One more chapter before everything ends! Also if it"s not clear, Qinghan switched bodies with the Demon King and not his father Prince Li. Chapter 7
In the darkness, I dreamt about many past events, and they were all about Qinghan. Actually, if I could keep meeting him, even if I was stuck in dreaming for eternity, I did not mind.
Dreaming and dreaming of the past, they somehow seemed to actually become real. I actually felt someone hold my hand and hoa.r.s.ely call out beside me, “Master.” It was so regretful, so uneasy, and so upset.
After sleeping for many days, I finally slowly regained consciousness. When I just opened my eyes, I could already hear the voice from outside. “As the Demon King, since you could leave the demonic abyss and return to the three realms, you should take on a monarch"s responsibility. You should marry me and lead my demon race into greater heights, regaining the territory and evil energy that has been slowly suppressed by those b.a.s.t.a.r.ds from the heavenly realm over the years. Yet now, you actually left without a word, coming to this mountain to accompany an immortal with one foot in the grave, living in seclusion!”
Hearing this voice, I realised that the Fairy Maiden came back again. It was just that since she did not make a move this time round. I blinked and continued lying on the bed, intending to ignore this situation.
“Not mentioning other things, do you know just how many of our kind this woman you are accompanying killed? Even our saint ancestor queen left the world early because of her! To be together with her means to betray the demon race.”
“So what?”
Liu Yue"s answered indifferently and for a moment, I thought I heard the Fairy Maiden spitting blood from anger.
I thought it was laughable, becoming slightly more clear headed. And when I did become fully alert, I realised why the name Liu Yue would sound so familiar. Wasn"t that the famous Demon King that fell into the demonic abyss, never to crawl up again...
Realising this point, my whole body became stiff.
This Demon King crawled out from the demonic abyss...
I gave a start, turning over to get up. Without even wearing my shoes, I stepped out of the door. Looking at me come out, Liu Yue"s eyes brightened but I did not wait for him to speak. Instead, I grabbed his lapel, “has there been anyone else other than you who crawled out from that place?
Liu Yue stared at me without saying a word.
I didn"t want to delay time, turning my head to stare at the Fairy Maiden. When the Fairy Maiden saw that I was looking at her, it was as if my eyes had knives that were stabbing her and she stepped back in fear. After that, as if she thought what she did was too cowardly, she cleared her throat and asked, “What?”
“Is there anyone else who has left the demonic abyss?”
“Are you asking about that disciple of yours?”
“Speak!”
The Fairy Maiden trembled at my shout, stammering, “Our demon race has thrown so many people down that place for so many thousands of years, other than the Demon King, who else could have managed to get out...
Before she even finished, I left in the direction of the demonic abyss.
That year I should have went down to look for Qinghan. I thought, if that demon prince could leave, then maybe Qinghan could too. Even if he could not, if I had gone down, maybe I could have found him. I should not have waited at the top...
I should have accompanied him.
Look at how I"ve been living the past few years, getting worse with the pa.s.sing of time.
I mustered as much of my powers as I could, immediately appearing at the demonic abyss. Looking at the gigantic abyss from above, I happened to see a group of demons gathered together. While I descended, I heard someone in the group shout, “Where"s that brat Make him give me back my body!”
Someone at the side said, “He looks a bit like that brat that killed Prince Li many years ago…”
My whole body shook, and I pushed away the crowd to move forward. Suddenly, I heard a blood-curdling shriek and everyone in front of me quickly dispersed screaming, “He"s eating a demon, eating a demon!”
Everyone was panicking and running away. It was then that I saw the person who was about ten steps away from me. The disciple I raised from young, dressed in tattered clothes with disheveled hair, currently biting into the neck of a demon, sucking his blood.
“I am your Demon King” He shouted, “All of you, give me your blood!”
I looked at him, mouth full of blood, looking like a madman. Even if he had Qinghan"s face, I clearly knew that he wasn"t Qinghan. Even if I had only seen it in the books, the person in front of me very much looked like the ancient, uncivilised demonic beast that was bloodthirsty and addicted to killing.
He was the real Demon King.
Then the one in my house...
When I realised this point, I already did not have a choice to turn back and run like the others, because, the Demon King"s eyes were currently resting on my body.
If it was the past, I would not have run, openly fighting against the Demon King that had just crawled out of the demonic abyss. We could probably have exchanged a few hundred moves, but the current me could not. Especially since I have aged and found it harder to move my arms and legs.
The Demon King"s figure was like the wind, instantly arriving in front of me. Due to me expanding my energy getting here, I was unable to resist against the hand that grasped my neck…