"Could demons actually exist?"
Lihua Jiang could not believe it at all. But the Magic Circle that had just appeared could absolutely not be an illusion.
"Naturally, they exist." Alex smiled and asked in return: "What, do you not believe it even after seeing it with your own eyes?"
"It's just... it feels too unbelievable." Lihua Jiang's eyes were somewhat subtle.
The three people before her, no matter how one looked at them, did not fit the image of demons from legends at all.
"Alright, let's talk business." Alex stared at Lihua Jiang and said slowly: "Since you have chosen to summon me."
"That means you've already thought about your wish, right?"
Hearing Alex's words, Lihua Jiang took a deep breath.
Although it was a demon she had summoned herself, she was deeply shocked in her heart.
Because deep down in her heart, she was denying the existence of demons.
However, since it had already appeared, she might as well give it a try.
Lihua Jiang raised her head, her gaze flickering slightly, and then spoke cautiously: "Um... Mr. Demon."
"Could I trouble you... to let me obtain true freedom?"
"I want to leave this place completely."
Being a bird in a cage in this cold imperial palace... she had long since had enough of such things.
"Freedom, huh..."
Alex looked at her with a half-smile. It was truly a wish that was quite easy to fulfill.
"What's wrong? Is, is there a problem?"
Lihua Jiang became a bit apprehensive.
"No, there's no problem."
Alex shook his head and smiled: "If you want true freedom, how about becoming a Demon?"
"???"
Lihua Jiang was full of question marks. It took a long while for her to come back to her senses.
"Can humans also become demons?"
"Of course."
Alex nodded.
"After becoming a demon, you will possess extraordinary power."
"By then, your actions will no longer be restrained."
That kind of magical power?
Thinking of the Magic Circle from just a moment ago, Lihua Jiang felt a bit eager to try.
It wasn't that she hadn't thought about it. If she left the imperial palace, how would she survive?
Or even... would she be caught and brought back?
But if she became a demon, she wouldn't need to worry about these problems anymore.
However... Lihua Jiang hesitated, then asked worriedly: "After becoming a demon, will there be any other restrictions?"
"There are still some."
Alex smiled and said: "After you become a demon, you will become my Dependent."
"What does that mean?"
Lihua Jiang blinked, her eyes filled with confusion.
"To be more precise, it means someone who serves me..."
Alex explained simply.
"So... that's how it is."
Lihua Jiang murmured softly: "As long as I become Mr. Demon's Dependent, then whether it's my soul or my body and mind, I will be your possession?"
At this moment, she became hesitant.
Was handing everything she had over to a man she had just met the right decision?
After all! The other party was a legendary demon, a synonym for evil.
Moreover, it was very likely that she would just be jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
"Actually, you don't need to think too much."
Alex looked deeply at Lihua Jiang and said: "I have always treated those who voluntarily become my Dependents very well."
"You will be free and unfettered; this statement is absolutely not false."
Hearing Alex's words, Anya's eyelids twitched instinctively.
"..."
Lihua Jiang gazed into Alex's eyes. It seemed... he wasn't lying.
Moreover, thinking of her own situation, a flash of dimness passed through her eyes.
If she didn't agree, she would become a sacrificial pawn for a political marriage, wedded to the First Prince of Britannia.
In that case, it seemed she had no other choice.
After making the decision in her heart, Lihua Jiang felt a sudden sense of relief.
It seemed that deep down, she had also been looking forward to making this choice.
After all, strictly speaking, rather than staying in this deep palace to face a predetermined fate, it was better to become a demon and enter an unknown, extraordinary world.
Most importantly, for him, taking her out of the imperial palace was clearly the easiest way to fulfill her wish.
But the other party had not done so.
Even! From beginning to end, just as he said, had he forced her to do anything?
Even the Devil Summoning was something she had initiated herself.
Countless thoughts flashed by, and Lihua Jiang's gaze had become firm.
Even if she became a demon, she would not let herself rot away completely in this imperial palace.
"It seems you have already made a decision."
"That's right."
Lihua Jiang took a breath and nodded firmly.
"Very good, you have made the right choice."
Alex smiled slightly, extended an index finger, and golden blood seeped out from it.
He said: "Then let us proceed with the Reincarnation Ritual."
"Okay, what should I do?"
"First, take off your clothes."
Take... take off my clothes?
Lihua Jiang's pupils contracted violently, and her cheeks heated up rapidly.
What was going on?
Was her judgment just now completely wrong?
Had Mr. Demon wanted her to offer herself right from the start?
Seeing her like this, CC said helplessly: "Miss Lihua Jiang, don't overthink it."
"All of this is just the Master's bad taste; actually, you only need to take off your outer garment."
"Re... really?"
"That is correct."
Alex nodded in agreement.
"I understand."
Hearing Alex's words, Lihua Jiang exhaled a breath of turbid air.
The next second, she began to move.
However, her face grew redder and redder, and she felt incredibly ashamed.
Although she was just a puppet, she was ultimately an Emperor, and even more so, a woman.
To be like this in front of a man... it was truly too embarrassing.
It took a full minute just to take off one outer garment.
Once only her white inner garment remained, Lihua Jiang asked tremblingly: "Is... is this okay?"
Alex nodded: "No problem."
Looking at the shivering Lihua Jiang, fearing that if this continued, the girl might faint directly, Alex did not hesitate and began the imprinting.
"Hiss!"
The scorching touch made Lihua Jiang's pupils tremble violently.
She looked down instinctively.
She only saw a heart-shaped pattern flash by and vanish, then transform into countless mysterious characters.
Thump! Thump-thump!
The sound of her heartbeat became deafening.
The speed of her blood began to accelerate.
It felt like something was surging within my body.
The important thing is...
My back and tailbone area, it's so itchy.
Snap!
Under the rippling of her skin.
A pair of slender black wings had already broken through from her back.
A cute tail with a heart-shaped tip wobbled as it extended out.
"Am I really... no longer human?"
Looking at her wings and tail, a flash of complex emotion crossed Lihua Jiang's eyes.
Subconsciously, she scratched her tail.
"Ah!"
Her whole body shuddered, and her fair skin instantly flushed with a pink hue.
Even her breathing became a bit heavy.
"..." × 2.
Seeing this, the gazes of CC and Anya turned strange.
This girl's tail—there's something wrong with it.
Noticing CC and Anya's gazes, Lihua Jiang hurriedly and shamefully retracted her wings and tail.
She stole a glance at Alex and muttered to herself.
"Mr. Demon didn't see, did he?"
"Otherwise... that would be too embarrassing."
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