The Demon Lord Relied on His Imagination to Get Together with the Protagonist. - Chapter 71

Chapter 71

Tong Siqing ultimately entered the Mirage Domain.

The people outside the Mirage Domain were all frantic. Fuluang and Su Rong never expected Tong Siqing would be pulled into the illusion.

She had never been affected by the Mirage Domain before, so how could this happen now…?

Shi Zhihua lowered her eyes: “She transferred her luck to this Venerable One.”

Fuluang: “What?”

Luck can be transferred? How come I don’t know that?

Just how bad was the Demon Lord’s luck to affect Siqing Immortal Saint like this? One had to know that back in Xianning, Siqing Immortal Saint was almost the most fortunate person in the entire Xianning Sect. Ordinary Mirage Domains couldn’t even approach her, and some unpleasant illusions couldn’t even be established in her presence.

How could this be…?

Shi Zhihua frowned: “All of you wait here. This Venerable One will take the golden snake to find her. If I don’t return after three days, go to the Xianning Sect and find Holy Text. Just tell him that Tong Siqing is trapped here. He will definitely come.”

The Mirage Domain was not very difficult to break, but the difficulty lay in its unpredictability. Throughout history, the same scenarios have never recurred. Except for the trapped person, no one knew what kind of situation they were facing. Moreover, even if the rescuer followed them in, they might not be able to find the trapped person.

Of course, the Demon Lord could.

The Demon Lord had turned the tide when countless demon troops were trapped, rescuing many people single-handedly and managing to break the Mirage Domain.

So Shi Zhihua couldn’t wait any longer and decisively prepared to follow her.

Su Rong grabbed her hand: “Venerable One, you can’t go in!”

Shi Zhihua stood in place, filled with remorse. Without seeing her expression, one could tell her anxiety was at its peak.

She said: “She has never entered the Mirage Domain. She definitely won’t be able to break the illusion.”

Yes. Tong Siqing had never entered because her luck was too good, unlike herself. Whenever she encountered large or small Mirage Domains, she was almost always unlucky enough to be dragged in.

Shi Zhihua angrily directed her frustration at the sea of clouds: “If you have something to settle, come at me! What good does it do to drag her in?”

She was so angry that she actually got mad at the inanimate sea of clouds.

Su Rong knew that the Demon Lord was actually angry at herself.

Alas.

If the Venerable One had gone in, Siqing Immortal Saint would certainly have cooperated with the Venerable One from the outside to break the formation. But if Tong Siqing went in… she didn’t know how to break the Mirage Domain, and the Venerable One definitely wouldn’t just worry helplessly outside.

The Venerable One… would definitely follow her in.

Su Rong had already guessed this, after all, the Venerable One cherished Siqing Immortal Saint so much that she wished she could take the danger in her place.

“Venerable One…” Su Rong still refused to let her go in. “You have to believe in Siqing Immortal Saint. She will definitely come out quickly.”

“It’s not that this Venerable One doesn’t trust her,” Shi Zhihua calmed down and spoke the truth. “It’s that if this Venerable One stays outside and waits, the suffering in my heart will only be greater than entering the Mirage Domain. I might as well follow her in directly. Even if I can’t find her, I can break the Mirage Domain when I sense it begin to waver.”

That was true.

“The Mirage Domain is ever-changing. A mortal lifetime can pass in just a few days,” Fuluang said. “I’ve seen some simple-minded disciples change a lot after entering. After all, the Mirage Domain is like a fleeting dream. One will witness all aspects of life and inevitably endure all kinds of hardship and sorrow.”

“This Venerable One cherishes her. And it’s my fault for not protecting her,” Shi Zhihua said. “If she sees something bad inside and suffers emotional distress, let alone Holy Text, I won’t be able to forgive myself.”

Also, what if she sees a broader world and meets a better person… and stops liking me?

At that time, she would discover that she, the Demon Lord, was ruthless and went back on her word, not a very good lover, far inferior to those upright and self-possessed people.

Shi Zhihua had always tried her best to maintain a facade in front of her, rarely personally killing people and rarely doing excessively cruel things.

It was only because Tong Siqing was in her presence.

The dignified Demon Lord changed her habits and suppressed her demonic nature, merely to leave a good impression on the other party.

Fearing she would be frightened, fearing she would dislike me, fearing she would leave…

Shi Zhihua knew she was constantly sugarcoating things, pretending she wasn’t so bad, pretending that even as the Demon Lord, she was a good person.

She pampered her with soft words and indulged her. In the end, it was all just to keep her.

This damned Mirage Domain.

“If she comes out and refuses to be intimate with this Venerable One…” Shi Zhihua said through gritted teeth. “I will kill the entire North Sea race to vent my anger.”

She was capable of doing that.

And it would be easy for her.

After all, she only pretended to be this way for Tong Siqing. If the other party was gone, what was the point?

