I Am Asking About Your Face

"Oh..." Lily Bai ground her teeth. "How strange. I'm a Demon Slayer, and yet I've never seen half the demon beasts here."

Skye said nothing.

"Skye... do you know how His Majesty the Demon Emperor plans to deal with me?" Lily Bai asked again.

Skye glanced at her coolly and said, "You're supposed to remove the talisman from General Azure Flame. This time, you'd better not try any tricks."

"Oh! The talisman!" Lily Bai slapped her forehead.

She'd almost forgotten about that.

No wonder Damian Black didn't kill her—apparently, she was still useful...

...

Skye was actually treating his captive pretty well.

He let her return to Damian Black's quarters and even brought her several plates of Fairy Fruit.

They smelled wonderful—all unfamiliar to her, so they must be specialties of the Primeval Demon Wilds.

She didn't hold back and started eating.

Wow!

So delicious!

Damian Black and Azure Flame didn't return until almost nightfall.

Hearing the cheers outside, Lily Bai guessed they must have won the battle.

She put down the last fruit pit, just about to get up from the couch to see what was happening, when the Demon Emperor suddenly appeared in the room.

Lily Bai was sure that when he first came in, his mood was pretty good—even a little pleased.

But the moment he saw her, his whole face changed. He asked, "What happened?"

Uh... I didn't steal these!' Lily Bai pointed at the plate of fruit pits on the table. 'Skye gave them to me.

Damian Black didn't say anything, just stared at her face.

"Really! If you don't believe me, ask Skye! Skye! Sk—" She turned to call Skye over to vouch for her.

"Shut up." Damian Black grabbed her... chin. "I'm asking about your face."

"My face... Oh, my face..." Weird, why was he asking about her face? "I went out and ran into a peacock who tried to slash my face and break my limbs. Skye saved me."

"Your cultivation is sealed, why are you running around?" Damian Black brushed his hand over her face, a faint crimson glow trailing from his fingertips.

Lily Bai felt the wounds on her face slowly healing.

The healing was shockingly fast.

He was actually healing her?

Why?

So strange!

And with his hand supporting her face, they were suddenly very close!

She caught a faint, chilly fragrance from him.

It was oddly comforting.

Every part of her felt comforted.

...

Once only a tiny scar was left, Damian Black finally let her go.

Lily Bai touched her face and asked, "Why did you heal my face?"

Damian Black replied, "Too ugly."

Ugly?

Is this guy obsessed with looks?

He needs everything around him to be beautiful—even his captives.

Not even a captive is an exception.

For some reason, Lily Bai pictured Damian Black strolling past the prison cells, killing all the ugly ones and leaving only the pretty ones locked up...

Ready yet?

What...' Lily Bai was still lost in her prison fantasy.

Remove the talisman from Azure Flame.

Oh...' Lily Bai blinked her big eyes and said, 'Your Majesty, to remove her talisman, we really need to go to a Dragon's Nexus.'

Looks like you're really tired of living.

I... I only have the Dragon-Coiling Heavenly Gang Array inside me, nothing else!' Lily Bai hurried to explain. 'I swear! I'm telling the truth! The Moonbound Ice Curse isn't an ordinary talisman—it can only be removed using a Dragon's Nexus.'

Damian Black studied her, apparently seeing the sincerity in Lily Bai's eyes, and finally said, "Let's go."

Lily Bai reluctantly followed.

Your Majesty, Dragon's Nexus points are hard to find! Only Rune Masters like us can locate them,' Lily Bai said as she walked. 'Look, I'll help you find one, then remove Azure Flame's talisman! Will you spare my life?'

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