Chapter 120 Demon Lord 120%
“…”
Chao Yuan took Qu Yaoyao to the sacred Kunlun Mountain.
It was deep winter, and the Kunlun Mountains were covered in heavy snow. All that was seen was an endless expanse of pale white, cold and lifeless.
"Where is the palace you mentioned?" Qu Yaoyao and Chao Yuan were walking on the snow. No matter whether they were humans or gods, once they entered the sacred mountain, their magic power would be restricted and they could only walk in the snow.
Chao Yuan, dressed in a snowy white, blended seamlessly into the surroundings. He held Qu Yaoyao's hand tightly and stared ahead, saying, "It's near Tianchi Lake."
"Do you want to build a snowman?" They passed by a place they had been to before, and there was still only a lonely tree there.
Qu Yaoyao stopped, looked at the tree for a few moments, nodded and walked over.
The snow on the mountain was calf-deep, and if you accidentally stepped on a low spot, you would be halfway in. Unfortunately, Qu Yaoyao didn't see the road clearly and stepped on the bottom of a pit before she could get close to the snowy trees. She felt her footing loosen, and in the blink of an eye, she was sinking into the snow.
"Yaoyao!" Chao Yuan slowed down by two steps and hurried forward.
Qu Yaoyao wasn't as tall as Chao Yuan to begin with, and now that she was stuck in the pit, she was practically looking up at him. The snow was up to her waist. She tried to climb out, but Chao Yuan bent over and pulled her out of the pit.
"Are you okay?" Chao Yuan held back his laughter. Seeing that Qu Yaoyao was covered in snow, he gently patted her a few times.
Qu Yaoyao felt so embarrassed that she waved Chao Yuan's hand away. Her breathing was a little unsteady as she pointed at the depression and muttered, "There's so much snow here, let's use the snow pile here."
"Okay." Chao Yuan had no objection.
Snowmen are easy to build. Qu Yaoyao squatted on the ground and rolled snowballs. In a short while, she had made two. She piled them together and was thinking about what to use to decorate the snowman's eyes. Chao Yuan took out two large black beads from his sleeve and placed them on the snowman's face.
"What's this?"
"Night-shining pearl."
Chao Yuan spoke steadily, and then he took out a few half-arm-long red-gold feathers to make arms. Qu Yaoyao opened her mouth wide and stopped him, "What is this?"
"feather."
After a pause, he added, "My fallen feathers."
The night-shining pearls were priceless, and the feathers Chao Yuan mentioned were each delicate and lustrous, their value immeasurable. Chao Yuan, unblinkingly, used these treasures to build a snowman. Seeing Qu Yaoyao's worried expression, he consoled her, "I have a lot of these things. If you like them, I'll have someone bring you a box."
Qu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, "Where did you get so much?"
She knew that Chao Yuan acted in a high-profile manner and had no shortage of money, but she thought that was because of his status as an Immortal Lord and a Demon King.
Chao Yuan raised his eyelashes, his thoughts a little vague, and he replied casually: "These night-shining pearls are like stones in Lingze Mountain."
Lingze Mountain is the fairyland where the Phoenix Clan resides. Phoenixes love light and warmth. There, the night is as bright as day, and every night is as bright as day. Everywhere is filled with luminous jewels. These are all beautiful things in Chao Yuan's memory. Unfortunately, the phoenix flower only brings back nightmares, and even Qu Yaoyao cannot see it.
"Then Lingze Mountain is now..."
“It’s gone.”
Unlike Kunlun Mountain, which was a divine relic that could be sealed and hidden but never vanish, Lingze Mountain was a fairyland created by the Phoenix Clan. With the Phoenix Clan's demise and the invasion of its enemies, the fairyland faded and withered. Once Chao Yuan fell into Kunlun, it vanished and shattered, lost in the long river of time.
Qu Yaoyao was silent for a while. When she thought of what she saw in the phoenix flowers ten thousand years ago, she felt a little depressed.
Quickly changing the subject, she looked at the increasingly noble snowman and pondered, "It already has a mouth and hands, so what should it use for its mouth?"
Chao Yuan gave her the answer with his actions. He scratched his fingertips and slowly extended his finger to leave an arc on the snow.
