Demon's Self-cultivation

Although the spirit of death that was about to stir in his heart made Jojo want to confront Aseste very much, but he finally suppressed this urge forcefully.

Acester has a bad temper, but he is not a gentle person like Xu Zhengjie or Mandel—although he does care about Jojo's situation, this concern has always been hidden under a bad mask.If Jojo did something that made him dissatisfied, Aseste would only move his mouth for the first time and make a request to him in a roaring way, but if Jojo listened to the "preaching", but had no repentance, Then when he made the same mistake for the second time, what awaited him was Asest's big fan-like hand.

Asester firmly believes that "a filial son is born under a stick", and the little devil who has been spanked by him countless times since he was a child remembers this deeply, so he obediently only dared to provoke him for the first time, but would never do it again Offended a second time.

It has to be said that Little Beast's desire to die is no less than that of Aseste.

Obviously, in front of Xu Zhengjie and Mandel, he is an obedient little angel and a caring little padded jacket. Unless necessary, he will never do anything against their wishes. He is so soft and sweet that people can put him in their hearts. love.

However, when facing Asester, Jojo couldn't bear to be "sweet and pleasant".Whenever he saw Aseste's rough face, he couldn't help but want to make him jump in anger. The angrier Aseste was, the happier he was.

Little Demon also knows that his current thoughts and actions are not quite right. After all, Asester is his chosen new host. He should obey the other party and pester him, so as to get close to the other party's "heart"—— Just like he used to coquettishly pester Mandel.

But maybe he has been spoiled by Mandel, or maybe he and Asester have a natural discord, Jojo can't make a submissive appearance in front of the other party, and he is unwilling to wrong himself to make the other party happy.

So, gradually, Jojo and Asester developed such an extremely standard "love and kill each other" mode of getting along, but both sides accepted it well and did not intend to change it.

——I must be a depraved demon... Qiao Qiao, who is extremely impatient with his current host, thought so depressedly.

Putting on long clothes and trousers, Jojo pulled himself together and pushed open the door of Asester's room.As soon as he entered the door, he saw Asester slumped on the sofa holding a wine glass, his clothes were open and his strong chest was exposed.

Qiao Qiao twitched the corners of her mouth, and closed the door with her hands: "You still have the face to criticize me? Aren't you showing so much? Your clothes are more attractive than not wearing them!"

"Oh." Aseste took a sip of his wine and sneered, "How dare you compare yourself to me?" He narrowed his eyes slightly, with a fierce look in them, "If anyone dares to catch my attention, I will Squeeze him to death with a single finger! And what about you? Do you have the ability?"

Xiaoxiaomo rolled his eyes in his heart, and said to himself, "I can kill him without even moving a finger", but on the surface, he just curled his lips and didn't refute.

It has been almost eight years since he came to the Star Thief Group, and Xiao Xiaomo, adhering to the principle of paying attention to the "host"'s every move, naturally discovered Asest's "bad intentions" towards him.

Having seen all kinds of chaotic and dark places with the Star Thieves, Jojo also understood what kind of flaws he showed when he followed Mandel—he was too clean and tidy all over, which was really a failure.If it was the current Qiao Qiao, he would definitely embarrass himself before showing up, and maybe even self-mutilate with scars all over his body.

Due to his lack of caution at the beginning, Aseste had noticed his "abnormality" early on. Over the years, not only the Little Demon has been secretly observing Aseste, but Aseste has also been secretly watching Jojo.

Aseste's seemingly inadvertent ridicule just now may be another temptation.Over the years, the little demon has become quite accustomed to such temptations, and he enjoys this kind of "You know I have a problem, and I know you know that I have a problem, but I just don't tell you what I have a problem-I'm so anxious to kill you." "The strange circle.

Seeing that Qiao Qiaoan was acting as his "weak chicken" peacefully, without any objection, Aseste gave a "tsk" as expected, and grabbed a necklace with a pendant from the sofa: " Are you interested in taking a look at the mission item this time?"

"That's it?" Jojo frowned, took the necklace from Asester's hand and looked at it, with a disgusted expression on his face, "It looks like it's been a few years old, so it should be quite valuable, but how do you think about its value? It’s not worth the three-year mining right of the original mine, is it? Is our employer out of his mind?”

"Who knows." Asester shrugged his shoulders: "Maybe this necklace is very commemorative—such as a relic from parents, a token of love for first love, or something of greater value hidden in it , such as a treasure map of a treasure, or a symbol of a family heir? Who knows!"

Qiao Qiao's eyes widened: "Is your imagination too rich? Have you read too many novels?"

