"That fellow..."
Li Ling felt a chill of revulsion under that burning gaze.
To make even a mighty cultivator like him uncomfortable through his gaze alone was something the Demon King Yu Kai could certainly take pride in.
Mu Qingsi noticed it too and secretly transmitted her voice. "Husband, why do I feel there's something strange about the way he looks at you?"
For a moment, Li Ling had no idea how to answer.
Fortunately, aside from his heated gaze, Yu Kai displayed nothing else untoward.
After turning it over in his mind, Li Ling could only explain it as Yu Kai having a taste for men and thus admiring a handsome man like himself, yet doting exclusively on Hu Lao, which allowed him to restrain himself and observe propriety rather than transfer his affections.
At their first meeting, neither side had any concrete cooperation to discuss. Li Ling merely presented some introductory gifts under the pretext of seeking permission to trade, hoping for a response, while Yu Kai remained cautious, neither agreeing nor rejecting him outright.
Clearly, he still harbored some reservations about outsiders.
Afterward, Li Ling asked to linger in this fine place and study the local customs of the Demon Kingdom. Yu Kai not only agreed but offered enthusiastic support.
The Demon Kingdom abounded in mountain produce and lacked no variety of spirit materials, yet it was desperately short of the products of human civilization.
From things as small as teapots, bowls, chopsticks, silk, clothing, and hats to things as large as buildings, palaces, great bridges, and Imperial Roads, it craved them all.
Naturally, finished products such as magical artifacts, Magic Treasures, and pills were also in exceedingly high demand.
In the blink of an eye, nearly half a month passed.
After taking up temporary residence,