TBOUMTBDK Chapter 20

Chapter 20 Darkness. What, are you scared?

The Venerable Demon indifferently let go of him, “This one naturally doesn’t care.”

Yun Xia: Really?

He continued grilling with suspicion, glancing at the Venerable Demon from the corner of his eye.

Seeing that the Venerable Demon showed no unusual expression, he gradually relaxed.

The aroma of the barbecue was carried far away by the wind.

Yun Xia was extremely hungry, and wanting to deliberately shift his attention, he focused all his mind on eating.

After eating another round, he pushed the grilled eggplant towards the Venerable Demon, “Esteemed Lord, the eggplant is ready, would you like to try it?”

The Venerable Demon lifted his eyelids to glance at him, and after a long while, picked up a chopstick.

The soft, pulpy eggplant meat was easily peeled from the skin, covered in Yun Xia’s carefully prepared seasonings.

Yun Xia hadn’t even eaten any himself, deliberately giving the first bite to the Venerable Demon.

The Venerable Demon’s slender fingers lightly held the chopsticks, his jade-like knuckles clean and neat, more like a work of art than the delicate chopsticks.

Yun Xia noticed that his gaze was again tending to become uncontrollable, and quickly shifted his gaze, packing the food into a parcel.

The Venerable Demon swallowed the food in his mouth, and seeing him start to pack up, said, “Not eating anymore?”

“No, these are to be taken back for Wei Ying and An He to eat, so they can also try my cooking.”

Them? More than one?

The Venerable Demon’s eyes flickered, and a dangerous aura leaked out, “These, weren’t they prepared specifically for this one?”

Yun Xia was stunned, and then realized, immediately bringing over a beautifully arranged plate that he had put a lot of thought into, placing it in front of the Venerable Demon, “Naturally, it was prepared for you, Esteemed Lord. Look, I’ve even prepared after-meal fruits, all kinds, so you can eat some fruit to refresh your mouth after eating. I spent a long time adjusting the varieties.”

“As for these, I just wanted to grill theirs first when I had time, so we could leave directly after we finished eating, without having to spend extra time grilling their share. It was just a matter of convenience.”

Yun Xia tried to exaggerate the careful preparations he had made for the Esteemed Lord, and tried to minimize the existence of the barbecue for others, transferring the Venerable Demon’s attention to the fruit platter as if seeking credit.

The fruit platter was indeed well-designed, clearly prepared with care, with a flower carved from a special red fruit from the Demon Realm in the very center, very beautiful and exquisite.

Even the Venerable Demon’s expression softened when he saw it.

“Not bad, I didn’t expect you to have such skills.”

Yun Xia immediately wagged his tail, “Thank you for your praise, Esteemed Lord. It’s what I should do to be attentive to you!”

“In the future, will you be so attentive?” The Venerable Demon picked up the “flower”, slowly and deliberately twirling it between his fingers, admiring it.

Yun Xia thought to himself, nonsense, how could he dare not be attentive?

“Of course, Esteemed Lord is so good to me, and even teaches me secret arts. I’ll do whatever you ask me to do in the future.” Yun Xia gave out promises as if they were free.

The Venerable Demon’s fingers paused, and he raised his eyes to look at him, teasingly saying, “Aren’t you afraid of liking this one even more?”

Yun Xia was stunned. The beauty leaned against the rock behind him, his lips redder than usual, and seemed to be a little fuller than before, lifting into a small arc, looking at him with a smile that was not quite a smile.

Thump thump thump—

Hiss… Stop!

Yun Xia raised his eyes to look at the sky, “This, perhaps you can believe in my self-control ability. I won’t cause you any trouble, Esteemed Lord. I swear, I will definitely control my heart!”

He almost made the gesture to swear.

However, when the Venerable Demon heard his words, he didn’t show a relieved expression, but instead curled up in a cold smile, “Then you better control it well.”

Yun Xia didn’t see him, so he didn’t notice the change in his expression, and still thought that the Venerable Demon was warning him, so he nodded quickly, “Don’t worry!”

