Demon Lord Zhurong pulled at the sash that blindfolded Xu Hui, whose vision became blurry from being confined to a blanket of darkness. It took a moment for her sight to adjust to a new sensation of not seeing a thing.Slowly Xu Hui"s vision became clear and she could see what appeared in front of her, it was so breathtaking, causing her breath to catch in her throat.
It was rows of purple plum trees whose petals sparkled in a magic of their own. Swaying in accordance to the soft wind that blew by, which carried several of its petals scattering them on the soft earth.
Xu Hui could smell the rich scent that came from the flower, which seem to ensnare her with it"s fragrance and beauty. A stupefied look stole across her face, while marvelling at the pretty blossoms.
The BaoXu disciple looked around, seeing there was not a single building in sight, it was just just endless soft earth and an enchanting plum tree. Little did she know that the magical tool with the demon lord masked the presence of the demon towers where the palace of the demon lord and the people of the demon kingdom resided.
"How did you get it to grow in such a place like this?"
Xu Hui had never been to the fox clan, therefore the things she saw looked normal to her, but she wondered how a beautiful tree like the purple plum could blossom well without any other forestation surrounding it.
"I"m fox prince, what do you take those of us from the fox clan for?! This is just a little fox magic. Making a tree grow out of nowhere is nothing to us!"
Hei Zhurong pulled out the rope of deception to tie Xu Hui with, who nodded at what he said while keeping her gaze fixed on the sight that captivated her. There was awe in the voice of Xu Hui as she spoke to the demon lord.
"This is a very special place, now I see why you didn"t want me to know ahead of time."
"That would have spoiled the surprise."
Even as he gave a reply, the demon lord began to feel a sense of guilt towards the female cultivator that stood beside him.
The two stood there for a long time, as one kept looking at the other with eyes that held a vulnerability of their own. The other that was being watched, remained completely taken in by the magic of the plum tree.
"Xu Hui it"s time to go."
Demon Lord Zhurong was a being that usually spoke with authority, but when faced with the BaoXu disciple, he began acting contrary to his nature, by softly calling out to her for them to return to her room.
"Do we really have to leave?"
Xu Hui looked with regret at the tree, not knowing when next she would be allowed to come back to see it.
"You haven"t eaten since you woke up, when we get back, I"ll ask for food to be brought to your room."
The demon lord did as before and placed the blindfold on the eyes of Xu Hui. Doing so reminded him of when he first took them off, in as much as he didn"t want to admit it, there wasn"t much time left before the clone that was at the YuanLi sect in place of the body of Li Jiao would cease to exist by breaking into fragments of spirit energy and dissipating into thin air. At the back of her mind, Xu Hui swore to break free from the shackles of the "fox prince" and return back to the YuanLi sect to take her place as the young mistress of the sect. To her, there was no place in her heart for anyone and that includes the demon lord that was with her at the garden of purple plums.