Su Yuan heard these words come out of Zhaozhao's mouth. For a moment, his head was buzzing. He wondered if he was having tinnitus.
"What did you say...?" Su Yuan managed to squeeze out this sentence from his throat, filled with disbelief.
Zhaozhao was innocent and oblivious. She didn't notice at all that Su Yuan was showing signs of annoyance. She just thought he didn't hear clearly and was about to repeat it at the top of her voice, "I said, you're really— Mm?!! Mm-mm!"
The lop-eared rabbit gasped sharply upon hearing Zhaozhao's words and quickly covered her mouth.
Dear little ancestor, how dare you still say it!
Meeting Su Yuan's cold gaze, the lop-eared rabbit forced a smile, "Haha... Boss, it's a misunderstanding..."
But right now, whether it was a misunderstanding or not, the fact that the kid had been led astray was a foregone conclusion. Su Yuan scanned the troublesome little demons around.
"It seems that the work style in the bureau also needs to be rectified. From now on, anyone who swears during working hours will have to hand in a 3000 - word self - criticism."
The demons weren't afraid of physical punishment, but they were most afraid of this set of "civilized education" from humans. Not all demons were talented in writing...
Sure enough, as soon as Su Yuan said this, all the demons lowered their heads in unison.
Only then did the chill on Su Yuan's face fade a bit. He pulled Zhaozhao away and corrected the kid on the way, "You can't say that kind of thing just now."
Zhaozhao asked, "Why?"
Su Yuan couldn't explain the "profundity" of the human language to her. He just told her, "It's not a nice thing to say."
Zhaozhao wasn't quite convinced. "But my friends told me it's a way to express strong emotions. I think the good feelings I have for you are very intense, so I wanted to say it like that. And everyone else can say it. Why can't I?"
Friends, friends... Su Yuan felt extremely uncomfortable hearing these two words. He said coldly, "That's why I've just told them that none of them are allowed to say it."
Zhaozhao: "..." Alright. Su Yuan seemed a bit unhappy now. She'd just be considerate of him. If he didn't want her to say it, then she wouldn't.
Su Yuan didn't mention buying milk tea anymore. He directly took her to his office.
When Zhaozhao and Su Yuan entered the office, there was a circle of demons inside. There was Sister Nanjia she knew and that strange Uncle Gu, as well as some she didn't know.
But without exception, they all stared at her.
Su Yuan also noticed these gazes. Immediately, with an unhappy look on his face, he shielded Zhaozhao behind him. There was rare annoyance between his eyebrows. "You've all finished talking. Why aren't you leaving yet?"
As soon as the Dragon Lord spoke, everyone in the office scattered cleanly.
Zhaozhao tugged at Su Yuan's clothes and asked him, "Su Yuan, why did you bring me here?"
Su Yuan rubbed his temples and turned to softly tell her, "Zhaozhao, everyone or every demon who enters the Demon Management Bureau has to go through a trial. Only by passing the trial can they successfully stay. You're no exception."
Zhaozhao nodded half - understandingly. "Oh, then how do I take the trial?"
The trial was fake. The real purpose was to test her. Su Yuan had lived for so many years. It was no big deal for him to casually deceive someone. But right now, facing Zhaozhao, he found it a bit hard to speak.
"Why aren't you talking?" Zhaozhao was tired of standing. She found a chair and sat down to rest. Looking up at Su Yuan, she asked him.
Su Yuan closed his eyes and then opened them. His eyes were clear and calm. "Go to the Wuhuang Valley. If you can stay there for three days and come out safely, then you'll pass the trial."
When Zhaozhao first heard the words "Wuhuang Valley", her eyes lit up. She was really going to the Wuhuang Valley. Master was amazing!
"Okay, then take me there now." Zhaozhao readily accepted Su Yuan's request.
This surprised Su Yuan. He thought he'd have to explain it to Zhaozhao anyway.
"Can I take my small cloth bag with me?" Zhaozhao suddenly remembered her master's instructions and looked at Su Yuan expectantly.
Su Yuan's gaze fell on her small cloth bag and he nodded.
The teleportation array was activated. Before Zhaozhao left for the Wuhuang Valley, she heard Su Yuan say to her, "The Wuhuang Valley is extremely dangerous. Be careful with everything."
This concern made Zhaozhao feel warm inside. Su Yuan was really a good person.
As soon as Zhaozhao left the teleportation array, Su Yuan immediately found Nanjia.
"Keep an eye on things these days. I have something to do and I'm going out."
Hearing this, Nanjia immediately became vigilant. "Where are you going?"
Su Yuan pursed his lips and said nothing.
Nanjia rolled her eyes. Oh no! "Oh my god, Boss, you're not going to follow Zhaozhao to the Wuhuang Valley, are you?!"
Su Yuan wasn't flustered even when his plan was exposed. He said calmly, "I'm going to secretly monitor her."
Nanjia just wanted to sneer. Who would believe you!
But it didn't matter. Su Yuan wasn't here to discuss with Nanjia. He was here to inform her.
So, Su Yuan ignored Nanjia's angry looks and also went to the Wuhuang Valley.
In the Wuhuang Valley, Zhaozhao was strolling around, tugging at the strap of her cloth bag.
At first glance, the place was beautiful with clear waters and green mountains. There were also many cute little spirits. Where was it as dangerous as Su Yuan described? Maybe Su Yuan was getting old and had remembered it wrong?
Zhaozhao hopped around, looking left and right. She thought it wouldn't be too hard to stay for three days.
Not far away, Su Yuan transformed into his original form and shrank into a tiny dragon. He waited for the right moment and then moved towards Zhaozhao. There were also some fake wounds on his body.
Su Yuan's first plan was to find a reasonable way to appear in front of Zhaozhao openly and then follow her.
He told himself that he was just doing this to more conveniently observe if there was anything suspicious about Zhaozhao.
Obviously, Su Yuan's calculation was accurate. Zhaozhao, with her kind heart, couldn't be indifferent when she met the "injured" little dragon.
"You're injured?!" Zhaozhao squatted down and looked at the little dragon at her feet. Without much thought, she quickly took out a bottle of spiritual medicine from her small cloth bag. "Poor thing. Were you bullied by the other demons here? Don't be afraid. This medicine is very effective. You'll get better soon."
As the spiritual medicine was sprinkled, the "wounds" on Su Yuan's body instantly healed.
Zhaozhao reached out and gently touched the little dragon's horn. "Your horn is so beautiful. I also know a very powerful dragon. His horn is just as good - looking as yours!"
Su Yuan knew who she was talking about. For some reason, he felt a bit happy.
According to the plan, after Zhaozhao saved him and pitied him for having nowhere to go, he could then follow her justifiably.
However, the truth was that when Su Yuan tried to climb onto Zhaozhao's palm, Zhaozhao dodged.
"Oh, do you want to follow me? No, no. I can't take you with me. I have a task here. It's not convenient."
"???" Su Yuan never expected to be rejected. Didn't she just praise his horn for being beautiful?
But what was even more heart - breaking was yet to come. A stupid round sparrow flew out of nowhere and bumped into Zhaozhao's arms.
Zhaozhao held the round sparrow. The soft little sparrow huddled in her hand, making Zhaozhao extremely fond of it. "Ah! So fluffy! I like it!"
Then she hugged the round sparrow and walked away humming an out - of - tune tune, completely ignoring the "pretty little dragon" Su Yuan.
So, who was it that just said it wasn't convenient?