Demon's Self-cultivation

Forcibly enduring the physical and mental pain, Xiaomo's body was slightly stiff, and he even shivered slightly unconsciously.When Mandel saw his appearance, his distress was beyond words, and he wished to snatch him from Shaman's arms immediately, and hug him gently to comfort him—however, he forcibly restrained this desire.

Firstly, Mandel was worried that his actions would aggravate Jojo's injuries. Secondly, after this battle, his self-confidence and pride had all disappeared, even though he killed Davis, he still did not get rid of the pain and regret. The powerless and weak self is not qualified to own Qiao Qiao at all, and even touches him cautiously.

Looking at Mandel's mother-in-law, worried and self-blame, Shaman frowned fiercely, only feeling that something had changed in Mandel's personality, as if his spirit had been worn away, and he had lost his former elegance and charm. sharp.

However, she didn't think too much, she simply reprimanded: "Okay, don't get in the way! I'm going to take the little one back to the battleship for treatment!"

Mandel pursed his lips, and took a step away: "There is also a medical room in the base, go there, it's closer, I... also want to know about Qiao Qiao's injuries."

Shaman hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Asester inquiringly.

Asester was too lazy to care about such trivial matters, and waved his hand casually, signaling her to decide for herself.

After weighing the distance between the two medical rooms, Shaman, who was really distressed and worried about Qiao Qiao, decisively chose the nearest one.She nodded towards Mandel: "Take me there quickly!"

Without Mandel's instructions, a royalist immediately opened the door of the command room and led the way.

Shaman's steps were fast but steady, trying to make Jojo not feel any bumps, while Mandel quietly followed her, staring at Jojo with dark gray eyes for a moment.

Mandel knew that Jojo would soon be taken away by the star thieves.He hired the Star Thief at his own expense, and no matter how hard Mandel tried now, he couldn't snatch Jojo back from the Star Thief.

——He can't even solve a small role like Davis, so how can he compete against the Black Vulture Star Bandit Group, which is a cosmic crocodile?

Even though Qiao Qiao is still by his side now, Mandel feels that he is gradually moving away from him every minute and every second.Crying and crying in his heart, rejecting Jojo's departure, while another part of Mandel was indifferent and mocking, laughing at his own weakness.

Mandel felt that he was almost torn into two halves, and he lost all his strength. The only thing he could do was to look at Jojo one more time, and engrave him deeper into his memory and soul, so that he would no matter what. Can't forget the shameful scene now, forget Qiao Qiao who gave everything for himself.

"You wait outside, I'll go in and check on Qiao Qiao." At the door of the medical room, Shaman casually ordered.

Mandel stopped in silence - if it was in the past, he would definitely insist on going in together, but now, Mandel just lowered his eyes and stood quietly on the spot.

Glancing at him strangely, Shaman pushed the door and walked in, while the little demon looked over her shoulder and fixedly stared at Mandel, with a trace of doubt and bewilderment in his bright black eyes.

About 10 minutes later, Sharman walked out of the medical room, frowning tightly.

"How is Jojo's injury?" Mandel asked quickly, his heart raised high.

"It's a little serious." Shaman shook her head, "Not to mention the big and small bruises on his body, his bones have some small cracks, and his internal organs also have a certain degree of bleeding and rupture." After a pause, her tone was heavy, "More The bad thing is, I found that Qiao Qiao's mental power is also damaged - the physical injury can be easily recovered, but if there is a problem with the mental power, it will be troublesome. Now our research on the mental power is still too shallow, and nothing has been created Potions or treatments that can effectively restore mental power..."

Following Shaman's narration, Mandel's eyebrows gradually frowned: "...other than that?"

"What else?" Shaman was taken aback.

"Jojo...does he have any other physical injuries?" Mandel asked hesitantly, with a somewhat vague tone.

"What do you mean?" Shaman became more and more puzzled.

