SQLJBFDTW Chapter 79

Chao Jianxue suspected he had misheard. He took three steps in two and went to Mo Zezhi’s side, tapping his spiritual meridian. His spiritual power was indeed flowing slower than usual, but the dose of poison was small and not enough to turn him into an idiot.

“You don’t remember your own name?” Chao Jianxue stared intently at his expression, able to glean only a hint of confusion.

“Then what do you remember?”

Yu Wei leaned in almost imperceptibly, the small red dot on his eyelid resembling a painted stroke: “I don’t remember anything… What is my name?”

Chao Jianxue was almost bewitched into saying the words “Yu Wei,” but just as he opened his mouth, the weight on his wrist grew hot. The spiritual bracelet was still there. If he said his name, Yu Wei would become aware.

“What am I called? Hmm?” Unknowingly, Yu Wei had already knelt on the edge of the bed, only inches away from him.

“You’re called… you’re called…” Chao Jianxue racked his brains, “You’re called Little Lotus!”

Yu Wei chewed on these three words, almost gritting his teeth: “Little Lotus?”

Chao Jianxue braced himself: “That’s right, Little Lotus. You committed a great crime, so you must be imprisoned for a hundred years. I saw you were pitiful, so I put you here. There are no rats to bite you, no mosquitoes to sting you. I’m good to you, right? I provide you with good food and drink every day, so just stay here obediently!”

He was truly clever and quick-witted, instantly coming up with a complete story.

Yu Wei asked to the end: “What crime did I commit?”

Chao Jianxue confidently said: “Adultery!”

“…” The corners of Yu Wei’s lips curved slightly, but his gaze was fixed: “With whom?”

“Just some country bumpkin! He’s dead! So don’t even think about him!”

With a clatter, the chains tightened.

Chao Jianxue abruptly took a step back because Yu Wei suddenly approached him. If the chains hadn’t been holding him back, he would have practically pounced from the bed.

The color of the little red mole under his eyes seemed even darker: “Dead…?”

Chao Jianxue cleared his throat and said, “Dead for good! Now I’m the one who saved you, so you should repay my kindness. Just stay here and don’t go out, understand?”

Yu Wei stared at him with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile, black hair falling beside his ear, the boundary between white and black exceptionally clear, making him look pale and melancholic.

But immediately, he concealed this melancholy well, saying to Chao Jianxue, “I don’t want to be left here alone.”

He was slow and deliberate, just like the gentle and innocent little junior brother beneath that cool exterior.

After thinking for a moment, Chao Jianxue reluctantly said, “I can let other little demons come in to keep you company.”

“No. I don’t trust anyone else. I want you to stay and keep me company.”

Chao Jianxue laughed. Did he not understand the situation? “Little Lotus, you’re the one being imprisoned by me right now.”

Yu Wei pulled on the chain, lowering his eyes and saying nothing…

Seeing him like this, Chao Jianxue felt that he had temporarily succumbed to his tyrannical power. He beckoned the little demons to move in various utensils, and then personally lengthened the chains on Yu Wei a little, enough for him to get off the bed and take a walk.

After all, he would be staying for who knows how long, so comfort should be maximized as much as possible. In the future, when Yu Wei remembers, he wouldn’t be considered to have mistreated him.

As for Chao Jianxue himself, he had to step up his seclusion and strive to enter the Tribulation Stage as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, Chao Jianxue’s seclusion process became restless on the third day. A little demon reported to him, saying, “Demon Lord, it’s terrible! The beauty the Demon Lord captured is on a hunger strike!”

Chao Jianxue scratched his head in confusion, throwing caution to the wind: “He’s a cultivator, he can survive on spiritual energy alone. It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t eat or drink!”

“But didn’t the Demon Lord use Soul-Restraining Incense? He can’t use spiritual power now, so how can he survive on spiritual energy alone? I think he’s about to starve to death!”

Starve to death?

How could a Grand Ascension cultivator be on the verge of starvation from a hunger strike? The perfect cultivation state Chao Jianxue had just entered instantly shattered. He rubbed his ears irritably, dislodging a few hairs.

He was actually losing hair!

It was evident how much he was racking his brains.

Helplessly, Chao Jianxue put on his mask and returned to the cave dwelling where Yu Wei was.

