21: Chapter 21: Just as he was rekindling his old romance with Si Youyou, he was caught red-handed by the young patriarch.

"Phew!"

"Done!"

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled over the mottled walls of Xianglong City, coating this wild and chaotic city in a layer of blood-colored gold.

As the saying goes, when men and women work together, the work isn't tiring.

Plus, there was expectation in their hearts.

By evening, Ye Xiu and the others finally finished selling their goods.

Next up, heehee...

Although Si Youyou had returned to her disguise as Granny Si, the radiant glow emanating from within her could not be hidden.

"Ye Lang, that inn looks good."

Granny Si lowered her voice, her finger discreetly pointing towards a high-end inn at the street corner named "Yunyu Tower."

Her eyes held a trace of craftiness and anticipation, like a young girl planning an elopement.

Ye Xiu followed her finger; the inn was decorated with lanterns and streamers, and the attendants welcoming guests at the door were dressed in silk—it was indeed grand.

"As you wish, Madam."

Ye Xiu left the ox cart at a familiar stable and then strode inside with Granny Si.

"Shopkeeper, one of your best upper rooms!"

Ye Xiu slapped down five Xianglong Coins, full of heroic spirit.

The shopkeeper glanced at Ye Xiu, then at the hunched Granny Si, his expression a bit strange.

These days, a young lad bringing an old lady to rent a room... was indeed rare.

But he was a shrewd man; having taken the money, he naturally didn't talk nonsense:

"Coming right up! Heaven-Grade Room No. 1, guests please go upstairs!"

...

Heaven-Grade Room No. 1.

The decor here was extremely luxurious, with red sandalwood tables and chairs, and brocade quilts embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water.

There was even a huge, carved canopy bed large enough to accommodate four or five people.

*Click.*

As soon as the door closed, the ambiguous atmosphere that had been suppressed all along the way instantly exploded in this enclosed space.

"Phew..."

Granny Si let out a long sigh of relief, as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

She turned around, leaning against the door panel, and those cloudy old eyes instantly became shimmering and vibrant.

*Buzz!*

A flash of green light. The old woman with wrinkled skin and white hair disappeared.

In her place was that peerless beauty draped in red gauze, with skin whiter than snow and features like a painting—Si Youyou.

She didn't hold back at all, directly reaching out her long, jade-like arms, wrapping them around Ye Xiu's neck like vines.

"You little troublemaker... holding it in all way, you're so bad."

Her voice was charming to the bone, carrying a hint of reproach and urgency.

Looking at this face that could make a king skip morning court, the passion in Ye Xiu's heart was instantly ignited.

"Wasn't this to give Madam a surprise?"

He reached out to embrace her slender waist, pulling her forcefully into his arms.

Si Youyou was like a Manjusaka flower blooming in the desert—passionate, enchanting, and reckless.

She blossomed in Ye Xiu's arms...

The specific details are indescribable...

...

Meanwhile. In Xianglong City, on the streets.

A youth who looked only fifteen or sixteen years old was walking aimlessly through the noisy crowd with his hands behind his back.

He had red lips and white teeth, a face as handsome as jade, and was dressed in white clothes as pure as snow, untainted by a speck of dust.

But this youth's eyes were terrifyingly weathered. They were eyes that had seen through all the ways of the world and experienced countless ages.

He was the founding patriarch of the Heavenly Demon Sect, and also the peerless powerhouse revered by the world as the "Young Patriarch."

He had lived for a very, very long time, so long that he had almost forgotten his own name.

He had come to The Great Ruins this time originally to find a candidate for the next sect leader, and incidentally to check on the "Spirit Embryo Tyrant Body" that he was somewhat interested in.

Suddenly.

The Young Patriarch's footsteps stopped.

He stood in the middle of the bustling street, the surrounding flow of people seemingly turning into a phantom backdrop.

He slightly raised his head, and a flash of surprise crossed those deep eyes.