"This..." Qu Yaoyao was stunned.
Chao Yuan's act of painting the snowman's face with blood was supposed to be terrifying, but inexplicably, the snowman's wide, raised curve didn't seem terrifying at all, but instead looked bright and glorious. Qu Yaoyao tore off a section of her skirt. She was wearing a light crescent-white dress today. While not vibrant, the pink lotus flowers embroidered on the hem added a touch of color.
Wrapping the torn off skirt around the snowman, Qu Yaoyao smiled with her eyelashes curved, "It looks pretty good."
Just smiling, her eyes felt a little sore.
When she secretly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, Chao Yuan hugged her tightly in his arms and whispered, "I'm sorry."
Qu Yaoyao didn't want to lose control, so she wiped her tears on Chao Yuan's clothes. She smiled and said, "I'm happy."
"After all this time, who would have thought that we would actually come back together to build a snowman."
Those past lives that Qu Yaoyao had thought were so distant were actually still before her eyes whenever she thought of them. She still remembered the sacred Kunlun Mountains that day, the way Xie Qingxun had embraced her, and the sadness she felt when she saw the snow-covered tree, regretting that she could no longer play with her beloved.
In this life, Chao Yuan did not intend to sacrifice Qu Yaoyao, but his actions in the previous life could not be washed away. Even if he tried his best to make amends later, he could not cover up the fact that he had sacrificed her.
"I have to say, you are quite cruel."
The cruel one was Xie Qingxun back then, but in this life, everything is no longer the same. Xie Qingxun has become Chao Yuan. If Qu Yaoyao really wants to hate someone, the person she should hate is Chong'an, who has become Xie Qingxun.
Sniffing, Qu Yaoyao said, "Actually, I've always wondered why you told me your name was Chong'an after giving me a second life."
It was obvious in Xuanehua's dream that he did not agree with this name.
Chao Yuan's eyelashes trembled, his face was a little pale, and he stared at Qu Yaoyao seriously for a few seconds. After making sure that she had calmed down, he replied, "Because Chong'an is the only one who won't hurt you."
The name Chong'an carries Chao Yuan's endless nightmares, but it was also the appearance of Xiao Xuelian that transformed Chong'an into Chao Yuan. Chong'an will always remember those nightmares and will never forget that it was Xiao Xuelian who made him see the light. But later he became Chao Yuan and stayed in the darkness for too long, so long that after he became Xie Qingxun, he clearly touched the sunlight, but still felt that he was still in the abyss.
"I was blinded by darkness, fed up with the cold of Kunlun Mountain, and unwilling to let you get close. I always thought that as long as I came out of the seal, everything I hated would disappear."
It is true that what he hated did disappear, but he also forgot to keep what he liked.
In his previous life, Xie Qingxun had been trapped in a demonic barrier, unable to be pulled out by the Little Snow Lotus. Only after the Little Snow Lotus truly dissipated from his presence and he returned to his true form did he finally break free. He began to suffer, tormented. Day after day, he dreamed of the Little Snow Lotus being consumed by the crimson lotus flames, feeling as if he were trapped again in that cold, dark chamber.
How could he forget?
How could he have the heart to hurt the light that had pulled him out of the abyss?
Therefore, when he has another chance, he is not Xie Qingxun who is trapped by demonic barriers, nor Chao Yuan who is pulled out of the abyss, but Chong'an who exists for Xiao Xuelian.
Only Chong'an would not bear to hurt his little Xuelian.
Qu Yaoyao didn't want to cry. She felt too fragile lately, and her sobbing was annoying. But she was a person who could easily empathize. After hearing Chao Yuan's words, she felt the loneliness and sadness that washed over her, an emotion that Chao Yuan had always deliberately suppressed in her presence.
Qu Yaoyao then realized that not only she had not gotten over the sacrifice, but Chao Yuan was also immersed in the past.
What she was sad about and couldn't forget were all the things Chao Yuan regretted and was unable to change, but they shouldn't be like this, they should all step forward and look forward.
"Then who are you now?" Qu Yaoyao tried to liven up the atmosphere.
Chao Yuan said without hesitation: "Chong'an."