Shi Zhihua’s emotions were too volatile. Her dark red eyes suddenly turned blood-red with demonic energy. Her chest heaved several times before she managed to suppress the brutal emotions with difficulty.

Fuluang reminded her from the side: “Venerable One, perhaps you can enter the Mirage Domain first. We will send someone back to find Holy Text Heavenly Venerable. Otherwise, the flow of time in the Mirage Domain is too fast. Even if you enter, you won’t be able to catch up with Siqing Immortal Saint’s lifespan.”

What did ‘not catching up’ mean? It meant that it was very likely that after entering, Siqing Immortal Saint would have already lived most of her life, while the Demon Lord would have just met the other party.

The setup of this Mirage Domain was so grand. The flow of time would probably be like a rushing torrent, impossible to catch up to.

Shi Zhihua didn’t delay any longer and resolutely entered the Mirage Domain.

Inside the Mirage Domain, Tong Siqing opened her eyes and found herself in the Yu Yin Palace.

Yu Yin Palace?

This is good! I can meet Zhihua here!

Tong Siqing was very happy. She wasn’t afraid of how difficult the Mirage Domain would be. She was only afraid of not seeing Zhihua in the illusion.

If she couldn’t see her, she would panic.

Because she had never entered the Mirage Domain, Tong Siqing didn’t know that the “Shi Zhihua” inside was not the same as the one outside.

Inside the Mirage Domain, even people with the same appearance could have very different personalities. Events that would have originally happened would head in a different direction.

The so-called ever-changing Mirage Domain changes the human heart.

The newcomers would feel a sense of loss that things were not what they used to be. The people they loved and hated would no longer be the same, and the places they cherished would have lost their original charm.

Many people couldn’t accept this. They would experience a hallucinatory sense of “Zhuang Zhou dreaming of a butterfly.” As the Mirage Domain deepened, the trapped person would gradually become lost and would no longer remember the past.

Tong Siqing was completely unaware of this.

Her luck was gone, and there was no blessing from fate inside the Mirage Domain. Coupled with Zhihua’s unbelievably bad luck, Tong Siqing was like a clumsy fool who had lost her support, capable of falling on flat ground.

After falling once, she suddenly realized how difficult it was for Zhihua to maintain her dignity on a daily basis.

With this bad luck on herself, she could barely walk.

Zhihua had suffered so much all this time.

After an unknown number of falls, Tong Siqing’s face was stained with dust. She lifted her sleeve to wipe it but only made it dirtier.

Seeing the Yu Yin Palace right in front of her, Tong Siqing’s heart was instantly filled with hope.

As long as she walked in from here, she could see Zhihua!

It had to be said that it took Tong Siqing a long time to stumble and adapt to this bad luck. After finally reconciling with it, she arrived at the gate of the Yu Yin Palace only to realize that her current appearance was not neat at all.

No.

Tong Siqing quickly tried to find a way to tidy herself up, barely succeeding after casting spells multiple times.

Just like when she first arrived at the Yu Yin Palace, she changed back into her initial clothing and walked towards the familiar place, just as she did when she first met the Demon Lord.

Only this time, she didn’t encounter the kind ghost-masked guards. Instead, she encountered attendants with green faces and fierce fangs. The attendants tried to drive her away upon meeting her. Seeing her in white clothes, they immediately attacked without a word.

Tong Siqing naturally dodged, but her luck was too poor. She didn’t manage to dodge the first blow, and her arm instantly took a heavy hit. The feeling was like a mushroom needle piercing into firewood, making her clench her teeth. Her bone felt like it would shatter.

In the past, she rarely got hurt, and even when she did, there was hardly any pain. She had always thought it was because her magic power was so profound that she wouldn’t be affected…

It turned out…

Fate was cushioning all her injuries for her, so she didn’t feel the pain.

At this moment, as the pain surged, Tong Siqing suddenly felt a sense of reality.

From the day her personal consciousness awakened, she had lived in a state of illusion and emptiness. When anyone realizes they are no longer real, many feelings of loss arise in their heart. Her father, her friends, her flowers and plants were all fake.

And Zhihua was the great villain who, like her, was real amidst all the falsehood.

Therefore, Tong Siqing always subconsciously gravitated towards the other party, as if only the two of them were real in the world, and the affection they offered could be truly perceived.

Every time Shi Zhihua spoke, Tong Siqing would listen carefully to her, feeling her gentle breathing, feeling the pulse hidden beneath her fair skin, because the person in front of her was the same as her.

Even every time their skin touched, Tong Siqing would wonder if the other party could feel her heartbeat. She tried hard to provoke the other party, seeing her cry and dodge, not intentionally for fun, but because she felt uneasy and wanted to land on solid ground.

So she was occasionally heavy-handed, crude, and willful, as if only this way could she touch the most authentic things.

It was also recently that, late at night, Tong Siqing would always feel no exhaustion. In fact, she was very panicked, feeling that the power controlling her had returned, and she couldn’t confirm if Zhihua was truly tired.

