This place is simply paradise

“A human pet?”

Ye Shu was completely stunned the moment he stepped into the little courtyard.

What an obscure term.

“What? Surprised?”

Ao Xue lifted her chin, looking at him with a smug expression. She spun around once where she stood, then pointed at the courtyard and laughed. “This is the cage I prepared for you. So? What do you think?”

“Are you serious?”

Ye Shu stared at her in utter bewilderment.

From the look in Ao Xue’s eyes, he could tell that she genuinely intended to do this.

What a ridiculous joke!

He pointed at his own nose, his eyes widening as his voice filled with disbelief.

“You mean you want me—a man who, at the Qi Refining stage, could already kill a peak-stage Soul Formation cultivator; who, at the Foundation Establishment stage, toyed with four Soul Formation cultivators and seized an exotic flame; who, at the Nascent Soul stage, single-handedly battled an entire sect, fought countless Nascent Soul cultivators, more than a dozen Soul Formation cultivators, and one Void Refinement cultivator, then destroyed the Cloud Firmament Sect of the Eastern Wasteland; who, afterward, forced open the Immortal Gate and became half-immortal under the siege of thousands of Soul Formation cultivators, Tribulation Transcendence experts, and the five strongest Mahayana cultivators of the era; who became the youngest Qi Refiner, the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator, the youngest Soul Formation cultivator, the youngest Void Refinement cultivator, the youngest Body Integration cultivator, the youngest Tribulation Transcendence cultivator, the youngest Mahayana cultivator, and the youngest person ever to set foot through the Immortal Gate and achieve half-immortality in the history of the Profound Heaven Continent; who drained the entire Eastern Wasteland of its spiritual energy, leaving it unrecovered to this day; who split the Central Province into six pieces with a single sword strike; who captivated thousands upon thousands of young women and became the dream lover of countless female immortals, the idol of innumerable young prodigies, and the greatest genius in the history of the Profound Heaven Continent, unparalleled before or since—to become your human pet?”

“Friend, don’t you think you’re taking this joke a little too far?”

Ye Shu finished in one breath, then tilted his head, his expression strange.

After listening to him rattle off such a long speech, Ao Xue, who had never spent much time studying, wrinkled her little nose.

She hadn’t understood a word.

What on earth was this guy babbling about?

Still, she could tell that Ye Shu was thoroughly bewildered, and that put her in an even better mood.

“Hehe, stunned now, are you?”

The corners of Ao Xue’s lips curled into a triumphant smile, as though she had finally gotten her revenge. She placed one hand on her hip and walked toward Ye Shu step by step. Her flowing immortal dress swayed with every movement, and her bearing was haughty, like a queen striding down a red carpet. She was breathtakingly beautiful.

This was the scene she had rehearsed countless times!

Ao Xue was secretly thrilled.

From the day her memories had awakened, she had thought of nothing but this moment.

How was she going to trample him beneath her feet?

Ao Xue stopped in front of Ye Shu and raised her chin high, trying to look down at him through her nostrils. But because of the difference in their height, she had to tilt her head back just to meet his eyes.

The scene became incredibly awkward.

She looked just like a child throwing a tantrum at her father.

There wasn’t the slightest hint of intimidation.

“Uh…”

Ye Shu awkwardly scratched his cheek with his index finger. He pointed at her toes, which were visibly trembling from standing on tiptoe, and said helplessly, “If you want to look taller, you can use your tail to prop yourself up. Like an African kangaroo.”

“I-I don’t need you to tell me!”

“Mind your own business!”

Ao Xue cursed at him without much confidence after he exposed her thoughts. Then she planted her dragon tail against the floor and pushed off.

Her entire body immediately rose into the air, putting her a full head above Ye Shu.

She placed both hands on her hips and looked down at him from above.

“Hmph!”

“Lord of All Under Heaven, the great and mighty one—you’ve never experienced what it’s like to be locked in a cage before, have you?”

Ye Shu had nothing to say about that.

In fact, he had already been locked in a basement back in Chapter Fifty. He had even been shackled, and the whole thing had nearly ended with someone dying.

In short, it was another painful memory.

“Dragon King.”

Ye Shu looked up at Ao Xue, his face filled with confusion.

“I don’t understand. Why did you invite me to this little courtyard and then decide to make me your human pet?”

At that, Ao Xue’s tail practically shot into the sky.

She planted both hands on her hips, her golden dragon eyes fixed directly on Ye Shu’s, her face wearing the smug smile of a victor.

“What?”

“When you raised me as a pet back then, didn’t you ever imagine that one day this would happen?”

“Hold on, buddy.”

Ye Shu looked at her in confusion, his eyes clear and innocent, like a college student’s.

