CFRSIO Chapter 30

Zhang Qing’an finished his triumphant threats and left, no longer wanting to set foot in the backyard. Little did he know, someone had already held a grudge.

Lin Yunliang was no good character. After learning of the situation, he immediately formed a new plan. He would definitely not let the eldest young master of the Zhang family off the hook.

“Hiss.” Lin Yunliang, lost in thought, heard a sound from the person on the bed and immediately realized he hadn’t controlled his strength.

He quickly eased his grip and glanced at the person on the bed, seeing that their brows had relaxed. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Zhang Qing’an’s kneecaps had been forcibly dug out. Coupled with the severe lack of food and drink during this time, his body was now very weak. Siam had told Lin Yunliang that the demonic energy within him could help Zhang Qing’an recover.

The person’s body was severely damaged. Lin Yunliang could only try to restore his body by feel. However, whether he could make the person stand up again remained to be seen.

After a full night’s sleep, Zhang Qing’an found that his body felt completely healed, without any pain.

He was feeling quite puzzled when the door was pushed open, and a young woman stood outside.

He looked her over, and Hu Jiao at the door also looked him over.

This woman was truly bold. Feeling the scrutiny, Zhang Qing’an felt a bit surprised. He was still clear-headed and knew where he was. A pretty girl appearing in a bandit’s den? It seemed strange no matter how you looked at it.

Hu Jiao was also curiously looking at the person in front of her. After all, they had just seen the Demon King walk out of this room.

“It’s time to eat.”

“Okay.”

Zhang Qing’an felt a bit troubled, as he couldn’t walk at the moment. Hu Jiao also remembered this and immediately stepped forward, “I’ll help you.”

Zhang Qing’an felt it wasn’t appropriate. The young girl in front of him looked thin and small, not like someone strong. Besides, there was a distinction between men and women. Zhang Qing’an shook his head and refused.

“No need, could I trouble you, miss…” Zhang Qing’an then realized he didn’t know the name of that person. The words that came to his lips were swallowed back.

But he definitely wouldn’t let a girl help him up, “Or rather…”

“Why aren’t you out yet?” Lin Yunliang’s voice came.

Behind him was Siam, who saw through everything. Hu Jiao wasn’t instructed by Lin Yunliang, but it was indeed time to eat. And Lin Yunliang naturally hadn’t forgotten that Zhang Qing’an was currently incapacitated. He could have even ordered his subordinates to remember to get a wheelchair from town when they returned.

He hadn’t done any of that, and the reason was quite obvious.

Lin Yunliang feigned sudden realization, “Little Young Master, I wasn’t considerate enough and forgot to have someone find a means of transport from town.”

“Hu Jiao, you heard that before.” He looked at Hu Jiao.

Hu Jiao’s eyes showed confusion. She honestly followed Lin Yunliang’s instructions and walked out.

Lin Yunliang grabbed Siam, thinking, did this guy really think he didn’t know he was watching him for amusement? In that case, he’d use this guy to appease Zhang Qing’an.

After all, he was going to offend Zhang Qing’an in a moment.

Then he put Siam into Zhang Qing’an’s arms.

In the previous small world, whenever Lin Yunliang did something wrong or wanted to keep a surprise from Zhang Qing’an, he would always have Siam step forward.

Lin Yunliang couldn’t remember the events of the first small world. Otherwise, he would have realized how smoothly he grabbed the cat. Siam originally thought he wouldn’t be involved, but was then grabbed by Lin Yunliang.

Just as he was about to speak, he was placed into a very familiar embrace.

Siam could spend more time in this person’s arms than with his contractor, Lin Yunliang. He was also more accustomed to this person’s aura.

So, he merely flicked his eyelids, gave Lin Yunliang a speechless glance, and then affectionately meowed at Zhang Qing’an.

“Meow.”

Zhang Qing’an stiffened, seeming unaccustomed to such a delicate creature. He was a bit awkward and stiff, as if holding a bomb.

“Don’t be so stiff. It’s just a little kitten.”

Zhang Qing’an looked down at the cute creature in his arms. All his fear seemed to vanish when he saw Siam’s bright blue eyes. He reached out and stroked it, and its texture was even better than he had imagined.

He couldn’t help but smile. “What… is his name?”

“Siam, his name is Siam,” Lin Yunliang said, fully displaying his unprincipled nature. “Of course, if Little Young Master likes to call him something else, that’s fine too.”

“It’s fine to call him Little Black.”

Zhang Qing’an smiled, “He’s so cute, how can you call him Little Black? Isn’t that too casual?”

