TBOUMTBDK Chapter 35

“Going to the Violet Mist Pavilion isn’t just for fun, there’s serious business to attend to,” the Demon Lord said in a low voice, looking very serious.

“Serious business?”

Yun Xia didn’t doubt him and immediately thought of the Violet Demon Orb.

That’s right, the Violet Demon Orb primarily absorbs people’s love and lust, and places like the Violet Mist Pavilion naturally have the most of these desires.

It really was worth a trip.

Yun Xia scorned himself, Look at you, what’s on your mind!

He hesitated a bit as he took out the clothes he’d bought: “Will wearing this affect your business?”

The Demon Lord didn’t care: “It won’t.”

Yun Xia happily pulled him into a nearby alleyway: “Let’s change here, and we can go out once you’re done.”

The Demon Lord said to Yun Xia, “You can wait a bit before looking.”

Yun Xia’s eyes lit up, and he immediately turned around, facing away from the Demon Lord.

There was no sound behind him, not even the rustling of clothes, making it even quieter.

In this atmosphere, Yun Xia’s heart quietly sped up, and he felt more nervous and expectant as time passed.

What was this feeling… the nervousness of lifting the bride’s veil and seeing her face!

He didn’t know how long had passed when Yun Xia felt someone gently touch his arm.

He slowed his breathing and slowly turned around, instantly forgetting to breathe.

Standing before him was a noble and dignified beauty.

The beauty’s long hair was simply tied into a bun, softly draped behind her, with an elegant and relaxed demeanor.

“She” looked at Yun Xia calmly, with a faint smile on her face.

The purple dress suited “her” perfectly, combining mystery and allure just right, not flirtatious at all, making one feel that she was inviolable and also not to be underestimated.

“You…”

Yun Xia was stunned by what he saw. The Demon Lord had also slightly adjusted his features, not changing them much, but making him look a bit softer and more androgynous.

“You, you look even more stunning in women’s clothes than in men’s clothes!” Yun Xia felt that the Demon Lord in this form was even better-looking than he was in his guise as Holy Monarch!

Of course, it still couldn’t compare to the Demon Lord’s true face, but it was different enough!

“Don’t you like it?” The Demon Lord chuckled softly, his voice changing slightly, a somewhat low female voice but not coquettish, very pleasant to hear.

Yun Xia excitedly looked him up and down: “Of course I like it, I love it so much, you look so good in it!”

It completely satisfied some of his fetishes!

He looked around, and seeing that no one was around, he stepped forward and gently pressed him against the wall, putting his hand behind the Demon Lord to support him against the wall, smiling as he said:

“Looking like this, I can’t help but want to tease you.”

The Demon Lord’s dark eyes were deep, with something like hooks inside: “Tease? You can try.”

His voice lowered slightly, and he said the last few words slowly, one by one, with a breathy tone, which inexplicably carried a sense of seduction and provocation.

Yun Xia’s ears tingled. What is this? Who is teasing who!

He didn’t want to admit defeat in his heart, but when he met the Demon Lord’s gaze, he didn’t know why, but his legs went weak.

He felt weak in the knees just looking at the Demon Lord from this close. Based on experience, he probably wouldn’t be able to tease him, and he’d definitely be teased back by Your Venerable.

Wouldn’t he be the one losing face then?

So he swallowed and let go of the Demon Lord, waving his hand: “Forget it, forget it, people still occasionally pass by here, I don’t want to be seen as a hooligan teasing a girl.”

As he spoke, he tried to ignore his flushed cheeks, pretending to walk out of the alleyway as if nothing had happened.

After walking a few steps, he realized that the other person hadn’t followed him, and when he looked back.

The beauty was still standing there, gracefully upright, her eyes half-open, languid and alluring, tilting her head slightly towards Yun Xia, her voice smiling: “Since you don’t want to be seen as a hooligan, then being seen as a lover is okay, right?”

Lover.

Yun Xia’s heart felt like it was being hit by a small hammer several times, thumping incessantly in his chest.

“Why say something so ambiguous? Can’t you just say we’re a couple?” he muttered, his face red.

But even as he said that, his feet still disobeyed him and walked back, grabbing the Demon Lord’s wrist: “That’s a good suggestion, a lover’s relationship going to a place like the Violet Mist Pavilion seems more reasonable. Esteemed Lord, do you also like reading those popular stories? Like… a famous, virtuous, and devoted jade-faced gentleman secretly goes on a date with his little lover, gets caught by his main wife, and then causes a scene at XX place, attracting the attention of the whole city.”

The Demon Lord chuckled: “So you like reading these things too.”

Yun Xia said righteously: “Of course, isn’t that normal? It’d be strange if you did.”

The Demon Lord tilted his head to look at him: “Why?”

“Uh…” That was right, Your Venerable had lived for over a hundred years, either on the battlefield or ruling the Demon Realm. If all he’d done for so many years was work, with no entertainment, then life would be too boring.

