Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 357 Inviting Male Guest Number Three

The biting cold wind mercilessly lashed the earth, and the chilling energy surged up from the depths of the earth, transforming into pitch-black evil spirits that wandered the desolate Gobi Desert like vengeful ghosts.

Four low-ranking demons, each with a distinguished reputation, escorted a creaking prison cart through the howling winds of the Heavenly Territory.

The howling black energy contained coarse stones capable of easily tearing mortal bodies apart, but fortunately, it was blocked by the creaking prison cart.

This is the depths of the abyss, the place where demons have lived for generations... or rather, where they are imprisoned. Every breath of air carries a harsh and dry smell.

On the barren ground, even the tracks left by wheels are quickly swallowed up by the wind and sand.

Liu Fang stuck her head out of the ventilation window on the top of the prison cart and quietly looked at the cage that imprisoned her. She had just entered the Abyss and had been captured by the demons wandering around the entrance and exit of the Abyss. This was not a bad thing... at least for now.

Because if she hadn't been locked in a prison van, she would have already died from the extremely harsh environment of the Abyss.

However, this does not mean that her fate will be any better.

Although the demons hate the celestial race, it wouldn't be surprising if they chose to eat a human woman or treat her in a more cruel way.

In this world, to the Celestials, humans are merely decorations, tools to demonstrate their divine power and superiority.

For demons, however, they are nothing more than bloody food.

Of course, a human woman can be used in many other ways, such as being kept as a breeding tool to raise more humans.

Liu Fang was not entirely unaware of this; she had previously met a demon and learned a great deal about demons from him.

But she still chose to come to the Abyss and did not contact the demon she knew.

She just wanted to find a quiet place to rot and stink silently, to punish herself and those who had let her down and abandoned her with the most tragic ending.

It's unclear how much time passed, but when the prison van passed through a mountain tunnel and a glimmer of light appeared, Liu Fang had already been dragged out of the van and thrown heavily onto a dark, hard stone slab.

One of the demons in charge of escorting her kicked Liu Fang hard in the stomach. Liu Fang immediately felt a churning in her stomach and opened her mouth to spit out a mouthful of gastric juice mixed with a lot of blood.

"Looks like she's not a fool!" The demon said with some delight as he watched Liu Fang struggle to get up and wipe the filth from her mouth.

While reproductive tools don't need to be very intelligent, if it's an idiot, it might not be able to raise a child.

Unable to create more effective value.

Liu Fang struggled to lift her head and look ahead.

This is a vast, boundless black desert, where there seems to be no greenery or water.

Above the entire gray mist, terrifying lightning flashed continuously, giving rise to a powerful aura of destruction and death.

Here, you can't see the magnificent starlight of the heavens, nor can you glimpse the azure sky like you would in the mortal realm.

Behind Liu Fang's location was a massive mountain, which looked as if it were cast in metal. Thick smoke was billowing from the mountaintop, and the entire mountain was radiating a terrifyingly high temperature.

The high temperature was unbearable for Liu Fang, and sweat was constantly seeping from her body, making her look even more disheveled.

At the foot of the mountain, on the edge of the desert, there is a huge, well-like pit. The pit is surrounded by green, poisonous smoke, and next to the smoke are the enormous skeletons of some giant creatures.

Liu Fang knew that these skeletons belonged to the Demon Abyss Dragon, a powerful and demonic creature unique to the abyss. It was a large biological vehicle commonly used by the demon race, and also a helpful tool for carrying demons to the heavens.

Yes!

Unlike the Celestials, very few Demons are born with the ability to fly.

This is one of the reasons why the Demon Clan rarely gains the upper hand in their battles against the Celestial Clan.

These massive skeletons of the Abyss Dragons are extremely hard. Piling them together and placing them around the camps inhabited by the demons can effectively protect them from the underground storms that could erupt at any time.

Directly above the wellhead, there is a cable car suspended high in the air. The cable car is completely enclosed and appears to be the only means of transportation to the bottom of the well.

On the tower next to the cable car stood a squad of demon warriors clad in menacing black armor, scanning everything and not missing a single suspicious detail.

So they also glanced at Liu Fang a few more times, their eyes filled with greed.

It wasn't because they coveted Liu Fang's beauty... even though she really is beautiful!

But in the eyes of these demons, she was more like a beautiful, plump lamb.

