Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

Hongyue covered her mouth and chuckled softly, pushing the wine glass towards Gou An's side.

"I heard that you have been back for a long time, but you have never come to see me in the building!" Hongyue said with a hint of grievance. Her expression and actions made her look like she had suffered some injustice, which moved Gou An.

"Busy! I'm so busy!" Gou An forced a smile, which looked a little stiff.

In front of the Red Moon Girl, Gou An felt like a greenhorn.

I was even more nervous than when we first met.

While both Akatsuki and Yukine are equally beautiful, their personalities are completely different.

She was alluring and seductive, with captivating charm in every glance and gesture.

Aloof and solitary, like an iceberg, never showing his emotions.

"You look a little nervous!" Hongyue suddenly took out a handkerchief and personally wiped away a few drops of cold sweat from Gou An's forehead.

Gou An took a deep breath, regaining some composure: "I'm probably just a little tired from being too busy lately!"

"Perfect timing! My Crimson Moon Pavilion is the perfect place to relax!" Red Moon raised her wine cup to Gou An's lips.

Gou An didn't rush to drink it, but first smelled it with his nose.

"Don't worry, it's not poisonous!" Hongyue said with a smile.

Gou An didn't smell anything wrong either, so he opened his mouth and took a sip.

"I wonder what brings Miss Hongyue here so suddenly?" Gou An suddenly asked, "Is it really just a simple reunion?"

"Of course!" Miss Red Moon nodded. "After all, you are the most unique among all the demons I have ever seen."

As she said this, she suddenly reached out and ran her slender fingers along the side of Gou An's face.

"Fellow Daoist, you look even more beautiful in your human form than you did a year ago!" Red Moon chuckled softly. "I just wonder if you've improved in any other aspects."

At this point, Red Moon Girl's fingers began to slide down Gou An's face.

First the chin, then the neck, then the chest, and finally the abs.

Just as he was about to go down, Gou An grabbed his wrist.

"Are you coming straight here?" Gou An's breathing became a little heavy.

"Let's drink first!" Hongyue smiled, withdrew her hand, refilled Gou An's glass, and then picked up a small spirit fruit to feed Gou An.

Gou An drank a few sips of the spiritual wine, which calmed his excitement somewhat.

But he still couldn't figure out what Hongyue really wanted to do.

Could it be that he suddenly called me over just to do something to me?

That doesn't make sense!

Although Gou An was somewhat narcissistic, he was also self-aware.

Among demon cultivators, he was neither the most handsome nor the most powerful, and his status was just so-so.

It's definitely not true infatuation with oneself.

After all, the prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to lie.

Gou An constantly reminded himself to avoid being deceived by sweet words.

During a break from drinking with Hongyue, Gou An secretly used his Fiery Eyes to observe her.

At some point, Miss Red Moon had also condensed her demon core and transformed into a powerful demon, which explains why she looked even more beautiful than when they first met.

"Fellow Daoist, when I met you a year ago, you were only a seventh or eighth-tier demon beast!" Hongyue suddenly asked, "In just one year, you've transformed into a great demon, and your cultivation seems to have surpassed mine!"

Upon hearing this, Gou An sobered up somewhat, and it seemed that Hong Yue was about to reveal her true purpose.

Sure enough, the next second, Hongyue asked, "I wonder how you did that? It's truly amazing."

When questioned, Gou An had already prepared his answer.

Just like he had explained to Master Wenxu before, Gou An told him about being trapped in the Ancient Tower Secret Realm, lying that he had been trapped for decades and that his cultivation had gradually improved during those decades.

After listening to Gou An's explanation, Hong Yue nodded slightly: "So that's how it is. I thought you had encountered some great opportunity."

"I also want opportunities, but real things don't just appear out of thin air; they all depend on luck!" Gou An smiled. "Unlike me, I've had bad luck since I was a child, so I have no hope for such things as opportunities."

Upon hearing Gou An's explanation, Miss Hongyue suddenly sighed softly: "So, fellow Daoist really doesn't know how Lord Chiyan Mountain perished, nor does he know where his body is."

Faced with this question, Gou An answered even more cautiously: "I only heard about the Mountain Lord's demise after returning to the City of Ten Thousand Demons. It's a pity that I haven't seen him since entering the Ancient Tower Secret Realm."

When answering this question, Gou An spoke with genuine sincerity, without a trace of falsehood.

The main reason for the current effect is that Gou An practiced in front of the mirror many times in private.

Seeing Gou An's reaction, Red Moon shook her head helplessly: "That's truly a pity. I thought you killed Crimson Flame Mountain Lord!"

"Hahaha!" Gou An laughed awkwardly upon hearing this, and quickly explained, "How could I possibly kill the Mountain Lord! My meager cultivation is utterly insignificant compared to the Mountain Lord, a peak Golden Core stage demon."

At this point, Gou An added, "Perhaps the mountain lord encountered some powerful human cultivator and thus met his unfortunate end."

"What you said is indeed the most likely scenario!" Hongyue nodded, and there seemed to be a change in the look in her eyes as she looked at Gou An.

Gou An sensed the change in gaze and asked somewhat awkwardly, "What's wrong, young lady?"

"I originally thought that you killed that vicious tiger, and I was even prepared to repay you with my own body!" Hongyue shook her head helplessly as she said this: "I didn't expect that it was actually someone else."

These words left Gou An completely dumbfounded: "A vicious tiger?"

"That's right!" Red Moon's eyes turned icy cold, filled with resentment. "I hate that Crimson Flame Tiger to the bone and have long wanted to kill him. Unfortunately, my cultivation is mediocre, and I am no match for him, so I have been forced to remain under his command."

"Huh?" Gou An was even more puzzled, his brows furrowing.

"Fellow Daoist, you are unaware of this!" Miss Red Moon shook her head helplessly: "Actually, from the very beginning, this Crimson Moon Pavilion was founded by me, more than twenty years ago."

"Unfortunately, there were many brothels like the Crimson Moon Pavilion in the City of Ten Thousand Demons at that time, so the competition was fierce."

"Because of my good looks, I naturally attract more people to my Scarlet Moon Pavilion!"

At this point, Hongyue shook her head helplessly.

"Unfortunately, the other brothels were jealous of me, so they joined forces to cause me trouble, and I was busy dealing with them for a while."

"Just then, Lord Crimson Flame appeared and said he could protect me."

"I valued his profound cultivation, so I hired him at a high price to guard the Scarlet Moon Tower."

"But as time went on, his power grew and he became involved in more and more things."

"By the time I realized something was wrong, I had already been stripped of my power, and the Scarlet Moon Pavilion had become his domain."

In the end, the Red Moon Girl appeared even more forlorn.

"Later, Scarlet Moon Pavilion absorbed other pleasure quarters and became the largest pleasure quarter in Ten Thousand Demon City. I also went from being the owner of Scarlet Moon Pavilion to becoming the top courtesan of Scarlet Moon Pavilion."

"With that vicious tiger dead, I naturally took the opportunity to reclaim my original position, regain control of the Crimson Moon Pavilion, and become the Crimson Moon Pavilion Master again."

Red Moon Girl looked at Gou An, a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

"I originally thought that you killed the evil tiger, so I specially invited you to a banquet. Now it seems that I was overthinking it."