Chapter 93
Translator: Redolens
Editor: Cresscentmoon
In the end, the Demon King wasn’t willing to lay a violent hand on Bai Yang and let him bite his shoulder.
After a while, Bai Yang released him and said, “Your Highness, please don’t joke about having a child again.”
The Demon King thought about the fact that Bai Yang had had a son with someone else and that he, the Demon King, wasn’t even allowed to mention the idea, and felt a sliver of sadness.
However, his face remained blank, and he said, “Fine.”
Bai Yang studied his face for a while and figured that the Demon King probably wouldn’t keep questioning him. Tentatively, he asked, “Your Highness, can I possibly see my son?”
The Demon King pulled a long face. They’d only just returned and he was already impatient to see his son?
It felt like all his thoughts were of his son.
Originally, he wanted to refuse out of jealousy, but then he remembered that he was the great King of the Demon Realm, and that Zhou Ying was his stepson. He shouldn’t be petty. Thinking this, he relaxed a bit and said, “Naturally, you can see him after you’ve rested.”
He then stood up, flicked his sleeves, and left.
Bai Yang knew the Demon King didn’t like Zhou Ying, and didn’t like him going to see the boy, but he had no choice. In the end, his little life was tied to Zhou Ying’s. He didn’t know how long the mother fruit would be effective, so the best thing to do would be to break Zhou Ying out of the prison and send him off to the human realm as quickly as possible. Furthermore, he feared the Demon King might hurt the boy, so the sooner he ensured his safety, the better.
Bai Yang frantically tried to get out of bed but ended up opening his wounds and grimaced in pain. Having no alternative, he could only obediently lie on the bed and wait for his wounds to heal.
He endured until the afternoon. His wounds were mostly healed. He got up and went to see Zhou Ying, only to be told that he had been put in confinement and couldn’t leave.
What?
Confinement?
If he was locked up, he couldn’t see Zhou Ying. Isn’t that the same as allowing the Demon King to beat the boy up? What if he kills Zhou Ying behind his back? Or he tortures him until he wants to die?
If he were the Demon King, and he knew he was going to be defeated by the so-called Son of Seven Stars but had promised his lover not to kill said son, Bai Yang would destroy the boy’s cultivation. He’d even go so far as to gouge out his eyes or chop off his limbs so that he’d have no way of escaping. This would ensure that the Son of Seven Stars was harmless and also let him keep his promise not to kill the boy.
Bai Yang thought about what the Demon King might do and became very worried.
The longer he didn’t see anyone, the more he thought, and the more he worried.
Bai Yang was as anxious as a cat on hot bricks.
He couldn’t do anything, and he had no way of knowing what was going on. He could only wait to die.
No, this wouldn’t do at all.
He walked over to the door. An Imperial Guard suddenly appeared and stopped him. “Lord Xie, stop. The Demon King has said that Lord Xie cannot step one foot out of the sleeping chambers.”
Bai Yang: “….”
Bai Yang grit his teeth. “Who are you to dare stop me?”
The Imperial Guard said respectfully, “This subordinate is just following orders.”
Bai Yang slapped him out of the way and said angrily, “I don’t believe you would dare to stop me.”
Then he tried to walk out. He stepped out of the room when suddenly the doorway glowed, and a wall of light stopped him from going any further.
A spell?
The spell was thick with traces of the Demon King’s aura.
He was determined to lock him up.
Bai Yang knew it would be useless to try and break through and clenched his teeth. “Can I bother you to tell the Demon King that I have an important matter to discuss with him?”
The Imperial Guard received the Demon King’s orders, his face expressionless. “Lord Xie, his Highness is taking care of official business. He is too busy to see you.”
“Did you not hear my orders?” Bai Yang asked angrily.
The Imperial Guard was still respectful. “This subordinate is only following his Highness’s orders.”
Bai Yang: “….”
Bai Yang’s bluff was called, and he could only return to the sleeping chambers.
He wasn’t the kind of person to be resigned to his fate. He paced the sleeping chamber for a while and came up with a plan.
He grabbed a nearby bottle and smashed it on the ground. Then he used magic to smash as many breakable objects as possible. As he broke things, he also screamed, deliberately making a mess.
He continued like this until at long last the Demon King, who’d been taking care of a mountain of paperwork in the main hall, was summoned.
