Chapter 50: Boldness [Past Chapter] Sui Sui provokes, Jiulu’s heart stirs…

“This place is so beautiful, better than the mortal world, and even brighter than my dark and gloomy demon palace!”

The young man hiding in the clouds reached out to poke the wisps of mist flowers passing before him, marveling at the radiant scenery of the celestial realm.

He walked along the bright jade stone path to the front of the divine hall, hiding at the half-open doorway, poking out his little head to peek inside.

Is anyone there?

The Immortal Master, who had long sensed an uninvited guest entering her dwelling, looked up from a stack of scrolls and met the startlingly bright peach blossom eyes of the young man at the door.

The young man quickly withdrew.

Wow, I’ve been discovered!

The little Demon Lord patted his chest, frantically thinking of a solution. But after a while, there seemed to be no movement inside, so he became a bit puzzled.

Could it be that I wasn’t discovered, and she just happened to look this way?

The little Demon Lord gathered some of the scattered clouds and mist around him, wrapping them around himself. He then peeked out again with just his eyes from behind the door, looking towards the woman sitting in the main hall.

The elegant and noble woman on the seat now had her head half-lowered, revealing only half her face, but her supreme grace was still evident.

She wore a formal red silk brocade robe with a flying shoulder cape over it, adorned with circling clouds and cranes. Her flowing immortal sleeves rose slightly with her raised hand, creating an ethereal arc.

The little Demon Lord gradually became mesmerized.

Half of her three thousand jet-black hairs were pinned up with an ornate hairpin and crown, but a few strands hanging in front of her shoulders were lifted by the wind, brushing across her jade-white cheeks, as if also brushing across the young man’s heart.

“What a beautiful immortal sister!”

The young man couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, yet he failed to notice that the spiritual mist around him was turning into a rope, winding up from below to bind him.

The Immortal Master in the hall slightly raised the corner of her lips, lifting her right hand again in a retracting motion.

“Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? I don’t want to go over there!”

The young man was involuntarily pulled into the great hall, only then realizing he had been thoroughly tied up, feeling extremely panicked.

He looked in the direction of the cloud rope and saw its end was actually in the palm of the immortal sister’s hand. She was now leaning back on the wide jade chair.

“What brings the Demon Lord to visit uninvited?”

The young man realized he had been tricked by her and felt somewhat angry and embarrassed.

“You discovered me earlier!”

Yet she pretended not to notice, luring him in. How cunning!

The Immortal Master smiled slightly: “You were so blatant, who wouldn’t have noticed?”

The tone sounded as if she was saying how stupid he was, which made the little Demon Lord a bit displeased.

“Those people outside didn’t notice. I’m very capable, you know!”

“Capable enough to waltz into spiritual energy and fall right into the trap?”

The young man was stunned: “…This is spiritual energy?”

He cried out in disbelief, looking at the cloud rope binding him. The Immortal Master’s eyes flashed with confusion.

This Demon Lord seemed a bit… stupid.

“I didn’t know this was spiritual energy. It’s my first time in the celestial realm. So this is what spiritual energy looks like?”

The young man muttered while struggling vigorously.

“It was as soft as clouds just now, how did it become so tough? Ah, ah, ah, let me go!”

Unable to break free and tripped by the solidified cloud rope, the young man dejectedly started rolling around in this divine hall.

“I’m the Demon Lord, release me quickly!”

Immortal Master: “……”

“An intruder from the demon race in the celestial realm, and you’re still shouting for me to release you?”

Where did his confidence come from?

The young man on the ground sat up, looking at the person before him with puffed cheeks.

“I just came to play, I didn’t steal anything from you. Why are you tying me up? Is your celestial realm so inhospitable?”

“…If I were to visit your demon realm one day, would you treat me with courtesy?”

The young man nodded without hesitation: “Of course! As long as you come. Oh, by the way, let me remind you, the demon realm is gloomy and dark, there are no cute little things made of spiritual energy like these. Be prepared before you come.”

His tone was full of disdain, causing the Immortal Master on the seat to doubt somewhat.

Is he really the Demon Lord of the demon realm?

The young man secretly summoned his heart bone power, trying to dissolve the binding of the cloud rope, but was discovered halfway through.

As the Immortal Master’s five fingers twisted and grasped, the cloud rope around the young man suddenly tightened, making him wail.

“Ah, these things aren’t cute at all anymore!”

“What exactly did you come here for?”

“I won’t tell you!”

“In that case, I won’t ask anymore. There are still many empty spaces in the Thousand-Layer Tower. I’m sure the Demon Lord would like it there.”

“No, don’t!”

The young man cried out in alarm. The Thousand-Layer Tower! He had never seen it but had heard of it.

This was where the celestial realm imprisoned those ancient evil spirits. Once inside, it would be difficult to get out again.

Who would want to keep company with those ugly evil spirits!

He began to plead softly: “Immortal sister, please be kind and let me go. I really just came to play.”

The Immortal Master said mercilessly: “Since ancient times, immortals and demons have been incompatible. Now that you’re here, I have no reason to let you go.”

The young man became anxious and used his hands, which still had some room for movement, to grip the cloud rope and pull down hard.

However, embarrassingly, he couldn’t pull it down. Instead, he was gradually inched along the cloud rope by his own force.

At this moment, he deeply regretted not properly refining his heart bone power on ordinary days. If he had, he would definitely be able to escape!

Hm? Refine heart bone power?

The young man’s eyes shifted, suddenly having an idea.

He could refine it now!

The power was already stored in his body, he just needed to use it as he went!

With this plan in mind, he secretly began to work on the heart bone in his body. To avoid being discovered and interrupted again, he spoke to divert her attention.

“Your words are a bit pedantic. I haven’t done anything bad. From childhood till now, forget about immortals, I haven’t even killed a single mortal. It’s unfair for you to treat me like this!”

“Fair?”

“Yes, aren’t people in the celestial realm supposed to be most concerned with justice and fairness? Besides, why should immortals and demons be incompatible? We all live in this world, wouldn’t it be better to get along well?”