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"Okay, okay." So you were indirectly killing the conversation, I thought, though this wasn't because she had poor emotional intelligence. After all, anyone capable of becoming the Devil Master couldn't be lacking in that regard.
Seeing how simply I had answered, Xiao Jiao fell silent for a moment before putting on an embarrassed expression and asking, "Master, did I say something wrong?"
"No. How could I think that? I'm very pleased with your answer. It shows that you've been working hard all this time. And of course, the fact that you occasionally think of me is what makes me happiest." I did my best to smile.
Xiao Jiao's face flushed as she said, "But compared with the other older and younger sisters, and even my martial nephew, it's still not enough. From now on, Xiao Jiao will do even better than she does now."
"That's fine. Just treat me the way you've always been used to. To someone who likes you, no matter how much you do, they'll like it. The opposite is true as well, so you don't need to deliberately curry favor with me." It's true that I don't usually talk much with Xiao Jiao. She's always been obedient by nature, and she doesn't like doing anything superfluous.
She had cultivated herself into human form from the body of a Dragon King, and she also had a group of powerful demon sisters under her command. Her status was actually exceedingly noble. After I subdued her back then, she had remained my personal guard, loyal to me through thick and thin and never shirking from hard work. That was why I felt an unusual closeness toward her.
It was a kind of absolute trust.
"So what do you mean, Master?" Xiao Jiao