Li Xie laid the dishes out one by one on the stone table. The food was a feast for the eyes, the nose, and the palate, its rich aroma filling the cave.
The snacks in Yuan Shu’s hand suddenly lost their appeal.
She accepted the chopsticks Li Xie handed her and sat down beside the stone table. After picking up a piece of beef brisket and tasting it, her eyes lit up.
“It really is delicious!”
“I’m glad you like it.”
As he spoke, Li Xie took the fish for himself and began carefully removing the bones for Yuan Shu.
Beneath the dim light of the cave, Li Xie’s profile was serious, his gaze focused. A faint purple gleam reflected in his crimson eyes.
Every time he finished deboning a piece of fish, he lifted it to Yuan Shu’s lips and fed it to her himself.
Tonight, Li Xie had clearly put some thought into his appearance. He wore a jet-black robe of an excellent cut that fit him closely.
It outlined his lean, powerful waist perfectly while displaying his strong, muscular arms.
With every movement, the muscles in his arms shifted subtly beneath the thin fabric. Even through the cloth, their elegant contours were clearly visible.
To top it off, at some point he had tugged his collar slightly open, revealing the firm, square lines of his chest.
By the time Yuan Shu had eaten her fill, her attention had gradually shifted from the food to Li Xie himself.
“You seem to have lost a little weight.”
Yuan Shu suddenly spoke. As she did, she reached out and took hold of Li Xie’s arm, slowly kneading upward along the lines of muscle.
Li Xie was tall and powerfully built. He had been able to disguise himself as her Second Senior Brother, Zhai Shuo, perfectly.
Yuan Shu’s small hand resting on his arm was like a kitten’s paw.
Yet the moment that “kitten’s paw” touched him, Li Xie became completely unable to move.
His body went rigid. His gaze fell on Yuan Shu’s beautiful, alluring face, and he remained perfectly still, allowing her to knead his arm as she pleased.
Deep in his eyes, however, a dark fire began to smolder.
During this period, the Demon King had personally come to the area around Fallen Immortal Sect, and Li Xie could be summoned at any time.
That was why he had not dared go looking for Yuan Shu.
By now, it had been a very long time since they had last seen each other.
“It does feel like you’ve gotten thinner, but you seem sturdier too.”
Yuan Shu did not miss the desire in his eyes. With the corner of her lips curving upward, the hand that had reached his shoulder patted his chest.
She was just about to pull away when Li Xie suddenly seized her hand.
His handsome, resolute features flushed faintly. In the dim light, he looked especially alluring.
“Shushu, I haven’t gotten thinner anywhere else. Would you… like to see?”
His pleasant voice had turned slightly husky and suggestive, making it particularly seductive.
Holding Yuan Shu’s hand, Li Xie brought it to his lips and kissed it lightly. Then, still gripping it, he guided it toward his waist.
His other large hand reached forward and wrapped around Yuan Shu, pulling her directly into his arms.
Yuan Shu was enveloped by his tall figure. She could vaguely feel the change at his waist.
A fluffy silver-and-violet tail curled around Yuan Shu’s arm and deliberately slipped into her palm.
The soft sensation and its unique way of seeking her favor immediately softened Yuan Shu’s heart.
The instant her fingertips moved, Li Xie’s handsome face changed slightly, and even his voice took on a strange note.
“Shu—Shushu…”
“You got it wrong again.”
The corners of Yuan Shu’s lips lifted faintly. With her other hand, she slowly traced upward along his brows and eyes, then touched the corner of his forehead.
A flush spread across Li Xie’s face. Still, at Yuan Shu’s prompting, a pair of white-furred beast ears with violet tips emerged from his head.
He parted his lips and, in an extremely humiliating voice, called out, “Master…”
Only then was Yuan Shu satisfied. She raised her hand, pinched one of his ears, and gently rubbed it.
Watching the flush on Li Xie’s face deepen, Yuan Shu curved her lips and leaned toward his neck, taking a soft sniff.
