Chapter 110: The Cold and Detached Master Reads the Dragon Proud Sky’s Heart and Goes Crazy (18)

Chapter 110: The Cold and Detached Master Reads the Dragon Proud Sky's Heart and Goes Crazy (18)

Song Chuyi grabbed Xiao Bai's paw pad and gave it a big kiss.

"Heat-sensitive kitty, your paw pad is so soft."

Si Yuanye:

He really shouldn't have expected anything good to come out of his clumsy disciple's mouth.

However,

He looked at his own paw pads. Were they really that soft?

He used his paw to touch his face. It seemed to be a bit soft indeed,

Song Chuyi was charmed by his little gesture and hugged him tightly.

"Okay, okay, let's go out and explore now."

"I've checked, there are other cities outside Demon City, and they're also quite interesting."

"But we need to get back before the hour of the Rat."

As Song Chuyi chattered away, he also brought Si Yuanye to another city.

He simply set up a stall to sell his elixirs.

Ten elixirs for one spirit stone, it was almost free!

This caused the demons from other cities to go crazy, using the spirit stones they had saved up to start buying in large quantities.

Beauty elixirs, ten please!

Awakening elixirs, ten please!

Shapeshifting elixirs, a hundred please!

......

Buying more even came with the bonus of a haughty glance from a white Maine Coon cat, it was totally worth it!

Si Yuanye, who couldn't fathom what the demons were thinking:

He suddenly began to doubt whether his descent into darkness had any meaning.

That day, Song Chuyi carried Si Yuanye to many cities, sold a lot of elixirs, and rushed back to the palace before midnight, where he dropped blood on the Moonlit Grass.

After all that, Song Chuyi stretched lazily.

"Today was truly a fulfilling day."

Si Yuanye:

He transformed back into his human form, his long hair a bit messy from the wind.

But in an instant, the messy hair became neat and tidy.

"Why did you do all this?"

He opened his mouth to ask.

"Because I want everyone to try my elixirs," Song Chuyi fiddled with a pitch-black elixir. "I might as well do something productive."

He tossed the elixir into his mouth, crisp, and chewed.

Wait, that’s not right.

No, no, the taste of this elixir...

It tastes just like coffee beans!

Song Chuyi's eyes widened slowly as a terrifying thought struck him.

For all these days, whether it was human cultivators, or demons, the elixirs they ate... Could it be that they were his coffee beans?

Si Yuanye raised an eyebrow, noticing Song Chuyi's sudden shocked expression.

"What is it?"

Song Chuyi stepped closer and gripped Si Yuanye's hand.

"I have a question for you."

"A very serious question," he added.

Seeing Song Chuyi's serious expression, Si Yuanye became more attentive.

Song Chuyi swallowed, feeling inexplicably anxious.

"What did my elixirs taste like to you?" he asked.

Si Yuanye: ...

"A bit bitter."

"Did it have a coffee flavor?" Song Chuyi pressed.

Now it was Si Yuanye's turn to look puzzled.

"Coffee... what does it taste like?"

Song Chuyi was stunned, frozen in place.

No matter how much he had calculated, he hadn't anticipated that people in this world didn't know what coffee tasted like!

This world doesn’t have coffee!

His vision went dark, and he collapsed into Si Yuanye's arms, clutching the front of his shirt.

"It's over, over."

"Completely over."

"Now no one will be able to sleep, wuwuwu."

Si Yuanye rarely saw Song Chuyi so flustered.

He always smiled, as if nothing could be a problem in front of him.

But at this moment, his eyes brimmed with panic.

And... he was even suggesting that no one needed to sleep?

Though sleep is optional for demons, they have rarely been troubled by it since their creation.

After all, demons were originally a race abandoned by humans.

Humans transformed their resentment into swords, mercilessly slaughtering them like animals and plants.

These brutally slain creatures couldn't fathom why humans treated them this way.

Their resentment coalesced into a tangible force, resurrecting them as the demons of today.

Despite this, these resentment-born demons still yearn to transform into human form.

They seem to have a misunderstanding.

Once they transform into human form, humans won't treat them so cruelly.

Perhaps humans might even accept them as equals.

This is why shape-shifting elixirs are the best sellers.

These "demons," reborn from resentment, strive to become "humans" accepted by society.

Alas, humans have never seen it this way.

From their inception, demons have been engaged in an unending battle that continues to this day.

While demons are no longer born from human resentment, the deep-seated desire to become human remains.

Of course, demons force themselves to sleep to appear more human.

In fact, demons rarely need to sleep.

Requiring them to sleep three hours a day is already a stretch.

Though Si Yuanye didn’t understand why Song Chuyi was thinking such thoughts, he still reassured him, "It's okay."

"I’m here for you."

Song Chuyi raised his gaze to Si Yuanye, his expression complex.

"You’ve also taken my elixirs."

He held onto his shoulders, his tone heavy.

"Someone like you who goes to bed early and wakes up early... can you truly endure the agony of not sleeping?"

Si Yuanye: ?

"Why can’t I sleep?" He was genuinely puzzled. "If I wanted to sleep, I could do so right now."

"Heh." Song Chuyi managed a forced smile.

"Try going back to your bed."

He led Si Yuanye back to his chambers, pulling him onto the bed.

"Come here."

"Go to sleep."

Si Yuanye listened to him, closed his eyes, and prepared to sleep.

It was well past midnight, and it was indeed time to sleep.

Si Yuanye emptied his mind, and his body gradually relaxed.

He ought to have fallen asleep.

Indeed, he should have.

But as time ticked by, despite his body screaming for sleep, he couldn’t!

He just couldn’t fall asleep.

He truly couldn’t fall asleep.

Si Yuanye slowly opened his eyes and seemed to understand why Song Chuyi had such a heavy expression.

His expression was complex, his voice hoarse.

"Is this a side effect of the elixirs you refined?"

Song Chuyi nodded in affirmation.

At that moment, he wasn’t sure whether to pity the humans who couldn’t sleep due to the elixirs.

Or to pity the demons who still revered Song Chuyi as the revered Song Zunzhe, unaware of the side effects of the elixirs.

Rarely did he feel that both deserved sympathy.

"You..." Si Yuanye rubbed his temples, and after a moment, gave a sincere compliment.

"Impressive."

This ability to unite humans and demons was unparalleled.

Song Chuyi covered his face and groaned.

"Do you think those cultivators aren’t fighting in Xuan Tian City right now?"

Si Yuanye: ...

It was entirely possible.