"Hmph, whatever, I want to go upstairs." Yu Jinshuo said, about to go upstairs, when his arm was suddenly grabbed. He turned around and saw the Demon Lord with a disapproving look on his face.
"Yu Jinshuo, stop fooling around." The Demon Lord hurriedly arrived behind Yu Jinshuo, just in time to stop him.
"Nonsense? What nonsense am I talking about?" Yu Jinshuo raised an eyebrow, shook off the Demon Lord's hand, and turned to stomp upstairs.
With so many people here, and so much to say, the Demon Lord couldn't express it clearly. He gritted his teeth in anger and ordered in a deep voice, "Clear the area, leave no one alive!"
Having said that, he hurriedly followed.
Upon hearing the Demon Lord's order, the soldiers guarding below immediately left the inn and dispersed all the onlookers on the street.
The people were very curious, but since the Demon Lord had given the order, they naturally dared not stay here any longer.
Curiosity is one thing, but life is another. Of course, life is more precious.
In no time, the area around the inn was completely cleaned up, and even the soldiers were all stationed at a distance to prevent unauthorized personnel from approaching, so that the Demon Lord and Yu Jinshuo could handle matters.
"Miss Liu, having breakfast here?" Yu Jinshuo had just come up to the second floor when he spotted his target.
Looking across the entire second floor, there's just this one table; how could it not be obvious?
Liu Lanyan always chose to ignore noise, especially such obviously pointless noise.
Looking at the breakfast laid out on the table, and the time being breakfast time, if it's not breakfast, is it a midnight snack?
"I wonder if having someone else to have breakfast with would change your mood?" Yu Jinshuo didn't give up just because Liu Lanyan ignored him. He took two steps forward and asked with a malicious smile, "Why isn't the Lord with you?"
"Yu Jinshuo, whether I'm with Lanyan or not is none of your business." The familiar voice, carrying a faint elegance, was as gentle as a spring breeze, yet it sent chills down one's spine.
"Lord, Lord." Yu Jinshuo didn't expect the Demon God to arrive so "at the right time," just in time to hear him mocking Liu Lanyan.
For a moment, the space on the second floor distorted strangely. The Demon God appeared out of thin air on the second floor with Peng Zhen, positioned perfectly between Yu Jinshuo and Liu Lanyan.
The demon god smiled calmly, glancing at Yu Jinshuo but ignoring his ever-changing expressions.
Yu Jinshuo's mind was now filled with all sorts of thoughts, and he didn't know what to say at all.
Did the demon god receive the letter he sent?
Did you know that Liu Lanyan was having dinner with a man?
It seems the demon god must have seen the letter, otherwise he wouldn't have come. But why wasn't he furious when he arrived?
Seeing the woman he cared about alone with another man, and in such an intimate way, how could the demon god not react at all?
Yu Jinshuo stared at the Demon God in astonishment, completely unaware of what the Demon God was thinking.
Peng Zhen glanced at Yu Jinshuo, whose expression was constantly changing, and sighed inwardly. Trying to stir up trouble in front of the Lord, Yu Jinshuo really was... Should he praise Yu Jinshuo's courage?
That's truly commendable courage!
"Lanyan." The demon god walked over and gently called Liu Lanyan's name. It seemed that the name had turned over and over in his heart countless times before he called it out. The sound lingered in his ears, carrying endless tenderness.
Liu Lanyan looked up at the Demon God and smiled, then generously reached out and pulled him aside: "Come, sit down, have you eaten?"
The demon god, who usually had little interest in food, ate very little even when eating with Liu Lanyan. But today, he was determined to eat his breakfast, even if it meant being forced to.
"Hmm, I haven't eaten." After saying that, the demon god added, "I'm starving."
Peng Zhen's eye twitched unnaturally. "The Lord is hungry?"
Okay, whatever Your Majesty says goes.
The man sitting next to Liu Lanyan did not react in the slightest to the arrival of the Demon God, and remained seated as usual.
Such a reaction is less about composure and more about indifference.
He was completely ignoring the existence of the demon god.
