The Demon King Always Thinks I’m Secretly In Love With Him

Chapter 99

Translator: Redolens

Editor: Cresscentmoon

Bai Yang was dumbstruck while everyone else was dumbfounded.

In order to appease everyone, the Demon King suggested striking Bai Yang three times. Everyone around them silently approved. After all, when the Demon King makes a move, there is no one who could survive all three blows. If the traitor, Xie Zetian, took three blows from the Demon King, even if he didn’t die, he’d still be ruined. Therefore, everyone thought that Xie Zetian would definitely die this time.

But nobody expected that after receiving that frightening strike, Xie Zetian would unexpectedly be fine.

It was amazing!

Bai Yang was the first to react. Just now, when the Demon King attacked, the South Sea Mermaid’s Pearl suddenly emitted a burst of white light. It formed a protective cover that wrapped tightly around him.

He remembered that when the Demon King gave him the South Sea Mermaid’s Pearl, he’d said that he’d put his personal shield inside the pearl. Said shield could resist three of his strikes at full power.

As such, the Demon King suggesting that he take three strikes was actually him letting him go. This was him intentionally letting Bai Yang walk away.

Bai Yang felt choked up. The Demon King never planned to hurt him. Even though Zhou Ying had destroyed the Palace of Eternal Darkness, the Demon King was doing all he could to protect him.

It was because he’d told the Demon King that his and Zhou Ying’s life were linked.

A crack had already appeared on the South Sea Mermaid’s Pearl.

“Second hit.” The Demon King’s calm voice reached his ears.

Bai Yang regained his wits. The Demon King gathered magic over his whole body. The power of it was so great, it was like being at the heart of a hurricane.

Bai Yang quickly braced himself.

Suddenly a flash of lightning appeared in the sky. The huge magical power attracted spiritual orbs. A huge ball of light formed over the ruins and struck Bai Yang in the head with a crack.

The power behind that strike was no less than that of tribulation thunder one had to endure to enter the Crossing River Stage. It was a narrow escape.

Bai Yang was trapped deep within it and could feel its power even more.

He was surrounded by a barrier, which cut off most of his magic.

The shield started to crack, allowing the magic to pass through and hit Bai Yang hard enough to make him spit blood.

The might of the thunder and lightning gradually dissipated. Bai Yang was sore all over from the beating. While he looked miserable, all he had were superficial wounds.

“Dad!” Zhou Ying cried out in fear. He rushed to jump up and support him. He said while choking on sobs, “Are you alright, dad?”

“Son….” Bai Yang pretended to cough twice and said with his last breath, “I’m alright….”

Zhou Ying was on the verge of tears. “How can you be alright when you look like this? Don’t lie to me!”

Bai Yang vomited a mouthful of blood.

The Demon King, who was standing far away, watched him spit blood. His body was shaking slightly as if he wanted to go over there, but he ultimately had to restrain himself.

Zhou Ying shouted, scared, “Dad! Don’t strain yourself! Don’t die!”

He turned towards the Demon King and shouted, “Come at me if you dare! I’ll take that last strike!”

As soon as Bai Yang heard that, his originally “weak,” about-to-die self hurriedly pushed Zhou Ying away. “Leave!”

What a joke. If he let Zhou Ying stubbornly take the Demon King’s strike, he’d be reduced to ashes in minutes.

“Dad, don’t try to be brave! You’ve already done so much for me. This time let me take on the duty of protecting you!” Zhou Ying said emotionally. His cheeks reddened.

Such a good son!

But, this ancestor doesn’t need you to take on that duty.

“Listen, I’m fine!” Bai Yang seized his hand and said, “I only hope you can ascend as soon as possible. This is my only wish.”

Zhou Ying’s heart was in turmoil.

“Son, this time if we can escape, I hope you will remember your promise to me,” Bai Yang seized the opportunity to say.

Zhou Ying wiped away his tears and said with red eyes, “What promise?”

“You promised me that if I had a request, you would definitely fulfill it, remember?”

