Chapter 198: 197 Demon Enmity and Hatred

"Isn't this fucking hilarious? They kept saying it was male before, and now it suddenly turned female?"

On the way to the Wind Nation, Yin Shenli was still very displeased about Long He's sudden gender change, and kept shouting there:

"Fuck, what X bug got into your head? You're uncomfortable because they're not a pair of sisters, right?"

"That has nothing to do with me..." Facing his master's scolding, Wang Wu said helplessly, "I can't decide such things. Besides, isn't it normal that a tomboy's gender is hard to tell?"

"Did I tell you to speak, or to stop?"

"Oh..."

Long He looks essentially the same as Long Qing, at least facially. Both have that somewhat gender‑neutral, heroic appearance, but Long Qing is definitely more motherly compared to her sister, especially given that figure...

The sisters are twins, yet their builds differ considerably: the elder stands a full two meters tall, while the younger is slightly shorter than Wang Wu, at 1.8 meters.

Demons generally aren't short; two meters is a common height among the female demons Wang Wu has seen.

Nevertheless, this female demon is truly a tomboy, with a face full of heroic spirit and delicate beauty; upon close inspection, one can actually tell a difference from her sister.

Her sister has a touch more softness and charm.

Of course, that's only when looking at the face; generally one wouldn't confuse the two, as their clothing and builds differ.

She is indeed a bit smaller, but Wang Wu has seen even smaller ones back on Earth—though only online, which he still enjoys using, let alone...

Um, the two demons haven't had any incidents so far; once the threat is gone, their relationship feels more like rivals than kin.

Wang Wu hasn't reclaimed his clothes yet, but he doesn't intend to.

The space inside the Long sisters' starship is still quite spacious, so the environment is pretty good.

After more than forty minutes of fuss, Wang Wu tucked the sleeping master in, gave a gentle peck on her forehead, and left the room.

When the door opened, he saw Long He sitting on the floor.

"Huh?" Wang Wu looked at the girl before him; though called a girl, she was several hundred years older than him.

She seemed to be about 250 years old? That's very young for a demon, at least much younger than Chai Zhi.

Come to think of it, Wang Wu felt oddly attached to the number 250; it truly is his lucky number.

"Is there something?" Wang Wu asked Long He while reaching out his hand.

He didn't ask why there were so many on the ground—uh, that didn't matter. Demons are different from humans; each has their own quirks.

"Uh, you, yours, you..."

She glanced at Wang Wu's outstretched hand, but quickly shifted her gaze back to his face, recalling the scene she had seen through the crack; her own face felt increasingly hot.

"Your mouth, that spot..." she pointed at Wang Wu's corner of the mouth, giving a reminder.

Even though it's hot, Long He still has some sense left; though it doesn't seem to matter here—no one cares—but maybe it could boost Wang Wu's favor.

"Huh?" Wang Wu, hearing her cue, pulled out his phone and took a picture of his face.

It turned out to be a coiled keratin polymer.

"Thanks." Wang Wu removed the item, thanked Long He, then grasped her hand and pulled her up from the floor.

"That was close to being embarrassing," he chuckled, "So, did you need me for something?"

"No, no, I—I just..." Long He stammered; like her older sister, she's a pure‑love fan, and all the demons on this ship belong to the pure‑love faction.

Compared to her sister, Long He is far more timid when dealing with someone she fell for at first sight.

She can barely get a word out.

"I—I just... want, want, want..."

Wang Wu wasn't in a hurry; he simply waited quietly for her to finish, a faint smile on his face.

"Wang Wu, Brother Wu!" But some demon wouldn't be so kind.

A voice rang out; Wang Wu turned his head toward its source, seeing Long Qing just appearing at the end of the corridor.

"Let's go eat together? The meal's already ready."

"Sure." Wang Wu nodded, then looked at Long He, whose stammer vanished the moment her sister appeared, though her face turned extremely sour, and he lifted her hand again, "Shall we go eat?"

Now it wasn't Long He whose face was sour.

But after a while, the sour expression reappeared on Long He's face.

Because Wang Wu let go of her hand.

"By the way, Brother Wu, your master..." Long Qing asked cautiously while walking. She was still rather afraid of Yin Shenli, because that woman was extremely powerful—a Star‑Lord‑level super‑stronger.

That level could rival the head of the Long family; the woman was truly extraordinary.

But unlike her beloved, Yin Shenli is not of the demon race.

