Demon's Self-cultivation

Seeing Qiao Qiao's determined smile, "Daniel" was silent for a moment, but he still didn't continue to speak hard: "How did you see that?"

"Although you do look exactly the same, you feel different." Qiao Qiao shrugged his shoulders, "Your brother... is more calm and calm, and you just entered the living room and saw our stars You should be very disdainful when the thief eats the face, right? Although you tried your best to cover it up, you still showed your feet. But your brother will not make such a mistake."

"Tch." "Daniel" sneered, "He always puts on a show."

"Pretentiousness is also a skill." Qiao Qiao raised his eyebrows, "Also, his smile is much more natural and comfortable than yours."

"What's so good about that smirk! It's annoying to watch!" "Daniel" retorted.

Qiao Qiao looked at the twin brother in the fried hair with "sympathy", and sighed: "I think your master must trust your brother more."

"That's not true!" "Daniel" widened his eyes and was furious, "Master also values ​​me very much! Otherwise, it would be impossible to entrust the task of guiding you to—"

In the middle of speaking, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have confided something that should not be confided, he quickly swallowed the rest of the words, and turned his head stiffly.

Qiao Qiao smiled, and stopped teasing the young people around him as kindly as possible.Anyway, the information that the other party can disclose is almost disclosed, and according to "Daniel"'s character and speech, he also probably understands the situation he will face next.

Although he still doesn't know the identity of the other party, Qiao Qiao can tell that the master of the "Daniel" brother has no malice towards him, and he didn't even try to show him off, scare him, and make him obediently— It can be said that the attitude is very friendly.

After all, if the other party wanted to be unfavorable to him, he would definitely not send his rough and easy-to-disguise younger brother to guide him and let him use the other party's mouth.

For "Daniel", coming to pick him up is a very important task, and it is a sign of his master's trust in him, which shows that his master values ​​him very much.

——So, who is this mysterious "master" who has good intentions for himself but is very tough?

After thinking to no avail, Qiao Qiao quickly gave up and continued to embarrass himself. Anyway, he will get the answer to the question in a short time.

Half a minute later, the continuously rising elevator finally stopped after a ringing bell. "Daniel" couldn't wait to step out of the elevator, and waved to Jojo - after being completely exposed, he was obviously too lazy to imitate his brother's demeanor: "Come on, the master has been waiting for you for a long time!"

Qiao Qiao stepped out of the elevator, raised her eyebrows and looked around, not surprisingly, she found that this is definitely not the way to the "study".

Surrounded by green trees, swaying flowers and branches, and even introducing artificial winding waterways, it is a beautiful sky garden.

As the night fell, dim lights lit up in the garden, embellishing the supposedly dark roof garden with mystery and elegance.Even Qiao Qiao, a heart demon who doesn't know how to appreciate beauty, couldn't help but be amazed for a while, and subconsciously took a few steps, stepping on the smooth gravel road.

Turning his head and looking at "Daniel" who was still guarding the elevator door, Qiaoqiao asked suspiciously, "Aren't you together?"

"Next, you have to go alone." "Daniel" laughed dryly, waved his hands repeatedly, then turned his head and got into the elevator, and pressed the button to close the door, "I'll leave first!"

Qiao Qiao was stunned, watching the elevator door close again, he couldn't help scratching his hair in surprise—I always felt that "Daniel" had a weird expression...

Thinking to himself that "there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain", Xiaoxiaomo ignored the elevator behind him and walked slowly along the gravel road.

The area of ​​the roof of the manor is still quite large, coupled with the ingenuity of the garden designer, the garden is winding and deep, making it appear to be much larger than the actual area.

Being able to have such a garden, the owner here will enjoy it quite a bit.And choosing such a romantic environment to meet him, could it be... some unknown crush of his own?

——The little demon who is very confident in his own charm is thinking so narcissistically.

After turning a few turns and fully feeling the beauty of the courtyard, Qiao Qiao finally saw a figure standing beside the delicate stone table with his back to him and his hands behind his back.

That person looked tall, about the same size as Aseste, but his physique was not as strong as a mountain like Aseste's, but rather slender and tall, even slightly thinner.He was wearing a uniform that looked like a military uniform, and the embellishment patterns on it were all exquisite and luxurious, which fully demonstrated the extraordinary identity of his master.

Qiaoqiao's eyes stayed on the man's slightly long silver hair that was so dazzling and smooth against the moonlight for a moment, blinked, and called out somewhat uncertainly: "Mandel...brother?"

Hearing Qiao Qiao's call, the man finally turned his head, revealing a very familiar but slightly unfamiliar face to Qiao Qiao.

