I have a date with the devil

Chapter 6

　The monster demanded a reward that she should come back to this hellish place again and again to talk with Him?

This request sounded odd at first, but it was far less harsh than Ye Miao had imagined. Even, compared to Berial, who was completely robbed of her freedom, the monster was magnanimous to her. But in essence, she and Berial were actually the same, both were chained by that monster with invisible shackles.

Leaving from here is not the end, but the beginning of another journey full of mists. As long as she is still in Abil, she cannot get rid of His shadow.

A faint voice in Ye Miao's heart told herself this.

This is not a fair deal, but completely in the other side of the palm of her hand, there is no bargaining chip. In case the monster is a temperamental nature, an unhappy retraction of the current conditions, to stay in this dark dungeon and his company day after day, is not the loss more than the gain?

Her eyelashes butterfly wings like trembling, but did not notice, Berial's eyes ghostly glow, meticulously every inch of her expression change into the eyes, the red tongue also gently licked the tip of the teeth.

Suddenly, something popped into Ye Miao's mind, wondering: "Berial, wasn't that monster imprisoned here by dark magic? Why is He still free to walk around the king's palace, do you know why?"

Berial blinked his red eyes and said in an uncertain tone, "I'm not sure, but I guess that the cage drawn by dark magic is not a completely sealed 'cage' in the traditional sense. The monster seems to be able to leave here briefly and move within a certain range, but He cannot break free from the distance. The farther away it is, the more vulnerable it is to repercussions."

So that was the case. Ye Miao pursed his lips, pondered for a moment, and gritted his teeth, "I've thought about it, I'll ...... agree to His request."

With these words, a cold wind swirled in the empty corridor, the coldness slowly crept into the bones, Ye Miao could not help but shiver, but did not hear Berial's answer, only when he looked up, he found that Berial, who was close at hand, had disappeared.

"Berial?!"

Ye Miao suddenly opened her eyes wide and stood up, shouting anxiously.

Without taking a few steps, her vision darkened, as if she was suddenly blinded by a dark silk. Ye Miao knew that this time it was definitely not because of "sleeping too long, not adapted to the light" such reasons. All around is silent, only her rapid and chaotic heartbeat is stimulating the eardrums one by one.

Just as a blind person needs the security of a blind stick. Normal people who have lost their eyesight will subconsciously look for lending points so that they do not fall over. However, the wall, which should have been two steps behind Ye Miao, suddenly became unreachable, and she took several steps backward, but still could not touch any boundary.

It was as if an invisible force had taken her away from the corridor just now and into an unfamiliar place. In the midst of the confusion and panic, her shoulder suddenly bumped gently into a hard object.

Ye Miao suddenly froze.

It was a chest. Higher and broader than the slim and tall Berial's chest.

He did not make the slightest sound, just appeared behind her, waiting for her to throw herself against his chest.

The light, moist exhale is ambiguously brushing the sensitive nerves behind her ear, leaving that skin floating with goose bumps.

Ye Miao lips tremble, eyes filled with horror, as was pinched the point of death of a small animal, not dare to move.

A pair of hands pinched her waist and turned the frozen her around, forcing her to stick over and snuggle into His arms.

Unlike her imaginary image of a four-legged crawler, this body, though belonging to a monster, was of the same upright construction as a human.

Every step seemed to be a replay of her nightmare. It turns out that everything is predetermined, and in the underworld are omens. The only difference is that in that dream, for what happened later, in addition to fear, she also emerged with a shameful sense of enjoyment. But in reality, pressed close to a bloodthirsty monster, under a real sense of oppression, the fear and panic was enough to overwhelm all her wind and moon thoughts.

Her hands were pressed between them, forced against His coarse chest. This hunting posture that tightly bound her was not at all like sending her away, but more like a sudden change of mind to demolish her on the spot and eat her into her belly.

Ye Miao's eyes were foggy, a whimper came from her throat, her heart flashed with the thought of "death should also have a psychological preparation", and a comical plea for mercy came out: "Can you knock me out before eating, I'm afraid of pain."

In Berial's mouth, this monster seems to be very smart and can communicate with people. However, in Ye Miao's imagination, he should be very similar to the ugly four-legged demon that appeared in the library and chased her all the way here, being more animalistic in nature. So, did not expect the other side will stop to listen to her prey dying struggle before enjoying a meal.

Unexpectedly, the other party's movements suddenly stopped.

Ye Miao reflexively held her breath.

After a while, a low and magnetic voice rang out above her head, slowly saying, "I'm not interested in human flesh."

Ye Miao was dumbfounded.

This voice is still weirdly nice ...... and, this monster actually has human-like communication skills. Somehow, after discovering this, although Ye Miao was still afraid, the feeling of despair that almost went limp on the ground subsided a little.

