Chapter 16

Yu Wu waited outside the hall for her mother. After a short while, before her mother came out, Li You walked out from inside.

Yu Wu had originally thought only the Human Emperor and her mother were inside the hall, not knowing Li You had already gone in.

“Why did you come along?”

Seeing Yu Wu instead of Yu Tong outside the door, Li You asked with confusion.

Yu Wu shook her head. Her mother had just said to accompany her, so Yu Wu followed. After all, it was her mother’s wish.

Li You reacted quickly, letting out a light snort.

If her mother couldn’t come in person, bringing Yu Tong might result in the Human Emperor directly blaming her, and Yu Tong would be punished. At that time, her mother wouldn’t be able to protect Yu Tong completely.

Yu Wu was the eldest daughter, and now she was engaged to him. The Human Emperor dared to fall out with the Qingluan Sect, but still had to give some face to the Demon Realm.

Although Yu Wu seemed to be loved by her family in the Qingluan Sect, now it appeared that all five fingers are not the same length; even for daughters of the same family, they were still treated differently.

Li You looked at the confused Yu Wu and said:

“Yu Tong will be fine. As for the rest, let them worry about it. Before our wedding, the Qingluan Sect will probably arrange Yu Tong’s marriage first. You can’t help much, so come back to the Demon Realm with me first.”

If it weren’t for this sudden incident, Li You wouldn’t have brought Yu Wu back to the Demon Realm at this time.

The Demon Realm was about to change its ruler, and internal turmoil was also severe. Even if Li You secured his position as the Demon Lord, he still had to be cautious of others’ schemes.

But at least Li You could control the Demon Realm well now. Compared to there, Li You felt Yu Wu was less safe staying at Changyang Mountain.

Above, there was the Celestial Emperor with ill intentions, below was the displeased Human Emperor. With her mother protecting Yu Tong like this, Li You was afraid Yu Wu would be at a disadvantage.

Last time, regarding the marriage alliance between the Celestial Realm and the Demon Realm, it was originally set to be Yu Tong. Later, Li You heard Yu Wu say that it was her mother who suggested letting her replace Yu Tong, and Yu Wu had agreed.

Although if Li You hadn’t asked for her, the person going to the Demon Realm would still have been Yu Wu, Li You was quite happy about it.

But Yu Wu didn’t know how to protect herself. Now, staying in the Qingluan Sect was not as good as going to the Demon Realm.

“What do you mean by going back to the Demon Realm with you now? I can’t help with my own marriage, but I should at least contribute to Yu Tong’s wedding. Besides, if I go back to the Demon Realm with you, in what capacity would I be going?”

Yu Wu knew Li You wanted her to stay away from those unnecessary things, but Yu Tong was the female protagonist of this book. She was about to have a grand wedding with the male lead, and Yu Wu had to contribute.

The good-person image she had worked so hard to build absolutely couldn’t collapse.

As they were talking, her mother also walked out from the hall. Perhaps having heard Yu Wu’s words just now, her mother spoke:

“I agreed to let you go with the Demon Lord. I have already discussed with the Emperor, Yu Tong and Prince Ning An’s wedding will be arranged immediately. At that time, many people from immortal sects and the Celestial Realm will come to our sect. Ah Wu, it’s better for you to see fewer of those people.”

Yu Wu looked at her mother. She had always known that her marriage alliance with the Demon Realm seemed like a glorious thing, but the people from immortal sects and the Celestial Realm might not speak well of her behind her back.

So, if she didn’t see them, she wouldn’t see them.

Following Li You all the way to the entrance of the Demon Realm, Yu Wu didn’t say another word.

She was also a person, and being pulled and pushed around by others like this was indeed unpleasant.

“If you really don’t like the Demon Realm, then don’t go.”

Li You noticed Yu Wu’s unusual behavior and stopped.

He had thought that Yu Wu really didn’t want to go to the Demon Realm. Now that they hadn’t entered yet, if Yu Wu truly didn’t want to go, Li You would still send her back to the Qingluan Sect.

Yu Wu looked up at Li You and shook her head slightly. It wasn’t that she disliked the Demon Realm; for her, living anywhere was the same.

As a minor character, as long as she could stay alive, that was enough. She had never thought about stealing the female lead’s spotlight in this book. But living like this always felt a bit stifling.

“Li You, since you’re the Demon Lord, do you know if there’s a way for someone with an incomplete spiritual root to cultivate successfully?”

Yu Wu had actually asked her mother about this before, but her mother couldn’t answer.

As the Demon Lord, Li You’s knowledge must be more extensive than her mother’s, so perhaps he would know.

Hearing this, Li You’s face suddenly turned red, though it wasn’t something that couldn’t be spoken of.

“There is a way, but…”

Li You couldn’t say it out loud. After all, wanting to cultivate with an incomplete spiritual root, there was only one method left: dual cultivation.

But dual cultivation wasn’t possible with just anyone. The partner must have a cultivation level much higher than the person with the incomplete spiritual root, otherwise it would be useless.

Yu Wu, hearing that there was a possibility, immediately became excited. She didn’t notice Li You’s slightly reddened face and said:

“But what? If it’s not too troublesome, can you teach me?”

Yu Wu’s words hit Li You’s embarrassment point directly, making his face even redder, like a fully cooked shrimp.

