The villain, Xiao Nanliang, caused the female lead excruciating pain.

"hey-hey……"

Ye Feng, whose head was bowed, suddenly laughed.

Unable to see his expression, but hearing his somewhat neurotic laughter, Su Qi became even more nervous, his voice trembling.

"You...you calm down!"

"Why should I calm down?" Ye Feng suddenly raised his eyes, revealing his bloodshot eyes. His face was slightly ferocious as he licked his lips. "Now you are the fish on the chopping block and I am the knife and butcher. I can do whatever I want to you. Can you stop me?"

As he spoke, he suddenly grabbed Su Qi's hands and pressed him face up onto the tea table.

Just as he was about to take the next step, he noticed that Su Qi, who had been very nervous before, was no longer nervous at this moment. Instead, he looked at him with a very calm gaze and remained silent for a long time.

After staring at each other for a long time, Ye Feng pursed his lips and let go.

"Boring, you really did have a backup plan!"

Although Ye Feng didn't know what Su Qi's backup plan was, he had witnessed Su Qi's numerous instances of faking his death.

If Su Qi were to feign death to escape now, he would end up losing more than he gained.

"You deliberately let me catch you from the beginning, didn't you? You wanted to get involved and use those women's love for you to turn them against me."

"I have to admit, you're much smarter than the original Ye Feng." Su Qi knew there was no point in denying it now.

Ye Feng's actions just now were clearly a test. Seeing that he was fearless, Ye Feng confirmed his suspicions.

Therefore, denial is useless.

"Heh..." Ye Feng gave a bitter laugh: "What's the use of being smart? Fate is in his hands, not mine."

Walking to the window and looking at the scenery outside, Ye Feng's back view seemed somewhat desolate.

"The plan you mentioned is a good idea, but Ye Feng, the Heavenly Emperor, and I are now an inseparable whole. Even if I possess you, their consciousness will follow my soul and enter your body."

He glanced up at the blinding sun in the sky, then reached out and closed the window, plunging the room back into darkness.

"I am ultimately just a demon in my heart that cannot be seen in the light!"

"Are you trying to gain sympathy?" Su Qi adjusted his posture and sat up straight, resting his elbows on the table, supporting his chin with his palms, tilting his head slightly, his eyes showing no sympathy whatsoever.

Seeing him like this, Ye Feng smiled helplessly.

"I'm already in such a miserable state, can't you be a little gentle with me? My wounded heart needs love to heal it!"

"I don't know if your heart needs filling, but my stomach desperately needs filling. You've completely suppressed my cultivation and aren't giving me any food. Be careful, or I'll report you to the authorities for abusing prisoners!"

After Su Qi finished speaking, he slumped onto the table as if he had lost all his strength.

Ye Feng: ……

This is the first time I've ever heard of someone going to the mortal government to accuse a cultivator, especially one like him who has already reached the pinnacle of this world.

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat, and while I still have time, let's take one last look at this world together!"

Without giving anyone a chance to refuse, he grabbed Su Qi by the back of his collar and started walking out.

"Ouch... slow down, my foot hurts..."

Not long after leaving home, Su Qi began to question the meaning of life.

Is this guy really a man? He seems to enjoy shopping even more than a woman.

It wasn't until nightfall, when they arrived at a dock, that Su Qi had a chance to stop and rest.

By this time, the dockworkers had finished their shifts, leaving only a pile of wooden crates stacked on the shore.

Su Qi lay down on the wooden box in such an unseemly manner, not wanting to move at all.

"I'm not leaving! Even if you kill me, I won't leave!"

Seeing him like this, Ye Feng pursed his lips and finally walked to the shore alone, looking down at the full moon reflected in the water.

Is tonight a full moon night?

Looking up at the sky and gazing at the full moon, Ye Feng's eyes were deep and he seemed lost in thought.

"I think so, it seems to be some kind of festival here."

Su Qi gave a perfunctory reply.

Looking at the brightly lit streets, if it were any other time, there would have been a curfew long ago, and there wouldn't be so many men and women going out in pairs.

"Sometimes I really envy these mortals. They don't have to participate in the intrigue and backstabbing of the cultivation world, they don't have to fight to the death for a little bit of cultivation resources, and they can spend their lives with the people they love."

Ye Feng also saw those sweet couples and spoke with a hint of envy in his voice.

"Hehe, you only see their sweetness, but you don't see their worries about daily necessities, and how they struggle to even survive."

Su Qi ruthlessly shattered his illusions.

Ye Feng's lips twitched; he was too lazy to talk to this person who was ruining the atmosphere.

Continue to enjoy the moonlight.

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Feng suddenly asked a strange question.

"If I were a woman, would you accept me?"

Su Qi instinctively wanted to say no.

But considering he was almost out of commission, he still held back a bit and gave a perfunctory reply.

"Who knows?"

The atmosphere fell silent once again. After a long while, Ye Feng suddenly spoke without turning his head.

"Go away. When we meet again, I will no longer be myself. There's no need to show me any mercy."

After a while, Ye Feng sensed that Su Qi hadn't left yet, and turned back with a slight smile.

"Are you staying because you can't bear to leave me?"

But he met Su Qi's speechless eyes.

"Before you let me go, shouldn't you release the suppression of my cultivation? Otherwise, in my current state, I'll be caught by human traffickers and taken to a brothel in less than half an hour."

Ye Feng's smile froze.

……

Meanwhile, in the Western Regions, at the Star Palace, the residence of the Third Heaven Demon King.

The tiny Jiang Ying kicked open the door.

"How was it? Did your avatar get destroyed by Ye Feng, the inner demon?"

The figure sitting cross-legged in the house was none other than Su Qi himself.

It's actually quite easy to figure out. Knowing that going back to Yunmiao Immortal Sect to see Mu Feier is a trap, Su Qi wouldn't use his true form to go back unless he's completely brain-dead.

Su Qi opened his eyes and saw a little dumpling flying towards him.

Before he could react, he was hit head-on by a rocket.

"Cough cough cough...Are you trying to die???"

After straightening the little dumpling and making sure it sat properly, Su Qi rubbed his chest speechlessly.

"Because I want to be your sweet little cotton-padded jacket!" Jiang Ying said innocently.

Su Qi: ...

So your thoughtfulness is in the physical sense, right?

"Stop fooling around, was the Demon King dealt with the next day?"

Because Ye Feng, the inner demon, deliberately leaked the information, the remaining four members of the secluded sect were naturally exposed as well.

Before Jiang Ying arrived, she and the first Demon King, Yao Yue, went to attack the second Demon King.

Jiang Ying stood up triumphantly, raised her head, and put her hands on her hips.

Seeing her like this, Su Qi subconsciously thought she had succeeded, but...

"Hehe, no, he just ran away without me noticing!"

"Then what are you so smug about?" Su Qi scoffed, feeling like he was about to vomit blood.

Seeing how confident she looked, Su Qi thought she had succeeded.

Is this the result?

"I can't do anything about it. This black serpent has actually cut its soul into countless pieces. Unless we can gather all of its soul together, it can continue to regenerate as long as a trace of its soul remains."

Du Yun scratched his head in distress.

Su Qi looked astonished.

"So hard to kill?"

Are you sure this person is called Mo She (墨蛇) and not Orochimaru (大或丸)?