"You've only been a star thief for a few years!" Aseste laughed, "I've been in this industry for decades, what kind of strange customers have I never met? Anyway, the other party is willing to take three years of mining energy The right to change this necklace, we agreed, we did it, and we got paid, and whoever cares what is going on with this necklace!"

The little devil shrugged his shoulders, and he himself was not interested in the "story behind the necklace".Raising his hand and throwing the necklace back to Asester, he said in a dissatisfied tone, "You called me here just to show me the necklace?"

"Anyway, it was you who brought it back, so you don't want to take a look?" Asester teased him.

"I don't want to." Jojo pushed back, yawned as if to leave, and then was stopped by Asester as if in compromise.

"Okay, okay, this necklace is not the point, I want you to see something else." Asester pressed the button, turned on the big screen in the room, and signaled Jojo to watch the screen.

Qiao Qiao looked over indifferently, seeing the crowds of cheering people on the screen, he frowned inexplicably: "What is this? A festival celebration?" As soon as he finished speaking, his pupils shrank suddenly, "...Dad?"

"Well, yes, it's your father." Asester nodded lazily, "Not long ago, one of the four marshals of the Huaxia Alliance retired at the age of age, and Xu Zhengjie was nominated as his successor. Not long ago, both the military and the government They all expressed their approval for his promotion, and yesterday was his succession ceremony—I think, as his son in name, you should know the news.”

"...Thank you very much." Jojo rarely expressed his gratitude to Aseste for his kind attitude.He walked to the sofa and sat down, quietly watching his old father, whom he had not seen for many years, wear the medal that symbolized his status as a marshal, with a slight smile on his face, filled with emotion.

Ever since Qiao Qiao was "abducted" by the Star Thieves, and Xu Zhengjie had run around in all directions but had no effect, he once again applied to the military for transfer, hoping to return to the frontline headquarters.

Although the military was very sympathetic to what happened to him, they still felt a little dissatisfied with Xu Zhengjie because of their selfishness and frequent transfer of positions.In the end, under Xu Zhengjie's strong request, he finally got what he wanted, but at the cost of being demoted.

Xu Zhengjie didn't care much about his reduced position. Instead, he worked harder on the front line, even more desperately than when he was young—wherever there was danger, there was him.

On the one hand, Xu Zhengjie had to work hard to accumulate meritorious service and improve his voice in the military; on the other hand, he was fighting everywhere, trying to find traces of the Black Vulture Star Bandits and bring Qiao Qiao back.

——Unfortunately, Asester did not intend to let him do so.

Although he uttered nonsense towards Xu Zhengjie and kept saying that he was waiting for the other party to trouble him, Asester... was just talking,

Asester is not stupid at all, and he is definitely not a person who takes things for granted.He had no intention of returning Jojo, nor was he interested in letting his brothers take risks.Xu Zhengjie was a difficult opponent, and now that his eyes were reddened by Qiao Qiao's incident, he couldn't provoke him even more.

Therefore, after learning that Xu Zhengjie had returned to the front line and led his troops to sweep up the Star Thieves everywhere, Asester immediately retracted his "tentacles" that had extended into the Huaxia Alliance, and left Huaxia without hesitation in the Black Vulture A star field controlled by the alliance.

——As a star bandit group that is famous throughout the universe and makes governments feel troublesome, the scope of activities of the Black Vulture Star Bandit Group is not limited to the China Alliance.

On this side, Asester simply slapped his butt and ran away. On the other side, Xu Zhengjie gritted his teeth with hatred but did nothing - after all, he was leading the army of the Huaxia Alliance, and he must not leave the star field of the alliance. It's not as good as Star Pirate's freedom.

In this way, Asester and Xu Zhengjie have been confronting each other for eight years.Eight years is enough time for Asester to train Jojo into a genuine, filthy new generation of Star Thief, and Xu Zhengjie has not only returned to his post, but has even accumulated enough reputation and strength to be crowned Star Thief. The high position of the "Four Marshals".

——For a soldier, Xu Zhengjie has already reached the pinnacle of his life, and he is not yet 50 years old. For humans in the current interstellar era, he is still at the golden age with the most vigorous energy.

On the screen, Xu Zhengjie has gone through a lot of vicissitudes, but he doesn't look old. He is still so firm, strong, and energetic, and because of his high position, his aura is more aggressive than before.With a smile on his lips, Qiao Qiao carefully listened to his short but powerful and shocking inauguration speech, and watched happily as he exited the stage amidst thunderous cheers from the crowd.

