Lin Xue walked out the door, ignoring the Lesser Beasts kneeling outside and loudly calling her “Future Second Madam,” and went straight up to the upper cavern.
Eight Rat Demons followed closely behind.
Arriving at the door of the cave chamber that had originally belonged to Hong Yanzhi, but now was hers, she didn’t even turn her head and said to the Rat Demons behind her, “Go call Er Mouse Lord. Tell him I have something to discuss with him.”
With that, she went straight into the room.
She had just sat down for a moment when she heard the Rat Demons outside shout in unison, “Greetings, Er Mouse Lord!”
Shu Er walked into the room.
The moment he entered, his pair of beady rat eyes stared directly at Lin Xue.
Seeing Lin Xue sitting quietly on the chair, radiant yet coldly beautiful, like a celestial maiden, and thinking that after ascending to Grand Demon tomorrow, this beautiful Snake Spirit would become his wife, Shu Er couldn’t stop grinning from ear to ear.
The more he looked at Lin Xue, the more he liked her. His eyes sparkled with lust, and he bared his teeth in a wide grin, saying, “Wife, what did you want with me?”
When Lin Xue saw his rat head, she recalled the horrifying scene when she first woke up and saw him trying to kiss her, and waves of disgust surged in her heart.
Suppressing her revulsion, she asked, “I heard you’re in charge of things on the mountain now?”
Shu Er puffed out his chest proudly: “That’s right, Elder Brother asked me to handle the affairs on the mountain. After all, I’m the Erlord here, so I should be taking charge. Just now, I was listening to reports from the Head Stewards and handling matters. When I heard you were looking for me, I put all those things aside and came right over.”
He put on a troubled look, shaking his head and saying, “Sigh, it’s only after being in charge that I realized being the Mountain Lord isn’t easy. Every little thing on this Monster Mountain needs my decision, everything depends on me. I’m so busy, I hardly have time to come see you and chat.”
Lin Xue felt another wave of nausea.
Pah! Who the hell wants this damned rat to keep them company!
She asked, “So, does that mean that everything on the mountain is decided by you, Master of the Cave Shu Er?”
Shu Er’s face was full of pride: “Of course!”
Lin Xue looked at Shu Er and said, “Then can I ask you to do something for me, Erlord Shu Er?”
When Shu Er saw her glancing over, her beautiful eyes looking right at him, he was elated, beating his chest excitedly and said, “No problem! Wife, what do you want me to do? As long as I can do it, I’ll satisfy you!”
Lin Xue said, “Please release my brother from the Di Lao and let Elder Huai heal his injuries. Can you do that?”
The moment Shu Er heard this, his face fell and he looked troubled.
Lin Xue asked impatiently, “What, you can’t?”
Of course Shu Er was unwilling to release Zhang Zongnian.
That human Young Master might have some unspeakable relationship with Lin Xue.
Shu Er was about to marry Lin Xue—naturally he wished Zhang Zongnian would rot in prison forever.
How could he willingly let him out?
He clearly remembered, half a month ago in the Storeroom, seeing Lin Xue and Zhang Zongnian holding hands, preparing to leave together.
If he released that Young Master, what if Lin Xue ran away with him at some careless moment?
So, absolutely not!
At least, not now!
Shu Er had already learned Lin Xue’s strength from that slap.
If she really wanted to leave, the Rat Demons outside probably couldn’t stop her.
Elder Brother was currently in seclusion, resting up for tomorrow, when he would help Shu Er ascend to Grand Demon.
If he released Zhang Zongnian and, by chance, Lin Xue ran away with the Young Master, he couldn’t trouble Elder Brother with something as trivial as chasing after Lin Xue.
Shu Er said awkwardly, “That might not be possible. Elder Brother just put him in the Di Lao today—if I release him now, it wouldn’t be appropriate. Let’s wait a bit. When Elder Brother finishes his seclusion, I’ll beg him on your behalf and ask if he’ll release that Young Master earlier.”
Lin Xue shot him a sidelong glance, sneering, “Didn’t you just say everything on the mountain is up to you? But you can’t even decide to release a prisoner without asking your brother? Are you actually capable or not? Can you handle anything?”
Shu Er’s face was full of embarrassment: “Wife, pick something else, any other request, I’ll definitely satisfy you.”
Lin Xue snorted coldly and said, “Fine, I won’t make things hard for you. Let’s change it, then. Hong Yanzhi used to have a Servant Girl waiting on her. Since I’m to marry into your cave, my status can’t be less than hers. I want a Servant Girl by my side too. You can arrange that, can’t you?”
Shu Er let out a sigh of relief and said, “That’s no problem at all. Which female demoness have you taken a liking to? I’ll have someone call her over for you right away.”
This was exactly what Lin Xue was waiting for. She immediately said, “Then I’ll just borrow Hong Yanzhi. Send her to me.”
