After Lucarin woke up and learned that Lilith had drugged him and insulted the Demon Queen, he flew into a rage and decided to impose a severe punishment on Lilith - the soul - whipping punishment. Even though Lilith wouldn't die, she would be on the verge of death, and it would take her decades to recover.
The Grand Elder, Lilith's father, objected. At the risk of angering the Demon King, he firmly refused to let his daughter receive such a harsh punishment.
Lucarin sat on the throne and sneered. His initial anger, which was already at seven or eight out of ten, flared up to ten because of the Grand Elder's resistance. "Then you'll receive double the punishment with your daughter!" It seemed that he was determined to beat the Grand Elder and his daughter to death! The other elders were also shocked and quickly knelt down to plead for mercy. But the more united they were, the more Lucarin felt that they didn't respect his noble authority as the Demon King!
Just as Lucarin was about to punish them all, the system issued a task. [Ding~ Prevent Lucarin from severely punishing the Grand Elder and his daughter. Task reward: Reduce Lucarin's blackening value by 10 points. Failure penalty: Estrangement between the monarch and his subjects.]
When Xia Lin heard the system's voice, he had just entered the palace and saw Lucarin in a rage. "Lucarin, wait a moment. Calm down."
Seeing Xia Lin coming, everyone's eyes fell on him. When Lucarin looked into Xia Lin's face, his anger subsided a bit.
"Lin, they deserve punishment!"
Xia Lin nodded. "I agree, but your punishment is too severe." Xia Lin leaned over and whispered in Lucarin's ear, "Extremes meet. A too - heavy punishment won't serve the purpose of warning them. How about changing it to six months of confinement?"
Six months of confinement might seem serious, but Lilith's body wouldn't be harmed. This punishment was much lighter than Lucarin's soul - whipping.
Lucarin showed an unwilling expression, but Xia Lin patiently persuaded him in a gentle tone, and gradually Lucarin calmed down.
He looked at the kneeling elders and the only female demon general impatiently and waved his hand. "Get out. Lilith, you go to the Black Abyss Forest and stay there for six months. Don't go anywhere else!"
Lilith knelt respectfully and replied, "Yes." She pulled her father's arm and shook her head at him. The Grand Elder sighed and kowtowed, as if to apologize for offending the Demon King.
After dealing with the matter of Lilith and her father, Lucarin felt much better. But Xia Lin learned from the system that Lucarin's blackening value was less than ten. It was time for them to part.
Since Xia Lin had concealed his feelings well, Lucarin didn't notice that Xia Lin was in a depressed mood. He still asked Xia Lin excitedly where he wanted to go, saying that he could take him there.
Xia Lin shook his head. "I'm not tired of the Demon Realm yet. Wait for a few more months. When I'm bored, you can take me then."
Lucarin had work to do. Xia Lin left under the pretext of bringing food to him from the kitchen by himself. Lucarin didn't notice anything strange.
It was too late when he later realized something was wrong...
Two months later, Xia Lin smiled more sadly than if he were crying. "Lucarin, I'm leaving you. Take good care of yourself. If Lilith really loves you, accept her!"
Lucarin's eyes were bloodshot. He roared, "Lin, no! I won't allow it! What did I do wrong? Why are you leaving me?"
Unfortunately, Lucarin's questions got no answer. Xia Lin disappeared, fading away like a firefly.