The Demon King was angry with Bai Yang. Before taking care of business in the main hall, he’d locked Bai Yang up and quickly set up a spell. He’d also forgotten what he’d said to Bai Yang earlier. The Imperial Guard hadn’t lied. Since he’d been in the Mortal Realm for too long, his official business in the Demon Realm had piled up and he absolutely had no time to deal with personal matters.
“Your Highness, how could you confine me?” The Demon King hadn’t even said anything yet when Bai Yang rushed towards him and demanded indignantly. “How could you do this to me?”
The maids and guards looked at him surrept.i.tiously.
The Demon King frowned. “Don’t make a scene.”
Bai Yang was willing to do anything to get out. He knew that the Demon King had feelings for him and cared about what others thought of him, so he said sorrowfully, “Last night we shared a bed and you promised to let me see Zhou Ying. How could you suddenly change your mind today and lock me up?”
Hearing his words, the surrounding guards and maids were shocked.
Xie Zetian and the Demon King were very close. Some rumors of their close relationship may have spread around the palace, but no one knew for sure. Everyone only dared to talk about it in private. Who could have guessed that it was true?! Or that it would come from Lord Xie’s own mouth!?
From Bai Yang’s words, it was clear that, in order to sleep with him, his Highness had agreed to Lord Xie’s one condition. After it was done, he had ruthlessly pulled out and gone back on his word.
It was so unexpected. Who would have thought that the normally taciturn and prudish Demon King would do something like this! Not only did he sleep with the Demon Realm’s most notorious playboy, but he also played with his feelings.
Everyone’s gaze turned towards the Demon King, their expressions all different.
The Demon King’s expression darkened.
Bai Yang continued, aggrieved, “Your Highness, Zhou Ying is my son. Didn’t you say you would recognize him as your stepson and treat him well? Don’t tell me it was all a lie!”
Everyone was once again shocked.
With everyone watching, the Demon King couldn’t save face, and he really had promised that Bai Yang could see Zhou Ying, so he said, “Of course I will keep my word. I won’t prevent you from seeing him.”
Bai Yang was immediately moved to tears and said, “Thank you, Your Highness.”
The Demon King was a bit angry that he had poked at the matter of Zhou Ying. After all, he still hadn’t decided how to deal with him. Now that the boy’s ident.i.ty was forcibly made public by Bai Yang, he had to consider things even more carefully.
After thinking about it, he thought it wasn’t a big deal to let Bai Yang see Zhou Ying and generously gave his consent. Soon after, he returned to the main hall to take care of his work, but didn’t bring up ending Bai Yang’s confinement at all.
After getting the Demon King’s nod of approval, Bai Yang finally was able to leave. Even if he wasn’t released from confinement, he could at least see Zhou Ying.
The guards a.s.signed to the sleeping chambers received the Demon King’s orders and let Bai Yang pa.s.s. They even brought him to Zhou Ying’s prison cell.
Bai Yang knew there was a huge prison underneath the Palace of Eternal Darkness, capable of holding several hundred people. Due to the array in the Palace of Eternal Darkness, if someone was ever sent in, it would be near impossible to escape.
There was a dark tunnel that could be accessed via one of the side palace halls, and there was a spiral staircase made of stone. After walking down about a few hundred steps, Bai Yang entered the impregnable prison.
The prison was built underground, and so it was very dark. However, it wasn’t at all damp.
On the solid stone wall, just a short distance away, was a burning candle. The pulsing red flame was the only source of light in the prison.
Bai Yang followed the respectful jailor deeper into the prison. Probably because Zhou Ying was Bai Yang’s son, he was being held in the innermost one-person cell. Inside were a simple stone bed and table. It was no better than the other cells.
Borrowing the light in the hallway, Bai Yang looked at Zhou Ying sitting cross-legged on the stone bed, eyes closed, as if meditating.
His limbs seemed fine. His body didn’t have any wounds. He was in one piece and living well. Moreover, he seemed to be well treated.
Bai Yang was relieved.
He turned his head and considered this. It seems he’d been too cynical and a.s.sumed incorrectly about the Demon King. According to his personality, he wouldn’t do those kinds of sinister things. As he thought this, he felt a bit ashamed, but then he thought about how the Demon King had tried to pressure him into bearing a child and he became angry again.
Bai Yang walked up to the fence and said to Zhou Ying, “Son, your father has come to see you.”
The person on the bed heard the movement. His eyelids twitched, but in the end, he didn’t open his eyes.
