Tatyana was satisfied with Xing Jimie's answer. She looked at Sarah and Alyssa and moved her chin. "Follow her and feast as much as you can. If you don't gain a single level even after this, I swear that I'll fuse you two into an amalgamation so horrifying that it will make your trapped souls wail eternally."
She then snorted. "Remember that the reason you have the honor of becoming Yasenia's shadow guard, a position coveted by all other Undead Generals, is that I want you to suffer for trying to kill her. So, you'd better not mess it up."
When they were about to leave, Tatyana stopped them. "Ah, wait. Start with this one."
The elder who had been pressured in front of them wanted to scream for mercy, but his fate was sealed. Sarah and Alyssa moved quickly like hungry beasts, and their hands and mouths dug into the elder voraciously.
"AHHH!"
The elder screamed as Alyssa and Sarah devoured him alive, absorbing his life essence and energy as best as they could to evolve further as undead.
Yasenia looked over and spread her spiritual sense onto them out of curiosity. She wanted to see how the undead's growth closes.
Tatyana was stunned when she felt Yasenia's spiritual sense. "Huh? When did your Spiritual Sense breakthrough so much, love? It is incredibly sharp."
Seeing Tatyana's surprised face made Yasenia's tail wag uncontrollably as her heart was filled with pride. She smiled widely and spoke. "I was trapped in an illusion field of a million-year-old plant, and I couldn't find it. So, to find it, I trained for a few months and managed to break through to the point that I could find it…" Her eyes lit up, ignoring the absurd looks everyone was giving her. "Speaking of which! I found a [Endless Thorn Death Flower]! Is it useful for you?"
Tatyana smiled and picked the flower. However, she noticed a strange detail. After pondering for a second, she finally realized what bothered her. "Hm? What happened to your Spatial Ring?" Her eyebrows furrowed, looking at the ring on Yasenia's index finger with a strange look. "That's… an illusion? No, it is like a construct created by a powerful treasure to resemble a Spatial Ring."
The dragoness's eyes lit up again. "As expected, I couldn't deceive Mom."
Tatyana knew that in front of her, her Little Treasure's tongue was extremely loose, so she stopped her with a kiss and smiled. "Tell me when we are alone. There is no need for everyone to know your secrets."
Yasenia obediently became silent and snuggled in her arms again. Looking at Sarah and Alyssa, who had finished eating, she nodded. "Not a bad absorption rate. While cultivating by yourselves is quite slow, it seems that you have some talent in this regard." She sneered once. "I guess that your greed reflects even after death."
That said, Tatyana stood up with her big girl in her arms and looked at her Little Treasure. "Tell me, love. Is there anyone here who you don't mind having around?"
Yasenia looked to the side. "Cai Xue has been my maid for only a month. However, I am very comfortable around her. She has even bathed me before."
Cai Xue's body became stiff, and her face went whiter than paper. 'L-Lady Yasenia! Please don't say such things, or Lady Death Empress might kill me!'
Of course, she was thinking too much. Tatyana was rather appreciative that her usually guarded daughter allowed someone to be so close to her.
With that in mind, she gave out a few orders. "Nobody follows us. Cai Xue, you can come… Ah, I almost forgot, Fire Guy and Graveyard Guy, I'll speak with you two later. Thank you for helping me find Yasenia. I'll compensate appropriately."
"Fire guy…"
"...At least your title is now similar to mine. I was a bit bothered that you were Flame Emperor and I was Graveyard Guy."
"..."
Not bothering with those two, she finally spoke, looking up. "Tian Long, guard above us. Don't be impatient and let me reunite for a bit before you speak with Little Treasure."
A snort was heard from above the clouds. The Death Empress naturally ignored it and waved her hand, grasping the maid with her energy. A single step forward was all it took to change places and arrive at Yasenia's room.
Whatever happened outside was something she would deal with later. The most important thing was in her arms, and she would, of course, hear what she needed to hear before getting to business.
"Finally, some peace."
Tatyana was about to throw Yasenia onto the bed, but her actions quickly changed to laying her down gently. Yasenia blinked, confused, and Tatyana smiled. "I almost forgot that my Little Treasure is pregnant~. I must treat my precious girl gently, shouldn't I?"
Yasenia blushed and smiled, nodding twice. Her gaze moved to the side, and she asked. "Why did you call Cai Xue?"
The maid stood stiffly there, not knowing what to do. 'Is today the day I die? I want to cry.'
Tatyana sat on the bed, Yasenia climbing onto her lap as soon as she did so. Then, she looked at the maid, who looked as if she were about to accept a death sentence. A chuckle escaped her before she spoke. "Relax, I won't do anything to you. It is not easy to gain my baby's trust, so I am positively impressed by you."