Mandel gritted his teeth, and had no choice but to express the filth clearly: "Davis' subordinates said... Jojo was taken away by Davis and 'loved', I'm worried..."

Hearing what Mandel said, the bewildered Samantha immediately understood - after all, she had also seen many perverted nobles who liked to play with pure and beautiful children.

"This disgusting scum!" The complexion suddenly changed, and Shaman's expression was extremely ferocious, "...Just wait, I'll go and see again!"

After finishing speaking, she returned to the medical room aggressively, and slammed the door heavily.

Mandel closed his eyes in pain, his mind was in a mess, he seemed to be thinking a lot, but he didn't seem to think about anything.

Five minutes later, the door of the medical room was opened again. This time, Shaman's face looked much better.

"How is it?" Mandel observed his words, and his eyes couldn't help but light up for a moment.

Shaman smiled slightly: "Jojo is fine. I don't know if Davis's subordinates deliberately told lies to provoke you, or he misunderstood what Davis meant, or Davis hadn't had time to attack Jojo, In short, Qiao Qiao hasn't experienced that kind of dirty thing yet." He said.She frowned again, "I think that Jojo's mental strength may be the injury he suffered when resisting Davis's invasion. However, no matter what, Davis didn't really succeed."

After getting the answer, Mandel heaved a long sigh of relief, thinking that this was probably the best news he had received in the past few days.

Since Qiao Qiao's life was not really violated, his psychological pain probably didn't go deep into his bone marrow, and as time goes by, this pain should gradually fade until it disappears in the deepest memory.

……so far so good.Fortunately, Qiao Qiao did not suffer irreparable damage because of his mistakes, maybe...he still has a day to make up for it...

After relaxing, Mandel's body became weak for a while.His eyes darkened slightly, and he had to take a step back and leaned against the wall.

Until now, he hadn't had a drop of water for nearly three days. In addition, he was agitated not long ago and went crazy in the prison for a while, and his physical strength was severely exhausted. Now he is really at the end of his battle.

However, Mandel had to grit his teeth to support himself, forcing himself not to fall.After all, he still has a lot of things to deal with, and Qiao Qiao is about to leave him. In the last period of time, it is good to be able to accompany him for a while...

Mandel's dark gray eyes blurred for a moment, and his complexion was also very ugly.Shaman glanced at his right hand, which was almost dyed red and bruised, and frowned: "Your injury is not minor, do you need me to help you deal with it?"

"No, I'm fine." Mandel refused lightly, "I want to see Jojo—"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Asester striding forward, with a hearty and high-pitched voice, full of satisfaction: "Why are you two staying at the door? Where is the little mouse? Is the injury serious?"

Seeing Asester, Mandel's pupils shrank, and his heart sank suddenly.

Shaman repeated Jojo's situation to Asester: "Boss, have you dealt with everything?"

"Almost!" Asester laughed, and looked at Mandel teasingly, "The little prince's subordinates seem to have had a grudge against Davis for a long time, and they are so decisive that they don't need us brothers to do anything! The little prince stays here Why, why don't you hurry up and preside over the overall situation?"

Regarding Asester's joke, Mandel didn't have the slightest mood swing: "Davis has already been executed, so there is no need to worry about other things. I need to make sure that Jojo is safe."

"You are affectionate." Aseste sneered, his face becoming more and more smug.As a star thief, he really likes the feeling of snatching the treasure from the original owner, watching the other party lose the treasure but being unable to resist, "It's a pity, now your Qiaoqiao belongs to me!"

With that said, he raised his hand and pushed open the door of the medical room, and strode in.Mandel followed subconsciously, trying to stop it, but finally stopped trembling.

