The Master and His Wealthy Fiancée

In Immortal Fox City’s City Lord’s Mansion, thirteen members of the Fiend Race sat below, while the Fiend Child, Chi Yuan, sat in the main seat, lost in thought.

Although these Fiends had taken human form, the ferocious, savage glint in their eyes and their overall demeanor could not be concealed. The Chifeng Celestial King, who was disguised as a butler, was his second-in-command. The twelve investigative Fiends who had arrived later were seated according to their cultivation level.

”Fiend Child, you summoned us here but haven’t said a word. What is this all about?”

Chi Yuan furrowed his brow and said, ”Just now, I saw Yun Mengshang leave the mansion with a member of the Demon Race—and a male one at that. This was completely beyond my expectations. With Yun Mengshang’s temperament, any male demon who gets within three feet of her should be dead. Yet, she flew off with him. Could she be so desperate that she’s trying anything, hoping to use a man to achieve a state of love?”

The leader of the newly arrived Fiends was disguised as a Military General. He was also one of the thirty-six Celestial Kings, named Chenlei Celestial King.

Chenlei Celestial King grinned and said, ”Why don’t we just chase after them and kill that male demon to eliminate any future trouble? It’ll be a problem if Yun Mengshang actually achieves a state of love! Besides, I don’t believe the Fox Demon Race would dare to do anything to us!”

Chifeng Celestial King shook his head slightly. ”That’s true, but I believe the Fiend Child is worried this might be a trap set by the Fox Demon Race!”

Chi Yuan nodded and said, ”Exactly. Yun Misha also left the city early this morning. Her disappearance is why I’m hesitating!”

Chenlei Celestial King laughed heartily. ”Fiend Child, you’re overthinking it. Yun Misha heard news from the Human Race about the Xuan Yuan Zi Qi. Zisang Jin seems to be trying to leave the Guardian Array with it, so she couldn’t sit still. She went to intercept and seize it herself. She also took many experts from the Fox Demon Race with her. She won’t be back for a few days.”

Oh! Chi Yuan and the Chifeng Celestial King exchanged a look. ’Isn’t this a perfect opportunity!’

’If this were a trap, wouldn’t it be more advantageous for Yun Mengshang to act within the city? With the City Lord’s Mansion’s array, it would take us considerable effort just to escape...’

A malicious thought flashed through Chi Yuan’s eyes. ’Yun Mengshang isn’t in the City Lord’s Mansion, and Yun Misha is gone too. Many of the Fox Demon Race’s experts have been drawn away. It seems like a waste to use such an opportunity just to kill one male demon!’

Then, Chi Yuan let out a sinister laugh. ”Let’s go! We’ll chase after them now. Don’t let the Fiend Artifact you brought go to waste without being used even once!”

The Chifeng Celestial King seemed more level-headed. As a Fiend, how could he not know what Chi Yuan was thinking? He quickly tried to persuade him, ”Fiend Child, please reconsider! There’s only one month. It’s impossible for Yun Mengshang to achieve a state of love in that time, let alone master the Frost Dream Realm’s Divine Techniques. We just need to wait patiently!”

Chi Yuan snorted coldly. ”Hmph! If we miss a once-in-a-millennium opportunity like this, can we still call ourselves Fiends? Besides, the Chenlei Celestial King and his men brought the Heaven-Falling Fiend Artifact, so there’s no chance of failure. If this trip succeeds, we won’t have to wait a month at all. My Fiend Race can take over the entire Northern Domain of the Demon Race. If we wait a month and Yun Mengshang really does master the Divine Techniques, we’ll regret it forever. She’s already forcing herself to get close to a male demon now; who knows what more extreme things she might be capable of? And another thing—even if we fail, would the Fox Demon Race dare to kill us?”

Chifeng Celestial King tried to stop him again. ”Fiend Child, have you forgotten the death of the Brown Earth Celestial King? With his strength, to be killed so silently... it must be connected to the Fox Demon Race!”

Chenlei Celestial King grinned widely and said, ”We’ve investigated the place where the Brown Earth Celestial King fell. The Fiendish Qi was so dense, it must have been an outburst of fiendish desire. Maybe he beat himself to death!”

Chifeng Celestial King frowned. ”He clearly showed signs of an impending outburst of fiendish desire, yet he still left the city. There must be something strange about it. I still think we shouldn’t take the risk!”

Chi Yuan said with a cold glare, ”Risk? What risk is there? I’m here, along with you and the Chenlei Celestial King. We even have the Heaven-Falling Fiend Artifact. And Yun Misha is not here. Even if the Fox Demon Race’s Second Elder set an ambush while heavily injured, he’d be no match for us. Do not try to persuade me further. I, as the Fiend Child, command you to come with us!”

Upon hearing this, the Chifeng Celestial King had no choice but to bow and accept the order. ”Yes, Fiend Child!”

In an instant, a black cloud drifted out of the City Lord’s Mansion. It then transformed into a stream of light and shot northward, its speed even greater than Yun Mengshang’s Escape Speed.

Boosted and concealed by the Heaven-Falling Fiend Artifact, they caught up to Yun Mengshang and her companion in no time. They just needed to make some preparations before concealing themselves.

From a distance, Chi Yuan saw Chen Dong and Yun Mengshang strolling through the Spirit Fish Forest like a loving couple, and flames of hatred immediately filled his eyes.

Not only did Chen Dong, whose Divine Sense was sealed, fail to notice the Fiends’ lurking presence, but even Yun Mengshang remained oblivious.

The two walked slowly into the garden. Chen Dong asked lightly, ”Mengshang, what insights do you feel from this scene?”

Yun Mengshang spoke with a tranquil spirit, sighing, ”Looking closely again at this world of ice and snow, this landscape of Jade Trees, I feel a sense of being in another lifetime...”

Yun Mengshang was only a hundred years old. Aside from her years spent in cultivation, the last time she had enjoyed such a beautiful view was when Yun Mixue had brought her here as a child. Yun Mixue had especially loved the scenery of this fish garden. Yun Mengshang still remembered her words to this day: ”If I were born a Spirit Fish, it would not be a bad wish for Mi Xue. Bound to this small corner of the world, revolving endlessly with you, without regret until death. The top of the Jade Tree is, in its own way, the splendor of life...”

As Yun Mengshang murmured these thoughts from the depths of her heart, Chen Dong watched her, his focus unwavering. She was like an infatuated Fox Demon, making a heartfelt wish beneath the Jade Tree...