19: Chapter 19 Alone in the Secluded Room: No...don't come any closer, I command you!

Outside Tianmo Palace, ninety thousand miles high in the sky.

The astral winds howled, and the cold wind was bone-chilling.

An aged figure sat cross-legged in the void like a piece of withered wood. There wasn't a single ripple of aura around his body, as if he had already merged into one with this world.

This was none other than the protector of the Xu Family, Dark Elder.

At this moment, his back was turned to the magnificent black palace below. His hands were tied in a seal, not only having laid down eighteen warning restrictions in the surroundings, but also completely sealing off his five senses and divine sense, leaving only a sliver of instinctive perception for killing intent and life-threatening danger.

As a Quasi-Emperor who had lived for thousands of years and a senior retainer of an Imperial Clan, Dark Elder understood the rules all too well.

"The Young Master is truly working hard..."

Dark Elder sighed silently in his heart, "For the sake of expanding the family line, he is actually willing to sacrifice his body to feed the demon, venturing deep into the tiger's den."

"What this old servant can do is guard the gate well for the Young Master, and absolutely not let a single fly disturb the Young Master's elegant mood."

Although he didn't know how the battle below was going, based on his understanding of his Young Master's special constitution, Dark Elder felt that the legendary and notoriously fierce Demon Sect Empress was likely in for a rough time tonight.

"See no evil, hear no evil."

Dark Elder reinforced another layer of his divine sense shielding. Even if the world below collapsed, as long as it didn't harm the Young Master's life, he would absolutely not look back.

...

Meanwhile, inside the Heavenly Demon Bedchamber.

The original blood-colored warm jade bed, large enough to accommodate several people rolling around, appeared exceptionally messy at this moment. Red gauze was torn to shreds and scattered across the floor, and golden bells hanging from the corners of the bed occasionally let out a weak, crisp chime.

The air was filled with an ambiguity so thick it couldn't be dispersed, the unique scent left behind after the intense clash of Yin and Yang Qi.

"Ngh..."

A groan, tinged with hoarseness and exhaustion, rang out.

Luo Hongyi slowly opened her heavy eyelids.

What met her eyes was the familiar black dome, but the sensations coming from her body were extremely foreign.

Aching.

Soft.

It felt as if every bone in her body had been disassembled and reassembled, and even moving a finger required immense courage.

But following that was an unprecedented sense of flow within her meridians. The Heavenly Demon Fire Poison that had tormented her for months and kept her awake at night had actually completely vanished! In its place was a warm and mellow Pure Yang Power, nourishing her damaged foundation.

"Awake?"

A magnetic laugh, tinged with a bit of satisfaction, suddenly rang out by her ear.

Luo Hongyi's delicate body trembled violently, and she instinctively tried to mobilize her spiritual power to lash out and injure him.

But in the next second, a powerful large hand pressed down on her fragrant shoulder, pushing her just-raised body back into the brocade quilt.

"Don't move around. I just finished clearing your meridians; your body is still very weak right now."

Xu Chen was half-turned on his side, propping his head with one hand, looking at her with a playful expression.

At this time, Xu Chen's clothes were half-open, revealing a lean and smooth muscular physique. Several conspicuous scratch marks crossed his chest—medals from last night's fierce battle. His long hair was casually scattered, and a smirk played on the corners of his mouth. His entire being exuded a wild charm that made one's heart race and face flush.

"You..."

Luo Hongyi looked at the man before her, and those absurd and crazy images from last night instantly flooded her mind.

She was the high and mighty Demon Sect Empress!

Yet she had been... kneaded and flattened like dough by this man, manipulated into all sorts of shameful positions.

Even later on, she had actually taken the initiative to...

"Ah!"

Luo Hongyi was mortified, her face, as beautiful as a peach blossom, instantly flushing a deep purple-red.

She suddenly pulled over the quilt, wrapping herself up tightly, revealing only a pair of annoyed peach-blossom eyes that glared fixedly at Xu Chen.

"Get out!"

"Get out for this Empress!"

She tried to exert her majesty as an Empress, but because her throat was somewhat hoarse, this angry shout not only lacked any deterrent power but instead sounded like she was acting spoiled.

"Get out?"

Xu Chen raised an eyebrow. Instead of getting out, he leaned in closer.

"Sister, you're turning your back on me just like that?"

"That wasn't your attitude last night when you were holding me and calling me 'good brother'."

Xu Chen reached out a finger and lightly traced it over her through the quilt. Wherever his fingertip passed, Luo Hongyi's body would uncontrollably tremble.

"You... you're talking nonsense! This Empress did no such calling!"

Luo Hongyi refused to admit it, so ashamed that tears were almost coming out.

"No? Then do you want me to help you remember?"

Xu Chen leaned in with a wicked smile, "Or... demonstrate it again through action?"

"You dare!"

Luo Hongyi shouted with false bravado, but her body instinctively shrank toward the corner of the bed.

At this moment, where was there even a hint of the Empress's style who commanded ten thousand demons? She looked exactly like a little wife being teased by a bully.

This massive gap moe caused the desire for conquest in Xu Chen's heart to explode once again.

"In this Tianmo Palace, is there anything I don't dare to do?"

Xu Chen let out a soft laugh, extended his long arm, and directly pulled her back—quilt and all—confining her in his embrace.

