TBOUMTBDK Chapter 38

Chapter 38: Didn’t you serve the Esteemed Lord?

Yun Xia knew very well that the Esteemed Lord would not fall in love with him, because…

“Cough cough, cough cough cough…”

Yao Yun’s violent, suppressed, and painful cough pulled him back to reality. Yun Xia watched as he coughed up several mouthfuls of blood, his arm supporting himself on the ground trembling slightly.

Looking again, he was drenched as if he had been pulled out of the water. Strands of hair were stuck to his neck with sweat, and the person who was supposed to be charming and enchantingly beautiful was now a mess.

Although Yun Xia felt he deserved it, this was, after all, the Esteemed Lord’s capable general. Considering his loyalty to the Esteemed Lord, he decided to let it go… Moreover, he didn’t want to be targeted by this guy in the future.

So, he gently tugged at the Demon Lord’s sleeve.

The Demon Lord glanced at him, his expression softening a little.

Yao Yun suddenly felt a weight lifted off him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Esteemed Lord’s little treasure pulling at the Esteemed Lord’s sleeve. That expression… was he pleading for him?

What a treasure.

He couldn’t help but part his red lips to smile, but stopped halfway. With a straight face, he lowered his head solemnly and steadily said, “Thank you, Esteemed Lord.”

Yun Xia shook his head secretly. He was so arrogant just now, this guy has two faces. As expected, only the Esteemed Lord can control him.

The Demon Lord said lightly, “No need to thank me.”

Yao Yun turned to Yun Xia, knowing what to do, “Thank you, esteemed sir.”

Yun Xia: “…Uh, King Yun is too polite. I’m not any kind of sir, you can just call me Yun Xia.”

Yao Yun, the city lord of the Phoenix Demon City and Demon King, raised an eyebrow and smiled, “How can that be? Lord Yun Xia is someone by the Esteemed Lord’s side, so naturally he deserves to be called ‘sir.’ To express my apology, please feel free to vent your anger on Yao Yun.”

Yun Xia’s mouth twitched: “No, no, no, no need. King Yun, just be more careful in the future. And, um, please get up quickly.”

He was really not used to having a dignified Demon King kneel before him.

Hearing this, Yao Yun immediately got up and said with a smile to Yun Xia, “Lord is truly generous. I was rude before.”

Yun Xia: “…”

The Demon Lord interrupted them and asked Yao Yun, “How are things going?”

Yao Yun immediately straightened his face: “Reporting to Esteemed Lord, every building on this street has our people. They are smoothly recovering the Purple Demon Nucleus according to the plan, and they will send the things over later. In addition, we haven’t found any information about the source of the Purple Demon Nucleus, but we found that the Purple Demon Nucleus only appeared recently. The person behind the scenes should want to use the Netherflower Festival to encourage more demons to activate the Purple Demon Nucleus. Fortunately, the Esteemed Lord discovered it early, otherwise, it would be difficult to extract it after the Netherflower Festival is completely over in a few days.”

The Demon Lord nodded and waved his hand without saying more.

Yao Yun understood, nodded, and said, “Subordinate takes his leave.”

After he left, only the Demon Lord and Yun Xia were left in the courtyard.

Before the Demon Lord could speak, Yun Xia said first, “Esteemed Lord, are you still busy? Then I’ll go back to the inn first, so I don’t disturb you.”

As he said this, he lifted his foot to leave, but was pulled back by the Demon Lord grabbing his collar.

“Leaving so soon? Don’t want to be with me?”

Yun Xia’s Adam’s apple bobbed. He could only face the Demon Lord and look up at him, “It’s not that… it’s just a bit awkward. You might not be embarrassed, but I really…”

“Why be embarrassed?”

The Demon Lord straightened his collar, which had been pulled open, with one hand, while saying calmly.

Yun Xia dodged uncomfortably and randomly straightened it himself: “That just now was not my intention. I was confused by the Purple Smoke Incense and Yao, and King Yun’s Soul-Seizing Art. If I offended the Esteemed Lord, please forgive me.”

