Demon's Self-cultivation

When Jojo woke up from the treatment cabin, he happened to stare at Jill who was lying on the cover of the treatment cabin and was bored.

Jill half-opened sleepy eyes, stared at Jojo's big almond eyes and reacted for a while, then jumped up suddenly, with a look of joy on his face: "Thank God! You are finally awake! Your Majesty will check the post every half an hour. Your situation makes me dare not even sleep! It's really fatal!"

Complaining babblingly, Jill hurried away as if her butt was on fire, leaving only Jojo patted on the hatch of the treatment cabin weakly, and silently spit out a series of bubbles: "...you let me out first..."

In short, no matter how sincere Jojo's call is, Jill is gone forever.And what came next was the culprit who tossed Qiao Qiao into the treatment cabin.

Seeing Mandel's face, Jojo flinched reflexively.Mandel noticed his strangeness, his eyes sank slightly, but he didn't say a word, just opened the lid of the box, bent down and hugged the wet Jojo out.

Being brought back into the embrace that was too familiar, Qiao Qiao didn't dare to move, and stiffened like a dead fish.Let Mandel carry him into the bathroom and put him in the bathtub.

Obediently, without saying a word, Mandel washed the nutrient solution off his body with clean water, and then wrapped him in a bath towel.

With the cover on his body, Jojo finally breathed a sigh of relief, and secretly rejoiced that Mandel didn't seem to intend to continue to do anything to him.Carefully grabbing the bath towel and wrapping herself tighter, Qiaoqiao quickly retracted when she touched the bed, and blinked innocently at Mandel.

Mandel stood by the bed, crossed his chest and watched his movements, showing no intention of stopping him.After Qiao Qiao finished tossing and settled down, he raised his eyebrows Shi Shiran: "Do you feel safe?"

Jojo nodded silently.

Sitting down by the bed, Mandel expressed sincere (?) concern: "Is your body okay? Is there any discomfort?"

Qiao Qiao felt it for a while, and found that the nutrient solution that Mandel gave him was really effective. Not only the fatigue and pain were swept away, but even the feeling of kidney deficiency that the body was hollowed out disappeared.However, even so, he didn't dare to tell the truth that everything was fine for him, for fear that Mandel, who still had some self-control at the moment, would become interested again and start messing with himself.

However, even if Jojo didn't say anything, Mandel could still see his true condition—after all, if he felt a little uncomfortable, Jojo would definitely exaggerate it ten times and a hundred times, wishing that he would never get well for the rest of his life.

"It seems that you should have no problem." Nodding to himself, ignoring Jojo's guilty and anxious expression, Mandel put on a heart-to-heart gesture, "Now, let's talk."

"Talk about... what?" Qiao Qiao asked hesitantly, not knowing whether he should breathe a sigh of relief or feel more and more flustered.

"You said before that you don't like me locking you up for protection, right?" Mandel narrowed his eyes slightly and laughed at himself, "That's right, normal people wouldn't like it."

Qiaoqiao looked at Mandel asking and answering himself, not sure whether he should intervene.

In fact, Jojo, who has never been a "normal person", doesn't care much about freedom or not.After all, the heart demon has never had the concept of freedom. When it possesses the host, it is equivalent to being "imprisoned" by the host's physical body, and must advance and retreat with the host.

What Qiao Qiao cares about is that he can't continue to do things according to his will after being locked up by Mandel - after all, the possession of the host does not affect the heart demon at all, and besides that, he is also worried about everything about himself After being controlled by the host, he will be pressed on the bed by his host anytime, anywhere.

——This is definitely an unbearable burden for the life of the little devil!

Hugging herself tightly with sympathy, Qiao Qiao deeply felt that the past was unbearable.Unexpectedly, in the next second, he heard a sound of nature: "I have already thought about it clearly. This is indeed what I did wrong. I can correct it."

"...What do you mean?" Qiao Qiao's eyes widened, and he couldn't keep up with his host's train of thought.

Mandel smiled, raised his hand and touched Jojo's head, and repeated again: "I will let you out, and I will not restrict your freedom anymore."

Hearing such good news, Qiao Qiao even forgot to be afraid, and took the pat from his host in a daze: "...Really?"

