"Lord, lord?!" The rest of the people realized what happened just now.
"No way, why did the incomparably noble lord suddenly appear here? And it seems to be with that lowly demon?"
"Wait, just now I seemed to see the light on the black cat's body, and then the lord appeared..."
Could it be that a guess that would subvert their three views could not help but emerge in everyone's mind. Could it be that there is an indescribable relationship between the black cat and the lord? !
The reason why the status of the black cat is so honored here is because Lord Frere also kept one. The pet of the strongest is naturally the best.
As for Frere's cat ears, no one has ever contacted any monsters. After all, many demons are born with animal ears, and they can't change into other forms.
But now... Everyone couldn't help but compare the lord's cat ears with that black cat.
The black-haired lord calmly transformed an identical cat from his arms and held it in his arms.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that the lord didn't become a cat, but that the light was too dazzling when he used the teleportation magic just now, so they didn't notice where the black cat was for a while. How could it be possible for the demons to turn into cats
At this time, the complexion of Augus who fell on the ground finally got better, and he stood up quickly. Of course, he didn't dare to sit arrogantly in front of the lord, and immediately said respectfully: "I didn't expect the lord to see After getting on this cat, the villain will give it to the lord..."
It is absolutely impossible for him to admit in front of the lord that he just slandered that commoner. Anyway, the innocent civilian has fainted from fright now, and he can say whatever he wants.
Compared to other people, Augus didn't think about whether the lord might be the kitten's problem at all. He just thought that the lord happened to be patrolling the territory and bumped into this scene.
And as long as he flatters him appropriately, he may even win the favor of the lord. The more Augus thinks about it, the more excited he becomes, as if he has already seen his own glorious future. Only his subordinates were pale, wishing to run away directly.
"Oh?" Frere said, "You said, this is your pet?"
"Yes, yes." Augus looked frank, a person like him never knew what a face was.
"But, it has the mark I left on it..." Freire said lightly, "At first I was thinking about where the pet went, but I followed the mark to find it... As a result," he paused, with cold eyes Looking at August, "Is it your pet?"
"No! No, my lord..." Augus' face turned pale, his legs became weak again, and if he hadn't been supported by his subordinates, he would have fallen to the ground directly. Hastily said: "This is all, this is all this untouchable deceived me!"
The other onlookers almost understood what happened, and no one knew what kind of person Augus was. And he, the nobleman, was secretly glad that he hadn't made a move before, otherwise he would be the one who was involved in this troublesome matter now.
Seeming to have found a reason, August's complexion improved a bit, and he pushed the matter onto Shao Ci, "It's all this pariah who wants to sell the cat to a villain at a high price. The villain thought how such a lowly person could have Such a noble pet, so I wanted to scam him, but I didn't expect him to pass out directly... "
The hearts of the others were filled with contempt. What kind of deceit was this? They clearly wanted to rob him.
But in any case, even the lord, it is impossible to punish the nobles for a commoner. It seems that the outcome of this matter is already obvious... As for the commoner, he can only count himself as unlucky.
Almost everyone thought so.
"Oh? What you said is true?" Freire raised his eyebrows.
"Of course it's true!" Augustus said hastily.
"It's all over, and you still want to deceive me?" Freire's expression turned cold immediately, and the strong momentum made the surrounding ground faintly show signs of cracks, and Augus, who was the first to bear the brunt, was of course Kneeling directly on the ground crushed by a force.
"No villain!" Augus tried to struggle, "How dare I deceive the lord? It's really all the fault of this pariah!"
"What exactly happened, I know very well." Freire reached out and touched Shao Ci's hair next to him, with a gentle look in his eyes. Looking at something like an ant, "It's fine if you always admit it, but now you are still trying to deceive me. Are you ready to be punished?"
"My lord!?" Augus looked over in astonishment, his body couldn't help shaking, "You actually want to punish me for such a pariah?"
"So what?" Freire said indifferently: "I will never forgive anyone who deceives me."
