Half a month later, outside Fragrance City.
This place's prosperity was no less than any of the great cities in the outside world. It was also the place where the Beguiling Demon Queen lived.
The Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land covered a vast area but was roughly divided into six territories, each one belonging to one of the six Demon Kings.
With Fragrance City as a center point, all the land within a radius of several thousand kilometers belonged to Shan Qing Luo.
For the past two weeks, Shan Qing Luo, Yang Kai had passed through the territories of the other Great Evil Kings.
From the rumors he had heard, the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land was filled with evil cultivators, where demons rampaged about, and every person they encountered was some kind of heinous criminal.
But after accompanying Shan Qing Luo, they found that the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land was far different compared to the rumors about it! At the very least, the site which she occupied wasn't that kind of infernal hell.
It was undeniable that there were indeed many evil cultivators in the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land, but many of the people here were actually just ordinary people.
It could be said that the majority of the Ash-Gray Cloud Evil Land cultivators simply had their own bitter pasts but were not necessarily evil.
"This world only recognizes their so called righteousness, shunning any kind of darkness within their hearts, labeling such practices and feelings as evil… It's all just sophistry!" Shan Qing Luo said certain helplessness apparent in her tone.
Although she was one of the six Great Evil Kings and governed a vast land that stretched across thousands of kilometres, she still couldn't do anything about this world's deep-rooted prejudices.
What is a man, what is a devil? Men and Devils are all one in the same!
Everyone had demons within their hearts.
As they continued forward, Yang Kai quickly noticed how vibrant the city was, Fragrance City was just another town in the outside world.
Everything here was no different from the grand cities in the outside world. The streets were filled with ordinary shopkeepers and people pawning their goods. Cultivators swam through the crowds like carp, most of whom didn't engage in any wanton bullying in their interactions with these ordinary people. Occasionally there was a cultivator exuding a thick Demonic Qi, but even they were for the most part following the rules of Fragrance City and didn't make the slightest bit of trouble.
Allowing this great city to be so peaceful, Shan Qing Luo's means were clearly not simple.
Within a short while, the two of them arrived at Shan Qing Luo's palace.
This grand palace exuded magnificence, covered a vast region, and was filled with jade statues, dragon carvings and phoenix images, which gave it an elegant yet domineering air.
Once inside, Yang Kai unexpectedly discovered that this huge palace was exceptionally peaceful. It seemed like not many people lived here.
Glancing around, he saw numerous wide corridors, and the sounds of small streams flowing nearby reached his ear. It was quite a picturesque feeling.
"Within my palace, in addition to a few maidservants, there are no other people, it has always been deserted like this so there's no need for you to be overly cautious!" Shan Qing Luo softly explained. Having made it back to her palace she also completely relaxed and casually removed her veil before slowly stretching, putting her wondrous curves on full display.
"Who goes there!" A melodious voice soon called out as a purple dressed figure quickly approached.
"It's me!" Shan Qing Luo replied leisurely.
After the figure paused for a moment, it suddenly flew forward even faster. In the blink of an eye, a sweet, petite girl appeared in front of them.
Because she was so happy, her eyes actually began overflowing with tears, which rapidly became a veritable flood, as her proud snow white rabbits heaved up and down as she cried.
With only a faint glance, Yang Kai found that this girl was also an exceptional beauty.
She had long freely flowing hair, elegant thin eyebrows, and a pair of bright enchanting eyes. Her nose was perfectly proportioned, and her face was slightly flushed. Every time she breathed, her petal like lips fluttered softly, like flowers adorning her glamorous face. Her creamy snow white skin seemed to glisten under the light. All of this coupled with her graceful posture and exceptional figure, she was extremely enchanting.
Seeing her, Yang Kai couldn't help nodding in approval, only such a beauty was worth of being the Beguiling Demon Queen's maid.
Lightly sweeping her with his Divine Sense, he was not too surprised to find that this girl was actually a True Element Boundary Seventh Stage cultivator.
Being probed by a thread of Divine Sense, the girl's expression suddenly became serious, and her eyes darted about before quickly glaring coldly towards Yang Kai.
Yang Kai chuckled lightly and carelessly ignored her gaze.
Her brow slightly wrinkled. This young girl obviously didn't understand why Shan Qing Luo had brought him here, but instead of probing further she instead quickly ignored Yang Kai and eagerly asked, "Mistress, I heard that the Beast King and his people ambushed you! You're not hurt are you?"
"I'm perfectly fine," Shan Qing Luo shook her head lightly, "Nothing to worry about."
"Thank goodness! That Beast King is really despicable! The Elders almost ran out to fight with him over this matter."
"Leave such things for tomorrow, I'm feeling a bit weary right now." Shan Qing Luo interrupted her. "Tell the Elders they have full discretion on these matters."
"Yes Mistress." The girl nodded seriously before once again suspiciously looking at the newcomers.
"What about him?" Bi Luo pointed towards Yang Kai and asked, confusion and doubt filling her thoughts. After all, she had never seen her mistress bring a young man into the palace before. Even when one of the other Demon Kings came to visit, she would arrange a separate location for them. This quiet place had never had a man set foot in it before.
