415: Chapter 415 Bedtime Stories

The banquet soon came to an end.

Chen Yi returned to his room.

After closing the door and setting up a Soundproofing Barrier, the Crystal Palace flashed with light, and The girls jumped out one after another.

Their expressions were all somewhat subtle.

"Brother Chen Yi, those things you just said to Hua Liuli---were so gentle."

"Yeah! What bedtime story---you've never said such sweet words to us!"

"Chen Yi~ Do you have some special thoughts about the Queen? Do you want us to help you come up with some ideas?"

"Hubby is so biased!"

Chen Yi looked at them and couldn't help but laugh.

"What, are you jealous?"

He walked over and pulled the women into his arms. "Do you also want me to tell you bedtime stories?"

"Yes!"

The girls responded in unison.

Even the usually shy Shi Yuying blushed at this moment and responded softly, "I---I want one too---'"

It seemed she still had plenty of girlish sentiment.

Chen Yi laughed. "In that case, I'll tell you a few, but---not before bed, I'll tell them right now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he pinned Lilian, who was closest to him, onto the bed.

"Ah!"

Lilian let out a startled cry, but she quickly understood Chen Yi's meaning, and her face instantly turned red.

The other girls also reacted one after another and then---joined the fray.

For a time, the room was filled with laughter and---certain indescribable sounds.

While Chen Yi was soothing them, he actually did start telling stories—of course, they were adapted, raunchy fairy tales.

They were modified beyond recognition by him, yet they were---unexpectedly stimulating.

The girls listened with flushed faces but couldn't help wanting to keep listening.

This night was destined to be a long one.

---

On the other side.

After Hua Liuli returned to her room, the first thing she did was---throw herself onto the bed and roll back and forth while hugging her pillow.

"Ahhh! So embarrassing! So embarrassing!"

"How could I---how could I just run away?"

"I'm the Queen! To actually blush and run away because of a few words---it's too embarrassing!"

She rolled around, her long purple hair spreading messily across the bed, and her magnificent skirt became wrinkled.

At this moment, she didn't look like the majestic Queen of the Demon Abyss Cult at all, but more like a young girl experiencing her first awakening of love.

After rolling for about ten minutes, she finally stopped, lying prone on the bed, her legs unconsciously kicking gently.

In her mind, that scene from the banquet kept replaying.

Chen Yi standing in front of her, saying those words to Emilia;

Chen Yi turning around and giving her a gentle smile;

Chen Yi's bedtime story---

Every scene made her heart race.

Although she had witnessed countless instances of love and separation and thought she had long since become indifferent to such things.

But with Chen Yi stirring things up like this, her heart still unhelpfully beat much faster.

Truly, watching someone else's love and having love happen to oneself are really two different things!

In the former, one is a bystander who can analyze calmly and evaluate rationally!

In the latter, one is a participant whose heart will race, whose face will flush, and who will be---at a loss.

After rolling for another half hour, she finally stopped, her limbs spread out in a star shape as she looked at the ceiling and giggled several times.

As she laughed, she suddenly felt---

Maybe being in a relationship isn't so bad after all?

After all, Chen Yi is indeed handsome and capable.

He took down the Black Ghost Market in a single day; even she admired such methods.

Most importantly---Hua Liuli truly felt her heart race for a man for the first time.

Despite having experienced countless loves and separations, she had never personally experienced love!

This ignorant feeling also made her imagination run wild.

"If---if I really was with Chen Yi---what am I thinking!"

"No, no, no!"

"I am the Queen! What kind of relationship? Especially a relationship with someone who is being controlled, what kind of decorum is that?"

"Chen Yi is under Emilia's suggestive control. He's only being good to me now because of the suggestion's effect, not because he's sincere!"

"I cannot be deluded by this false emotion!"

"Right! That's it!"

After a bout of self-hypnotic persuasion, Hua Liuli finally calmed down.

She positioned Chen Yi as a very capable subordinate who pleased her greatly, and nothing more.

There could be no extra feelings.

"Yes, that's it."

She said with a confident look, "I just appreciate his ability, nothing more! No other thoughts! Absolutely none!"

But---

Why did the corners of her mouth still uncontrollably turn upward when she said those words?

Why did her heart still race when she thought of Chen Yi's face?

Hua Liuli sighed and flopped back onto the bed.

"Whatever---I won't think about it. Sleep!"

She closed her eyes.

But in her mind, Chen Yi's figure remained clear.

---

An entire night quickly passed.

Chen Yi and The girls were lying on the bed resting.

They called it resting, but they were actually just accumulating stamina for the next round of chaos.

At this time, Chen Yi, looking at the gentle and elegant smile of Black Rose beside him, suddenly fell into deep thought.

Once he knew who her past life was, and that Black Rose's past life had died to save him---a wave of guilt immediately surged into his heart.

It could be said that if not for Black Rose's past life, Mo Linger, the current him wouldn't exist at all.

More than four years ago, he would have died in the wilderness on the outskirts of Ye City.

It was Mo Linger who saved him, protected him, and even finally died for him.

He had always kept this kindness in his heart.

But even if he told Black Rose about this.

She had no memories of her past life, so she probably wouldn't have any thoughts about it at all, right?

She might not even remember who Mo Linger was.

After thinking for a bit, Chen Yi made a decision.

When he had time, he would see if he could fish for some information from Hua Liuli to see if he could help her recover her past life's memories.

Black Rose had also said before that she wanted to know who she was in the past.

And Chen Yi also wanted to thank the Mo Linger of that time—though she was no longer there, at least he could let her reincarnation know that someone remembered her and someone was grateful to her!

"It's decided!"

Chen Yi sat up and hugged Black Rose beside him.

Black Rose was startled by his sudden movement. "What's wrong, Master?"

"Nothing!"

Chen Yi looked at her and smiled. "I just suddenly thought---you are so beautiful~~~~"

Black Rose's face instantly turned red.

"How annoying, don't suddenly say something like that! Hey!"

Chen Yi smiled and pulled her tighter.

Then, a new round of battle began!

Listening to music in the brothels, arranging flowers and playing with jade.

This was the portrayal of Chen Yi's life for the next three months.

During the day, he continued to awaken spirit beasts for the Demon Abyss Cult, improving the organization's overall strength;

At night, he engaged in deep communication with The girls in the Crystal Palace, improving their feelings and his waist strength;

Occasionally, he would also meet with Hua Liuli to report on work, or just chat and tell stories---

Hua Liuli's attitude toward him became gentler and gentler, closer and closer.

Everything was proceeding according to plan.

Little did he know that at this moment, a black figure had found the headquarters of the Demon Abyss Cult.