Oggus immediately remembered the fate of those who angered the lord in the past, and hurriedly begged for mercy, "My lord, I know I was wrong! I shouldn't have lied to you—"
Before he could finish speaking, a huge magic circle lit up from the middle of the sky, and countless blood-colored arrows emerged from it.
August's face turned pale instantly, and the rest of the crowd couldn't help exclaiming, "This is the highest level of magic, it's really powerful." "I didn't expect to see the lord use this trick here today." "It's really lucky gone."
Everyone didn't care about August's mood at all, anyway, he usually does a lot of evil. Only Augus glared at the people around him angrily, wishing to remember everyone's face and take revenge in the future.
"Fall." Frere said the word casually.
Tens of thousands of arrows fell quickly, and all of them pierced Augus's body, almost turning him into a hedgehog. After being stabbed, all these arrows disappeared, turning into dark lines all over Augus's body.
August's screams resounded almost throughout the square.
This is the most terrible punishment for high-level demons. These magic lines will accompany their bodies for hundreds of years, and during these hundred years they will not be able to use high-level magic, and at the same time they will be physically weak. Can't do it, it can be said that it is like a useless person.
Augus, who was weak and fainted, was carried away by his subordinates like a dead dog.
"My lord, what should I do with this commoner?" The subordinate who hurried over said respectfully.
Everyone felt that this commoner had offended Augus, and even Augus had been punished like this, so it was impossible for him to please him no matter what.
After all, in the demon world, where the weak eat the strong, the status of the low-level demons is like ants on the ground. No matter how many high-level demons are killed, others will complain about the lack of labor at most.
What's more, Augustus was already so miserable before he killed Shao Ci. In this way, everyone felt that something should happen to Shao Ci who was safe and sound.
Freire looked at Shao Ci, who was still in a coma, and couldn't help softening his expression, "Take it back to the palace."
"My lord, this lowly commoner will defile your residence..." The faces of the subordinates next to him changed.
"You want to court death?" Freire turned his head and looked at them with a smile.
"Of course not." The subordinates all knelt down and begged for mercy.
The rest of the onlookers were stunned, and even the nobles were stunned.
This is completely different from what they thought. Why did the lord pay so much attention to a low-level demon and even take him into the palace—that is a place that many high-level demons cannot set foot on.
"During this time, he took good care of my pet." Freire touched the cat in his hand. "Of course I have to thank him. You should also be respectful to him."
"Yes." The subordinates nodded one after another, and when they looked at Shao Ci again, their eyes were completely different from before, and they carefully picked him up and put them into the carriage.
The crowd was already stunned, and they suddenly began to envy and hate that low-level demon. It is conceivable that with the attention of the lord, the future of this low-level demon clan is bound to be limitless.
Why didn't such a good thing happen to them!
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When Shao Ci woke up, it was already the next day.
He couldn't remember what happened yesterday, he just felt as if he fell into a coma while standing... Could it be that this was some sequelae caused by Siria's resurrection of him.
"Wait?!" Touching the soft sheets and quilt, and looking up at the gorgeous curtain, Shao Ci was stunned, "Could it be that I just ate lunch yesterday? This is the holy capital?"
He suddenly sat up from the bed, and saw the maid standing by the bed.
The maid bowed her head respectfully, and she could clearly see their pointed ears, which were completely different from humans.
After confirming that this place is still the Demon Realm, Shao Ci finally heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That..."
"Do you have anything to ask?" The maid obviously received someone's instructions, and her attitude towards Shao Ci was quite good.
Seeing the other party's behavior like this, Shao Ci felt a little settled. It seemed that he was definitely not captured by that arrogant demon nobleman.
Shao Ci: "May I ask, where is this place?"
"This is the lord's palace." The maid had a proud look on her face, obviously she was quite satisfied with the job.
"My lord?" Shao Ci's face changed, the surprise came so quickly that he couldn't believe it all at once, "Then I...do you know how I got here?"
"Don't worry, you came here as a distinguished guest." The maid said, "You brought back the lord's beloved cat."
Shao Ci's heart was relieved immediately, "Is that so?"
