Demon's Self-cultivation

Obviously, Zhang Jie did not receive any rewards for his earnest efforts.On the next morning, Qiao Qiao couldn't wait to run to the library and pushed open the door of the library.

The library room was still quiet, but Qiao Qiao saw the figure he had been waiting for for a long time.Today, Mandel did not hide behind a bookshelf leaning against the window, but sat upright at the most conspicuous desk in the center of the library, obviously waiting for someone—well, anyway, the little devil is So narcissistic to think.

Due to lighting problems, Mandel leaned against the main entrance of the library when reading.Qiaoqiao carefully closed the door, approached on tiptoe, and was about to pounce on the opponent's back for a "surprise" meeting ceremony, but before he jumped, he saw Mandel turning his head calmly, with sharp eyebrows and eyes ... seems to have a bit of contempt.

The prank was interrupted, and Qiao Qiao blinked, and instantly changed from being hawkish to docile and obedient, and tilted her head towards Mandel, showing a sweet smile.

——Then, he got a clear sneer from the other party.

Not feeling embarrassed in the slightest, Little Beast scratched his cheek, "squeaked" from the position behind Mandel to the side, and then pushed another chair next to Mandel under the indifferent gaze of the other party.

In order to prevent the orphans from using it as a weapon to slapstick or steal or move around at will, the furniture in the orphanage is made very strong and not light in weight. The pure solid wood chair is very heavy for Jojo's pampered body.The little devil kept pushing and moving, panting from exhaustion, his cheeks flushed, and even a few drops of sweat dripped from his forehead, and then he successfully pushed the chair tightly against Mandel's chair.

During the whole process, Mandel didn't intend to help at all. He raised his eyebrows slightly, and watched this familiar little thing busy by itself with great interest—of course, he didn't refuse the little devil's delusional approach. attempt.

After finishing the work, Qiao Qiao wiped off the sweat, and let out a sigh of relief.Afterwards, he climbed up the chair contentedly, and knelt down on the cool table.

The chilly temperature on the table made Jojo snort comfortably. He kept his prone position and turned his head sideways, his big almond eyes bent into two crescent moons: "Good morning~Brother Mandel!"

Mandel responded in a low voice, turned his gaze back to the book in hand, and continued his reading.

Qiao Qiao couldn't help feeling that his host loves learning too much. Although he "admires" this point, he doesn't want to be ignored like this.

Seeing that Mandel was about to immerse himself in the book, Qiaoqiao quickly stretched out his hand and scratched the man's arm: "Hey~Brother~"

Mandel's expression was slightly forbearing: "Huh?"

"What did we agree on yesterday?" Qiao Qiao puffed up her cheeks and said in a charming tone.

"That's it." Mandel raised his chin.

Following Mandel's instructions, Jojo set his sights on a tube of gel-like objects with extremely simple packaging.He hesitated for a moment, reached out to take the thing over, poked it carefully, and couldn't help being a little dumbfounded: "This is... a nutrient?"

——To be honest, regardless of the taste, just looking at the appearance, this nutritional supplement also has a...subtle nausea, which makes people unable to arouse any appetite.

"...It doesn't look like something edible." Qiao Qiao commented sincerely, "It seems a little different from what I remember?"

"The ones you have seen are nutritional supplements that have undergone secondary processing and are specially formulated for taste and color." Reminiscent of Jojo's former family, Mandel was not surprised by this.

"...So, this food is worse than the one I remember...?" The corner of Xiaomo's mouth twitched.

"Good." Mandel nodded.He turned his head to look at Qiao Qiao, with a bit of harsh provocation, "Do you still want to eat?"

"Eat!" Qiao Qiao didn't hesitate in the slightest—as a noble and brave heart demon, whom everyone in the cultivation world turns pale, how could he be cowardly in front of a small nutritional supplement? !If you can do it to death, even if you are kneeling, you have to finish it!This is the pride and aesthetics of the demon!

What's more, when his host was teasing others, he seemed much happier, and finally revealed a bit of vitality that a young man should have. Be careful, this is what humans call "sacrificing oneself for others and smiling at others", right?

