With a low growl, Hua was about to strike.
Ye Xuan spoke up, "Hua, don’t be nervous. This is my... maid."
"Huh?" Hua stopped in her tracks. She then realized that the Young Master wasn’t being held hostage; rather, he had offered his arm willingly.
The woman was making continuous GULP GULP sounds, seemingly drinking the Young Master’s blood. Looking at the woman’s expression, she seemed to be immensely enjoying it. Her demeanor was ethereal and ecstatic, as if she were climaxing.
While the woman was satisfied, the Young Master’s face was turning pale at a visible rate. Hua worried that if this continued, the Young Master would be drained dry and die. Several times, she could barely hold herself back from intervening.
"Alright, stop," Ye Xuan’s voice finally rang out.
Blood Princess pulled her mouth away with great reluctance. Sticking out her cold red tongue, she licked away every last speck of blood on his arm until it was spotlessly clean.
The pose was simply too seductive! Watching this, Hua actually felt a twinge of envy in her heart. This creature, whether human or monster, was actually licking the Young Master’s arm! She had never even received such treatment. But was she actually jealous?
"Master, I still want more. When can you give me a bit more?" Blood Princess spoke. Her facial features were like those of an enchanting queen, yet her tone of voice was like that of a little child. She grabbed Ye Xuan’s hand, leaned her body against his arm, and shook it incessantly.
A certain beautiful sight continuously shifted shape in Hua’s field of vision. She watched quietly, trying her best to keep her heart calm.
"Hua, did you sense the evil aura?" At this moment, Ye Xuan’s voice rang out. Next to him was a wall formed of Spiritual Qi. Hua lived too close to him, and he didn’t want the evil aura to affect her. But to his surprise, even though he had set up a barrier, Hua still sensed it. Her Perception Power was simply too strong.
Hua didn’t explain. Instead, she gestured and asked, "Young Master, she is..."
"Since you’ve discovered it, I might as well tell you. Her name is Blood Princess."
"Her evil aura is so heavy. Is she human?" Hua asked again.
"She is not human."
"Not human?" Hua was surprised.
Ye Xuan shrugged and said, "Strictly speaking, she’s actually a corpse."
A sharp glint suddenly shot from Hua’s eyes. "Young Master, could she be... a Spirit Corpse?"
"If you know about Spirit Corpses, then I don’t need to explain."
"But Young Master, why would a Spirit Corpse listen to you?"
Ye Xuan didn’t speak. A black scripture appeared in his palm. The book was black, but the text on it was golden. As Ye Xuan activated the scripture, the three large words ’Demon Subduing Scripture’ reflected in Hua’s eyes.
"This is the Demon Subduing Scripture! Young Master, you actually obtained such a supreme treasure! Does this mean you’ve tamed the Spirit Corpse?" Hua’s knowledge was evidently not shallow either.
"Hua, you are the only one who knows that I have a Spirit Corpse and the Demon Subduing Scripture. Do not leak this to anyone. The Spirit Corpse is my greatest trump card."
How strong Blood Princess actually was, Ye Xuan wasn’t entirely sure, because he didn’t know her maximum combat power. He was only able to subdue her thanks to the Demon Subduing Scripture. Ye Xuan had tested it a couple of days ago; unless he used that Earth-tier weapon, he couldn’t even break Blood Princess’s skin.
Feeding Blood Princess these past few days seemed to have made her physical body even stronger. Dragon Blood truly nourished people! No, it nourished corpses.
"Young Master, it was presumptuous of me. As for this door, I’ll go call someone to fix it..."
"Don’t bother. I can do without a door. When we check out, I’ll just compensate them directly."
"Alright, Young Master. I’ll head down then." Saying so, Hua turned and left.
As soon as Hua left, Blood Princess spoke up, "Master, are you going to put me back away again? But... can you not put me away? I’ll go play with this masked lady for a bit. I absolutely won’t run around."
Ye Xuan said flatly, "Hua still needs to improve her cultivation base. How would she have time to play with you?"
"Then I’ll just stay by myself! Please don’t put me back inside, okay? I’ll just play outside for a bit, just a little bit!" Blood Princess’s speech was much clearer than before, but her intelligence was still that of a child.
"Fine. Then stay in the room and don’t go out. Otherwise..." The Demon Subduing Scripture suddenly released a burst of golden light.
"Master, don’t! Blood Princess won’t run away! Blood Princess won’t run away! Master’s blood smells so sweet, Blood Princess would never run away randomly. If I lose Master, Blood Princess will cry."
Ye Xuan laughed. "Cry? Do you even have tears?"
Blood Princess blinked her large eyes a few times. "Tears? What are those? Oh, you mean the water that flows down when you humans cry? Let me try..."
The moment she finished speaking, she let out a loud WAAAH and started crying. Ye Xuan’s face twitched. She really did have the personality of a child, crying at the drop of a hat. Yet no matter how hard Blood Princess tried to cry, no tears would form at the corners of her eyes. A Spirit Corpse didn’t have tears.
"There really aren’t any..." Refusing to give up, Blood Princess continued to sob.
Rubbing his temples, Ye Xuan said, "Alright, alright. Go out and play, but don’t make any noise. Don’t disturb me."
"Okay, Master!"
Skipping and bouncing, Blood Princess headed out to the hall. Even though she had no one to play with, she was still so excited that she did somersaults on the floor by herself. If she spotted a cockroach, it was an even bigger deal; she would chase it all over the place.
Ye Xuan watched for a moment before looking away. He sat cross-legged on the floor but didn’t consolidate his cultivation. Various array symbols appeared in his mind. These Array Patterns were all the most fundamental array traces.
Only after half an hour did Ye Xuan begin to physically carve the Array Patterns. Arrays indeed required talent. Ye Xuan had tried many methods, but he couldn’t set up a rank-three Array. He simply stopped thinking about advancing his Array rank and dedicated his full attention to studying rank-one Arrays: Trapping Arrays, Illusion Arrays, and Killing Arrays. These patterns were clearly carved into his mind. But as the patterns changed, the Array itself would change as well.
One day later, Ye Xuan’s body disappeared entirely.
"Blood Princess," Ye Xuan called out suddenly.
"Master, did you call for me?"
"Can you see me?"
Blood Princess came to the doorway, peered inside, and then said in confusion, "Master, I can feel that you’re right there, but why can’t I see you?"
"You really can’t see me?"
"Yeah. But I know you’re right here!"
Blood Princess’s body suddenly appeared right next to Ye Xuan. She reached out her hand, and although she couldn’t see Ye Xuan, she managed to touch him.
"Yay, I touched you, I touched you! Master, are you playing hide-and-seek with Blood Princess?"
Ye Xuan didn’t answer. A smile touched the corners of his lips as he murmured softly, "To think that my blind research actually yielded a Concealing Array."
A Concealing Array was definitely more advanced than ordinary Killing Arrays, Illusion Arrays, and Trapping Arrays. The vast majority of Array Masters didn’t know how to set up a Concealing Array. Yet it took Ye Xuan only a single day to cobble one together. It was hard to say whether this was unparalleled talent or just sheer, dumb luck. In any case, even Ye Xuan himself felt he was relying on luck.
Unfortunately, his skill in arrays was not high enough. The Concealing Array he set up couldn’t entirely hide his aura. At least, in front of Blood Princess, he couldn’t pull it off. He was currently a rank-two Array Master. The Concealing Array he laid down could, at best, perfectly hide him from Cultivators in the Strong Spirit Realm.