Recap
Gu Minghuai took a shower for two hours and finally calmed down completely. He put on his pajamas, took a deep breath, opened the door with one hand, and raised his other hand: “Let’s discuss this–“
A figure pounced directly on him.
“There’s nothing to discuss!” Rong Yu couldn’t wait to wrap his arms around his waist, “Let me hug.”
Gu Minghuai’s hand paused in mid-air.
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Gu Minghuai paused with his hands in the air for a long time, then said in a deep voice: “Let go.”
Rong Yu: “I don’t want to.”
He is like a mobile phone with only 1% remaining power connected to a power bank, and will shut down as soon as the plug is pulled out.
It must be fully charged to be operable.
Gu Minghuai lowered his head and said, “We can’t sit down and I can’t talk to you properly like this.”
Rong Yu raised his head and said in a matter-of-fact tone: “If you have anything to say, we can talk on the bed. Just say what you need to say while I do what I need to do. I won’t get in the way.”
Gu Minghuai: “Cough cough cough!”
Why does this statement sound so ambiguous!
But the young man looked at him with clear and flawless eyes: “Do you have a cold?”
Gu Minghuai sniffed: “I do have a little cold.”
Taking a cold bath at night was no joke, he had to take some cold medicine today.
But that’s not the reason for the cough.
Gu Minghuai thought about it and felt that Xiao Yu’er might be like a fledgling to him. He was the one feeding the Xiao Yu’er these days. He was also the first person he saw after he transformed, so XIao Yu’er became dependent on him.
This is the only way to explain why Xiao Yu’er hugs him and refuses to let go.
He sat on the edge of the bed, and Rong Yu also moved his body, holding Gu Minghuai’s waist tightly, and even wanted to put his fish tail on his lap.
Gu Minghuai instinctively shouted: “Don’t move your tail!”
He didn’t want to go back and take his eighth shower today!
Rong Yu’s tail twitched, and he let it fall back on the bed obediently. He curled his lips and said, “Alright, I won’t move it anymore, why are you so cruel?”
He was also afraid that if his fishtail lands on Gu Minghuai’s lap,Gu Minghuai’s mysophobia will be triggered again and he will leave him for the shower for two hours, only to find that he had turned into dried salted fish when he came out.
It’s okay to hold him like this now.
Gu Minghuai asked: “What on earth is going on?”
Are there really supernatural creatures in the world?
Gu Minghuai didn’t believe it before, but now he couldn’t help but believe it when he saw the mermaid wrapped around him on the bed.
Rong Yu’s face didn’t change, and he made up a story in the blink of an eye: “I’m here to repay the favor.”
Gu Minghuai: “Repay the favor?”
“Yes. I was originally a carp spirit. I suffered an accident before and reverted to my original shape and was sold to the vegetable market. If you hadn’t brought me back, Mr. Gu, I would have become someone else’s meal.” Rong Yu said, He hugged him tighter and said in a sincere and grateful tone, “Mortals say that life-saving grace should be pledged with one’s body*. I am willing to never be physically separated from Mr. Gu.”
*(以身相许: (of a girl) pledge to marry sb; to repay with one’s body; to lay down one’s life; to give one’s heart to, to devote one’s life to. Source: www.lingq.com)
Gu Minghuai’s mind turned around, and when he thought about it, he couldn’t laugh or cry: “Xiao Yu’er, this is not the literal meaning of a mortal’s promise. You don’t have to… cling onto me.”
Rong Yu said firmly: “It’s necessary. We, yaos*, must repay our kindness. If we don’t repay the cause and effect, it’s not conducive to our cultivation. So Mr. Gu, what does it really mean to pledge yourself to me? You tell me, I will definitely do it.”
*(Yaoguai (妖怪) is a compound word consisting of two Chinese characters. 妖 (yāo) is a noun meaning monster or demon. 怪 (guài) means strange or unusual when used as an adjective, and monster or unusual creature as a noun. Source: wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaoguai )
Gu Minghuai fell silent.
If he explains the true meaning of committing yourself to the other, Xiao Yu’er won’t really follow through, right?
Although Rong Yu is very beautiful, Gu Minghuai currently has no plans for a relationship, let alone a cross-species relationship.
It is better to do less than to do more. Gu Minghuai said decisively: “You understand correctly, that’s what it means. Promising one’s body means physical contact. But there’s no need to go to such trouble, just holding hands is enough.”
Hearing this, Rong Yu held Gu Minghuai’s hand, intertwined their fingers together, and asked innocently, “Is it like this?”
Gu Minghuai nodded: “That’s right. Can you let go of my waist now?”
Rong Yu shook his head: “No, I have to hold the other hand too.”
Gu Minghuai: “…”
Holding one hand is called romance, but holding two hands face to face is stupid no matter how you look at it.
In order to free his waist, Gu Minghuai reluctantly handed his other hand to Rong Yu. The skin on the young man’s palm is delicate and soft, cool and sweat-free, and feels much better than the fish tail.
