Little did he know that the nicer he was to Yaohua, the more bitter and heart - aching she felt.
"No need!" she said with a sob. "If you like her, why do you try to hide it and use me as a shield? I wouldn't dare to stand in the way of your good marriage, Master."
At the same time, there was a cracking sound. Another crack appeared on the demonic seed inside her.
Chongming was about to defend himself, but she clenched her fists, suddenly turned around, and tightly closed her eyes. "Forget it. I'll go back first."
The scene of quarreling with him in her previous life, which led to his demonic heart attack, was still vivid in her mind. Excessive emotional fluctuations would feed the demonic seed. She was afraid that if she continued talking, she wouldn't be able to control the situation.
If the demonic seed germinated, the God - Lord would surely sense it. It would be a small matter if she was exterminated, but it would be terrible if it implicated her master and her clan!
However, this hasty back view seemed to Chongming that she was leaving in a huff.
He let out a dejected sigh and slowly sat back on the chair. After a while, he suddenly swept the books off the table.
Could this be the feeling of annoyance that mortals talked about?
He thought to himself. Unconsciously, his fingers touched his lips. In his memory, there was no detail about feeding the medicine, but when he was erasing Yaohua's memory just now, he saw that intimate contact clearly.
It was he who had led his apprentice astray and made her lose her composure. She even offered her first kiss to him.
Although it was an act out of desperation, what would her future husband think if he knew about this? What if she felt inferior when contacting her future husband because of this memory?
He had so many concerns in his heart, but there was no one to share them with. Hesitantly, he took out a mahogany box from his space.
The box was now empty, only a few lines of a poem remained at the bottom: Graceful and full of charm, light and unsteady. Once proud of her peerless beauty, relying on her city - to - topple looks.
It described a beautiful and proud woman.
"What on earth was Zhao Yue's intention when he gave this box to Yaohua?" he murmured to himself. Suddenly, the picture of being molested just now appeared in his mind, and his ears instantly turned red.
No, he had to take a bath and change his clothes to wash away that strange feeling!
Lu Ran rubbed his head and stood at the door rather annoyed. "Strange. Why did I suddenly fall asleep?"
Just then, the door suddenly opened. He said worriedly, "My Lord, please don't be angry with the little princess. She's still young."
But as soon as he said this, he only felt a gust of wind in front of his eyes. Chongming rushed towards the bath without even looking at him.
The other immortal attendants stared at each other. "What's wrong with the Lord?"
"It's strange. With the Lord's realm, his body shouldn't be dirty. Why is he in such a hurry to take a bath?"
When Yaohua returned to the Phoenix Clan's territory, her mood had calmed down, but the crack on the demonic seed could no longer close, which deepened her uneasiness.
The more her emotions fluctuated, the easier it was for the demonic seed to burst. When it germinated, it would be the day when she became demonic. But there had been too many moments of emotional fluctuations recently.
After much thought, she summoned the system. "Can't you really help me get rid of the demonic seed?"
The system's voice was very soft, almost disappearing. "Sorry."
"Why have you become so weak?" Yaohua couldn't help asking.
The system said feebly, "The demonic qi you stored before is almost used up. I'm going to die."
She was a bit shocked. "So if the demonic qi is gone, you'll also disappear? Do you feed on demonic qi?"
In this world, only Heavenly Demons could absorb demonic qi. Other creatures would become extremely evil as long as they were contaminated by demonic qi.
What on earth was the system?
"Sort of," the system said in a low voice. "I've already paid too much to maintain the vitality of those plants in your spiritual sea. If you don't provide Heavenly Demon qi soon, those plants will die soon."
"Those plants also grow by absorbing Heavenly Demon qi?" Hearing this, Yaohua was a bit skeptical.
According to the system, it collected demonic qi entirely to cultivate plants for her. Was it really that kind - hearted?
Moreover, why didn't it say this earlier?
If she had known this earlier, she wouldn't have suspected the system and would have tried her best to find demonic qi.
The system was silent for a while, as if organizing its words. "I'm not sure, but without Heavenly Demon qi, I'll have to fall into a long slumber, and the plants will also die."
"Can I take out all the plants first? If those plants are used as seeds, the Phoenix Clan can plant them on a large scale in the real world without having to plant them in the spiritual sea." Yaohua quickly came up with a solution.
"What about me?" The system was stunned.
"You fall into a slumber first. When I find demonic qi, you can come out again!" Yaohua thought her solution was perfect. It would neither waste the plants in the spiritual sea nor eliminate the hidden danger of the system.
After the system fell into a slumber, she could supply it with demonic qi when she needed it. For the sake of demonic qi, the system would have to come at her call and couldn't monitor her actions at will anymore.
The system flatly refused. "No. The conditions are not met, and the deal cannot be made."
"You're about to fall into a long slumber, but you still don't want to make the deal. Do you really want to waste your life cultivating plants?" Hearing this, Yaohua was even more suspicious.
The system was always stingy and would never sacrifice its own life to help her grow plants. Therefore, its situation might not be as serious as it said. Pretending to be weak was just to gain her sympathy.
The system seemed to notice the contradiction in its words and slowly added, "The maker doesn't allow unequal deals. Please collect demonic qi as soon as possible, Host."
Then, before Yaohua's eyes, there was a flash, and she felt herself enter the spiritual sea space. The radishes, potatoes and other fruits here were already ripe. Not far away, there were several acres of medicinal fields, but the land was showing signs of cracking, and the whole space was on the verge of collapse.
The system said, "There's not enough demonic qi. The land is cracking, and the space is collapsing. If the space collapses, this system will fall into a long slumber. Re - establishing the space will require a huge price."
It was impossible for an ordinary person to create a space in the spiritual sea, and a space where things could be planted was even unheard of. So what the system said was probably true.
The system emphasized again, "If I fall into a long slumber, all the seeds stored before will disappear!"
The seeds it stored were extremely precious. It would be a great pity if they disappeared.
Yaohua thought for a moment and asked, "How much demonic qi do you need approximately?"
The system reported the amount. She nodded and said, "Don't worry. We've been together for many years. I will surely earn enough demonic qi. But now I have a demonic seed in my body. Getting close to demonic qi may make the demonic seed stronger. Do you have any way to contain the demonic seed?"
The system sighed. "No."
"Do you know why I've been unable to control my temper recently?" Yaohua was a bit disappointed.
The system pondered for a moment, examined her, and said seriously, "It's the spiritual power of the Paoxiao in your body that's causing trouble."