Yaohua hugged the box, her mind in a whirl. Somehow, she found herself in front of Canghai Hall.
Inside the hall, Xilan had already left, leaving only Chongming playing the zither.
The zither music was soft and gentle. He was dressed in white with a golden belt, spotless. His eyes were fixed intently on the strings.
Yaohua was almost spellbound. Every time her master's gaze stopped on her and she saw her own reflection in his pupils, she couldn't help but long for him to see through her feelings.
Unfortunately, her master never only looked at her. When he looked at her, it was no different from when he looked at other women.
Suddenly, Chongming said calmly, "I couldn't sense your aura just now. Did you go to another secret realm?"
"I'm flattered that master still remembers me." Yaohua emerged from behind the curtain. She had admonished herself a hundred times to be well - behaved, but somehow a look of grievance appeared on her face. "It doesn't really matter where I go. As long as master is happy with his beauty, that's enough."
As soon as the words were out, she frowned. She felt that her words were full of jealousy. The image of Jinghe flashed through her mind, and when she looked at Chongming again, she couldn't help feeling annoyed.
She wasn't originally such a jealous woman. Why was she acting like a jealous demon now?
Chongming didn't notice anything amiss. "Why do you have demonic energy on you?"
"Zhao Yue invited me to the Demon Lord's Mansion." Yaohua hesitated for a moment and then said carefully.
Chongming's zither music faltered slightly. His gaze finally landed on her, but his expression was a bit angry. "Why did you go alone?"
Yaohua was a bit happy to have caught her master's attention, but seeing the anger in his eyes, she felt a bit scared.
At this moment, an idea flashed through her mind. She pretended to be sad and said, "I originally wanted to go with master, but you were watching the beauty's sword dance at that time. I thought I shouldn't trouble you anymore..."
In her words, she used a bit of a trick. She exaggeratedly described herself as a delicate and bullied little girl, but she didn't mention her own arrogance at all, nor did she reveal that she had a demonic seed. She only said that Zhao Yue had tried to win her over by using both kindness and force.
"So, she tricked you there and then joined Jinghe to humiliate you?" Chongming's anger grew even stronger after hearing this.
Yaohua thought to herself that it was bad. She had been too emotional when making up the story. If her master went to confront Zhao Yue because of this, her lie would be exposed!
She quickly said, "Master, don't be angry on my behalf. This humiliation was actually my own fault. If I hadn't gone to the banquet, this wouldn't have happened."
Chongming didn't expect her to say this. He was slightly stunned, and his anger was diluted by the sudden feeling of relief. "You've grown up."
So master likes to hear such words, Yaohua thought secretly. She suddenly asked, "Master, do you like women who are as calm and self - controlled as you?"
Chongming showed a helpless look in his eyes. "I just praised you, and now you're asking such inappropriate questions."
Yaohua wanted to ask in detail and try to please him, but she was afraid of revealing her true feelings. So she said carefully, "I think Princess Xilan is noble and charming, and very sociable. Everyone in the Heavenly Court likes her. Master and she are a good match in terms of personality."
Chongming frowned. "Don't act on your own from now on, and don't make wild guesses."
Thinking of the reason Yaohua had given, he said helplessly, "Xilan came to visit me by the order of the God - Lord. It's not as you said with impure motives. If she appears in the future, you can come over boldly."
Yaohua stuck out her tongue. "But master, you've never been in love. What if you actually care about her in your heart, and she just happens to mind others being around? Wouldn't I be ruining a good marriage?"
"Don't think too much." Chongming took a deep breath. He didn't know why she had so many strange ideas. "You've grown up. You should know what's important and what's not. Not to mention that I have no feelings for her. Even if I were really engaged to someone, compared to your life, that person would be insignificant."
"Insignificant?" Yaohua chewed on these four words. Joy welled up in her heart like bubbles. "So in master's heart, I'm more important than my future mistress?"
Seeing her silly smile, Chongming sighed slightly. "Let's talk about something serious... What's in your arms?"
"It's a gift from Zhao Yue. I don't know if there's anything strange in it, so I want to find a safe place to open it." Yaohua answered truthfully.
Chongming nodded. Spiritual power flowed from his fingertips, lifting the box into the air. He then put a transparent spiritual power shield around it to prevent whatever was inside from escaping.
Then he directly opened the box.
"Boom!"
A red gas rushed out of the box, ignoring the spiritual power barrier set up by Chongming. In an instant, it filled the entire hall.
The wooden box fell to the ground with a thud.
"Be careful!" Chongming was quick - witted. He flashed in front of her and tried to pull her away.
Unexpectedly, Yaohua also reacted very quickly. Just as she was about to dodge, the two forces collided. Instead, she slipped and her strength was delayed. She accidentally inhaled the gas.
It was too late to hold her breath!
Chongming held her hand worriedly, signaling with his eyes that he wanted to check if she was okay. But when their eyes met, he was stunned.
An inexplicable fire rose in Yaohua's heart. She slowly grabbed Chongming's wrist. Meeting his confused gaze, her fair and soft little hand suddenly wrapped around his waist and slid towards his belt.
"Master..." she murmured, "Chongming..."
Chongming vaguely heard what she murmured. He didn't care about her strangeness and bent down to listen. But her soft lips like peach blossoms brushed past his ear. For a moment, he felt a tremor in his heart, and a faint pink tint appeared on his perfect face.
He pushed her away awkwardly, but she hugged him tightly.
Yaohua looked at him with moist eyes. Her eyes were filled with expressions he couldn't understand. She was close to him but didn't dare to do anything improper. She could only stand on tiptoe and gently bite his shoulder, whining, "Chong... Chongming... I feel so uncomfortable..."
She bit his neck and rubbed against it gently.
I'm afraid no normal - blooded man in the world could resist the vulnerable and alluring call of such a beautiful girl.
A look of confusion and shock flashed through his eyes. He suddenly pushed her away, but unexpectedly, she grabbed his clothes tightly. With a tearing sound, his clothes were ripped open.
Even worse, Yaohua was gradually losing her sanity. The True Phoenix Fire had already ignited in her hand, and her eyes were fixed on his clothes.
He instinctively covered his belt. He was a bit flustered as he found a drug to sober people up and stuffed it into Yaohua's mouth. Then he dispelled the red smoke in the hall. Only then did she slowly calm down.
At this moment, Lu Ran said cheerfully, "Princess, there are newly - grown flat peaches here. Our god left them specially for you..."
His voice suddenly stopped.
At this moment, both people in the hall were disheveled. Yaohua's hand was casually wrapped around Chongming's waist. Her eyes were full of embarrassment and shame.