Queen of Ten Thousand Demons Insists on Marrying Me - Chapter 16

When the two reappeared, they discovered they had landed on a gigantic stone disc, as if inside a massive container.

Lu Xiaoxiao asked, “This doesn’t seem related to fire? I feel the metallic spiritual energy in the air is very dense.”

Dantai Jing pointed upward. Directly above their heads was a cylindrical structure inscribed with the characters.

Dantai Jing said, “I fear we blundered and skipped past the fire and earth trials, going straight to the fourth level. Do you see that thing on the ceiling? Doesn’t it look like a stopper?”

“Fine. Everything around us is circular, like we’re in a container. Which level is your lover imprisoned on? I heard the fourth level only holds demons who have reached the Tribulation Transcendence stage.”

“Who said she was my lover? I don’t even know which level she is confined to.”

“Then what relation is she to you?”

“None of your business.”

“Then where did you go last night when you suddenly vanished, and how did you suddenly return? You have to explain this. Don’t just disappear again and come back frozen stiff.”

Dantai Jing paused to consider, then replied, “I’m not entirely clear myself. I only know that after following you, I was suddenly teleported to another space, and that space seemed to be the actual Demon-Locking Pagoda. It contained many Foundation Establishment stage demons. Furthermore, an Ice Rain falls at the midnight hour, which the demons inside call the ‘Bone-Forging Frost Rain’. One must continuously use spiritual power to maintain a barrier against it, otherwise, one’s entire body will be frozen… Perhaps I was teleported away because I am a demon…”

Clearly, both individuals were in the same area, and their positions had been close, yet only Dantai Jing was teleported away.

Lu Xiaoxiao inquired, “But why weren’t you teleported away immediately when you first entered, but only when the sun was about to set, and then you returned at the Rooster Hour  the next day?”

Dantai Jing’s expression became somewhat unnatural, but she still said, “Perhaps because… I am a Half-Demon?”

“You’re actually a Half-Demon?”

“So, is your mother a demon, or is your father a demon?”

“Did you grow up in the Gouwu Mountain  that you mentioned earlier?”

Knowing Dantai Jing was a Half-Demon, Lu Xiaoxiao felt a bit closer to her.

Dantai Jing hesitated, then asked, “Don’t you think a Half-Demon… Forget it, it’s nothing. Then I will probably be teleported away again shortly; you must be careful.”

“I know. You too. Your side might be more dangerous.” Seeing that she didn’t want to elaborate, Lu Xiaoxiao didn’t press further. Although she didn’t understand why the Demoness  was suddenly showing concern for her, she politely replied.

Inevitably, before Lu Xiaoxiao could finish speaking, Dantai Jing vanished again.

She turned and meticulously observed her surroundings. She was on a massive stone disc whose edges were visible in every direction. The entire disc was suspended in the air, flanked by curved walls on both sides. After much thought, she couldn’t figure out how to reach the next level. She couldn’t possibly be expected to release water at the Kǎn position at the Rest Gate; even if that were the case, there was nowhere to find water.

Ultimately, she decided to continue sitting in meditation, circulating her energy, and waiting for Dantai Jing to return. What if this time she managed to find the person she was looking for?

And so, she cultivated for another night…

Meanwhile, Dantai Jing’s situation was very poor.

Her actual cultivation level was the Tribulation Transcendence Stage. The demons locked on the fourth level of the Demon-Locking Pagoda were all at the same stage as her. Thinking of this, she immediately removed and put away the Concealment Pearl.

The moment the Concealment Pearl was put away, a powerful demonic aura erupted.

This time, she was teleported onto a wooden bridge. The surroundings were shrouded in thick mist; she could only see both ends of the bridge disappearing into the dense fog, with nothing else visible. The bridge seemed endless; even when she used her spiritual sense to explore, she could only probe as far as the naked eye could see. However, this fourth level did contain spiritual energy, albeit very sparse.

Having learned from the last experience, she knew that running around before the midnight hour  was not a wise move.