Yun Xia imagined a Demon Lord who dedicated himself to the Demon Realm, and also a Demon Lord who stole moments of leisure to read stories. The two Demon Lords merged into the person he liked the most.

He felt sorry for him, and he liked him even more.

Yun Xia said, “If I see any good stories at the market in the future, I’ll definitely buy them and send them back to the Demon Palace for you to read when I’ve saved up a whole bundle!”

The Demon Lord paused, shaking his head: “No.”

“Ah, why not?”

“Not send them back,” the Demon Lord said earnestly, looking into his eyes, “I want you to bring them back yourself and read them with me.”

Under that gaze, Yun Xia could only agree to everything: “Okay, okay.”

…

It was already late at night, and they arrived at an extremely bustling street that became even more lively as the night deepened.

There were men and women on the street, even with as many women as men. Some came together, some came with their lovers, indicating that this place was indeed more than just a red-light district.

The Violet Mist Pavilion was the largest and most conspicuous building, with a full eight stories, each of which was brightly lit.

Even before getting close, Yun Xia could already smell the fragrance wafting from within, making his body go limp before he even entered.

“It smells so good.” Yun Xia unconsciously licked his lips, not even realizing that his cheeks had turned pink.

The Demon Lord glanced at him, revealing a meaningful smile.

The two of them entered the Violet Mist Pavilion with the crowd.

The inside of the Violet Mist Pavilion was even bigger than it looked from the outside, with a large public area, as well as semi-open cubicles with good privacy, and completely closed-off private rooms.

Everyone was drinking, having fun, chatting, and listening to music, surrounded by beauties and fine wine.

Even Yun Xia, whose tastes had been spoiled by the Demon Lord, couldn’t help but stare at the various beauties and involuntarily let go of the Demon Lord’s hand to go forward and take a look.

The Demon Lord didn’t stop him, just standing quietly in place, waiting for him.

The Violet Mist Pavilion seemed to be preparing a performance, and many people had gathered in the public area to wait. In the very center was a large stage, and under the stage were some semi-private booths with excellent views.

He heard someone say, “The courtesan Yun Ran herself will be opening the show later. I’ve been waiting for this day for so long, Yun Ran is such a beauty!”

Yun Xia was pleasantly surprised, how lucky! He had arrived just in time for the courtesan’s opening dance!

He was about to turn around and talk to the Demon Lord when he heard a teasing voice behind him: “Oh, this beauty came alone? Why are you standing here in a daze? Don’t you know where to go?”

Yun Xia immediately turned around and saw three men surrounding the quietly standing Demon Lord.

The one who spoke first was very close, almost touching the Demon Lord, staring intently at the Demon Lord’s face. Yun Xia even suspected that he would start drooling in the next second.

Another person said, “It’s so boring to be alone, why not join us?” As he spoke, he quietly put his hand behind the Demon Lord’s back, preventing him from turning around and leaving.

Yun Xia thought that the Demon Lord would rebuke them, or directly walk towards him.

Unexpectedly, the Demon Lord ignored him, and didn’t walk towards him. Instead, he smiled at the men.

Yun Xia’s eyes widened. You’re smiling at these hooligans!

“We’ve booked an excellent spot over there. Please come with us, and we can enjoy the courtesan’s dance together. Afterward, we’ll treat you to the best wine here!”

The Demon Lord tilted his head slightly, seeming to listen to them very seriously. The man was even more excited at this sight and began to describe how precious the fine wine was, and how hard it was to book the spot, how far in advance you had to book, etc. As he spoke, he secretly signaled to his two companions, and the three of them half-supported, half-pushed the Demon Lord over.

Yun Xia’s mouth opened slightly. Wait, he’s still here!

He couldn’t stand it anymore! Yun Xia immediately stepped forward and pushed the three men aside from behind.

“Hold on!”

The three turned around and saw Yun Xia’s clueless appearance and laughed: “Who’s this?”

Yun Xia first pushed the Demon Lord forward a couple of steps, away from those people, then glared at the Demon Lord unhappily.

The Demon Lord raised his eyebrows at him, with a teasing smile on his lips.

Yun Xia: “…” So it was on purpose!

He said with his eyes: You’re ruthless!

Then he turned back, deliberately holding the Demon Lord’s hand and shaking it in front of them: “Can’t you see? I came with him.”

When the men saw that the beauty had acknowledged it, they looked at each other, clearly unwilling to give up.

“So the beauty didn’t come alone. Where did you go just now, brother? Letting the beauty be alone, that… you don’t cherish this beauty very much, do you?” one of them said sourly.

Before Yun Xia could retort, another said, “That’s right, and the beauty has already agreed to drink with the three of us, and it’s the best wine. You? Can you afford it?”

As he spoke, he sized Yun Xia up and down disdainfully.

Yun Xia, who hadn’t brought any money: “…”

Although he didn’t have money, he had a thick skin!

Yun Xia straightened his back without shame and sneered, “What, is having money a big deal?”

