ridiculous.
He used him, and sure enough, he didn't disappoint him, bringing him the secret of Shiga.
Yuejia disliked devouring the seven emotions; in this world, true feelings were too fake, and desire was the easiest to obtain. But seeing Jiang Xiyu severely injure her, Yuejia suddenly became curious about what the seven emotions tasted like.
How could anything drive people more than the six desires, or the three thoughts of greed, anger, and ignorance?
What makes someone so resolute, so willing to risk their life, to give up everything without even the slightest persuasion?
It could even make Shiga shatter the magic array with his sword intent.
Even if he has a compassionate heart, given his golden aura, he would still be unable to perceive the warmth or coldness of human relationships.
But since he gave away the prayer beads, creating a bond, does Shiga also have human feelings?
Yuejia narrowed his eyes, and as he pondered, he crushed the petals that had fallen into his palm, the purple juice instantly staining his fingertips.
The demon servant respectfully stood by his side. When she saw that his hands were stained with flower petals, she quickly took a handkerchief and stepped forward to wipe them for him.
Feeling the touch of her fingertips, Yuejia withdrew her hand and gave the demon servant a cold look.
The demon servant felt a chill run down his spine from that single glance and froze on the spot, too afraid to move.
A cold wind lifted the light veil that seemed to shroud Yuejia in moonlight. Seeing this, the demon servant beside her trembled and invoked the Demon Emperor's name to salvage the situation for her sister, respectfully saying, "Your Highness, the wind is strong. Please take care of yourself, or His Majesty will worry."
The wind was nothing to them demons, but the Demon Queen was, after all, a mortal and in poor health. The Demon Emperor had specifically instructed them to take good care of her.
Upon hearing this, Yuejia's red eyes turned sinister.
Just when the demon servant thought he wouldn't speak again, he gave a seemingly ambiguous smirk and said, "Would he really worry about me? What does 'worry' mean?"
He looked at the demon servant who had spoken, as if asking a very serious question.
Seeing his face resembled Guanyin, the demon servant, fearing to offend him, quickly lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "That's what I'm worried about. His Majesty is afraid that you, the Demon Queen, will catch a cold and fall ill, that you will get hurt, that you will be unhappy..."
The demon servant said a lot about being afraid, which, when Yuejia heard it, meant that Jiang Xiyu was afraid of him.
If 'fear' means 'worry'.
So, when Shiga was afraid that the Demon Emperor would get hurt, was he worried about him?