The young man chattered on, his crisp voice falling into the Immortal Master’s ears, unexpectedly stirring up ripples, causing her to be slightly distracted.

“Hee hee hee, bye-bye, immortal sister!”

As the condensed spiritual mist exploded, a black shadow flew out, leaving only the young man’s smug voice lingering in the air.

The Immortal Master looked at the restlessly jumping spiritual energy in the hall and suddenly smiled helplessly.

This little Demon Lord was quite mischievous.

It’s just that the spiritual energy had no negative effects on him, a demon, which surprised her greatly.

Forget it, the demon realm has indeed been behaving for the past few decades. The rift in the west is more important now, let’s not bother with him for now.

The Immortal Master thought so, but she didn’t expect this little Demon Lord to be so restless.

Since escaping from the divine hall last time, he had returned to his own demon palace. The palace built of black obsidian was majestic and imposing, but in his eyes, it was just dark and gloomy.

He was tied up for several months by his six subordinate Demon Kings with trivial matters of the demon realm, and then took time to refine his heart bone power. After that, he ran out of the demon realm again, confidently sneaking into the celestial realm.

Although the immortal sister was a bit fierce, she was too beautiful to resist. After not seeing her for a few months, he really missed her.

Moreover, he had become stronger now, surely he wouldn’t be caught again!

The young man, whose thoughts had not yet dissipated before being tied up again: “……”

“Ah, ah, ah, why did you catch me again!”

“Shouldn’t I be the one asking what you’re doing here again?”

The noble Immortal Master slightly raised her head, casting a light glance at him. The young man’s puffed cheeks looked somewhat cute.

“I came to see you, of course. I missed you, but you’re so mean, tying me up as soon as I arrive, hmph!”

“……”

“Are we that close?”

“Aren’t we?” The young man tilted his head and said, looking rather righteous, “Oh well, we’ll become close after a few more visits.”

The Immortal Master flexed her wrist, her fingertips twirling that familiar cloud rope, giving it a slight tug.

“Why don’t you think about how to escape this time?”

“Haha, you think I’m still the same as before? You’re greatly mistaken. I’m off!”

The young man laughed smugly, flicked his wrist, and a black lotus appeared in mid-air, absorbing the spiritual mist wrapped around him. Then, without any delay, he vanished in a flash.

Before leaving, he did leave a customary remark.

“Immortal sister, wear the red clothes from before next time, red looks good!”

The Immortal Master, wearing purple today: There’s going to be a next time?

Facts proved that not only was there a next time, but also a next next time, a next next next time…

The little Demon Lord never tired of it. Each time he went back, he would seclude himself for a period to refine his heart bone, then confidently come again.

Take a look at the immortal sister, get caught, escape, then go back to continue seclusion, and repeat the cycle.

The Immortal Master felt this couldn’t go on.

It seemed like she was acting as a training partner for this Demon Lord.

“Eh? Today you little rascals aren’t tying me up?”

The young man poked at the clouds in the air. The spiritual energy, which had somehow changed from little cuties to little rascals, quickly dispersed, causing the young man to burst into laughter.

“I’m not catching you today. Let’s talk.”

The Immortal Master said seriously. The young man was smug: “Hmph, you can’t catch me anymore, right? I’m super strong now!”

Faced with the proud little Demon Lord, the Immortal Master smiled slightly: “Have you seen me truly take action during this time?”

The young man was stunned.

It seemed… he hadn’t.

She had only been controlling those cloud ropes to tie him up, and each time he had to refine more of his heart bone to break free.

Thinking about it this way, he still couldn’t beat her!

The young man quickly retreated to the door, holding onto the doorframe, looking at her warily.

“What do you want to talk about?”

“You said you came to the celestial realm just to play?”

“Not really.”

The young man answered crisply, not noticing the Immortal Master on the seat slightly furrowing her brow.

“Now it’s also to see the beautiful sister. You’re prettier than the scenery.”

The clean and clear voice floated through the air. The young man’s bright eyes shone in the sunlight, causing a ripple in the Immortal Master’s heart lake that had been still for thousands of years.

“Since you’re not catching me now, you must know I have no ill intentions. So can you let me stay here for a while? I have to fly back and forth every time, it’s very tiring.”

The young man spoke again. The Immortal Master, who had just recovered from that faint flutter, shook her head helplessly.

“You’re quite bold.”

To dare make such a request.

“Hehe, of course.”

She glanced at him: “You think I’m complimenting you?”

“Aren’t you?”

“……”

“You can stay if you want, but you must follow the rules. If I find you have any schemes, don’t blame me for being merciless.”