“You smell so good. Did you just bathe? Li Xie, weren’t you here to bring me food? You bathed, and you even took on your beast form. What are you planning to do?”
Yuan Shu lightly laughed, drawing out her words in a teasing tone. The tip of her nose followed the line of his neck, slowly rubbing its way toward his jaw.
He was very tall, so Yuan Shu had ended up kneeling on his thighs to do this.
Li Xie’s Adam’s apple bobbed. The moment Yuan Shu moved closer, his arms had already tightened around her, and he tilted his neck back to give her better access.
“Master, I… I’m having a hard time.”
Yuan Shu’s natural fragrance held an irresistible allure for a bound succubus.
Li Xie’s entire body tensed, even his breathing changing drastically.
“How hard is it? Or should I say, what is it that you… want to do?”
Her soft, delicate voice seemed to carry a hook. It drifted into Li Xie’s ears, making the blood in his body burn even hotter.
Li Xie’s eyes trembled as he lowered them. His eyes, originally crimson, had now turned completely violet.
They were like brilliant shards of rose-colored glass pieced together, each fragment filled with tiny specks of starlight—mesmerizing beyond words.
At that moment, they gazed at her pitifully.
Yuan Shu had originally intended to tease him a little longer, but seeing how much he was suffering, his handsome face twisted with pain, and her heart softened.
She slipped her arms around his neck and kissed him.
Li Xie had been longing for her. In truth, she had been longing for him too.
Their scorching kiss reached its climax in the dim cave.
There was no need to deliberately stoke the flames. The fragrance unique to the master of a succubus was enough to stir Li Xie’s desire.
Before long, unusual sounds began to echo through the cavern.
Black One, standing outside, had only just begun to make out what was happening when a barrier descended, cutting off every sound.
Black One’s body shuddered, and his Adam’s apple bobbed as well.
No wonder the members of the clan who had followed the Eldest Prince to Fallen Immortal Sect last time had all said that the Eldest Prince was different now.
So this was the difference?
The Eldest Prince had actually fallen for a female cultivator?
…
The demon army remained where it was, waiting for news from ahead. Clearly, they had treated the Earth Fiend Demon Fiend Clan, which had gone on ahead, as their vanguard and scouts.
The others could only spread out toward the surrounding areas, searching for some of the palaces on the outskirts and gathering whatever treasures they could find inside to take with them.
After Li Xie had seized the fifth high-quality palace, Liye finally realized that something was wrong.
Why was it that every palace Li Xie chose contained an absurd number of magical treasures?
Meanwhile, whether he chose first or later, the palaces Liye selected always contained pitifully few treasures.
By now, every demon soldier under Li Xie had been outfitted from head to toe with new equipment.
On Liye’s side, there were only a few scattered treasures, none of them particularly impressive.
“Third Prince, have you noticed that the Eldest Prince is always very close to that female demon cultivator?”
One of Liye’s subordinates quietly gestured toward Li Xie’s group.
Liye followed his gaze and looked at Yuan Shu, who stood with her arms folded across her chest, her expression calm and composed.
Although Li Xie had kept it well hidden, Liye was not blind. Of course he had noticed.
Whenever they chose a palace, Li Xie would glance toward that woman, as if confirming something.
Only then would he enter the palace.
And once inside, he would come out with a haul so large it was practically overflowing.
“What have you found?”
“Reporting to you, Third Prince, they’ve concealed themselves very well. Your subordinate has been unable to determine that woman’s identity.”
“But… after keeping watch for the past two days, your subordinate has confirmed one thing. That female cultivator is the Eldest Prince’s woman!”
“Hmm?” Liye raised an eyebrow, looking somewhat surprised. “What did you say?”
Among the demon race, saying that someone was another person’s woman was a term used only after they had consummated their relationship.
If his subordinate had put it that way, then could it be…
His speculation was soon confirmed.
“Third Prince, your subordinate personally saw the Eldest Prince meeting that female cultivator in a cave within the underground palace. Afterward, they entered the cave together and did not come out for the entire night!”
