The Chaos Demon King glared at Su Qing with resentment.
There was quite a bit of defiance in his eyes.
Perhaps in his view, Su Qing had merely taken advantage of her weapon; without it, she would not be his match.
“You want this lord to be your dog! Unless you kill me!”
The Chaos Demon King said, gritting his teeth.
Although he felt immense terror, and the Cold Fragrance Sword was pressed firmly against his neck, he was utterly unwilling to yield at this moment.
He was, after all, a Demon King of a region…
How could he be willing to be a dog for a mere sprout now?
A Demon King could not lack backbone! He would rather die than submit!
Su Qing looked at the Chaos Demon King, a hint of helplessness in her eyes.
She said, “Leng Xiang… can you skin animals? Since this Demon King refuses to submit, he is useless to us. However, with such a physique, he does have a good hide. Why not skin him and make mats for the monkeys? The monkeys are just short on hides lately!”
The Demon King’s eyes immediately widened upon hearing this.
Meanwhile, the monkeys watching from the side cheered and danced with joy.
The Willow Immortal always kept her word; if she truly skinned this Demon King, the hide would definitely be given to them.
The monkeys were also very much looking forward to it.
Leng Xiang was slightly startled by the words, then appeared in human form and said:
“If it’s just skinning… Leng Xiang can do it.”
“That’s good then, I’ll leave it to you.”
Su Qing nodded upon hearing this, looking as if she genuinely intended to skin the Chaos Demon King alive.
Seeing this, even the Chaos Demon King could not remain composed.
He was terrified that Su Qing and Leng Xiang would actually skin him and use him as mats for the monkeys.
If it were just skinning, he wouldn't be afraid at all, but Su Qing intended to skin him and then make him into mats for those wild monkeys…
This was simply too humiliating!
A dignified Earthly Immortal great demon, skinned to be a mat for monkeys… trodden upon by monkeys day and night.
Let alone living, he couldn’t bear it even in death.
The Demon King hastily said, “Mercy, mercy! I am willing to pledge allegiance to the Great King!”
Pledging allegiance to an Earthly Immortal expert or dying to become mats for monkeys—the Demon King could discern which was more disgraceful.
Seeing this, Su Qing couldn’t help but smile.
This Demon King was quite understanding…
Wasn’t he just being stubborn, like a dead duck with a hard beak? Wanting to save face? As long as there was something even more humiliating… how could this Demon King not know how to choose?
Ultimately, it was just forcing him to choose the lesser of two evils.
Besides, no matter how stubborn this Demon King was, could he be as stubborn as the Ginkgo at home?
“Very well, since you agree to submit, I will spare your life for now. However, whether you survive in the end will depend on your performance!”
Su Qing chuckled, saying:
“Later, someone will come to challenge you. If you win, you live. If you lose… this entire hide of yours will be taken to be mats for the monkeys! You have no shame anyway!”
This Chaos Demon King was certainly going to die, it was just a matter of time.
It was merely the difference between dying after the monkey returns or being killed by her.
The Demon King felt a chill in his heart upon hearing this…
He knew then that this matter was not so simple.
The Demon King couldn't help but curse Su Qing thoroughly in his heart; this woman truly had a black heart.
He finally understood that this woman keeping his small life and forcing him to submit was not because she valued his abilities, but merely to squeeze out his value.
“By the way, I’m rather curious about one thing: how did you end up here on Flower-Fruit Mountain?”
Su Qing was originally thinking about how to arrange the Demon King’s dwelling, but as she thought, her mind wandered to other things.
Upon hearing this, although the Demon King was quite displeased with Su Qing, the situation now meant he had no choice but to answer.
He replied, “An old demon in my cave told me that there was an immortal mountain to the east, a blessed land called Flower-Fruit Mountain. So I came to take a look…”
“After arriving here, I didn’t know that the Great King was the owner of this immortal mountain, so I intended to occupy this place as my cave…”
Su Qing stroked her smooth chin, looking at the Demon King.
After a moment, she nodded slightly.
Although Flower-Fruit Mountain was rarely visited, it wasn’t exactly a secret place. It wasn’t strange for an old demon to know about it.
Su Qing thought for a moment and asked:
“Where is your cave?”
“To the north, among the mountains.”
“Never mind, you take me there.”
“……”
The Demon King was speechless… Although Su Qing didn’t say what she wanted to do at his cave, the Demon King estimated that his entire treasure trove of valuables would definitely be gone.
But what could he do?
He couldn’t do anything to Su Qing, so he could only nod honestly and take Su Qing and Leng Xiang to his cave.
Then, very conscientiously, he led Su Qing to the treasure vault…
Su Qing couldn’t help but exclaim that although this Demon King was unorthodox, his mind was quite sharp.
He actually knew her purpose for this trip.
Then, she brazenly plundered all his treasures…
However, Su Qing wasn’t so thick-skinned; she still left him a few things.
She left the Demon King a long saber, considering it a weapon for him to fight with.
“Alright, you can continue to stay in your cave…” Su Qing said, “From now on, you are not allowed to harass mortals, nor are you allowed to eat people, or plunder homes! If I find out… you can imagine the consequences.”
After speaking, Su Qing ignored the Demon King and turned to leave.
The Demon King breathed a slight sigh of relief after Su Qing left.
But then he turned to look at his empty treasure vault, with only a long saber remaining…
Immediately, he became furious!
But he couldn’t defeat Su Qing, and he was forbidden from taking his anger out on mortals.
Helpless, he could only find the old demon who told him about Flower-Fruit Mountain and give him a good beating.
It was then that the other demons realized…
That woman was not the bandit chief’s wife brought back by their Great King, but rather an ancestor brought back.
After Su Qing left, Leng Xiang asked:
“Master… why did you spare that demon’s life?”
“There’s no particular reason, I just kept him because he has some use.” Su Qing said, “Don’t worry, Leng Xiang is unique to me, and so loyal and lovely. How could she be replaced by an ugly and despicable fellow?”
“I… I wasn’t worried about that.” Leng Xiang said, sounding a bit guilty upon hearing this.
Su Qing chuckled. How could she not know Leng Xiang’s nature?
She was just outwardly cold…
As for her true nature.
It wasn’t as cold as it appeared.
She was a dog who was always afraid of being abandoned, loyal, capable, but inwardly quite fragile, willing to give everything for her master without asking for anything in return, only wishing to stay by her side, never to leave.
Who would bear to abandon such a Leng Xiang?
Su Qing stroked the plum blossom on the sword hilt as a sign of comfort, and the hilt trembled slightly.
Leng Xiang closed her mouth and went off to secretly rejoice.
Back in the forest, Su Qing threw the various weapons from the treasure vault to the monkeys.
She let them practice on their own, so she wouldn’t have to intervene every time something happened.
The monkeys, having received the weapons, though they were all mortal weapons, were deeply grateful to Su Qing.
These were genuine weapons, not tree-cutting axes or wood-sawing saws; they were truly capable of arming themselves.
Having done all this, Su Qing returned to her courtyard.
She continued to lie there as a useless snake, waiting for the monkey to be kicked out and return to Flower-Fruit Mountain.
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