The Arrogant Immortal
Chapter 263 - 262: Bouncing on the Demon Emperor’s Head

Chapter 263: Chapter 262: Bouncing on the Demon Emperor’s Head

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan fell silent as if cold cicadas.

Despite there being no change in Broken Sword, it still radiated a lackluster, wilted aura.

Demon Emperor scanned the crowd and then left with Xie Jiuniang.

Ziyang and Guangcheng felt powerless to stop him.

They were abruptly blocked by several powerful members of the Demon Tribe.

In the Demon Tribe’s territory, it was easy for the Demon Emperor to call upon some strong warriors.

A woman giggled, "Ziyang, Guangcheng, my lord said he is fated with the young lady, so it must be so. Don’t ruin my lord’s good fortune."

"In the Central Region, no one dares harm a person under my lord’s protection. You two can rest assured," another Demon Tribe powerhouse interjected, "If my lord wished harm upon the young lady, you wouldn’t be able to stop him even if you tried."

Ziyang and Guangcheng exchanged a glance.

This was as far as things could go.

The child of the Chaoyan family could only hope for the best.

...

Xie Jiuniang was taken back to the Demon Emperor’s palace by the Demon Emperor.

There were many beautiful maids in the palace, who moved with grace. Xie Jiuniang was invited to sit at the top seat, and before long, a great table of delicacies and drinks was laid before her.

As the so-called most honored guest, Xie Jiuniang went from being initially on guard to openly eating in no time at all.

The reason was that she realized...

With her meager abilities, being wary of others wanting to harm her was... truly self-delusional!

Would vigilance be of any use if they intended to harm her?

No use at all!

And so, she behaved nonchalantly.

Demon Emperor lounged in his throne above, idly hooking a wine pot with his index finger, taking an occasional sip when the mood struck him.

In the grand hall, there was one host and one guest.

The rest were silent maidservants, attending them in quiet. Aside from the sound of Xie Jiuniang eating, their quietness occasionally drew the Demon Emperor’s curious gaze, as if observing something interesting.

Xie Jiuniang had to admit, even if she didn’t want to.

In the eyes of the Demon Emperor, she was just an object.

He had offered his assistance to Xie Jiuniang because in the past she had done him a favor. Even if her actions back then were unintentional, they had indeed helped him. He had intended to repay that debt.

But now...

Xie Jiuniang had eaten her fill.

She let out a small burp on the spot.

Demon Emperor asked, "Are you full?"

"Sir, I am full," Xie Jiuniang said neatly, sitting upright with an obedient smile on her face.

The wine pot in Demon Emperor’s fingers gently swayed, "Then tell me, how did you manage to jump around on top of my head?"

Xie Jiuniang’s smile froze momentarily.

Soon after, she asked in confusion, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about."

"If you don’t know, then let your Contracted Spirit explain," the Demon Emperor said, his icy gaze settling on the Divine Pattern on the back of her hand, a fleeting, obscure light flashing in his eyes.

Xie Jiuniang straightened her back, sitting up tall, "Well, all right then, I would also like to know what that means."

However, Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan played dead.

It trembled in the space, utterly cowardly, not wanting to come out.

Xie Jiuniang knew that the Demon Emperor had noticed her Divine Rune Contract, the first person so far to pay attention to the Divine Pattern on the back of her hand, despite her usual efforts to cover it with Magic Artifacts.

If a powerful being paid a bit of attention, they could still take notice.

She tapped the Divine Rune Contract with her finger, "Little Jianjian, the Demon Emperor is asking you to come out, so hurry up and stop playing dead with me, you can’t pull it off."

"It’s you who caused this trouble, dog owner!"

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan cried pitifully.

It envied the Scheming Beast Water Kirin, which didn’t have to die because of its master. Now, it didn’t dare to mention to its master what it had done; as soon as it did, the master knew everything.

Xie Jiuniang knows no fear because of ignorance.

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan felt heartbreak.

Constantly worried that the foolish master might be wiped out by a flick of the Demon Emperor’s hand!

The Demon Emperor’s interest intensified, "The Contracted Spirit dares not show itself?"

"Senior, it’s afraid," said Xie Jiuniang, who had a very good quality, straightforwardness.

"Afraid of what?"

"Afraid of you, I think, If you promise that no matter what it does, you’ll spare it, it will probably come out. It’s not an issue with me as its master. We have a contract, but, ..."

Then, Xie Jiuniang showed a face full of helplessness.

The words that weren’t spoken seemed as if everything had been said.

The Demon Emperor said with a smile that was not quite a smile, "What use is a Contracted Spirit that cannot be controlled?"

Xie Jiuniang’s heart skipped a beat.

The Demon Emperor’s killer intent seemed about to flood out.

Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan became even more cowardly.

To anyone else it would be disdainful, but this Demon Emperor truly had a way to instill fear, as if, should the Demon Emperor wish it, crushing it would be a breeze. It tried desperately to play dead, striving to reduce its presence.

Xie Jiuniang, as the contract bearer, clearly sensed Jian Lingyan’s fear and hurriedly tried to patch things up, "I’ve never treated the Contracted Spirit as an outsider."

"Not an outsider?" the Demon Emperor expressed surprise.

"Mhm, I consider it family, no, even closer than family. It’s my lifelong companion," Xie Jiuniang said with conviction, her tone sincere.

Whether the Demon Emperor believed it or not was unknown.

However, it moved Sword Spirit Jian Lingyan immensely, "You are too good to me, my dog of a master. I’ve decided I will never call you Little Koumen again. For this, I will surely go through fire and water for you, and I won’t hesitate to die a thousand deaths. I firmly won’t reveal the fact that you hopped around on the Demon Emperor’s body, trying to pry off its dragon scales!"

Xie Jiuniang, "..."

Maybe it’s time to get rid of this thing?

Compared to Xie Jiuniang’s darkened face.

The beast atop the throne suddenly sat upright, staring intently at her, making the fine hairs on her body stand on end.

In this moment, Xie Jiuniang finally understood what Jian Lingyan was worried about.

No, now it was her turn to be worried!

This dog of a thing that betrays its own master!

It really couldn’t be kept!

No more keeping!

"Little Jianjian, clarify for me, what about the Demon Emperor’s body?" Xie Jiuniang didn’t hide it this time, directly asking for the reason, all the while putting on an innocent face as if she knew nothing.

Ignorance is innocence, understand?

Jian Lingyan actually thought she really didn’t know and reminded her, "Master, it’s the complete dragon corpse from the Longyuan Abyss, have you forgotten? The true body of the Demon Emperor looks identical to that dragon corpse."

After a pause, Jian Lingyan added, "No wonder I was wondering earlier how the dragon corpse hadn’t decayed over so many years. Seeing the Demon Emperor, I understood. It turns out the master isn’t dead yet, just don’t know why the Dragon Soul left the body."

The more it spoke, the more amazed it sounded.

Was it letting itself go, giving up on everything?

At this moment, Xie Jiuniang only wished to shut the damn thing up.

Didn’t she see the Demon Emperor intently watching her from his throne without as much as blinking?

Xie Jiuniang cleared her throat and said, "Senior Demon Emperor, there have been some misunderstandings that need clarification."

"I have not sensed my true body."

The Demon Emperor, an existence so cold-blooded, had saved Xie Jiuniang not just because of obligation, but because from the first glance, he found she had a special allure to him.

It made him instinctively want to get closer.

If his true body were with her, that would explain it.

However, even so close in proximity, he still couldn’t sense a connection with his true body, why?

The Demon Emperor stood up.

Barefoot, he stepped down from the throne.

He walked step by step towards Xie Jiuniang below...