After Being Forced to Conquer the Crazy and Tyrannical Demon Lord, the Entire Book Had a Happy Ending - Chapter 31

“This is my secluded realm,” Mu Zhe looked at the distant mountains. His Adam’s apple was uncontrollably rolling up and down, his voice slightly hoarse.

“I’m curious to know how you ended up here.”

Wen Ruan was stunned. This is Mu Zhe’s territory?

“996, didn’t you say this realm had no owner??” She grabbed the pretending-to-be-dead chinchilla in her mind.

“Explain this to me!!!”

“Cough, ho-host,” 996 struggled to speak. “I said ‘probably’ and ‘maybe’ there was no owner!”

Wen Ruan’s mentality collapsed. Why…

Why was she naive enough to believe the words of a system that hadn’t even graduated from kindergarten?

How was she supposed to handle this situation now…

The boy on the shore was still waiting for her response. She covered her face with her hands, feeling like crying without tears, and could only struggle to speak.

“I can explain.”

“Are you sure you want to explain yourself like this?” Mu Zhe’s tone was somewhat strange. He rubbed his earlobe, crossed his arms, and turned slowly.

“I will count to three.”

“What?”

“One.”

She glanced at the boy who had his back to her and immediately crawled and scrambled onto the shore.

“Two.”

She randomly picked up the clothes on the ground, not caring whether they were inside-out, and hurriedly put them on.

“Three.”

Wait, she hadn’t fastened her belt yet!!!

Her heart jumped to her throat, but Mu Zhe didn’t turn around as she feared. He just asked impatiently:

“Are you done?”

“Y-yes!”

Wen Ruan quickly fastened her belt and took a few steps back in her shoes. Her mind was a mess.

One moment it was “she’s dirty,” the next moment it was “her mind seems unstable again.”

Although the original book didn’t mention it, she accidentally discovered while reading that Mu Zhe was extremely disgusted by others touching his things, including but not limited to:

Territory, clothes, people.

Countless cannon fodder characters suffered tragic consequences because of this matter.

And now, she secretly used his bath…

And he caught her in the act.

Rest in peace, me.

Hearing the rustling sound stop, Mu Zhe turned around and looked at Wen Ruan, whose clothes were disheveled and her face pale.

His gaze shifted several times, making Wen Ruan’s scalp tingle, and she almost lost her balance.

Finally, he sneered lightly:

“Embarrassing.”

Wen Ruan, who had already finished lighting up the candles, suddenly looked up.

Is that it?!

Mr. Big Shot, aren’t you going to strangle me now?!

Aren’t you angry that I trespassed on your territory?

I even used your bath!

After the shock wore off, she had mixed feelings and a thousand words, but they all converged into one sentence:

A 20% favorability rating is terrifying!

Seeing her face changing like a kaleidoscope, Mu Zhe frowned and walked up to her. He looked down at her from a high vantage point, examining her.

“How did you find this place?”

He was quite tall, and when he stood in front of her, he was like a wall blocking half of the sky.

She had to tilt her head back while shrouded in shadow to see his eyes.

“Husband.”

Thinking about that 20 favorability rating, her legs stopped trembling, her voice stopped quivering, and two shallow dimples appeared as she smiled.

Half-truthfully, she said:

“I heard that you went on a long journey, and I was worried that the fish in the Cloud Sea had no one to take care of it. So, I went to feed it once, but it dragged me onto its back and brought me here.”

“I didn’t know this was where my husband secluded himself for cultivation. If I have offended you…”

She appeared remorseful, lowering her head and tugging at his sleeve, gently shaking it. She deliberately lowered her voice, speaking softly:

“Ah Ruan will make it up to you. Don’t be angry with me, okay?”

From Mu Zhe’s perspective, the girl lowered her head, her eyebrows resembling willow leaves, and her long lashes trembled slightly, forming a gentle arc over her eyes.