The three laughed loudly: “Hahahaha, is having money a big deal? Of course it is! With money, we can treat the beauty to wine, treat the beauty to a show, even if the beauty wants to buy the gentlest hellbeast in Holy City, the most precious magic stone, we can buy it and give it to the beauty, and let the beauty do anything they want, on our dime. What about you? Without money, you can’t even find a seat, you can only stand far away and watch!”

The more they said, the funnier they found it, laughing so hard that they were doubled over, tears about to come out.

Their commotion also attracted many passersby, either men with women or women with handsome men from the Violet Mist Pavilion.

Hearing their conversation, they all laughed and gossiped softly.

The three were even more energetic: “Little brother, let me give you a word of advice. You can have an insufficient Cultivation Base, because money can buy a powerful hellbeast to protect you, you can hire powerful demon cultivators to follow you at all times, but without money and without a Cultivation Base, tsk tsk, you’re just pathetic and miserable.”

“You must have given a lot of gifts at the Netherflower Festival to get such a beauty. Beauty, listen to my advice, sincerity alone is useless, you still have to look at the practical situation.”

“Hahahahahahahaha.”

Yun Xia watched coldly, and after they had ridiculed and laughed enough, he finally spoke:

“Oh, you have money, so what? Aren’t you still three single dogs coming here to play, without even one female companion?”

The brief and forceful words made the three of them choke at the same time.

Yun Xia glanced at them leisurely and continued to stab them in the heart: “It looks like you’ve been here for a long time, right? The entire Violet Mist Pavilion is so big, there are so many girls, but you haven’t been able to invite even one to your side to accompany you, or are it the three of you together? Let me guess, during the Netherflower Festival, you probably gave away a lot, right? Unfortunately, you didn’t receive a single gift, you didn’t even get to hold a girl’s hand, right.”

The faces of the three became increasingly red and angry, as if their hearts had been stabbed.

“What are you talking about, we…”

Yun Xia raised his hand, interrupting them: “People, it’s good to have money, but it’s too pitiful to only see money. You should learn from me, become a disciple or something, and see how to have a beauty in your arms even without a penny to your name. But your comprehension is too poor, you’re so old and you still haven’t figured out your problem. You can ask these onlookers, are they here to throw money around?”

The three: “…”

A charming girl touched the face of the handsome man next to her and said, “What money? Isn’t money the least important thing? What do we demons need so much money for? Enough is enough. Even if we’re going to buy something, we can use a lot of other things to pay if we don’t have money, right, my little darling?”

The handsome man who was being held smiled: “That’s right.”

The others echoed in agreement.

The more the three heard, the uglier their faces became.

“I don’t believe that you, a clueless pretty boy with nothing, can be better than us? Beauty, you say, you can have anything you want, hellbeasts, magic stones, demon orbs, ancient scrolls, as long as you come with us!”

All eyes fell on the beauty in purple, noble and languid.

The Demon Lord had been watching and listening the whole time, smiling as he watched Yun Xia arguing with the men. Seeing them turn their attention to himself, he didn’t speak immediately, but looked at Yun Xia.

Yun Xia looked directly at the Demon Lord, his eyes bright and full of confidence: “Me or them, which one do you choose?”

Even the Demon Lord was stunned for a while, as if burned by the light in his eyes.

At this moment, Yun Xia’s eyes were full of him, it was a person’s unconditional trust in another.

Yes, he, Yun Xia, had a low Cultivation Base and an unknown background, but he had a sincere heart for the demons and for the Demon Lord, a pure heart that loved the Demon Lord.

To hear his answer, the surrounding people fell silent in unison, waiting for the reply of this woman in purple.

Only to see this woman pause slightly, then gently raise her long eyelashes. Her eyes were clear, but the corners of her eyes were slightly upturned. With just that slight raise, her dark eyes seemed cold and heartless, yet seemed to contain deep affection, gently stirring everyone’s hearts as her eyes swirled.

She said softly, “Of all the people in the world, only you can win my heart.”

Yun Xia’s body trembled slightly at that glance, and he stared blankly at the Demon Lord, forgetting to speak.

The others were stunned for a moment, then cheered excitedly. Someone pushed Yun Xia hard, and Yun Xia almost bumped into the Demon Lord, and quickly wrapped his arms around the Demon Lord’s waist.

“Hey, hey, little brother, what are you spacing out for? Kiss her, kiss her!”

“That’s right, the beauty has already said that in front of so many people, how can you be so insensible, kiss her!”

“Kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss, kiss!”

Yun Xia was snapped back to his senses by their clamor. Facing the Demon Lord’s smiling eyes, his face flushed red, and he was no longer as calm as he had been when facing multiple opponents: “Even if I want to kiss, I won’t kiss for you to see, okay? Everyone disperse, go play somewhere else!”

As he spoke, he grabbed the Demon Lord’s hand and squeezed into the crowd, running away.

“You’re running away like that, what are you shy about? Are you any good!”

Yun Xia ignored it all.