“You also know it was King Yun’s Soul-Seizing Art. Few people can resist it, which means it was what you thought in your heart. Why say it wasn’t your intention?” The Demon Lord pressed.

Yun Xia was speechless for a while, but still stubbornly said, “But people have many thoughts. What I thought at that time doesn’t mean I will always think that way.”

“Is that so?”

Yun Xia nodded forcefully: “Yes, it is.”

“Raise your head and look at me when you say it.”

Yun Xia: “…”

He swallowed another mouthful of saliva. After struggling for a while, he obediently raised his head, meeting those captivating Red Eyes, and couldn’t help but feel a tremor in his heart.

Facing this face, a person’s willpower would be greatly reduced…

Yun Xia didn’t have the courage to lie anymore, so he looked at him and said, “Esteemed Lord, how did you change back to your previous appearance?”

The Demon Lord said softly, “Because I regretted it.”

Yun Xia secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking he had successfully diverted the topic, and said, “Regretted what?”

“Regretted not using this face when I kissed you just now. In the future, when you think about it, you will remember my other appearance.”

“…”

These words were simply a critical hit. Yun Xia’s face instantly flushed red again, and he even took three steps back: “Esteemed Lord! You, I… I didn’t say, I said that was, was a mistake!”

The Demon Lord chuckled: “A mistake? Little Yun Xia, still lying? Can’t you just admit that you wanted to be with me…”

“Ahhhh, don’t say it! I admit it, okay? I admit that’s how it was just now!”

Yun Xia was about to collapse with his face flushed red. Since the Esteemed Lord insisted that he admit it, then he would admit it!

He simply went all out and shouted, “And it wasn’t you who kissed me, it was me who kissed you!”

The Demon Lord smiled: “Okay, then I’ll kiss you next time.”

Yun Xia was going crazy: “No! I don’t have that idea! Can we not have a next time, I really can’t take it next time!”

The Demon Lord didn’t plan to let him go, and approached, “Can’t take what? I don’t care, what do you care about? Don’t you like me?”

Yun Xia stared at him, forced by him to shrug his shoulders and tense up. He didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Did the Esteemed Lord not know what he was talking about? Was he inviting him to take advantage of the Esteemed Lord more in the future?

What kind of thought process was this? Were heartless and emotionless people like this?

“Judge, judge the action, not the intention. I like you in my heart, but that doesn’t mean I have to kiss you.”

The Demon Lord paused, almost laughing with anger: “What a ‘judge the action, not the intention.’ Little Yun Xia, your mouth really makes me want to… Never mind, go back and think about it carefully. I won’t force you. I’ll give you time to think, and then tell me when you’ve thought it through.”

Yun Xia fell silent.

He vaguely felt something, just like he thought before, the Esteemed Lord also liked him a little. But if they were destined not to be together, then why create so many opportunities for close contact?

Before leaving the Demon Palace, he thought that since they couldn’t be together, he would take advantage of as much as he could. But after personally entering the game, he hesitated again.

Was this really okay?

It was just an unexpected attempt, and he was already so shaken. If they were more intimate, he would be even more shaken, right?

The Demon Lord left to busy himself with his affairs. Yun Xia walked out of the Purple Smoke Pavilion alone, wanting to return to the inn.

As soon as he came out, a gray shadow darted to his side. It was Gray Pupil.

Wei Ying and An He also walked out from behind.

Yun Xia asked strangely, “Why are you here?”

Wei Ying said, “It’s not safe for you to be outside alone. The Esteemed Lord asked us to be with you.”

Yun Xia blinked. It was the Esteemed Lord.

“Okay.”

The few people walked back to the inn with their own thoughts.

Wei Ying looked at Yun Xia several times, wanting to ask something, but in the end, he couldn’t ask.

An He stared at Yun Xia’s lips for a long time, and suddenly said, “Yun Xia, what were you doing in the Purple Smoke Pavilion?”

Yun Xia was stunned, and couldn’t help but bite his lip: “Nothing. Just drinking and watching people dance or something.”

