Chapter 1 Aftermath

Having said that, Zhang Yuanqing clearly felt Yin Ji's body stiffen.

The first expressions on her face weren't shock or joy, but blankness and bewilderment!

A second or two later, extreme shame and anger surged in her watery eyes, and her fair face flushed red.

In her eyes, Yuanshi Tianzun was flirting with her in the most blatant way. She had felt that Yuanshi Tianzun's gaze was off earlier, and now he was deliberately imitating the Demon Lord's tone to call her that. It was blatant teasing.

Actually, she had sensed that Yuanshi Tianzun had feelings for her before, but he was relatively restrained. As a well-known beauty of the Taiyi Sect, she wasn't lacking in young talents who were interested in her.

Therefore, Yin Ji didn't take it to heart. As long as Yuanshi Tianzun didn't take any excessive actions, such as confessing his love, she could pretend not to see it.

Compared to those frivolous suitors, Yuanshi Tianzun at least didn't make her feel disgusted, and she was willing to be his friend.

But who would have thought that after becoming the Lord of the Sun, he would drop the act and shamelessly use the Demon Lord to tease her, insulting both the Demon Lord and her.

Yin Ji took a deep breath to suppress her shame and anger. Her eyes were fixed on him, filled with cold frost, and she said, "You are now the Lord of the Sun, the most powerful demigod. If you want me, I... I can only submit. Even if I kill myself, it won't help. I will still be refined into a spirit servant. But you can't use the Demon Lord to humiliate me, and you can't humiliate him. You know the relationship between him and me!"

Yin Ji had a gentle exterior but a strong interior. After the Demon Lord's death, she refused to marry and covered her face with a black veil, which was her silent protest against her teacher and the sect.

Actually, I could just play dead and not admit that I'm the Demon Lord. The evil demigods wouldn't expose me either, Zhang Yuanqing suddenly thought.

The Demon Lord's lover had already accepted the fact that the Demon Lord was dead. If he quietly played dead, the matter would be covered up.

In the past, Zhang Yuanqing might have tried to get away with this love debt. But after merging with the Sun's Source, his personality had been somewhat affected, bringing with it dignity and righteousness.

The sun was a symbol of order and solemnity. Everything in the world could be concealed, but only the sun eternally radiated its light, and no power could block it.

So Zhang Yuanqing never thought of hiding the identity of the Demon Lord.

Zhang Yuanqing stared at her and sighed, "I have the Cat King speaker left behind by the Demon Lord. It's normal to imitate the Demon Lord's speech, but some details may not be recorded by the Cat King speaker."

After a pause, he said softly, "Our first meeting was in Jing City. At that time, I took on the mission of the Trick Eye Judge to assassinate a Night Wanderer of the Taiyi Sect. The Night Wanderer I killed was called Xia Ri You Sheng, a promising rising star. At that time, you were already a level 5 Saint. The Taiyi Sect sent you to investigate this matter. You spent half a year locking onto me, chasing and killing me. Each time, I was able to escape your encirclement."

"At first, you were extremely disgusted with me because I was a Fallen and lecherous. Every time we fought, I liked to provoke you with vulgar words, which was the type you hated the most."

"Our true bond was formed in the Song Dynasty's 'Eternal Night Palace' instance. We were matched into the same instance. There, we were teammates. In half a year, I caught up to the level difference between us. For the sake of the big picture, you didn't choose to fight me to the death, but secretly guarded against me. I was sure of your personality and deliberately said some vulgar things to tease you. At that time, I had a good impression of you. Well, to be precise, I coveted your beauty and wanted to sleep with you."

"In that instance, I shone brilliantly and saved you twice. You said that favors were favors, and evils were evils. You wouldn't be soft-hearted because I saved your life and would eliminate me, a Fallen, for the sake of order. But in fact, from then on, your pursuit of me gradually became perfunctory."

"Later, the Trick Eye Judge saw that my level was slowly catching up to yours, so he formulated a hunting plan targeting you. He forced me to use myself as bait to lure you into a trap. At that time, there were six people ambushing you, each of them a Saint."

"I didn't dare to disobey the Trick Eye Judge's order, so I decided to kill you. I repeatedly told myself in my heart that a woman was just a woman. There were countless beauties in the world, so why put myself in danger for her?"

