Desperate Love: Rebirth of the Demon King

"So what if you've lived here for three years? You're arrogant and domineering, looking down on everyone, and you even hurt Wanxiu in the mansion. You're a vicious woman, do you really think our masters like you? If it weren't for your father coming to us several times to ask for leave, our masters wouldn't even bother to look at you." Long Xiao scolded righteously, with an eloquent voice.

"What did you say?" Sa Yulong asked with a look of disbelief.

"Long'er, you must remember not to act on your own will as you did before. You'd better not go to the priest's house. The high priest has the final say on Zi Yan's affairs." She suddenly remembered what her father said to her before she went down the mountain today. Her father told her not to act on her own will and said that the high priest should make the decision on Zi Yan's affairs.

"I want to take Zi Yan away. She is the girl I bought with my own money." Sa Yulong saw that she couldn't win the argument with Long Xiao, and she certainly couldn't beat him by fighting, so she could only put forward the demands that she thought she could achieve.

Since he can't get it, why can that little girl get it.

"Want to take Zi Yan away? Sure, you said she was a girl you bought, so let me see her indenture contract." Long Xiao pretended to look expectantly.

"Hmph! She is the girl I bought. Everyone in Yunji Villa can testify to this." Sa Yulong shouted guiltily.

It was indeed Zi Yan that she bought with her own money, but her indenture contract disappeared out of thin air.

Sa Yulong certainly didn't know that Zi Yan's indenture had already been destroyed by Sa Hun on the day when the Kunlun Divine Mirror tested Zi Yan's identity.

Who is Sa Hun? He is a well-known upright person in all the countries. He already knows Zi Yan's fate, so how could he embarrass her with a piece of indenture? Yunji Villa is destined to protect Xinyue Country, and Zi Yan, the future queen of Xinyue Country, is naturally included in it.

"Stop talking nonsense. If you want to take the person away, either bring over the indenture contract. If you don't have one, leave quickly." Long Xiao turned his face away. Ever since Sa Yulong broke Wan Xiu's hand, he couldn't get used to seeing this femme fatale. Now that the High Priest has spoken, he naturally wouldn't give her a good look.

"You are just a gatekeeper in the priest's mansion. How dare you treat me like this?" Sa Yulong felt aggrieved. When had she ever been treated like this before? In a fit of rage, she drew her sword and stabbed Long Xiao.

"You are the lady of Yunji Villa, not the lady of my Priest's Mansion. I won't give in to you." Long Xiao drew his sword and faced Sa Yulong. For a moment, the two of them started fighting directly.

Although Sa Yulong is the eldest sister of Yunji Villa and is good at magic and martial arts, she always has a group of senior brothers to help her in every battle, which makes her lack of practical experience.

Long Xiao is different. As the first guard of the high priest, he was raised and trained by Lan Moqiu. No matter whether it is magic or martial arts, even if Zhou Ze comes, he may not be able to defeat him.

But who is Long Xiao? No matter how much he hates Sa Yulong, he will never really hurt her. Instead, he will fight with her and tease her throughout the whole process.

After the two of them exchanged dozens of moves, Sa Yulong was already panting heavily, and the sound of swords clashing also attracted the crowd around to watch and discuss.

The High Priest's Mansion is located in a remote area, and the noise not only attracted people nearby, but also lured Lan Moqiu, Yu Xiaobai and others away.

"Stop." Lan Moqiu shouted coldly as he walked out of the door.

Sa Yulong and Long Xiao were both startled and they both stopped their actions at the same time.

"What's going on?" Lan Moqiu asked coldly.

"Brother Lan, Long Xiao said that you won't allow me to enter the Priest's Mansion. Is that true?" Sa Yulong immediately stepped forward and asked.

"Miss Sa, yesterday, this priest has already made it clear enough, right? This priest does not want to say the same thing again." Lan Moqiu did not give Sa Yulong a good look, and did not even look at her.

"Brother Lan, you promised my father..."

"You can go back on your word even if you agree to it." Lan Moqiu interrupted Sa Yulong directly.

"Lan Moqiu, I, Brother Lan, please don't do this to me?" Sa Yulong was a little panicked. She had liked Lan Moqiu since she was a child, since the first time Lan Moqiu set foot in Yunji Villa.

She was only seven years old at that time. There was no one else in the world as stunning as Lan Moqiu, and she fell in love with him at first sight.

Ever since she heard about Lan Moqiu's identity from her father, the honorable high priest who is second only to the emperor and above everyone else, with a divine face that has a lifespan of hundreds of years and is immortal, which one of them would not make her yearn for?

She cried and begged countless times before her father came to ask Lan Moqiu to teach her magic, but not in the relationship of master and disciple. Yunji Villa was a sect for cultivating immortals, so there was no reason for her to look for a master outside.