The Immortal Master said seriously. Hearing this, the young man’s eyes lit up.

“Yay! Don’t worry, immortal sister, I’ll be very good!”

He thus occupied a chamber in the Immortal Master’s divine hall. That afternoon, she witnessed his good behavior.

“These flowers are so colorful and beautiful! I’ve never seen them before. Can I take some back to plant?”

“…Is this why you dug up all the soil in the immortal herb garden?”

The young man scratched his head awkwardly and quickly changed the subject.

“Immortal sister, I heard that you have a treasure pavilion in your celestial realm. Can I take a look? In our demon realm, we only have various black obsidian, nothing new or interesting.”

“Doesn’t your demon race always consider celestial items to be inferior, refusing to trade them for black obsidian?”

“That’s because they’re shallow! The things outside are so nice, with beautiful mountains, rivers, pretty flowers, birds, fish, and insects. The South Sea even has merpeople with pearls. How can that compare to the demon realm, where there’s nothing but rocks and thorns?”

“Immortal sister, I really want those pearls formed from merpeople’s tears. Do you have any?”

He pulled out a large pile of black obsidian from his body and stuffed it into her hands.

“You want black obsidian, right? I’ll give you all of mine. Please give me a pearl in exchange.”

The Immortal Master looked at the handful of high-quality black obsidian, her expression somewhat frozen.

“I don’t need this much.”

It’s just for one pearl.

To her surprise, the young man waved his hand dismissively: “Oh, these are cheap. I find them heavy to carry around anyway, so you can have them all.”

“…I really don’t know whether to call you stupid or what.”

The young man became displeased: “I’m not stupid, I’m very clever!”

In his eyes, a single pearl formed from a merperson’s tears was far more precious than all the black obsidian in his hands. This deal was particularly profitable.

“Alright, I’ll take you to the treasury in my hall. Don’t go causing trouble in the celestial realm again. If other immortals discover you, you won’t have a good time.”

“Oh, okay then,” the young man agreed. “Then these flowers…”

“Plant them back. I have seeds, you can take those instead.”

“You have seeds? Immortal sister is so amazing, I love you!”

The young man excitedly replanted the flowers and grasses he had dug up, feeling quite happy about it. By the time he finished planting, much time had passed, and the Immortal Master fulfilled her promise to take him to the treasury.

As soon as they entered, the dazzling treasures blinded his eyes. He was like a child who had never seen the world, wanting to touch this and look at that.

The Immortal Master helplessly followed behind him, watching him happily wander around the treasury.

“So many treasures! So beautiful! Haha, I’m so happy!”

“The pearls you wanted are here.”

She took a box from a cabinet, opened it, and handed it to him. Seeing the pearls he had dreamed of, the young man couldn’t stop smiling.

“So white, so bright, so beautiful!”

Having grown up in a gloomy environment, he was captivated by these shiny things. Just one pearl could make him happy for half a day.

And those flower and grass seeds, he treasured them as if they were priceless. He patiently flipped through the nearby booklet, carefully noting down how to plant, how often to water, and how to fertilize, taking it all very seriously.

The Immortal Master watched him from the side, her usually cold gaze gradually softening.

Such a pure-hearted demon lord, if properly guided, perhaps the friendship between immortals and demons wasn’t an impossible dream after all.

“Ouch, what kind of seed is this? How can it bite people?”

The young man suddenly drew in a sharp breath, exclaiming as he looked at his bleeding fingertip.

“What happened?”

The young man looked at her pitifully, holding up his bleeding, delicate fingertip in front of her eyes, his little face scrunched up.

“I just saw a black seed in this crevice, and I wanted to take it out, but it can bite. It even drew blood.”

“With your constitution, what could easily hurt you?”

The young man shook his head in confusion: “I don’t know.”

She walked over and carefully examined the crevice where he said he had found the black seed, but she couldn’t see anything inside, not even a trace of unusual energy.

The young man also found it strange: “How did it disappear? Did it run away?”

“Your wound has healed.”

She looked down at his finger, her voice like floating ice striking jade. The young man was surprised to see his clean fingertip.

“Hm? What’s going on? Did I just have a hallucination?”

The biting seed was gone, the wound was gone, and even the pain from just now, he could barely remember.

“Your treasury is scary. Let’s leave quickly.”

Having seen what he wanted to see and taken what he wanted to take, the young man no longer wanted to stay here. He grabbed her hand and walked towards the exit.

The Immortal Master, a step behind him, looked at their joined hands in astonishment, her pupils trembling.

He was so bold.