"But when I saw you being besieged by the Fallen, becoming more and more dangerous, my instinct overcame my reason. I attacked and killed six companions, saving you. At that time, I realized that I liked you, not just coveting your beauty, but a genuine, heartfelt liking for you as a person. But at that time, I didn't know what I liked about you."

"In that battle, I almost died from my companions' counterattack. You were the one who took me away and placed me in a safe house. You asked me why I saved you, why I betrayed the Trick Eye Judge. As a Fallen, betraying the Trick Eye Judge was a fate worse than death."

Zhang Yuanqing looked at Yin Ji, whose frosty expression was gradually melting, and whose face was now covered in shock and excitement. He smiled and said, "My answer was that, in your eyes, although I was a rotten person who deserved to be torn to pieces, I was once a good person before being corrupted by the Fallen Holy Grail."

Yin Ji trembled as she raised her hand and gently stroked Yuanshi Tianzun's face. As the lights flickered, she saw that young, ordinary face again, with a hint of vicissitudes between his brows.

In an instant, tears streamed down her face.

She was certain that the person in front of her was the Demon Lord, the lover she had been thinking about and would never betray.

These past events could never be spoken by anyone other than the Demon Lord himself.

After looking at him for a long time, Yin Ji wiped away the illusion and stared at Yuanshi Tianzun's face, choking with sobs, "This is your true appearance."

She knew that the Demon Lord wore a disguise ring back then, and she knew that the unforgettable face was not the true appearance of her beloved.

But she never explored the true face under the mask because she knew that it was the Demon Lord's last dignity and stubbornness.

Zhang Yuanqing nodded, his dignified and deep voice becoming gentle. "Yin Ji, I'm back!"

Yin Ji's heart pounded wildly at this moment. The excitement and joy of regaining her beloved almost overwhelmed her, making it hard for her to breathe.

But there were still some doubts in her heart. She couldn't believe that the Demon Lord was still alive, after all, this was a fact that even the demigods acknowledged.

But she didn't dare to ask, afraid that the truth would be a joke, an insult.

She couldn't bear another loss.

Zhang Yuanqing seemed to see through her thoughts and said, "Last year, I was besieged by the Star Lord and the Lunar Lord, and my body and spirit were destroyed. But I wasn't completely dead."

He told Yin Ji in detail about his resurrection, concealing his relationship with the Void Demigod, only saying that it was an investor.

"So it was you..." Yin Ji smiled, tears streaming down her face. "So I had already seen you, already met you."

She couldn't help but throw herself into Zhang Yuanqing's arms.

After a long time, she barely calmed down and tightly grasped her lover's hand, as if afraid of losing him again. She tentatively asked, "Do you... have the confidence to defeat the Star Lord?"

"Do my best and leave the rest to fate!" The dignity on Zhang Yuanqing's face seemed to be eternal.

Yin Ji pursed her lips. "Your other lovers..."

The dignity on Zhang Yuanqing's face seemed to be eternal.

But this time, it was a bit of a forced front. "I was reckless when I was young. I will try my best not to disturb them and give them as much compensation as possible."

"What about Guan Ya?" Yin Ji asked again.

This was what she cared about the most. She was the Demon Lord's first love, and Guan Ya was Yuanshi Tianzun's first love.

Zhang Yuanqing didn't speak.

Yin Ji didn't ask any more questions and smiled softly, "My level is too low to help you, but I will be waiting for you in Jing City. Does the Demon Lord's identity need to be kept secret?"

Zhang Yuanqing shook his head. "I am the Demon Lord, and the Demon Lord is me."

He looked at the darkening sky and said, "Yin Ji, I have to go!"

Time was short. He had to gather the treasure map fragments as soon as possible.

Yin Ji threw herself into his arms again, hugging him tightly, as if he would disappear as soon as she let go.

But this time, she kept the time perfectly in check, leaving his embrace and nodding with a smile.

Zhang Yuanqing transformed into a golden light and soared into the sky.

Yin Ji watched the direction he disappeared in, standing there for a long time, unwilling to leave.

About five minutes later, Elder Hongying descended into the small courtyard. Looking at her student's tear-stained face, she was shocked and whispered tentatively, "What did he say to you?"

What she wanted to ask more was, what did he do to you!

