383: I'm numb!

Calling me husband right off the bat?

Liu Xuan's smile froze on his face. Looking at the petite, cute, moe-girl-like Yun Yao in front of him, he suddenly felt like he had fallen into a trap set by the master and servant duo.

A true hunter often appears in the form of prey. After all this time, was Liu Xuan actually the prey?

Recalling what Yun Xian and Yun Yao had just said, the more Liu Xuan thought about it, the more he felt like he was the one being deceived.

Usually, Yun Yao seemed to follow behind Yun Xian every day like an innocent little loli, but Liu Xuan knew clearly that she was a Peak Golden Core great demon, an existence second only to a Nascent Soul Demon Lord!

Liu Xuan hadn't had much contact with her. Who knew how big the gap was between her true self and her appearance?

"What's wrong with you?"

"Is calling you husband not allowed either?"

Yun Yao lowered her eyes, her mouth pouting in visible unhappiness. "Anyway, I won't call you Master. I won't do it even if you kill me!"

Liu Xuan's thoughts were pulled back by Yun Yao's words. Regardless of whether this girl was pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger, she had already been delivered to him.

Liu Xuan cherished food the most; he had to find a way to consume this food that had been delivered to his doorstep.

"Yaoyao, how long have you been following Third Senior Sister? How does she treat you?" Liu Xuan asked.

"How long?" Yun Yao fell into thought for a moment. "Over five hundred years ago. It's been a very, very long time!"

"Young Miss is the best to me! She gives me delicious food and takes me everywhere to play. We've gone through several life-and-death crises without ever leaving each other. There is no better master in the world than Young Miss."

Over five hundred years! Adding his past and present lives together, Liu Xuan hadn't even lived a hundred years. Five hundred years seemed a bit exaggerated to him.

However, this was normal. The Lifespan of the Yao Race and Human Race Cultivators didn't differ much. Once those naturally long-lived animals started to Cultivate, their Lifespan couldn't escape this restriction either.

Yun Yao was already at the Peak Golden Core Realm, and her Lifespan was only just half over. Her talent was already extraordinary.

Liu Xuan flipped his hand and took out a second-rank blood transformation demon pill from his spatial ring. "This is a blood transformation demon pill refined from Yao Beast Essence Blood. It's very beneficial for increasing a Yao Beast's cultivation. Want to try one?"

Yun Yao took the Medicinal Pill from Liu Xuan's hand and sniffed it. Without hesitation, she tossed it into her mouth.

A moment later, her eyes lit up, and she said in surprise, "The effect is much stronger than an ordinary second-rank Beast Pill, and the blood essence is gentler. This is good stuff!"

Liu Xuan took out another Medicinal Pill. This one was extraordinary, blackish-brown in color with complex runes flowing on its surface.

"Is this a third-rank pill?!" Yun Yao exclaimed in surprise.

"That's right!" Liu Xuan explained. "This pill is called the Spirit Refining Pill, a third-rank Low Grade pill. It has the effect of strengthening a Yao Beast's Divine Sense."

"Strengthening a Yao Beast's Divine Sense? Are you serious?"

Yao Beasts have a powerful Physical Body, but their Divine Sense is usually much weaker than that of Human Race Cultivators. A Medicinal Pill that could strengthen a Yao Beast's Divine Sense was incredibly precious to Yun Yao.

Ordinary Beast Pills are easy to refine, but once they involve increasing Divine Sense, the difficulty is even higher than refining pills that increase a Cultivator's cultivation.

Yao Beasts' demand for Medicinal Pills is much lower than that of Human Race Cultivators. Furthermore, they are poorer and cannot afford many pills. No one even wants to refine Beast Pills, let alone a pill that increases a Yao Beast's Divine Sense, which is even rarer.

Yun Yao swallowed and pointed a finger at herself. "Is this for me too?"

"Of course!"

"Since you've called me husband, I naturally have to show some appreciation."

Liu Xuan tossed the Medicinal Pill to her and smiled. "It's just a third-rank pill. It's nothing to me!"

