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"Are you really a demon? How unprofessional!"
Yue Keyan cast a suspicious glance at Lan Xibai, who was leaning against the kitchen door with an air of authority, and lamented as she gripped a fire poker, squatting in front of the stove to start a fire.
As she worked to kindle the flames, she fanned the air with her hands, only to end up smudging her fair complexion with soot.
There was no helping it; this little kitchen had been neglected for too long, and the firewood piled in the corner had become damp.
Lan Xibai rubbed his nose and surveyed himself before raising an eyebrow at Yue Keyan. "What about me doesn’t look like a demon? After all, I’m over a thousand years old; I should at least have some demonic aura, right?"
"Then what do you eat? Aren't demons supposed to be above human affairs?" Yue Keyan retorted through gritted teeth, jabbing the fire poker into the stove haphazardly, sending sparks flying.
"Oh, so that’s what you meant!" Lan Xibai replied with a cheeky grin. "If I don't eat food, then I guess I'll just have to eat you instead. You choose; I'm very fair as a demon."
He paused for a moment before adding, "By the way, when you boil water for your bath later, make sure to heat up a bucket for me too. Seeing you bathe last night reminded me that I haven't had a wash in three hundred years!"
"You big seductress, how dare you peek at me while I was bathing!"
"I just happened to pass by and see. Besides, with that figure of yours, I really couldn't muster any interest."
"Pfft, seductress!"
"Alright, stop cursing," Lan Xibai suddenly floated over to Yue Keyan's side and leaned in closer to whisper in her ear. "I forgot to tell you earlier; I really hate it when others are fierce with me. Be careful or one day when I'm hungry, I might just take a bite out of you!"
On one side of the small courtyard, a patch of vegetable garden had been cleared. Though it lay barren throughout the year, a few vines of old loofah had been planted, and the small loofahs hanging from them looked quite tempting.
However, after eating loofah soup for several days in a row, not to mention the taste being bland, even Yue Keyan found it unappetizing.
Seizing the opportunity, Yue Keyan suggested, "How about I go out and buy some vegetables?"
"What's this? Planning to take the chance to leave and not come back?" Lan Xibai shot her a glance, his hand reaching out to pinch Yue Keyan's cheek.
Over the past few days, he had developed a fondness for pinching her soft little face, as if that would help him feel her presence more tangibly.
Yue Keyan sighed in dismay. Was she not hiding her feelings well enough? Alas! It seemed that no one could outsmart a demon! The world truly did not deceive her.
Turning slowly to look at him, she caught sight of Lan Xibai's eyes flashing. Suddenly, he grasped her chin with one hand while quickly shoving something into her mouth with the other.
Before she could react, the strange substance was swallowed down.
She broke free and jumped aside, clutching a water ladle and rinsing her mouth repeatedly. "What did you make me eat? It smells terrible!"
"Poison!" Lan Xibai replied with a smug grin. Luckily, he hadn’t had time to wash up; otherwise, where would all that thick dirt under his armpits come from to make balls?
"You..." Yue Keyan was so outraged that she couldn't find her words. After a long pause, she finally managed to sputter out two words: "Shameless!"
Lan Xibai wrapped his arm around Yue Keyan's waist, smiling wistfully. "Don't worry. I waited three hundred years for someone like you, so I won't let you die so easily!"
Ah, he had spent three hundred years all alone in this small courtyard.
… This seemingly affectionate statement felt more like a threat.
No, it was indeed a threat!
After buying some pork and vegetables, Yue Keyan decided to return home first. She rushed into the courtyard, her heart racing, only to find a crowd of old and young gathered at her doorstep. Little Mouse, rubbing his eyes and crying sorrowfully, ran over as soon as he saw her. "Sister, where have you been these past few days? You need to go see Grandma; she… she’s about to die!"
"How could this happen? Did you call a doctor?" Yue Keyan was taken aback. Grandma's health had never been good, and she had recently caught a cold that kept her bedridden. That was why she had forced herself to disguise as a sword immortal from the Tianshan Sect to con money from the Lin family.
"We did call one, but the doctor said…" Little Mouse burst into tears, "The doctor said Grandma is already beyond saving. Unless it’s a Great Immortal, otherwise… Sister, you have to think of something to save Grandma!"
"What can I do…" Yue Keyan felt despondent and began to cry as well. She was just a street punk; how could she possibly know any Great Immortal?
Wait a minute, she paused slightly. While she didn’t know any immortals, she did know Lan Xibai!
She wiped away her tears with her sleeve and instructed Little Mouse, "I have some silver here. You go buy some ginseng to keep Grandma alive for now. I know a friend who might be able to save her."
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