“Son!” Bai Yang shouted as he checked his surroundings. As soon as he entered the prison, he noted and memorized the directions, the doors, the guards and other details. He tried to find a weakness, an opportunity to break Zhou Ying out. However, after looking around, he discovered that unless he used brute force, there was no way to get someone out without notice.
“Son,” he called again.
“Don’t talk to me!” Zhou Ying finally opened his eyes. “I don’t have a father like you!”
Because he was so emotional, his aura suddenly radiated out and surrounded him. It shook the jail cell.
Bai Yang: “…hm?”
The protagonist’s cultivation increased again?
Considering the speed, could he soon reach Mahayana stage?
He couldn’t help but ask, “Zhou Ying, I’ve always wondered, how did you open the Mysterious Dragon Domain that day? You clearly hadn’t reached Mahayana Stage yet.”
Zhou Ying snorted coldly and proudly said, “Why should I tell you?”
“Because I’m your father!” Bai Yang said.
“You aren’t my father. I don’t have a father like you,” Zhou Ying said coldly.
“You’re so disobedient!” Bai Yang scowled. “Originally, I wanted to plead with his Highness to let you go. Now, I think it’s better for you to stay here.”
Zhou Ying grit his teeth, snorted softly, and said, “That’s because I can forcefully increase my level in just a short amount of time.”
It was as he had suspected.
Bai Yang confirmed what he’d guessed and nodded. “So that’s how it was. Forcefully advancing your level is extremely harmful to your body. In the future, don’t do it so casually.”
“That goes without saying.” Zhou Ying’s tone was very aggressive. His att.i.tude was exactly that of a teenager towards his sc.u.m father.
Bai Yang was silent, confused. This kid took on the role of “son” very quickly.
Bai Yang considered for a moment, a plan in mind, and said coldly to Zhou Ying, “ Whether or not you agree, you are still my son. Later, you will have to work for the Demon Realm and work for the Demon King. Otherwise, your life cannot be guaranteed. Do you understand?”
He said this not only for Zhou Ying to hear, but also for the Demon King in case he was eavesdropping.
“I won’t!” Zhou Ying subconsciously refused.
“Ha!” Bai Yang laughed angrily. “If you’re not willing, then you can stay here for the rest of your life!”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left in large strides, his appearance both tense and angry.
“From now on, no one is allowed to see him. Let him reflect. Only let him out when he promises to work for his Highness!” Bai Yang ordered Zhou Ying’s Imperial Guard as he was leaving the prison. He spoke with awe-inspiring righteousness, fully expressing his own devotion to the Demon King.
The Imperial Bodyguard immediately agreed.
Bai Yang nodded, pleased to be leaving.
The Demon King hadn’t tortured Zhou Ying at all, just locked him up. This fact relaxed Bai Yang.
Even though Zhou Ying was confined to the prison, the other advantage was that it gave him a great opportunity to concentrate on cultivating. He didn’t know if his declaration just now would be enough to get the Demon King to let down his guard and end his confinement.
Bai Yang considered it and called out twice for Xiao Ling.
After a while, Xiao Ling finally answered, “Sir?”
Bai Yang thought it was a little strange. “Xiao Ling, you haven’t been very talkative recently.”
Starting from when they entered the Mysterious Dragon Domain, Xiao Ling only talked a few times. Sometimes, Bai Yang would have to call out to her more than two times before she would respond.
Xiao Ling said, “I don’t feel well.”
…don’t feel well?
A system saying that it doesn’t feel well?
Bai Yang could hardly believe it. “What’s wrong?”
“I don’t know.” Xiao Ling’s voice was a little weak. “I want to sleep. I started feeling sleepy not too long ago. I stayed awake, but I’ve recently been feeling more and more tired.”
A system feeling sleepy?
Bai Yang was somewhat surprised. “You systems sleep too?”
Xiao Ling said, “Generally speaking, no.”
“When did you start feeling sleepy?” Bai Yang asked.
Xiao Ling appeared to have remembered and after a moment said, “It must have started when you saved Zhou Ying in Phoenix City… ai, don’t talk. I’m really tired. I’m gonna get some sleep….”
After she finished speaking, she didn’t say any more.
“Xiao Ling, Xiao Ling….” Bai Yang called a few times but didn’t receive any answer. He understood that Xiao Ling really was asleep.
He was a bit worried.
As a system, why would Xiao Ling suddenly want to sleep?
He felt like the situation wasn’t simple.