This lame excuse was made up by themselves. During the three years living in the priest's mansion, Lan Moqiu was so indifferent to her. No matter whether she was enthusiastic or indifferent, acting naughty or punishing his maid, he acted as if she did not exist.

Sa Yulong felt that it didn't matter, at least she still lived here, as long as she lived here she still had a chance, after a long time, he would see her good side one day. Now, he no longer let her step into the priest's house, which meant that they couldn't even see each other, so how could they have a chance to cultivate feelings?

"Miss Sa, have you misunderstood something? This priest only promised Master Sa to give you some pointers. Now that Miss Sa is so powerful, why does she still need my guidance? After all, I am a man. It is not appropriate for a woman like Miss Sa to live here. Please don't come here again in the future." Lan Moqiu said in a cold voice and turned into the house.

"Everyone, go away!" Long Xiao politely asked the onlookers to disperse.

Sa Yulong stood there motionless with a dazed look on her face. She couldn't understand why Lan Moqiu treated her like this. It had been three years, how could he be so ruthless and not show any affection at all?

Inside the door, Yu Xiaobai, Aji, Helan Ruofeng, Zi Yan, Chun Xia Qiu Dong, a group of people stood in a row in an orderly manner.

"What are you all standing here for? You have finished the imperial meal that His Majesty gave you." Lan Moqiu said and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Not yet..." Aji shook his head blankly.

"Good morning, Master Priest..." Helan Ruofeng greeted politely.

"Your Excellency the Priest..." Zi Yan was a little frightened.

"Sir, can we go together?" Qiuyue pulled Dongning out and asked.

Dong Ning lowered his head hesitantly.

"If these two guests agree, I have no objection." Lan Moqiu said gently.

"I have no objection. The table full of delicious food His Majesty has gifted us is too sumptuous. It would be a waste if the three of us cannot finish it." Zi Yan said immediately.

"I have no objection either. It will be more lively with more people." Helan Ruofeng said happily. He was handsome, elegant and approachable.

After hearing what he said, several maids hugged each other happily.

"Go!" As soon as Lan Moqiu spoke, everyone followed him to the dining room.

Lan Moqiu returned to his room alone, and Yu Xiaobai followed him dejectedly.

"You should be hungry too, let's eat!" Lan Moqiu seemed to have eyes on the back of his head.

"Huh?" Yu Xiaobai hurried over after hearing what he said.

It turned out that he had already prepared breakfast for her.

Yu Xiaobai stopped thinking about those unhappy things and started to eat quietly. This was good. Maybe she was just a dog and those memories as a human were just dreams.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaobai no longer felt uncomfortable.

In the dining room, Helan Ruofeng, Zi Yan, Long Xiao, Aji, Chun, Xia, Qiu and Dong were all sitting around a table.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, and soon they became friends.

"Sister Zi Yan, you will never leave again, right?" Qiuyue took the lead and asked Zi Yan.

"Hmm? I think so!" Zi Yan responded somewhat unconfidently.

The atmosphere here is much better than that of Yunji Villa. Everyone is friendly and the high priest looks serious but he will not punish his servants.

In Yunji Villa, she had to serve the arrogant and volatile Miss Sa, and she could not be sure when she would be beaten or scolded. However, Yunji Villa had Ziyun, and she had not seen Ziyun since she changed from a maid to a disciple and moved out of Sa Yulong's courtyard. She did not know how she was doing.

She and Xue'er had originally decided to escape, and they were thinking of seeking refuge in the priest's mansion. Last night, she had thought about going to ask the high priest to let her stay, but she didn't expect to meet Miss Sa who was coming to take her away. Judging from Long Xiao's performance and the high priest's attitude, she probably had already decided to let her stay, otherwise she wouldn't have torn her face with Miss Sa.

"Sister Zi Yan, your decision is right. Miss Sa is fierce and vicious. How can we compare to our High Priest who is kind-hearted and gentle to others?" Qiuyue continued.

"Qiuyue, talk less while eating." Xia Yun pulled Qiuyue and looked at Zi Yan warily.

"Xia Yun, I know Miss Sa treated you badly in the past, and she was never nice to me and Ziyun. Since I have decided to leave Yunji Villa, I will never go back. You don't need to worry that I will complain." Zi Yan didn't want everyone to be so wary of her, so she said directly.

"Really?" Xia Yun asked in disbelief.

"Xia Yun, my Lord has already decided to let Miss Zi Yan stay here, and he won't allow Miss Sa to take her away, let alone let Miss Sa enter the mansion again. Isn't that clear enough?" Long Xiao raised his chopsticks and tapped Xia Yun on the head.

"That's right. It's so obvious, yet you still ask?" Qiuyue also imitated Long Xiao and hit Xia Yun.

There was a happy and harmonious atmosphere at the dinner table.

Helan Ruofeng glanced at Zi Yan and felt a lot more relieved. She had a place to stay, so she would be safe even if she didn't go back to the East with him.

