Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 522 Drinking Together at Night

Sizzle sizzle sizzle sizzle...!!

A simple barbecue grill was skewered with a lot of meat, which quickly turned golden brown under the heat of the fire, and a rich aroma of grilled meat wafted out.

Jiuyou flipped the divination stick in her hand, occasionally glancing at the women in front of her, a deep envy flashing in her eyes.

She had been by the side of the ancient king for countless years, yet she remained a subject.

Compared to the fact that the women in front of her could accompany her as partners, this was what she envied most.

Emperors have incredibly long lifespans, and these people before us have been immobilized by some force; it must be the work of that person.

Doesn't this mean that their companionship has been acknowledged?

While controlling the heat and turning the meat skewers, Tang Yue secretly chatted and gossiped with the others via telepathic communication.

After all, apart from her, Leng Qing, Jiang Shaoxu, and Ding Yumin all possess mind-based magic.

"Yu Mian~ These are done grilling, take them over here." Leng Qing placed a bunch of skewers on the makeshift stone slab and handed them to Ding Yu Mian, who was standing guard nearby.

"Oh~" Ding Yumin quickly finished the skewer of meat she had grilled, then took the stone slab and handed it over to the two people sitting there.

As for Jiang Shaoxu and Lin Yunxi, they could only assist with the work and then wait to be fed, as they basically had no cooking skills.

Wang Teng and Gu Lao Wang sat facing each other, drinking from crystal goblets made with dimensional power, and savoring the meat skewers they had carefully grilled.

After three cups of wine and five skewers of meat, the old king spoke with approval in his eyes: "You remind me of Wei Liao from back then, with extraordinary strategy and courage."

"You're the one who captured that foreign emperor I fought on the battlefield before, aren't you?"

He stared directly at the young man in front of him. Even after he went back and thought about it carefully, he had found it hard to suspect this person.

It wasn't until the other party broke through to the Emperor realm that he discovered this and had Jiuyou Hou investigate, which led to a conclusion.

The Hall of Heroes that suddenly appeared must have been created by this person, and its function is very similar to his Abyss Space.

He was well aware of the enhancement effect of summoning magic on demons; after all, the Earthly Holy Spring was something he had created.

Then, by looking back, it's clear that the enemy had probably already planned this out on the battlefield and had definitely set their sights on him.

The claim that a deposed emperor from a foreign land had arrived now appears to be a purely open conspiracy.

Then he suddenly realized that he had been used!

He accidentally discovered the other person's whereabouts today and came here specifically to see them.

I'd like to ask myself the answer to a question that's been on my mind.

Yes~

Wang Teng sighed inwardly. What goes around comes around. No wonder he's called the Old King. He's probably here to demand an explanation from him.

He wasn't surprised that the other party had been able to figure out his background; after all, he was an emperor with both literary and military prowess.

"How did you do that?"

The old king was very satisfied that the other party did not try to hide anything and was able to admit it frankly, which was also a sign of the demeanor of an emperor.

Although he was being used, he wasn't angry at all; on the contrary, he was quite pleased. Such a person was rare indeed, as his perception had been completely clouded.

"This is my forbidden mental spell, it has no offensive capabilities, it only has the function of sealing thought fluctuations."

Wang Teng spoke frankly, saying that this was not some unspeakable secret; it might be important to others, but to him it was nothing special.

This ability is not something you can defend against just because you know about it, unless you have extraordinary cultivation and can ignore the ability's seal.

The Mind Barrier possesses both single-target and large-scale sealing capabilities, making it virtually impossible for an emperor to resist instantly.

"No wonder I was distracted... That's an amazing ability!"

Upon hearing this, the old king's face relaxed, his inner doubts finally answered, and his eyes gleamed.

If even he is like this, then the fallen emperor of the foreign land must have also fallen victim to it.

This person even had other means to render the deposed emperor incapable of resistance, and even moved him away silently.

Once he reached the level of an emperor, offensive abilities became less important to him; functional abilities became far more useful.

The more the other party says this, the more it shows that this ability is quite unsolvable, and the more singular and pure it is, the more difficult it is to deal with.

It can be understood as a powerful brick flying, the simplest way is the best, or it may have only one advantage, which is that it can be infinitely magnified.

Imagine what would happen if you suddenly lost focus during a fierce battle? The power of an emperor striking an undefended body would be a devastating disaster.

If the person before him was as he expected, he must be using dimensional power as his core, and his attack power would be top-tier among all imperial powers.

Not only is its attack power extremely strong, but it also means that its mobility is equally impressive. Facing such an opponent, the consequences of losing focus during combat would be even more severe.

Thinking of this, the old king picked up the wine cup and drank the wine in one gulp without saying a word.

Wang Teng happily picked up the wine cup and drank it down in one gulp, just like everyone else.

He understood what the other person meant: after this drink, the past was the past.

After all, we've spoken frankly and openly, and we can still drink even after everything's been said. That's what it means to have everything contained in a glass of wine.

As night falls, the starry sky, the sounds of animals and insects, and the rising smoke from chimneys create a tranquil scene amidst the bustling city.

After the picnic, the Old King left with Jiuyou, leaving only Wang Teng and his group on the mountaintop.

"It smells so good...!!"

Ding Yumin's mouth was stuffed full of the meat skewers that Tang Yue and Leng Qing had grilled; they were much more fragrant than the ones she had grilled herself.

Having finished her work, Little Flame Princess shrunk back down and sat on her shoulder, munching on a skewer of grilled meat with her mouth full of oil.

Leng Qing was pleased to hear this praise, thinking that she hadn't embarrassed herself tonight and that her cooking skills were still up to par.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted. I need to get a good massage and relax when I get home."

Jiang Shaoxu complained incessantly, shaking his arms and feeling sore and weak all over.

Lin Yunxi glanced at her, smiled, and didn't say anything. That little bit of auxiliary work wasn't even a warm-up.

"Alright, let's tidy up. We can take the leftovers home for a midnight snack."

Tang Yue finished grilling the last batch of meat, packed it into a bag, and had no intention of wasting such good ingredients.

Although today's picnic was disrupted by Old Wang, it was still a pretty good experience.

After Leng Qing saw that she had finished, she manipulated the earth again to sink the barbecue grill into the ground and clean up the barbecue marks on it.

Wang Teng stood aside watching them finish cleaning up, his gaze falling on the table where two crystal wine glasses and a wine bottle remained.

He thought about it and found the meeting quite interesting; at least his secret scheming against the other party was now a thing of the past.

"Let it be left to someone destined to receive it."

Wang Teng simply picked up the wine bottle and placed the two wine glasses on the stone table. It would be a kind of fate for anyone who came after him to encounter them.

Those two wine vessels can be considered high-end resources, after all, they are man-made products formed from extremely high-quality dimensional power.

Who knows when someone will discover it and use it as a resource or a magical artifact?

After everyone finished packing, Wang Teng casually opened a dimensional rift and led them away from the mountaintop.

(End of this chapter)