"Come on. My place has a dedicated training room."
Elise cast aside that inexplicable feeling and turned to lead the way.
"Sure."
Xu Jingming readily followed.
It might have been her territory, but he was not the least bit afraid.
With his current strength, unless Immortal Dominator personally made a move,
no one in this rest area could keep him here.
The two swiftly turned into streaks of light and departed, leaving behind numerous demons with curious expressions.
"So Lord Elise was waiting for him!"
"Blood Abyss? The one ranked first on the Points leaderboard? They know each other?!"
"They do more than know each other! Look at the way Lord Elise was looking at him—there's definitely a story there!"
"..."
Gossip was not only human nature; it was demon nature as well.
Especially when the subject was that unattainable prodigy of the Blood Demon Palace.
Thus, it was quite a while after Elise and Xu Jingming had left
before the crowd finally dispersed.
Elise and Xu Jingming.
The two demons, one in front and one behind, soon landed before an exquisite little building.
The moment they entered, a lively voice rang out:
"Oh! You're back! This must be Blood Abyss, right? What an impressive presence!"
A beautiful female demon with shoulder-length hair came up to greet them with a grin. It was Miranda.
Her lovely eyes darted over Xu Jingming, filled with curiosity as she sized him up.
"Hello." Xu Jingming smiled.
Miranda was not shy around strangers. With a giggle, she said:
"Come to think of it, this is the first time our Elise has brought a male demon home."
"Shut up!"
Elise shot her an irritated glare.
"Say one more word, and I'll throw you out!"
Miranda stuck out her tongue and obediently fell silent, though