Hearing Mu Jinyu's words, Xilin almost suffocated.

A wave of desperate anger surged into Xilin's heart, leaving her powerless.

Being forced to become the other person's female slave was one thing, after all, she knew in her heart that she wasn't truly his slave.

But to truly call a lowly human "master?"

Xilin felt she couldn't bring herself to say it, filled with disgust and rejection.

Even though she was eager to regain her beauty, Xilin couldn't open her mouth.

Immediately, Xilin fell silent and stopped asking Mu Jinyu to help her remove the bruises and restore her appearance.

Mu Jinyu saw this and smiled, not forcing Xilin to immediately call him master.

After all, there was plenty of time, take it slow. He would eventually grind away this woman's vile temperament, make her adjust her mindset, and accept that she had fallen from her lofty position.

"Let's eat." Mu Jinyu ignored Su Zijin's pitying gaze and called out to them.

Then began to eat with his chopsticks.

Su Zijin saw this and couldn't force Mu Jinyu to help Xilin either; after a few bites, she hesitated, put down her bowl and chopsticks, and called to the silent Xilin, "Come, sit down and eat."

"Oh..."

Hearing Su Zijin's call, Xilin came to her senses, her nostrils twitching a few times, smelling the delicious aroma of the food and watching them eat.

Although she looked down on humans for their inability to fast, needing to eat such trash grains, possibly due to losing her cultivation or something, Xilin actually felt a bit hungry.

Faced with the meal Su Zijin prepared, she couldn't help but feel a bit tempted.

After hesitating for a while, Xilin also served herself some rice, avoiding Mu Jinyu, intending to sit next to Su Zijin.

Mu Jinyu frowned and said, "Sit next to me."

He wouldn't let Xilin get too close to Su Zijin; after all, his mother's cultivation had always been low, currently only at the Late Divine Transformation Realm Stage, not even reaching the Fanxu Realm.

And although Xilin's cultivation was sealed, who knew if she had other means of harming others.

If she ended up hurting Su Zijin, that would be an unforgivable matter!

"Oh."

Xilin originally intended to avoid Mu Jinyu, this tyrant, but hearing the unmistakable command in Mu Jinyu's voice, she pursed her lips and ultimately sat down next to him.

Su Zijin rarely saw Mu Jinyu's domineering side, as he didn't usually act this way. Thinking it over, she understood why, feeling warm inside. She also decided not to get too close to Xilin just because she seemed a bit pitiful.

"Whoosh!!"

At this moment, a room door opened, and a red light flashed.

The temperature in the room rose noticeably.

With a gentle chirp, the little phoenix entered the dining room, perching on the chandelier and looking down at everyone.

"Eh?"

Xilin sensed the movement, looked up, and upon seeing the dazzling, beautiful little phoenix, her eyes lit up, saying: "There's actually a demon beast with phoenix bloodline here, and the bloodline power is quite potent..."

"Come, little one." Su Zijin saw the little phoenix come out and beckoned for it to come down, offering several large pieces of dried meat.

The little phoenix merely glanced curiously at Xilin before obediently flying down from the chandelier, not even greeting Mu Jinyu, and accepted Su Zijin's feeding.

Seeing its obedient meat-eating demeanor, Xilin rolled her eyes and muttered softly: "Clearly, it's a royal clan in the demon race, yet shamelessly becomes a pet for the human race, falling this low, truly pitiful!"

Upon hearing Xilin's words, the little phoenix became furious, then rebuked through spiritual thought: "Shut up, you creature that's neither human nor demon, mind your own business first, lowly maid!"

"You... I..."

That last "lowly maid" deeply stung Xilin, nearly causing her to crush the rice bowl in her hand, her eyes wide as she stared intently at the little phoenix.

However, the little phoenix completely ignored her, continuing to eat the meat obediently.