This scene really moved Zhou Ying. For what reason would he refuse whatever Bai Yang requested? Even if Bai Yang wanted a star from the sky, he supposed he would just have to do his best to pick one.

“Dad, so long as you live, I’ll agree to anything!” Zhou Ying said, crying.

I’ve waited for you to say that, son.

Bai Yang’s spirits roused. “Don’t forget what you’ve said.”

Then he pushed Zhou Ying away and tremblingly stood up. He stared straight at the Demon King and said, “Come on then.”

The people surrounding them watched everything in silence.

Up to this moment, Xie Zetian had been able to take everything that had been thrown at him. In the Demon World, where everyone values military power, he’d earned everyone’s respect.

The Demon King blinked slightly. His qi around him rose again, and after reaching a certain extreme, a huge black dragon was roaring towards Bai Yang.

Bai Yang used all his power to resist. The South Sea Mermaid’s Pearl once again emitted the shield, which was covered in a spiderweb of cracks as if it would shatter into pieces in the next second.

Bai Yang feared that this time it would break.

In an instant, a white light suddenly connected earth and sky. It appeared right in front of Bai Yang, forcibly obstructing the imposing and majestic black dragon.

Through the violently bright light, Bai Yang could see the Dragon Blade.

He quickly turned his head and saw blood spill out of the corner of Zhou Ying’s mouth, his face as white as paper.

Foolish boy!

There was a large gap between Zhou Ying’s and the Demon King’s cultivation. Presently, he had no way of displaying the full might of the Dragon Blade, so he could only ward him off for a short while and spit blood.

However, in the end he did obstruct a portion of his power. Bai Yang also had the shield. Thanks to this 2-part resistance, the black dragon’s power was cut down to a certain extent. Bai Yang used his power to withstand the rest.

Because of Zhou Ying’s obstruction, the shield, which was originally on the verge of collapsing, didn’t shatter. As the black dragon swept past, the South Sea Mermaid’s Pearl immediately dimmed until it could no longer resist any attack.

Everyone watching held their breath.

Waiting for the smoke to clear, Bai Yang and Zhou Ying both fell to the ground.

“Your Highness….” Hua Feihua walked towards Bai Yang with a complicated expression, intent on examining the bodies.

In the next moment, Bai Yang coughed and got up off the ground. He was coughing non-stop, probably from being gravely injured. His face was unnaturally flushed.

Unexpectedly, he was still alive!

Hua Feihua was shocked.

After being struck three times by that kind of power, something even Hua Feihua couldn’t guarantee he could do, Bai Yang was surprisingly still alive.

He quickly turned to look at the Demon King only to see that his face was as still as ever.

Bai Yang struggled to stand. He looked around him and at last spotted the Demon King who’d been standing before him, mountain-like, for a long time. He said hoarsely, “Your Highness, I took your three hits, will you let us leave?”

One after another, everyone turned to look at the Demon King.

The Demon King took two steps forward. His black boots made a faint sound as they tread on the grey-black stone.

“You can leave.” He stood still, gaze profound. “But you can never return.”

This time, no one opposed him.

Just now everyone saw the power of the Demon King’s strikes. No one could guarantee that they’d survive such a thing. Rather, everyone was sure that they’d die.

Xie Zetian took all three hits. He was neither dead nor rendered useless.

Everyone had already pressured the Demon King into granting this concession. Now there was no way they could pressure him into killing Bai Yang.

So, no one opposed him.

Bai Yang bowed deeply to the Demon King. “Thank you, your Highness.”

He then stooped down and picked Zhou Ying up off the ground. He headed outside the palace without looking back.

Like a tide, the Imperial bodyguards parted, creating a path.

Bai Yang carried the unconscious Zhou Ying among the suffocating silence of the crowd. He left the encirclement in big strides, leaving the ruined Palace of Eternal Darkness behind.

From start to finish, his expression remained calm.

He didn’t have to make a decision, he just had to move forward.