Yin Ji cried and laughed, "Teacher, he's back, he's back!"

"He's back?" Elder Hongying frowned. "What do you mean?"

Yin Ji said, "Yuanshi Tianzun is the Demon Lord!"

Elder Hongying was struck by lightning, petrified on the spot.

Northwest.

In a small, economically underdeveloped city, in a villa with a garden on the outskirts of the city, the eighth guardian of the Dark Rose, the Forest King, was hugging two bikini-clad young women, swaying left and right in the spacious living room, with dynamic music blasting from the speakers.

He was about thirty years old, with a handsome appearance and a well-proportioned, strong physique. The Wood Demon's profession gave him a gentle temperament. Even without using his abilities or relying on money, he could hook up with countless high-quality women.

In the living room, there were two tables covered with white cloths, filled with fruits, drinks, and dishes, with chefs constantly replacing the hot dishes.

There were nine scantily clad sexy women in the living room, with supermodel-like legs, but with cup sizes that supermodels couldn't hope to have.

Their body fat percentage was perfect, with large breasts, perky butts, slender waists, and shapely legs.

These women were all members of the Dark Rose, and all of them were Wood Demon profession.

They belonged to the eighth guardian, the Forest King. After the first guardian, Shanhe Yongcun, announced his low-key hibernation, the Forest King gathered nine of his most beautiful female subordinates and started a daily and monthly pleasure party in the villa.

The Forest King was a reproductive-type Spring God, with an instinctive desire for mating and reproduction. But the traditional method of reproduction was too boring, so he learned and innovated many ways of reproduction.

For example: turntable treasure hunt.

Nine female Wood Demons formed a circle. Whoever the turntable landed on, the Forest King would cultivate behind them. Whichever Wood Demon could make the Forest King shiver on her body would be rewarded with a spiritual material or the equivalent amount of money.

Another example was the lychee scramble, the dragon sucking water, the cunning rabbit with three burrows, etc., which will not be described in detail.

After dancing wildly for half an hour, the Forest King picked up the remote control and switched the dynamic music to a soft piano melody, intending to gather the women to play games.

Suddenly, the nine female subordinates closed their eyes and fell to the ground one after another, falling into a deep sleep.

The Forest King's eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light, switching to battle mode. The potted plants placed in the living room crazily grew, as if they had come to life.

The three huskies outside the courtyard and the two tabby cats in the side hall stood up at the same time, their pupils flashing with a gloomy light, their fangs and claws growing longer, and the muscles under their fur rippling.

As a Spring God, he was never short of high-combat power beast pets.

From the body of a certain sleeping female Wood Demon, a figure wearing a baseball cap and mask emerged. The light in the eyes under the brim of the hat was gloomy and contained madness.

Seeing this person, the Forest King's vigilance slightly decreased, and he frowned. "Pure Yang Headmaster, what are you doing here? How did you find me?"

The Pure Yang Headmaster smiled hoarsely. "The last time we met, I implanted a seed in your soul. Hey, don't overreact. I implanted a seed in the soul of every Dark Rose guardian, except for the three Night Wanderers."

After a pause, he went straight to the point. "I can't contact Shanhe Yongcun anymore, so I can only come to you."

Hearing this, the Forest King felt a little relieved and replied. "The First Guardian has ordered all members of the Dark Rose to lie dormant. Without his permission, no one is allowed to go out or carry out any tasks."

The Pure Yang Headmaster frowned. "Why!"

He only had contact with the Dark Rose, so his information was relatively blocked.

The Forest King revealed a look of awe. "The war to seize the Sun's Source has begun. Now the Lunar Lord and the Star Lord are fighting for the Sun's Source."

A great surge of anger and jealousy rose in the Pure Yang Headmaster's heart.

As a madman, as a former Golden Crow, he had a strong desire and ambition for the Sun's Source.

The Pure Yang Headmaster immediately smoothed out his crazy emotions and said, "Contact Shanhe Yongcun. I have important information, important information about Yuanshi Tianzun."

Jing City.

At the highest-level meeting of the Five Elements Alliance headquarters, Zhang Yuanqing, with a golden sun branded between his eyebrows, sat upright at the conference table, watching the holographic projections descending one after another.

He looked around at the nine elders with different expressions and smiled slightly, "Tell me, who should I start settling scores with?"