Mandel's appearance is undeniably handsome. Now that he is in his 20s, he has completely lost his youthful and immature feeling, and his facial features have become sharper and deeper, as if they are gorgeous and aggressive.The eyes that should have been dark gray were dyed truly black by the night. The sharp and deep gaze made Qiao Qiao tense instinctively, as if he felt some kind of threat that he couldn't get rid of and couldn't resist. .

"...Brother Mandel?" He tried hard to resist the desire to retreat, and raised his voice slightly.

Mandel's eyes flickered, as if awakened by Jojo's voice.His indifferent expression softened visible to the naked eye, and the corners of his lips slightly raised: "Jojo."

This familiar tenderness finally made the strangeness in Jojo's heart subside a little, and the joy of reuniting after a long absence also surged into his heart.Usually, when trying to suppress the miss, I don't feel it deeply, but when this person really appeared in front of my eyes, Xiaoxiaomo found that he really missed him very much, and was very pleasantly surprised by this reunion.

——This is not an emotion that a demon should have.

Seeing the former host stretching out his arms towards him, gesturing for him to come over, Be careful, his head became hot, and he really forgot the sense of crisis that had just arisen—so, feelings are really harmful...

"Brother Mandel!" Quickly walking towards Mandel, Jojo plunged into the arms of the former host as if he had returned to his childhood.Although he has reached his full age and has become an adult in the legal sense, Qiao Qiao, who is born with a tender face, has no self-consciousness as an adult man at all, and he is still familiar with the way of acting coquettishly, "Brother Mandel~ I miss you so much Ah~"

"...Really?" Mandel tightened his arms and embraced the beautiful young man in his arms, his voice was extremely gentle, and he rubbed his head sideways on his soft black hair, "Well, I miss you too , Jojo."

Hearing the former host's words, Qiao Qiao rubbed back happily, smiling very sweetly—however, the little devil, whose brain was dominated by the joy of reunion, didn't realize that his former host was in the moment when he said "miss you". His eyes suddenly darkened and condensed for a moment, and then gradually warmed up after a while.

Hugging the former host in a happy mood for a long time, Xiao Xiaomo's emotions erupted violently, and passed away quite quickly, and soon calmed down.

He twisted his body, trying to break free from the hug of his former host, which was so tight that he could hardly breathe. Mandel felt Jojo's movement and relaxed a little, but he didn't let him go completely, on the contrary. With half an arm around his slender waist, she hugged him and sat down on a bench shaded by greenery.

"We haven't seen each other for eight years. During this time, how are you doing?" Looking sideways at Jojo, Mandel hugged him tightly with one hand, slowly raised the other hand, and gently rubbed him Straighten messy black hair.

"It's not bad~" Qiao Qiao nodded, still a little awkward and wanted to leave the arms of the former host, but no matter what, he couldn't get rid of the seemingly gentle, but actually firm and decisive confinement of the other party.However, when we just met, Qiao Qiao didn't want to have conflicts with his former host because of this, so he could only endure it silently, and calmly and honestly said, "Everyone in the Black Vulture Star Bandit Group is very good to me. They learned a lot from there!"

"Oh? What have you learned?" Mandel seemed very interested, and guided with a raised eyebrow and a smile, "Tell me everything, I want to know more about you."

Qiao Qiao blinked, feeling that there was nothing worth keeping secret, so under the guidance of the former host, he picked out some interesting things to say.He talked about Sharman, Smile, and Mr. Chase who taught him, told about the wonderful and exciting missions and plunders he experienced with the Star Thieves, and even said that he was dressed as a girl by Sharman, and he would Everyone was playing around in circles.

——Actually, Little Demon doesn’t have any objection to his female form. He hates women’s clothing purely because it’s cumbersome and uncomfortable to wear.After all, the demon doesn't even have a form, so how can it have gender consciousness?Xiaomo doesn't care whether he is a man or a woman at all, anyway, regardless of gender, he is him.

Mandel smiled as he listened to Jojo's narration, and responded from time to time, which further aroused the little devil's interest in talking.When he heard about women's clothing, his smile deepened a lot, and he nodded lightly: "Qiao Qiao must look very beautiful in a skirt, I really want to see it with my own eyes."

"Okay!" Xiao Xiaomo responded casually without any sense of crisis, "If there is a chance, I will show you how to wear it!"

"Okay." Mandel narrowed his eyes slightly, with a firm tone, "There must be a chance."

Suddenly felt that there seemed to be something wrong: "..."

