Chapter 100 The Ruthless Demon Lord 1 Revisiting the old place.
At this moment, everything around him seemed to disappear. Jian Ziyan stared at the face he had been thinking about day and night, without even realizing how strange it was to have such a look on a fox.
Fortunately, Lu Wufeng did not notice his abnormality. The man with a jade crown on his head and flowing clothes had a blank expression on his face. He just raised his head to take a look at the fox and then looked around.
There was the raging war outside the hall, but it was so quiet inside that it seemed like another world. All the decorations and furnishings were gorgeous and elegant, and one could tell how much luxury the Demon Lord who had sat here before was enjoying.
Beneath the man's sharp sword-like brows, a pair of black eyes like cold ponds revealed an extreme coldness. He glanced around and did not find the person he was looking for, so his gaze returned to the red fox in front of him.
The little fox was not as big as an ordinary fox, and seemed to be still a small creature. Its fur was gorgeous and luxurious without any other colors. Lu Wufeng was not sure about the species of the animal, but he could tell that the little fox must be extremely valuable.
At this time, the little fox's eyes were full of dullness. It must have been a little dazed to see a stranger coming in, but it did not make any frightened or resisting moves.
Looking at such a soft and furry creature, Lu Wufeng's oppressive coldness and murderousness faded a little.
"Little Fox, where is your master? Do you know where he went?" He didn't know if he was asking the fox or just wanted to say something to vent the depression in his heart. "If he leaves you here by yourself, won't he worry that something will happen to you?"
It took a while after his voice was heard that Jian Ziyan finally came back to his senses.
Wufeng...does he treat him as his own pet?
Jian Ziyan's heart trembled suddenly, and a crazy idea started to turn uncontrollably.
Ever since he did that, he no longer dared to hope to experience Lu Wufeng's tenderness again. He was ready to face Lu Wufeng's hateful eyes and the sword that was about to pierce his chest.
This is what he deserves and he has no regrets.
But, is there another possibility that would allow him to be with him again in another form?
Even if I can't regain my human form for the rest of my life, even if I can only watch him and protect him?
Jian Ziyan's heart began to beat violently. His desire was mixed with a strong timidity, and his eyes became cautious.
However, in Lu Wufeng's opinion, it was this slow reaction and the stupidity of not even knowing how to dodge the enemy that made him certain that it was just an ordinary fox, not a spiritual pet that had cultivated intelligence.
Although it was a little unbelievable that the man would actually raise a fox with no intelligence and pamper it to the point of allowing it to sit on the throne of the Demon Lord, it also made Lu Wufeng quietly let go of his vigilance and murderous intent.
His hatred was all directed towards that person and the evil cultivators. It was just a red fox that was ignorant of the ways of the world, so how could he be considered a gentleman to blame it?
Lu Wufeng's eyes flashed with sarcasm. He lowered his eyes and looked at the seemingly well-behaved little fox. He said, "Your master probably abandoned you and ran away. It is indeed something he would do. In his eyes, even the lives of others are just toys that can be discarded at any time, let alone a little fox like you."
The pointed fox ears trembled violently, and the fox felt a chill in his heart. In order not to reveal more, he lowered his eyes to cover up the sadness flowing in them.
Wufeng, in your heart, you really think of me like this...
Even though he had anticipated this result, he still felt like he had been hit hard when he heard these words from Lu Wufeng's mouth. At this moment, he was even glad that he was in the form of a fox, otherwise he would not know how to face these words.
He felt stiffly as Lu Wufeng put him back on the seat and gently stroked the top of his head with his knuckles.
"You are not human, but you are well-behaved and pitiful." Lu Wufeng said, "Since your master has abandoned you, how can an ordinary little fox like you survive in this land of demon cultivators? Just follow me, and I will release you back to Lingshan. If you can get some opportunities, it will be your good fortune."
Jian Ziyan's eyes widened, his heart trembling violently, filled with love for Lu Wufeng. Every trembling was silently calling, Wufeng, Wufeng.
This is his Wufeng, the person he deeply loves. Even if he hates her so much, he will never involve other things.
He is an upright gentleman, a man of integrity and honesty. Even now, he is still so fascinated by him that so many delusions arise in his mind.
Jian Ziyan felt sad, but he couldn't suppress the ecstasy in his heart. He knew that he had made the right bet. His Wufeng was so kind, and it had been the same from his previous life to this one.
Then it would be good to let Wufeng take him back to his Lingzhao Peak. From now on, even if he is just in the form of a fox and guards him from afar, it will be a luxury and satisfaction that he never dared to think of before.
With an extremely grateful heart, Lu Wufeng held him in his arms. He immediately took a deep breath greedily, cherishing this embrace that he had not felt for a long time.