— Well, he really loves Mandel!Could it be that a small tube of nutrition can stop it? !

Encouraging himself so righteously, Qiao Qiao really didn't hesitate at all, and immediately tore at the position where the opening was marked, and then...teared again...and then changed from tearing to tearing...

Qiao Qiao exhausted all her strength, and even the packaging bag was wrinkled, but the part that was supposed to be the opening did not move, and there was no sign of the city gate falling—it has to be said, although this The packaging looks simple, but the quality is absolutely passable!

The great demon lord who was severely slapped in the face by a small packaging bag: "..."

——I just want to cry with anger!

"Give it to me." Shi Shiran looked at the nutrient that Jojo had been ravaging for so long—or was ravaged by the nutrient.Ravaged?Mandel finally realized a little bit of conscience and extended a helping hand.

Jojo sniffled, and silently put the nutrient in Mandel's hand.

——This is definitely not his problem!Yes, it's all because this body is too delicate!Even a small nutritional supplement can't be torn apart!Xiaoxiaomo looked indifferent in his heart, and decisively dumped the blame on the poor and innocent original owner of his body.

After using the mental victory method, Qiaoqiao quickly cheered up and watched Mandel holding the nutrient in one hand and pinching the opening with the other, easily conquering the "city gate" that Qiaoqiao had been unable to attack for a long time.

The little devil who had just shaken the pot and cheered up for less than three seconds: "..."

With a complex expression, he took the opened nutrient back into his hand, Qiaoqiao looked at Mandel's fair and slender fingers, which were more beautiful than powerful, and choked speechlessly.

Probably because the little devil's eyes were a little too depressed and sad, Mandel coughed lightly, and it was rare to say a word of comfort: "Don't be sad, nutrition supplements are not for children. They are more commonly used in harsh environments, In the case of an urgent need to supplement nutrition. For the convenience of carrying, its packaging is very strong and cannot be easily opened, and it is normal that you cannot open it.”

Qiao Qiao curled her lips, and just wanted to ask why Mandel, who was also a human cub, could drive so easily, but then thought about Zhang Jie's great achievements in "group beating" more than a dozen adult gangsters, and suddenly, the little devil Swallow this meaningless question back.

Heartbrokenly clutching the opening of the nutritional supplement, Little Demon didn't notice at all that since he became a human, his emotional and psychological activities have become more and more active, and he has become more and more human-at this moment, he has completely Be overwhelmed by the taste and taste of the nourishing agent in your mouth.

At the first second when the nutrient was taken in, Little Demon's expression was blank.

After taking the nutrient and further realizing its power, the Little Demon's expression became a little subtle.

While swallowing the nutrient, the little devil distorted the beautiful and delicate facial features.

In the end, he covered his mouth and retched twice, and finally suppressed the nausea.

Silently put down the nutrient in his hand, and then pushed it away in disgust, Xiao Xiaomo could no longer maintain his usual cute and cute disguise, showing his true cold expression.

——Unfortunately, although the coldness of this moment was reflected in Mandel's eyes, it was only regarded as a collapse after being hit by the taste of the nutrient.And before Mandel felt the indifference and ferocity further, the little devil who found himself revealing his secrets had already adjusted quickly, allowing his well-developed lacrimal glands to ooze tears, covering up the coldness in his eyes.

—Well, tears are such a good thing.

Seeing the little guy next to him crying because he took a bite of the nutrient supplement, Mandel was amazed and... dumbfounded.

He stretched out his hand to retrieve the nutrient that was pushed away by Jojo, and raised his eyebrows helplessly: "It's so unpalatable?"

Jojo nodded heavily with tears in his eyes—well, he can admit that he was conquered by the nutritional supplements.The inner demon is also a race that can bravely admit its own failure!

Mandel laughed. He looked at the nutrient supplement in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then raised it to his mouth.

Qiaoqiao stared wide-eyed, watching the nutrient that conquered him being eaten up by Mandel in three mouthfuls. He was so shocked that he didn't even realize the first "indirect kiss" between the two.

After swallowing the nutrient, Mandel threw the packaging bag into the trash can without changing his expression, and raised the corners of his lips to meet Qiao Qiao's wide-eyed almond eyes: "Don't waste it."