She isn't human either; according to Wang Wu's description, she seems to be... a demon clan?

Heavenly Demon Clan?

Wang Wu also counts as part of the Heavenly Demon Clan, though he has half demon blood. That's his current self‑identification.

Heavenly Demon, i. e., Earthling.

Demon Clan, i. e., the demons of this world.

Half Earthling, half demon—a true mixed‑blood.

"The master is resting; I'll bring her the meal in a bit."

"Brother Wu, you really are devoted to your master..." Long Qing said enviously, her mind already wandering.

Long He had seen the same scenes, of course—only envy, no jealousy.

After all, she's not a bird demon, so she wouldn't be a spilled‑vinegar type; they even worried a bit that Yin Shenli might dislike them.

Because the woman had clearly shown jealousy several times before, but Wang Wu's soothing was enough to calm her.

According to Wang Wu, his master and he aren't at that stage yet; it hasn't developed that far.

Although Yin Shenli often says that herself, when Wang Wu first uttered it, it instantly broke her defenses, so Wang Wu had to coax his master again for a long time.

Both female demons can't cook; the ship's artifact handles the meals. Its skill level is high, and the food tastes quite good.

Of course, most importantly, the energy it contains is extremely abundant, far surpassing all the food Wang Wu has ever eaten.

Not counting the specialties from the master's hometown.

Wang Wu ate the meal quite well, but in some respects it still made him a bit uncomfortable and uneasy.

As for why, the answer is that the three female demons dining with him were inexplicably barefoot.

Even though Wang Wu never looked, occasionally, peripheral vision… ah no, something always flashes before his eyes.

These three women have terrible dining habits, always fidgeting, and even the Dragon sisters would kick each other over snatching things, making Wang Wu increasingly uncomfortable and unaccustomed.

He also grew increasingly angry.

Angry at the three monsters' rudeness, brutishness, and impoliteness.

Although it lacked flavor, this scene made him feel even more uneasy than any taste would.

So after eating a little, Wang Wu took the dishes prepared for the master and went over to the master's side.

After he left, the two sisters who had been fighting each other also stopped.

They stared at each other for a moment, then glanced at the one bowing his head, ears flushed red, too embarrassed to speak, his toes under the table tangled like numb ropes.

Silence; the dining hall fell into a brief hush.

Half a minute later, the three female demons simultaneously stood up and walked toward the direction Wang Wu had left.

In space there is no day or night, but the ship simulates a day‑night cycle based on Long Qing's hometown, with a thirty‑two‑hour day.

Time quickly reached two p. m.; here noon or midnight is sixteen o'clock, so two p. m. is… never mind, however long it is.

"They're all watching from outside the door,"

Yin Shenli's voice sounded in his ear; he opened his eyes and saw her looking at him.

Wang Wu did not reply, but remained silent for five minutes.

After five minutes, he reluctantly opened, lazily rubbing his chin against Yin Shenli.

"Hmm."

"What? Getting pretentious again?"

"We haven't even built any feelings yet, how could we…"

"What, what feelings need cultivating? Damn it, just go!" Yin Shenli shouted, "You damn it, aren't you a demon? Why are you squirming like a human? We aren't like that either!"

"But I'm human too," Wang Wu retorted, "I'm human, I also have…"

"So what!??" Yin Shenli slammed a fist into Wang Wu, "I'm going to sleep now; after berating you for hours, my saliva's almost dry—scram!"

Amid Yin Shenli's loud insults, Wang Wu slunk out of the room.

Angry, humiliated, yet helpless.

There was no way; his strength was far too weak, and his combat power was negligible.

In the past over two hours, Yin Shenli had utterly humiliated him, not only with verbal abuse but also physical beating; he didn't know how long Yin Shenli's kicks had lasted.

Often, the two occurred simultaneously.

After such a long time, Yin Shenli was already very adept at these humiliations toward Wang Wu.

He opened the master's room door; outside, there was of course no demon in sight, only traces on the floor.

Wang Wu took a deep breath, then closed the door and headed to his own room.

He took a step, slipped, and fell heavily to the ground.

It's hard to imagine a fourth‑rank, Complete Realm martial artist falling flat because the floor was too slippery, yet such things are quite normal.

Yin Shenli has slipped like that before, Master Qin Xiang has too, and as for that so‑called number‑one assassin—both the fake and the real—he's fallen countless times.