Yun Yao actually believed him. The way she looked at Liu Xuan was filled with an indescribable light.

"Thank you, husband!" She stepped forward and gave Liu Xuan a hug, then swallowed the Medicinal Pill in one gulp.

A moment later.

Yun Yao suddenly felt something was wrong. A sense of grogginess appeared in her head. More seriously, she felt her control over her demon core, blood qi, and demon power weakening.

"Husband, what did you give me? It's not poison, is it?"

Yun Yao shook her little head, instinctively wanting to use her demon core to force the demon power out of her body.

Liu Xuan quickly grabbed her hand to stop her, explaining, "Don't panic! This is a normal reaction."

"Feel it carefully. Isn't your Divine Soul undergoing a transformation and gradually becoming stronger?"

"The grogginess and the weakened control over the demon power in your body are just minor side effects of your Divine Soul becoming stronger. They will disappear once the medicinal effect is fully digested!"

The Spirit Refining Pill was something Liu Xuan had improved based on a Pill Formula from the Beast Taming Sect. He had only refined one batch, resulting in three pills.

This thing was actually a failure, a byproduct of Liu Xuan's research into creating pills more suitable for his own people.

It did indeed have the effect of increasing a Yao Beast's Divine Soul, but after consumption, it would temporarily suppress the connection between the Divine Soul and the demon core, leading to a decrease in strength during cultivation and a reduced ability to perceive the outside world.

The Materials for the Spirit Refining Pill were expensive, the refining difficulty was high, and the side effects were obvious. After refining one batch, Liu Xuan didn't continue making them.

"It seems that's really the case. I misunderstood you, husband!" Yun Yao shook her head again, gradually adapting to the grogginess.

Grogginess aside, her consciousness was clear. If she truly encountered danger, she could still forcibly expel the medicinal power; it would simply mean losing a third-rank pill.

Most Medicinal Pills have more or less some side effects. Since it was only a temporary weakening of strength, Yun Yao didn't think there was any problem.

Liu Xuan reached out and picked her up by the waist, smiling. "Yaoyao, you've called me husband, and you've eaten the pill. Isn't it time to fulfill the duties of a wife?"

After speaking, Liu Xuan looked down at her exquisite little face. If she had any thought of forcing out the medicinal power or being unwilling, then he would drop everything and leave it for later.

"You... you purposely gave me that kind of medicine!" Yun Yao's little face flushed crimson, instantly understanding Liu Xuan's intention.

Her eyes grew hazy as she reached out to wrap her arms around Liu Xuan's neck, whispering, "Actually, you didn't need to go through all that trouble. I know how to control myself and wouldn't have hurt you!"

Yun Yao thought Liu Xuan was afraid to get close to her because of the difference in their cultivation, worried he might be harmed by her at a critical moment.

In fact, it was more or less like that. Liu Xuan didn't dare to trust her completely, fearing his true cultivation would be exposed and reported to Yun Xian, and then to True Lord Haoran.

"You little vixen!" Yun Yao's hazy eyes and her pure little face formed a sharp contrast. Liu Xuan leaned down and gave her a kiss, pretending to be angry. "Speak! Is your usual cuteness just an act? Have you and your master been plotting something against me all along?"

"No, we haven't!"

"I'm naturally cute!"

Yun Yao hooked her small hands around Liu Xuan's neck and pulled, taking the initiative to lean forward and kiss him.

Liu Xuan used his Divine Sense to carefully check Yun Yao's condition. After confirming that she was indeed under the side effects of the Spirit Refining Pill and unable to use her Divine Thought to probe his details, he finally responded to her kiss.

"Husband~" Yun Yao was even more proactive than Liu Xuan, but she was clumsy. Her few techniques were likely learned from observing Liu Xuan at the Red Pine Sect last time, and she couldn't even find the right way.

Liu Xuan just loved seeing her clumsy, anxious little eyes looking for help... Numb! A tingling sensation shot straight from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.