Ye Qiu’s experience was completely opposite to that of Long Pusa. His days among the demon clan were full of enjoyment and flavour.
Elder Yang accompanied him and Elder Changmei every day, serving them fine wine and delicious meat, while surrounded by young and beautiful female demons. It was utterly comfortable.
This went on for nine consecutive days.
After nine days, Elder Yang received an order from the little white fox to go and report the situation.
In the national ruler’s sleeping palace.
“National Ruler, how is your injury?” Elder Yang asked respectfully.
The little white fox, dressed in a long white gown, sat on a golden chair and said faintly, “It is no longer a serious issue.”
“Elder Yang, what has Ye Changsheng been doing lately?”
“Tell me about it.”
“Yes.” Elder Yang responded, then reported everything that had happened over these days to the little white fox in full detail.
After listening, the little white fox frowned.
“You are saying that Ye Changsheng, faced with so many beautiful and alluring female demons, showed not the slightest attachment?” The little white fox felt surprised.
“Yes,” Elder Yang said. “Although Ye Changsheng seemed to enjoy himself greatly while drinking with those female demons, this subordinate noticed that his gaze was extraordinarily clear, without any impure thoughts.”
“Moreover, I explicitly told him that those female demons could accompany him for the night.”
“But every time, after drinking, Ye Changsheng would go back to sleep alone, without letting any female demon serve him in bed.”
“There was one occasion when I arranged for four young female demons to enter his room. I thought it would succeed, but the next day the female demons told me they had played chess with Ye Changsheng all night.”
“National Ruler, this subordinate has a bold conjecture. I am not sure if I should voice it.”
The little white fox said, “There are no outsiders here. Speak freely.”
“Yes,” Elder Yang said. “This subordinate guesses that Ye Changsheng’s orientation might be abnormal. He perhaps prefers males.”
“Nonsense,” the little white fox said. “From what I know, Ye Changsheng has many female confidantes, and he has had relations with Yun Xi, the holy maiden of the Qingyun Sword Sect. His orientation is certainly normal.”
“Could it be that he despises our demon clan?”
“Or perhaps he thinks those female demons are unclean?”
Elder Yang was stunned. “That should not be the case!”
“I told him clearly that those female demons were in their prime, all virgins.”
“When he drank with them, he had great fun and showed not the slightest sign of disdain.”
The little white fox’s brows furrowed even tighter.
“Logically, it should not be like this. Those female demons are quite beautiful, and Ye Changsheng is at an age full of vigour. Since he does not despise them, why is he unmoved?”
“Could it be that in his eyes, those female demons are just ordinary beauties?”
Having said this, the little white fox asked Elder Yang again, “What about Elder Changmei?”
“Sigh, National Ruler, do not even mention it,” Elder Yang sighed, his voice carrying a hint of contempt. “Elder Changmei is even more cowardly than this subordinate.”
“On the first day, when he saw those young female demons, he was almost scared out of his wits. Then, after drinking one cup of spiritual wine, he got dead drunk on the spot.”
“The second day, he got drunk again.”
“The third day, still drunk.”
“Later, I realised he was pretending to be drunk.”
“This subordinate also arranged female demons to serve him in bed. National Ruler, guess what happened?”
The little white fox asked, “What happened?”
Elder Yang said, “After Elder Changmei returned to his room, he immediately locked the door from inside and even set up a formation at the entrance. Several young female demons crashed into it and ended up with bleeding heads.”
“You would not think it from his usual carefree manner, but the moment he sees female demons, he is like a mouse encountering a cat.”
“This subordinate has never seen such a cowardly person.”
“However…”
“However what?” the little white fox asked quickly.
Elder Yang said, “Although Changmei fears female charms, he is very interested in other things.”
“For example, spiritual fruits, fine wines, gourmet food. He accepts them all without refusal.”
“If National Ruler wishes to keep Ye Changsheng in the demon clan, this subordinate thinks we can start with Elder Changmei.”
“From these days of observation, I have found that Ye Changsheng and Elder Changmei have an extremely good relationship. If Elder Changmei is willing to stay in the demon clan, then Ye Changsheng might also stay.”
The little white fox’s eyes lit up. “That could work.”
“Only, from my understanding of them, although Elder Changmei calls him ‘little brat’ all the time, he listens to Ye Changsheng in all matters, big or small.”
“Wanting to keep Ye Changsheng in our demon clan through him will not be easy.”
Elder Yang smiled. “This subordinate believes that, regardless of the difficulty, we should still give it a try.”
The little white fox pondered for a moment and said, “Relying solely on fine wines and spiritual fruits certainly cannot make Elder Changmei stay in the demon clan. Since he likes divine medicines, arrange for someone to take him to gather divine medicines.”
Elder Yang’s face showed reluctance. “National Ruler, our demon clan has very few divine medicines. Giving him some would be too wasteful, would it not?”
The little white fox dismissed it. “One cannot catch a wolf without sacrificing the child. Giving Elder Changmei a few stalks of divine medicine, if it allows us to seize this chance to keep Ye Changsheng in the demon clan, then in the future our demon clan will have a Great Emperor powerhouse. This deal is worthwhile.”
“A Great Emperor powerhouse?” Elder Yang was shocked and asked, “National Ruler, do you mean that Ye Changsheng might prove the Dao and become an Emperor in the future?”
The little white fox countered, “Otherwise, why do you think I want to keep him in the demon clan?”
Elder Yang laughed. “I thought it was because National Ruler fancied Ye Changsheng…”
“Shut your mouth!” The little white fox glared at Elder Yang and said tsundere-like, “I am the ruler of the Ten Thousand Demons Nation. How could I develop mundane feelings for a human?”
“Moreover, his cultivation is so weak. How could he be worthy of me?”
“Unless in the future he… Sigh, why speak of this.”
“Elder Yang, arrange guards to accompany Elder Changmei to gather divine medicines.”
“Remember, the guards you arrange should not have too high cultivation. It is best if their cultivation is lower than Elder Changmei’s.”
Elder Yang said, “National Ruler, gathering divine medicines is fraught with danger. If there are no experts to help, not only will Elder Changmei be unable to gather them, he might even lose his life because of it.”
“If he dies in the demon clan, Ye Changsheng will absolutely not stay.”
The little white fox rolled her eyes. “In the past, this ruler heard them say that people in love have reduced intelligence. Now it seems the same applies to demons.”
“Elder Yang, I see you have recently been busy flirting with Elder Rabbit, and you have become stupid.”
“If Elder Changmei obtains the divine medicines smoothly, then after gathering them, he will certainly be eager to leave the demon clan.”
“Only if it is full of dangers, making him waste more time, will Ye Changsheng stay in our demon clan a while longer.”
“As for the dangers, can you not arrange a few experts to protect him secretly? As long as Elder Changmei does not face life-threatening danger, those protecting him in the shadows should not act.”
Elder Yang suddenly understood and flattered, “National Ruler is indeed wise.”
“We cannot let Ye Changsheng idle either. We need to find something for him to do,” the little white fox muttered. Suddenly thinking of a plan, she smiled and said, “Elder Yang, summon Ye Changsheng to come here.”
“This ruler will take action personally.”
Elder Yang was startled. “National Ruler, could it be that you intend to offer your body…”
“Get out!” The little white fox waved her palm, sending Elder Yang flying.
“Offer body, offer body. Your mind is full of offering body. Hmph, am I, in your eyes, such a casual person?”
The little white fox fumed with anger, then murmured softly, “If there truly is no other way, offering my body would not be out of the question…”