The demon god chuckled softly, gentle and refined, as elegant as a chrysanthemum. He didn't pay any attention to the man in blue's reaction. He looked down at the things on the table and sighed, "How could you eat this? There's nothing you like to eat here."
"Waiter." The demon god's voice was as usual, yet it was clear enough for the trembling waiter on the first floor to hear it clearly.
The waiter was so frightened he dared not move, unsure whether he should go upstairs now.
The waiter was afraid of making a mistake, but the soldiers beside him were not. They quickly pushed the waiter and said, "Why aren't you going upstairs?"
"Yes, yes," the waiter replied hastily, running and scrambling up to the second floor.
The demon god didn't even look at the waiter. He ordered several dishes, and the waiter quickly wrote them down and ran back down to tell the kitchen to prepare them as soon as possible.
Who would dare to neglect what the demon god desires?
“If Lan Yan eats something she doesn’t like, her stomach will feel uncomfortable,” the Demon God said with a smile, looking at the man in blue opposite him with a gentle smile on his face, as if they were chatting casually.
The true meaning behind those gentle words is quite obvious.
He doesn't even know what Liu Lanyan likes to eat, so what right does he have to sit here?
"Oh, really?" The man in blue didn't feel uncomfortable at all because of the demon god's words. He smiled and reached out to ruffle Liu Lanyan's long hair, saying indulgently, "If you don't like it, just tell me. Why are you afraid of bothering me?"
What seems like an extremely normal sentence is actually telling the demon god, "See? Liu Lanyan would rather not eat what she likes than trouble him."
It's easy to tell who Liu Lanyan truly cares about more with a simple comparison.
The demon god was furious, but his face remained impassive. He glanced at the man in blue's hairy paw, seemingly unintentionally.
It seems there's no need for this claw to remain on him for a while.
If you touch what you shouldn't, you'll pay the price.
"I'd rather go through some trouble than make Lanyan uncomfortable." As the Demon God was speaking, the waiter had already brought all the food up. As soon as he put the food down, the waiter ran off as if his life depended on it.
The atmosphere around that table was terrifying, like being caught in a storm vortex, the raging storm feeling like knives cutting into your body, making him not want to stay any longer.
"Come on, Lanyan, eat." The demon god solicitously presented everything to Liu Lanyan, his gentle smile and doting eyes so tender they could drown a person.
"Lanyan, are you still hungry?" The man in blue glanced at Liu Lanyan and asked with concern, "You've already eaten so much, so don't eat if you don't want to."
"Doesn't Lan Yan know whether she's hungry or not? Does she need someone else to tell her?" The Demon God took over the conversation, asking the man in blue with a smile.
Now that the demon god had spoken, the man in blue could no longer ignore him. The two men, who found each other agreeable, finally locked eyes.
Both of them had smiles on their faces.
One is as elegant as a chrysanthemum and as gentle as the spring breeze in March; the other is as aloof and proud as the snow on a high mountain. One hides his true face with a mask, while the other hides his true intentions with a smile.
This was a silent contest between men, neither willing to back down an inch.
Liu Lanyan sat in the middle of them, looking left and right. Just as she was about to speak, someone spoke first.
"Regardless, it's common knowledge in the demon realm that Miss Liu is the Lord's disciple. Bringing Miss Liu out like this will damage her reputation." Yu Jinshuo didn't see the scene he had envisioned, so he quickly reminded her from the side.
As soon as Yu Jinshuo finished speaking, Liu Lanyan immediately felt a terrifying chill.
Looking up, I saw the demon god and that person's eyes meet, and what a thunderous and lightning-like scene!
Liu Lanyan sighed inwardly, feeling helpless. Wasn't it a bit too boring to be so easily provoked by Yu Jinshuo?
"Yu Jinshuo..." The Demon God withdrew his gaze first, not because his imposing manner was inferior to that of the man in blue, but because he couldn't bear to hear Yu Jinshuo casually slander Liu Lanyan. "Does your mouth even deserve to talk about Lanyan?"
Yu Jinshuo stared at the Demon God, wondering why the Demon God was so angry.
