The Demon Lord Relied on His Imagination to Get Together with the Protagonist. - Chapter 74

Chapter 74

Tong Siqing quickly defeated Ji Wudu just as she had done last time.

This time, she didn’t waste any time, not even allowing Ji Wudu to make any moves of resistance.

The Demon Lord, who was watching the fight, was instantly impressed by her. How could such a seemingly weak girl have such high cultivation? Every move was clean and decisive, striking only at the enemy’s weak points, without any wasted movements or soft-heartedness. This was a great contrast to her appearance.

After knocking Ji Wudu down, Tong Siqing walked to his dragon body and half-crouched.

She pulled a dragon whisker and examined it carefully. Sure enough, this was not the little dragon she had saved. He was a counterfeit Ninth Prince.

The real “Ninth Prince,” the one she had saved, was the little golden snake that Zhihua kept by her side.

What exactly happened that allowed Ji Wudu to usurp the position and force the true Dragon Prince into such a state?

Tong Siqing held the dragon whisker, her gaze moving down.

She remembered the scene of the thunder tribulation. The clouds rolled with thunder, and the weather was terrible. Lightning and thunder illuminated the sea of clouds with unusual colors. Only a small dragon was constantly dodging among the clouds…

It was because of this that Tong Siqing hadn’t clearly seen what color the Ninth Prince’s dragon was.

Now, Tong Siqing thoughtfully looked at the little white dragon on the ground.

Although she couldn’t judge whether this was the original dragon based on the color of the dragon’s body, she could look at the scars.

So she looked at his dragon tail she had deliberately avoided this area during the fight, so as not to leave a wound. Now, after her complete victory, when she looked again, she confirmed that the other party’s dragon tail had no scars at all.

When she underwent the lightning tribulation in the North Sea, she had personally seen a bolt of lightning strike the “Ninth Prince’s” tail. The other party’s scales were also damaged.

Unlike ordinary scars, wounds left by a lightning tribulation are very difficult to eliminate unless a great effort is made to erase them.

Tong Siqing then recalled the scar on her own little golden snake’s tail and the butterfly-like pattern of scars on her lower leg when she transformed into human form.

The lack of scales there was precisely where the lightning tribulation had struck.

This dragon is too wicked.

The old Dragon King of the North Sea is also a muddle-headed fool, to allow the substitution of the prince to happen right under his nose.

The Ninth Prince’s status in the North Sea was not bad. If the little golden snake hadn’t been secretly replaced, the honors and courtesies she would have received by staying in the North Sea all these years would have been much better than in the Demon Realm.

What was even more outrageous was that after being swapped, those wicked people must have cast some harmful spell on the little golden snake, suppressing her from a dragon into a golden snake of the Demon Realm, and even preventing her from transforming into human form for so many years…

Tong Siqing was now the little golden snake’s master, so she was particularly heartbroken for her little one.

Although she didn’t understand all the twists and turns, she knew without a doubt that the little golden snake had suffered greatly.

“What’s wrong? Why are you pulling his whiskers?” Shi Zhihua noticed her abnormal mood. She walked over and said, “Your cultivation can actually surpass the Ninth Prince of the North Sea. I underestimated you.”

Tong Siqing dropped the whisker and stood up, feeling a bit dejected.

She desperately wanted to leave the Mirage Domain immediately so she could avenge the little golden snake.

Because she was preoccupied, she didn’t quite catch what the Demon Lord said. In the Demon Lord’s eyes, this was a deliberate show of neglect.

Shi Zhihua said coldly: “I am speaking to you.”

Tong Siqing didn’t react immediately: “Huh? What did you just say?”

Shi Zhihua: “…”

How utterly presumptuous.

Shi Zhihua’s head ached from being provoked by the other party. She wanted to crack open her head and see what exactly she was thinking.

As Tong Siqing pondered, her thoughts drifted again. She asked the Shi Zhihua in the Mirage Domain directly: “Venerable One, have you ever been dragged into a Mirage Domain?”