After a while, Asest came out holding Jojo who had been bandaged and smelled of bitter medicine all over his body. He raised his chin in a victorious gesture and looked down at Mandel: "Davis is finished. It’s easy for you to take over his power, and we don’t need us now.” Jojo tilted his arms, and seeing his wrinkled facial features in pain, Aseste was very happy, “Since the deal has been concluded, I'll take that 'commission' away! I think, after Davis's lesson, you should have a clear understanding of the limits of your abilities, and you won't try to stop me, will you?"

Mandel's face seemed to be covered with frost, the pain in the dark gray eyes flashed away, and he calmed down quickly: "You... treat him well."

"Whether I treat him well or not is out of your control!" Asester snorted softly, "Now, he belongs to me, and it's up to me to kill him or live him!"

Mandel's hands clenched suddenly, and then relaxed after a moment.He looked at Jojo in Asester's arms, his lips moved silently, and Jojo could tell that it was the word "sorry" again.

There was not much time for Mandel and Jojo to talk about other things—although it was strange why these two guys who had previously been inseparable from Meng and Meng Buke were so "indifferent" and restrained when facing parting, but Aseste was too lazy to think about it .

In his eyes, it was because the two of them had already accepted their fate and encountered a catastrophe, so they completely lost the strength to struggle.

——I have to say, this is still very sensible.Aseste is a rough-headed guy, and what he can't stand the most is the crying of life and death. Once he is upset, his attitude will probably not be so "friendly".

Laughing at Mandel, enjoying the embarrassment that he rejected him so resolutely at the beginning, but still offered the treasure with both hands, Asester turned and left without hesitation in his arms, while the Star Thieves They also followed their leader, fading from the base like a tide.

Watching the gangway of the Black Vulture slowly withdrawing, and quietly moving away from the space station, Mandel stood in front of the porthole, his calm expression turned ferocious in an instant.

He raised his hand to press his chest, only to feel that his heart seemed to be ripped out of his body as the Black Vulture sailed away, leaving only the empty chest cavity nourished by the cold wind, and his limbs were so cold. They were all shivering, and even their emotions were frozen.

The dark gray eyes are focused and deep, even though the figure of the Black Vulture has long been out of sight, he still persistently looks at its departure direction, eager to see through.Mandel blinked slowly, and finally, a tear fell from the corner of his red eye, ran across his cheek, and finally disappeared in the darkness.

"...Your Highness?" The people around him called out softly, trying to bring back Mandel's sanity as if his soul had been pulled away, "How should we arrange the next thing?"

Mandel suddenly turned around, and finally looked away from the porthole. His empty eyes were fixed for a moment, and a gorgeous fire suddenly rose.

——That is what Mandel has always lacked, the vigorous ambition to climb to the highest peak by any means, step on everyone under his feet, and control them in his hands.

——The former Mandel's only wish was revenge, and he didn't even have any interest in regaining the throne.After completing his revenge, he hopes to be with Jojo even more, to live an ordinary, relaxed and leisurely life, not to think about too complicated things, and not to shoulder too heavy responsibilities.

Now, however, Mandel's ideas have been completely subverted.

He needs power, he needs strength, he needs tens of billions of people to shed their blood for him with a wave of his hand, and he needs to give everything in order to be able to fulfill his wish.

Mandel was fed up with the helplessness of being alone and helpless, and was fed up with the dodder-like life of having to rely on others and rely on the strength of others.

The dark gray eyes became darker and darker, almost turning black. Mandel clenched his fists hard, and the aura around him suddenly exploded. The other people who were shocked by the mental power of fangs and claws had to take a few steps back, showing panic.

——Yes, he wants to become the strongest one, and make everyone dare not compete with him.Only in this way, can he be qualified to snatch his Qiao Qiao back, and really... fulfill the promise to protect him.

The vigorous momentum slowly settled and restrained, Mandel turned around, with a dark complexion, and walked towards the command room of the base.

At the same time, Qiao Qiao on the Black Vulture was also lying on the porthole, looking at the direction in which the space station disappeared, and there was a rare sense of confusion and bewilderment in his always clear and clean black eyes...