For the next two days, Ning Xiang barely saw Zhu Yu. He seemed very busy, leaving early each morning, and by the time he returned at night, she was already asleep.
He brought me back here only to neglect me. What a rotten bastard!
Ning Xiang was bored staying in the Lotus Palace. Even the Little Lynx Demon, who had added a bit of fun to her otherwise uneventful life as a pet, had been strictly forbidden from setting foot inside. With nothing to do, Ning Xiang scratched every piece of wooden furniture in Zhu Yu's chambers.
As a result, when Zhu Yu returned to find wreckage strewn everywhere, his lungs nearly exploded with rage.
Ning Xiang raised her head proudly.
[It took so much effort to wreck your chambers like this. I'm absolutely exhausted! Phew, phew.]
Zhu Yu scooped Ning Xiang up.
Well done!
He would rather go without the Soul-Calming Pearl than keep this divine beast of household destruction!
Ning Xiang struggled.
[What are you doing? I've only demolished one room! My grand undertaking in household destruction has only just begun. I can't let you ruin it!]
Zhu Yu looked at Ning Xiang and declared in a tone that brooked no argument, "From now on, you will stay on my person. Your feet are not to touch the ground!"
[Wow, I really am the darling of the Demon King's heart! He can't even bear to let my delicate, jade-like feet touch the ground and get dusty!]
Ning Xiang decided she could take a mile now that Zhu Yu had given her an inch of affection. She tentatively stretched out a little foot, only for Zhu Yu to seize her by the scruff of fate.
"Cause any more trouble, and you might never see your father, brother, or master