Lin Yunliang also smiled, “Then, Little Young Master.”

“?”

“Hold Siam tight,” Lin Yunliang said. “Please excuse me.”

Then he picked the person up.

Zhang Qing’an’s eyes widened. After a moment of stiffness, he quickly recovered, only able to soothe his nervousness by stroking the cat in his arms. However, his blushing ears proved that his inner heart was not calm.

Although he wasn’t tall or strong, he was still a man. And he was holding a cat, so how was he so easily picked up by someone?

Feeling the thin person in his arms, although he had already held him once when the person was unconscious and had already marveled at his light weight, he couldn’t help but sigh as he held him in his arms again.

“Still too thin.”

“Little Young Master should eat more.”

Zhang Qing’an didn’t want to deal with this person right now. He could only keep looking down and stroking the kitten in his arms, pretending not to hear Lin Yunliang’s words.

He carried him out and saw two empty seats, reserved for the two of them.

As the two appeared, they were stared at intently by the four demons. Cang Shu’s expression was the most obvious. He was shocked. Could it really be as Siam said, that the Demon King had taken a liking to this human fellow?

The other three were much calmer. Compared to the Demon King taking a liking to this human, they were more curious about what was so good about this human that the Demon King would take a liking to him.

After all, this was the Demon King. Their Demon King of Qingyun Mountain could make a name for himself among the Demon Kings, which showed how powerful he was. Yet now he had taken a liking to a human. This human must have some extraordinary qualities, right?

It couldn’t just be because of his looks, could it? However, human aesthetics and demon aesthetics were different. They didn’t think this human fellow looked good.

“What are you looking at? Aren’t you eating?” Lin Yunliang spoke.

The Demon King had spoken, and they dared not disobey. They immediately lowered their heads and began to eat.

Lin Yunliang seated him next to his own seat. Of course, there was no need for special arrangements; the two empty seats that were left were already together.

“Come, try it. If it’s delicious, when Little Young Master is feeling better, we’ll go to town to eat hot food.” In fact, these dishes were all hot. They had some abilities as demons.

But such meals were nowhere as good as freshly cooked ones.

Zhang Qing’an’s ears had been red since earlier, and they were still red now. They were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

“I…” He quickly took the chopsticks from Lin Yunliang’s hand. “I can do it myself.”

“You… don’t have to be like this.” They were strangers, and there was no need to go this far.

“It’s fine,” Lin Yunliang said, looking quite righteous. “Didn’t we agree? I’ll be Little Young Master’s attendant from now on, and these are all attendants…”

As soon as he said this, Cang Shu was so startled that he fell to the ground.

He was startled.

“He’s too excited,” Lin Yunliang said calmly, opening his eyes and lying. “It’s our honor to be Little Young Master’s attendant.”

No… Demon King, don’t you want to listen to what you’re saying! Didn’t you see Siam was about to faint? How could you say such a thing!

Kui Hua was the calmest among the four. Hu Jiao and Qing Shui’s expressions were somewhat shattered.

Lin Yunliang pretended not to see, still diligently serving him food.

Zhang Qing’an looked at him, then glanced at the person on the ground. He really couldn’t see where the happiness was. However, Lin Yunliang did seem happy.

After they finished eating, he took him back to the room. Little cat Siam was also left to take care of him.

“Take good care of him.” If anything happens to him again, you’re dead.

Lin Yunliang said with a smile, stroking Siam’s head, looking like a considerate owner.

Only Siam knew that this person was putting on a show. “Meow meow meow.” It was an accident last time!

The man and the cat, back and forth, looked very warm. Of course, only Lin Yunliang and Siam knew the true meaning behind it. It certainly wasn’t something that could be heard by others.

Zhang Qing’an watched their interaction, one person and one cat, with a smile. He thought that he wasn’t a child, why did he need such care? But… he still felt a bit emotional. His relatives were far from as concerned about him as this stranger.

“Doesn’t he need to eat something?” Zhang Qing’an said, naturally referring to the little creature in his arms. They had all eaten, so what about him?

Zhang Qing’an was indeed a good person. After several small worlds, Siam recognized this more and more, so his meows became more delicate, more drawn-out and curved, making people feel sweet.

“It’s fine.”

Lin Yunliang withdrew. As expected, the four demons were waiting outside.

Cang Shu was the most puzzled. Why should they be attendants to a human fellow? Especially their Demon King, whose status was not that of an attendant!

“Demon King…”

Before Cang Shu could finish speaking, Lin Yunliang raised his hand and sealed his mouth. “I’ve told you several times, just call me Brother Lin.”