"About him…" Shan Qing Luo smiled meaningfully and also sent a stream of light into Yang Kai body.
Yang Kai's complexion subtly tightened but relaxed after finding that a mark had been left on his body.
"Bring him to the Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion to rest!" Shan Qing Luo smiled sweetly as she looked towards Yang Kai.
"The Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion…" Bi Luo exclaimed. Her bright eyes filled with a look of surprise.
That place was located in the deepest part of the palace and was no doubt the best pavilion in the palace grounds. It was also where her mistress had stayed when she was growing up.
The mattress, curtains, and pillows were all things her mistress had used before, and many of which still carried her lingering scent.
Most importantly, it was filled with Shan Qing Luo's childhood memories.
How could such an intimate and private place suddenly be given to a man to live in?
Bi Luo also had ideas towards Tranquil Phoenix Pavillion once and persistently begged Shan Qing Luo for several months to let her stay there, but ultimately did not receive approval.
Yet now, an unknown man was actually going to live in Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion, and Bi Luo couldn't help but feel shocked.
'What's the story behind this little brat? How can the Mistress value him so highly?!'
Surprised, she constantly glared towards Yang Kai, and a thick look of jealousy and reluctance filled her beautiful eyes.
"Running around all the way here, you must be tired. Have a good rest today and let me finish my work. Once I'm done, I'll come talk with you." Shan Qing Luo said sweetly.
Yang Kai's face remained indifferent, and he blankly stared at her, not saying anything.
Just as Bi Luo was about to clap her hands again and summon a few maids to escort him, Shan Qing Luo said, "You take him to Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion personally."
Bi Luo trembled, unable to hide her surprise, but still hurriedly nodded, "Yes!"
Shan Qing Luo leaned over and quietly whispered to Yang Kai, "Little bastard husband, don't bully her too much, she and I grew up together, she is my precious little sister."
"Got it," Yang Kai laughed aloud. Not minding about her.
Bi Luo then led Yang Kai off through the palace.
Following behind this enchanting girl, Yang Kai casually observed her whole up and down couldn't help nod to her yet to develop figure.
After a short while, the pair arrived at Tranquil Phoenix Pavilion.
It was an extremely elegant loft, a total of three stories high, neither big nor small. Overall it was quite tasteful with plenty of neatly arranged planters decorating it. Each of them was filled with blooming fragrant flowers.
"Hey…" Bi Luo shouted towards Yang Kai and quickly stepped towards him to block his path forward, "Careful where you step, don't trample over these flowers, all of them were carefully grown by Mistress herself."
"Ah…" Yang Kai nodded indifferently, not caring about the resentful tone in her voice, knowing that this little girl had already formed a very poor image of him in her heart.
Bi Luo cursed in her heart. This little brat didn't appear the least bit formidable, and neither his dress nor his temperament was in any way noble. Why did her mistress value him so highly?
If not for Shan Qing Luo specifically ordering her to treat Yang Kai with respect, Bi Luo would have already tried to teach him a harsh lesson.
Entering the building, the pair walked up to the second floor. When Bi Luo opened the door a sudden look of joy appeared on her face as she hurriedly rushed inside, completely ignoring Yang Kai. The first thing she did was head straight for the large soft bed in the middle of the room and quickly jumped onto it while wrapping her arms around a giant pillow nearly as tall as she was. Holding it close to her, she gently sniffed the lingering scent it was stained with.
As she inhaled this fragrance her entire face couldn't help but fill with an extremely happy expression.
'This was Mistress's pillow, the pillow Mistress once slept on, it still has Mistress's scent on it…'
Bi Luo felt like her soul was fluttering, and her face gradually turned red.
Yang Kai on the other hand couldn't help but remember a the certain word {Yandere} which perfectly suit her. It was obvious that that this little girl held Shan Qing Luo as an object of absolute worship in her heart, or else she wouldn't be putting on such a vigorous performance.
However, while this little girl laid there, her prominent well rounded bottom was fully displayed.
Looking carefully at this, Yang Kai eventually nodded, "Not bad!"
"Haha… good, good!" Bi Luo ground her teeth and angrily said.
Scratching his nose lightly, he embarrassedly replied, "Beauty, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me?"
"Hmph, who do you think you are!?" Bi Luo stood up angrily, still holding the giant pillow in her arms as she angrily stomped towards the door.
"Do you plan to take that pillow away with you?" Yang Kai asked stiffly.
"This is something Mistress once used." Bi Luo shot back sharply, before suddenly halting, turning back and walking over to the bed once more. She quickly picked up all of the remaining bedding as well, "These were also used by Mistress."
Glaring sharply towards Yang Kai like a little tyrant, Bi Luo wrapped everything up in her arms before arrogantly storming out.
Yang Kai couldn't help but feel surprised. He knew that this girl's worship towards Shan Qing Luo could now only be described as obsession. A very typical yandere.