He will save himself and those important to him.

Leaving the ruins of the Palace of Eternal Darkness, Bai Yang turned his head and saw the Demon King who was standing on a broken wall. The dark shape of his body merged with the darkness of his surroundings.

Even though he was already so far away, he could still feel the Demon King’s gaze fixed on him.

Bai Yang’s heart trembled, and he immediately turned his head. He continued to walk away, back to the Demon King.

He feared that if he looked again, he wouldn’t be able to bring himself to leave.

He carried Zhou Ying out of the Demon Realm using the path. Finally, Bai Yang couldn’t help spitting up a mouthful of blood with a cry. Black suddenly filled his vision. He immediately raised a hand to steady himself against a nearby tree. Slightly sluggish, he forcefully settled the roiling qi and blood in his body.

He put Zhou Ying on the ground and slapped his pale face, calling, “Zhou Ying! Zhou Ying!”

Zhou Ying didn’t wake up.

In jail he broke through the Mahayana stage and resonated with the Dragon Blade. He then released spiritual energy to destroy the Palace of Eternal Darkness. His body was very weak. Afterwards, he forcefully ordered the Dragon Blade to block the Demon King’s power. His body then suffered a huge shock. The injuries he’d sustained were bound to be serious.

Bai Yang immediately used magic to check the state of Zhou Ying’s body. As expected, it was a complete mess.

His prior plan to leave the Demon Realm and immediately pick up the data pack at Soaring Cloud Sect was unfeasible given Zhou Ying’s state.

Bai Yang was helpless. He could only carry Zhou Ying and look for a safe place, lay down an array, and concentrate on healing him.

If he could use the Dragon Blade to open the Mysterious Dragon Domain, Zhou Ying would heal quickly. Unfortunately, Bai Yang had no way to open it. He could only go into seclusion like everyone else to sort out Zhou Ying’s meridians. They had already wasted three days waiting for him to get better.

What made him even more anxious was that even though Zhou Ying’s body had clearly recovered, he still hadn’t woken up.

Bai Yang used all sorts of methods, but nothing woke him up. He probed his body with magic countless times, but he never found any problems. As he watched the time pass, day by day, he became irritable enough to want to destroy everything.

“What the hell happened?” Bai Yang let loose his magic in a cave which shook the whole mountain.

“Sir, don’t be anxious. It won’t help.” Xiao Ling consoled him.

Bai Yang tugged at his hair and almost wanted to cry. “It’s already been seven days. Zhou Ying still hasn’t woken up. If we reach the 33-day limit, what then?”

Xiao Ling didn’t know how to console him. She was also worried. “Sir, do you want to bring Zhou Ying to see a miracle doctor?”

“If even I can’t find any problem, what could a human doctor find?” Bai Yang pounded his fist into the wall, leaving a fist-shaped hole.

The pain somewhat cooled his frustration. “Perhaps….”

Xiao Ling said gently and cautiously, “Perhaps what?”

“Perhaps we can talk about this again after I’ve first gone to the Soaring Cloud Sect and gotten the data pack,” Bai Yang said.

Xiao Ling said, “Right, right, right! We’ll first get the data pack, then treat Zhou Ying.”

Bia Yang looked at the protagonist lying calmly on the ground and took a deep breath. “Let’s wait another day. If he still doesn’t wake up, I’ll go to the Soaring Cloud Sect first and get the data pack.”

There were two reasons why he’d been waiting for Zhou Ying to wake up. One, he didn’t know where Zhou Ying’s residence was at the Soaring Cloud Sect. He also didn’t know what the data pack would look like. Moreover, it was possible that Zhou Ying’s presence was required to trigger the data pack’s appearance.

Time was running out. Bai Yang curled his toes nervously.

He gazed at Zhou Ying until the sun rose the next day. Bai Yang’s heart sank, but he also relaxed.

The critical thing was that Zhou Ying hadn’t woken up, but he relaxed because he’d resolved to get the data pack.