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The battle outside is coming to an end. Under the leadership of Lu Wufeng, the reborn Lord of Xuanyun Palace, all the demon cultivators except those who escaped have been controlled, so that they can no longer cause trouble.
Seeing Lu Wufeng step into the Xiaogu Palace alone, everyone understood what was going on and tacitly decided not to follow him in, leaving the final decision to Lu Wufeng himself.
After all, the person in there was his Taoist partner who had shared joys and sorrows with him. Before Jian Ziyan revealed his true identity, the two of them had indeed spent hundreds of years in sweet happiness together.
But none of them suspected that Lu Wufeng would deliberately let Jian Ziyan go because of their old friendship.
On the one hand, the character of Immortal Lord Wufeng is clear. Everyone in the world may have private feelings, but Immortal Lord Wufeng cannot.
On the other hand, considering what Jian Ziyan had done before, no one would have any sympathy for him.
After all, at the ceremony when the two of them officially became Taoist companions, Jian Ziyan stabbed out that astonishing sword move, which could be said to have shocked the three realms.
Not to mention the resurrected Immortal Wufeng himself, other people would also feel heartbroken when they mentioned this matter.
Later, after Jian Ziyan became the Demon Lord, the demon cultivators and monsters acted more and more wantonly, making it unforgivable for everyone.
Therefore, Lu Wufeng went alone to put an end to his former lover. Everyone was relieved because Lu Wufeng would definitely come back with Jian Ziyan's head to give an explanation to himself and the people of the world.
So when Lu Wufeng walked out of the Xiaogu Palace cleanly, holding only a fiery red fox in his arms, the people from the Immortal Sect who were cleaning up the battlefield outside were all stunned.
Sensing all kinds of eyes falling on him, Jian Ziyan shrank further into Lu Wufeng's arms and buried his pointed nose into the lapel of Lu Wufeng's shirt.
As if sensing his uneasiness, the slender, slightly cool hand touched his head, almost making Jian Ziyan cry.
Lu Wufeng glanced around calmly. His voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly.
"Demon Lord Jian Ziyan is not in the palace. I think he has escaped during the chaos. I don't know where he is hiding. I hope you can search for him. If you find his whereabouts, please inform me as soon as possible."
He looked calm, his posture was graceful, and he had a convincing aura that made those who were originally puzzled look enlightened.
"I didn't expect Jian Ziyan to be so cowardly that he would flee without a fight."
"The so-called Demon Lord is nothing more than a demon cultivator. How can we expect him to have any fortitude and courage?"
"You are right, fellow Daoist. However, this person has a vicious mind. If we don't catch him as soon as possible, I'm afraid we don't know what kind of disaster he will cause..."
"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. We have Immortal Lord Wufeng here..."
The endless ridicule and malice enveloped Jian Ziyan tightly, his eyes dimmed, and he couldn't help but shrink a little. ◣
Fortunately, this embrace was protecting him at this moment, and fortunately, he still had a chance to catch his breath...
"Master, where did you get such a fox?"
The young man's clear and pleasant voice sounded, causing Jian Ziyan to freeze instantly.
This, this, this is...
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that Lu Wufeng's voice seemed to be a little gentler in an instant, and he changed from a dignified gentleman to a humane man.
"It was only found in the temple. Ye Shu, are you injured?"
The night is different.
Chu Yeshu.
This is Lu Wufeng’s new Taoist partner.
Jian Ziyan felt a tearing pain in his heart, and unstoppable sadness and hatred surged out, causing his body to tremble slightly.
The news that Lu Wufeng had a new Taoist partner had long reached his ears. He thought he had made sufficient preparations to face this fact, but when he really faced it, he realized that all the defenses he had built before were so vulnerable.
Just a sound made him feel heartbroken.
He couldn't even muster the courage to look up at Chu Yeshu's face.
“Hmm…”
Jian Ziyan didn't dare to look up, but Chu Yeshu had no worries. As soon as he saw the beautiful little fox with a fiery red body, he liked it. He went up to it and looked at it carefully.
Caught off guard, Jian Ziyan met Chu Yeshu's eyes.
Those were a pair of eyes full of pride and youthful spirit. He looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a face full of the innocence and magnanimity of a child of destiny, which made people want to smile knowingly when they saw him.
This is the person Wufeng likes now...
Jian Ziyan stared at Chu Yeshu blankly, with a mixture of bitterness and relief flowing through his extreme heartache.
He's quite good, and looks like a naive and likable boy. He will definitely not hurt Wufeng like he did, bringing him only pain and hatred.