An He: “Nothing else? Didn’t you serve the Esteemed Lord?”

Yun Xia was shocked and turned to look at An He, discovering that An He’s eyes were staring straight at him, and dark tides seemed to surge in those eyes, making it difficult to see clearly.

“An He, what are you talking about? Also, pay attention to your address outside. Have you forgotten?” Yun Xia instinctively felt that An He was a bit strange tonight.

The previous An He was very good at dealing with people and speaking, so why was he being so abrupt tonight?

Gray Pupil raised his head and glanced at An He.

An He was stunned by his question. After a while, he wiped his face and returned to his previous gentle appearance with a smile.

“Sorry, I was being abrupt. I inhaled a lot of Purple Smoke Incense just now in the Purple Smoke Pavilion and got a little carried away.”

So that was it. That meant that the somewhat assertive An He from just now was actually the real him?

Yun Xia understood this feeling of losing control quite well, and shook his head: “It’s nothing, it’s nothing. You didn’t want to.”

He admired An He quite a bit. Although many people might not like someone like him who was so different on the inside and outside, it wasn’t easy to suppress his true nature and get along with people in a way that made everyone comfortable for so long.

“Wei Ying doesn’t seem to be affected. What about Little Gray? Can magical beasts also be affected?” Yun Xia said.

Wei Ying shook his head: “I didn’t feel anything. Maybe it’s because I didn’t inhale much.”

Gray Pupil didn’t even bother to answer the question. Such a little incense couldn’t have any effect.

An He suddenly said again, “Then what about you? You stayed in there for so long, and you were with the Esteemed Lord. You usually like to cling to the Esteemed Lord so much, so did you tonight?”

An He was stunned and awkwardly pulled at the corner of his mouth, “An He… why are you so interested in this?”

Was he still not over the effects?

Everyone looked at An He. Wei Ying frowned. He had been with An He the whole time and didn’t go inside, so they shouldn’t have inhaled much. Could it be that An He was more sensitive to Purple Smoke Incense?

Faced with everyone’s gazes, An He’s mouth stiffened, his expression changed, and he closed his eyes to adjust himself.

Yun Xia and Wei Ying exchanged a look, both a little puzzled.

After a long while, An He opened his eyes and smiled apologetically at them: “I seem to have been affected quite a bit, but I’m really okay now. Yun Xia, I was really too rude. I don’t know what to say.”

“It’s good that you’re okay, it’s good that you’re okay,” Yun Xia smoothed things over. “Then let’s go quickly. It should be fine if we leave this street.”

The few of them quickened their pace and returned to the inn. An He really didn’t say anything else.

After returning to the inn, An He hurriedly said goodbye and returned to his room. Yun Xia and Wei Ying were both very considerate and didn’t ask anything. An He was probably also very embarrassed.

Yun Xia didn’t immediately return to his room. Instead, he and Wei Ying stood by the window at the end of the corridor on the second floor, looking at the street scene and chatting.

Wei Ying was obviously absent-minded.

“What are you thinking about?” Yun Xia stretched his head in front of him.

Wei Ying was startled and jumped to the side. Yun Xia watched as his neck turned red, and he opened his mouth a few times but couldn’t say a word.

“…”

This…

He suddenly understood: “You were also affected by the Purple Smoke Incense, weren’t you? Just now, I was wondering why only An He was affected and you were fine. You’re not Gray Pupil that…”

Gray Pupil angrily nudged him, what a… wolf sitting at home, arrows coming from the sky.

Wei Ying was stunned and immediately shook his head: “No, no, it’s not like that. I wasn’t thinking about a girl.”

“Not a girl, huh? Could it be some young man?” Yun Xia deliberately teased him.

Wei Ying’s face turned even redder. He was already handsome and upright, with the appearance of an honest young man. At this time, his face was flushed red, and he was so choked up that he couldn’t say a word, which was rather charmingly innocent.

