Chapter Four Hundred Twenty-Seven: Teacher Sang’s Home Visit
In the demon clan’s realm, in a desolate outdoor cave.
When the Dragon Mother slowly awakened, she suddenly realized that both her hands and feet were tied, and she was bound to a stone pillar.
In front of her stood a thin, somewhat sinister-looking human demon cultivator, gazing at her with an amused expression.
“Lady, you’re awake?”
The Dragon Mother looked down at her fully intact clothing and then asked eagerly, “You, you’re already done? I haven’t even taken off my clothes yet?”
“…No, why are you so hung up on that little bit of yellow garbage?”
Young Master Sang felt quite frustrated. Was Dragon Xiao usually so discordant in their marital life? How could it make the Dragon Mother so desperate?
This family’s thought process really isn’t quite normal.
“I don’t intend to do anything to you, Lady. Bringing you here is partly to have another bargaining chip against the Dragon Lord.”
“Secondly, I have some questions for you,” Young Master Sang said lazily.
The Dragon Mother bit her lip slightly, her eyes showing some struggle, and finally said softly, “I, I will not betray my husband.”
Wasn’t your earlier behavior just wishing to cuckold your husband right in front of him?
Isn’t it too fake to now want to refuse yet welcome him?
“Ahem. Rest assured, I won’t ask you any secrets of the demon clan.”
Young Master Sang continued, “I want to ask about the Little Princess.”
Mentioning Long Huan, the Dragon Mother’s expression turned increasingly anxious: “What’s wrong with Huan’er?”
“The Little Princess is doing just fine. We in the demon path never mistreat captives.”
Young Master Sang sighed deeply. “However, I’ve noticed that your family education for the Little Princess is quite unhealthy.”
“How could that be possible!”
The Dragon Mother immediately became somewhat angry: “Huan’er has been taught by the most learned long-lived turtle demons from a young age. Her daily studies are quite fulfilling. After more than a hundred years, she is not only well-versed in history but absolutely knowledgeable.”
“Our education and study have never slacked, how could it be unhealthy?”
Young Master Sang nodded knowingly, “So what do those turtle teachers usually teach?”
“Reading and writing, ancient and modern history, major demon clan behavioral traits and bloodline abilities, how to refine bloodline abilities, and so on…”
“Hmm. And then?”
“And then?” The Dragon Mother blinked, “What else is there to learn?”
“Righteousness, propriety, integrity, shame, astronomy, geography, biological knowledge, moral principles…”
Young Master Sang asked, “Haven’t you taught her any of those?”
“We demon clan people, why should we learn those useless and verbose things like you humans?” The Dragon Mother replied unhappily.
…That’s true.
For the vast majority of demon clans, there is indeed no need for the rules and regulations the human clan has.
They just need to live in small groups, facing only the pressures of survival and reproduction, learning those virtues is pure nonsense to them.
But Long Huan was quite an exception.
As the only daughter of the Ancestor Dragon clan, she was destined from birth to become the leader of the demon clan.
While other demon children were dealing with hunger or feast after feast, she could enjoy an abundance of food and clothing every day.
While other demon children worked hard to promote their cultivation, she was already at the Divine Transformation state from birth, and even without cultivation, she could casually step into the Crossing Tribulation Stage in the future.
So naturally, Long Huan didn’t have any of the worries other demon kids faced.
Thus, she would seek out other things to worry about.
“And precisely because you haven’t paid attention to these issues, you’ve ignored all of Long Huan’s abnormalities as well.”
Young Master Sang asked seriously, “May I ask, Lady, does the Little Princess have many playmates?”
“This… Besides playing frequently with Arin, the daughter of the fox demon clan leader, she hasn’t really interacted with other children.”
The Dragon Mother hesitated, “I thought it might be good if she preferred quiet company, allowing her more time to cultivate and study.”
“However, Arin often wanders around with the fox demon clan, sometimes taking years to return to Myriad Thunder Abyss.”
Just as I thought. Young Master Sang sighed, “Although I don’t want to meddle in others’ family education, a child without playmates in their childhood is still quite pitiful, isn’t it?”
“Does the Little Princess not have other willing playmates?”
“Speaking of which,” the Dragon Mother suddenly seemed to remember something, “When Huan’er was younger, she indeed liked to play with some wild kids.”
“However, those kids mostly have inferior bloodlines, and their parents are all servants in Myriad Thunder Abyss.”
“Those kids are wilder than the other, completely unruly, Huan’er always got bullied when she played with them. My husband and I also didn’t want her to interact with those wild kids too much.”
“The bullying you mentioned,” Young Master Sang suddenly asked, “Is it referring to when Long Huan was accidentally harmed by a Sheep Demon, and you guys broke that Sheep Demon’s limbs and threw it off a cliff?”
The Dragon Mother was astonished: “How do you know?”
“Sigh.”
Young Master Sang wore a sorrowful expression, “So, you as parents are still quite lacking, Lady.”
“You see, there’s a saying among us humans called ‘leading by example.’ It means that parents and teachers who want to educate children must first set an example themselves.”
“While this matter may seem trivial to you as the mighty leader of the demon clan, it could leave a huge psychological shadow on the Little Princess.”
“Psychological… shadow?” The Dragon Mother momentarily seemed confused.
“Exactly. Children’s minds are not yet mature and are the most susceptible to psychological shadows. In serious cases, they can lead to a series of mental problems, like schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorder…”
The Dragon Mother hadn’t heard of any of those terms and could only look at Young Master Sang in bewilderment.
“To put it simply. Why does the Little Princess have a rebellious character, always going against you, always behaving badly and willfully?”
Young Master Sang pointed at his head: “Because the Little Princess has been scared sick by you. Here, ‘sick’.”
“Huan’er… is sick?”
The Dragon Mother panicked immediately: “What, what do we do? I’ll call the doctor—”
“Can your demon clan treat mental illness?”
“…No.”
“Then don’t waste your effort.” Young Master Sang replied straightforwardly, “This should be dealt with by our human clan.”
“Isn’t this quite ironic? Standing before you is not only the renowned head of the Punishment Department of the demon path.”
“But also a senior psychiatrist with four hours of internship experience in the psychiatric department of the demon path’s second affiliated hospital.”
The Dragon Mother: “?”
“In summary, we’ll take care of the Little Princess’s illness.”
Young Master Sang said seriously, “As medicine fees and consultation fees, I hope you will go back and persuade Long Xiao to sit down with me and have a good talk.”
“Lady, would you be willing to accept that?”
The Dragon Mother’s eyes seemed to show hesitation.
Young Master Sang didn’t rush; he patiently waited for her response.
He believed that after his convincing talk, a mother concerned for her daughter would surely agree.
After a long while, the Dragon Mother finally hesitated and spoke:
“If… I agree to your condition.”
“Then do I still need to take off my clothes?” She blinked with slight disappointment.
“Stop thinking about taking off your clothes!”
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