Chapter 931: Tenderness
Ye Fei clasped his fingers together, puzzled: "Sorry? Sorry for what?"
"It's my fault for not protecting you."
Li Yuan hugged her tightly again, his voice hoarse as he spoke: "If I had protected you back then, you wouldn't have been attacked by the Holy Church..."
He couldn't continue.
He buried his face in the crook of the girl's neck and remained motionless for a while.
Just as Ye Fei was feeling something strange, she suddenly felt something warm water droplets falling on the skin of her neck. She was stunned for a moment, and then immediately turned Li Yuan's face towards her.
The Demon Emperor, who usually had a cold expression, now had red eyes, a few tears hanging on his long eyelashes, and his icy aura had diminished considerably. He looked...very fragile.
Ye Fei had never seen Li Yuan shed a tear, nor did she believe that Li Yuan would ever shed a tear.
But his first tears were truly shed for her...
Ye Fei hugged him, patted his back, and comforted him, "It's okay, it's okay. Look, I'm alive and well now."
Li Yuan remained silent.
He dared not imagine what Fei'er was facing when she was besieged by the Holy Order.
But what made Chi Ye choose such an extreme method as exchanging his life for Fei'er's, pulling her back from the brink of hell...
Li Yuan's hands were trembling slightly—the Demon Lord, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, must never have imagined that he would feel fear in his heart.
Ye Fei was also deeply moved by this.
It wasn't because she saw Li Yuan crying, but because he felt remorse and sadness for what she had experienced.
"If you won't let me cry, then I won't let you cry either." Ye Fei gently rubbed his face and placed a kiss on his eyes.
Li Yuan closed his eyes slightly, feeling the gentle kiss fall on his eyelids.
He held her hand, tightening his grip.
"Alright, let's not talk about me anymore. What happened to your injuries?" Ye Fei asked anxiously, remembering his injuries. "The Xilan Demon Clan's forces..."
"It's nothing." Li Yuan had completely composed himself. He held the girl's hand tightly and said calmly, "The leader of the Xilan Demon Clan intends to seize the throne and has secretly used the Nine Nether Flower Poison on me."
Ye Fei's expression changed upon hearing this: "Nine Nether Flower Poison?!"
That's a deadly poison that can completely wipe out demons!
She immediately pulled Li Yuan's hand over to carefully check his pulse.
"I'm not poisoned." Seeing her anxious expression, Li Yuan smiled and touched her face. "I was just pretending to be poisoned."
Ye Fei's subordinate paused, his eyes flashing slightly: "You want the leader of the Xilan Demon Clan to completely believe that you are deeply poisoned, lower your guard, and then wipe you all out in one fell swoop?"
Li Yuan nodded, his melodious voice carrying a hint of coldness and murderous intent: "With just his mere Xilan Demon Clan power, he certainly couldn't possibly have the ability to seize the throne."
Behind him, there must be a cunning bird that appears to be helping him, but actually has ulterior motives.
Ye Fei tapped her fingers on the table beside the bed, a figure already in her mind: "I guess... the name of that yellow bird is Thorn."
Li Yuan's eyes darkened.
In the past five years, Jingji has disappeared completely, and not a trace of her can be found; it's as if she has vanished into thin air.
If it is indeed Thorn who is helping the Xilan Demon Clan—then it can only mean that he can't wait any longer.
After all, seizing the throne was something he had always wanted to do.
The night was dark.
When Ye Fei and Li Yuan walked out of the palace, they saw Jiang Bai and Li Yu kneeling in front of the palace door.
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