Before, I thought that the black cat was the noble's pet, but I didn't expect that it was the lord's pet by mistake. This is too coincidental.
"Then I..." Shao Ci recalled his purpose of coming here, and couldn't help getting excited, "When can I see the lord?"
If it goes well, doesn't it mean that he will be able to solve the matter here soon
"I'm very sorry." The maid looked a little troubled, "The lord has to deal with the affairs of the territory, and it seems that he has no time to receive you for the time being. He only asked us to take good care of you."
Shao Ci: "Is that so..." What he said also makes sense, generally speaking, it's not easy to meet someone like other lords.
"Speaking of which, black cat, is it a rare magic pet here?" Shao Ci couldn't help asking.
"Yes." The maid said: "Because the lord keeps one, it is also the second most noble existence in the palace..."
"I see." Shao Ci nodded, and suddenly felt that he was lucky to have kept that cat for so long before, and no one else found out, otherwise things would definitely be troublesome.
And the lord is really a cat lover, the status of the cat here is actually ranked second in the entire palace!
"Then... those cats, what do they know, advanced magic?"
Shao Ci still had a fresh memory of the incident when the little black cat suddenly turned his dilapidated room into such a luxurious one.
"Magic?" The maid frowned slightly, "Is that lord... indeed there is, but..."
At this time, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged man who looked like a housekeeper held a cushion in his hand, and on it lay the little black cat, which was lying lazily on it, with beautiful eyes. Look at the people in the house.
"Ah! Xiao Huang—" After Shao Ci called out this nickname, he saw that the little black cat on the opposite side suddenly frowned. He quickly realized that something was wrong, and asked the maid beside him, "Excuse me, what is the name of this cat?" name is… "
The maid's complexion changed, "How can I just call you by your name directly?"
Shao Ci: "..." Hey! Sure enough, the status of this cat is higher than that of him... the lower demons!
He looked at the butler again, and the butler obviously didn't dare to speak out, as if he was afraid of something.
Shao Ci sighed, feeling that it was impossible for him to know what the cat's name was.
But he's always been a go-getter, so he quickly put the issue behind him. In any case, it is an undoubted fact that Shao Ci's careful care of Xiao Huang before has improved his current living conditions.
After the maid and the butler left with the noble black cat, Shao Ci fell down on the soft bed in the lord's palace. Ah, his life is much better now than it was then. Sure enough, a good person like him will be rewarded...
With such thoughts in mind, the tired Shao Ci fell asleep.
On the other side, the hall was brightly lit.
"My lord, you..." The steward looked at the handsome young man sitting on the throne, with a bit of hesitation on his face, "Do you really want to entrust this important task to that lowly demon?"
"Is there anything wrong?" Freire smiled slightly, "Didn't he take care of me well in the past few days?"
The housekeeper said: "But what if the lord discovers your curse and this low-level demon leaks it out..."
"Then lock him up, wouldn't it be good?" Freire said, "I happen to be short of such a cute pet. Besides, it's just a low-level demon, so it's not easy to leave."
"Yes." The steward knew very well that the lord's will cannot be changed once it has been decided, so he said respectfully, "Then do as you wish."
Freire whispered: "As for the curse... Maybe this person is the key to unlocking my curse?"
That's right, as a high-level demon, it is naturally impossible for Freire to have such a cute form of a familiar. Moreover, he was born with a noble background and was born with powerful magic power. Such a form is his weakness.
All of this is because Freire was cursed by people because of grievances and other bad things when he was a nobleman.
After all, if the heir of the family has such a weakness, of course he has to be replaced.
But no one thought that Freire would kill all the insiders and competitors so easily, and thus became the next lord.
No one will fear him because of this. For the demons, this is the lord they need.
It's just that this curse caused some troubles to Freire's life after all. He had to use his magic power to create a clone, and called the form of the black cat his pet.
All of this was well concealed, and no one would think about the relationship between the lord and the black cat. And no one in the palace knew about it except the housekeeper who had served Freire for hundreds of years. The others only knew that if they were disrespectful to the black cat, the lord would get angry.
