I’ll Deal With You When I Come Back

The Demon Emperor suddenly pressed a hand to the wall behind her, trapping her between himself and the wall. He asked, "Admire me? Just how much do you admire me?"

Lily Bai: "..."

"Compared to Henry Xiao, how do I measure up?" He lowered his head, so close that Lily Bai could see every distinct eyelash.

"He's already lost to you, Your Majesty. Of course he can't compare." Lily Bai felt suffocated, but stubbornly held her ground.

The Demon Emperor leaned even closer, his handsome face magnifying in her vision—he really looked like he was about to kiss her!

A swirling, intoxicating breath slipped into her lungs. Lily Bai finally couldn't hold out and dodged to the side.

"Heh!" Damian Black let out a cold laugh.

"De—Demon Emperor, Your Majesty..." Lily Bai half tilted her head, face burning red. "What I meant by 'admire' isn't that kind of admiration, it's... it's..."

If the Sigil Sect disciples saw their senior sister like this, their eyeballs would probably pop out.

But the Demon Emperor seemed to lose interest in her, straightening up and saying, "Henry Xiao has brought people again. I'll go deal with them first—then I'll deal with you when I get back."

With that, he vanished.

He actually left.

Now she was all alone in the room.

Lily Bai could hardly believe it. She rushed over to the window.

She pushed with her hand—the window opened.

There wasn't even a single Restriction Seal.

Isn't he worried I'll run away?

Right, if she guessed correctly, this place must be the Demon Emperor's lair.

The area was definitely heavily guarded.

She'd lost her spiritual power, so he was sure she couldn't escape.

But how would she know unless she tried?

She was smart and resourceful, with a storage pouch full of Spirit Talismans and demon-catching tools—who knows, maybe she'd actually escape!

No matter what, she had to give it a shot!

Anything was better than sitting here waiting to die!

She lifted her skirt, ready to climb out the window.

But after a quick thought, she went back and started inspecting the room.

This must be Damian Black's private sleeping hall.

A white-jade bed, hanging pearls for light, a painting of a magnificent horse on the west wall, with a poem: 'Such a valiant steed—can gallop ten thousand miles.'

The painting was exquisite, and the calligraphy was just as impressive.

As the Imperial Princess of Eastlore, Lily Bai had seen countless masterpieces.

But this painting and calligraphy truly had both backbone and elegance—a real masterpiece.

There was no signature. Could it be Damian Black's own work?

Such a valiant steed—can gallop ten thousand miles?

Heh!

By the window stood a huanghuali desk, neatly arranged with the Four Treasures of the Study. A xiangzhu brush holder with zitan and ebony inlay was packed full of brushes, thick and thin, like a miniature forest.

On the desk was a treasure-green round vase holding a cluster of bright, golden Lumina Realm flowers.

These flowers only grow in the Lumina Realm.

Their petals were plump and golden, each one crystal clear and perfectly round. Back when Lily Bai visited the Lumina Realm with her friend Lu Xuanlian, she saw these flowers for the first time—and instantly loved them.

Who would've thought Damian Black liked them too?

Besides that, the room had zitan bookshelves, pearwood cabinets, a gorgeous bed, and a fragrant incense burner—everything spoke of a refined, meticulous man as its owner.

This was nothing like what Lily Bai had imagined.

She'd always pictured the Demon Emperor living in a cave.

Dark, evil, packed full of fiends and monsters.

Who would've thought... it was so civilized.

This Damian Black—who was he really?

He was clearly steeped in the culture of the Ten Wilds Continent...