“Do we even know each other?”

“I don’t even know your name.”

“Gah—”

Ao Xue’s expression instantly froze.

Her large eyes shifted from side to side. Then she puffed out her cheeks and said angrily, “Three years ago! When you had just entered the Central Province, you happened to pick up this sovereign before my bloodline had awakened. Then you kept me as a pet for five whole years!”

“Five years!”

Ao Xue glared at him. “Do you know what those five years were like for me?!”

“Do you know?!”

“What the hell are you talking about?”

Ye Shu stared at her in shock. “Three years ago, I was still dead! No one could even find where my corpse was!”

The moment he said this, Ao Xue finally realized something.

She nodded subconsciously, her eyes as blank and bewildered as those of a newborn fry.

“Oh… right…”

“…”

“…”

The human and the dragon stared at each other in silence. The atmosphere grew extremely awkward.

“Friend, I think you’ve got the wrong person.”

Seeing the silly, vacant look on this goofy dragon’s face, Ye Shu tried to play dumb and bluff his way out of it.

“I’m just a passerby. A nobody.”

“Impossible!”

“Absolutely impossible!”

Ao Xue abruptly waved her hand, cutting him off. Her eyebrows rose as she snapped, “Even if you turned to ash, I’d still recognize you!”

“I don’t care. What’s done is done.”

“If I used to be your pet before I reincarnated, and I’m still your pet after reincarnating, then wouldn’t my reincarnation have been completely pointless?”

Seeing that he couldn’t fool her, Ye Shu could only blink his innocent eyes and rub his hands together.

“So what are you planning to do?”

“Hmph. Do I even need to think about it?”

Ao Xue looked at him maliciously and let out a cold laugh.

“Obviously, I’m going to return every bit of suffering I’ve endured over the years to you—exactly as it was!”

You’ve got to be kidding me.

Ye Shu groaned inwardly.

Damn you, Xiaobai. You couldn’t even be bothered to explain the plot to me before bedtime. Now I have no idea what’s going on, and I don’t even know what grudge this dragon girl has against me.

Seeing his bitter expression, Ao Xue was delighted.

She gave an evil grin and pulled a crystal-clear jade dish from her robes.

Ye Shu glanced over.

The jade dish was filled with more than a dozen white jade-colored pills. Their rich medicinal fragrance wafted through the air, so potent that he could smell them clearly even from several steps away.

By Ye Shu’s standards, they were top-grade pills.

What was this girl planning to do?

Ye Shu couldn’t help wondering. Why had she suddenly taken out pills?

Could it be…

He suddenly remembered a method of dog training used in the countryside back in the day.

The owner would tie a dog up in the courtyard, then deliberately eat meat in front of it, forcing the dog to watch helplessly. That way, the owner could establish dominance and prevent the dog from guarding its food.

This girl couldn’t really be planning to train him like a dog, could she?

Just as he was thinking this—

But before Ye Shu could react, Ao Xue suddenly thrust the jade dish toward him. In an instant, the warm dish of pills was in his arms, still carrying the beautiful fragrance of the girl.

What did this mean?

Ye Shu held the pills, staring up in utter bewilderment.

“What are you looking at?”

Ao Xue glared at him with adorably fierce eyes, baring her teeth as she said, “Hurry up and eat them! Don’t leave a single one, or I’ll lock you in a cage!”

?????

At that moment, Ye Shu’s mind was filled with countless question marks.

“Are you… are you sure?”

He held the pills and stared blankly at Ao Xue. This was no joke. Every single pill was priceless—and absolutely harmless.

“I told you to eat them, so eat them! Why are you spouting so much nonsense?”

Seeing him hesitate, Ao Xue’s patience quickly ran out. She suddenly reached out and shoved Ye Shu to the ground, straddling his waist. With her left hand, she pinned both his arms against his chest, holding him down so firmly that he could not move. With her right hand, she grabbed the pills from the jade dish and forcefully stuffed them into his mouth.

Caught completely off guard by her rapid string of movements, Ye Shu had not even had time to chew before seven or eight pills were crammed into his mouth. His cheeks bulged, and all he could do was let out muffled, indignant protests from his throat.

“W-Wait, that’s too many…”

“Heh heh! I don’t care about this or that—just eat!”

Straddling his waist, Ao Xue let out an evil-villain laugh as she grabbed handful after handful of pills from the jade dish and stuffed them into his mouth. Her eyes gleamed with the satisfaction of finally getting her revenge.

“Hahahaha! Look who’s getting his comeuppance today!”

“Mmph!”

As Ye Shu’s mouth was stuffed full, he felt the pure medicinal energy spread through his body. At last, two clear tears slid down from the corners of his eyes.

This place… was heaven!