The little devil who was so shocked that he lost his voice: "..."

After a long time, Qiao Qiao finally recovered her voice, but the astonishment in her eyes still did not dissipate: "You... don't you think it's unpalatable?"

"I think." Mandel shrugged, "but I'm used to it."

Qiao Qiao: "...Why do you have to get used to it? Why do you want to eat this kind of thing? Isn't it good to eat?"

——The meals in the orphanage are all made in batches by cooking robots. The taste is ordinary, but compared with the nutritional supplements, it is like cloud mud.Jojo couldn't understand Mandel's practice of taking nutritional supplements instead of meals.

"Everyone in the orphanage has a set amount of food. The set amount of food is more than enough for ordinary children, but it is too little for me." Mandel's tone was light.

Qiao Qiao blinked his eyes half understanding.

He knows that human beings need to eat, one is because of the intuitive feeling of "hungry", and the other is to supplement the various nutrients needed for daily life and body growth.Simply put, the greater the amount of activity and the more consumption, the more nutrients need to be supplemented.

The meals in the orphanage can meet the consumption and growth of ordinary children, but they cannot satisfy Mandel. It must be because Mandel's daily activities are countless times more than ordinary children-only nutritional supplements that sacrifice taste for nutrition can satisfy , What a huge amount of activity is this?

Looking at it this way, it doesn't seem so unbelievable that Mandel can defeat more than a dozen adults alone?

Little Demon feels that his host really has countless secrets, which makes him more and more curious and wants to explore more and more.

Why did Mandel push himself like this?Why are you not reading books or training every day?Orphans do know how to fight for their own future better than children who are loved by their parents, but none of them can do this.

Moreover, Mandel's life experience is definitely not simple, at least he knew how to train his mind and body systematically and effectively at a young age, and as far as the observation of the little devil is concerned, such a training method should even be far better than memory What the "father" in the story learned in school.

Silently recorded these doubts, Qiao Qiao did not intend to satisfy his desire to continue to delve into the mystery at this time.Because he could read a sense of refusal from Mandel's flat tone—Mandel was refusing to communicate with him further. After all, they had only known each other for two days and met twice, so it was not suitable for them to talk too much. over private topics.

Jojo knew that this must be a very, very important matter to Mandel.

Don't worry, take your time, first of all, you have to get familiar with the other party, and secondly, let the other party trust you, and then you can go further——Qiao Qiao told herself this way, and then shifted the focus wisely: " Since you have to take nutritional supplements every day, why not buy something with a better taste?"

Hearing Qiao Qiao's inquiry, Mandel gave him a surprised look, as if wondering why the other party didn't follow the topic and asked "Why is there too little food for you".For such a development, he was a little relieved and a little regretful - in this way, he would have no reason to get angry when his privacy was violated, drive this little thing away with sneering words, and refuse to communicate further with the other party.

What a cunning little guy, he obviously looks innocent and naive, always doing things that push his nose and face, but he is very sensitive, every time he is about to step on the bottom line, he can avoid it as if nothing happened.

I have to say that getting along with such a guy is quite comfortable.Qiao Qiao is completely different from other children in the orphanage. He is annoying but not annoying, lively and well-behaved, likes to make progress, but has a sense of proportion and education.Mandel only needs to stand where he is, enjoy the initiative and warmth of the other party, and occasionally give a little response is enough.

If the little guy could keep such an attitude and distance, Mandel felt that he could barely tolerate the other party's approach.

——After all, he was really tired, he pushed himself too hard, even if he wanted to relax, he had already forgotten what it felt like to be relaxed.Probably, only this little guy who is not afraid of his own indifference, who is always doing stupid things, can make him feel a long-lost relaxation.

The ice-blue eyes softened, and Mandel smiled half-smile: "If you don't buy something with better taste, of course it's because you don't have money, young master."

The little devil who was nakedly ridiculed: "......"

——Although the host's attitude seems to be a little more intimate, and he still jokingly calls himself "little master", but for some reason, he doesn't seem to be as happy as he imagined...