A Useless Person's Rise to Power: The Demon King's Addiction to Pampering

In the future, no matter what she needs to do, Sisi will never refuse!

Ling Sisi's thoughts were simple, but some things cannot be accomplished simply by being grateful. In the future, Ling Sisi ultimately failed to achieve what she had in her heart.

Sometimes, when people are on opposite sides, nothing can be resolved by simply acting on one's own whims.

Ling Sisi will eventually grow up, though at a great cost, but it will also teach her what it means to give up and what it means to cherish.

Ling Bai kept a close eye on Ling Sisi's expression, noticing that she would sometimes space out and then fall silent, and for a moment he couldn't find anything to say.

He always knew that the fire poison in his body was a burden to his sister. Originally, his aptitude was not bad. His initial test result was blue, which was not the top-grade purple aptitude, but it was still not bad.

But unexpectedly, it was destroyed by this fire poison.

The fire poison has now severely damaged his body, and it has been recurring in recent days. Although the spiritual fruit can suppress the poison and sustain him for another ten days, he is already at his limit.

Ling Bai didn't believe that the fire poison could be completely cured. He wanted to commit suicide and leave so as not to be a burden to Ling Sisi. However, Ling Sisi had been close to him since childhood. If he left... Ling Sisi might also commit suicide with him!

So... he decided to live for another ten days, to give Sisi hope and allow her to fulfill her wish, so that it wouldn't cause her inner demons to bother her in her future cultivation.

……

Meanwhile, Feng Jiutian had already arrived at the location indicated by Ling Sisi.

Perhaps because of the alchemy competition, the street was crowded with people, and Feng Jiutian seemed even less noticeable in the noisy crowd.

She was dressed in black and, like Mo Shaoxie, had also made herself a half-mask, revealing her smooth chin and half of her face, which was as white as snow.

Feng Jiutian looked up at the Star-Picking Tower, the tallest building in the Endless Realm that Ling Sisi had mentioned, without the slightest fluctuation in his eyes.

Everyone coming and going from the Star-Picking Tower had an invitation in their hands, and Feng Jiutian did too. Although the Endless Domain had not publicly announced that it had changed its domain lord, they still respected Yan Shi'en, the steward, and naturally did not forget to prepare an invitation for him as well.

Yan Shi'en had no interest in such a grand gathering, so Feng Jiutian brought the invitation. Since it was all for the purpose of curing Bai's poison, it didn't matter if she used the name of someone from the Endless Domain Lord's Mansion.

Just as she was thinking this, she suddenly noticed a gaze coming from upstairs. This feeling of being spied on made her extremely uncomfortable. She turned her head sharply and looked over, only to see a tightly closed window.

Unless one possesses exceptional spiritual power, it's impossible to detect her presence through a window.

On the second floor of the Star-Picking Pavilion, right behind that window, Ji Qing patted her chest in lingering fear and exclaimed to Ji Shen beside her, "You're so perceptive, we almost got discovered."

"You've been discovered."

Ji Shen looked like he didn't want to talk to Ji Qing, and said while his hands were busy calculating on the abacus, "You've already spent 100 million gold coins to collect all the rare spiritual herbs and fruits in the world, which is almost equivalent to the Ji family's total income for two years, just to please that woman? Look, she probably doesn't even remember you."

"She couldn't possibly not remember me!"

Ji Qing looked very confident. He opened his fan and waved it leisurely: "After all, I am a member of the Ji family. Although in her eyes I am just an elder's son, she should be able to pronounce my name for the sake of money, right?"

"you are wrong."

Ji Shen corrected Ji Qing without looking up: "You're just someone who spends the Ji family's money. Look at all these years since you came back, what contributions have you made? All you do is spend money."

"I was..."

Ji Qing couldn't find the right words for a moment. Half a sentence stuck in her throat for a long time before she finally swallowed it back and added, "I can spend money, and you can make money. Isn't that a win-win situation...?"

"So you know how to write the word 'guilty conscience'?"

"..."

"Do you know what one hundred million gold coins can do on the Tenglong Continent? What can you do there? You spendthrift!"

"..."

"you know……"

"Okay, stop talking, I know. We'll pay off our debts together after I win over my wife!"

Ji Shen gave Ji Qing a look that said, "How could you be so spineless?" He sighed and said quietly, "I never thought you were only trying to get her to help you pay off your debts? Ji Qing, I misjudged you."

His tone was one of utter heartbreak and despair, as if he were truly heartbroken by Ji Qing.

But Ji Qing knew that this was just Ji Shen's dissatisfaction with him spending 100 million gold coins so casually, and that he was even showing signs of wanting to beat someone up.

Therefore, Ji Qing dared not provoke him. Who knew what earth-shattering things this guy would do?

……

Downstairs, Feng Jiutian remained vigilant for a long time after that gaze disappeared, but after a while, when that gaze did not fall on her, she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But then another sinister gaze fell upon her, as if it had discovered something about her, its eyes lingering on her body for a moment, making her extremely uncomfortable.

However, just as Feng Jiutian was about to follow that gaze again, the sinister look disappeared once more.

Unlike before, the group observing her was not a single person.

What displeased Feng Jiutian even more happened next. In the next quarter of an hour, more than a dozen divine senses swept over her, forcing her to cover herself up completely. She then used Ling Yuan's power to release a warning and finally calmed down.

No one would provoke a powerful being who has broken through to godhood.

Feng Jiutian entered the Star-Picking Tower smoothly without any condescension or disrespect. Those who could work in the Star-Picking Tower were all clever, quick-witted, and efficient; they wouldn't go out of their way to make trouble for important figures.

Those who receive an invitation are either rich or powerful; these servants are quite aware of this.

Once inside the building, Feng Jiu realized that what she had seen before was merely a facade. As Ling Sisi had said, the reason the Star-Picking Tower was called the Star-Picking Tower was because it was extremely high.

From the inside, it seemed unfathomable and unreachable, yet one could seemingly reach the top floor in an instant, which amazed Feng Jiutian, who was visiting for the first time.

There weren't many people inside; a few servants carrying fruit and food walked by, along with a few people entering the Star-Picking Tower.

Without exception, everyone who comes here conceals their true identity.

Feng Jiutian had only been standing there for a short while when a guide approached him, extending his hand to lead the way and respectfully saying—

"Your Excellency, your seat is on the fifth floor. Please follow me."

Feng Jiutian nodded and uttered two words in a calm voice: "Thank you."

"You're too kind, sir."