It's understandable that he's angry; he had anticipated that the Demon God would get angry. The Demon God's anger was something he expected, especially since he had been fanning the flames the whole time.
However, he didn't expect the demon god's anger to be directed at him.
Just as Yu Jinshuo was about to speak up in his defense, the Demon God was not in the mood to give him time to explain.
"Yu Jinshuo, what was the meaning of that letter you sent to me?" the Demon God asked slowly and deliberately.
Yu Jinshuo never expected the Demon God to ask him such a question, and he was stunned, staring at the Demon God in confusion: "I...I..."
"What do you want by summoning me here so quickly?" The demon god asked Yu Jinshuo with a half-smile, and seeing the color drain from his face, he continued, "What is your purpose?"
"I...I..." Yu Jinshuo stammered repeatedly, saying "I" several times, but he couldn't think of what to say next.
"I wanted to inform the Lord that Miss Liu should not be deceived by others." Yu Jinshuo came up with a reason in a moment of quick thinking. The more he thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed. He continued, "This is a matter of Miss Liu's reputation and the Lord's dignity."
"Oh? So you're being kind?" The Demon God looked at Yu Jinshuo with a meaningful smile and continued to ask, "If that's the case, what's the purpose of such a grand spectacle?"
"You think too few people know, so you gathered them together so they can find out more easily." The demon god spoke calmly, but the meaning behind his words made Yu Jinshuo tremble, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
"Is that what Your Highness means?" The Demon God stared intently at Yu Jinshuo, asking with a smile, calm and composed, showing no sign of anger.
The oppressive atmosphere in the air was so suffocating that Yu Jinshuo was so frightened by it that he took two steps back.
It seems he has offended a demon god.
Liu Lanyan lowered her head, staring at the tea in front of her, watching the tea leaves swirl gently in the cup, and sighed silently in her heart.
She knew that there were people in the world who were not intellectually disabled.
Actually, it's not a problem if someone isn't smart.
As long as they live a good life, no one will look down on them.
But why are there always people who, despite being mentally challenged, insist on thinking they are very smart and do incredibly stupid things?
How did Yu Jinshuo and his ilk manage to survive?
Her long hair fell slightly, obscuring Liu Lanyan's expression. She sat there quietly, listening to the conversation between the Demon God and Yu Jinshuo.
"I, I absolutely did not mean that." Yu Jinshuo hurriedly waved his hand to deny the demon god's statement. "I was just sending a message to the Lord to warn him to be careful. I had absolutely no other intentions."
"Is that so?" The Demon God seemed to agree with Yu Jinshuo's words. "Then it seems that Your Highness has good intentions."
"Of course." Yu Jinshuo completely forgot his original purpose and hurriedly followed up on the Demon God's words.
He was truly afraid of the demon god's wrath, and the consequences would be something he couldn't bear.
"If that's the case, why does Your Highness need to make such a big fuss about it, conducting a search and letting everyone in the capital know that Your Highness is looking for someone? How do you explain this?" The Demon God's casual question made Yu Jinshuo break out in a cold sweat.
Cold sweat gradually gathered and quickly streamed down, soaking his black hair.
"I just wanted them to find the person quickly. I found them together last night..." Yu Jinshuo hurriedly explained, afraid that if he spoke too slowly, the Demon God would misunderstand. If the Demon God misunderstood, who knows what he would do?
"You discovered it last night?" the Demon God laughed, suddenly realizing. "You only sent someone to deliver a message to me this morning?"
Yu Jinshuo was speechless after being choked by those words. He could only gurgle in his throat and couldn't utter a single word.
The Demon Lord watched from behind and sighed. He truly couldn't understand how Yu Jinshuo could do something so foolish.
"Your Majesty, let's discuss this further when we return," the Demon Lord advised, taking two steps forward.
This is, after all, a public place, and it wouldn't look good if things got out of hand, especially since the man next to Liu Lanyan was clearly no ordinary person.
He dares to fight even a prince from the demon realm, and shows no fear whatsoever when facing a demon god. This man is no ordinary person.