The Demon King Always Thinks I'm Secretly In Love With Him

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: THE DEMON KING ALWAYS THINKS I'M SECRETLY IN LOVE WITH HIM

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Translator: Hiohbye
Editor: PlayerProphet

Bai Yang was shocked. He believed the Demon King of Eternal Night would remain stoic even if he were to stand in front of Mount Tai. No matter how many challenges he faced, his expression always understated the true gravity of events, whether a qi deviation or an army of demons besieging the Palace of Eternal Darkness. Even as everyone panicked, even when everyone abandoned him, he’d never so much as furrowed his brows.

Bai Yang couldn’t withhold his panic. “Your Highness… am I beyond saving?”

Did the Demon King’s expression mean that he was going to die?

He couldn’t die! He still hadn’t finished his mission!

The Male Lead’s meridians had been fully unblocked. His speed was ten times faster than an ordinary cultivator, so as long as he continued cultivating in earnest, he would be able to break through Golden Core soon, and reach Nascent Soul Stage.

If he was lucky and he found additional opportunities, it was possible he could reach the Great Vehicle in ten years or so, and finally ascend as an Immortal.

“Don’t talk like that!” the Demon King bellowed.

Bai Yang was terrified.

“I won’t let you die,” the Demon King said. He took in a deep breath, and a dim light flashed in his pupils. He reached out and pushed Bai Yang’s shoulders down. “Xie Ze Tian, rest assured, I will definitely not let you die.”

Bai Yang was at a loss for words.

The Demon King’s expression was too solemn, his gaze too earnest, and his tone too heavy… too heavy for Bai Yang to believe that the Demon King wasn’t making a significant oath.

Bai Yang believed he was telling the truth.

“Your Highness, what happened to me?” The more he thought about it, the more certain he became about his oncoming demise. Why would the Demon King say these things to him, otherwise?

The Demon King stroked Bai Yang’s face. Before, Bai Yang would have silently avoided his hand. This time, the Demon King’s gaze made it impossible to turn away.

“You’ve been poisoned by the Rebirth Gu,” the Demon King said softly.

The Rebirth Gu?

Bai Yang scrambled through his mind to find any memories pertaining to the Rebirth Gu.

The Rebirth Gu was said to be a gu created by an ancient cultivator. It was an extremely powerful type of gu. Rather than poisoning the host and killing them quickly, the gu would slowly devour its host. How long the host would live was dependent on their level of cultivation. If a powerful cultivator was bitten, they could live for about two years, but if the victim’s cultivation was weak, they would be sucked dry in two or three months.

After the host died, the gu would return to the person who raised it. Because the gu would absorb so much of the victim’s cultivation, the gu could be refined into an extremely powerful pill.

The most frightening thing was… there was no cure for this kind of Gu.

Upon hearing the Demon King’s words, Bai Yang was stunned. It was like that, huh?

So he wouldn’t die right away?

Bai Yang calculated in his mind that with Xie Ze Tian’s current level of cultivation, the gu could survive on him for a long time. It was said that there was once a Great Vehicle cultivator who had been infected and lived for five years. As long as he continued to cultivate, he could survive for another eight to ten years.