He left the cave and teleported to the Soaring Cloud Sect. Suddenly, he could feel a big wave of energy coming from the cave behind him. The wave was intense, making the earth shake slightly.

Bai Yang swiftly turned around and entered the cave. He was happy to discover that Zhou Ying had woken up.

His eyes were overflowing with light and color. His spiritual power was remarkable. The spiritual energy on his body was dense, obviously much more powerful than before.

Unexpectedly, he’d ascended again!

Bai Yang realized why Zhou Ying had been unconscious all this time. It turns out, he’d been sent into a coma and then ascended another level. No wonder he never found the cause no matter how he checked him.

“Zhou Ying, you’re awake!” Bai Yang was both happy and surprised because his expectation was too high. The feeling of joy was very strong.

As soon as Zhou Ying opened his eyes, he saw Bai Yang. His mood was complicated.

He stared at Bai Yang’s surprised and happy face. He was utterly moved.

He’d never had anyone be so good to him, or care for him so wholeheartedly.

Everything Bai Yang had ever done for him passed before his eyes.

Before, he’d been unhappy that Bai Yang had abandoned him and his mother. Now, all his previous grudges had disappeared.

Zhou Ying stood up and called out to Bai Yang sincerely, “Dad!”

Bai Yang immediately hugged him. “It’s good that you’re awake.”

Now that you’re awake I can save my mission, the Demon King, and Ji Yuan.

Zhou Ying’s nose soured, and he hugged him back. “Dad, I will be filial to you! I won’t let you get hurt again!”

Bai Yang, who was being hugged, felt a little uneasy. He struggled free and said, “Don’t say nonsense. We must hurry to the Soaring Cloud Sect.”

Zhou Ying wondered, “What are we going to do at the Soaring Cloud Sect?”

Bai Yang said, “We’re going to go to your former residence to pick up something very important. That thing is important to both you and me. We have to get it.”

Zhou Ying was filled with the warm feelings shared between a dad and his son, and so he immediately slapped his chest, saying, “Don’t worry, dad. I’ll definitely help you get it.”

Bai Yang was very gratified and looked at him benevolently. The more he looked at him, the more pleasing to the eye he became.

“Let’s go.” He rubbed Zhou Ying’s head.

His hair was very soft.

Suddenly he thought of something: If I leave, the world will be destroyed. Will this child….

Bai Yang immediately stopped his train of thought, preventing himself from thinking further.

I can’t save everyone, he told himself.

To save the Demon King, Xiao Ling already agreed to clear her own database. He couldn’t make any more demands.

Bai Yang hardened his heart and said, smiling, “Let’s go.”

Both of their cultivation levels were high, so they quickly arrived at the Soaring Cloud Sect at the foot of the mountain. But they discovered that everyone already thought of Zhou Ying as a traitor.

Previously, because of the theft of the jade cloud pearl, Zhou Ying had been kicked out of Soaring Cloud Sect. Afterwards, because Lou Jianfeng “exposed” his collusion with the demon race, his reputation was thoroughly ruined.

This time, it was impossible for them to openly enter the Soaring Cloud Sect.

Bai Yang, worried that because Zhou Ying had been implicated by Bai Yang he wouldn’t be willing to work with him, deliberately asked, “Now that everyone says you are a traitor, do you hate me?”

Zhou Ying shook his head, eyes shiny. “I don’t. No matter what kind of person dad is, I won’t hate you.”

Bai Yang looked at his eyes that shined like a puppy’s and felt a sudden pang.

He turned out of his line of sight, “Now, our only option is to infiltrate the Soaring Cloud Sect.”

Zhou Ying nodded and said, “I know of a path we can use to directly ascend the mountain.”

While he was at Soaring Cloud Sect, Zhou Ying would often sneak off the mountain and had already found the gateway. Finding a pathway up the mountain was easy.

That night, the two changed out of their clothes and took advantage of the moonless and windy night to follow the pathway and steal into the Soaring Cloud Sect.