DLOBML CHAPTER 20

Chapter 20 — Infuriate the Demonic Master to Death (11) | These Are All F***ing Schemes!

At the moment, Xing Ge was on the verge of tears.

She was practically ready to kneel to the male lead’s emotional IQ.

That fox had cried in front of her to stir up sympathy, and then, perfectly on cue, let the female lead catch them in the act.

If the female lead happened to be straight, she might think Xing Ge was a bully and a jerk, which would let the male lead cleanly KO a rival.

If the female lead were a fujoshi, then by now she’d have imagined dozens of mosaic scenes of “you press me, I press you.” Either way, Xing Ge would be eliminated.

The male lead was full of f***ing schemes. How was this straightforward precious treasure supposed to survive in this malicious world?

Xing Ge felt truly defeated. Could people not show a little trust and sincerity?

Ye Zhenzhen was the first to react. She pulled Xing Ge behind her and said coldly to Li Jiutian, “Thank you for your trouble, Master, acting out this little scene. But my heart has never changed. Please save your strength for dealing with the invaders.”

Hearing this, Xing Ge was genuinely moved.

Girl, I knew I didn’t dote on you for nothing. When it matters, you’re solid. Unlike that pit-trap of a male lead, who spends every day plotting how to kill me.

Unexpectedly, Li Jiutian did not explode.

Tear-touched and breathtaking, he smiled faintly and said, full of double meaning, “No matter. There is time yet.”

For some reason, a chill slid down the back of Xing Ge’s neck. It was a clammy, eerie feeling that made her skin crawl.

After that cryptic line, the male lead sauntered off, tall and elegant, his back the picture of pride.

Once he disappeared from sight, Xing Ge noticed Ye Zhenzhen quietly exhale. Brave as she had been just now, he was still the master who had raised her for years. If someone slapped the label of “disrespectful disciple” on her, even with her talent she would pay dearly.

But Xing Ge knew the story. She was not worried. The male lead and the female lead were fated, willing to fall into darkness for each other. There was no way he would actually harm a hair on Ye Zhenzhen’s head. The girl was worrying for nothing.

Ye Zhenzhen did not see it that way. She felt she should remain cautious of her master. He seemed to have ulterior motives. She hoped it was only in her head.

She shook her head, then suddenly remembered something and said anxiously, “Brother Luo, pack your things and take Xiaozhan back today. The enemies the Xiaoyao Sect is facing this time are far stronger than we thought. This is not something one person can handle.”

She had only learned how dire the situation was because her senior brother let it slip. She had even prepared a little pear-blossom wine to see Luo Geng off, only to run into this scene instead and shatter a jade cup.

Was that an omen? She did not dare continue the thought.

Seeing how sincerely she thought of his safety, Xing Ge wanted to persuade her to leave with him. But this was the female lead’s key moment of transformation. If she missed it and lost her chance to climb to the summit, would Xing Ge not become the sinner who ruined her future?

So Xing Ge stood there, visibly conflicted, unsure what to say.

Ye Zhenzhen found his serious thinking a little silly and could not help but laugh. She took his calloused hand and said solemnly, “Brother Luo, you really don’t have to worry. Our Xiaoyao Sect is the number one sect. We won’t collapse that easily. I just don’t want you dragged into this mess. You have a whole family behind you.” Her eyes were clear as a mountain stream, brimming with gentle feeling.

Girl, your values are so upright I’m about to bend for you, F**k!

In the end, Xing Ge gave in.

“Don’t worry. I’ll take the boy and leave safely. As for you, you must be careful.”

However…

Xing Ge talked a good game, but in her bones she was a restless troublemaker. She lived for chaos and excitement. How could she possibly miss this?

So the day before the great battle, Xing Ge picked out a spot with excellent feng shui that could be defended or advanced from as needed. She planned to set up a stool and watch the show. As a cultivator who valued quality of life, she had sunflower seeds and peanuts ready. All that remained was for the curtain to rise.

This time, the Xiaoyao Sect’s enemies were a nightmare: a group of outer-realm Sky Demons, vicious by nature, with terrifying vitality. Severed limbs could regrow in a few days. They were like cockroaches that refused to die. Just thinking about it made one’s scalp tingle.

Although the sect was the greatest under heaven, the last few years had been thin for them. Their chances did not look good.

That was how the plot went, too. The Sky Demons cut through the Xiaoyao Sect like tofu, and the sect splintered. Li Jiutian tried to turn the tide and, against everyone’s pleas, sacrificed himself. Even after falling to become a Demon God, he still could not halt the beasts’ advance. That was how strong the enemy was.

What followed would be the female lead’s glorious campaign. For her beloved man, for her sect, she would fight through blades and fire, advance step by step, gather powerful allies, and lead a death match against the outer-realm demons, driving them back into the boundless abyss.

Which meant… there did not seem to be much for Xing Ge to do.

Having sorted it out, she decided to be a simple spectator, Passerby A.

However...

The sect master of Xiaoyao sent an elder hurrying over to ask, “Have we learned that senior’s identity?”

Li Jiutian stood with the seven other peak masters, eyes shifting.

“Well… Elder Tinghan says that senior is a cultivator of the Phoenix-Call Luo clan. He came to take a disciple under his wing and seems ready to shelter him. However, he has no intention of helping the Xiaoyao Sect.”

The sect master could not hide his disappointment.

The elder hesitated, then added, “It is said that Ye Zhenzhen of Seventh-Ring Peak is close to this Lord Luo…” At a glacial glance from Li Jiutian, he shut his mouth at once. Everyone knew the demonic peak master’s feelings for Ye Zhenzhen, but she had always presented herself as a married woman and rejected him firmly.

The outer-realm demons pressed in with overwhelming force and thorough preparation. In a matter of moments, the Xiaoyao Sect suffered heavy losses. Cries of pain rose from the disciples below.

“After only a few hundred years, the Star Domain has fallen this low? High Priest of White Night, it seems you worried for nothing.” The woman in deep violet gauze lazily twined a strand of black hair around her finger. Every frown and smile carried devastating charm, and it instantly bewitched the weaker disciples into a daze. Within seconds they were slaughtering their own fellows. Seeing that, her smile deepened.

Beside her stood a man with silver eyes, like an exiled immortal. He did not respond to her words. Another Sky Demon elder, long coveting her favor, chimed in, “Elder Ziyue is right. If not for Cheng Zhongtian appearing three hundred years ago, this Star Domain would already be ours. This time, they will not be able to stop us.”

Even that dazzling Cheng Zhongtian had only managed, at the cost of mutual destruction, to seal the outer-realm demons beyond the Third Heaven. And now the demons had broken the seal and returned. What was more, since then they had birthed the prophesied ultimate pair: the Red-Haired Demon King and the High Priest of White Night.

The Sky Demon elder glanced down with contempt at the near one-sided battle. In less than half an hour, the number one sect had already had its gate array broken by its own disciples.

“Huh?”

A cold wind sliced past. Ziyue dodged, yet a strand of fresh blood still flicked across her cheek, leaving a stark cut.

“Has he fallen into demonhood?” the Sky Demon elder muttered, eyes narrowing at Li Jiutian, whose aura was murderous.

The High Priest of White Night remained silent, his silver hair whipping in the gale. Even with Ziyue driven to the brink of self-detonation by Li Jiutian, his brows did not so much as twitch.

From her vantage point, Xing Ge thought, This one has serious presence. He won’t be easy to handle.

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