When the second sacrifice was completed, he regained his memories of his previous life and became Chong'an again.
Qu Yaoyao should have been happy to hear that, but when she actually heard Chao Yuan say that, she shook her head and wished he was Chao Yuan.
"You are not Chong'an." She pulled up a strand of Chao Yuan's black hair and said calmly, "Look, your hair is black, but Chong'an's hair is white, like snow..."
Before she could finish the last half sentence, Qu Yaoyao saw the black hair in her hand turning white bit by bit. The dazzling color blended with the snow and turned into the appearance in her memory.
In a flash, the white hair turned back to black. A rare hint of embarrassment appeared between Chao Yuan's eyebrows. He raised his hand and quickly pulled the hair back from her hand.
"Let's go." Chao Yuan went to hold her hand.
Qu Yaoyao followed him for two steps. She was still a little dazed and looked at his hair again. It was indeed as black and shiny as silk. It seemed as if she had mistaken the snow-white color just now.
Could it be that she is dazzled?
Qu Yaoyao wanted to ask but couldn't. After walking a distance, she twisted her body to look at the snowy tree. Under the lonely tree, a conspicuous snowman appeared, and the former loneliness and desolation were gone.
"Everything has changed." Qu Yaoyao murmured.
It was they who had changed, and it was also their previous state of mind that had changed. Looking intently at the snowman, Qu Yaoyao couldn't help but curl her lips at the smile on its face.
Under the wind and snow, the snowman shook his arms slightly in the cold wind...
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Qu Yaoyao was not very curious about the palace that Chao Yuan mentioned.
She thought it was just like a thatched hut in the human world, and if it was more magnificent, it would be the pavilions and towers of the Wanmen Immortal Sect. But when she really arrived at Tianchi, she was so surprised that she couldn't say a word.
no the same.
It was completely different from what she had imagined.
The palace Chao Yuan had built for her, winding its way across the Tianchi Lake and the ground, was a magnificent palace of crystal white jade. It had two doors, four in total: east, south, west, and north. Entering from the main hall, one was greeted by a beautiful palace, connected by a winding corridor. The carved railings and jade masonry were all pale in color, reflecting Qu Yaoyao's favorite transparent crystal.
Entering from the main hall is the bedroom where she can rest. The bedroom is built on the Tianchi Lake, surrounded by water on three sides, with small bridges and waterside pavilions all around. There is also a spacious open space in front of the door. In the center is a beautifully carved phoenix. The inside of the ice sculpture is dyed deep red, which is the only bright color in the whole hall.
"Is this you and me?" Qu Yaoyao looked up at the ice sculpture. The phoenix spread its wings as if ready to fly, holding a transparent snow lotus in its beak, just like when Chong'an helped her to be reborn.
Chao Yuan walked behind her and hugged her, "Do you like it here?"
Since Qu Yaoyao left, he has almost stayed in Kunlun, meticulously carving every corner of the place, all for this day, to bring his beloved girl back here and say to her: "I will give you a home."
When Qu Yaoyao was in front of him, he couldn't say this because he was not sure whether Qu Yaoyao was still willing to stay here. Until Qu Yaoyao nodded and replied, "I like it."
Chao Yuan seemed to be relieved, and he rested his chin on her shoulder and said, "If you like, we can live here from now on."
"But it's very cold here." Ordinary people simply can't stand the severe cold here.
Chao Yuan didn't care much, "I don't feel cold."
Having her is enough.
"But it's freezing cold here, with nothing but snow. Don't you feel bored?" She remembered that the phoenix, in addition to its own beauty, also liked bright and beautiful things by nature, and its favorite color was the fiery red.
If Chao Yuan just said it didn't matter, it would be a bit fake. He pursed his lips slightly and sighed, "As long as you're here, I can endure it."
"Yaoyao." His tone was filled with helplessness. "This is a huge palace, you can't even forbid me to hang a red curtain, right?"
Then he is really boring and pathetic.
When has the great Demon Lord Chao Yuan ever been so humble and subservient?