Having just emerged from the water, she was not only flushed from the heat but also from embarrassment. Her cheeks were rosy, exuding a captivating liveliness.

The scent of snow orchids wafted from her hair, softly drifting toward his nose.

Strangely enough, his heart started beating a little faster.

Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, he furrowed his brows and turned his head away, speaking in a stiff tone:

“Don’t let it happen again.”

Wen Ruan breathed a sigh of relief, and the system in her mind emitted a crisp notification sound:

“Ding~ Favorability with character ‘Mu Zhe’: 25.”

It increased just like that?

Her mind stirred, and she sneakily glanced at Mu Zhe’s expression. Inadvertently, her gaze fell on his earlobe, and her eyes froze.

The youth had exceptionally pale skin, and his earlobes were no exception.

At this moment, a bright blush adorned the white jade-like earlobe, resembling the vibrant colors of a summer sunset.

No way, could he be… shy?

Recalling the scene just now, her face couldn’t help but grow warm again. She could only awkwardly stare at the ground.

She wished she could find a hole there and jump into it, ending this miserable existence.

Mu Zhe glanced at her and suddenly snapped his fingers.

A large red fish fell from the sky with a loud thud, crashing into the flower bushes and causing a shower of petals to scatter.

The fish remained motionless, peacefully closing its eyes as if it had left this beautiful world.

Wen Ruan’s heart tightened. Did it die from the fall?

“It’s perfect if you’re dead,” Mu Zhe sneered. “I’ill chop you up and use you as feed for the demonic beasts.”

“Chirp—!”

In the next moment, the lifeless fish that had just opened its eyes let out a cry, rolling over and ending up at Mu Zhe’s feet, rubbing against his leg in an appeasing manner.

“Chirp, chirp.”

Wen Ruan who had witnessed another scientific miracle: …

But I can’t deny that this fish seems quite pitiful.

“It was the one that brought you here?” Mu Zhe stood with his hands behind his back, kicking the Northern Underworld Fish away with a foot, smiling ambiguously.

“You’re lucky to have gained its favor.”

No, I don’t want this luck at all, and I definitely don’t want it to like me.

Wen Ruan looked at the fish rolling by her feet and restrained the urge to kick it away. Her expression was complicated.

“Perhaps this is fate.”

Fate has destined me for this ordeal.

The Northern Underworld Fish: Chirp, chirp?

“Go back.” Mu Zhe dusted off his sleeve and casually spoke, “I’ll be in seclusion for the next few days. You don’t need to come looking for me. Just stay in your Canglang Water Pavilion peacefully.”

Wen Ruan was taken aback.

There’s still such a good opportunity?!

If the boss himself is taking a break, what reason do I have to disappoint his kind intentions?

None.

She immediately bid farewell with an expression of ‘reluctance’. “Husband, I will miss you very, very much.”

Mu Zhe’s lips curled up, about to say something, but in the next moment, Wen Ruan agilely flipped onto the fish. Unable to contain the excitement that surged from the depths of her heart, she cheerfully shouted:

“Pi Pi Fish, let’s go!”

The Northern Underworld Fish, as if granted amnesty, swiftly ascended into the sky and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Mu Zhe: …?

The water on the ground had not yet dried, with small and delicate footprints leading all the way to the edge of the pond.

A gentle breeze swept by, and a lotus-colored piece of fabric floated slowly on the water’s surface, somewhat familiar.

Mu Zhe beckoned with his finger, and the small piece of fabric immediately flew over, suspending itself in front of him.

It was a lotus-colored cotton fabric, embroidered with two partially blooming lotus flowers. The craftsmanship was exquisite, and water droplets were dripping down from it.

He looked at it for a while but couldn’t recognize what it was exactly. However, he could roughly guess that it belonged to Wen Ruan.

Recalling her flustered appearance, he chuckled softly. Then, he pinched a spell to evaporate the water vapor and casually put it away.