Shi Zhihua replied: “That is natural. This Venerable One often enters the Mirage Domain for training.”

In fact, it was mainly due to bad luck that she was constantly dragged in, but how could the Demon Lord admit to having bad luck? So Shi Zhihua claimed she went in deliberately.

Tong Siqing pressed on: “Then does the Venerable One know how to break the Mirage Domain?”

Shi Zhihua thought for a moment and answered: “Breaking the Mirage Domain isn’t difficult. Just wander around inside like a fleeting glance. This Venerable One breaks it this way every time.”

No, that’s not true.

It was actually because she had gone through the Mirage Domain so many times in the later stages, honing her skills until she was almost calloused, that she could spot the clues immediately and thus break the illusion. If it were the first few times she entered the Mirage Domain, she might not have been able to get out without considerable difficulty.

But Shi Zhihua would never talk about her struggles. She would only display her powerful side to others.

So she deliberately told Tong Siqing that the Mirage Domain was easy to break, just a stroll around inside was enough.

Of course, that “stroll” would take roughly a lifetime.

Tong Siqing believed her words: “Nothing needs to be done? Just live peacefully?”

Shi Zhihua was half-truthful: “Something like that.”

Tong Siqing: “Then what happens after the Mirage Domain is broken and we get out?”

So many years would have passed after getting out. It would be too late for anything.

“It won’t be,” Shi Zhihua stared at her anxious eyes, with a hint of self-interest in her words. “The time inside the Mirage Domain is different from the outside world. Even if you stay inside for a long time, only a few days would have passed upon returning. It’s not a big problem.”

Shi Zhihua smiled as she spoke.

Why did I keep following her topic? When did I become convinced by her rhetoric, actually believing that the place I am currently in is not real?

But…

What if it is?

What if this place is indeed not the real world? What does that make me? What is the meaning of living like this all the time?

It seemed all she had to do was be the Demon Lord. Her so-called ambition was about to be crushed by the bad things she encountered. She had never had anyone or anything she particularly liked.

If it’s all an illusion what is worth it in my entire life?

It seems nothing is worth it, right?

After all, no one treats her sincerely, and she has never sincerely loved anyone.

Shi Zhihua suddenly felt a little confused, finding everything in the world boring.

At that moment, she turned to look at Tong Siqing’s beautiful eyes. She suddenly felt that this person who suddenly appeared brought something different to her.

She suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment, as if some things had suddenly become clear.

Within a few sentences, she suddenly couldn’t bear to kill this girl. She also didn’t really want the other party to leave, so she lied to her, asking her to stay in the Yu Yin Palace.

In any case, it wouldn’t cause any delays. Might as well let the other party chat with me more. Perhaps I can hear something interesting.

Shi Zhihua in the Mirage Domain thought this, completely unaware that her gaze had rested on the other party for a very long time.

She couldn’t help but become curious, fantasizing about what it would be like if she really fell in love with a woman like this one day.

Would they be inseparable all day like other lovers in the world? Would I be affected by the other party’s joys and sorrows?

Would I go to great lengths to give the other party surprises?

Would I hold the other party to sleep at night?

Shi Zhihua in the Mirage Domain had never done such things before. She wasn’t interested in these boring matters. However, ever since this girl stayed, she would often space out thinking about these things, and even crack a smile while pondering.

After some more time, she suddenly accepted a fact. I don’t seem to reject these things.

Not rejecting it means I can try.

Shi Zhihua struggled internally for a long time. It wasn’t until one day, during a banquet for her demon subordinates, when she looked at the exotic dancers below. Everyone was flirting with her, eager to climb up to the Demon Lord. She suddenly had a realization—I am the Demon Lord. Why shouldn’t I fight for what I want? And the other party also said she is my future lover.

She is my lover, which means I can…

“Before, outside the Mirage Domain, the Venerable One also held a banquet like this,” Tong Siqing suddenly interrupted Shi Zhihua’s train of thought, then pointed at the dancers below and said to her, “And the Venerable One even asked me if they were good-looking.”

