The atmosphere of this banquet was extremely strange. No one dared to speak; everyone kept their heads down and quietly ate, except for Su Tiantian who occasionally said something startling that left the Demon Kings breaking out in cold sweat.
As Chu Feng set down his bowl and chopsticks, Su Tiantian asked, “Are you full?”
“Yes, thank you for Your Majesty’s hospitality.”
Chu Feng said he was full, but in truth he wasn’t. The Demon Empress had been constantly putting food into his bowl the whole time. This meal had been extremely stressful for him, and he couldn’t figure out what the Demon Empress was plotting.
Munch munch.
Although Chu Feng had unwillingly finished eating, the Demon Kings below were far from full and were still eating. But as they ate, a terrifying gaze suddenly fell upon them, frightening them so much that they no longer dared to continue.
This terrifying feeling… it was the Empress!
Was she telling them not to continue eating?
A smile appeared on Su Tiantian’s face as she gently pinched Chu Feng’s cheek. The sudden affection left him somewhat flattered. They had only just met, yet this Demon Empress was treating him far too well!
Her gaze swept across the Demon Kings as Su Tiantian announced a shocking piece of news.
“From this day forward, this human belongs to this Empress as my personal possession. If any of you show him disrespect, it will be the same as disrespecting this Empress. Do you understand?”
As soon as her words fell, the bloodline pressure of an ancient great demon descended, forcing all the Demon Kings to collapse onto the ground.
“We understand!”
This truly felt like the sky had collapsed.
Because among the demon race, a personal possession meant: “I’ve taken a liking to him/her. From now on they belong to me, and none of you are allowed to touch them!”
It was equivalent to the human race publicly announcing a marriage.
The Empress had actually taken a liking to a human!!!
Personal possession?!
Chu Feng’s eyes widened. So the reason the Demon Empress was treating him so well… was because she saw him as a toy!
The only question was whether this toy was meant for children… or for adults.
At this moment, Su Tiantian felt extremely delighted. Her large fox tail had already wrapped halfway around Chu Feng’s body without him noticing. With just a little force, Chu Feng would be completely buried within the fluffy tail.
For fox demons, aside from themselves, they disliked others touching their tails very much. Maintaining a tail was already troublesome enough. And being allowed to touch the tail meant she had indirectly agreed to become your partner.
When the rabbit-eared girl saw how her Empress carefully moved her tail to avoid being noticed by the human, her emotions became complicated. With the Empress’s strength, she could completely ignore this human’s feelings and simply claim him by force. Yet now, the Empress looked just like a young girl in storybooks who had just fallen in love.
Since the Empress had already made a public declaration, according to demon customs, the next step was to offer toasts. So the Demon Kings came over to Chu Feng’s side.
Seeing the wine, Chu Feng recalled some unpleasant memories. Back at the Yaochi Holy Land, the two times he drank alcohol had both ended in misunderstandings. If he drank now and another misunderstanding happened with the Demon Empress…
“Hahaha, human! This king offers you a drink!”
Chu Feng saw the huge brute who had just been chewing on grass earlier now pick up a wine cup and down it in one gulp. The sense of contradiction was incredibly strong.
He actually didn’t want to drink, but the surrounding demons were all staring at him intently. A chill ran down his back, and in the end he chose to down it in one gulp.
A burning sensation rushed from his mouth through his throat and straight into his stomach.
This wine… was incredibly spicy!
Chu Feng forcibly suppressed the urge to cough, but his face twisted slightly from the intensity.
Because the demon race possessed bodies far stronger than humans, the wine they brewed was far harsher than human wine.
At the same moment Chu Feng lifted his cup, Su Tiantian also picked up her wine cup and drank it in one gulp.
Unlike Chu Feng, whose face was flushed red and whose eyes were watering, a faint blush appeared on Su Tiantian’s gentle cheeks. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and at that moment she possessed a uniquely enchanting charm.
“Does it feel uncomfortable to drink?”
