"Wifey~"
Ye Xuan scurried over, a ingratiating smile plastered on his face.
The dignified Immortal Venerable now looked as if he was about to wag a tail.
"Hmph!"
Gu Jiuyou snorted coldly, her slender fingers accurately pinching Ye Xuan's waist and twisting it one hundred eighty degrees.
"If you didn't come, my husband would probably be devoured alive by these flirty women~"
Her voice was sickeningly sweet, but the strength in her hand was surprisingly great.
"Hiss--Wifey, gently!"
Ye Xuan grimaced in pain but dared not use his Qi to resist. Are you kidding? If his wifey found out his Physical Body was as hard as profound iron, what then?
The surrounding girls were dumbfounded.
This was not the gentle and lovely Lady Ye that Night Shopkeeper spoke of! This was clearly a furious tigress!
Especially Su Yue, she was a Spirit Manipulation Realm Cultivator, how could she have been scared into letting go by a mere glance from Gu Jiuyou, a seemingly ordinary person?
However... looking at that devastatingly beautiful face, they had to admit—they really couldn't compare!
She had specially worn a green gauze dress today, with a silver thread sash tied around her waist, accentuating her graceful figure.
She was a rare beauty, but standing before Gu Jiuyou now, she was like a firefly to the bright moon, completely overshadowed.
Gu Jiuyou tossed her silver hair and walked directly to the most prominent seat in the center of the teahouse. She elegantly crossed her legs, her purple eyes coldly sweeping the entire room, finally resting on Su Yue:
"I hope everyone understands—"
"Ye Xuan is my man."
She deliberately emphasized the words "my," satisfied to see a few young girls shrink their necks.
"He is a married man. It's best not to be too intimate."
"Understand?"
A simple word, yet it caused the temperature of the entire teahouse to plummet. A few timid ones were already trembling, as if being stared at by some primeval beast.
Even Su Yue, a Spirit Manipulation Realm Cultivator, felt a pang of fear, involuntarily taking half a step back.
Ye Xuan swallowed. His wifey's aura... it was even more terrifying than his own on the Immortal Demon battlefield back then!
He secretly peeked at Gu Jiuyou's tense profile, suddenly feeling that this side of his wifey was also very cute.
"Um... Wifey, you've misunderstood, Miss Su Yue was just..."
"Hmm?"
Gu Jiuyou gave him a cold glance.
That look clearly said: You only talked about them, you forgot to talk about yourself!
Ye Xuan immediately shut up.
Gu Jiuyou then withdrew her gaze, satisfied.
Hmph! How dare they touch her man? If she wasn't worried about exposing her identity, these people would have already... She ground her molars, then suddenly had another thought—Ye Xuan being so popular, doesn't that just prove her good taste?
Thinking this, a proud smile unconsciously appeared on her lips, causing everyone to be stunned again.
Ye Xuan, however, was terrified.
His wifey's expression... was she furious or planning to dismember him?
He cautiously leaned closer: "Wifey... are you thirsty? Shall I make you some tea?"
"Husband~"
Gu Jiuyou's expression suddenly changed, her voice sweet enough to drip honey.
She leaned slightly, her fair skin subtly revealed between her clothes: "I heard you're very good at telling stories?"
"Ah?"
"Ah! Yes, yes, yes!"
Although he didn't know why Gu Jiuyou suddenly brought this up, Ye Xuan still nodded quickly.
"Then... will you tell me a story, please~"
Gu Jiuyou blinked her large eyes, resting her chin on her hands, looking innocent. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, making her appear even more delicate.
The guests in the teahouse collectively shivered. The speed of her mood change was too fast! Just a moment ago she was full of Killing Intent, and in a blink, she turned into a spoiled wife?
Ye Xuan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and cleared his throat: "To-today I'll tell a new story... about the Female Demon Empress of the Demon Realm!"
Gu Jiuyou was about to take a sip of tea but nearly spat it out at his words. She forced back a cough, her purple eyes narrowing dangerously—You, Ye Xuan, how dare you tell my story?
"It is said that the world is divided into Six Realms..."
Ye Xuan slapped the gavel, telling the story vividly. His animated expression captivated a few young girls again.
"The Human Realm, the Immortal Realm, the Yao Realm, the Ghost Realm, the Demon Realm, and the long-lost Divine Realm. Today, we'll talk about the Demon Realm—"
"In the Demon Realm, the Blood Moon hangs in the sky, and there is no day. A hundred years ago, a Female Demon Empress appeared in the Demon Realm..." Ye Xuan lowered his voice.