More than a cave dwelling, the place now resembled a exquisitely decorated palace. There was a thick layer of soft carpet with long fur on the ground, which could be stepped on barefoot – this was purely Chao Jianxue’s current personal preference.

One person sat withered on the bed. The little demons had placed countless demonic delicacies in front of him, all kinds of colors, aromas, and flavors complete, but he had his back to them, as if he were a high monk who had entered a state of meditation.

When the little demons saw the Demon Lord come, they seemed to have found their backbone, circling him and weeping: “Demon Lord, he won’t eat! He’s so stubborn!”

Hearing the commotion, Yu Wei didn’t react either, sitting there with his eyes closed, as if he had lost consciousness.

Chao Jianxue dismissed the little demons, his voice tinged with anger: “Why aren’t you eating?”

Only then did Yu Wei open his eyes, giving him a cool look.

“Wasn’t the Demon Lord in seclusion? Why did you come? What does it have to do with you whether I eat or not?”

Chao Jianxue was infuriated, how could Yu Wei be so childish since losing his memory: “Is it because I didn’t agree to stay here?”

Yu Wei said, “So the Demon Lord knows.”

Chao Jianxue pressed his ear unhappily.

“I’ll eat if you’re here?”

“Mm.”

So Chao Jianxue plopped down on an armchair on the side and crossed his legs: “Then eat. I’ll watch you eat.”

Yu Wei condescended to move forward, his slender fingers lifting jade chopsticks, but after a moment, he put them down again.

Chao Jianxue: “? Why aren’t you eating?”

He only heard Yu Wei say magically: “I can’t pick them up.” He cast a glance, the implication self-evident, that he wanted to be fed.

Chao Jianxue glared at him.

In the end, he couldn’t resist such soft and clear eyes like rippling water, moved in front of him, and lifted a bowl of crab roe and fish porridge. Since he hadn’t eaten for many days, he should eat something soft and mushy first.

Chao Jianxue lifted a spoon and handed it to his lips, and Yu Wei was willing to taste a mouthful.

A heavy silence spread, or perhaps it was just Chao Jianxue himself who was sitting on pins and needles. Yu Wei looked very natural, eating slowly from his hand, the shadow of his eyelashes falling like a fan, his lips becoming a little redder during the feeding, truly looking somewhat pitiful.

Chao Jianxue said nothing, speeding up the feeding, but Yu Wei was very reserved, saying it was hot, so he slowed down. Yu Wei smiled at him again, and he sped up again… A bowl of porridge was quickly emptied.

Chao Jianxue put down the bowl, saying ungraciously: “Okay, what other instructions do you have?”

Yu Wei covered his mouth with his sleeve and wiped the corners of his lips: “Why does the Demon Lord wear a mask in front of me?”

“Am I ugly, okay?”

Yu Wei shook his head: “I don’t mind.”

Chao Jianxue bared his teeth at him under the mask. All the domineering CEO Yu, the cold and ruthless Yu, were wrong. Yu’s true form was a clingy little goblin!

“I’m leaving.” He was afraid that he would be worn down and his mind would be shaken, so he stood up hastily.

“Demon Lord.” Yu Wei suddenly spoke, stopping him.

Clearly it was a harmless smile, but the words he spoke were a little eerie: “Is the Demon Lord so sure I can’t escape?”

Chao Jianxue’s goosebumps rose all over his body, and he pinched his thigh. Yes, what if Yu Wei, a character like that, really escaped because of his carelessness?

Escaping was a small matter, but the big matter was if he regained his memory after going out and came to catch him.

Looking at his composed appearance, Chao Jianxue turned and went out.

Yu Wei watched his back disappear at the door, his smile immediately disappearing, and a surge of malevolence rose. He grabbed the iron lock with his backhand, and with a crisp snap, he actually crushed half of the connection with his bare hands.

However, the next moment, Chao Jianxue reappeared at the door, this time carrying a soft cushion.

Yu Wei blinked, naturally hiding the half-detached chain under the bedding.

“As you wish.” Chao Jianxue said coldly, making a pallet on the ground opposite him.

When he went out just now, he had already instructed Qing Tu Liu to configure another bottle of medicine to suppress spiritual power, and he would personally force him to drink it all!

There were no celestial phenomena to observe in the cave dwelling, but when the time came, a little demon came in to light the candle and bring him things.