It then transformed into an unbelievable ecstasy.

"This aura..."

The Young Patriarch closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

In the air, besides the sweat, rouge, and blood scents unique to Xianglong City...

There was also a faint, almost imperceptible fragrance mixed in.

But to him, who Cultivated the Great Nurturing Heavenly Demon Scripture, this fragrance was as dazzling as a lighthouse in the dark night.

That was the unique Dao charm emitted only when the Heavenly Demon Creation Technique reached Perfection!

It was the "Heavenly Demon Particles" produced by the intersection of Yin and Yang after extreme passion and desire!

"Youyou?"

The Young Patriarch snapped his eyes open, his gaze like two sharp swords piercing through layers of buildings.

He locked onto the top floor of the inn named "Yunyu Tower."

"That's Youyou's aura!"

"She's not dead? And... her Heavenly Demon Creation Technique actually achieved a Breakthrough?!"

The Young Patriarch's heart began to beat violently. As the Revered Master who had watched Si Youyou grow up, he knew this disciple too well.

Back then, although Si Youyou was exceptionally brilliant and hailed as the Heavenly Demon Sect's number one Saintess, she could never Breakthrough that barrier called the "Inner Demon Tribulation."

Later, because of that lunatic Li Tianxing, her Dao Heart was damaged, and she had to hide her identity and flee into The Great Ruins.

"Li Tianxing's aura has disappeared..."

"Replaced by an... extremely pure, extremely domineering masculine Qi."

The Young Patriarch's eyes became somewhat playful.

"It seems my good disciple has found her ideal husband."

"To be able to help her break Li Tianxing's demonic barrier and even help her Breakthrough the Love Barrier..."

"Interesting."

A faint smile curled at the corner of the white-clad youth's mouth as he moved lightly.

In the next moment, his figure actually vanished into thin air on the street, leaving only a faint afterimage.

...

Yunyu Tower, Heaven-Grade Room No. 1.

After the fierce battle, the room was filled with an intoxicating musky scent.

Si Youyou lay on Ye Xiu's chest like a lazy kitten, her finger unconsciously drawing circles on his collarbone.

Her face still carried the flush of pleasure, her eyes blurred and satisfied.

"Ye Lang..."

"Hmm?"

Ye Xiu closed his eyes, enjoying this rare moment of post-coital clarity.

"Tell me, if one day we were to leave this place and go to the outside world..."

Si Youyou's voice was a bit ethereal, "Would you take this old woman with you?"

Ye Xiu opened his eyes, looked at the beauty in his arms, and couldn't help but pinch her nose:

"What nonsense are you talking? You are the old woman, and the old woman is you.

No matter what you become, I will take you."

A flash of emotion crossed Si Youyou's eyes, and she was about to say something.

Suddenly.

Her body suddenly stiffened!

Her originally lazy and relaxed state disappeared instantly, replaced by extreme tension and fear!

"What's wrong?"

Ye Xiu keenly noticed her abnormality, immediately sat up, and looked around alertly.

"He's here..."

Si Youyou's voice was trembling, and all color drained from her beautiful face instantly, "He's here..."

"Who?"

Everyone, who understands this feeling?

Just a moment ago, they were all lovey-dovey, their feelings ready to heat up at any time, about to enter "overtime"...

But suddenly, the beauty in his arms jumped away nervously.

And she immediately put on her clothes.

This left Ye Xiu completely in the dark.

But before he could ask more.

A neutral male voice came from outside.

"Youyou, won't you invite the Ancestral Master in for a cup of tea?"

Ancestral Master?

Holy crap!

Is it the Young Patriarch of the Heavenly Demon Sect?

Opening the window and looking toward the source of the voice, Ye Xiu also felt his head grow big.

This plot point wasn't in the original story.

It seems his arrival as a transmigrator has changed many people and events.

Just as their feelings were heating up, they were caught by the elder...