The whole family is insanely eavesdropping on my thoughts Chapter 508
Chapter 508: She Once Warmed Me
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“Insolence! How dare you directly utter the former Lady Sovereign of Qing Qiu’s name!”
The Green Fox Demon glared fiercely. To the fox clan, Qing Qiu held an unparalleled, sacred status.
“Lady Qing was Qing Qiu’s most formidable Lady Sovereign. She was a warrior unmatched, securing vast territories for our people. Unfortunately… she has long perished.”
“Had she still been alive, who knows how much farther Qing Qiu’s domain would have expanded?”
“The current ruler is Lady Qing Yan, younger sister to Lady Qing.” A hint of sorrow flickered in the demon’s eyes. The reign of Lady Qing had been the golden age of Qing Qiu.
“Hmph! A mere mortal like you—how do you know of Lady Qing?”
“Then again, she was so renowned that even mortals must revere her.” The Green Fox Demon smirked proudly.
Lu Chao Chao touched her neck lightly. “We share a bit of fate.”
“She once warmed me for many years.”
The Green Fox Demon’s gaze softened slightly. “Hah! You have a good eye, at least. If not for your Innate Holy Spirit Body, I might have considered letting you go.”
“Enough chatter. Hide her away for now.”
“Three days from now, we shall present her to His Highness the Demon King.”
The two demons swiftly dashed away with her in tow. The wind howled past, distorting Xie Yu Zhou’s face as they sped through the night. “You actually know Lady Sovereign Qing Qiu? Your connections are vast! And she even warmed you?”
Lu Chao Chao’s face scrunched up. “Uh…”
“Well… yes, she did warm me.”
Xie Yu Zhou’s eyes gleamed with sudden inspiration. “Aha! Since you share some ties with Lady Qing, maybe you can beg Lady Qing Yan to let us go?”
Lu Chao Chao waved a small hand dismissively, her expression solemn. “No need for that. When I travel, I never trouble others.”
Xie Yu Zhou squinted at her.
[Are you really that kind of person?]
For some reason, he suddenly doubted the so-called warmth she had received.
The two demons sprinted for half an hour before halting outside the city beneath a sky dyed crimson by a Blood Moon. They stopped before an ancient, dilapidated Matchmaker Temple.
“The Demon Realm has a Matchmaker Temple too?” Xie Yu Zhou’s curiosity brimmed over. “Do demons actually believe in this stuff?”
The Flying Snake Demon scoffed. “The demon race believes only in strength! But there are mortals in the Demon Realm, and they built this temple.”
“Now, it belongs to us brothers.”
The demon sneered as he traced a sigil mid-air. “I’ve placed a mark on you both. Even if you flee to the ends of the earth, I will find you!”
“Stay here, and be obedient.”
The Green Fox Demon coldly tossed them into the crumbling temple. Lu Chao Chao barely found her footing, nearly falling flat on her back.
Right before their eyes, the demon produced a glowing brush and circled the temple, sealing it completely.
“Step beyond this boundary, and the Thunder Tribulation shall be your punishment. I suggest you behave.” With that, he flung a sack of moldy steamed buns at them and departed with the Flying Snake Demon.
“Even dogs wouldn’t eat these!” Xie Yu Zhou kicked the buns aside in disgust. They were covered in green mold. Just the thought of eating them made him fear an early demise.
Meanwhile, Lu Chao Chao pressed a hand to her forehead. The Tainted Qi warred against her own power, surging within her body like a brewing storm. Her red forehead mark flickered ominously.
“Chao Chao… you’re not about to fall into Demonic Deviation, are you? That’s how the storybooks always describe it!” Xie Yu Zhou cupped his face in horror.
“Nonsense!” Lu Chao Chao nearly tore off his lips in frustration. No wonder Prince Jing Xi always wanted a second child. This mouth of his was truly insufferable.
Xie Yu Zhou, hearing her familiar scolding, sighed in relief. “Ah, that sounds like you. I think you’ll be fine.”
He busied himself gathering the scattered straw into a makeshift bed for her. Then, snapping an old wooden table in half, he kindled a fire.
Inside the temple, red silk threads hung from every corner, though the place was abandoned and full of cobwebs. The desolation contrasted starkly with its intended purpose.
Tiptoeing, Xie Yu Zhou used a stick to clear the spiderwebs. Then, as an afterthought, he wiped the dust off the statue of the White-Bearded Matchmaker, clad in red robes.
He even placed the moldy buns before the altar and found incense sticks near the burner, lighting them with a pious air.
Lu Chao Chao blinked. “Maybe… you should not light those? Brother, you’re a Buddha’s Child! Are you not afraid of actually summoning him??”
Before her words could settle—
A figure in red robes, with white hair and a bundle of red strings in hand, materialized before them.
Xie Yu Zhou and Lu Chao Chao exchanged wide-eyed stares.
Even the Matchmaker Deity looked momentarily stunned.
[Strange… I felt the pull of a divine summons from within my shrine…]
[But before me are merely two mortal children?]
The deity coughed lightly, stroking his beard. “Was it you who sought a match?”
Xie Yu Zhou immediately nodded enthusiastically. “Seeking a match? Yes! Yes! I want ten wives! TEN!”
The deity’s hand froze mid-air. “Absurd. True love is rare, and only a single heart can remain steadfast till the end. One person alone shall walk with you for a lifetime.”
“Hold out your hand.”
The deity withdrew a Red Thread of Fate from his robe.
“This is a Fate Thread. Should you encounter your destined one, it shall naturally bind your wrist to hers, revealing your true match.”
He tied the thread to Xie Yu Zhou’s wrist.
But the moment it was secured—
The red thread dissolved into black smoke and vanished before their very eyes.
The deity: ???
“You must be a fraud!” Xie Yu Zhou frowned, his voice brimming with skepticism.
The deity’s face turned red with indignation. “Fraud?! I have woven countless fates across millennia!”
Unwilling to believe it, he withdrew another thread and tied it once more.
Yet in the blink of an eye, the thread crumbled into ashes.
His face paled.
“I refuse to accept this!” The deity, growing flustered, tied thread after thread, but all seven or eight attempts ended the same.
Utterly baffled, he turned to Lu Chao Chao and hastily attempted to bind her wrist.
Yet the thread would not even attach itself.
“Why won’t this work?!” The two children cried out in unison.
“No wonder people nowadays seek Wealth Gods instead of you for matchmaking!”
“Your matchmaking skills are terrible!”
The Matchmaker Deity’s expression turned grave.
Something was amiss.
This little girl—
The Thread of Fate could not even touch her.
“Impossible… This has never happened in my eternity of tying fates. Even the Heavenly Gods could be matched…”
A cold sweat formed on his forehead. This was a disaster.
His legendary reputation was about to be ruined!