"Let me go... you bastard..."

Luo Hongyi struggled desperately, but in her current weakened state, that bit of strength was practically like scratching an itch to Xu Chen.

"Don't move."

Xu Chen withdrew his smile, his eyes becoming somewhat deep, "Let me see your injuries."

As he spoke, he reached his hand into the quilt with an air that brooked no refusal, grabbing her fair wrist.

Luo Hongyi's body stiffened. Sensing that the large hand wasn't making any frivolous moves but was merely checking her pulse, the panic in her heart calmed down slightly.

"Hmm, the recovery is decent."

Xu Chen nodded, "The Heavenly Demon Fire Poison has been completely cleared. Your cultivation should soon return to its peak, and perhaps even go a step further."

Hearing this, Luo Hongyi bit her lip, her gaze complex.

Although she hated this man for taking her purity, she was also clear that if not for him, she really would have suffered a cultivation deviation and died this time.

It was like... he saved her life, but the payment collected was her body.

"Since I'm cured, you can leave."

Luo Hongyi turned her head away, not daring to look into Xu Chen's eyes, and said coldly, "This Empress will give you a sum of resources as compensation. From now on, we owe each other nothing."

"Owe each other nothing?"

Xu Chen was laughed into anger.

This woman was truly heartless after getting what she wanted.

"Luo Hongyi, have you misunderstood something?"

Xu Chen let go of her wrist but did not leave. Instead, his whole body pressed down on her, giving her a standard bed-pin.

He propped his hands on both sides of her head, trapping her in this tiny world, looking down at her from above.

"You slept with me, Xu Chen, and you think you can just dismiss me with some money?"

"What do you take this Young Master of the Imperial Clan for? Some gigolo from outside?"

"You..." Luo Hongyi looked at the handsome face so close at hand, her breathing becoming hurried again, "Then what do you want?"

"What do I want?"

Xu Chen's finger lightly brushed over her red lips, a dangerous light flashing in his eyes.

"My rules are very simple."

"Once you enter my door, you are my person."

"From now on, this Heavenly Demon Sect is surnamed Xu, and you are also surnamed Xu."

"You will be my woman and bear my children."

"What?!"

Luo Hongyi's eyes widened, looking at him as if he were a madman, "Bear children? You're dreaming! This Empress is devoted to the Dao; it's absolutely impossible for me to be reduced to a breeding tool!"

"Furthermore..." A hint of pride flashed in her eyes, "This Empress is the leader of the Demonic Path. If word got out that I married you, a Young Master of the Righteous Path, where would my Heavenly Demon Sect's face go?"

"Face?"

Xu Chen sneered, "Is face more important or life?"

"Besides, who says the Righteous and Demonic cannot coexist?"

"As long as the fist is hard enough, I say black is white."

Xu Chen lowered his head, his nose brushing against her neck, taking a deep breath of the faint fragrance on her body.

"Moreover, I feel that with your top-tier constitution, it would be a total waste if you didn't have a child."

"You... don't do anything reckless..."

Sensing Xu Chen's gradually heating body and his once again highly aggressive movements, Luo Hongyi finally panicked.

She was truly afraid.

Last night, she felt like she had died once. This man's constitution was simply a bottomless pit; his energy was frighteningly vigorous.

Right now, her legs were still trembling; she simply couldn't withstand a second storm.

"Don't... don't come over..."

Luo Hongyi's hands pressed against Xu Chen's chest, a hint of pleading entering her voice, "This Empress... I order you, you are not allowed to be reckless!"

"Order me?"

A wicked smile curled at the corner of Xu Chen's mouth, "In bed, your orders are invalid."

"But seeing as it's your first time and your body is still weak..."

Xu Chen's tone shifted, whispering in her ear, "I'll be gentler this time."

"No... I don't believe you..."

Luo Hongyi shook her head desperately, her eyes brimming with tears, "You said the same thing last night!"

"This time it's for real."

Xu Chen no longer gave her a chance to refuse.

He threw back the brocade quilt in one motion.

Snow-like skin was exposed to the air, with spots of red plums still remaining—those were the marks he had left.

"Look, how beautiful."

Xu Chen praised softly and kissed her collarbone.

"Don't... ngh..."

Luo Hongyi's protest was swallowed once again.

She had originally wanted to push Xu Chen's hand away, but upon contact with that scorching chest, she softened once more.

That instinct known as the Heavenly Demon Alluring Bone betrayed her reason yet again.

Though her mouth said no, her body honestly craved the nourishment of that Pure Yang Qi.

"Bastard... be gentle..."

In the end, the dignified Demon Sect Empress could only let out a helpless and shameful compromise.

Inside the Bedchamber, the heart-racing movement began once more.

Meanwhile, the demon sect disciples guarding outside looked at each other, their hearts filled with doubt.

"Strange, didn't the Empress bring that pretty boy back to harvest him?"

"Why does it feel like... this commotion isn't quite right?"

"Shh! Mind your own business! The Empress is practicing a divine technique; what's wrong with a bit of noise?"

Only Dark Elder, high in the sky, even with his hearing sealed, still relied on his sharp intuition to silently turn his body 180 degrees, completely turning his back to Tianmo Palace.

"Young Master, take it easy."

"Even if you have a Pure Yang Body, this is the Demon Sect Empress after all. Don't go wearing out your waist..."