Going against the will of heaven, summoning strange beasts, abandoning her daughter, she is addicted

"Huh? What are you going to do?" Ding Hao pretended to be stupid.

Although he was already sweating profusely from panic.

"You wanted to kill me, but why didn't you do it?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Ding Hao was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground in a panic. Before he could even speak, he kowtowed frantically, pleading, "I must have gone mad to have such thoughts! Please forgive me this time, my lord!"

"I...I didn't really lay a hand on him!" He admitted that he was afraid. Afraid that if he made a move, he would be doomed!

As it turned out, his decision not to intervene was correct.

Ruan Yu didn't really want to hold a grudge against Ding Hao; she just wanted to remind him that this kind of thing shouldn't happen again, otherwise he might not be able to bear the consequences.

After intimidating Ding Hao, Ruan Yucai returned to the main topic: "Aren't you curious about who I was talking to just now?"

"...Who, who?" Ding Hao took a while to come to his senses and stammered as he asked.

"demon."

"A demon!" Ding Hao was so shocked that he lost his balance and fell to the ground if he hadn't grabbed the table for support.

Clearly, he knew of the existence of demons and was well aware of their terror.

"Does Your Excellency mean that a demon possessed Xiaoling's body, which led her to persecute Xiang'er?" Ding Hao voiced his speculation.

Ruan Yu shook her head: "Persecuting Xiang'er was Xiao Ling's original intention."

"Then why did the adult let Xiaoling go?" This was also the question Ding Hao had been wanting to ask.

Xiaoling did such a wrong thing, why doesn't Ruanyu punish her at all?

“She has a special constitution and cannot die now,” Ruan Yu said.

Ding Hao: "What kind of physique?"

Ruan Yu squinted at him, but didn't say anything.

The latter immediately realized he had said too much: "Uh, well... I won't ask anymore."

"So, what does Your Excellency intend to do with Xiaoling?"

"I'm taking her with me."

Ding Hao was more than happy to agree and readily agreed without hesitation: "Okay."

Xiao Ling, that troublemaker! She hadn't done anything wrong before, which is why he allowed her to stay in the manor. But now, she actually dared to harm his beloved concubine and his unborn child!

The Ding family absolutely cannot allow her to stay.

Moreover, her body had been parasitized by a demon, which was so unlucky. Who knew if continuing to stay in the mansion would bring other disasters to the Ding family?

That would be wonderful if Ruan Yu could take her away!

Ding Hao was happily thinking about it, completely unaware of the treasure he was about to miss!

"By the way, sir, may I ask if I may be so bold as to ask? Besides Xiaoling, are there any other people in the manor who have been parasitized by demons?" Ding Hao asked cautiously.

He is afraid!

He had never seen a demon in person, but someone he knew had. It was said that the demon was grotesquely shaped, cruel, and had a cannibalistic nature. Moreover, it was incredibly powerful!

Low-level and mid-level demons are relatively easy to deal with, but high-level demons, even those at the eighth or ninth rank of god level, are helpless against.

Such a terrifying being is not someone he can easily provoke.

“No,” Ruan Yu said.

"Then I am relieved."

"There's no time to lose, I'll take Xiaoling and leave now." Tu Sang had already confirmed that the aura of the treasure on Ding Hao did not originate from the Ding family.

Since we're not here, there's no need for us to stay any longer.

"This, so suddenly?" The sky had completely darkened, so dark that one couldn't see their own hand in front of their face. Ding Hao should have said something to persuade him to stay, but the words just wouldn't come out.

Perhaps it's better for Xiaoling to leave sooner.

"Alright, I'll go pack it up for you right away, sir." Ding Hao was shrewd as a monkey. Knowing that Ruan Yu was a powerful figure, in addition to sending someone to deliver Xiao Ling, he also specially packed up half of the Ding family's treasures, put them all into his spatial ring, and gave them to Ruan Yu.

Ruan Yu said nothing and accepted everything.

But she wasn't one to take favors for nothing; before leaving, she tossed a few bottles of pills onto the table.

"This is... left to me by the master?" After Ruan Yu left, Ding Hao stood in the courtyard, his eyes glancing at the unremarkable jade bottle on the table.

He frowned and walked over, saying, "Sir, you're too stingy!"

If it's already this advanced, why use such inferior materials to make a jade bottle to hold things?

However, despite his initial disdain, Ding Hao inexplicably opened the bottle. As soon as the stopper was slightly removed, a fragrant aroma wafted out, directly into Ding Hao's nostrils!

It smells so good! Ding Hao was completely intoxicated by it. He was a man who had seen a lot in the world, so why was he so excited just by smelling the fragrance of the pill?

Could this contain some kind of divine-grade elixir?

With a nervous heart, Ding Hao completely removed the stopper from the bottle, revealing ten divine-grade pills, all of perfect quality!

Oh!

Ding Hao was so excited he almost fainted.

He's struck gold! Ding Hao is struck gold! So many peerless pills are enough to raise his strength by several realms! He can keep some as family heirlooms, and offer a few more to his lord, guaranteeing him a promotion!

"Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!" Even though he knew Ruan Yu couldn't see, Ding Hao still bowed repeatedly to the air.

Unlike his previous feigned respect, this time he came with genuine sincerity.

Xiaoling woke up feeling sore and weak all over. She opened her eyes, still in a daze.

where is this?

This room feels so unfamiliar.

Xiaoling sat up and saw Ruan Yu leaning against the window. She suddenly exclaimed, "It's you! How did I get here? Did you bring me here?"

I remember now, I remember everything that happened last night.

"Does the master know that you brought me out?" Xiaoling got out of bed and tried to push the door open, but Ruan Yu had already set up a restriction in the room, so she couldn't get out at all.

"What do you mean? You want to kill me here? The master won't let you get away with this!" Xiaoling's body trembled violently.

"If I wanted to kill you, why would I have brought you out of the Ding residence? Besides, given what you've done, Ding Hao is already being lenient by not killing you. How could he possibly avenge you?"

Ruan Yu's words deeply stung Xiao Ling.

"You're talking nonsense! The master likes me! If you dare to kill me, he will definitely send the Dark Pavilion's forces to hunt you down at all costs!"

"The Dark Pavilion?" Ruan Yu caught the key word.

What faction does Ding Hao serve?

I've never heard of it.

"...What secret chamber? I didn't say that." Xiaoling covered her mouth in panic. How could she have blurted out such a secret?

If the people in the Dark Pavilion found out, she would surely die a horrible death!

"You now have two paths before you: one, serve me as your master."

"I choose number two, what's number two?" Xiaoling's ambitions were sky-high; she had no intention of becoming anyone's servant. The most shameful thing she had ever done in her life was marrying Ding Hao as a concubine!

She was determined to outshine Xiang'er, but in the end, what did she gain?

"Two means death." Ruan Yu suddenly pressed.

The immense pressure instantly knocked Xiaoling to the ground, leaving her unable to get up.

"You, you're despicable! You bully me just because you're stronger than me! I!! I will never submit to you!"

"Whether you submit to me or not is not important. What is important is that you only have three breaths to consider." As Ruan Yu spoke, she applied pressure again: "One breath."

Xiaoling's face was deformed from being pressed down.

"Two breaths." Ruan Yu held up her second finger.

The voice was soft and gentle, but to Xiaoling it sounded like the King of Hell calling for his arrival.

Blood was seeping from her facial features, and her body was twisted, broken, and shattered under the oppressive force...

Seeing that she was about to die, Xiaoling finally felt fear and shouted desperately before Ruan Yu could speak, "I agree! I agree!!!"

Ruan Yu removed her intimidating aura: "What do you agree to?"

"Agree to be your servant..." Xiaoling lay on the ground, panting heavily, like a dead dog.

"Make a vow to Heaven."

Xiaoling did as instructed.

She dared not resist anymore, for she knew that the person before her was a devil! She was a being more terrifying than a demon!

The devil may not want to take your life, but Ruan Yu will!

“Master.” After the oath was completed, Xiaoling’s eyes became much clearer.

"Do you know why I saved you?" Ruan Yu walked to the chair next to the table and sat down.

If she hadn't made a vow to Heaven, Xiaoling would definitely have said so.

"I won't die, Master won't kill me."

but now……

"I don't know." She lifted her eyelids slightly.

“Don’t you know your own constitution?” Ruan Yu cut to the chase, “You’re using your body to nurture a demon.”

Upon hearing this, Xiaoling stared at Ruan Yu in shock, speechless for a long time. She opened her mouth, but no sound came out. How did Ruan Yu know this secret?

She hid it so well!

"You can sense demons?" Xiaoling regretted asking as soon as she finished.

The first thing she discovered when she woke up was that the demon inside her was gone.

This has never happened before.

It goes without saying that Ruan Yu eliminated him.

She clenched her fists, unwilling but not daring to rebel.

That was a mid-level demon she had painstakingly cultivated! And it was killed so easily.

"To be able to feed a low-level demon into a mid-level demon, your physique is not to be underestimated. Your perseverance... is equally astonishing." Ruan Yu extended her finger and beckoned.

He sent a wisp of the demon's remnant soul back into Xiaoling's body.

Upon contact with Xiaoling's unique constitution, the near-death mid-level demon suddenly came back to life, greedily sucking Xiaoling's blood and bone marrow.

A familiar yet unbearable pain shot through her, and Xiaoling cried out in agony before collapsing to the ground.

Ruan Yu fed Xiao Ling a bunch of tonics, including hemostatic pills.

Soon, Xiaoling's pain subsided, but she could feel the demon still sucking her marrow.

Perhaps... having such a master wouldn't do me any harm.

“From now on, you will stay by my side and train high-level demons,” Ruan Yu said.

Demons bred with special constitutions are controllable. High-level demons are incredibly powerful; it's hard for Ruan Yu not to be tempted.

Now that she has such an opportunity, she naturally wants to seize it.

Xiaoling couldn't believe that Ruan Yu would have such a shocking idea!