Shu Er was stunned, and his face became troubled again: “Ah? This…”
A frosty expression appeared on Lin Xue’s face: “What, you can’t even do this?”
Shu Er looked distressed: “Wife, why do you want her? She offended Elder Brother before, and to punish her, Elder Brother locked her in that room and had all the Lesser Beasts on the mountain take turns with her. If I release her, Elder Brother might blame me after he comes out. Why don’t we wait until Elder Brother’s out of seclusion, and I’ll ask his opinion first?”
Lin Xue snorted coldly and said angrily, “It’s always your brother, your brother—he’s already handed the mountain affairs over to you, let you take charge, but you’re afraid to make any decisions and always want to ask him first. What use are you as Erlord?”
Shu Er shrank his head at her rebuke.
Lin Xue continued, “Besides, Elder Brother’s goal is nothing but to thoroughly humiliate Hong Yanzhi, as revenge for what she did before. If I make her my Servant Girl, isn’t that a humiliation too? When I served as her Servant Girl, she used to beat and scold me all the time. I just want to pay her back now!”
“Her former Servant Girl has become her mistress—what greater humiliation could there be for her?”
Shu Er hesitated a bit, feeling like Lin Xue’s words made some sense.
Lin Xue tempted further, “And think about it—if Hong Yanzhi becomes my Servant Girl, then after I marry… cough cough… marry you, won’t she also become your Servant Girl? Every night, the two of us can serve you together—wouldn’t that be wonderful?”
When Lin Xue spoke of marrying Shu Er, she nearly gagged, hastily covering it up with a cough.
Shu Er was suddenly enlightened, and then became completely excited, overjoyed.
Yes! Lin Xue is about to become my wife, and Hong Yanzhi, as her Servant Girl, will marry over with her!
That scene he had fantasized about—Lin Xue in one arm, Hong Yanzhi in the other—would it finally come true?
Hong Yanzhi was curvy and pretty enough. If she were left for those lowly Lesser Beasts to use until she died, it would be a real waste.
She and Lin Xue—from now on, they’ll both be mine, Shu Er’s!
Only someone as noble as myself is worthy to enjoy their bodies!
Shu Er slapped his thigh and said, “Good! I’ll go release Hong Yanzhi now and have her serve you as your Servant Girl!”
Lin Xue’s face broke into a sweet smile, her pearly teeth showing as she praised, “Good, Erlord is straightforward! Thank you, Erlord, for making it happen.”
When Shu Er saw Lin Xue smiling at him, his bones nearly melted.
He floated out, elated, to give the order.
……
In the chamber, the bed was creaking.
A Lesser Beast was on top of Hong Yanzhi, vigorously thrusting.
Hong Yanzhi closed her eyes, enduring the violation, anxious and waiting in her heart.
After a while, the door to the chamber was pushed open, and footsteps sounded.
Hong Yanzhi’s heart skipped.
She opened her eyes to see a squad of Rat Demon Guards enter the room.
The leading Rat Demon kicked the Lesser Beast off her.
The other Rat Demons came forward and began untying the ropes on her hands and feet.
Hong Yanzhi felt a sudden wave of relief.
Lin Xue really did convince Shu Er.
At this moment, she felt like crying.
She was finally free.
Finally, she had escaped the tragic fate of being ravaged to death.
Finally, she could live.
The Lesser Beast, interrupted at his moment of ecstasy, was instantly furious.
But when he saw it was Er Mouse Lord’s Escorts, he swallowed the curses on his lips and asked meekly, “What’s going on? Why are you releasing her?”
The lead Rat Demon snorted coldly, “Er Mouse Lord gave the order—send Hong Yanzhi to Future Second Madam’s quarters to serve as her Servant Girl!”
The Lesser Beast was dumbfounded.
Outside in the main hall, the Lesser Beasts lined up heard the news like a thunderbolt and felt as if the sky had fallen.
Hong Yanzhi was being sent by Er Mouse Lord to Future Second Madam as a Servant Girl?
Wouldn’t that mean they’d never get to be intimately close with the young miss again?
They’d only enjoyed themselves for less than half a month, and this good fortune was suddenly over?
One by one, the Lesser Beasts hung their heads, full of regret, as if mourning the dead.
Those whose turn was coming up soon were especially infuriated, pounding their chests and stomping their feet in place.
Back in the chamber, four Rat Demons lifted Hong Yanzhi and placed her on a stretcher that had been prepared in advance.
These days, to keep Hong Yanzhi from resisting the group’s abuse, she’d been fed food and water laced with narcotics, and after so many days of violation, she was too weak to move on her own.
The Rat Demons carried her out of the chamber.
Outside, the Lesser Beasts watched with longing as Hong Yanzhi, covered by a beast pelt, was carried away by four Rat Demons on a stretcher, reluctantly seeing her off, their hearts full of resentment toward Shu Er.
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