"Father has become a Marshal. Does this have any effect on our Star Thieves?" Qiao Qiao smiled maliciously, bending his eyes, "He has always hated you to death, and it probably hasn't changed much now!"

"What? You seem to be looking forward to it?" Hearing the familiar and natural "Our Star Thieves" in Jojo's tone, Aseste was very satisfied, and raised his eyebrows teasingly, "I want to cooperate with him to kill me , and then inherit my Star Thief Group?"

"Heh." Qiao Qiao snorted, and his facial expression vividly explained his disdain for the Star Thieves who succeeded him.

Curling his index finger, Asester flicked heavily on Jojo's forehead, seeing a beautiful "red flower" blooming on that fair skin immediately, he lifted his chin triumphantly: "Give up, even if Xu Zhengjie has become a marshal, and he has nothing to do with me! After all, even if he is a marshal, he is not a one-and-done existence, not to mention the veterans in the political circle, even in the military, there are three other seniors with more seniority and more prestige. Marshal Gao, they won’t just watch this new marshal use his public possessions for private use, lead the army across the border, and trouble me from all over the universe!” Stretching his body, Asester leaned leisurely on the back of the soft sofa "In the end, as long as I don't enter the territory of the Huaxia Alliance, he will always stare at me!"

"Hmph, 'in the final analysis', you are a coward who can only run away and can't face the anus!" Qiao Qiao complained, "If you have the ability, you have a fight with my father!"

"This is a devious strategy full of wisdom!" Asester sneered, "No matter how powerful the Star Thief Group is, it is impossible to compete with the government of a country with a strong reserve force. What we are best at is guerrilla warfare. One shot for another If you can escape smoothly, you will be victorious! Go head-to-head with the government army? That is purely a fool's way!"

While arguing with Asester, Jojo stood up and was about to return to his room.However, inadvertently, from the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of an inconspicuous figure on the screen that was still playing the picture, and he stopped in his footsteps.

Turning around and walking to the screen, Qiaoqiao frowned: "Asester, step back."

"What's the matter? What's the problem?" Asester was puzzled, but he still picked up the remote control and moved the video back ten seconds.

"Stop!" Qiao Qiao yelled, staring intently at the still picture, and raised her hand to touch a person's face.

"What. You know him too?" Asester asked in surprise.

"Also?" Jojo didn't miss the word, "You know him?"

"Well, I've noticed." Asester nodded, "This guy's name is Zhang Jie, and he was the champion of the Youth Mecha League a while ago. He is currently studying in the Mecha Combat Department of the Central Military Academy. Although he is only a junior student, But he has followed Xu Zhengjie to the battlefield several times in the name of practice training, and even won a medal for his brave performance on the battlefield." Looking at the fierce-looking but cold-tempered young man on the screen, Asester couldn't help admiring him. It's a pity, "This guy is a born star thief seedling, but he doesn't know why he joined the army. He is so reckless! It is said that he, like Xu Zhengjie, hates star robbers. I don't know why, probably because of Xu Zhengjie. Let's influence."

Hearing Asester's guess, Jojo coughed dryly: "I probably know why he hates Star Thief so much."

"Why?" Aseste was interested.

"Because...he and I are childhood sweethearts, and we once made an agreement that he would be admitted to the high school affiliated to the Central Military Academy, and I would wait for him at the Central Star." Qiao Qiao blinked innocently, "Then, I was arrested by you before I fulfilled the agreement."

Inexplicably, Asester became the enemy in the eyes of the good seedling he was looking for: "………………"

Knowing that Xu Zhengjie and Zhang Jie are doing well now, Xiao Xiaomo is also quite happy.He returned to his room lightly, and just as he closed the door, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared.

Raising her hand and rubbing her face, Qiao Qiao's eyes became blank, and she gently bit her pale pink lips.

——Father and Zhang Jie are all well now, and I don't know... how Mandel is doing now.Eight years have passed since parting with Mandel. In order to forget about him, he has never inquired about Mandel's situation. He only vaguely heard that the Kingdom of Kyndon experienced a turmoil a few years ago and changed a new leader. , and the rest of the Star Thief Group never took the initiative to mention things about Mandel in front of him.

——It seems that Mandel has completely disappeared in Jojo's life, becoming a straight line that once intersected with him, but now diverges from each other and becomes more and more distant.

At one time, the little devil thought that he had already forgotten Mandel, but at this moment, after hearing the news of his old friend, Mandel's voice and appearance appeared in his mind again, without any blurring or fading.

Shaking his head, Be Careful Mo sighed a long time, and tried his best to show a nonchalant smile.

——I never thought that I would be such a "long-lasting" demon~