Chapter 96
Editor: Sahloknir
Rong Jue had already seen everything he wanted to.
But he was slow to come out of the spirit mirror.
He didn’t know how to face his shizun anymore.
After joining the demon race and becoming their ruler, Rong Jue thought that he would never feel guilty again.
The demons lived by the creed that only they could offend others, and no one could be allowed to offend them.
So even though he had sensed that Shi Qing had his reasons for mistreating him, his desire to possess the other’s body and his overwhelming hatred drove Rong Jue to deliberately ignore this fact.
To his shizun, he did so many unforgivable things...
In the mirror spirit realm, the Mirror Spirit which had been manipulated didn’t sense anything wrong. She continued to speak in a gentle voice.
“You seem even more upset now.”
Rong Jue’s mood affected the Mirror Spirit Realm. Pouring rain began to fall from the formerly clear sky.
It was like when he had just woken up in the ruins of the Rong family.
But there was a key difference from then.
The past Rong Jue was scared, bewildered and didn’t know what to do.
The present Rong Jue still didn’t know what to do, but his heart had inexplicably settled.
Shizun loved him.
The demon lord was sure of that.
Perhaps at first it was just pity due to his young age, but throughout all those scenes of the past, hidden from his sight, Shizun’s eyes were filled with tenderness when they looked at him.
Although this tenderness was most likely the protectiveness of an elder towards their junior...
It was love all the same, ah.
Before he could rejoice in that hidden love, Rong Jue was plunged back into an abyss of fright.
Twenty years ago, he had woken up in the pouring rain with no one by his side.
Twenty years later, he was still in the rain, but he had someone now.
But that pure relationship had been wiped out by his own hands.
Shizun always did what was best for him. In order to protect him, he was even willing to be humiliated.
And what depraved things had Rong Jue done in return...
Rong Jue could not bear to imagine how Shizun felt when he was force fed the Charm Pill.
Shi Qing: [La la la, my earlier efforts are finally paying off! It’s time for a rich harvest!]
The screaming chicken System: [Aaaaaahhhhhh!]
System: [Aaaaaahhhhh Host you’re so cool you’re so powerful I @#$%#$]
It was so excited that its data devolved into a jumbled mess.
The System really didn’t expect this turn of events, ah!
During the past 29 days, it never thought Shi Qing could really clear the rest of the animosity value in one go on the last day, no matter how much progress they made.
After all! The animosity value was in the hundreds!
One day!
No!
Shi Qing took less than an hour!
The System that had been screaming for half a day finally calmed down a little after forcibly dumping the excitement from its data.
It started to worry again: [Host, is this really okay? What if Rong Jue cultivates to the level of Supreme Elder Shi?]
Shi Qing: [Demonic cultivators can’t ascend, so it’s impossible for him to ever reach that level of cultivation.]
System: [What if he recovers his actual memories?]
Shi Qing: [Rong Jue hadn’t recovered his memories even at the end of the original plotline. The World’s Consciousness isn’t just for show.]
System: [But what about Supreme Elder Shi...]
Shi Qing: [Supreme Elder Shi has already ascended, and Rong Jue can never ascend because he’s a demonic cultivator. My cultivation isn’t high either, so the two of us will never meet.]
Supreme Elder Shi was the perfect target to throw the pot to since he could never jump out to proclaim his innocence.
The System who had every one of its points shot down: [...]
It was so shocked that it didn’t know what to say.
Although it had known a long time ago that its Host was a pro&#k2026;
But he wasn’t just a pro in this world, he was like a speedrunner!
After some consideration, it thought of another important issue.
System: [But what are we supposed to do next? Since Rong Jue’s animosity has been cleared, he definitely won’t treat Host like before.]
Although it was still a pure little system, it knew all about Shi Qing’s &#k2018;hobbies’ after accompanying him through so many worlds.
Rong Jue’s previous mistreatment of Shi Qing was motivated by revenge.
Now that he knew the ‘truth’, how could he continue to do such things? In fact, his attitude was liable to do a 180.
Shi Qing snickered. [Hehe.]
[Have you forgotten about the Charm Pill?]
[If the mountain doesn’t come to me, then I’ll take the Charm Pill and go to the mountain.]
System: [!!!]
So that was why the Host was so eager to take that pill before.
Shi Qing has always been uncouth, but not to that degree.
