Chong Han frowned, "Why is she looking for me? Chase her away."
He could sense that Qiao Ci greatly disliked certain people related to the Hengjian Sect. He wouldn't like anyone Qiao Ci disliked, nor would he welcome such a person onto his territory.
The several protectors looked at each other, some looking troubled.
Finally, the Second Elder stepped forward and said, "Your Demonic Venerable Highness, this Feng Fuling claims you like her and that she's here to be your Demonic Empress..."
"Cough, cough, and she threatened us, saying if we dared to harm a single hair on her head, you would kill us."
Chong Han hadn't expected Feng Fuling to dare to act so presumptuously on his territory. He chuckled, "Then let her come to the Demonic Palace. I want to see how she intends to be the Demonic Empress."
All day long, she spread rumors outside that the Demonic Venerable liked her. The only one who liked her was a fake Demonic Venerable. Did she really think that he, the dignified Demonic Venerable, would fancy such a pretentious woman?
Returning to the room, Qiao Ci had almost finished eating.
Chong Han, who was permitted to join the dining table, wasn't picky. He wolfed down the remaining food and then took the bowls and chopsticks to the kitchen for the servants to clean.
Finally, he returned to the Demonic Palace.
Not long after, Qiao Ci received an invitation. The Demonic Venerable wished to have dinner with her.
...
Didn't they just eat?
Qiao Ci was somewhat speechless. Switching identities back and forth, she wondered if he ever got tired.
However, she still went as Chong Han wished.
At this time, Feng Fuling had already been brought to the Demonic Palace by the protectors.
When she saw Chong Han, Feng Fuling's eyes lit up. Her hardships and journeys during this period finally became too much to bear. The next second, her eyes reddened, tears welling up as she said pitifully, "Why are you only coming now? I've come to find you, why are you only coming now, woo woo woo~"
Chong Han: ...
What kind of act was this?
As far as he knew, even Chi Ming hadn't been this intimate with her.
Why was she looking at this body with the gaze of a lover?
Did she have a serious illness?
"Do we know each other?" Chong Han replied directly, his tone full of disdain.
"I'm Feng Fuling! You captured me and brought me to the Demonic Palace before, don't you remember? Didn't you say you wanted me to be your Demonic Empress?" Feng Fuling was stunned for a moment, then became excited, her tears flowing even more profusely, "Woo woo woo, even you are bullying me, I'm not talking to you anymore~"
"Oh, then you can leave," Chong Han said indifferently, his face expressionless, as if Feng Fuling before him was no different from air.
"You, what do you mean? Stop joking, okay? I'm Feng Fuling~" Feng Fuling was dumbfounded, wondering if it was because she insisted on leaving with her Master that day, which had made Chi Ming sad.
So, she explained, "I had no choice before, that was my Master. I didn't expect that after saving him, he would want to be with another woman. I'll never talk to him again. I promised to be your woman. Are you satisfied now? If you keep pestering me, I'll get angry."
Chong Han thought of the flirtatious glances exchanged between Chong Han and this woman during that time, and couldn't help but gagged.
Feng Fuling nervously asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Chong Han waved his hand, "It's nothing, I'm just a little disgusted by you."
Feng Fuling: ...
She understood each word of that sentence, but put together, she didn't quite comprehend it.
The Demonic Venerable, who had always liked her, was scolding her?
"What do you mean?" The hardships of the past few days made her small flame of temper rise instantly.
"You keep saying you want to be this Demonic Venerable's Demonic Empress. Do you know who this Venerable is?" Seeing Qiao Ci arrive, Chong Han quickly straightened up, his voice becoming steady.
"I know. You are the Demonic Venerable, your name is Chi Ming. We first met when you were out on a trip. I have a Demonic Absorption physique. You said that cultivating with me would reduce inner demons, and you also said that your Demonic Empress would only be me." Feng Fuling thought he was just testing her memory of his name and that he was just playing with her earlier. Her words softened slightly.
Looking at the exceptionally handsome Demonic King, a blush crept onto her cheeks. She had originally wanted to use the Demonic King to annoy Chang Yan, but now, marrying him as the Demonic Empress seemed not bad either.
"My Demonic Empress would only be you? What dream are you having? Also, this Venerable is not called Chi Ming at all. Have you mistaken someone?" Chong Han slightly adjusted the corner of his eye, inadvertently turning his most unrestrained and dashing handsome profile towards Qiao Ci.
As if just noticing Qiao Ci, he got up and walked towards her, "You're here?"
Qiao Ci very obligingly responded.
Chong Han had someone arrange a chair for Qiao Ci next to him, at the same level as his own. The two sat there, like the male and female hosts.
"Senior Sister!" Feng Fuling's eyes widened, looking at Qiao Ci in disbelief and exclaiming.
Qiao Ci glanced at her, her voice devoid of any emotion, "Speak cautiously. I have left the Hengjian Sect and am no longer your Senior Sister. Don't call me that again. Otherwise, if I'm in a bad mood, I'll hit people."
"You!" The humiliation of being seen naked by everyone in the Hengjian Sect immediately flooded her mind, "Why did you do that to me? I didn't intentionally cause my fellow disciples to go to their deaths. It was to save my Master that I accidentally exposed your location. Why did you ruin me?"
"??? What do you mean ruin you? Aren't those things what you deserved?" Qiao Ci was speechless. She felt Feng Fuling's thought process was completely backward, only seeing others' faults and not her own.
Seeing the Demonic Venerable looking at Qiao Ci with affection, Feng Fuling understood. She pointed at Qiao Ci and yelled, "Good! So you really colluded with the demonic realm! Master was right about you!"
At this moment, she deeply regretted her actions.
She shouldn't have exposed Qiao Ci's location back then. She had pushed such a powerful helper as the Demonic Venerable to her. As for the Demonic Venerable, he constantly claimed to love her, yet he was so easily charmed by Qiao Ci!
Upon hearing this, Qiao Ci directly laughed, "Feng Fuling, are you here to make a joke? You openly declared you want to be the Demonic Empress, yet you're accusing me of colluding with the demonic realm? Also, I said, don't point at me when you speak. Have you forgotten?"
Just as she was about to make a move, someone acted before her. With a scream, Feng Fuling's pointing hand had all five fingers severed.
Upon seeing who had made the move, Feng Fuling, writhing in pain, looked at Chong Han, "You, how could you do this to me? How much hardship did I endure to come to the demonic realm for you? Chi Ming, how could you do this to me?"
"Are you deaf? I've already said, this Venerable is not called Chi Ming! As for the person who said they liked you before, that was just a cockroach in the gutter, and it has now returned to the gutter." Seeing that she was still not sober, Chong Han felt there was more to be said. He looked at her as if she were a dead person.