Sounds of footsteps soon interrupted the silence here, âWhat are you doing here?â
Walking into the cave was a woman wearing an emerald green dress. Just that in comparison with Qing Luan who tried to kidnap Bai Xiachen and his friends back at the human world, this one carried more of a frosty air around the eyebrows.
âMy family, the entire snake clan has been destroyed.â Qing Xue grew bitter and cold in that voice: âIt was destroyed by the king.â
âI know,â the man wryly smiles, âconsidering His Majestyâs means, he will never let anyone from the snake clan escape. Arenât you afraid of being discovered by coming to see me?â
âI want you to help me!â The snake womanâs eye grew sharp and seething, âIn this world, only you can help me now!â
After saying this, the remaining survivor of the former snake clan toned down her voice and made it almost meltingly soft: âIf you help me, then⦠I can promise you anything you wish in the future.â
The manâs body went stiff like a rock, his gaze staring intently at the woman trying to tempt his desire.
âQing Xue, wouldnât it be better if you let go of the past and start over?â
âHaHa!â
The snake demoness only sneered in return: âYou donât understand, you donât understand love at all! A person like His Majesty is unforgettable once met!â
Not understand? How can I not understand?
The manâs fist tightly clenches into a ball.
If not for our bond, would I have helped you escape from death even if it meant going behind the king and everyone else?
âThe king and queen are destined to be together, thatâs something the State Teacher and elders agreed upon. What can you do in this case?â The man smiles helplessly, still trying to persuade the other side to abandon the obsession.
âWhat fated pair? The king is a fox, and she is just a low-standing human mortal. How can she be worthy of the king?â Qing Xueâs eyes were bloodshot red now, âI refuse to believe it, refuse to believe I would lose to someone like that! If you donât help me today then I will die in front of you!â
In one draw of her sword, the snake woman holds herself hostage by pushing the blade next to her neck.
In this world, only he can⦠help me!
âQing Xue!â The man was both anxious and angry, âAre you threatening me?â
âIâm out of options, you are the only existence of your kind in this world. Iâm afraid aside from me and the State Teacher, thereâs no other who would know about you.â
The manâs body froze right then and there. Making a bittersweet smile after a good minute later: âTrue, the State Teacher created me all for the sake of taking the kingâs place during a critical moment! And with the kingâs arrogance, he would never allow someone like me to exist if he finds out. But donât forget though, my job may be to die in the kingâs stead, but that doesnât mean I would turn my back on the Demon Realm.â
Years ago, meeting Qing Xue was nothing more than an accident. However, it was precisely this âaccidentâ thatâs managed to console the loneliness in his heart.
But to betray the Demon Realm? Thereâs no way he could do thatâ¦.
âI just want to be this worldâs queen, and Iâm not asking you to betray the Demon Realm.â Despite Qing Xueâs tone softening up, the sword beside her neck remains firm nevertheless: âCan you help me? As long as I am the queen, I will definitely find a way to make it so you can appear before the public. I know His Majesty would do anything I say when heâs such an affectionate man. By then you wonât have to worry about your own existence being erased by him.â
For fear of the man rejecting, she continues to dangle her bait with no room for rebuttal.