"Really." Mandel nodded, "I made a mistake in my judgment before. Since you have the ability to kill me and escape, it doesn't make much sense to shut you off." He twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled lightly. With a voice, "Maybe if you are in a hurry, you are going to die with me?"

Qiao Qiao remained silent, and did not swear to the sky to assure his host that he would never hurt the other party.No one can say for sure what will happen in the future, even if Little Demon doesn't have the slightest idea of ​​such a thing now, who knows what will happen in the future?After all, the inner demon is a kind of creature who can't bear loneliness by nature and exists to make troubles.If he is left outside, he can still toss other people, but if only Mandel comes into contact with... Qiaoqiao really can't guarantee how he will stimulate the other party.

For Jojo's honest performance, Mandel's feelings are quite complicated, it can be called love and hate-this little guy is really unwilling to lie to him.She had lied to him for so long, why did she start to be honest with him again?

Mandel really didn't know whether to hope that the other party would continue to deceive him, or to be relieved that he finally showed his true heart to himself.

After a moment of silence to calm down his inner emotions, Mandel finally spoke again: "If I give you freedom, what are you going to do next? Do you want to leave me, or...stay by my side?"

Hearing this question, Qiao Qiao peeped at his host's expression, and asked tentatively, "Can I still stay by your side?"

"Why not." Mandel raised his eyebrows in surprise.

Originally, Mandel thought that Jojo would ask "Can I really leave?" But he didn't expect that the other party's answer would be to stay by his side.This is undoubtedly good news for Mandel. After all, he said it nicely, but in fact he definitely refused to let Jojo leave—at least, after he saw his feelings clearly and confirmed his feelings for Jojo. It is impossible until the obsession disappears.

If Qiao Qiao wants to leave him, he has to use some gentle and secret means to make the other party stay willingly, and if Qiao Qiao himself doesn't want to leave, then he will save a lot of trouble.

The sharp light in his eyes flashed away, and Mandel reconfirmed Jojo's feelings for him—even though this little thing was still in chaos, and he didn't have a clear idea of ​​it, but his every move, every decision, All hinted at this.

Obviously being imprisoned by him, Qiao Qiao's reaction was very calm and calm; obviously being pressed by him to play wantonly, Qiao Qiao still accepted it well, and the only reason for resistance was "too much"; The reaction after everything frightened the other party, but at the time of "getting free", Jojo's plan for the future is still related to him-even when this completely egoistic little guy decides to break the beautiful past, When she told him the whole truth, she didn't trust him and felt that he wouldn't really hurt her.

——Such unconscious dependence and trust enable Mandel to remain calm and rational at this moment.

The past cannot be changed. Since I can't completely erase my feelings for Qiao Qiao for the time being, I can only look forward to the future.

Looking at Qiao Qiao's eyes that suddenly lit up after getting his own response, Mandel's complicated emotions became a little clearer: "If you stay by my side, what do you want to do?" Jojo, who became more obedient after fulfilling his wish, embraced him. Mandel's tone was very tolerant and gentle, "I remember that you are very interested in research and politics? Then you want to enter the scientific research institute of the Kingdom of Kayndon to continue your research, Or do you want to serve in government? If it's government, which branch do you prefer? Internal affairs, foreign affairs, or military?"

Mandel, who said so, really had the posture of a fatuous king, and he walked through the back door unambiguously.And Qiao Qiao didn't feel honored to be treated specially at all, but just followed her host's inquiry and thought as it should.

To be honest, Mandel's proposals are very good, they are very suitable for Jojo's hobbies, and it makes him, who is ready to make a move, fall into a difficult choice.

After pinching her fingers and struggling for a long time, Qiao Qiao gave a dry cough: "I, can I choose both?"

"Choose all?" Mandel raised his chin, quite surprised at Jojo's "greediness", "If you choose all, you will be too busy."

Jojo curled her lips and lowered her head in frustration—sometimes, having too many choices is clearly not a good thing.

Seeing his sad look, which he was reluctant to part with, Mandel narrowed his eyes slightly, and thought of a good idea: "Then, you might as well be my personal secretary."