It's just that he didn't expect that when he went to investigate in the mine for something, he would encounter such a low-level demon in disguise as a human, which aroused his interest.
"My lord, the only way to cure that curse is..." The steward widened his eyes in astonishment, and looked at Freire in disbelief, "Don't you want it? Is this not very suitable..."
"What's not suitable?" Freire smiled, "You have to try everything before you know it?"
He stood up and looked towards the bedroom where Shao Ci slept, "I hope you can surprise me."
Shao Ci, who was not worried about his situation at all and slept soundly on the big bed, did not notice that the door of the room was pushed open.
A dark and elegant figure quickly jumped in. Soon Shao Ci's quilt bulged with a moving bag. That bag is getting closer and closer to Shao Ci's direction, getting closer...
Soon, a fluffy cat's head emerged from the bed and slept with Shao Ci. The noble black cat rested his head next to Shao Ci's chin, and gently patted Shao Ci's cheek with his tail.
After seeing the sign that Shao Ci hadn't woken up at all, the black cat's body lit up.
Not long after, a beautiful young man appeared under Shao Ci's quilt. His cat ears shook a few times, his blue eyes stared straight at Shao Ci, and then he lay on his body and held Shao Ci in his arms. Ci's face looked like he was studying something.
"Well, speaking of it, human beings seem to be no different from low-level demons except that they are a little weaker."
He muttered, lowered his head and hugged Shao Ci again, frowning slightly, "But speaking of which, this body is too thin... You have to eat well. Otherwise, it won't be comfortable to hold."
Afterwards, the boy became playful again, unbuttoned Shao Ci's clothes, and lightly bit his neck several times.
...
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At night, Shao Ci only felt that he was getting hotter and hotter as he slept, as if a fireball was moving around his body, and no matter how he dodged, he couldn't push it away.
It seemed as if something was holding him and moving on him, which made Shao Ci feel like it was hard to breathe.
It wasn't until Shao Ci woke up from the heat that he saw the black cat in his arms.
"Xiao Huang—" His face was scratched immediately, but this still couldn't stop Shao Ci from saying the next thing, "Why are you here?!"
No wonder it was so hot before... no, wait a minute, the second most noble cat in the lord's palace actually came here, it would be troublesome if the lord misunderstood it.
Shao Ci sat up, only to find that the buttons of his clothes were unbuttoned, and there was a strange feeling on his neck... probably scratched by a cat.
After that, Shao Ci got out of bed in a hurry, and wanted to go out with the cat in his arms, at least to prove that he didn't steal it or something.
Then the moment he opened the door, he saw a row of maids outside and a butler standing at the end.
Everyone stared straight at him, making Shao Ci feel like he was seen through, and for some reason, their eyes were focused on Shao Ci's neck.
"This, this is?" Shao Ci was stunned. Why are there so many people standing at the door? It feels like they have prepared something long ago.
At this time, the maids next to him stepped forward and served the cat respectfully, grooming it, retying the bow and so on. Shao Ci thought that such treatment was enough to make most people in the devil world envious and envious.
But the butler walked up to him with a complicated expression (as far as Shao Ci looked, he felt like marrying a daughter), his attitude was much better than yesterday, and he said a few words to Shao Ci.
It took Shao Ci a long time to digest the meaning of the other party's words.
Probably - the lord sees that you have raised cats well, and appointed you as the chief excrement shoveler, be happy.
Shao Ci: "..."
Yes, it is good... No! Wait, he's here to save the world and accept the inheritance of the Demon King, he's not here to raise cats! !
"Well, when will the lord have time..." Shao Ci asked, "I have some things I want to ask him..."
"The lord has always been very busy." The butler said decisively, remembering what the lord said to himself last night, he added, "But if you take good care of that lord, the lord may also receive you of."
Shao Ci: "... So, so that's the case, I know."
In the end, after working for a long time, does he still have to pass the test of being the chief shit-shoveling officer before he can meet the lord? !
Forget it, this is at least better than a life-and-death test, and there are still cats to pet... Still such a cute cat!