The Demon Venerable Is Delicate and Charming (GL) Chapter 8

Shuang Zixing appeared before them filled with a fierce aura. He did not hide his demon form at all. Even the sharp horns on his head seemed to carry baleful energy. Yet when he looked at Yin Wu, he was still very restrained.
Li Lingjiang did not speak. She remained curled on the lounge chair without moving and watched him calmly.
When Shuang Zixing saw her so worn and pale, he could not help freezing. Only after a long while did he force out a sentence.
“My Lord, you have grown so much thinner.”
In truth, this was the inevitable result, but Li Lingjiang’s illness was too severe. When Shuang Zixing had come to visit last time, he had not seen her face so pale and powerless. He had also never seen such a desireless gaze from Li Lingjiang. It was like dead water.
“It was only a matter of time. Demon Lord, what has made you so angry?”
Li Lingjiang’s tone was not loud. Shuang Zixing felt unhappy hearing it. Awkwardly, he turned his head away. Still, he did not correct the way she addressed him. Without looking at Yin Wu, he said directly, “Please bring me a chair.”
Yin Wu raised one brow. She made a small sound, but still went inside and brought out a chair. She looked as if she had been frightened, and even her voice was delicate and weak.
“D-Demon Lord, please sit.”
Shuang Zixing’s attitude toward Yin Wu had always been lukewarm. He ignored her, his gaze fixed on Li Lingjiang. Instead, Li Lingjiang beckoned. “Yin Wu, come here.”
Then she said softly, “Pour me a cup of water, all right?”
Yin Wu pretended not to know anything. She smiled, answered neatly, “All right,” and jogged into the house to bring out tea. She placed it in Li Lingjiang’s palm, then stood behind her with her head lowered, saying nothing. In truth, she was paying attention to the movements inside the body of the person before her, and her thoughts were rather tangled.
“Demon Lord, are you still unwilling to say it?”
Li Lingjiang took a sip of water and looked at Shuang Zixing with some helplessness.
“My Lord, actually, I came this time because there is something I need to tell you. Some time ago, many couples in the human world separated. On Qingyun’s side, the red threads could not be tied, and quite a few people-”
Li Lingjiang suddenly lifted her eyes to look at him. There was an indescribable stillness in them. Holding the cup with both hands, she seemed to smile faintly.
“Demon Lord, I already know about this matter. Since you took charge of it long ago, you should not need to tell me now. I also do not have the energy to investigate it with you.”
Shuang Zixing seemed frozen in place by her words. He blinked, and his speaking speed slowed greatly. “So you already know. I-”
He could not say any extra words, and he could not defend himself.
Li Lingjiang knew what he was thinking, but she did not advise him. Her fingertips turned the cup as she looked at the reflection of her own eyes. “You have your own ideas. How could I blame you? There is no need to mention past matters again. It is enough that you and I both understand. If you truly came for this, Demon Lord, please return.”
“It is not for this matter.”
Shuang Zixing looked dazed. Seeing Li Lingjiang’s increasingly indifferent state of mind, panic rose in him for no reason. It was far stronger than when he had succeeded to the throne. These past few days, he had been badly suppressed by some old fellows of the demon clan. He had only just managed to soothe the people’s hearts, but unexpectedly, trouble had risen again on the Immortal Realm’s side.
In anger, he had left the meeting directly and come to No-Return Mountain to find Li Lingjiang without thinking. How could he have expected this attitude?
Li Lingjiang looked sideways and still softened her breath. “What is it?”
Shuang Zixing seemed startled back to himself by her voice. He restrained the killing aura around him and said in a low voice, “Do you know that new living things can survive on No-Return Mountain?
“The human world somehow learned that there is a fate-changing magic artifact on No-Return Mountain. They are risking their lives to rush here. The other realms are also very troubled by this. No one has found where the rumor came from. Yesterday, a diviner also read an omen showing that there truly is an immortal object on No-Return Mountain. Even the diviners of the Demon Realm received exactly the same omen.”
As he spoke, he grew angry. “How could they not know what kind of place No-Return Mountain is? Yet based on one omen, they want to send people here to investigate. But this is still an important land of my demon clan! My Lord, what should we do?”
Shuang Zixing’s lips trembled slightly. “At least… our ancestors are here too.”