The Demon King is an Idiot [BL]-Chapter 111: The dark art of summoning spirits.

"Sir, I heard that you were looking to practice the art of controlling spirits. As you know, The first two parts of the cultivation manual are inherited directly into the body and mind so there is no official written record. There was once a time when many people had made and sold fake copies of this cultivation manual but the demon king has put a ban on their production and distribution so you would no longer be able to find those fake manuals. Even if you managed to find one, it would be completely useless to you."

Hua Tianshu’s eyes narrowed down on the demon who was trying to advise him.

"Are you telling me that just because the demon king banned it, nobody sells it anymore?"

The demon quickly shook his head as he heard this, "Of course, there would be people who still sell it secretly. However, I don’t think you’d be able to find them so openly. If they get caught by the demon king, they would immediately be sent to the underground fire prison. Nobody would want to risk their life for a few gold coins."

Hua Tianshu had openly put a chair right in the middle of the southern capital city and had been patiently waiting for the last five days, but as the man had said, nobody approached him with the fake ’art of controlling spirits’ and now, he finally knew the reason.

Every demon who walked by had been ignoring Hua Tianshu and made him the odd man out. This demon was the only one who approached him after hearing what he was trying to do.

"Then why have you come here?" Hua Tianshu asked with a small smirk.

The demon gave a thin smile as he heard this question and looked around to make sure that they were not being overheard before he whispered, "I may not be able to sell you ’the art of controlling spirits’ cultivation manual, but I can surely tell you something that you might be interested in hearing."

"Interested in hearing?" Hua Tianshu raised his eyebrows as he repeated.

The demon nodded his head as he spoke, "It’s about a cultivation manual that resembles ’the art of controlling spirits’. It’s easier to practice and can be beneficial for both half-demons and demons. In fact, some say that it is much more powerful than the original art of controlling spirits technique."

Hua Tianshu’s eyes widened slightly as he heard this. He felt as if he had found exactly what he was looking for.

"What cultivation manual is it?" Hua Tianshu quickly asked, trying his best not to sound too excited.

A small wicked smile crept up on the demon’s face as he heard this question and he stretched his palm out forward as he spoke, "If you want to know, it would take you fifty gold coins."

"..." Hua Tianshu glared at the demon without saying anything as a response.

After buying an unbelievable amount of stone statues, he had already run out of all the money that he had brought with him. In the end, he even had to sell his precious jade bracelets and rings in order to get enough money to stay in the demon realm. He really had nothing left to sell and his pockets were also empty. However, he didn’t dare let the demon know the truth about his financial status.

"What if you take the money and run away?" Hua Tianshu questioned, looking down on the demon with suspicion, "How can I trust you?"

The demon laughed as he heard this, "Sir, you can rest assured that I would never fool you. I’m an honest demon."

"I’ve never seen you before this nor have I ever heard your name so how can I take your word for it?"

The demon thinly smiled and glared at Hua Tianshu as he heard this.

"You can even summon a demon," The man spoke up, his voice sounding extremely serious as he continued, "It is called: the dark art of summoning spirits."

"Do you have it?"

The man shook his head, "I do not."

Hua Tianshu suddenly felt a sense of disappointment.

"But I do know the man who has it."

"Can you bring him to me?"

"No," The demon shook his head as he replied, "But I can take you to him. Just a hundred extra gold coins for my assistance."

Hua Tianshu frowned as he heard this and felt as if he was being scammed.

Before Hua Tianshu could give the man a response, another voice interrupted the two of them and spoke, "Two hundred, if you tell us more about him."

Both Hua Tianshu and the demon turned to look at the man who had interrupted their conversation.

Hua Tianshu’s eyes immediately widened and a range of different emotions flashed through his face.

Two days ago, Kong Xun had reported Hua Tianshu’s presence in the demon realm to the demon king. At first, Jie Fu Lian told Kong Xun to ignore it since he trusted Hua Tianshu and knew what he was trying to do, but in order to assure Kong Xun that nothing bad would happened, Jie Fu Lian promised to go and monitor Hua Tuanshu after two days.

Two days passed and Hua Tianshu was still in the demon realm, looking for the fake cultivation manual.

In order to fulfill the promise he made to Kong Xun, Jie Fu Lian decided to go looking for Hua Tianshu.

If the demon king walked through the streets of the demon realm, he would be recognized without doubt and Jie Fu Lian didn’t want to be recognized so he decided to change his appearance.

However, on a whim, he decided to change his appearance to match his real former self.

Jie Fu Lian was pretty famous in the demon realm and there were demons who knew what he looked like but it had been eight years since he had died and not many still remembered his face so it was safe for him to travel with his own face.

Hua Tianshu gulped as he looked at the man with a dumbfounded expression.

Unknowingly, tears started rolling out of his eyes as he looked at the face that he had deeply missed.

There was a single thought running through his mind as he looked at Jie Fu Lian: ’If you hadn’t died eight years ago... Would you have grown up to look like this?’

Jie Fu Lian changed his appearance to match a more grown up version of himself who looked to be in his mid-twenties.

He was sure that he would have grown up to look like this if it were not for his unfortunate death.

"Handsome young man, who are you?" The demon asked as he looked at Jie Fu Lian from head to toe, not being able to recognize him.

Jie Fu Lian smiled as he heard this question and looked over at Hua Tianshu as he unhesitantly answered, "I’m his owner."

Hua Tianshu quickly wiped away the tears that stained his face and smiled as he heard Jie Fu Lian’s answer.

The demon looked between Hua Tianshu and Jie Fu Lian in confusion but soon realized that the two knew each other.

With a smile on his face, the demon turned to look at Jie Fu Lian as he spoke, "I’ll be taking payment first."

As if already having guessed that he would be hearing this, Jie Fu Lian threw a pouch filled with gold coins over to the demon, "Lead the way."

The demon quickly opened the money pouch and after confirming that the gold coins were real, he grinned happily as he spoke, "Please follow me."

"If you try to trick us, I’m making you choke on those two hundred gold coins," Jie Fu Lian casually added as he followed after the demon.

Hua Tianshu quietly nodded his head, agreeing as he followed after the two.

"Don’t worry, I’m an honest demon."

"It would be safer for you if you were."

Jie Fu Lian and Hua Tianshu walked side by side, following after the demon from a distance of a few metres.

The two did not talk and there was an awkward atmosphere around them that the demon did not dare disturb.

It looked like they had a lot to say to each other, but at the same time, it also seemed like they would not be saying anything even if they were given a whole day to talk.

After about a little more than twenty minutes, Hua Tianshu finally decided to break the silence and muttered, "I patiently waited."

"Huh?" Jie Fu Lian side-glanced at the man as he heard this and lightly frowned in confusion, not understanding what Hua Tianshu was trying to say.

"I waited," Hua Tianshu repeated, his voice barely sounding audible, "I trusted you and waited patiently."

Jie Fu Lian could not help but feel even more confused as he heard this. For a minute, he repeated the words in his head and tried to make sense of it.

Hua Tianshu raised his head and expectantly looked at him as he asked, "Are you back now?"

All of a sudden, Jie Fu Lian realized what the man was talking about and he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

"Hua Tianshu, you can be real cute sometimes, did you know that?"

"..." Hua Tianshu looked at the man with his eyes wide open in shock as he heard this and Jie Fu Lian only laughed, as if teasing the man.