Senior, I Was Really Wrong!

You He said with a smug smile, "Tasty? ...It's sweet... Wait... hold on?!!!"

"Huh??? Sweet??!"

You He hadn't realized what was happening at first. He was halfway through speaking when he finally stared at Jing Pu in horror.

Jing Pu smiled faintly.

"Yeah, pretty sweet."

In truth, it wasn't sweet at all. It tasted like mold. But it was a candy someone had given him, so Jing Pu felt awkward saying it tasted awful.

It was like eating at someone else's house. No matter how bad the food was, you still had to smile and say it was delicious. You couldn't exactly flip the table, could you?

Jing Pu figured the candy had probably been sitting around for too long and gone bad. Thinking of that, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the common folk on this continent. Life must be hard for them if they were so reluctant to eat a single piece of candy that they left it sitting around until it spoiled.

You He was completely dumbfounded. N-no way!!

Absolutely no way!!

How could this person be completely fine?!

That was a Black Blood Soul Devouring Pill! Even a Tribulation Crossing powerhouse would have shown some reaction by now after eating one?!!

You He was horrified. He understood!!

He understood everything!!

This guy wasn't some ordinary person at all!!

He was a super-strong expert, either at the Tribulation Crossing Late Stage or at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Stage!!

That had to be it. You He suddenly saw the light. This guy was pretending to be an ordinary person just to toy with him. It was like a cat catching a mouse: it wouldn't kill it right away, but would play with it until it got bored, then eat it!

This guy had to be doing exactly that!!

You He was truly terrified now, trembling from head to toe.

Seeing You He suddenly start shaking again, Jing Pu hurriedly said,

"Look at you, you're shaking from hunger. Hurry up and eat something."

You He nodded repeatedly, like a terrified chick pecking at grain. The next moment, he hurriedly stuffed the bun in his hand into his mouth, afraid that if he was too slow, the mighty expert in front of him would slap him to death.

You He was terrified. He had no idea how this mighty expert would toy with him next.

A moment ago, Jing Pu's smile had seemed bright and sunny to You He. But now, looking at it again, he felt this mighty expert was more demonic than the devils themselves!!

However, after stuffing in a bun and chewing twice, You He's expression changed. It was sour?!

You He's face blanched. S-so he really was toying with him!!

Should he eat it?

Of course he should. If he didn't, he'd die!

If he did, there might still be a chance he'd live. After all, so far, the mighty expert hadn't shown any intention of killing him. If he refused to eat, he'd anger him and truly have no chance of survival!

You He immediately stuffed the food into his mouth as fast as he could. The two buns were gone in no time.

Watching You He wolf down the food, Jing Pu couldn't help feeling sorry for him. How many days had this person gone without eating? So Jing Pu took everything edible and inedible out of his Space Bag and piled it in front of You He.

Just then, a sound came from behind Jing Pu. He turned around and saw Ling Ju riding a Dragon Horse down behind him.

Ling Ju was still as radiant and beautiful as when they had parted earlier. She showed no signs of having been in a fight, and she held a white rabbit in her arms.

Seeing Ling Ju, Jing Pu suddenly asked, curious,

"Did you find that Demonic Beast?!"

You He, who had just eaten two sour buns, really didn't want to eat anything else Jing Pu had brought out. But after hearing Jing Pu's question, he hastily grabbed the food on the ground and stuffed it into his mouth again.

Ling Ju shook her head regretfully.

"I couldn't find it. That Demonic Beast seemed to vanish into thin air. Maybe it ran off a long time ago..."

Jing Pu nodded slightly, relieved. Whatever the case, it was good that the Demonic Beast had left. That meant he wouldn't have to live in fear anymore.

Looking at the white rabbit in Ling Ju's arms, Jing Pu asked curiously,

"What's this?"

Speaking of the rabbit, Ling Ju smiled sweetly and handed it to Jing Pu.

"I found it on my way back. It was caught in a hunter's trap. It looked cute, so I picked it up and brought it back."

Jing Pu took the rabbit and examined it carefully from every angle, then nodded seriously.

"Its leg is injured. This is a nice rabbit."

Ling Ju smiled faintly and was just about to say something when—

Jing Pu said, "There's plenty of meat on it. It'd be good with chili."

Ling Ju: "Huh???"

Seeing Ling Ju's shocked expression, Jing Pu chuckled and handed the rabbit back to her.

"I'm kidding. How could I really eat it? We'll put some medicine on it when we get back and keep it."

Ling Ju froze, then pursed her red lips adorably. She pretended to be angry, but couldn't stop a hint of exquisite beauty from showing in her smile. She said coyly,

"Senior, honestly..."

After taking the rabbit back, Ling Ju suddenly noticed You He behind Jing Pu, sitting on the ground and frantically stuffing food into his mouth.

The moment she saw You He, Ling Ju recoiled in shock.

A Demonic Beast?!!

Ling Ju was now certain that the one sitting behind Jing Pu was a Demonic Beast!!

Though she didn't know why it had a human appearance, lacked any demonic traits, and had concealed both its True Qi and Spiritual Power, Ling Ju could clearly sense, from this close, that it was a Demonic Beast!!

A Demonic Beast at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Stage. This was the Demonic Beast that had drawn Tribulation Crossing thunderclouds!!

H-how could it be here?!

And... w-what was its relationship with Senior?

Seeing Ling Ju's somewhat panicked expression, Jing Pu paused, then realized what was going on. He looked at her and smiled.

"He's a villager who came out of the mountains. He's a bit ugly, but pretty pitiful. Looks like the commotion earlier scared him witless."

Huh??

Ling Ju looked at Jing Pu in bewilderment, not understanding what he was talking about.

But... at that very moment, You He, sitting on the ground, suddenly burst into tears.

Sometimes, an adult's world fell apart in an instant.

As You He ate, he felt more and more aggrieved, more and more humiliated. He was clearly the vice pavilion master of the Three Rivers Pavilion, a mighty figure in his daily life, yet now these humans were treating him like a monkey, making sport of him.

Most importantly, he didn't even know whether he'd live or die.

That might have been bad enough, but then Jing Pu suddenly brought up his appearance. You He truly couldn't hold it in anymore. He had once been considered a handsome man among the Devil Race, but after absorbing that Auspicious Qi, he had turned into this hideous creature.

You He didn't want to pretend anymore or keep playing along. He tossed away the food in his hand, some of it moldy and some of it sour. With a thud, he dropped to his knees, bawling loudly, snot and tears streaming down his face.

"Senior, I was really wrong! I'll never dare come back again! It wasn't easy for me to get where I am today, through all those ups and downs! Please stop messing with me, Senior! I know I was wrong! Don't do this to me!!"

Holy crap???

The sudden scene scared Jing Pu into taking half a step back. W-what was going on??