It was highly intelligent and during the recent spiritual energy surge, it advanced to the Merging Paths stage, successfully enduring the heavenly tribulation, so naturally, it could see at a glance that Xilin's body was filled with various restrictions, knowing she was just a prisoner of Mu Jinyu.

And even though its current appearance truly resembled a pet, it was quite content with it!

Would it let a helpless lowly maid preach to it?

"Eat quietly, stop whining, or I'll sew your mouth shut next time!"

Mu Jinyu glanced at Xilin, speaking coldly.

Xilin's stomach burned with rage, both angry and hateful, but she knew she currently couldn't beat Mu Jinyu, was at his mercy, and was truly afraid he might actually sew her mouth shut, so she could only obediently eat quietly.

Taking big bites of rice, Xilin found it not particularly tasty, furrowing her brows and thinking about throwing down her chopsticks.

Then, seeing Mu Jinyu and the others continuing to pick at the dishes, she thought for a moment and carefully reached for a piece of Mei Cai Kou Rou and ate it.

"Hmm?!"

After eating the Mei Cai Kou Rou, Xilin's eyes immediately lit up, finding it truly delicious.

Then, unable to resist, she picked several more pieces of Mei Cai Kou Rou to eat.

"Eat slower, there's plenty." Su Zijin, seeing Xilin wolfing down the food without any etiquette of a girl, couldn't help but advise.

And after several big bites of Mei Cai Kou Rou, Xilin suddenly felt it a bit greasy, then noticing how they ate rice along with the food, she also started scooping rice into her mouth.

Instantly, she experienced a different taste.

It wasn't as greasy anymore, and the fragrance of the rice combined, surprisingly making it even tastier.

Especially since the rice contained strands of spiritual energy, being spiritual valley rice, which gave her a different impression altogether.

After tasting the deliciousness of Mei Cai Kou Rou, Xilin eagerly reached out for other dishes, such as Steamed Fish, Braised Shrimps, and Stir-fried Pork Intestines...

"Mmm, truly delicious..."

Xilin savored the meal.

Entirely devoid of the previous disdain and scorn for humans' inability to fast and need for food.

After finishing the dried meat, the little phoenix was grooming its feathers with its beak, and upon seeing Xilin in this state, couldn't help but shake its head slightly, its eyes contemptuous.

Although it said nothing, it still felt this woman was too pitiful, finding such joy in eating pig intestines.

But should she discover what it just eaten with such relish originally was, it wondered if this woman would go mad?

The little phoenix mused in amusement.

"Mmm... I'm stuffed..."

Finally, all the food on the table was swept clean by Xilin; she leaned back against the chair, hands unceremoniously rubbing her round belly, feeling she might burst.

Yet she felt so happy and content!

Her face was covered with a delighted smile.

Su Zijin saw this and shook her head discreetly.

This girl, who moments ago seemed ready to kill, now turned into this, truly amusing.

Afterward, Su Zijin got up, intending to clear the table for washing.

Mu Jinyu noticed this and tapped Xilin's calf with his leg.

"What?"

Xilin opened her eyes, looking at Mu Jinyu a bit displeased, muttering softly.

Mu Jinyu instructed with a blank expression: "You've eaten, now you should clear the table and wash the dishes."

"Oh." Xilin replied grudgingly, then seeing Su Zijin cleaning the table, knew what she had to do.

She intended to help Su Zijin with the cleaning.

However, Mu Jinyu said: "Mom, you don't need to clean, why do it yourself when there's a female slave?"

Under Mu Jinyu's persuasion, Su Zijin had to relent, stopping her efforts to tidy up.

Leaving only Xilin, resentfully biting her lip while clearing the table, struggling to carry the dishes out to wash them.

"Sigh, not enough, another wipe is needed." Su Zijin stood up to get a cloth.

"It's alright, we're not really making her do chores, just refining her a bit..."

Mu Jinyu spoke, and using his divine sense to watch Xilin's actions as she carried the dishes out of the dining room, he froze slightly, finding it both frustrating and amusing.

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