Demons have horns on their heads, but their facial features, limbs, and bodies are not much different from those of humans.

But without horns, it is food.

This is the basic understanding of most demons.

Gusts of scorching wind howled upwards from the 'well', their roars sounding like the cry of a long dragon. Hearing this, one couldn't help but feel a sense of oppression.

Liu Fang was quickly put into the cable car, and the four demons followed her in as well.

The pulleys above the cable car started turning slowly, and the cable car gradually slid down to the bottom of the well.

The cable car slowly came to a stop on a towering stone platform at the bottom of a well.

A dozen or so people with wings and emaciated appearances sat on the stone platform.

They were all Celestials, captured by the Demons and imprisoned at the entrance, to be displayed to the Demons entering and leaving the Underground City at any time.

It can also be considered a way to boost morale.

Without letting Liu Fang see for long, the demon soldiers quickly dragged her towards the coldest, darkest, and most cramped prison in the underground city.

These newly captured 'wild' humans will undergo a period of taming.

Only after confirming that they are 'harmless' will they be placed in designated grazing areas for breeding and reproduction.

Of course, if they cannot be tamed, they will be killed before they lose weight, and the best meat will be used to feed the higher-ranking demons.

The nutritional value of this 'wild game' is higher than that of domesticated game.

With a thud, Liu Fang was thrown to the ground without being put in any shackles, clearly because it was deemed unnecessary.

Liu Fang struggled to her feet and looked around.

It looked like a reasonably spacious cave, with water dripping from the ceiling and flowing into a pool in the distance.

Some luminescent moss grew on the rock wall, illuminating the large cave in front of us.

From a distance, you could see a dozen or so dirty men and women, who were carefully squatting by the pool, constantly looking at Liu Fang.

Although there is water here, the overall temperature is still not low, so these people gathered by the pool probably to cool down.

Liu Fang looked at the men and women, initially puzzled as to why they were still filthy even by the pool. Then she realized that they didn't want to be chosen as food.

After all, dirty and smelly food doesn't look appetizing, does it?

Instead of wiping away the dirt from the ground and dressing herself up like these people, Liu Fang found a relatively clean place to sit down and continue to wait for her tragic fate to befall her.

She thought she was prepared for everything that was about to happen.

Either way, it's just a matter of death.

Even if she were captured by the demons, she was very confident that when she wanted to die, no one could stop her.

Although she was a human, she had served as the Queen of Heaven for a period of time.

He also had some useful little props hidden on his person.

Suddenly, the ceiling above our heads began to shake violently.

The piercing sound of gongs and drums echoed throughout the entire underground city.

The falling stones and sand hit the pool, drenching everyone around it. However, Liu Fang, who was farther away from the pool, was not soaked and ended up looking even more disheveled.

"Liufang! Where are you! Come out!"

"Liufang!"

Wu Tianhua's voice resounded throughout the entire abyss. Liu Fang's eyes twitched, and her previously numb face regained some vitality and liveliness.

Then, her lips moved, but she remained frozen in place, saying nothing and offering no feedback or reaction.

Then, the earth shook violently. The entire cave was at risk of collapsing at any moment.

A tremendous battle seemed to be taking place above, with the voices of more than a dozen powerful demons ringing out one after another.

Liu Fang's expression remained unchanged, but there was still a hint of worry in her eyes.

At this point, she would not speak up or reveal her location.

The violent tremors lasted for about half an hour before gradually subsiding.

Then, there seemed to be the sound of a large number of demon soldiers running past outside the cave. Liu Fang did not peek out of the cave entrance to look, but a few of her more daring 'fellow prisoners' went to check first.

"It looks like a fight has broken out!"

"Has the Celestial Clan attacked?"

"Great! We are saved!"

The inmates chatted briefly, but none of them seemed particularly excited.

Judging from the sounds heard, it wasn't a surprise attack by the Celestial army on the Demon race, but rather more like a high-ranking Celestial being passing by looking for a specific person.

They said these things simply to comfort each other.

After about half a day, the demons who were responsible for feeding the animals came as usual, and everyone who had been full of expectations was utterly disappointed.

Because it's a mixed-gender community, it's not very convenient for women.

Liu Fang endured her hunger and did not eat anything, only drinking a small amount of water.

In fact, starving to death would be a good option for her.