Gu Minghuai sat on the bed expressionlessly staring at Rong Yu while Rong Yu looked at him with affectionate eyes.
“…”
Really dumb.
Rong Yu watched the spiritual energy level rise little by little, the corners of his lips raised slightly: the fish was hooked.
A very simple negotiation technique – a group of people are in a room and you want to open the windows, but no one agrees. But if you want to lift the roof, others will allow you to open the windows. Just as Rong Yu interpreted the meaning of “promising one’s body” as physical contact, Gu Minghuai originally did not want to be held by Rong Yu, but when he thought of another meaning that was more transcendent, he could only agree to such “promising one’s body.”, giving Rong Yu a good reason to absorb spiritual energy. This is called choosing the lesser evil.
In fact, he could have chosen neither.
Of course, as the president of a listed company, it is impossible for Gu Minghuai to not understand this truth. It’s just that now that his world view has collapsed, his brain is short-circuited, and it’s normal for him to be tricked. By the time he thought it through, he will not be able to get rid of Rong Yu.
At this moment, Gu Minghuai was the fish that was caught.
Blood Jade Bracelet felt that it was unnecessary: Why are there so many twists and turns? You can just directly say that you need to be in physical contact with him to absorb spiritual energy to maintain your human form. Won’t he still help you?
Rong Yu: What do you know? Even if I really had to rely on him, I couldn’t let him know that I had no choice. What if he uses this to blackmail me? At least for now, I don’t believe him.
Now Rong Yu’s character is a yao who repays kindness. He has good intentions toward Gu Minghuai and will not hurt him. Maybe he can also help him. Both parties are equal. Once Gu Minghuai knows that Rong Yu relies on his spiritual energy for survival, it will be difficult to move around without him. Rong Yu will fall into complete passivity and become Gu Minghuai’s pet.
Rong Yu is a natural leader. Even if he is really in a weak situation, he will not expose his fatal weakness to others, give others leverage, and give others the opportunity to control himself.
Blood Jade Bracelet: You are judging the heart of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
Rong Yu: Oh? Little Bracelet, you have a very good relationship with him, so you can speak for him like this. Okay, let’s exclude one more. It seems that this real person is not the enemy of the Space-Time Management Bureau—then he is my enemy.
Blood Jade Bracelet: ……
It miscalculated, it was used to talking and accidentally let slip such big mistakes. Even with a hundred thousand vigilance, the big devil will pry out the information from it no matter what.
No wonder none of the one hundred and eight Divine Envoys were able to hide their secrets, and all of them were discovered. Rong Yu was purposely putting on an innocent act while harboring the most insidious thoughts.
The scope has been reduced again and the Blood Jade Bracelet is really afraid that Lord God will fall off his horse in the first world.
So, having said that, why on earth did Lord God come to deliver plug-ins to the Great Demon King?
No one can answer this question now.
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“What accident did you encounter?” Gu Minghuai broke the silence.
Holding hands and facing each other is really awkward.
Rong Yu never knew what embarrassment was, so he said frankly: “It’s not a good thing, there’s nothing to say about it.”
In fact, he doesn’t know either.
Gu Minghuai didn’t ask any more questions. He didn’t have a habit of prying into other people’s privacy. It’s just that due to the special circumstances, he was inevitably curious.
“How old are you?”
“I forgot.” Rong Yu thought, “But I should be older than your great-great-grandfather.”
In fact, the Demon King’s lifespan is older than the age of this world. The world of 6666 is quite ancient, and the Demon King has the same lifespan as heaven and earth. Not even Rong Yu himself can remember how many years he has lived.
Gu Minghuai: “…”
Rong Yu is a downright conversational ender.
Gu Minghuai thought for a while: “Then should I call you Lao Yu’er?”
Rong Yu: “…”
Gu Minghuai is also a fluent conversational ender, and the two sides are even.
The second round of topic begins.
Gu Minghuai asked: “Are there really many supernatural entities in the world?”
“Of course.” Rong Yu counted, “There are so many things that people don’t know about, including demons, ghosts, gods, deities, the path of Buddhism and Taoism. Some are hidden in the mountains, some are hidden among the crowd, and some of them are unlucky like me. When I showed up at the vegetable market, I was almost slaughtered.”
Gu Minghuai was silent for a moment: “This world is quite scary.”
“What’s so scary about it?” Rong Yu didn’t take it seriously, “They’re all invisible things.”
If they really were to talk about scary things, he is the demon king who makes the whole world fearful. He has only ever seen people taking detours because of him, there is no one he makes detours for.
Gu Minghuai said: “Things that are invisible are scary.”
Human fear comes from the unknown.
Rong Yu glanced at him: “You can see people, but you can’t see people’s hearts. Isn’t it also scary? Moreover, people’s hearts are in their belly. Ai*, I’m also hungry after talking about this. Is there anything to eat?”