Yun Xia reached out and pinched his face: “Why are you so shy? We’re all brothers. What can’t you say? Tell me, and I can give you some ideas.”

Wei Ying couldn’t avoid him and had to grab his wrist and say, “Then what about you? Why don’t you talk about what happened in the Purple Smoke Pavilion?”

“…”

Wei Ying came back to his senses, thinking that Yun Xia hadn’t answered after being asked twice by An He. Could something really have happened?

Instantly, his body turned cold, and he stared closely at Yun Xia’s face.

“You really…”

Yun Xia interrupted him: “Wei Ying, let me ask you, what if a fake show becomes real?”

“Wh…what?” Wei Ying looked at him in shock.

Yun Xia regretted it as soon as he said it, but since he had already said it, he irritably pulled at the fur on Gray Pupil’s head, only to have Gray Pupil turn around and bite his hand and shake it off.

“I just, uh, didn’t do anything. Because there was Purple Smoke Incense, I was slightly out of line by a tiny bit.”

Wei Ying grabbed him anxiously: “You can’t like that person. There can’t be any results. Don’t you know what he cultivates…”

Yun Xia turned his head away: “I know. Sigh, so I should cut my losses in time, right?”

No one spoke for a long time.

Until a firework exploded on the street, Wei Ying said in a low voice, “So, you really fell in love with that person.”

Yun Xia sighed as he leaned on the windowsill: “What can I do? I was attracted to him the first time I saw him, and then it just got more and more… Knowing it’s impossible, I still watched myself fall in. Sigh, it’s really an unreasonable thing.”

Wei Ying was silent: He was the same.

The two of them didn’t continue chatting. Yun Xia was helpless, and Wei Ying didn’t know what he was thinking. In any case, he didn’t say anything else, and just quietly stood beside him, accompanying him.

The night grew deeper and deeper, and they returned to their rooms to rest.

Tonight, the Demon Lord didn’t return.

Yun Xia suffered insomnia for most of the night and thought for most of the night. The next day, he got up with dark circles under his eyes.

He understood that in order not to keep thinking about the Esteemed Lord, he decided to get in touch with other people!

Not to change his affections, but to shift his attention.

He planned to go downstairs to have breakfast. Just as he passed the room next door, the door was opened and a person walked out.

Yun Xia stepped aside to let him pass, but suddenly his arm was grabbed.

“I didn’t expect us to be so fated! Brother, we meet again!”

Yun Xia took a look and his eyes twitched.

“Why is it you?”

It was that white-faced scholar who had fought with him over a dress in the clothing store and had publicly expressed his interest in him!

“It is precisely me. Come on, let’s go downstairs to eat together. Let’s connect and develop our relationship.”

Yun Xia: “…”

Alright, it wasn’t impossible. Although this person was a bit outrageous, it didn’t matter. What if he met with him?

The two of them went downstairs together to have breakfast. That white-faced scholar was quite talkative, chatting with him about everything under the sun, immortals and demons.

He didn’t say anything outrageous anymore and was quite normal.

Yun Xia’s misgivings about him quickly disappeared. It wasn’t a big deal anyway, and the two of them were chatting quite well.

“Hahaha, Brother Huai Ying knows so much. I’ve learned a lot. I’ll definitely go and see it with my own eyes in the future.”

“Naturally, naturally. Not only what I said, but when you go in the future, remember to tell me, and we can use the wind as our blade and point our swords at Black Mountain, roaming freely together!”

Yun Xia’s pupils shrank suddenly, and his gaze was like lightning as he looked at Huai Ying.

“‘Use the wind as our blade and point our swords at Black Mountain’ is one of our undercover code words!”

This person was actually an undercover agent sent by the Immortal Realm to contact him!

Was that last time intentional then? If the Esteemed Lord hadn’t suddenly arrived, he might have already contacted them!

For a moment, Yun Xia’s heart beat faster. He remembered that there was also a girl who had come with Huai Ying. Was she also a person from the Immortal Realm?

Could there be other people from them who had arrived in Holy City? What did they want to do? And what would they ask him to do?