“I know you have many doubts,” Lin Yunliang said. “Zhang Qing’an is the demon queen I have chosen.”

As expected, the three demons’ eyes widened. Kui Hua cupped his hands towards him and said respectfully, “Is he the only one?”

“You were so insistent on marrying Chu Shi before.”

“Aren’t you afraid of causing the same incident as last time?”

“They are different,” Lin Yunliang shook his head, and at the same time, he told them about the choices they could make. “You can choose to come with me.”

“Naturally, you can also choose to return to Qingyun Mountain.”

“I will open a corner of the formation for you, allowing you to enter.”

Although Lin Yunliang didn’t care much about the identity of the Demon King or “his” subordinates, he still had to leave them some strength. Otherwise, if Shi Ren found a new way to counterattack, the mountain demons of Qingyun Mountain wouldn’t be too miserable.

Cang Shu on the side had his mouth sealed and couldn’t speak, but he desperately gestured with his hands and kept pointing at his mouth. Only then did Lin Yunliang give him a chance to speak again.

“I want to follow you!”

“And you don’t want to drive me away!”

Although Cang Shu was expressing his loyalty, Lin Yunliang’s reaction was also very dismissive. He closed his eyes, looking like he couldn’t bear to watch.

“Then what about you?” Lin Yunliang looked at the other three demons.

He was more looking forward to Kui Hua’s attitude, as Kui Hua was the most calculating among the four demons in terms of behavior and handling affairs.

“I am also willing to stay,” Kui Hua said. Perhaps it was her intuition as a female demon. She could feel that Lin Yunliang no longer had the same impulsiveness in dealing with Chu Shi. When facing Zhang Qing’an, his attitude and emotions were like treating a treasure.

Kui Hua had also asked Cang Shu what exactly happened when they were in Qingyun Mountain. Upon learning that Lin Yunliang had even severed Chu Shi’s tendons, she had a thought: the Demon King probably didn’t truly like Chu Shi.

No one would bear to do such things to the person they liked. At least Kui Hua had never heard of such a thing. Moreover, Lin Yunliang’s several emotional outbursts, and his quick recovery, seemed to be because of Zhang Qing’an.

Therefore, this human’s position in the Demon King’s heart was likely far higher than Chu Shi’s.

Besides, as subordinates, they should act according to their master’s instructions.

“What do you need me to do?” Kui Hua said, and also teased, “Or, from now on, do I only need to obey the Queen’s orders?”

Lin Yunliang showed a satisfied expression, he was quite discerning. “Of course, you only need to obey his orders.”

“Yes,” Kui Hua said with a smile. She really didn’t realize the Demon King was a love-struck person.

“What about you then?” Lin Yunliang didn’t force them all to stay.

Besides, Lin Yunliang didn’t have much deep affection for these demons. It was understandable if they didn’t choose to stay. It was unexpected, however, that Qing Shui and Hu Jiao also wanted to stay.

The reason they stayed was much simpler: curiosity. And they always followed Kui Hua. Since Kui Hua felt it was good to stay, then they would stay too.

Coincidentally, Lin Yunliang also had things he needed them to do. “Find out the current situation of the Zhang family.”

Kui Hua’s eyes flickered. “Do I just need to watch?”

“For now, just watch. We’ll discuss other matters after I bring people over,” Lin Yunliang instructed.

He didn’t plan to go over so soon. Zhang Qing’an was currently incapacitated, and he had his own plans. For example, taking people to deal with his leg condition first.

“Yes.”

Zhang Qing’an had already slept once, so he couldn’t sleep anymore. While staying in the room, he heard other noises from outside.

“Who?” he asked, confused.

It seemed there was more than one person at the door. Upon hearing Zhang Qing’an’s voice, the people outside clearly became a bit agitated.

Outside were the group of people Lin Yunliang had casually rescued. Lin Yunliang only wanted to rescue Zhang Qing’an, and he had long forgotten about this group of people. If they hadn’t suddenly come looking for him this time, he wouldn’t have remembered their existence at all.

They weren’t doing this intentionally. They really couldn’t understand what this person was trying to do. If you say they are bad people, they killed those ferocious guys and saved their lives. But if you say they are good people, after saving them, they ignored them.

Now someone was sick, so they had to steel themselves and come over. They didn’t know what their attitude should be, so they lingered at the door for a long time without entering.

Fortunately, Zhang Qing’an wasn’t asleep.

“Young Master, we are travelers who were captured by bandits. Thank you, Young Master, for saving our lives.”