Realizing that he had talked too much, Qiaoqiao coughed lightly, and changed the subject decisively: "What about Brother Mandel? How have you lived these eight years, now..." He carefully looked at his former host , there was a hint of confusion in his eyes, "Now, you look pretty good."

——It's more than good.Eight years didn't seem to leave much traces for Jojo, but when it was placed on Mandel, it caused him to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Although Mandel eight years ago was much better than his peers, he could still see some youthful recklessness.But eight years later, Mandel has completely settled down, and his every gesture is incomprehensibly deep and dignified.If Mandel used to be a straight and sharp poplar, then he is now a giant banyan tree, with deep roots and lush leaves, covering the sky and the sun.

——Even the little devil can no longer read his mind.

Originally, Little Demon thought that he had already defeated the other party in the Heart Demon Tribulation, which made Mandel lose his pride and sharpness, and became depressed, inferior and confused, but now it seems that he obviously underestimated his former host.

Perhaps, Mandel was indeed decadent and frustrated, but obviously, he picked himself up quickly after the low tide, and took this failure as a stepping stone to sharpen himself-he did change, but he became more persevering , and more powerful.The once outstanding youth has grown into an outstanding emperor today, and the ordinary coat has also become a luxurious crown.He no longer struggled and gritted his teeth on the road of revenge alone, but had loyal servants to him, mastered a well-equipped elite army, and stood aloft at the pinnacle of power.

For such an astonishing development, I am cautiously surprised, but gratified.He was surprised by his misjudgment, and he was even more gratified that his host was better than he knew, and after the surprise and gratification, his heart began to move again.

——Since my former host has not been defeated and has not recovered from it, does that mean that I did not really win eight years ago?And without defeating their own host, the inner demon... Naturally, they shouldn't leave the host and "flee without fighting".

So, can I think that Mandel is still my host?Thinking of this, Qiao Qiao couldn't help feeling agitated.

Apparently, compared to the current host he chose, Asester, Little Demon still misses his former host, Mandel.Once he was given a reason not to change the host, his heart instantly turned to the other side without any struggle.

——As for being afraid of being affected by emotions and staying away from his host, Little Beast couldn't think of it at all.After all, eight years of indifference did not make the cold-hearted demon forget his former host. Qiao Qiao felt that there was probably no need for him to struggle.

——Maybe, the reason why I can't forget Mandel so much is because my instinct is reminding him, telling him that I haven't really conquered or defeated him?After all, he is a "loyal and dedicated" demon!

——The "loyal and dedicated" little demon happily convinced himself, and then left his "new host" behind without any regrets.

"How am I doing..." Mandel didn't know the twists and turns in the little devil's mind, he pondered slightly, and chuckled, "Do you really want to know?"

"Of course!" Jojo's eyes were full of eagerness, "Of course I want to know about Brother Mandel?"

"Really?" Mandel smiled inexplicably, "If you really want to know..." He raised his hand, clasped Jojo's delicate and small chin, and stared deeply at his blank black eyes, "Then why, in eight years, you never tried to contact me?"

Qiao Qiao's eyes widened in astonishment: "......"

"I've been, have been waiting for you to contact me, and I haven't even changed my communication number, but you—but you have never called me." Mandel smiled softly, his voice was soft and tender, "Don't What did you say that the star thieves don’t let you contact me. I can clearly know your situation in the star thieves group. Didn’t you just say that? Everyone likes you, takes care of you, respects you, and even treats you Think of it as the future small group leader."

The little devil who can't refute: "………………………… QAQ"

"If you just didn't contact me, I can think that you are blaming me. Blame me for my recklessness and cowardice eight years ago. I failed your trust and made you have to sacrifice yourself to save me." Gently lowering her eyes, Man Del recalled the heart-piercing memories eight years ago, and couldn't help but feel a wave of gloom in his heart, "If you blame me, I can accept it, after all, it is indeed my fault. But—" He raised his eyes, serious Looking at Qiao Qiao, "Why, you haven't even contacted Uncle Xu once? Even I have talked to Uncle Xu several times, but you have never heard from him...Obviously, you also know how much he is. Worrying about you, caring about you, isn't it?"

The little devil who vaguely predicted that the boat would capsize: "...QAQ"

"So." Mandel chuckled, and came to a decisive conclusion, "You are a cold little bastard, no matter how much you trust someone, like someone, and even give everything for him, once you turn around and leave , you will forget about the other party completely, and you can’t even think about it.”

The little devil who admits that he has indeed capsized: "…………………"

——Are you happy and excited to meet again after a long absence?It's just... cheating the demons to death! QQ