Chapter 575 - Let’s Make an Exchange (1/2)

”Mn, Longjun is so sincere. It really moves my heart.” Jin Ling looked back at Qiu Ling's form on the ground and chuckled again. ”I'm starting to consider to really let him go. It's just …” His fingers brushed Jing Yi's arm and he sighed. ”I actually caught such fine prey. Not taking him home and tasting him seems like such a waste. I don't know if my poor heart will be able to take that. How about this? I'll bring him home for now and then after I'm thoroughly done with him, I'll send him back to you. What do you think?”

Qiu Ling's body shook but he forced himself to calm down. ”What do I have to do for the demon king to let him go now?”

”Ah? You don't think it's a good idea?” Jin Ling's eyes widened in mock surprise. ”Mn, well, if it's like that … How about an exchange? Present somebody else to me. Doesn't the dragon race also have beauties? Give one of them to me to cut my losses. The more beautiful the person you choose is, the less other things I'll demand. How about it?”

Qiu Ling froze. Give somebody else to him in exchange for his Jing He? Someone beautiful? Qiu Ling looked up to the person standing next to him, his eyes burning.

An Bai gulped. Ah, this was … Well, it was to be expected. He sighed and looked at Xiang Yong who still stood at Qiu Ling's other side. ”I'll leave everything here to you then.”

”An Bai.”

An Bai shook his head. ”Don't worry. He's just messing with us. He won't do anything to His Highness. He just wants to see His Majesty suffer. As for me … Even if he does something, it would still be the lesser of two evils. I'll be able to cope with it and not in a relationship yet. His Highness though … His Majesty wouldn't be able to take it.”

Xiang Yong nodded. He didn't like this but it was the best thing they could do for now. And An Bai could take care of himself. Most people might know him as a scholar but that didn't mean that he wasn't also a fierce warrior. Contrary to a frail mortal boy, he wouldn't be without options in the demon realm. In the worst case, he could just change into his dragon form to defend himself until they figured out how to save him.

An Bai looked at his king for the last time and slowly went over to the side of the demons. He finally stopped a few meters in front of Jin Ling. ”I'm here. Now let His Highness go.”

Jin Ling narrowed his eyes. ”I'd need to be quite stupid for that. Isn't your king eying me right now because he hopes I'll loosen my grip? If the boy slips away and then you grab him or your king grabs him … Then what will I be left with?”

”Then what does the demon king suggest we do?”

Jin Ling looked around and his gaze fell on the demon that had delivered Qiu Ling's message previously. His brows raised. The guy had a hole in his shoulder and blood had soaked his robe. ”What happened to you?”