Although she couldn't see, she also felt the other party's eyes bouncing around her face, her lips suddenly iced, seemingly by His fingers against it, intimately rubbed a little. Ye Miao all but dared not resist, and after a while, the creature said carelessly again, "Even without ingesting any food, I am still an eternal existence."

The tone of voice, also seems to be mixed with a few arrogance, as if for the previous "do not eat human flesh" to add clarification.

Ye Miao was a little lost in thought.

As long as it is a demonic creature, all want to ingest food.

Could it be that the monster she was embracing was not a demonic creature in the traditional sense?

If the underground monster does not eat people, could it be that the legend of the "man-eating monster" that is so widely spread and appalling is not the culprit at all?

He stressed that he does not eat people, could it be to tell her that he will not hurt her?

Ye Miao hesitated, tilted her head and said apprehensively, "Will you really send me out of here?"

"Of course, as you wish." The monster lowered his head and leaned close to her ear, "But I have additional conditions."

"I ...... I know, Berial has already told me, I promise you."

Ye Miao just promised, a burst of sleep came like a tidal wave. Finally only vaguely heard His voice ringing in his head -

"I will leave a mark on you, and the breath that remains on it will make many things not dare to come and nuisance you. When it disappears completely, it is the time for you to keep your promise and return to me ......"

In all kinds of stories that people compile, God is compassionate and great, redemption of the living never ask for reward. The devil, on the other hand, is much greedier and more calculating. He will generously give you many things you can only dream of, including supremacy, inexhaustible money, rare beauty, fame and admiration, longevity and good fortune ......

You know that He never does business at a loss. All transactions are marked with a price in secret.

Knowing that there is a price to pay for asking the devil for something, yet there are still so many people who are confused by His sweet words and unknowingly sign a contract of sale. Of course, there are many people who take credit. Some are pure greed, others have awakened from their demonic confusion and are frightened with hindsight, thinking that if they hide where no one knows, they can avoid the evil thing that comes to their door demanding payment.

The devil has long known something about human nature. That is why, according to legend, He leaves a mark on everyone who has traded with Him. Even if they flee to the ends of the earth, these people will be driven by fate to return to the devil to pay the promised fee, no credit.

......

When he woke up, Ye Miao found himself lying on a couch in the former king's palace, posed on his back.

A brilliant white light filtered in from the glass window that had accumulated ash. The palace, which looked gloomy and scary last night, was a different light after dawn. Ye Miao dazedly sat up, looking down, the body of the dress a little crumpled, splashed with mud and water. If not for these traces left behind, she would almost suspect that last night's experience - falling into the dungeon, Berial, monsters, dark magic, contracts - was a dream of her own.

Pushing the door out, the palace courtyard was sunny, and the four-legged monster that chased her had long since disappeared.

This is, after all, a forbidden place, Ye Miao quietly through the door, hiding from people back in the atrium room.

Last night, Shana found the umbrella from the tower and returned to the library, but found that the glass window was blown open by the wind, which had become a waterfall, and the bookshelves had fallen several rows, while Ye Miao was missing. She and the arriving Margo split up to search, but still could not find any trace of Ye Miao.

The disappearance of the hostage princess, not only her alone, but also the relationship between the two countries. Margot was so anxious that her head was smoking, and all the bad guesses came up. Unexpectedly, early the next morning, Ye Miao himself came back.

In the face of the two maids of honor's inquiry, Ye Miao lowered his eyes and softly explained that he was frightened by the thunder last night, and accidentally got lost in the royal palace when looking for a place to escape the rain, so he casually found a side hall for people to rest, locked the door and slept, and woke up and found his way.

This explanation is a bit far-fetched, but it can be justified, and did not arouse Shana's suspicion. Only Margo, noticing that her familiar little highness looked muddled, obviously preoccupied, secretly frowned.

In the bathroom, Ye Miao took off her dirty skirt, told Margo and Shana to leave, dipped herself into the hot water, splashed a shower of water on her face, and slowly, only then did she feel like she was back in the real world.

She looked down at her ribs - her skin was white, and even a little bruise was obvious. Last night, this place was so painful that even if it didn't hurt the internal organs, the epidermis must have bruises or bruises, but now you can see that there is no trace of anything here, and it is as clear and fair as the original.

Ye Miao touched and touched, did not find any problems, then put down his hand, secretly doubted - is even the pain is her illusion?

When her body was slightly red, she got up, turned her back to the mirror and glanced at her back.

Her two shoulder blades were thin and graceful, like wings that wanted to fly. But on the piece of skin between them, a strange brand emerged abruptly. Seemingly round and non-round, shades of dark red, almost like a hickey.

People naturally can not kiss their own this place. If they see it, they will probably only think that it is a mark that was nibbled out of the bed when they were having s*x.

Everything last night, is really not a dream ......

Ye Miao's fingers trembled to touch it, and as if burned by fire, fiercely withdrew, not daring to look at the mirror again, quickly put on the clothes.