Her pleasant voice sounded beside his ear. Chu Feng turned his head and caught sight of the Demon Empress’s breathtaking beauty at that moment. He froze for an instant, but fortunately the Clear Mind Pill was powerful, and he quickly averted his gaze.
Good heavens, the allure of a fox lady was way too overwhelming!
“Thank you for Your Majesty’s concern. I’m just… not quite used to this wine.”
After hearing Chu Feng’s words, Su Tiantian parted her crimson lips and spat out a crystal-clear pearl.
An inner demon core. The most important thing for a demon. Once the demon core was shattered, the lightest consequence would be a drop in cultivation, while the worst outcome would be immediate death. If the demon core were taken and refined by someone else, the demon could even become that person’s demon servant.
“Swallow this. Let it nurture inside your body for a while, and you’ll be able to adapt to some things of the demon race.”
When all the Demon Kings present heard the Empress say this, their mouths dropped open wide enough to fit a watermelon.
The rabbit-eared girl could no longer stand it and hurriedly said, “Your Majesty, you must not! If this human were to take your demon core—”
“Silence!”
Su Tiantian’s icy voice exploded in the ears of every demon present.
The rabbit-eared girl’s body trembled violently in fright, and her once upright ears drooped limply.
Chu Feng was also startled by Su Tiantian’s cold voice. His heart jumped, and for a moment the fox lady before him felt like an extremely terrifying existence, making his mind tremble.
Sure enough, the more beautiful a woman is, the more dangerous she is!
“Don’t be afraid. This Empress will not harm you. Be good and eat it.”
The voice that had just been icy cold had now become incomparably gentle. Su Tiantian narrowed her eyes with a smile as she spoke.
Gulp—
Chu Feng tried his best to keep his hands from trembling as he picked up the crystal-clear pearl and placed it into his mouth.
A warm, cool sensation spread across his tongue, carrying a hint of sweetness. He had never tasted this kind of sweetness before. It was a little addictive, making him want another bite.
Once the demon core entered his stomach, it instantly rushed toward his dantian. Just as it broke in, five-colored light burst forth. Treating it as an intruder, the light formed a glowing barrier around it, but as if sensing no hostility, the barrier dissolved back into multicolored light and began circling the demon core.
Chu Feng noticed none of the commotion within his dantian; he only felt a warmth spreading through his lower abdomen.
“Chu Feng.” Su Tiantian lightly raised her fair wrist, poured a cup of wine, and handed it to him.
“Try it again?”
Chu Feng accepted the cup and took a sip. The spiciness was still there, but it was no longer as intense as before.
“Much better. It’s not as spicy as earlier. Thank you, Your Majesty.”
Su Tiantian smiled faintly, a cunning glint flashing in her golden eyes.
Throughout the entire banquet, the demon kings mostly watched as their Empress interacted with this human boy. Then, at a signal from her gaze, they stepped forward one after another to offer him drinks.
By the time the banquet finally ended, Chu Feng had no idea how much wine he had consumed. Even after eating the pearl given to him by the Demon Empress, he still couldn’t withstand the demons taking turns to toast him.
“Your Majesty, I-I can’t anymore. If I keep drinking, I’m going to collapse.”
His head felt heavy and muddled, and even the scene before his eyes had become blurry and indistinct.
“Since that’s the case, Little Bai, help him to this Empress’s room.”
Su Tiantian said calmly.
The rabbit-eared girl: “!!??”
Had the Empress gone mad?! This human only had second-rank cultivation. He simply couldn’t withstand the Empress’s physical strength.
“Your Majesty, n-no need. Just find me any place; that’ll be fine.”
Although Chu Feng’s consciousness was hazy, his mind still retained some ability to judge, and he refused.
“You are the human this Empress personally requested. How could you be arranged just anywhere? Do as this Empress says. Besides, this Empress’s bed is quite large, so there’s no need to worry.”
Su Tiantian said with a faint, teasing smile.
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