Did he plan for this moment back then...?
At this moment, the System reviewed all its data from entering this world to the present time. It finally realised something.
It thought the Host was playing around, but Shi Qing was actually carrying out a plan.
And he had chosen the perfect moment to spring his trap.
After thinking it through, the System had only one thought.
Actually, it had no thoughts.
There was only a piece of data that automatically lined up into 666.
But still...
How long were they going to have to wait out here, ah?
***
To be honest, it wasn’t that long of a wait.
No matter how disoriented and guilty he felt, the demon lord had to come out and face reality.
He finally managed to walk out of the mirror.
His eyes immediately flickered to the pale supreme elder standing outside.
Shi Qing was looking at him with tense eyes.
As their gazes met, the supreme elder pursed his lips and asked quietly.
“Did you see anything?”
Rong Jue looked steadily at the person in front of him.
In his memory, this person was always aloof and often scolded him. He had never bothered to hide his favouritism towards Rong Jue’s younger martial siblings.
But now, that face in his memory gradually became suffused with the gentle feelings he had seen in the spirit mirror just now.
Eventually, it turned into the Shizun before him, this pale and cowering person.
That’s right...
Cowering.
Shizun had, over the past twenty years, always been a proud person.
Shizun had broken his own wings to protect Rong Jue.
And yet, Rong Jue took advantage of Shizun’s momentary weakness to hurt him in the most ruthless of ways.
He had personally turned that proud and pampered supreme elder into a timid and fearful shadow of himself.
“Shizun...”
Rong Jue clenched his fists tightly in an attempt to punish himself. His grip was so tight that his nails dug into his flesh.
But he didn’t know what to say next.
As he took in the way the supreme elder paled and his vacant eyes, Rong Jue noticed the other beginning to sway, perhaps as a result of standing outside for too long.
The demon lord took a step forward to help him.
But the supreme elder stumbled back as if he was frightened. His beautiful features were twisted by panic.
Shizun...was afraid of him.
The demon lord was so stunned that he stopped in his tracks.
Sour and bitter feelings wrapped around his heart like vines.
Then...
They tightened violently!
The demon lord clutched at his aching chest. Everything he had done to Shi Qing over the last few days flashed through his mind. Forcing the reticent supreme elder to say those words, using those toys from the demon realm...
He had even put a toy in his Shizun before this outing.
Rong Jue was already lost, but he knew he had to do something for the jittering shizun in front of him.
He couldn’t let Shizun be this afraid any longer.
The demon lord finally managed to open his mouth. His voice was a little hoarse.
“Shizun, I know everything now. You don’t have to be afraid of me anymore, I will never hurt you again.”
Everything made sense now.
“Supreme Elder Shi was right.” Rong Jue thought bitterly.
He was a scourge.
If he hadn’t gone back in time, Rong Jue would have very likely killed Shi Qing and laid waste to the entire cultivation world.
So there were hints of relief amongst the bitterness in his heart.
He was glad that he had been reborn, glad that he had not killed Shi Qing, glad that he now knew the truth and could change it all.
Ever so slowly, Rong Jue hung his head.
“Shizun, please kill me.”
“The supreme elder’s face changed as he subconsciously took a step forward. “What did you say.....Wu!”
Perhaps the sudden movement made something inside him shift. Shi Qing’s body went limp, and he fumbled for some time before grabbing hold of the spirit mirror.
“Shizun!
Rong Jue’s head hurt seeing Shi Qing in this state. He put all other thoughts aside and hurried over to hold that person in his arms.
After feeling this fragile body tremble slightly, Rong Jue’s muddled mind finally became clear.
Shizun was still...wearing that toy inside, wasn’t he?
The demon lord’s face drained of all colour.
He struggled to calm his heart, but his hands couldn’t stop trembling as he gently touched the supreme elder’s body. “This disciple will help you take it off.”
Shi Qing panted, his thin white fingers struggling to land on Rong Jue’s wrist. He weakly tried to push him away.
In an instant, it was like half of Rong Jue’s heart was submerged in ice cold water.
That’s right, it was only natural for Shizun to be disgusted with him.
After all, he was a white-eyed wolf who had done so many excessive things to Shizun.
Wasn’t it only right that Shizun shunned his touch?
Although he knew this clearly in his heart, when it happened, Rong Jue’s body still stiffened to a frightening degree.