Neither of them knew the complicated feelings in the little fox's heart. Chu Yeshu stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch the fox's head, but then retracted his hand.
"Master, could this be raised by Jian Ziyan?"
Lu Wufeng asked: "Who else could be raised in Xiaogu Palace except him?"
In front of outsiders, he has always been able to conceal his emotions well. He knows his identity and the responsibilities he should bear, and there is no need for these personal affairs to occupy other people's attention.
"Ah..." Chu Yeshu widened his eyes in astonishment, "Then why did you bring it out? Are you going to kill it?"
There was some reluctance in his voice. After all, the fox was really beautiful and he always liked beautiful things.
Lu Wufeng glanced at him sideways: "In your heart, am I such a cruel and heartless person?"
Although it was a question, there was no blame in his tone. It sounded like he was just joking with someone close to him.
Such an intimate tone made Jian Ziyan feel even more heartbroken. He curled up his limbs and shrank himself into a smaller ball.
"I was wrong, Senior Brother." Chu Yeshu stuck out his tongue, but there was some relief in his eyes. He looked at the little fox with fondness, and his voice was a little complicated, "It's really beautiful, but it's a pity that it was raised by Jian Ziyan."
"So what?" Lu Wufeng asked, "Jian Ziyan did it.
What does this have to do with the pet he raises?"
"It's nothing..." Chu Yeshu muttered, "I just feel that it must have been close to that devil in the past, and I feel uncomfortable thinking about it."
"You don't have to force yourself to like it. Now that Xiaogu Palace has collapsed, I saw that it would be hard for it to survive alone, so I brought it out." Lu Wufeng said, "From now on, just put it in the back mountain of Lingzhao Peak, don't worry about it."
Chu Yeshu thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with this, so he didn't say anything more.
When the two of them stood together, it was obvious that they had a close relationship, which made others take a second look.
You know, after returning, although Lu Wufeng is as gentle and elegant as ever, anyone can feel that his aura is much deeper and colder than before, more majestic, and people dare not offend him.
Only Chu Yeshu, whom he picked up personally and brought back to Xuanyun Palace, could be so close to him. It must be a matter of time before the two of them become formal Taoist partners.
[Compared to Jian Ziyan's calmness, 419 seemed extremely nervous.
It stared at Lu Wufeng and Chu Yeshu closely, wishing it could scan them from inside to outside: "Did these two succeed? Why do they seem to succeed, yet also seem not to succeed?"
Jian Ziyan almost burst out laughing: "Xiaojiu, why are you so worried about this?"
"It's all your fault." 419 said in reproach. "I never worried about this kind of thing before. The plot progressed to the point it was at. But you always changed the storyline and made a 180-degree turn. So many times the protagonists who were supposed to be together didn't end up together."
"Being together or not won't affect the mission, so why worry so much?" Jian Ziyan said, "But since you're so worried, I'll kindly tell you that this couple is probably not going to make it."
419 paused for a moment, and found that he had gotten so used to it that he no longer felt sad: "Is that so..."
"As everyone knows, I can only change my own character, but not other characters' characters." Jian Ziyan said, "According to Lu Wufeng's personality, if he was only suffering from the pain of love in this life, maybe Chu Yeshu would be able to accept him under his warmth. But now he has recovered his memories of his previous life, and his original body has occupied too much influence in his feelings. He can't just ignore it. In this way, he won't harm Xiao Chu."
"You have a point." 419 sighed, "I just think too much."
"He's a really good man." Jian Ziyan also sighed, "Mom, I'm a little reluctant to let him go... Let's put it this way, if he doesn't do anything too extreme later, I'll be more restrained and get the lowest forgiveness value."]
Jian Ziyan listened to their conversation, and the pain in his heart had become numb.
He already regretted being brought out by Lu Wufeng. Now he saw with his own eyes that he was gentle and intimate with another person. All the uniqueness that once belonged to him was given to that boy who was as dazzling as the sun, which made him extremely sad and ashamed.
There was a small voice in his heart saying: Don’t you already know this is the situation?
But no matter how much I heard, it was not as shocking as seeing it with my own eyes.
Jian Ziyan even wanted to jump out of this embrace. Just like what those people from the Immortal Sect said, he should just run away.
But when he smelled this familiar scent, he couldn't bear to leave.
He would rather continue to endure the pain of being pierced by thousands of arrows than to leave this embrace and refuse the opportunity to continue to protect him in the future.
He has now done what he should do and fulfilled the original agreement, so he should be allowed to continue to protect his beloved... right?
Even his beloved no longer has him in her heart.
…
Just as Lu Wufeng said, after returning to Xuanyun Palace, he brought the red fox back to his Lingzhao Peak.