Chao Jianxue got the medicine, then pointed to the clothes in the jade plate and asked: “What is this?”

The little demon held his hands high above his head and said: “Elder Qing learned that the Demon Lord had obtained a beauty, and specially sent clothes as a gift, please be sure to try them on, Demon Lord!”

What clothes?

Chao Jianxue picked up this one, unfolded it, and it was as thin as cicada wings, as light and ethereal as smoke. It felt slippery to the touch, and he couldn’t help but want to touch it again and again. On closer inspection, there were hollows and straps in the front, and even a small silver bell hanging below, which he didn’t know where to tie.

He saw it, and Yu Wei naturally took in all these clothes, and also saw Chao Jianxue’s earlobes that instantly turned blood red.

Chao Jianxue quickly put the clothes back in the plate and said, “Take them back!”

The little demon pouted: “It won’t work, Demon Lord. Elder Qing said that if I take it out, he will kill me.”

“He won’t.”

“He will hit me!”

Chao Jianxue said, “Then burn it.”

“This kind of fabric is woven with snow-skinned silkworm silk that is only found in our demon realm. It can’t be burned and can’t be poked. Demon Lord, please accept it, it’s also Elder Qing’s good intention.”

This kind of good intention was too private! Chao Jianxue finally personally experienced that the folk customs of their demon realm were open.

While he was embarrassed and distressed, he heard Yu Wei’s faint voice say: “Since it’s someone else’s good intention, Demon Lord, please accept it.”

“Yes, Demon Lord, thank you, beautiful one, you are so understanding.” Seeing that Chao Jianxue did not object, the sweet-mouthed little demon put down the clothes and happily retreated.

Chao Jianxue was speechless for a moment, crumpled the clothes into a ball, and threw them into a corner.

He took the medicine and walked up to Yu Wei: “Drink it.”

Yu Wei fixed his eyes: “What kind of medicine is it?”

“Medicine to suppress spiritual power.” Chao Jianxue did not hide it, anyway, Yu Wei couldn’t compete with him now, he had to drink it whether he was willing or not.

Whether he had lost his memory or not, Yu Wei was a smart person. He took it, only pausing when he looked at the dark and bitter soup, and drank it without hesitation.

Chao Jianxue was relieved, this medicine could last for at least ten and a half days.

He blew out the candle and lay down with his clothes on: “Sleep.”

Yu Wei didn’t respond.

Chao Jianxue naturally didn’t need him to respond.

It was just that after many years, being in the same room with Yu Wei again, Chao Jianxue had no sleepiness at all. He thought about how he had lied to Yu Wei again, and was very upset. He silently ran the Thousand Miles Clear Heart Method to escape reality and continued to devote himself to cultivation.

The incense that suppressed the operation of spiritual power was still burning, so there was some obstacle to cultivation. Anyway, Yu Wei also drank the medicine, so Chao Jianxue waved his hand and extinguished the incense.

After running three cycles to perfection, he woke up from his trance, but immediately noticed that there was another person beside him.

It was Yu Wei.

He was rubbing against the surging heat wave, and the hand that should have been warm and cold was now touching his lapel, hot, and the iron lock made a sound when pulled, and the hot air was spraying on Chao Jianxue’s neck.

Chao Jianxue immediately blocked him, lit the candlestick and took a look, Yu Wei’s face was flushed.

Elder Qing had actually added something else to the medicine.

Did he really think that Chao Jianxue had brought someone back for that kind of thing!

The thinking of the demons was sometimes terribly straightforward!

He grabbed both hands and tightly bound Yu Wei’s hands, and then tapped on Yu Wei’s vital acupoints, and at the same time sent spiritual power from his palms.

Under his rapid movements, Yu Wei wowed, and suddenly spit out the medicine he had drunk, propping himself on the ground to pant.

It had been a long time since he had seen his little junior brother so pitiful, and since the other party had lost his memory, Chao Jianxue felt sorry, and patted him on the back: “I didn’t find that there was something in this medicine… Are you feeling better now…”

Yu Wei took a deep breath, and clarity reappeared in his eyes: “Much better.”

He lowered his head, his teeth resting on his lower lip, biting out blood beads.

Under such circumstances, Senior Brother was still unwilling to be intimate with him…