He hung his head like a dog who lost its home and remained in place.
Unable to move.
Rong Jue thought that it would have been better if his Shizun had just hit him.
Hit him, punish him, or even kill him.
Even destroying his cultivation and using the cat-o-nine tails to whip him to the brink of death would have been better.
That way, Rong Jue would at least feel some relief.
Anything would be better than Shizun being so frightened of him—loathing his touch to the point that he couldn’t even hit Rong Jue.
While the demon lord was disgusted with himself, the supreme elder, whose face became flushed from trembling so much, finally spoke. He turned away to hide his watery eyes, whispering, “How can you do such a thing in broad daylight.”
Rong Jue froze. It took him several seconds to react.
Did Shizun think he was trying to do that?
So Shizun didn’t push him away out of disgust?
The frozen blood in the demon lord’s veins began to circulate again. He hurried to stammer out an explanation.
“This is a misunderstanding. This disciple wants to remove the...thing in your body.”
Shi Qing still refused to look at him. “We can talk about this back on the peak. This is not the place for such topics.”
“Yes, yes.”
Right now, the demon lord would do anything Shi Qing asked of him. Not to mention going back, the demon lord would even take him into the sky without hesitation if that’s what Shi Qing wanted.
Rong Jue said, “This disciple will take you back now.”
While taking out the key to exit the secret realm, Rong Jue turned back to inform his Shizun, only to stiffen. He saw that the supreme elder had all but collapsed by the spirit mirror. Shi Qing’s bare neck was laid bare as he curled in on himself due to discomfort. He was clearly in no shape to walk.
Rong Jue only felt lustful for a moment before his mind cleared. A strong feeling of contempt and disgust for himself rose in his heart.
How could he still have such thoughts about Shizun after hurting him to this extent?
It was like a little person with a pitchfork popped up next to Rong Jue’s ear. It screamed at him while attacking him:
Despicable beast!
You’re nothing more than an immoral and despicable beast!
He grit his teeth and tried his best to repress his desires. He said quietly, “Shizun, this disciple will carry you back.”
Shi Qing did not say anything. Only his body trembled slightly.
Rong Jue’s heart was in turmoil as he struggled against his covetous thoughts. He quickly made his way back to Qing Jian Peak.
Carefully placing his Shizun in the middle of the cloud bed, the demon lord was already sweating from how hard he was repressing himself.
He closed his eyes and carefully took that thing out.
As soon as he took it out, Rong Jue immediately destroyed it with his demonic energy.
He hung his head, like a big bear that had been chastised by its master for doing something wrong.
Like he was awaiting judgement, Rong Jue knelt heavily by the bed.
“Shizun, this disciple knows his wrongs. Please punish me, Shizun.”
“Don’t worry, Shizun. No matter what you say or what punishment you dole out, this disciple will take it!”
Even if he was told to die.
He would do it without saying a word.
Rong Jue was no fool. When his hatred for Shi Qing cleared, he naturally realised something.
He had fallen in love with his shizun.
Unfortunately, his feelings would never be returned in this lifetime.
Shizun already had plenty of reasons to hate him. Finding out his disciple’s deviant thoughts would be the last nail on the coffin.
It was hard to resist the attraction of someone you liked.
“But it has to be done.” Rong Jue thought, “I must resist.”
If he did it now, then he would really be nothing more than a wretched beast!
It was with such a feeling in his heart that the demon lord slowly lifted his head, wishing to take one last look at his Shizun before his death.
But as soon as he looked up, Rong Jue was confronted with the sight of the supreme elder writhing in discomfort and pawing at his clothes.
“Wu... I can’t, can’t take it anymore.”
The supreme elder’s eyes were no longer lucid. He could only struggle to a sitting position, his watery eyes slowly landing on Rong Jue’s face.
Then, his thin and pale hand fiercely pulled the demon lord’s arm, dragging the other man onto the cloud bed.
Rong Jue, who was caught off guard and pinned down: “...”
The Charm Pill...
No!
There was no way he could do this!!
He must never take advantage of his Shizun’s moment of weakness again.
He must not be a beast again!
While Rong Jue was still trapped in an internal struggle, Shi Qing went straight to the main event.
He proved it beyond a doubt with his actions.
The demon lord wasn’t a beast.
No, he was something even worse.
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