Bed Included

When Xia Lun watched Hardwick come out of the room, the latter looked as if he had aged ten years.

Although ten years to him was but a fleeting moment.

The old Demon King hobbled away, his back looking somewhat desolate.

Xia Lun raised an eyebrow and pushed the door open to enter.

He had just felt a powerful fluctuation of magic power inside the room.

Right now, the room was calm and tranquil, but the table had suffered a bit. Expensive tea was generously spilled all over the floor, and the cups were scattered about in a mess.

Xia Lun's gaze landed accurately on the culprit.

"Hehe." Aina flashed a smile at him. That smile was as sweet as a newly bloomed rose, innocent and pure; the girl's brightness almost overflowed.

Xia Lun's expression turned weird. "You guys sparred?"

"After all, the old man wouldn't give up. He was still hoping I would change my mind," Aina shrugged, her tone as light as if she were discussing the weather. "But since I showed that I was stronger than him, he was too embarrassed to say anything more."

So Aina and Hardwick had just secretly competed against each other in the room for a while.

It was evident that the result had dealt a huge blow to the old Demon King.

Xia Lun could also understand. After all, having cultivated diligently for so long, being suddenly outdone by a junior would definitely make anyone feel terrible, even him.

And this was under the circumstance that Aina was respectfully acting along with him... If the other party knew Aina's true strength, he might be even more desperate.

That person naturally still had to continue shining in the position of the Demon King.

Xia Lun sighed inwardly. Even with such formidable strength, there were still times when one had no control over themselves.

"It seems one of your subordinates' positions has opened up?" Xia Lun remembered another thing.

Originally, there were four Vampire Dukes directly serving Aina... Now that one had been dealt with by Xia Lun, a position had become vacant.

"Will it have any impact?"

"The family behind him might come knocking, I suppose." Aina stretched lazily on the sofa.

"Then what should we do?" Although he said that, Xia Lun's face didn't show much worry.

"Just tell the truth. If they don't know what's good for them, annihilate them." Aina also spoke nonchalantly.

It could be seen that Aina didn't have much favoritism toward her own race either.

"Then do you need to recruit a new subordinate?"

"Hmm... Fina and Niya can handle the affairs on the vampire side. When that Xie Lun was alive, he didn't seem to have made much contribution anyway." Aina shrugged her shoulders. Xia Lun walked behind her, his slender fingers resting on her delicate shoulders and neck, kneading with moderate pressure.

"As for the remaining position... let's just leave it for Luo Lun," Aina said, narrowing her eyes in enjoyment.

"You value her a lot?"

Xia Lun had found it a bit strange before; Aina seemed to hold excessive expectations for Luo Lun.

"Hmm... that guy is Moke's descendant after all, I have to look after her a bit." Aina responded vaguely and absentmindedly, her attention clearly focused more on her shoulders and neck, enjoying Xia Lun's perfectly measured kneading.

Xia Lun was a bit surprised. During their adventures, Aina seemed to appreciate Moke quite a bit, but he didn't expect Aina to be so nostalgic about him... Even though Wolund was the descendant between the two of them, she didn't care much about him.

Fina and Niya walked in and began to nimbly clean up the mess on the table.

Xia Lun withdrew his hands from Aina's shoulders. The lazy and relaxed look on Aina's face receded like the tide, and her expression instantly became serious, assuming the majesty a Progenitor should have.

"Um... Lady Aina, you don't need to be so restrained in front of us." Fina couldn't help but chuckle softly while swiftly wiping the table. "After all, Niya and I both know about the relationship between you and Mr. Xia Lun."

"Glib tongue! Asking for a beating, aren't you?" Aina feigned anger and glared, causing Fina to immediately dodge away with a giggle.

It was clear that Aina's relationship with them was quite good, not just purely that of a master and subordinates.

Xia Lun noticed that Niya's gaze was constantly sweeping back and forth between him and Aina like a little radar.

"Is there something the matter, Miss Niya?"

"No." Niya denied it verbally, but her eyes remained firmly locked on the two of them. Even the toy bear in her arms, with eyes made of some unknown gemstone, flashed a weird light.

She was shipping them again, feeling the powerful force of pure love.

Aina had no reaction; she was clearly used to this.

What a strange child. Xia Lun muttered in his heart.

Seeing that Aina couldn't let go, Fina hurriedly finished cleaning and soon dragged Niya away.

As soon as the door closed, Aina's stern little face slowly melted again.

"Xia Lun!" Aina turned around and opened her arms to the man behind the sofa, her voice carrying undisguised childish charm and attachment. "Come here quickly, let me hug you!"

"Sorry, Lady Aina, I left something behind..." Niya's voice entered as she pushed the door open without warning.

What greeted her eyes was exactly the posture of Aina with her arms stretched out, her eyes full of desire for a hug.

"I didn't see anything." Niya didn't take anything and decisively backed out again, shutting the door tightly without a sound.

Aina froze in place, like a statue that had been hit by a petrification spell.

Xia Lun watched Aina's cheeks turn red at a visible speed, from the roots of her ears down to her neck. Even her cute little earlobes turned an adorable pink. He couldn't resist reaching out a finger to poke her soft cheek.

"Xia Lun, it's all your fault!" Aina said in ashamed anger.

"What... what does this have to do with me?" Xia Lun spread his hands innocently.

"I say it's your fault, so it's your fault! It's all because you seduced me that I didn't notice that girl Niya suddenly approaching." Aina started to be unreasonable, like a cat with its fur standing on end.

"Alright, then blame me." Xia Lun decisively admitted his mistake and began to reflect deeply. "I will be careful next time."

"Careful about what?"

"Careful not to be behind you, because you don't like it." Xia Lun walked from behind the sofa to the front.

"What is this?" Aina furrowed her beautiful brows, then realized she might have been teased by Xia Lun.

"I do like it." But Aina wasn't shy; instead, she corrected him seriously, "We'll do it like this tonight."

Xia Lun stumbled, his left foot tripping over his right, and fell toward Aina's embrace.

But Aina stood straight up, and Xia Lun's head crashed into the spot where Aina had just been sitting, still able to feel a faint warmth.

"Where are you going?"

"To pack up and go back." Aina snorted softly. "Back to the academy. You should get ready too."

"So rushed?" Xia Lun was a bit surprised. "Aren't you going to say goodbye to your two subordinates?"

"I'm leaving precisely because I don't want to see them for the time being... In a few hundred years, they'll probably forget what just happened." Aina sighed again.

"Then do we have anything to pack?" Xia Lun remembered that they seemed to have come empty-handed.

"Yeah, I'm going to bring that bed along."

Xia Lun: ...