*(sighing sound)
It’s time for lunch now.
The topic changed so unexpectedly that Gu Minghuai paused for a second: “You yokais can still be hungry?”
“I’m not a god, so how can I not be hungry? So is there anything to eat?” The truth was that the Demon King was born with inedia*, yet he enjoys eating. He never stopped eating delicacies, and his appetite must be satisfied.
*(claimed ability for a person to live without consuming food, and in some cases water)
Gu Minghuai said: “The fish food is on the fourth floor.”
Rong Yu’s expression was distorted for a moment: “I don’t eat fish food!”
After eating that fish food for a month, he felt nauseated and wanted to vomit. He never wanted to see it again in his life.
Gu Minghuai unconsciously curled his lower lip when he saw that there were also times the fish lost his cool. He wanted to ask the servants to cook, but then he remembered that he had just given them a day off in the morning, and now there was no one at home to cook for them.
As a severe mysophobia, Gu Minghuai always avoided the smell of cooking fumes in the kitchen. He couldn’t cook.
At that moment, he can only take out his phone and order takeout.
The things Gu Minghuai ordered were very bland, such as white rice porridge, tomatoes, cabbage… Rong Yu sat by his side and came over to watch him order. He lost his appetite after just one glance: “Are you on a diet?”
Gu Minghuai placed the order and paid: “I’m a vegetarian, this is healthy, green and clean.”
“No, I don’t want to eat this.” Rong Yu stretched out his hand to swipe the screen, “I want to order another one, I want this braised pork.”
Gu Minghuai moved his cell phone away and refused: “As guests do, you will eat whatever I eat.”
He would never allow something as dirty as an animal carcass to appear on the dinner table.
Rong Yu opposed: “You need a balanced diet. A combination of meat and vegetables is the way to go.”
Gu Minghuai was unmoved: “This is my home, I have the final say.”
Rong Yu looked at him quietly, and that look gave Gu Minghuai a bad premonition.
The next second, Rong Yu pounced on him, holding his neck and rolling on the bed, with murderous intent: “I haven’t seen any meat for a month! Go and try eating fish food for a month! You will go crazy! If I eat these things, it will make me anorexic!!!”
One person and one person rolled into a ball on the bed. Gu Minghuai was almost strangled and suffocated, but he didn’t dare to push away for fear of hurting Rong Yu: “Let go——”
“I won’t let it go! Do you agree or not? If not, I will put my tail up too!!!” Rong Yu threatened.
“Let’s talk about it, but don’t put your tail up!”
Rong Yu pressed against Gu Minghuai, he suddenly stopped making noises, and looked down at Gu Minghuai, his peach blossom eyes looked so wronged that he was about to cry: “I used to eat dragon liver and phoenix marrow, drink fine wine and jade dew. Living here with you, I had to force myself to eat fish food here for a month. Now, I’m not even allowed to order one plate of braised pork, why is my life so miserable…”
The Blood Jade Bracelet was dumbfounded.
Is the big devil possessed by a melodramatic wandering ghost?
Gu Minghuai felt weak at that look. Hearing what he said, he sounded so pitiful. Thus, Gu Minghuai compromised and said, “…I can only order braised pork.”
“Okay.” Rong Yu’s expression returned to normal for a second, he turned over and sat up, picked up his phone and started ordering.
Gu Minghuai: “…”
He felt a shift in his emotions.
Is this here to repay a favor or to take revenge?
Rong Yu was in a happy mood and added braised pork, sweet and sour pork ribs, steamed sea bass, cola chicken wings, duck blood and vermicelli soup…all to the cart.
Gu Minghuai was so angry that he felt that his cart was dirty: “Didn’t you agree to only order the braised pork?”
Rong Yu’s fingers kept moving: “I want to eat it mah.”
Gu Minghuai said with a cold face: “Why are you acting coquettishly with me? I’m not close to you.”
Rong Yu didn’t even raise his head: “Dad.”
Gu Minghuai: “…”
This carp may have no moral integrity.
He pointed to the steamed sea bass: “Do you fish still eat the same kind of fish?”
Rong Yu looked like “What are you asking about? Didn’t you humans also invent a game called Big Fish Eats Small Fish*?”
*(Players control a hungry marine predator intent on munching as many other fish as possible. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feeding_Frenzy_(video_game) )
Gu Minghuai looked at him: “You don’t know about hair dryers, but you know about games?”
Rong Yu: “I may not know common life knowledge, but I must be proficient in different entertainment.”
Otherwise, he doesn’t deserve to be called a great devil who indulges in pleasure.
“…” Gu Minghuai said indifferently, “You can order whatever you want, I won’t pay anyway.”
“What’s the password?” Rong Yu jumps to the payment page and asks.
Gu Minghuai: “666666.”
Gu Minghuai: “…”
Why did he blurt it out?
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