“We didn’t intend to disturb you, but a friend suddenly developed a high fever, so we had to come back and bother you!”

“Could you please spare some medicine, or trouble your subordinates to take my sick friend to see a doctor in town?”

Some of them were captured on the same day as Zhang Qing’an. After being rescued, they found that Zhang Qing’an was not among the crowd. So they guessed that Zhang Qing’an’s subordinates might have come to save them. That’s why they said this.

Zhang Qing’an heard them, but he was powerless. He didn’t really trust what Lin Yunliang said about being his attendant. Or rather, he didn’t think Lin Yunliang was suitable as an attendant. He didn’t look like someone willing to be subservient to others.

If Siam knew what Zhang Qing’an was thinking, he would definitely have an opinion. Lin Yunliang was not unwilling, it depended on who it was. If it were other people, Lin Yunliang would definitely not be willing, but if it were Zhang Qing’an, then the situation would be different.

“Siam, go find your master,” Zhang Qing’an thought, deciding this was the most stable approach.

He was now relying on others, so he couldn’t make decisions arbitrarily.

“Meow meow meow.” Little cat Siam wanted to say, “It’s fine, Lin Yunliang can’t wait.”

But Zhang Qing’an’s understanding was, “I can.”

Zhang Qing’an smiled and stroked the little cat’s head, tapped its little nose, and patted its little backside. So cute. He ordered, “Go.”

…Alright, they hadn’t developed such tacit understanding between them yet. Siam helplessly wagged his tail and then swaggered out.

The group of people at the door, seeing that there was still no response from inside, felt their hearts pounding.

“Young Master Yu, won’t the person inside disagree?” The person speaking was a bit anxious.

The sick person was his fiancée. Seeing his fiancée sick, but being unable to do anything as a fiancé was too embarrassing.

That’s why he suggested coming to find this person. They were all young masters and ladies who went out traveling together. Their families were also quite wealthy. Naturally, they knew at a glance that this person was in the same situation as them.

Young Master Yu was the oldest among them. Most of this trip was decided by him, and after many years of friendship, they were accustomed to letting him be the spokesperson.

“I don’t know either.” What could he know? Currently, everyone was in a bad situation. They were all wearing old, dirty clothes, hadn’t eaten enough, and their stamina was definitely insufficient. Moreover, the group of people didn’t know where they were now or how to save themselves.

They had seen the group who came to rescue them. They looked like they knew some martial arts. So, if there was such a person, what else would they be afraid of?

“Young Master, we are the children of wealthy families from nearby towns. My name is…”

Before Young Master Yu could finish speaking, he saw the door being pushed open a crack.

To everyone’s anticipation, Siam ambled out. However, he didn’t even give them a direct glance. Siam was doing this intentionally. He had certainly heard their subsequent words, but hearing them was one thing, believing them or listening to them was another.

Moreover, since they were here to seek help, shouldn’t they first state their attitude and what benefits they would offer? After so long, they had said so much, but their attitude still carried a hint of arrogance. And no benefits were mentioned at all.

What, are they supposed to work for you for free?

Little did they know that after being rescued, the young masters and ladies did not change their demeanor and even bossily tried to order the four demons around. Some of the dissolute and lustful ones even had ill intentions towards Kui Hua and the others. If the flower demons were truly ordinary people, wouldn’t they be bullied by them?

Siam had been interacting with them for a period of time, so his heart was biased. Not to mention him.

The few people were clearly stunned, looking at each other with shock in their eyes. What? You only sent a little cat to handle things? What kind of logic is that? Don’t you look down on them?

Let alone Young Master Yu, even the other people present had unpleasant expressions.

What was this supposed to be?

Fortunately, Siam came quickly. After learning of the intentions of the few people, Lin Yunliang agreed. “Okay, it’s just a small matter, but,”

“If you have matters to attend to, you can go to the room on the left.” The reason was very simple.

He pointed to the room on their left, where Cang Shu and the three demons were temporarily staying.

“Don’t come here again.” This was to avoid disturbing Zhang Qing’an’s rest.

They could all understand his meaning. But because they still needed their help, their expressions were only slightly displeased, and they didn’t say anything, lest they make the situation awkward.

“Thank you. May I ask when you will go to town?”

“Tomorrow.”

“No! What if my fiancée has an accident?” The man was already unhappy with them, and he also had opinions about their master. Hearing this now, how could he allow it?

“Yes, tomorrow might be…” Can we leave tonight? After all, it’s a matter of life and death?”

“Since it’s a matter of life and death, why are you only seeking help now?” Lin Yunliang retorted indifferently.