Chapter 96
Translator: Raven
Editor: Aeonsiac
After an unknown amount of time, Bai Yang slowly awakened. Forcing his eyes open, he saw a familiar black gauze canopy.
His hand was a bit sore, like someone had been squeezing it for a long time.
He moved around, and a surprised noise suddenly sounded from beside him: “Zetian, you’re awake?”
Bai Yang turned, seeing the Demon King sitting beside the bed with swollen eyes, looking at him in surprise, with his pupils trembling.
It was obvious that he was very shocked.
Memories suddenly flooded back into his mind.
Bai Yang: “……”
Bai Yang rolled over and knelt down, pressing his forehead to the bed, “Your Highness, please spare me, I was forced to lie to you, please forgive me.” He cried.
He was done for, he was done for, he was really done for now……
With the sudden turn of events, he wasn’t prepared at all. Is the great Demon King going to tear him apart? Is he going to deal with Zhou Ying too while he was at it?
The Demon King startled slightly, his expression turning complicated, speaking after a long while: “Forget it.”
Bai Yang who had racked his brains thinking of a way to move the Demon King: “……Huh?”
The Demon King raised his hand and gently touched his still not completely healed head, “Relax, I won’t kill you, and I won’t kill Zhou Ying either. On the contrary, I will do all that I can to protect him, seeing as……”
He sighed, “…..Seeing as his life is connected to yours.”
Bai Yang’s mouth fell open, and he wasn’t able to close it for a long while.
What?
From the great Demon King’s words, he seems to have forgiven him?
He just let him go this easily?
Is this a joke?
He already prepared himself for another beating after waking up.
“Your Highness……” He seeked confirmation carefully, “You’re…… not mad anymore?”
“What do you think?” The Demon King glared at him.
As expected, there was no way he would forgive him that easily!
Bai Yang curled up in fear, kneeling back down on the bed, “Your Highness, I’m not asking for forgiveness, I’m only asking for you to spare mine and Zhou Ying’s lives……”
The Demon King lifted him up impatiently, “Don’t just start kneeling right after waking up. I’m angry because you wouldn’t speak properly and insisted on risking your life to jump into the miasma, almost killing yourself. If you dare do something like that again, I’ll break Zhou Ying’s legs.”
Bai Yang: “……”
Bai Yang was shocked, he didn’t dare believe that he actually got away with it like this.
Sok2026;so him jumping down the ravine for the mirror and telling the Demon King “I love you” was enough to write off all the lies from before?
k2026;k2026;The Demon King is way too easy to move!
The Demon King thought of something, his handsome face slightly flushing. He touched his face again and said: “Get well soon, I already had the priest choose the date. On the fifth of the next month, I will announce to everyone that you are my queen.”
Bai Yang: “……!”
First he was interrogated without warning, then the wedding was planned without warning, Bai Yang was a bit disoriented.
“That soon?” He blurted out.
The Demon King raised an eyebrow, sounding a bit unhappy: “Too soon? The promised end of our half year of dating was supposed to be the second of next month, it would be three days later now.”
Bai Yang: “……”
Is it that hard to accept a three day delay?
Why did you count the days so precisely?
The Demon King pecked Bai Yang’s cheek a bit shyly, saying lowly: “After we become husband and wife, you can’t make up an excuse to refuse me anymore.”
Bai Yang’s a.s.shole clenched, aching dully.
“Get some rest, I’m going to deal with some things. When I’m back, I hope you will tell me the truth from beginning to end.” The Demon King pressed Bai Yang down to the bed, tucking him in before turning to leave the bedroom.
Bai Yang laid there in a daze for a while. He couldn’t bear to lay there for any longer so he got up and paced up and down the bedroom. He still couldn’t believe that he got away just like that.
The Demon King loved him that much?
First he accepted his “son”, then he forgave him for his betrayal, what other man could do that?
But…… But he had to leave. If he left, wouldn’t he be extremely hurt?
