"I was originally the wife of a celestial scholar. He may be a bit timid and absent-minded, but he had profound studies in philosophy and natural sciences. I used to be his assistant, taking care of his daily life while conducting research with him. We led a simple but happy life." Saki said.

"What? A celestial scholar?" Xu Chen questioned, "But didn't you say you were the wife of the Demon King?"

Saki looked at Xu Chen with a somewhat downcast expression. "One day, the Demon King attacked our scholar's tower. Not only did he take away all the precious ancient books and manuscripts, but he also killed my husband. When he saw that I had some beauty, he kidnapped me and made me his woman... I resisted with all my might, but I never expected that it would ignite the Demon King's desire for conquest. He used the lives of all the scholars in the tower, as well as the lives of my relatives, as leverage, and used various means to finally force me to reluctantly submit to him! I finally realized that I may not be a loyal and resolute woman, I... I feel ashamed, but it has already come to this..."

"What? Aunt Saki, you were forced to become the Demon King's wife! Why don't you come with us? Instead of saying you want to go out and see, why not leave this Demonic Capital with us?" Xu Chen exclaimed indignantly.

"Xu Chen, your kindness moves me, but my husband, the Demon King, has unimaginable power. There is no place in the demonic realm that he cannot reach. I dare not hope to completely escape from him. I just want to be able to escape and see my hometown, that would be enough for me!" Saki said.

"This is outrageous! Aunt Saki, we have only just met, and you are willing to help us. It shows that you are a kind person! Yet, someone like you has to be forced to submit to that Demon King's debauchery! Is there no justice in this world?"

"Xu Chen! You truly don't know the height of the heavens and the depth of the earth! The power of the Demon Emperor is the law of the demonic realm!" Ziwan said, "This is not something you can interfere with! You better think about how to let Saki see her hometown!"

"Xu Chen, the entire Floating Capital is being monitored by the Demon King, with various enchantments and traps. Once I show any intention to escape, he will immediately discover it!" Saki said.

"Aunt Saki, maybe I am not as powerful as the Demon King, but I am skilled at deciphering traps! Give me some time, and I should be able to break through these traps!" Xu Chen said.

"Well, I've heard from Miss Star Dance that it was your ability that led to this meeting. Anyway, I am already the Demon King's woman, and I have been defiled by him countless times. I don't want to run away anymore. I just hope to be able to go back and see my hometown, that would be enough for me! Strength means nothing to me, and I am willing to exhaust my own magic power to help you when the time comes!" Saki said sorrowfully.

"Aunt Saki..." Xu Chen looked at Saki's melancholic expression and couldn't help but feel sympathy.

But at that moment, the entire Demonic Capital suddenly raged with howling winds and tremors.

"What's happening?" Xu Chen and Qingyin were shocked.

Saki suddenly became alarmed, sweating profusely. "Oh no! My husband! The Demon King, he's back!!! You, you must leave!"

"Huh?" Xu Chen and Qingyin were taken aback.

They heard a crude laughter coming from afar, echoing throughout the hall. "Hahaha! Wife! I'm back!!!"

"It's too late!!!" Saki urged, "If you leave now, the Demon King will find out. Xu Chen, for the sake of you and Qingyin, pretend to be a maid and a female warrior. Wait for the opportunity to escape!"

"Huh??"

"Stop questioning!" Ziwan grabbed Xu Chen and Qingyin, saying, "Follow me!"

But just then, the gate was pushed open!

In a hurry, Ziwan pulled Qingyin and Xu Chen to hide behind a curtain in a corner of the hall.

Through the slit in the curtain, they saw a huge and fat figure squeezing in from outside the door.

This was not the imagined husband of Aunt Saki at all. It was simply a large and bloated monster!!! Xu Chen felt a bitter taste in his heart!The Tengu King was grey all over with a towering and powerful figure! He had thick skin with folds like a hippo! Under his fat belly, he wore a tattered beast skin skirt. He was bald with a face full of flesh and amber-colored eyes, unmistakably a demon! A cluster of black body hair formed eerie patterns on his chest!

The Tengu King walked in barefoot, holding a blood-stained, dilapidated stone club. He shouted loudly, "Hahaha! Darling! Your man is back! It's been so long since I've been with you! Missed me, huh? Hahaha!"

