Golden Spirit Cloud blurted out, and Jiang Xuan immediately grabbed her little face.
“Really? Little Lingyun finally remembers I’m your master now? Just a while ago, weren’t you still thinking I was an impostor?”
“Misunderstanding… there’s been a huge misunderstanding all along… Just now, entering your master’s mind, I realized the truth…”
Golden Spirit Cloud had long been wary of that figure in Jiang Xuan’s mind. She knew as long as she avoided the said figure, she could keep him in line. However, amidst the pleasant “Master” he kept calling her, she gradually lost her mind.
She even fantasized about branding Jiang Xuan with a servant mark to show her this ‘master’ trusted her, but by the time she came to her senses, it was too late.
Feeling the servant mark again in her spiritual soul, she obediently gave up.
Now at odds with this ancient demon god, she couldn’t remove the mark for the time being. But her life was still in Jiang Xuan’s hands.
At this moment, Golden Spirit Cloud silently berated herself,
“Darn it, using beauty to fool me. Sniff, when I think of that cold celestial back then, who called me ‘Master,’ and was obediently seeking my favor… I… I got fooled by beauty!”
Back in the moment, Golden Spirit Cloud clung to Jiang Xuan with a docile expression.
“Master, I realize I was wrong. I won’t mind your… umm, demon clan looks…”
Jiang Xuan: “…”
“Little Lingyun, you’re not bothered now? Before that, you pretended to mind and secretly indulged in your desires.”
“What, do you need me to serve you even more as your master?”
Golden Spirit Cloud: “No way! Of course, I should be serving you, Master…”
“Shake yourself awake! And go heal Xiao Xin first; her aura’s very weak. We’ll talk later!”
…
Soon, Lan Xin was brought by Golden Spirit Cloud into a small wooden house and placed on another wooden bunk.
“Master, don’t worry… Little Qilin’s wounds have recovered nearly completely; I believe she’ll wake up soon,” Golden Spirit Cloud said.
Jiang Xuan gave her a suspicious look.
“Speaking of which, wasn’t Little Xin’s wound your doing…?”
“Aah… Master, you misunderstood; it wasn’t me, it was the ancient demon god…”
“There’s no misunderstanding—ultimately, you brought that ancient demon here. I explicitly warned you not to open that mystic realm. Why didn’t you listen?”
Golden Spirit Cloud: “Ugh… I was… I was hypnotized by the ancient demon… Please forgive me once more…”
“Forgive you? You turned me into a demon, mocked me, and even became the master yourself… Do you really think I could forgive you?”
“Well… then why don’t you take revenge for everything that happened before? I won’t complain…”
Jiang Xuan: “? ? ? ? ? ?”
Seeing this, Jiang Xuan felt like his punch landed on a pillow.
Dagnabbit, he was so serious about wanting revenge, but Golden Spirit Cloud always steered things to weird places.
But then, Golden Spirit Cloud’s voice rang again.
“Master… I actually know how to turn you back to human… ”
“Tell me already! If you’re telling the truth, I can forgive you some of what you’ve done to me.”
“Hmm? Master really wants to turn human? Actually, you have great potential as a succubus….”
“Quit stalling. Tell me how to change back to human!”
“If Master really wants to know, I suppose I should ‘confess’ under questioning…”
Jiang Xuan: “? ? ? ? ??”
However, Jiang Xuan noticed a heart shape seemingly added in Golden Spirit Cloud’s golden eyes.
“Don’t get cocky, Little Lingyun, you know what I could unleash with just a thought?”
“If Master truly intends to revert to a human, you wouldn’t dare do such a thing…”
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan’s face darkened as he softly replied,
“Lingyun, you’re forcing me to become a dragon rider!”
“What? You scared to be a dragon rider?”
Golden Spirit Cloud wriggled about as she spoke.
…
Two hours later.
The evil dragon finally slumped before the youth, no longer proud, only gasping for air and begging pitifully.
“Master, I confess…”
“Oh? Finally ready to confess?”
“Guhh, I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have withheld anything from Master…”
“In fact, all you need to do is destroy the Demon Spiritual Root, and you’ll revert to human. If you want to hide, mask the root completely…”
After saying this, Golden Spirit Cloud promptly fell asleep.
During the ancient demon god’s transformation, Jiang Xuan’s spirit was depleted, along with the spirit power and stamina in her body. Plus, she couldn’t withstand Jiang Xuan’s rigorous teachings and was ultimately defeated.
…
Seeing Golden Spirit Cloud suddenly collapse, Jiang Xuan checked her and secretly sighed,
“Ah… youth is grand, to pass out so easily…”
On the other side, just as Jiang Xuan attempted to hide the Demon Spiritual Root, Lan Xin slowly regained consciousness, looking directly at Jiang Xuan.
“Strange… Am I dreaming? Why does a demon look so much like my master…
And with such clear and fresh skin… Is he trying to seduce me?
Hmph! Little succubus, congratulations—you’ve succeeded in catching my attention.”
Jiang Xuan: “????”
Realizing she was mistaken for real, Jiang Xuan hurriedly said,
“Xiao Xin, wait—this isn’t a dream, snap out of it…”
“Hmm? Even in mimicry he sounds like my master… This dream is so real…”
Lan Xin then embraced Jiang Xuan, touching the little wings unique to demons.
“What a vivid dream… He’s definitely a demon… How delightful would it be to secretly adopt a succubus identical to my master!
But… a succubus identical to my master only exists in dreams.
No… The aura is Master’s, so… am I dreaming that Master has transformed into a succubus…
This must be a lucid dream…”
Jiang Xuan: “?”
