Chongming stared directly into her eyes, with a faint scarlet glint in them. "Yes, I've been eroded by the power of the Dark Demon. So what? If you're disappointed in me, then let's sever our ties from today on. Don't call me Master anymore."
"How could that be?" Yaohua found it rather tricky to deal with him as she saw the stubborn look on his face.
After a moment's thought, she walked over with a sweet smile. "No matter what you look like or what your status is, you'll always be the one I like the most."
Chongming flung his sleeve. "You're just good at saying sweet words to please me. If I had been a moment late today, you might have already left here with Zhao Wu and lived happily ever after, right?"
Instead of getting angry, Yaohua burst out laughing. "Master, are you jealous?"
Chongming instinctively retorted, "How could I be jealous?"
"Since you're not jealous, then I'm going to live happily ever after with Zhao Wu~" Yaohua pretended to be sad.
Chongming grabbed her hand. "How dare you!"
Yaohua couldn't help but smile secretly. This Chongming seemed more like an ordinary person than a high - and - mighty god, which she liked very much.
Seeing that Chongming cared so much about her, her heart was filled with tenderness. "You fool. Why do you become so insecure after falling into the demonic path? Even if you want to sever ties with me, I'll never agree."
The two were flirting and didn't notice Zhao Wu's dejected look as he left quietly.
He wandered aimlessly across the land of Shenzhou, his heart filled with bitterness. Just then, he happened to meet Mu Hua the Page.
He didn't want to pay attention at first, but Mu Hua the Page stopped him. "Tsk tsk. You've given everything, but you haven't even received a bit of favor from your beloved. Is there any demon in the world more miserable than you?"
Zhao Wu said coldly, "If you're here to mock me, then get out quickly. I don't want to fight you now."
Mu Hua the Page tempted him. "Ask your own heart. Don't you really want to take Chongming's place?"
Zhao Wu was about to refuse, but then he hesitated.
Mu Hua the Page pressed on. "Do you want to win your beloved's heart? I have some ways. I wonder if you're willing to do it."
...
After Yaohua's persistent pestering, Chongming finally returned to the demon race with peace of mind. However, the power of the Heavenly Demon in his body was still affecting him, making him unsure of who he really was.
Whenever Yaohua was free, she would come to chat with him.
One day, while Chongming's eyes were scarlet, Zhao Wu quietly lit an incense.
As soon as Yaohua arrived at Chongming's place, she was grabbed by the throat.
She struggled to hold his hand and said intermittently, "I'm... Yaohua! Chongming, what's wrong with you?"
Hearing her voice, Chongming's face was full of pain and entanglement. The strength in his hand sometimes increased and sometimes decreased.
Finally, he threw Yaohua to one side and roared, "Get out!"
"Chongming, what are you doing?" Zhao Wu came over pretending to be innocent.
Chongming gradually regained his senses. Looking at Yaohua lying on the ground, unconscious, he couldn't help but feel extremely regretful.
Zhao Wu helped Yaohua up lovingly and glared at him. "Yaohua is very busy these days. It's not easy for her to come and visit you, but you treat her like this. It's too much!"
Chongming said remorsefully, "I didn't expect this to happen."
"What are you going to do now?" Zhao Wu asked. "Do you want to continue torturing Yaohua like this? This time you managed to stay conscious and showed mercy to her. What about next time?"
Chongming was rarely at a loss. Then his eyes gradually became firm. "Since my existence will hurt her, then let her stop coming to see me. If necessary, I'll seal myself."
"No, I want to stay with you." Yaohua woke up slowly. After hearing their conversation, she said anxiously.
Ignoring her objection, Chongming drew a teleportation formation in the air and forced her to leave.
At this time, several teams had gathered in front of the Phoenix Clan.
They eyed the Phoenix Clan covetously and shouted, "Come out, you cowards of the Phoenix Clan!"
"Aren't you all so self - righteous and able to fight against the demon race? Why is your clan leader colluding with the demons, and you are hiding in the formation and too scared to come out?"
Among the shouts, there were the princesses of various clans who had been severely punished by Yaohua before. They were surrounded in the center of the team, their eyes full of hatred for Yaohua.
As soon as Yaohua appeared, she saw them surrounding the Phoenix Clan's territory. She couldn't help but be filled with anger. "Our Phoenix Clan has always been diligent in resisting the Heavenly Demon. After the Inferno and the natural disasters, I didn't hesitate to share our food supplies. But just because of Chongming's fall into the demonic path, you're all trying to attack our clan. Isn't that too much?"
The princesses of various clans looked at each other, not knowing how to respond. Some shy princesses were too embarrassed to continue questioning and were about to go back home.
Xun Huan then said, "One thing is one thing. We're not trying to attack your Phoenix Clan. We just hope that you'll stop colluding with the demons. Just because you've made some contributions before, do we have to forgive your collusion with the demons? That's ridiculous!"
Her words were so confident that everyone straightened their backs.
At this time, Yan Ling and others walked out of the barrier and argued, "Our Phoenix Clan has not colluded with the demons, nor has it harmed the common people. On the contrary, we've always been bringing blessings to the common people."
Xun Huan seemed to hear the biggest joke in the world. "She's so sweet with the Demon Lord Chongming and has gone to find him several times. How can you say that you haven't colluded with the demons?"
Yan Ling said angrily in a deep voice, "If that's the reason why you've gathered your troops to attack our Phoenix Clan, then that's really ridiculous! Chongming used to be a high - and - mighty god. Although he has become the Demon Lord due to some accidents, he still wants to protect the common people. What's wrong with my sister getting along with him?"
The allied forces of several clans were speechless because Chongming really hadn't done anything to harm the common people. In fact, they had come here just to attack the Phoenix Clan in the name of righteousness and vent their anger.
Now that they couldn't win the argument, they could only go back home dejectedly.
In the next few days, although the remaining clans of Shenzhou couldn't win the argument, they still secretly excluded Yaohua. Her elder brothers tried to stand up for her but were often attacked secretly by the children of other clans. Although they weren't in danger of losing their lives, it was still very troublesome.
"Now that our hiding place has been exposed, how about moving back to Danxue Mountain?" Yan Ling suggested.
Yaohua nodded. "Sure. But since there was a battle there, the original appearance has been destroyed. We need to rebuild it."