"Mmm... it stinks!" Qingyin couldn't help but cover her nose and whispered, "What?! This ugly and fat monster is actually the husband of such an elegant lady like Sakiko... This Tengu King is too disgusting!"

"Lower your voice! Be careful not to be heard by the Tengu King!" Purple Yun, who was hiding with them, said.

Sakiko wrinkled her eyebrows slightly but dared not show her disgust towards the Tengu King. She forced a smile and said, "You're back... didn't you say you would be gone for several decades this time?"

The Tengu King walked up to Sakiko and directly touched her full and tall buttocks along her waist, saying, "You missed me, didn't you? It's been months since we last saw each other! You must have missed me a lot!"

"Don't talk nonsense..." Sakiko lowered her head and said, "I've been busy handling matters in the Demonic Capital, I don't have time to think about other things!"

The Tengu King stared at Sakiko's tall chest, slender waist, round buttocks, and long, beautiful legs. He couldn't hide the saliva dripping from his mouth. He lifted Sakiko's chin and kissed her.

"Mm...don't..." Facing the Tengu King's forceful kiss, Sakiko's expression was complicated. She wanted to resist but couldn't.

"This bastard!" Xu Chen whispered.

"They are husband and wife. Whatever they do is reasonable, why are you angry?" Purple Yun said.

"But Sakiko Auntie is not willing!"

"Hmm? What sound?" The Tengu King released Sakiko's lips and looked around in confusion.

Sakiko's heart trembled, afraid that Xu Chen and the others' hiding place would be discovered.

"Um, husband..." Sakiko blushed, leaned against his chest, and pulled the Tengu King's arm with her small hand.

Seeing Sakiko's expression and actions, the Tengu King was delighted. "Hahaha! My beloved wife, you must have missed me, right? Stop pretending! Let's go, I'll carry you back to the room!"

With a wave of his hand, the Tengu King directly lifted Sakiko's waist, carrying her on his shoulder. With one hand around her thigh, he carried her out of the hall and walked towards her boudoir.

Watching Sakiko being helplessly carried away by the Tengu King, Xu Chen felt a mix of shyness and anger on Sakiko's soft side face. Although her face was flushed, she dared not speak up, revealing a sense of helplessness...

After the Tengu King took Sakiko away, Xu Chen, Qingyin, and Purple Yun followed Ziyun to a small room in a side hall.

"That Tengu King is such a scoundrel! If Sakiko Auntie willingly chose to be with such a disgusting and ugly demon, then I have nothing to say! But that Tengu King killed her original husband and robbed her! I can't understand why Sakiko Auntie would submit to him! Why doesn't she fight back against the Tengu King with all her might?" Xu Chen angrily pounded her fist on a pillar!

"Surely the Tengu King is using her hometown and her loved ones to threaten her!" Qingyin said, "I can understand Sakiko Auntie's behavior! As women, when we are powerless to resist, don't we have no choice but to endure it? I can't believe that Sakiko Auntie, who appears glamorous and elegant like a queen, is actually suffering daily humiliations from her husband and living such a miserable and undignified life!"

"I, I must save Sakiko Auntie!" Xu Chen vowed.

"Hehehe, hehehe." Ziyun laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

"Sakiko and the Tengu King have been husband and wife for many years! I don't know how many times she has been humiliated by that Tengu King. It's meaningless to save her now, right? Besides, as a woman, marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. Maybe Sakiko has already accepted the Tengu King in her heart and willingly submitted to him a long time ago! Haven't you heard? She doesn't want to escape, she just wants to go back to her hometown to visit! Xu Chen, why do you have to destroy someone else's family?" Ziyun said coldly.

"Ziyun, I, Xu Chen, am not a hypocrite who merely speaks of justice. Although what you said is incomprehensible to me because I am not a woman, perhaps as a woman, over time, she has truly succumbed to her husband, even though she was forcibly taken! I will find a chance to confirm Sakiko Auntie's intentions. If that is actually the case, then I have nothing to say! But if she is forced, I will rescue her! Not for the sake of justice, but because she is willing to help me, how can I sit back and watch a woman who is willing to fully support me suffer the tyranny of that devil!" Xu Chen said angrily."You make a good point. If Sakiko really wants to leave her ghostly husband, I can help too!" Ziyun said.