Just thinking about it made Bai Yang’s heart hurt extremely.
If he were to stay, would he have to abandon his friends and family in the real world then?
The Bai Yang from before would have picked the real world without hesitation, but this time, he hesitated.
He even thought, how great it would be if there was never a way home to begin with. If he wouldn’t even be able to go back, then he could stay here with a clear conscience.
The Demon King said he would make him tell the truth when he returns. Should he tell him everything? If he did, would the system notice and put him in danger?
“Xiao Ling……” He called out in his mind again, but like before, there was no reply.
In this boundless world, he felt loneliness for the first time.
He inadvertently came across a mirror as he walked. The mirror reflected his appearance. Half of his hair was gone and his face was covered in scars.
Bai Yang sucked in a cold breath, he was this ugly?
How did the Demon King bear to kiss him just then?
He loves him.
Loved him to the point that he could accept everything.
He said that they still have to be together even if he didn’t love him with red eyes.
When he looked shy.
When he blushed.
All of that melted into a warm puddle of water, rocking gently in his heart.
What about myself?
Do I love him?
Bai Yang asked himself.
His feelings stirred up again, Bai Yang didn’t know what kind of feeling that was. Probably the feeling of disregarding everything for one person, not even hesitating at the cost of his own life.
With this peculiar feeling, Bai Yang walked heavily to the bed and sat down, thinking about what he should do next.
Maybe…… He should stay.
Tell him the truth, tell him he loves him.
He slowly convinced himself, maybe thousands of years in this world was only a split second on the outside. Maybe only a day would have pa.s.sed outside even after they grow old and die. After that he can wake up again and be with his family……
The more he thought about it, the more feasible it became in his mind.
Making up his mind, Bai Yang felt a lot more relaxed.
He stood up, wanting to rush out impatiently and tell the Demon King his decision. He walked two steps and suddenly, he felt the floor move. He stumbled and hurriedly straightened himself up.
Loud noises sounded from outside, like someone was yelling.
The shaking grew more and more fierce.
Bai Yang realized something wasn’t right. He was in the Palace of Eternal Darkness right now, and under it was the main magical array of the demon realm. It was extremely powerful, unstirred for millions of years. Even if other places in the demon realm collapsed, the Palace of Eternal Darkness would still be standing tall.
But now, the whole Palace was shaking, like there was an earthquake.
Bai Yang rushed out of the bedroom.
The attendants and guards hurried back and forth, looking for the source of the problem.
“What happened?” Bai Yang grabbed a guard and asked.
The guard jumped at the sight of him, only recognizing him as Xie Zetian after hearing his voice. He bowed and said: “Master Xie, we’re still not sure of the reason for the earthquake here at the Palace.”
“Look over there!” An attendant yelled.
Bai Yang and the guard turned their heads in the direction the attendant was pointing at. They saw a while line erupting out from the direction of the east dungeons. It spilled out of the ground and pierced through the sky.
That was……
Bai Yang’s pupils constricted slightly.
That was the Dragon Blade!
At the same time, a beep sounded from inside his mind, from something that had been silent for a long time. Xiao Ling’s mechanical voice sounded: “The Male Lead has broken through the Mahayana Stage, activating hidden quest, countdown to the destruction of the world has begun……”
Bai Yang: “……!!!”
“……The countdown has started, T-minus thirty three days and one hour until the world is destroyed, may the host please prepare to evacuate.”
Bai Yang: “……!!!”
f.u.c.k!
What is going on?!
Bai Yang felt dizzy, the male lead had leveled up, some bulls.h.i.t hidden quest suddenly activated, and the world was about to be destroyed?
Evacuate?
What did it mean by evacuate?
“Xiao Ling, what’s going on? What hidden quest, how come I didn’t know?” Bai Yang asked in rapid succession.
Xiao Ling’s mechanical voice repeated: “The Male Lead has broken through the Mahayana Stage, activating hidden quest, countdown to the destruction of the world has begun, may the host please prepare to evacuate.”