Yu Wu finally noticed Li You’s unusual state and unconsciously reached out to touch his forehead.

Li You’s forehead felt cool, the sensation somewhat familiar, but Yu Wu’s attention wasn’t on this.

Li You suddenly stepped back, looking at Yu Wu with some panic.

Not daring to meet her eyes, Li You lowered his gaze, forcing himself to calm down quickly.

Taking a few deep breaths, Li You felt his face wasn’t so hot anymore, and then raised his head:

“This isn’t something to discuss here. Let’s enter the Demon Realm first.”

Seeing Li You’s strange behavior, Yu Wu thought it wasn’t urgent anyway, so she nodded and entered the Demon Realm with Li You.

Yu Wu had imagined the Demon Realm to be a dark, hellish place filled with foul odors.

But after entering, Yu Wu discovered that her imagination was completely wrong.

This Demon Realm wasn’t much different from the human world, just with fewer flowers and plants, and the sunlight wasn’t as strong as in the human world.

The streets in the Demon Realm were spacious, with occasional shops selling things. The people on the streets were different from those in the human world. Yu Wu noticed that although the people in the Demon Realm also had human bodies, some had mushrooms growing on their heads, while others had animal ears.

It looked quite cute, actually.

Seeing a smile appearing on Yu Wu’s face, Li You’s anxious heart finally relaxed.

He had been worried that Yu Wu would despise the Demon Realm from the bottom of her heart, but now it seemed she didn’t dislike it.

“Heavens, they even sell rouge and powder in the Demon Realm?”

Passing by a cosmetics shop, Yu Wu exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing her inexperienced reaction, Li You didn’t mind.

“Many male demons in the Demon Realm love beauty. This cosmetics shop has a very good reputation here.”

“Wait for me a moment, I want to take a look inside.”

Yu Wu ran into the cosmetics shop. There were many items inside, all very novel.

The shopkeeper was a woman with red fox ears on her head. Seeing Yu Wu come in, she hurried over to greet her.

Looking Yu Wu up and down, the shopkeeper was a bit surprised, as she could tell Yu Wu wasn’t from the Demon Realm.

“Miss, our shop has the most complete collection of cosmetics in the Demon Realm. Are you buying some for your sweetheart?”

The shopkeeper was so enthusiastic towards Yu Wu because when Yu Wu and Li You were standing outside earlier, the shopkeeper had recognized Li You at a glance.

Unlike the immortal sects and Celestial Realm, where many people had never seen the true face of the Celestial Emperor.

The Demon Realm didn’t have as many rules, so most people in the Demon Realm knew Li You.

If it weren’t for Li You, she wouldn’t have actively come to serve someone who wasn’t from the Demon Realm.

“Do you have colorless lip balm?”

Yu Wu had always wanted to give Li You something, but there really wasn’t anything suitable in the Qingluan Sect.

Suddenly seeing the cosmetics shop just now, a flash of inspiration struck Yu Wu’s mind.

Li You’s lips were always reddish, and one morning they even had a small crack.

Yu Wu had experienced the power of such small cracks before. Although it wasn’t a big injury, it hurt terribly when eating.

“Yes, yes, yes, over here.”

The shopkeeper led Yu Wu to one side, pointing at a row of four boxes and said:

“These are all colorless.”

Yu Wu picked them up and brought them to her nose to smell. Osmanthus, jasmine, and apricot blossom were very normal lip balm scents.

Looking back at Li You outside the door, Yu Wu chose the jasmine-scented one.

Osmanthus was too sweet, and apricot blossom wasn’t distinctive enough. Only the jasmine scent seemed to match Li You.

“Boss, how much is this?”

The shopkeeper was stunned and also turned to look at Li You. Li You’s gaze was icy cold, scaring the shopkeeper so much that she swallowed.

“If the miss likes it, consider it our welcoming gift. You can just take it.”

“How can that be! I thought since this is the Demon Realm, ordinary gold and silver probably wouldn’t work here. Lan Ruo and Yu Tong recently gave me quite a few spirit stones. Those spirit stones can increase cultivation, so I thought they might be useful in the Demon Realm.”

Taking out a few spirit stones from the pouch at her waist, Yu Wu said:

“You can accept spirit stones, right? Are these enough?”

When the shopkeeper saw the spirit stones in Yu Wu’s hand, her eyes immediately lit up.

The spirit stones Lan Ruo and Yu Tong gave to Yu Wu were of extremely good quality. Such things were common in immortal sects and the Celestial Realm, but they were rare in the Demon Realm.

Although the shopkeeper was also a greedy person, with Li You watching outside, she didn’t dare to take too much.

Picking the smallest one from among them, the shopkeeper smiled as if she had gotten a great bargain:

“Spirit stones are precious. The miss is kind. This one piece is enough.”

Yu Wu raised an eyebrow, seeing that this shopkeeper wasn’t a good person either. Although she didn’t want to take advantage of her, she also didn’t want to lose out.

Since she said one piece was enough, Yu Wu immediately put all the others away.

Saying thanks, she took the lip balm and ran out.

Standing in front of Li You, Yu Wu opened the lip balm box, dipped her index finger in it, and reached out to apply it to Li You’s lips, gently rubbing it in.