"It is said that she climbed out from the lowest level of the eighteen layers of Hell! Green-faced with fangs, eight zhang tall, and eats ten virgin boys and girls for each meal!"
"Wow!"
A collective gasp filled the teahouse.
Gu Jiuyou's hand, holding the teacup, trembled slightly.
Green-faced with fangs? Eight zhang tall? And she wasn't a low-level cannibalistic demon! She clearly looked... Her peripheral vision caught her own beautiful reflection in the bronze mirror, making her even angrier.
This scoundrel Ye Xuan!
"That Female Demon Empress had extraordinary talent, taking only two hundred years to unify the Demon Realm a hundred years ago. Her strength was so great that no one in the entire Demon Realm could stop her! It is said that the previous Demon Emperor couldn't even withstand ten of her moves!"
Hearing this, Gu Jiuyou's mood improved slightly. The previous Demon Emperor was actually killed by her in one move, so it could be considered not withstanding ten moves. She quietly pricked up her ears, wanting to hear how else Ye Xuan would praise her.
If her husband said good things, he should say more...
She loved to hear it!
"Even more terrifying is..."
Ye Xuan spoke with increasing enthusiasm, scaring a few young girls into huddling together, and even piquing Gu Jiuyou's interest.
"That Demon Empress loved to forcibly seize men, with a harem of three thousand male consorts! She specialized in abducting handsome men..."
"Oh my god!"
"How terrifying!"
"Night Shopkeeper, you must be careful!"
The girls were scared pale, rushing towards Ye Xuan. Such a handsome Night Shopkeeper, what if the Demon Empress saw him?
Gu Jiuyou gritted her silver teeth, glaring fiercely at Ye Xuan.
Three thousand male consorts? She had never even had a Dao Companion!
She was chased and hunted by the previous Demon Emperor for a full hundred years, a whole hundred years! From the moment she arrived in the Demon Realm, she was fighting every day. How could she have time for romance and enjoying a large chunk of life?
What's more, her first time was with Ye Xuan!
This scoundrel who spouted nonsense... She took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to strangle Ye Xuan on the spot.
"Don't be afraid, everyone."
Ye Xuan was completely unaware of the approaching danger, still talking eloquently.
"The Six Realms are separated by barriers, and crossing realms is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Moreover..."
He pointed towards the sky: "There are also the Immortal Lords of the Immortal Realm overseeing, and even Immortal Cultivators patrolling the Human Realm. Even if an occasional fish slips through and comes to the Human Realm, the Cultivators will eliminate them!"
"Phew—that's good!"
"Thanks to the Immortal Realm and the Cultivator Lords!"
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Speaking of that Female Demon Empress..."
Ye Xuan became more and more excited, completely oblivious to his wifey's increasingly dark face: "Every day she would change a male consort, and those who didn't obey would be thrown to feed the Demonic Beasts..."
"Ye! Xuan!"
Gu Jiuyou suddenly stood up, her silver hair fluttering without wind. She took a deep breath, then suddenly smiled brightly: "Husband~ You tell stories so well~"
This smile bloomed like spring flowers, stunning everyone again. Only Ye Xuan felt a chill down his spine, finally realizing he might have overdone it.
Could his wifey be jealous because he mentioned the Demon Empress was a woman?
It seemed he needed to be more careful in the future.
"Since Husband is so good at telling stories..."
"Tonight, I'll reward you with kneeling on a washboard!"
Ye Xuan: "...(⊙ ˍ ⊙)?"
"What? Not satisfied?"
Gu Jiuyou tilted her head, looking innocent: "Then... kneel on a durian?"
Ye Xuan: "..."
Kneeling on a washboard, he had heard Auntie Wang from the fabric shop next door talk about it, but kneeling on a durian...
What was a durian?
Was it still too late for him to confess that he was an Immortal Venerable? At least an Immortal Venerable's Physical Body wouldn't hurt from kneeling on a washboard...
No! The main point was, why should he, a dignified Immortal Venerable, kneel on a washboard?!
Seeing Ye Xuan's bewildered expression, Gu Jiuyou was in a great mood. She elegantly rose, causing a few male guests to unconsciously swallow their saliva.
"Husband, you do business well, I'll go home first to prepare the washboard~"
After speaking, she even threw a flirtatious glance at Ye Xuan, scaring him so much he almost fell off his chair.
Only after Gu Jiuyou had walked away did the people in the teahouse dare to breathe loudly.
"Night Shopkeeper... your wifey is so scary..." Su Yue said with lingering fear.
Ye Xuan wiped his cold sweat, then suddenly grinned: "Cute, isn't she?"
Everyone: "..."
This Night Shopkeeper must have been scared silly, right?