Chapter 90
Translator: Raven
Editor: Cresscentmoon
What should I do?
The thing he was most afraid of had just happened.
“Xiao Ling……” Bai Yang couldn’t help but ask for help from the system.
Xiao Ling comforted him: “Sir, you knew this would happen sooner or later, right?”
Bai Yang: “……Yes.”
But knowing is just knowing, it’s still scary when it happens for real!
Will he die a horrible death, being ripped to shreds by the Demon King?
Just thinking about it made his legs turn soft like two pieces of noodles, almost unable to support his weight.
He felt like he would fall to the ground but he didn’t. He had made it through a lot at least, and his mental state had improved as well, Bai Yang quickly calmed himself down and pretended to be surprised: “Your Highness, how come you’re here?”
Before the Demon King could reply, Bai Yang felt something move under him, and Zhou Ying popped up from below!
Bai Yang was startled, raising his foot and bringing it down without a second thought, right on Zhou Ying’s head, pressing the d.a.m.n kid back into the water. The Mysterious Dragon Domain closed after they exited it, Zhou Ying was unable to go back and fell straight into the water and started struggling.
He choked on mouthfuls of water, kicking up towards the surface. Before he could emerge, he was pressed back down by a foot.
Good thing he reacted fast, laying down a shield around himself, blocking off the seawater.
“Stop moving!” A small voice entered his ears through the water.
Zhou Ying wanted to question further, but he knew that there was something going on outside, so he stopped and quietly stayed there pretending to be a rock.
Seeing him cooperate, Bai Yang let go of the breath he was holding, , and with that out of the way, he planned to fool the Demon King. Even if he couldn’t keep up the lie forever, just creating an opportunity to escape was enough.
He smiled, walking up and greeting him enthusiastically, “Your Highness, you’re back? When did you return?”
The waves splashed against the sh.o.r.e, Bai Yang’s clothes and hair were slightly wet, looking a bit worse for wear. Only his eyes were very bright, clearly displaying his happiness.
The Demon King scrutinized him closely.
Bai Yang felt a bit guilty and started to get nervous, “Your Highness?”
The Demon King snapped back to his senses, saying indifferently: “I just returned.”
Just returned?
The wheels in Bai Yang’s brain spun rapidly, that means he might not have received Lou Jianfeng’s message.
Bai Yang said carefully: “Is Your Highness not returning to Anning Village?
The Demon King continued blankly: “I ran into some experts of the mortal realm on the way back, to not alert them, I took a detour through here.”
……Oh, so that means this place wasn’t his goal?
That’s right, even he didn’t know the exit was here, how would His Highness know?
So it should just be a coincidence.
Bai Yang relaxed a bit, trying to probe deeper: “Then did Lou Jianfeng send a message to Your Highness?”
“What would he be sending me messages for?” The Demon King asked.
Bai Yang laughed dryly, thinking that his tone wasn’t right, did Lou Jianfeng really send a message?”
He said: “About Zhou Ying.”
The Demon King said: “No.”
No?
Bai Yang became excited, that’s great!
Something flashed in the Demon King’s eyes, “What about Zhou Ying? Why would he send me a message about him?”
Seeing that he didn’t know anything, Bai Yang was a lot more relaxed, saying calmly: “Oh, it’s nothing major. Reportedly, Zhou Ying caused havoc in Phoenix City and defeated the City Lord before escaping.
“He escaped? To where?”
Bai Yang hurriedly said: “I don’t know.”
The Demon King stared at him coldly, making Bai Yang anxious, “Your Highness?”
The Demon King said: “You don’t know where he went?”
Bai Yang’s heart pounded, what does His Highness mean by that? Why would he ask me? Does he…… No, there’s no way.
Betting on luck, he continued to say: “Of course I don’t know.”
“Oh, is that so?” The Demon King laughed coldly, and continued to ask, “Why are you here?”
The wheels in Bai Yang’s brain spun at lightning speed, “After Your Highness left, I was bored and decided to leave Anning Village and stroll around. Who knew that I would accidentally enter some mysterious domain, and get locked inside. I escaped just now.
“You’re by yourself?”
Bai Yang’s heart thumped, saying with a calm face: “That’s right, I’m alone.”
“Really?” The Demon King laughed coldly again, “then if I find another person, can I kill them?”
