"Dear Yin Yin, the sun is already burning your bottom, time to get up..."
"Damn jade! If you don't wake up, I'll smash your whole family!!!"
But it was still useless—neither flattery nor threats worked!
Qiqi felt utterly frustrated. This Moonlight Guide was just an artifact of the妖族, to put it bluntly, nothing more than an unformed demon! Where did it learn this unyielding spirit of being impervious to wealth or force? Look at it sitting there on the desk, unmoving, with a certain air of "Let the strong be strong, let the wind blow over the hills"!
In the end, Qiqi had no choice and even picked up a needle to prick her own finger: "I'll try squeezing out a drop of blood. Maybe it likes human blood!"
Though pricking her finger would hurt, for Senior Brother Lu, she had no other option...
But Rong Yi immediately stopped her: "Don't! The Moonlight Guide is also a treasure, noble and sacred, not to be defiled... Your blood is too ordinary; don't taint its spiritual energy!"
He said it with utter seriousness, snatching the needle from her. I... damn it~~~
Qiqi slumped in defeat—
What do you mean defile! I'm at least a pure and innocent girl, alright! Is human blood really inferior to you demons? Are your cats and dogs supposed to be nobler than me...
But she absolutely dared not say that in front of Rong Yi.
No choice—he was the boss now!
Seeing Qiqi so desperate she'd hurt herself for blood, Rong Yi made another concession—
"If it really comes to that, we'll have to use the last resort!" he said through gritted teeth.
"Huh? You still have a backup plan?"
Qiqi's face was a mix of surprise, joy, and anger—Brother, can't you just say everything at once?
Ignoring her conflicted expression, Rong Yi nodded: "There's one more method, the final one—using my heart-soul to awaken the Moonlight Guide."
Heart-soul? What kind of beyond-common-sense thing was that?
Fine, fine, I admit, nothing surprises me anymore.
Rong Yi said: "Back then, when Father King gave me the Moonlight Guide, he told me that if there was no royal blood to awaken the jade, there was an alternative—using the heart-soul of a royal clan member to exchange with the Moonlight Guide and awaken it. But this was only a last resort; Father King repeatedly warned me not to use it unless absolutely necessary... I never thought today would actually call for it! Ah, Father King truly had foresight..."
Qiqi couldn't care less about how brilliant the former demon king was; she just asked: "Will this method really work?"
Rong Yi's expression was full of struggle: "Yes. But doing this is truly the worst option! As the master of the Moonlight Guide, how could I casually hand over my heart-soul to a servant? It's too humiliating! Besides, it would drain a lot of my energy..."
Come on! Lives are at stake, Brother, stop agonizing over your noble status!!
Besides, you're not the demon king anymore...
Of course, Qiqi still dared not say this out loud, instead groveling: "Wow, Rong Yi, that's really tough on you! I'll make you a big meal to replenish your energy!"
The "big meal" Qiqi promised held no appeal for Rong Yi—her cooking was far too crude for his picky taste; but he couldn't resist the girl's look of desperate hope for a savior...