Two days later, the cell door opened.

A tall man clad in black dragon scale armor walked in. Seeing Liu Fang's pale and bloodless face, he took off his cloak, covered her with it, and then picked her up in his arms.

"Poor thing, they're going to get eaten as soon as they get in!"

"Let her still care about being pretty, and deliberately not eat to lose weight, she'll definitely be the first one to be eaten... Not eating for a few days is just the right way to avoid having to cleanse her intestines."

The inmates whispered among themselves.

"But, if someone was captured and eaten, was they carried out like this?"

"Isn't that a bit too mild?"

"Maybe they were afraid of scaring her, causing her gall bladder to burst and affecting the taste!"

"Yes! That should be it!"

The sounds of her fellow inmates talking faded further and further away from Liu Fang.

When she woke up, she was in a beautiful room that was comfortable, warm, and at a pleasant temperature.

A handsome man dressed in a black, elegant robe, who was clearly not cold but was wearing a cloak, was sitting on a small stool on the edge of the bed, reading a book.

Two beautiful, elegant, and noble horns, like some kind of peculiar ornament, stood atop the man's head.

Judging from these two horns, it should be clear that this is a high-ranking demon with extremely high status and power.

"you're awake?"

"How are you feeling? Is there anything that's bothering you?" The demon man leaned closer, maintaining a good social distance while asking with concern.

"Mo Xuanling!"

"I'm still troubling you!" Liu Fang said, seemingly a little embarrassed.

The demon man smiled slightly, exuding elegance: "You know, when it comes to you... I'm never afraid of trouble!"

"By the way! Now that you've been caught, why don't you take out the token I gave you?"

"Do you know that you almost got...?"

At this point, a fierce glint flashed in the demon man's eyes.

He was a demon, born warlike, bloodthirsty, and ruthless.

His gentleness and elegance were reserved only for Liufang.

As for those demons who had harmed Liufang, they had long since been chopped to pieces, and their ashes were scattered into the ceaseless winds of the abyss.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'm afraid I'll be troubling you a lot in the future!"

"I don't know if you'll mind!" Liu Fang interrupted the demon man, speaking in a rather lighthearted tone.

"Not at all! Of course not!"

"You can stay here as long as you want!"

"I've had a small garden renovated, and it looks a lot like the place you lived in when you were in the human world!" The demon man's tone carried a hint of reminiscence.

"Yes! Thank you!" Liu Fang said.

The demon man's face lit up with joy: "You never need to thank me!"

"I'm sorry! I didn't keep my promise to you," Liu Fang suddenly said again.

The demon man said, "I've said it before, the Celestial Clan are all a bunch of hypocritical and despicable fellows, not worthy of trust, much less of entrustment!"

"If you had come with me back then...we!"

"Alright! I'm still very tired and want to rest a bit more." After saying that, Liu Fang turned around and closed her eyes.

The demon man laughed and said, "Alright! You rest first. I'll have a maid guard the door. You can make any requests at any time."

“These maids are all human women whom I have selected. You can use them with confidence.”

After saying that, the demon man walked out of the room, and his expression changed the moment he closed the door.

"Wu Tianhua, you've asked for your death this time!"

He clenched his fists, then strode to the outer hall and instructed the maids guarding there: "If you serve them well, you will all live; if anything goes wrong... you will die!"

After saying that, he strode away.

After the demon man left, the outlines of Qiu Chuji and his two companions appeared, but they were not seen by the maids with mortal eyes.

"Why does it seem like a lot of people like her?"

"Is she that pretty? How does she compare to my mother?" Chenxiang asked.

“You’re nowhere near as good as your mother!” Yang Jian said firmly.

“Besides, your mother won’t be like her…” Yang Jian added.

"What?" Chenxiang pressed for details.

Yang Jian felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to explain it in more detail to his nephew.

“One teacup with three teapots, even if two of them are spares, isn’t that a bit inappropriate?” Qiu Chuji explained to Chenxiang.

Chenxiang scratched his head, feeling that this made sense.

"However, why can one teapot be paired with so many teacups?" Chenxiang asked again.

Qiu Chuji: "You can have only one teacup that you use regularly; any extras are for guests to share!"

This explanation makes it seem even stranger.

Yang Jian glared at Qiu Chuji, blaming him for corrupting his nephew.

(End of this chapter)