It was time to bid the woman that he brought back to his kingdom goodbye, Demon Lord Zhurong held onto the hand of Xu Hui whose eyes were covered, this was to keep his ident.i.ty as the demon lord hidden and the location of his realm from being exposed to those from the pugilistic world."As promised, I"m taking you back to continue your life as the young mistress of the YuanLi sect."
Demon Lord Zhurong spoke in a neutral tone, not wanting the other to feel burdened by the feelings he for her.
"Did I do anything to offend you?!"
Xu Hui could not help but ask when she sensed that the way the demon lord was acting was different from before, she could feel that distance between them that became more evident after they came back from their walk when he almost kissed her under the radiant plum tree.
"You haven"t annoyed me, I only want to uphold my bargain."
The reason that Hei Zhurong gave may have sounded reasonable to others who did not know the event that transpired between the two, but Xu Hui could almost touch the wall that he placed between them.
"Why should I be concerned about whether he is angry or not! I have been held at the fox clan for several days and knowing that he would keep to his words is more than enough for me!"
The BaoXu sect disciple tried to convince herself not to be too sensitive to the mood of the demon lord, she still believed that she was in the fox clan and not at the demon realm with the ruler himself.
"Are you ready, so that we can set out."
"I"m ready."
Hearing the simple words of Xu Hui, prompted Demon Lord Zhurong to hold her hand firmly, the two walked out of the room and went through the pa.s.sage that led out out of the demon palace to meet endless land ahead. The demon lord, stopped and used his demon energy to force a portal open, which looked almost like swirling dark void, leading her by the hand, the two stepped inside as it sealed itself shut behind them, leading Xu Hui and Hei Zhurong out of the demon realm to the forest of the YuanLi sect.
Eventually, the portal opened to a place filled with chirping birds and thick forestry. Demon Lord Zhurong took off the blindfold from Xu Hui"s eyes, causing her to blink rapidly from having to adjust to the sudden glare of afternoon brightness. Hand in hand they walked the entire distance from the forest to the path that led to the YuanLi sect. Several people pa.s.sed by on their way, each casting curious looks in their direction. Li Jiao was the young mistress of the sect who lived a somewhat sheltered life, therefore many never saw her, since she stayed behind the walls of the YuanLi sect, for fear that see could fall sick from being around the people of Yuan town known for their famous night market, which was where the disciples of the YuanLi sect went to get late night snack, for those that were brave enough to do such a thing.
"What a good looking man! I bet he is from a good family!"
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The maidens among them giggled when they heard what one of the older women said about the demon lord.
"Is that is wife?!"
"I think they are newly wed!"
"What a fine couple indeed!"
"What are you saying! How are you sure that they are married?!"
"Hold your tongue! Don"t speak to me that way!"
"Alright! I"ll ask them!"
The nosy one from among the group that walked the gra.s.sy path, walked up to Xu Hui and the demon lord.
"Greetings, Young master!"
Demon Lord Zhurong turned to see a round looking woman in plain blue and brown robes, her hair was tied in place in a what looked like rags to him. Just by looking at her, he could tell that she didn"t come with any good intentions.
The two nodded at the woman in silent greeting, while waiting to hear what she wanted to tell the demon lord. Inside of him, the demon lord cursed at failure to hide Xu Hui from the preying eyes of others, not knowing that the other had the ability to keep herself from being noticed.
"Young master, my friends and I wish to know if the young mistress here is your wife!"
Xu Hui looked at man beside her, as eyes that reflected one of uncertainty shone from them, inside of him, the demon lord wanted to say that she was someone he had great interest in, but wasn"t his wife. Confessing to the busybody in front of him, would only damage the reputation of Xu Hui, which was why he said instead, "I"m blessed to have such a beautiful wife, don"t you think?"
The woman and the rest of the people that were watching from the side, laughed lightheartedly at what the demon lord said, "Well said, young master. I do not wish to delay you any further. Thank you for listening to the words of such a foolish old woman like myself!"
Wanting to downplay what she did, the woman bowed to both the demon lord and Xu Hui as they watched the rest of them tag along with her towards the direction of Yuan town.
Xu Hui did not know she had been holding her breath until a sigh escaped out of her.
"Were scared that she would find out that we were doing things that should have been between a married man and woman?"
Hei Zhurong smiled lovingly at Xu Hui, who wore a look of annoyance.
"That"s not true! I wasn"t in the least bit scared of being seen by those people!"
"Keep telling yourself that!"
"It"s the truth!"
The demon lord brushed off the words of Xu Hui, to smile brightly at her look of impatience.
"Alright! I won"t say anything! Now let"s continue our walk."
The two walked side by side towards the YuanLi sect, which would become the home of Xu Hui for many years to come.