By the afternoon.
A carriage struggled to arrive nearby. Verelia jumped down from the driver's seat with a sour expression, her gaze sweeping the surroundings before finally landing angrily on Chen Zhen, who was chatting and laughing with an Ice Wolf Clan girl.
God knows how she managed to drive the carriage from the human town to this place, dealing with mindless monsters, brainless bandits, and these off-road wilderness paths along the way!
"Morag, you've done a great job!"
Verelia said irritably.
"Thank you, Verelia!"
Seeing her arrival, Chen Zhen stood up happily. Taking Ice Moon's small hand, he walked over to her. "Let me introduce you. This is my future wife, Ice Moon!"
"Look, this is the Verelia I told you about. You can call her Big Sister!"
He said to Ice Moon.
Ice Moon blushed and called out, "Hello, Big Sister Verelia!"
"Eh? Verelia, why do you look so upset? Who made you angry?" Chen Zhen stared at her, puzzled.
After this interruption, Verelia's anger had already dissipated quite a bit. To be honest, she had never seen such a shameless demon!
"It's nothing. I just ran into some trouble on the road. Also, this is the last time. Remember, you owe me one!"
Verelia crossed her arms over her chest, turning her head to the left in annoyance.
"Of course, Verelia. Morag is the most trustworthy demon!"
Chen Zhen said with a smile.
This made Verelia stare at him in disbelief.
"Yes, Morag is the most trustworthy demon, Verelia!" Cinder also walked over at this moment and repeated.
"??!"
Verelia looked at her two demon companions silently before finally spreading her wings and flying toward her own residence.
"Look at that, that damn Succubus's perky butt!"
Once she disappeared from sight, Cinder let out a whistle.
"Cinder, there's a lady here!"
Chen Zhen reminded him before walking toward the carriage to check the goods.
First, he took out several boxes filled with tools. These were tools and Materials for building a house and a small courtyard, along with a pile of miscellaneous daily necessities and food seasonings.
Finally, he found two beautiful-looking boxes. He gently opened them to find pretty dresses, jewelry, scented powder, and such prepared for Ice Moon.
The other contained a soft mattress and quilts.
He took out the gifts prepared for Ice Moon and walked up to her. "This is a gift for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Morag..."
Ice Moon took them and nodded in thanks.
Then, her eyes sparkled as she looked through the items. In all her years, this was the first time someone had given her such beautiful dresses and jewelry.
Even though he was a demon—a demon whose very name made people turn pale with fear!
But the blood of the Ice Wolf Clan, which worshipped the strong and martial prowess, flowed in her veins. This caused her to continuously develop favorable feelings for a demon, and his terrifying demonic appearance became increasingly charming in her eyes.
"Tonight, shall we officially become husband and wife?"
Chen Zhen asked.
"...Mhm..."
After a long moment, Ice Moon nodded gently.
Midnight.
The moon shone on the new house, and the lake reflected the new moon.
Double jade petals fell upon the red tassels, her tender cries drowning out the insects' chirps throughout the night. Lingering until dawn, who was it that stained the ice jade into a blood-red hue, as if it were dripping with blood?
Chen Zhen looked at the soundly sleeping Ice Moon, whose body was warm and flushed. He gently covered her with the quilt and quietly left the room.
He truly was a lecherous demon; even after a night of battle, he still felt unsatisfied!
His current body was so powerful it made Chen Zhen himself tremble slightly. This was a demon—a demon who never tired in eternal slaughter!
[Obtained Ice Element Resistance Lv.1]
[Obtained Ice Element Affinity Lv.1]
[Obtained Memory of Rank 8 Icebound Swordsman Advanced Training Manual]
[Demon Bloodline Evolution +10%]
Only then did Chen Zhen see the System rewards.
Was this the reward for the first Blood of Loyalty?
Not bad, he supposed. He knew the greatest reward would come from offspring. After last night's fierce battle, she should be pregnant, right?
If not, they'd try again... seven days a week.
Fourteen days in two weeks.
"Husband, please spare me today."
Ice Moon lay gently on Chen Zhen's chest, rubbing against him. Her fluffy tail wagged as she pleaded for mercy.
"Mhm."
Chen Zhen grinned.
Ice Moon was already showing signs of pregnancy; it was time to let her rest. Although she had constant nutritional supplements and was a Rank 1 warrior, she still couldn't withstand his relentless tossing.
He had been too impatient and hadn't known how to cherish his girl.
"Ice Moon, do you want to become stronger?"
Chen Zhen remembered a reward he had received earlier: the Icebound Swordsman Advanced Training Manual. This manual could train a warrior to Rank 8.
And a Rank 6 warrior could be known as a Hero. It could be said that this was a very powerful secret manual!
Unfortunately, it didn't match his own attributes very well. If he wasn't mistaken, the rewards obtained might be related to his wife's Bloodline.
This point still needed to be proven.
He hadn't gone to the Interdimensional Gate for matchmaking lately. In the future, whenever he had free time, he would have to go save pure Souls on the verge of falling!
As a righteous demon, he had an innate sense of responsibility and mission!
"I do..."
Ice Moon nodded gently in Chen Zhen's arms.
Chen Zhen took out a secret manual from his robes. He had written it down based on the recorded memories.
"This is...?"
Ice Moon took it. Having received warrior memory training, she quickly realized how precious this item was.
"A direct path to Rank 8 Warrior, Hero level, Icebound Swordsman?!"
Ice Moon's cherry lips parted slightly as she looked at the manual in shock. According to her knowledge, the strongest warriors in the Mien Kingdom where she lived were only Rank 8.
And the warrior manual in her own village only went up to Rank 2 for ordinary warriors, which was the most widely circulated training technique in the entire Mien Kingdom.
In the world of Auri, Ranks 1-2 were Elite level, 3-5 were Great Master level, 6-10 were Hero level, and 11-17 could be called Legendary... Powerful manuals were monopolized by the nobility, and every extraordinary manual could sustain a Family's Legacy!
"Do you like it? I hope that in the future, you can always stand by my side and also protect yourself!"
Chen Zhen stood up, his large hand pulling Ice Moon up with him.
The two stood in a courtyard that looked like an ordinary farmer's. The yard was filled with various flowers, and the white moon in the sky shone into the small lake in front of the house. They stood in silence.
Ice Moon understood his meaning and nodded earnestly. "I will. Ice Moon will!"
Her gaze was incredibly firm.
Such a bizarre scene—a cruel, murderous demon and an Ice Wolf girl standing intimately together—if anyone saw it, they would surely doubt their own eyes.
Even the Goddess of Love would think she had gone mad if she saw this. Demons took pleasure in killing; even their lust was expressed through slaughter.
They were products of the chaotic consciousness of the Bottomless Abyss, born with a wicked desire to destroy life!