"Secretary?" Qiao Qiao raised his head, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, secretary." Mandel nodded with a smile, "As the king, I have to make decisions in all aspects of the country, and the position of secretary is to assist me in my work, so naturally I need to dabble in various fields." After a pause, he pondered for a moment, "As for scientific research, you can do it in your spare time. My ability is good, and as my secretary, you don't need to do much work."

Hearing that Mandel combined all the choices skillfully, Jojo was so happy that he wanted to jump up, and naturally he would not have the slightest objection.

Of course he knew the position of secretary.Although it doesn't sound very popular, in fact, a secretary with outstanding talents and trusted by the boss can influence the decision of the boss, thus affecting the direction of many problems-this is simply a profession tailored for the little devil!

Qiao Qiao believes that with his "intelligence" and the importance his host values ​​him, he will definitely be able to participate in all aspects of decision-making.What else can't be done when the pillow wind blows? !

—Wait, wait, can pillow wind be used here?

The bright smile on his face froze, Qiao Qiao turned his head to look at his confident host, and asked cautiously: "Personal... secretary?"

Mandel's smile deepened a little: "Yes, my secretaries are always on call, so naturally they can't be too far away from me."

Qiao Qiao blinked, wondering if the meaning of "close-fitting" was really that pure, but before he could continue to confirm, the bedside communicator lit up, interrupting their conversation.

Rubbing Jojo's head, Mandel, who didn't intend to make a fuss right now, decisively stopped the topic, and raised his hand to connect to the communication.In the next second, Daniel's voice sounded: "Your Majesty, I have received your communication request from... Marshal Xu Zhengjie of the China Alliance." After a moment of hesitation, he added, "The Marshal's expression seems to be different. That's right."

Mandel raised his eyebrows, snorted softly, "He's well informed," and then raised his voice and replied, "I see, I'll be there later."

After that, he turned his head to look at Qiao Qiao, with an incomprehensible smile: "It seems that Uncle Xu got the news that you are here with me, and it is probably Asester who informed you."

Mandel was right.Asester suffered a great loss under Mandel's hands, and resistance would lead to big troubles, but he couldn't swallow the bad breath if he didn't resist, so he turned his head and thought of his old man who had deep feelings for Jojo opponent.

Judging from Mandel's reluctance to let Jojo come forward, Asester guessed that there must have been some dispute between the two—in nine out of ten cases, Jojo was involuntarily killed by Mandel. Del took it away by force.

If this is true, then Asester has "a lot to do" from it, and even if it can't actually hinder Mandel, it can still make him sick.And if it's not true, you have nothing to lose.

Therefore, Asester used Xu Zhengjie's personal contact information obtained from Qiao Qiao to contact the new marshal of the Huaxia Alliance, and then exaggerated the situation dozens of times, describing Joe in a vivid and imaginative way. How Joe was snatched and imprisoned by Mandel.

Acester's eloquence is very good. Even though Xu Zhengjie knew that he was used to running the train with his mouth full, and he could only trust three points of what he said, he still had some doubts about Mandel under the care.

After all, time can change hearts.In the past eight years, the contact between Xu Zhengjie and Mandel has not been interrupted. He witnessed how this simple and straightforward young man grew step by step into a scheming and unpredictable emperor. It is also clear.

——Excessive obsession can easily lead to loss of rationality, which leads to tragedy.

So, after sneering at Asester, expressing that he would never believe his instigation, Xu Zhengjie ended the communication and immediately dialed Mandel's communication number.

Mandel laughed at Aseste's "revenge method" in his heart, and then looked at Jojo: "You haven't contacted Uncle Xu for a long time, right? Go together?"

Qiao Qiao recalled the accusation made by his host that "you don't even contact your old father, you have no conscience" when we first met, and shrank his neck subconsciously: "Okay, okay."

Mandel chuckled, and took a piece of clothing for Jojo to change into. He secretly rejoiced that he and Jojo had reached a consensus before Asester filed a complaint.

If he and Qiao Qiao were still in conflict, and Qiao Qiao cried to Xu Zhengjie, then he would really feel a little troublesome.After all, whether it was Xu Zhengjie's help to him over the years, or the status of the opponent's Huaxia Alliance Marshal, Mandel was very unwilling to tear his face and turn against each other.

——Fortunately, fortunately, Goddess of Luck was on his side, and Aseste was still a step behind and missed the opportunity.