After dinner, everyone dispersed. Helan Ruofeng and Zi Yan walked back to the guest room together. There was a distance between them. Helan Ruofeng walked in front and Zi Yan walked behind. She deliberately lagged behind for a distance.

"Miss Zi Yan, how is your magic learning going?" Helan Ruofeng suddenly turned around and asked.

He said this on purpose, hoping to break the silence between the two of them. It was clearly a long-awaited meeting, but now it was just a silence. He couldn't figure out what happened in between.

"Ah! Magic? Magic!" Zi Yan was startled by his sudden turn around, and was at a loss for words by this question.

During this year, she was responsible for supervision and urging, while Xue'er was responsible for diligent practice, but the results were not satisfactory. She couldn't even fly a sword, so how could she practice magic.

"Yes, didn't you say last year that you would learn magic to exorcise demons and defend the way? Have you forgotten?" Helan Ruofeng asked expectantly.

"Yes, I did say that I wanted to learn magic and exorcise demons, but, but..." Zi Yan was struggling with what to say. Did she mean that she was stupid and had learned nothing?

"But what?" Helan Ruofeng was amused by her appearance and asked her expectantly.

"Master Helan, Zi Yan is too stupid. She hasn't even learned how to fly a sword yet." Zi Yan gritted her teeth and expressed her embarrassment directly.

"Ah! Huh?" Helan Ruofeng stood there in embarrassment for a moment. He never expected that such a lively, cute, hardworking and brave girl Zi Yan had not learned how to fly a sword in a whole year. How poor must her aptitude be.

"Mr. Helan, what's that expression on your face? I'm already feeling uncomfortable, and yet you're still looking at me like that." Zi Yan said directly and frankly.

"No, Miss Zi Yan, you misunderstood. I didn't mean to laugh at you. I was just too surprised." Seeing that she was angry, Helan Ruofeng quickly explained.

"Laugh if you want to. You're not the only one who makes a difference." Zi Yan remembered how she had been laughed at and ridiculed by everyone at Yunji Villa. She had heard all kinds of nasty things. So how could she be afraid of Helan Ruofeng's casual smile?

"I really don't mean to make fun of you, but you can pass the test and successfully enter the secret realm, and you can also subdue the monsters in the secret realm. Why can't you fly the sword?" Helan Ruofeng asked with a puzzled look.

"Hmm?" Zi Yan was also enlightened by his words. She could subdue the demons normally in the secret realm, but why couldn't she even use a sword after leaving the secret realm? Was it really because of the split of the soul, as she and Xue'er guessed?

"Master Helan, do you have a sword?" Zi Yan asked suddenly. Now that her soul was complete, she had to try again.

"Yes, wait." Helan Ruofeng immediately summoned the life sword hidden in Lingxu.

"This is the sermon passed down to me by my master. You can try it." Helan Ruofeng handed the sword to Zi Yan.

Zi Yan took the sword carefully and looked at it seriously. She admired cultivating immortals but had never been able to find the right place. Today was the first time she actually touched a sword and she felt excited.

She concentrated her mind, calmed her heart, and made hand gestures. Over the past year, she had already memorized the sword-controlling techniques by heart. Now that it was her turn to use them, she was naturally extremely excited.

Even more nervous than her was Helan Ruofeng. He stared intently at the preaching sword that had accompanied him for more than ten years, and he hoped very eagerly that Zi Yan would succeed.

The sword gesture was released, the spiritual power rose, and the Sword of Evangelism rose into the air, floating unsteadily.

"Miss Zi Yan, the sermon is moving." Helan Ruofeng exclaimed in surprise.

"Clang..." Zi Yan was so excited that the preaching sword fell to the ground.

She was also shocked. She thought that it was a fact that she was stupid, but now she knew that it was not the case after trying it.

"Master Helan, I'm not stupid, right? I could really use your sword just now, right? I can still be saved." Zi Yan said excitedly, and a guess came to her mind. The reason why she had achieved nothing in a year must be because of that stupid dog Xue'er.

"Mr. Helan, can you teach me magic?" She was already shocked by the fact that she could learn magic. She no longer cared about the differences between men and women. She excitedly stepped forward and grabbed Helan Ruofeng's arm, asking with anticipation on her face.

"Yes, of course I am willing." Helan Ruofeng was naturally more than happy to be asked for advice by the girl he liked, and he immediately agreed with joy.

"Great! Let's start now!" Zi Yan didn't want to wait even a second and immediately pestered Helan Ruofeng to teach her.

Helan Ruofeng was overjoyed and began to teach Zi Yan, from ordinary teleportation, transformation, and various spells. He patiently explained the principles and uses of each spell so that Zi Yan could better understand and master it.

Zi Yan listened carefully, her eyes sparkling with excitement. She memorized every step and key point carefully, and couldn't wait to try these magical spells.