Bai Yang finally noticed that something was off about his words. He was both scared and shocked, forcing out a smile and saying: “Your Highness, is there another person? Where? Don’t tell me that someone is following us?”
He looked around on purpose, at the same time expanding his view to cover the whole sea, trying to cover up the traces of Zhou Ying.
His action was clearly seen by the Demon King, extreme anger growing in his pitch-black eyes.
Good, not only did he betray me, but he also lied to me as if nothing’s wrong!
Through the South Sea’s Mermaid Pearl, the Demon King had long since been clear about all of Bai Yang’s words and actions. As he rushed back, Bai Yang and Zhou Ying entered the mysterious domain, and were then sent to the Lost Sea without leaving again.
The South Sea’s Mermaid Pearl is a spirit item. Even inside the mysterious domain, the Demon King was still able to know Bai Yang’s location. With the domain’s obstruction, he wasn’t able to see the situation inside, and could only hear their voices. Through their conversation, the Demon King arrived at a truth that he didn’t dare believe——before when Xie Zetian went to the mortal realm, it wasn’t for him, but for Zhou Ying.
No wonder he always said that he didn’t love him before.
It was his own misunderstanding, thinking that his love was reciprocated.
The Demon King was unable to accept that conclusion, so he immediately changed directions and rushed to the Lost Sea to await the exit of that d.a.m.n couple.
For half a month, he stood at the sh.o.r.e and waited patiently, listening to the movement inside. Zhou Ying probably entered a state of meditation, unaware of the outside, while Xie Zetian took the opportunity to touch him, saying stuff like: “Your skin is so smooth” and “You’re so handsome”.
If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t find the entrance, the Demon King would’ve charged in and beat up that d.a.m.n couple long ago.
For half a month, n.o.body knew the torment that he went through.
When he finally came out, Xie Zetian actually continued to lie!
The Demon King grit his teeth, all of his magic power suddenly erupted and covered the surrounding area.
Bai Yang was shocked. Before he could react, the Demon King’s black magic had already sunk into the sea, grabbing Zhou Ying out from his hiding spot.
Zhou Ying didn’t think that he would get caught, turning confusedly in midair, before reacting fast and struggling out of the magic power, twisting his body to land on the sh.o.r.e. He backed up a few steps and stared at the Demon King in caution.
If it isn’t the male lead, he even landed prettily, not even backing down in fear in front of the Demon King.
“Now you tell me, why is he here?” The Demon King’s face was red with anger, the veins on his forehead bulging.
Seeing that Zhou Ying was caught, Bai Yang’s legs started to cramp, he knew he couldn’t lie anymore. He knelt down in front of the Demon King in fear, speaking through snot and tears: “Your Highness, I was wrong!”
“So you know you’re wrong, keep lying will you, why don’t you keep lying?” Enraged, the Demon King spread his hand, raising it above Bai Yang’s head.
All the hairs on Bai Yang’s body stood on end. I’m done for, I’m done for, I’m going to get smacked into a watermelon now!
Who knew that the antic.i.p.ated pain would never come. That hand paused above his head, before moving to the side to suck Zhou Ying, who still wasn’t quite sure what was going on, over by the neck.
Zhou Ying’s power made a breakthrough while he was in the Mysterious Dragon Domain. Although he wasn’t at the Mahayana Stage, he was about to reach it. But he was still no match for the Demon King.
His neck was in a chokehold, and one could clearly hear the crunching of bone.
“Your Highness, I was wrong!” Bai Yang was scared half to death, rushing to pull at his clothes, “Don’t kill him! Don’t kill him!”
“You dare ask that?!” It would’ve been fine if he didn’t say anything, but with those words, the Demon King was getting angrier by the second.
Bai Yang let go and said: “Your Highness, I was wrong, you can punish me!”
“Is this person that important to you? You would betray me for him?” The Demon King pointed at his nose and cursed.
Zhou Ying was held in his hand like a little chick. Unable to breath, his face grew red.
Bai Yang felt extremely anxious as he watched.
“Oh Xie Zetian, Xie Zetian. You actually went behind my back to see another man?” The Demon King was furious, “Let me warn you. You’re already mine, you’re not allowed to go out and flirt with others, you dare disobey me?”