Salvation bells rang in Cai Xue's mind, and she almost knelt and cried aloud. The only thing stopping her was her dignity as Yasenia's maid, which she wanted to maintain. "T-Thank you, Lady Death Empress, for your boundless and incomparable mercy! The Heavens know that your icy heart holds the warmest flame of all!"
Tatyana looked at her strangely before glancing at Yasenia. "Is she always so mouthy?"
Yasenia shook her head and chuckled. "She is probably nervous. Usually, she speaks casually, besides referring to me as Lady Yasenia."
Tatyana nodded and glanced at the stiffened maid. "Anyway, from now on, you will refer to Yasenia as Young Miss. All her close maids do so. Congratulations on becoming the three hundred and first maid of my Little Treasure."
Cai Xue was impressed. "There are 300 seniors stronger than me? Lady… Young Miss is truly blessed."
With a gentle shake of her head, Tatyana clarified. "Actually, you are in the upper ranks regarding strength. I created the maid group a little over three centuries ago. The majority of those gathered as maids back then were mortals because I was expecting my Little Treasure to not leave my sight until she became an immortal."
Her face gained a scowl. "But some demons decided to meddle and almost separated me and my Little Treasure for who knows how long."
Cai Xue lit a candle in her heart for whatever Demon was blind enough to cause trouble to this murder god. 'You, and most likely your families, will be buried in the same place soon. Rest In Peace, death-courting demons.'
Yasenia chuckled. She really liked the many small expressions Cai Xue tried to hide but helplessly revealed. That expressiveness is what made Yasenia gain fondness for her. She reminded her of Anna and Eve.
"Great, now that I have an idea, the next step. Take off your clothes."
"Eh?" Cai Xue's very weak facade collapsed as she showed a stupefied expression.
Tatyana looked at Cai Xue and raised her eyebrow. "Do I need to repeat myself?"
Cai Xue very much wanted to nod, but she didn't dare to. So, with a tearful expression, she waved her hand and became naked. Yasenia didn't stop Tatyana; she probably had her reasons for this.
"Hm… You are an easy-to-miss beauty. One needs to give you more than one glance to appreciate your appearance. Your hips are wide and good for childbirth, and your breasts are on the small side, but they are good enough to breastfeed. Hm… Not bad, not bad."
Cai Xue's face became slightly red, but she didn't dare move. Tatyana used her finger to make a circling motion. "Turn around slowly."
The maid did as told until she completed a full spin. "Good." Tatyana then looked at Cai Xue and asked. "Are you willing to never allow anyone other than Yasenia to touch you? To become Yasenia's maid, you must give her your everything. Your heart, soul, life, and future are hers. If she wants it, you will become the mother of her children. If she desires it, she will steal your life. And if she is angered, she will destroy your soul if she wants."
The maid stopped counting the times she was stunned by this demigoddess. But knowing that each ancient senior like this one was even more eccentric than the other, she was not weirded out. Our dragoness also didn't say anything. All her personal maids followed that belief, and Yasenia had also promised in the past that she would eventually take them in as concubines to expand her bloodline.
Hence, if Cai Xue truly wanted to become her maid, she would need to accept that she might eventually put a dragon baby in her.
After thinking for a few minutes, which for a Transcendence Realm cultivator was an extremely long time, Cai Xue looked not at Tatyana, but at Yasenia and stepped forward before kowtowing. "This Cai Xue is willing to give up her existence to serve Young Miss for the rest of my life. Please, accept this humble one's servitude."
Yasenia smiled, her eyes flashing with satisfaction. "Great. Stand up and put on your clothes. I promised Anna and Eve that they would be the first if I ever accepted concubines. Therefore, I can't accept you for now. Moreover, I still want to make sure I truly like you before doing anything intimate."
Cai Xue nodded and did as told. The reason to accept was quite simple. A single look at Yasenia told her that this was a being who was bound to spread her wings and cover the skies. Becoming her personal maid now that she had yet to fully develop those massive wings was like taking cover under a future hegemon.
Who wouldn't want to serve the kings ruling the continents? Who didn't want to become someone who was protected by the highest authority or power in the world? Cai Xue was presented with a chance to serve a future overlord and even become her concubine.
She had tried her darn best to resist the temptation, and she wouldn't admit it, but she had also relieved her lust by imagining a few scenarios after seeing Yasenia naked. So, there was absolutely no reason not to accept it.
On the contrary, imagining herself with a big belly carrying the charming dragon woman's child, her entire body heated up in joy, as if her very core wanted to hold the child of a dragon with a high-ranking bloodline like Yasenia's.