“What will happen to everyone else if the world is destroyed? Tell me Xiao Ling!” Bai Yang yelled.
Xiao Ling suddenly went silent, after a long while, there was a static sound, like an old radio with a bad signal. An unknown yet familiar voice of a male sounded.
“Little Bai, it’s me, I’m Ji Yuan. I can only come out when Xiao Ling’s asleep. This is a message I’ve left. I came to save you, listen carefully to what I’m about to say……”
Bai Yang: “……!!!”
Bia Yang was dazed for a moment, before realizing who Ji Yuan was.
His mind was a mess, first it was the hidden quest, then it was Xiao Ling’s abnormality, now it’s Ji Yuan…… He was completely confused.
“…… Little Bai, listen to me, you’re not Zhou Ying, your real name is Bai Yang and you come from the modern world. The world you’re in right now is a world made up from this book. I don’t know how long you’ve been in this world for, but I have to tell you. Five years have already pa.s.sed on the outside……”
Bai Yang: “……!”
Five years!
He sucked in a cold breath.
He remembered that he was only 25 when he entered. Now five years have pa.s.sed, so he would be considered old when he goes out?
Ji Yuan’s voice was urgent, he hurriedly explained Bai Yang’s ident.i.ty and his reason for coming into this world. From his explanations, it seems like he thought Bai Yang was Zhou Ying.
Bai Yang was stunned before he remembered. When they sent him here, they indeed told him that he would become Zhou Ying, but midway through there was a mishap, and he became Xie Zetian.
“……Everything was originally going smoothly, uncle sent you here with good intentions, but we never would have thought it was all a trap. Your uncle bribed my uncle’s confidant. First it was to orchestrate the car accident that put your brother into a coma, then it was to deliberately guide my uncle into sending you to this world. Your uncle had set everything up, including the hidden quest even before you arrived in this world. Once you reach the Mahayana Stage, the countdown to the world’s destruction would start. But to ascend from the Mahayana Stage, 33 days is not nearly enough time……”
“……Your uncle wanted to send you to your death, and when we found out it was already too late. In the process, our team tried our hardest to intercept the system and prevent you from entering this world, to pull you out of it, but we didn’t succeed. The main system had formed and attacked us instead. I don’t know if that affected you in any way. With no other choice, we could only follow the system’s orders and search for another path.”
“……We could only search for another solution while not altering the system. After that, we found a loophole, I have already entered with the data pack. Listen carefully, the data pack is in your room at the Soaring Clouds sect. It will only appear for a split second after the hidden quest appears, when the system is in disorder. You have to rush there to get the data pack, the information inside will allow you to level up to the River Crossing Stage immediately, and accelerate the whole world’s process……”
“……Now you have to listen carefully to what I’m about to say. The plot that the main system had set up is that Zhou Ying, that is you, will kill Xie Zetian, defeat the Demon King, and ascend to the heavens. We’ve accelerated that process with the data pack. As long as you kill Xie Zetian, you will be able to ascend and the main system won’t detect anything out of the ordinary. At the moment you ascend, the main system will open. You have to take that opportunity to leave this world, do you understand?”
Bai Yang was stunned.
“Remember, the condition to ascend is to kill Xie Zetian. He’s in the mortal realm, his cultivation level isn’t as high as yours, you’ll be able to kill him easily……”
“Little Bai, I don’t know if you believe what I say or not. I have to tell you, everything you’ve experienced up until now was all part of the plot the system had set up from the very beginning. Regardless of if it’s Zhao Qinger or Feng Ming, they are all made-up characters. You cannot let yourself be absorbed in those feelings……”
“The countdown to the world’s destruction has already started, you should be able to hear Xiao Ling’s voice. Listen to me, do not cling to this made-up time. Your parents and your brother, as well as…… as well as many other people, are all waiting for you outside……”
“This is the message I have left for you, on December 4th, 2018.”