He originally wanted to put the fox directly into the back mountain to fend for itself, but when he saw the bleeding wound on its front paw, he hesitated for a moment and decided to take it back to his residence first.
He placed the fox on the table, took out the medicine from his ring, and applied it on its little front paws.
The gentle and handsome man lowered his eyes. He was already the most honorable person in the entire world of immortal cultivation, but he was still worried about the life of a little fox and was willing to personally buy it the elixir that would be fought over by countless cultivators.
Jian Ziyan stared at him blankly, even holding his breath.
Ever since he set foot on Lingzhao Peak, he has been trapped in a trance of memories and unable to extricate himself.
When he was Lu Wufeng's Taoist partner, Lingzhao Peak was their love nest. He was the other owner of this place, able to come and go freely. He was very familiar with every inch of this place and knew it like the back of his hand.
Originally, he was extremely afraid of seeing traces of another person's life here. However, to his surprise, Chu Yeshu did not seem to have moved into Lingzhao Peak. This place still belonged to Lu Wufeng alone.
Hundreds of years passed, and nothing had changed here.
After Lu Wufeng applied medicine to the little fox, he looked up and found its dull eyes. His brows moved and a hint of helplessness appeared.
"But are you scared silly?" He knew that the fox had no intelligence and could not understand human language, but he still asked, "How can I let you live alone in the back mountain with such a small courage?"
The back mountain of Lingzhao Peak not only has precious spiritual plants and herbs, but also many rare fairy beasts, including some fierce beasts with strong attack capabilities. If such a weak fox is put in, it will probably be bullied to pieces.
Hearing his gentle words, Jian Ziyan shuddered suddenly, and his previous doubts were answered.
His Wu Feng was always so considerate and would never bring any unhappiness to others. He must have cherished and loved the young man so much that he didn't want to be reckless with him before they officially became Taoist partners.
Even in the past, Wufeng proposed to him many times, but he did not agree. It was only after his own constant persuasion that he moved into Lingzhao Peak.
Before he took this step on his own initiative, Lu Wufeng had always treated him with gentlemanly courtesy, and even when he was in so much desire that his whole body ached, he had never done anything beyond that.
Now, this thoughtfulness no longer belongs to him.
The pain in Jian Ziyan's heart was much more painful than the pain in his body. He shrank his body and looked extremely timid.
Lu Wufeng looked at him and tentatively reached out to touch his back.
How could Jian Ziyan reject Lu Wufeng?
When Lu Wufeng's hand just touched him, he naturally turned his head and tried his best to touch Lu Wufeng's hand with his nose and head. He looked really naive, pitiful and cute.
Lu Wufeng said: "You are smart. Do you try to please me because you know that you have changed your master?"
Jian Ziyan was unable to answer. He successfully nudged his head under Lu Wufeng's palm, and his soft pointed ears trembled between his fingers.
The tiny hairs scraped across his skin, and Lu Wufeng's eyes softened a little.
"Forget it." He stood up. "You can stay here first. When your wounds are completely healed and you are familiar with this place, I will put you in the back mountain."
Jian Ziyan couldn't believe what he heard.
He, he was actually allowed to stay...?
Can he guard against Wufeng at such a close distance?
Jian Ziyan was ecstatic, but he couldn't express his joy. He could only rub Lu Wufeng's palm hard.
His fur is soft and has a warm feeling, and his narrow fox eyes are slightly narrowed, making people feel genuinely comfortable.
Seeing the obedient little fox, Lu Wufeng gradually revealed a bit of complexity.
This is the pet that person raised. Ask yourself, does he really have no grudges against it at all?
He is not a saint, how could he remain indifferent?
Not only could he not remain indifferent, but even when faced with anything related to that person, he needed to use all his strength to suppress the madness that suddenly surged up.
He felt that he might have gone crazy. He had become the kind of hypocritical person that he used to despise. He sat in this position while maintaining his outward dignity and calmness, but his heart was filled with the desire to vent his resentment and hatred towards one person.
He was like this, even he himself felt terrified, but he was still able to suppress himself.
His cold fingers wrapped around the fox's delicate ears, and the Immortal Lord Wufeng, who was famous throughout the three realms for his elegance, had a gaze as deep as a thousand-year-old pool.
"Luckily, you're just an innocent little fox," he whispered.
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I suddenly realized that I had been using a typo in the last world. It was 神只 (qi) instead of 神� (zhi). I suddenly became illiterate.jpg
And no one actually told me QAQ Today I suddenly remembered these two similar words and looked them up... cold sweat started pouring down my face.
I have corrected everything, admitted my mistakes sincerely, and then everyone just pretended nothing happened... nothing happened... orz
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