Was she truly exhausted, or was the other party also being manipulated, becoming a helpless puppet under the control of fate?

“Siqing, my waist hurts.”

Zhihua always emphasized her aching waist repeatedly. Tong Siqing would always pull her and lean in to ask: “Really? I’m sorry, I don’t believe it.”

Looking at Zhihua’s helpless yet indulgent expression, Tong Siqing’s sweat dripped, but her heart remained unsettled.

She was truly terrified.

After embracing Zhihua, she always thought, How great would it be if I could return to the time before my consciousness awakened?

Living life systematically, like the millions of numb people in the world.

But if she thought that, Zhihua wouldn’t be hers anymore. That would be bad.

Tong Siqing’s head was a mess with various thoughts. The pain in her arm continued relentlessly, yet she smiled.

Never before had it felt this real.

The attendant who attacked her was also shocked by her appearance—How could someone withstand his blow and still smile so comfortably?

What kind of monster is this!

The attendant was horrified and decisively notified all the guards in the Yu Yin Palace to come and apprehend this demon.

“Stop! Where do you think you’re going!”

Taking advantage of the commotion, Tong Siqing resolutely walked toward the familiar direction. With a simple wave of her sleeve, her vast cultivation instantly swept away all the attendants behind her.

Tong Siqing said: “I want to, I want to find Zhihua…”

“Calling our Venerable One by her name! You’re looking for death!”

Someone behind her cursed at her, but she ignored them.

Not looking for death. Shi Zhihua, the Demon Lord, was her lover. She could call her that.

While the Yu Yin Palace was thrown into chaos by the intruder.

The “Shi Zhihua” inside the Mirage Domain was punishing a subordinate who had betrayed her.

When Tong Siqing saw the other party, the Demon Lord had just twisted the neck of one of the subordinates. The person slumped to the ground, eyes wide open in death, staring straight at the approaching Tong Siqing.

Tong Siqing was indeed startled. She retreated half a step, then weakly called out “Zhihua” to the person on the throne.

The Demon Lord, who was in a state of fury, was suddenly drawn by this voice. The irritation in her heart instantly vanished.

Demon Lord: ???

Who is this person? What did she call me just now?

Tong Siqing accidentally saw the person lying dead on the ground again, her heart jolted. An inexplicable feeling of grievance suddenly welled up.

She couldn’t hold it in. Her eyes moistened, and a few tears suddenly fell.

She was also fresh and charming when she cried. The tears barely lingered on her face, smashing directly onto the ground, making anyone who saw her unable to help but hold their breath to comfort her.

But the situation was special now!

The current “Demon Lord” was sitting and executing people who betrayed her. Anyone with eyes knew that the Venerable One was in an extremely bad mood. Forget about someone crying in front of her. If some unlucky person merely breathed too loudly, they could be ripped open.

How dare someone come and cry in front of the Venerable One?

The crowd did not understand and was greatly shocked.

“Qing Lin” held a long whip, her brows also tightly furrowed. She also thought the intruder in front of them was about to die.

However, the Demon Lord on the throne uncharacteristically did not erupt in anger. Instead, she asked coldly: “Why are you crying?”

She scrutinized Tong Siqing, seeing her in soft white clothes. Her body was very slender. Her waist belt had the unique pattern of the Xianning Sect, but on her, it looked like a simple sash, giving an indescribable feeling.

The mere fact that the other party was standing there was enough to disturb everyone’s mind. Shi Zhihua saw that her pair of bright, moist eyes were constantly looking at her. Combined with the neatly coiled hair, she looked very innocent and harmless. There were fuzzy, white decorations on top of her head. As the Demon Realm’s wind gently blew, those white fuzzies also swayed slowly…

The Demon Lord stared at her for a long time. It was only when the subordinates around her were all kneeling that Shi Zhihua finally spoke: “Who are you? Why do you look so pleasing to this Venerable One’s eyes?”

Tong Siqing was stunned.

Why doesn’t Zhihua recognize me?

How can this be?

How is that possible?

She wiped her tears, looking at the other party aggrievedly: “I am your lover.”

The ignorant Demon Lord: ???

The subordinates kneeling everywhere: ???

What the hell?

What?

Lover?

Did some lunatic come to the Yu Yin Palace today?

How dare she call herself the Demon Lord’s lover? Is she really not afraid of death?

The scene instantly became completely silent. Everyone held their breath, waiting for the Demon Lord to kill.

However, strangely, after being shocked for a moment, the Demon Lord actually sneered: “How is that possible? Is there something wrong with your head? Where is the evidence? Why doesn’t this Venerable One remember having a lover?”

Tong Siqing didn’t like to talk about some things, but to prove herself, she could only speak: “Zhihua’s pupils lighten when aroused. Her toes habitually grasp something when her body is numb, and she likes to bite people’s collarbones. Her waist is not very good either…”

Shi Zhihua: ???

What?

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