Qu Yaoyao couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Don't give me that." Turning around and looking at the man pretending to be weak, Qu Yaoyao didn't soften her heart immediately. She stood on tiptoe to hook his neck, seizing the opportunity to bully him, "If you treat me badly, I will be unhappy and I won't let you hang even a single red curtain."
“Use white for everything.”
Chao Yuan raised his eyebrows, "Do you want white candles as well?"
This is a bit eerie.
Even if everything here was pale and monotonous, Chao Yuan's face was never monotonous. Qu Yaoyao missed his beautiful half-human, half-phoenix appearance and whispered in his ear, "I want to see your big wings."
Chao Yuan was not stingy either. He put one hand around the waist of the girl in his arms. A pair of large wings broke through the back of his clothes and came out. The dazzling light instantly illuminated the palace, and Qu Yaoyao was so dazzled that she could hardly open her eyes.
...It's so beautiful.
Qu Yaoyao never thought that one day she would be able to touch the wings of a phoenix.
It wasn't as soft as she'd imagined. The feathers on Chao Yuan's wings were hard and smooth. To suit her preferences, the flames had been extinguished, the temperature lowered, bringing a slight chill. Every time she touched the wings, she felt Chao Yuan tighten his grip around her waist. When she felt the soft down beneath his wings, Chao Yuan leaned slightly, pressing most of his body against hers.
"What's wrong with you?" Qu Yaoyao's hand trembled as she touched the heel of the feather deep inside the wing.
Chao Yuan's breathing nearly faltered, his pale face taking on a new color. He flapped his wings, their half-folded wings opening wide to block out a large swath of light, startling Qu Yaoyao so much that she pulled her hand back.
The light in front of him became thinner and thinner, and the wings spread out forward, slowly wrapping him and Qu Yaoyao together, forming a small space.
Qu Yaoyao struggled a bit, but as the temperature rose, she not only didn't feel uncomfortable, but even felt a little safer. Looking at the face getting closer and closer, she whispered in the darkness, "What are you doing?"
Chao Yuan didn't intend to do anything, he just wanted to take Qu Yaoyao to experience a new posture that was not written in the book.
“…”
There is no day or night in Kunlun Mountains. You are stuck between day and night and cannot feel the passage of time.
When Qu Yaoyao woke up, she was lying on the big bed in the bedroom, with white curtains fluttering in the hall. It was just as Chao Yuan said, without a single cent of profit.
"Chao Yuan?" Qu Yaoyao moved her sore arms, but couldn't find him in the room.
She clearly liked the simple, elegant white the most, but perhaps because she had seen white recently, she actually felt a bit annoyed. She pushed aside the layers of white curtains, opened the door, and walked out. As she walked through the corridor, her steps suddenly stopped.
White again.
Qu Yaoyao's eyes felt a little sore when she saw Chao Yuan wearing a dazzling white robe, lying beside the Tianchi Lake.
The clean white without a trace of other colors is the opposite of the bright and passionate red.
"I don't like fire, I don't like the ostentatious color red, and I'm afraid of anything related to fire." Qu Yaoyao suddenly remembered what she had said when she was Little Snow Lotus.
How did Chao Yuan respond at that time?
He said: [I can wear white clothes with you in the future.]
[I will soak in the cold pond with you every day, and I will not let any flames appear and hurt you.]
You once said you wanted to build a big snowman at Kunlun Mountain. There's a Tianchi Lake there amidst the ice and snow, a place more suitable for you than the Hantan Lake.
If you want to go, we can build a home in Kunlun Mountain.
Qu Yaoyao suddenly realized that Chao Yuan had never worn red clothes in her presence again, nor had he lost his scorching body temperature. He had quietly changed for her, and these seemingly easy things were, for Chao Yuan, his only joy and warmth.
Qu Yaoyao rubbed her eyes and felt that she didn't like Bai as much anymore.
Just as she was about to walk towards Chao Yuan, she suddenly noticed that not only were Chao Yuan's clothes white, but his hair was also a pale snow-white color.
This time it was not an illusion, his hair was truly full of silver, exactly the same as Chong'an's.
The author has something to say: I’m too sleepy, so I’ll just write this first QWQ.
Thanks to the little angel who cast the mine: 1 heart arsonist;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: 40 bottles of the cool night in the early summer;
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