Chapter 654: Twin Ponytails, Demon Maid!

Chapter 654: Twin Ponytails, Demon Maid!

Back in the Thunder Department, Yun Xiao emerged from the Nine Thunders Origin Palace and made his way towards the wooden cabin where Cao Shuo resided.

As expected, he was followed. Likely, they suspected that Cao Shuo was not truly dead, and sought to drag him out into the open.

The Thunder Department was critically short on manpower, and the skills of the pursuer were lacking. With an effortless flick of his sword, Yun Xiao sent his blade sailing a thousand meters, severing the follower's head without a sound before moving on.

Before long, Yun Xiao returned to the secluded wooden cabin nestled in the mountain's lush ravine.

Cao Shuo, who was monitoring the surroundings with her spirit, knew instantly of his return.

Before he even reached the cabin, the wooden door creaked open, revealing two figures—one tall, one short, like a mother and daughter poised in the doorway.

There stood Thunder Emissary Cao, her curls falling to her chest, a violet dress clinging to her like a serpent, with tiny snakes coiled around her ears, lending her an allure laced with venom.

Her charm as the seductress of the Thunder Department was familiar to Yun Xiao, who found no surprise in it.

What did surprise him was Pale Revenant.

His gaze drifted downward to see Pale Revenant, no longer in tattered clothes but dressed in a black and white dress, her legs sheathed in white stockings, her hair tied in twin ponytails. She looked up at Yun Xiao with bashful eyes.

“Twin ponytails, white stockings, a maid's attire?” Yun Xiao paused, bewildered.

“It was Auntie Cao’s doing...” Pale Revenant murmured, somewhat embarrassed.

Thunder Emissary Cao flashed a knowing smile and said, “Don’t play coy; I know what men like.”

"..." Yun Xiao found himself at a loss for words.

It was clear that Thunder Emissary Cao held some affection for Pale Revenant, a sign of her cleverness and broad-mindedness, marking her as someone worth befriending.

She seemed quite pleased with her handiwork, squatting down to adjust a large bow on Pale Revenant’s back and pinching her cheek. “Truly a top-grade little demon pet.”

She too had her own little demon pets, those serpent earrings on her ears.

In the Celestial Court, it was fashionable among the nobility to keep such demon pets, valued not for strength but for the rarity of their lineage.

This was precisely why Yun Xiao had chosen to keep Pale Revenant close at hand, even parading her through the streets openly.

Every notable figure had a demon pet; as the Immortal Champion, why shouldn’t he keep a corpse demon as a pet?

With a pat on Pale Revenant’s hips, Thunder Emissary Cao teased, “Go on, little darling, attend to your master.”

“Mhm.” With her head bowed and fingers nervously intertwined, Pale Revenant moved to Yun Xiao’s side.

Indeed, Yun Xiao had come to take her away.

Thunder Emissary Cao Shuo played with a curl of her long, violet hair by her ear and blinked her eyes at Yun Xiao, asking, "How long do you expect me to hide?"

"Perhaps you could do me a favor," Yun Xiao suggested.

"That sort of talk feels rather formal." Cao Shuo pouted.

"Go to my homeland, keep an eye on it for me," Yun Xiao said.

"Where's that?" she inquired.

"The very world that birthed the Immortal Asylum, one of the mortal realms in the sky," Yun Xiao explained.

"Oh..." Her curiosity about his origins was piqued, and everything seemed to fall into place.

She crossed her arms and smiled, "Alright, but you have to promise me one thing."

"Go ahead."

"Don't leave me hanging there. I haven't had my fill of comfort yet. You'll need to come by every few days," Cao Shuo hummed.

"You truly are unrestrained." Yun Xiao couldn't help but admire her candidness; she didn't hide her longing for his youthful vigor in the slightest.

"Can't help it, I'm getting older; might as well enjoy the pleasures timely," she replied.

"Whatever you need, just let me know," Yun Xiao said.

Cao Shuo chuckled softly, assuring him, "When your big sis handles things, you can rest easy."

"Big sis? Weren't you my aunt before?" Yun Xiao joked.