Hearing that, Bai Yang knew that the Demon King thought too much of this situation. He hurriedly raised his head and said: “Your Highness you’ve misunderstood, he’s not my lover.”
“If he’s not your lover then why would you save him all those times, you even gave him elixirs?!”
s.h.i.t s.h.i.t s.h.i.t s.h.i.t s.h.i.t!
Why does the Demon King know about that?!
How did he find out!
Bai Yang was shocked, he thought for a bit before denying it, “No, I didn’t!”
“Still lying?” The Demon King grit his teeth.
In the moment of desperation, Bai Yang said: “Your Highness, it’s really a misunderstanding, Zhou Ying and I aren’t lovers. Did Lou Jianfeng say something? It really isn’t what you think.”
“Not what I think?” The Demon King stared at him coldly.
Bai Yang continued to struggle under that gaze that looked like it could eat him, “Your Highness, I discovered that Lou Jianfeng harbored ill-intentions, and set up his own influence in the mortal world in secret. We never got along well at all, he slandered me by saying that I betrayed you, you can’t listen to him!”
“Slander?” The Demon King seemed like he couldn’t believe it. He shook his hand holding Zhou Ying and said, “Didn’t you go against Lou Jianfeng to save Zhou Ying? Weren’t you protecting him just now?”
Bai Yang almost started crying tears of pain. That’s right, no matter what he says, the evidence is right there, there was no way to deny it.
What should I do?
What should I do?
The male lead can’t die!
“Your Highness, I’m also struggling with my own problems!” Bai Yang could only tell the truth, taking a look at the male lead struggling to breathe with worry.
“Oh, what problems?” The Demon King’s expression was ice cold, like a tiger about to feast on humans.
Bai Yang said in fear: “Your Highness, if Zhou Ying dies I will also die!”
Xiao Ling sighed heavily in his mind.
“Oh? You’ll also die? Why’s that?” The Demon King obviously didn’t believe him.
Bai Yang didn’t know how to explain after it came so suddenly. While he was thinking about how he could explain it so that the Demon King would accept, the Demon King sneered: “Cat got your tongue? Xie Zetian, you’re really trying everything to save him.”
Bai Yang immediately said: “Your Highness, I’m telling the truth. My life is connected with Zhou Ying’s, if he dies I will also die, that’s why I had no choice but to save him……”
“Lies!” The Demon King shouted in anger, flinging the half-dead Zhou Ying to the ground harshly. He raised his hand again, magic power gathering at the palm of his hand. If this continued, Zhou Ying would probably be turned into ashes.
Without a second thought, Bai Yang leapt forward, blocking Zhou Ying with his body, “Your Highness, you can’t kill him! I’m begging you!”
“You think I won’t kill you?” The Demon King was angry to the point of his eyes turning red.
After dropping to the ground, Zhou Ying could finally breathe. Seeing how Bai Yang was protecting him, his expression turned complicated, “Mr.Xie……”
“You still have the guts to talk when you’re about to die?” The Demon King was a bit apprehensive towards Bai Yang, but his hatred was directed at Zhou Ying.
“You’ll have to kill me first to get to him.” Bai Yang didn’t have time to care anymore, he was going to die anyways, he acted without thinking about the consequences.
“Good luck Sir!” Xiao Ling didn’t know what to do either, and could only encourage him.
There must be a way.
Think!
Bai Yang racked his brains.
The Demon King’s face showed his pain. He raised his hand but didn’t bring it down, “Why? Why would you protect him like that? Is he that important to you?”
In that moment, like he had help from the deities, Bai Yang thought of something.
“Of course he’s important to me, because……” Bai Yang grit his teeth and climbed up off the ground. He faced the Demon King and said, “Because he’s indeed the person that’s most important to me.
The Demon King took a step back, magic power pouring out of his body like crazy, trapping the three in the middle. The black magic power quickly enveloped the entire surface of the sea.
Under the violent wind, Bai Yang could barely open his eyes.
He knew the Demon King was truly angry this time. If he was truly angry, then not even their bones would remain in the end.
“The way things are right now, I have no choice but to say it.” He said loudly, “Actually, Zhou Ying is my son!”
The crazy magic power slowed.
Zhou Ying: “……???!”
The Demon King: “……”