She hoped it wouldn’t be like last time, with dozens of demons chasing her. With that thought, she immediately sat down to regulate her breathing, quietly awaiting the arrival of Zǐ Shí, planning to search for her Godmother  only after that hour passed.

As expected, when Zǐ Shí arrived, the Bone-Forging Frost Rain descended precisely on schedule.

Compared to the light drizzle last time, this time the ice rain poured down torrentially, far more violently.

Dantai Jing was forced to expand the range of her barrier, enclosing herself entirely within it. Although this required more spiritual power, it was necessary to ensure she wasn’t harmed by the ice rain.

Looking from a distance, Dantai Jing sat alone on the bridge.

“Little Jing’er, long time no see. How did you end up in the Demon-Locking Pagoda too?”

A gentle female voice suddenly echoed in her ear. Dantai Jing was startled, “Yan Sihong?”

She looked up to see an elegantly graceful woman in purple, holding a paper umbrella, stopping right in front of her. Through the fine curtain of rain, Dantai Jing recognized those familiar willow-leaf eyes, accompanied by that slightly raised curve of the lips, seeming capable of hooking one’s soul away with just one more glance.

Yan Sihong covered her mouth and smiled, “Yes, Little Jing’er. It’s been over two hundred years since we last met, and you don’t recognize Big Sister anymore? I even came to see you when you first returned to Gouwu Mountain.”

Dantai Jing stood up, stepping back slightly, sounding a little nervous, “Sister Yan’s reputation in the Demonic Beast Mountain Range  is legendary; no one is unaware of you. It’s impossible to forget you.”

It was widely known that the demons imprisoned in the Demon-Locking Pagoda were all those who had committed offenses in the Human Realm and were captured by Wan Xuan’er. And Yan Sihong was one of the most prominent among them. She not only enjoyed consuming human vital essence but even preyed upon other demons. Consuming humans and devouring demons, the Human Realm feared her, and the Demon Realm feared her as well. Due to being the biological younger sister of the Gengshen Demon Venerable of Black Wind Cliff, she had been rampant in the Demon Realm for several centuries until she was finally imprisoned in the Demon-Locking Pagoda by Wan Xuan’er.

Dantai Jing hadn’t expected that Yan Sihong, who was captured two centuries ago, was actually still alive.

Yan Sihong took a couple of steps forward and said, “Today is truly a good day. I haven’t seen a living person in over a hundred years. How is your Godmother  doing? Why would Wan Xuan’er capture you and throw you in here?”

Dantai Jing considered her thoughts for a moment. She was about to ask Yan Sihong if she had seen their Godmother on the fourth level, so why was Yan Sihong asking how the Godmother was doing? Could it be that the Godmother wasn’t on the fourth level?

Yan Sihong was imprisoned shortly after Dantai Jing returned to Gouwu Mountain, which would be about two hundred years ago. The Godmother was confined a hundred years ago. Logically, the Godmother hadn’t reached the Mahayana Stage  yet, so she should also be on the fourth level.

“While traveling in the outside world, my luck was poor. I ran into people from the Yaoxia Palace  and injured a few disciples. Unexpectedly, Wan Xuan’er was also nearby. You know the rest—I was locked in this Demon-Locking Pagoda. How have you been faring in the Pagoda, Sister Yan? As a newcomer here, Jing’er will need your care.”

Yan Sihong waved her hand affectedly, “Don’t mention it. This place is truly not suitable for anyone. It lacks everything one needs. Big Sister hasn’t tasted meat (hūnxīn, interpreted here as ‘flesh/prey’) in a hundred years, let alone cared for anyone.” As she spoke, she slowly closed her paper umbrella.

Just as Dantai Jing thought the immediate crisis had passed, Yan Sihong suddenly raised the paper umbrella and lunged, stabbing directly at Dantai Jing’s eyes, saying, “Instead, Little Jing’er, you need to take care of Big Sister. Hurry and let Big Sister taste some meat, Hahahaha~”