He inadvertently glanced at the grilled eggplant that the Venerable Demon had just taken a bite of, and diligently asked, “Is the eggplant delicious? This is my specialty!”

The Venerable Demon glanced at him lightly, and put down the carved flower in his hand, “So-so, bland.”

Yun Xia didn’t expect this answer, and suspiciously picked up his own chopsticks to take a bite.

Soft, fragrant, and spicy, it wasn’t bland at all, it was very flavorful.

It seemed that the Esteemed Lord’s taste was heavier than he had imagined.

The two stayed on the mountaintop for a long time before preparing to leave, full and satisfied.

The sky had already darkened, and the sky was dark and heavy, without a single star.

What a pity, if this wasn’t the Demon Realm, the sky would definitely be very beautiful.

Because it was in the mountains and forests, there was no light source, and the surroundings were dark. Only the burning bonfire provided some brightness.

Yun Xia walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down, immediately feeling dizzy and his heart racing.

Only then did he deeply feel what it was like to have no moonlight. The bottom was like an abyss, attracting him, roaring at him silently, and the space seemed to be distorted.

Like hell.

Yun Xia’s heart trembled, and he instinctively retreated, approaching the light source, and also approaching the powerful man.

Before he had taken two steps back, his back bumped into a warm body.

“What, are you scared?” The Venerable Demon’s deep voice sounded behind him.

“If I said a little, would you find it strange?”

The light from the fire passed from behind, and Yun Xia couldn’t see the Demon Lord’s face very clearly, but the other’s red pupils were flashing with a faint light.

This was actually a bit terrifying. In the dark, the red pupils were eerie and deep, and more things were hidden in the shadows, not for outsiders to know, and no one knew when they would reveal their sharp fangs.

But Yun Xia had already gotten used to his pupil color, and at this time only felt at ease, even taking advantage of the darkness to quietly grab the Venerable Demon’s sleeve.

“It is indeed a bit strange. Demons have always lived in this environment, and should not be afraid of the dark.”

“I’m an oddball.” Yun Xia didn’t hesitate to stamp himself with a seal.

The Venerable Demon raised an eyebrow, “Oddball?”

“Just a strange person, but not very strange. I’m just a little bit scared.” Yun Xia made a small scale with his thumb and forefinger.

The Venerable Demon chuckled, and lifted his left hand, lifting Yun Xia’s hand that was grabbing his sleeve with it, “Really only a little?”

Just as Yun Xia was about to speak, the bonfire behind them suddenly went out, and the only light source on the mountaintop disappeared in an instant.

Traces of the Demon Lord’s figure still remained in Yun Xia’s vision, but the background had already turned black.

He was startled and shivered all over, unconsciously moving closer to the Venerable Demon, grabbing the man’s sleeve tightly.

“Esteemed Lord, are you deliberately scaring me?” He accused.

He seemed to be in complete darkness, unable to see his fingers. At such a close distance, he couldn’t see the Demon Lord’s figure at all.

So the nights in the Demon Realm were this dark? He hadn’t experienced it when he lived in the Demon Palace before.

When he couldn’t see, his hearing, smell, and touch became very sensitive. Yun Xia felt the Venerable Demon put his hand on his shoulder.

In this way, the two of them were in an even more intimate position. Yun Xia’s nose was filled with the Venerable Demon’s scent, faint, with his body temperature, enveloping him completely.

“Mm.” The man admitted in a low voice, the end of his voice carrying a hint of laughter.

Yun Xia belatedly realized that he was too close to the Venerable Demon. He wanted to leave, but the arm on his shoulder obviously didn’t mean to let him go, so he could only helplessly say, “Esteemed Lord, I’m not that scared. You can’t scare me.”

“Then let’s test you.” After saying that, before Yun Xia could recover, the Venerable Demon pulled him, and the two of them fell off the cliff together.

The wind howled in their ears, and a sense of weightlessness suddenly appeared. Falling in the dark like this, unable to distinguish up, down, left, or right, was a terrifying thing.

Yun Xia instinctively hugged the man in front of him.