Shi Zhihua snapped back to attention and said: “If you and I are lovers, how could I ask such a question?”

Tong Siqing’s eyes went blank: “Why not?”

“As a lover, my possessiveness should be very strong, so I wouldn’t like you to look at other women more than once,” Shi Zhihua analyzed. “So, it’s impossible for this question to have been asked by me. You are lying.”

Tong Siqing panicked: “I’m not lying!”

Shi Zhihua was expressionless: “You are lying. You are falsely claiming to be this Venerable One’s lover and deliberately trying to attract my attention to achieve your real purpose.”

Tong Siqing was unable to defend herself and was extremely anxious.

However, the mischievous Demon Lord on the throne suddenly averted her gaze, and at an angle Tong Siqing couldn’t see, she subtly curled up the corner of her mouth.

She found that teasing the other party was a very interesting thing, especially when she was about to make the person cry, and then turning back to coax her was particularly amusing.

The Demon Lord suddenly unlocked a new hobby. She frequently used it these past few days. It worked every time, and she didn’t get bored even after trying it ten thousand times.

Based on her experience these past few days, she estimated the time was about right. It was time to turn back and coax her, or the other party would start crying.

Immediately after, Shi Zhihua unhurriedly turned her head—

Tong Siqing was not teary-eyed as she had imagined. Instead, she was staring blankly at the dancers below.

Shi Zhihua: ???

Not achieving her goal, she felt a little frustrated. Shi Zhihua followed the other party’s gaze and looked down, only to find that in the short time that had passed, the dancers below had been replaced. The new dancers were seductive and vulgar in their attire, each more revealing than the last. They twisted their waists like boneless snakes, which was irritating…

This was truly unappealing.

Shi Zhihua frowned, then looked at Tong Siqing again—This girl was still staring unblinkingly at the provocative dancers below, seemingly very fond of this type.

“Are they good-looking?” Shi Zhihua asked coldly, with a forced smile. “Do you think they are very good-looking?”

Tong Siqing naturally nodded: “Good-looking!”

With that, both of them suddenly froze.

Wait, it seems…

Didn’t they just discuss this question? Just now!

Tong Siqing was pleasantly surprised: “See! I said the Venerable One asked this question before, and you would ask it again!”

Shi Zhihua: “…”

“Did I?” Shi Zhihua immediately denied it. “How come I don’t know?”

Tong Siqing gave her no quarter and said with great certainty: “No, the Venerable One must have talked to me about this. You even said that if you were my lover, your possessiveness would be particularly strong, and you wouldn’t ask such a question.”

Seeing that she couldn’t deny it, Shi Zhihua could only maintain a poker face and cover up: “Fine, then I’ll tell you. When I asked that, I wasn’t asking if they were good-looking. I was jealous and unhappy. You had better be sensible and say they are not good-looking, otherwise, I will make you suffer.”

Tong Siqing: !!!

There was so much complexity in this?

Twice, a full two times, she hadn’t thought much about it and simply answered “good-looking!”

“So, Zhihua was jealous the first time?” Tong Siqing asked again. “Is that right? Is that really true? Is this the real situation?”

Shi Zhihua, who was constantly being questioned until she was annoyed, could only put on a cold face and say unhappily: “Yes. Stop asking. If you ask again, I will lock you up.”

Tong Siqing, however, instantly sighed in relief, resting her chin in her hand and falling into a pensive mood.

Shi Zhihua couldn’t help but look at her expression again: “So, how did you answer at the time?”

“I told my Zhihua that the girls below were all very good-looking,” Tong Siqing’s words were soft and sweet, and there was a hint of regret in her eyes. “I even analyzed for a long time exactly why they were good-looking and what was attractive about them… If I had known, I wouldn’t have said that.”

Shi Zhihua: “…”

Although I didn’t experience this myself, the feeling of immersion is very strong. I already feel like sulking.