"Visit me a few more times, and you can call me grandma if you'd like," she teased with a flirtatious blink.

Yun Xiao was left speechless. Was she really living her life to the fullest in such a way? As a man, he could not truly understand.

And so, Cao Shuo quietly departed the Thunder Department, heading in the direction Yun Xiao had shown her. Meanwhile, Yun Xiao himself paraded through the streets with Pale Revenant by his side.

He needed the public to see him with a demon pet. So, Pale Revenant's activities wouldn't draw unwanted attention.

"No matter, you'll remember once you're in the underworld," the man in the black robe said.

"Confident, aren't you?" Yun Xiao's lips tightened, his gaze growing colder, "You snuck into the Thunder Department to kill me, there must be a reason."

"The reason isn’t complicated. To thwart the rise of a human genius is a duty of demons," the man in the black robe taunted.

"Oh." Yun Xiao scoffed, "So, Lu Fan sent you to test how many times my coffin can still be used?"

The man in the black robe, who had been sneering until then, suddenly dropped his smile at Yun Xiao's words, and a murderous intent filled his six eyes!

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Inside the Cao Immortal Manor...

"There’s a demon aura!" the Moon Sword Goddess, who had been meditating, suddenly opened her eyes, her sword ready.

Gu Suwan was not far from her side. Hearing this, the two quickly moved outside.

At the door, they saw a distant black mist swirling, a sinister force reaching towards the heavens.

"The Tri Dark Lord from the Celestial Demon Abyss, a Golden Immortal in the Establishment stage!" The Moon Sword Goddess's face was as cold as frost. "This is too arrogant. Do they think the Thunder Department is undefended?"

"Looks like Lu Yao is in there?" Gu Suwan said.

"It seems so." The Moon Sword Goddess was ready to rush over.

But Gu Suwan suddenly held her back.

"What's the matter? Lu Yao can handle a Mid Golden Immortal just fine. But facing the Tri Dark Lord, he might be in mortal danger," the Moon Sword Goddess said sharply.

"He has more tricks up his sleeve, why not watch a bit longer?" Gu Suwan suggested.

The Moon Sword Goddess frowned. "What’s there to see? Our mission is to protect him."

"Are you sure?" Gu Suwan's gaze was deep as she watched her.

"Gu Suwan, are you keeping something from me?" the Moon Sword Goddess asked.

"It’s nothing that serious. Our Thunder Department and your Immortal Sword Court are brotherly organizations," Gu Suwan said.

"Brotherly my foot!" the Moon Sword Goddess, usually as cold as frost, suddenly burst out with vulgarity. She spoke earnestly, "You know well he's no match for the Tri Dark Lord, yet you stop me from intervening. This tells me the Thunder Department not only lacks support for him but sees him as a considerable threat."

"So, does the Immortal Sword Court want to take him in now?" Gu Suwan asked with a smile.

The Moon Sword Goddess fell silent.

Gu Suwan then gazed back at the black mist, saying deeply, "Don't worry. The boy might suffer a bit, but he won't die."

"It’s none of my concern," the Moon Sword Goddess declared, her elegant brows furrowed.

She had already discerned that the Thunder Department was hiding something, harboring hostility towards the Immortal Sword Court, perhaps hoping to achieve some great feat on their own.

But what could this hidden matter be?

The Moon Sword Goddess felt it might involve the Thunder Immortal Formation!

Of course, she couldn't be certain.

"Is there a need for the Emperor to push Lu Yao back to Sovereign Lu?" The Moon Sword Goddess couldn't understand.

"No, wait!" Her eyes suddenly widened as she looked towards the black mist, a slight shock passing through her, "This Tri Dark Lord might well be a demon directed by Sovereign Lu!"

Her thoughts cleared in an instant!

"Watching the tigers fight from the mountain?"

These words perfectly suited their current scenario.

"I just fear this young tiger is too weak, no match for the old tiger even for half a move."

The outcome would be clear from this battle!

The Moon Sword Goddess was no longer anxious.

She wanted to see how Yun Xiao would handle such an overpowering senior-level opponent.

How many times could his coffin save him?

Just as she thought this, the fight in the black mist had already begun!



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