And Wang Wu, as Yin Shenli's and Qin Xiang's Direct Transmission Disciple, and as Wu Yun's close online friend, is naturally no worse than them in this regard.

The Jade Plate's sailing area lies outside Wind Nation's territory, about twelve thousand light‑years from its border, roughly a half‑month's journey.

Before reaching Wind Nation's border, the spaceship will enter the Jie Nation's control zone, another top‑tier demon empire in this star system.

The two great demon empires have good relations, so there is no issue; just fly straight through, as it's only Jie Nation's control zone, not its territory.

However, besides Jie Nation's ships, the navigation chart shows Wang Wu's party might encounter human‑faction vessels.

The relationship between humans and the two demon empires, however, is not that good.

Although both sides have long ceased large‑scale wars, even border skirmishes, civilian exchanges are extremely frequent.

Both friendly and unfriendly contacts exist; of course, the latter are more common.

Even though the demon forces in this star system are very powerful, capable of matching humans, their relationship is far worse than that between humans and demons in the Tian Yuan Realm.

Even before Wang Wu, the human‑demon relations in the Tian Yuan Realm were quite good.

Even in the Two Wei, where attitudes toward demons are 'the worst,' demons still live there in ordinary status, some even holding official posts.

Of course, because of the unequal status, there are also anti‑demon incidents there; every nation has them, perhaps only scarce in Chu Nation, but not nonexistent.

Here, the demon‑human relationship is extremely strained.

"Hu Daoyou, if you don't want to deal with these demons, just kill them outright; there's no need to humiliate them,"

A battered spaceship drifted in space, and somewhere inside it, three human cultivators surrounded two female demons, apparently doing something.

"What? Feeling compassionate at a time like this?"

The male Daoist called Hu Daoyou heard the female cultivator's voice behind him and turned his head toward her.

Before him lay a female demon, her limbs severed, abdomen split open, a leg and an arm forced into the wound, while the other leg was half‑inserted into…

Extremely bloody and brutal.

"When those beasts were eating my junior sister, did they show any compassion at all?!" Hu‑surname cultivator shouted at the female cultivator:

"Did they?!??"

"But it wasn't them who ate your junior sister, right?" The Hu cultivator's words made the female cultivator hesitate, but she still urged, "When we were at a disadvantage earlier, we begged them for mercy; they intended to spare us."

"Considering that, give those two demons a pain…"

"That was just me feigning surrender; they were stupid enough to fall for it—who can be blamed!?" The Hu‑surname cultivator's eyes were blood‑shot, "All warfare tolerates deception; these beasts‑turned things are merely stupid!!!"

"I'm the real leader, you scoundrel, shut up!!!"

When those words were spoken, the female cultivator's lips twitched, but in the end she could say nothing more.

She closed her eyes, no longer watching what unfolded before her.

Folk interactions naturally also include slaughter; the actions of sects within the human and demon races likewise count as a form of "folk exchange."

In this star system, the relationship between humans and demons is like water and fire.

Even though you can still find places in the human world where humans and demons cohabit peacefully, the same holds in the demon realm.

But this is not the norm in this star system; it is only a tiny minority.

Of course, situations like the present are not exactly common either.

Because demon pills are still very useful, human pills are likewise.

"Xiao Wu, there's a ship over there."

In the cockpit of the jade disc, Long Qing pointed to a spot in the void and said to Wang Wu.

Wang Wu has still been relying on Yin Shenli these past few days; these three female demons are truly outrageous—his patience has not earned them any concession, only intensified their aggression.

"Hmm, I see it."

Wang Wu massaged Long Qing's foot while nodding.

His expression was still relatively relaxed, but after scanning that ship carefully, the relaxed look instantly tightened.

"Damn, damn it, something's happening there!!!"

Wang Wu set down Long Qing's and Long He's feet, stood up, and looked at the distant ship, "Our kin!"

"Inside, several human cultivators are slaughtering our compatriots!!!"

While saying that, he loudly called out to his master Yin Shenli in his mind.

"Master! Master!"

"Go fight them yourself; those three human cultivators are perfect for a real‑combat test," Yin Shenli's voice rang out quickly,

"As for the two who are still alive, I'll watch over them, so go without worry."

Even though Long Qing and Long He are both stronger than him, Wang Wu does not intend to call them.

He will help others himself, but will not force others to do the same.

"I'll go rescue them; you stay here."

(End of chapter)