TBOUMTBDK Chapter 21

“Chapter 21: Fireworks – Sending You a Grand Fireworks Display”

“I will not intervene. If you don’t want to get hurt, come up yourself.”

The Demon Lord’s voice was exceptionally clear in the fierce wind. Yun Xia’s adrenaline surged, and he cursed inwardly, “Why do you like pulling surprise attacks so much?!”

But regardless, Yun Xia firmly believed that the Demon Lord wouldn’t help.

The Demon Lord himself was another story; even if he fell, he would be fine. But Yun Xia would definitely get hurt, even if he used Demonic Energy to protect himself at the last moment.

As for the extent of the injury, it was hard to say.

He gritted his teeth, tightly gripping the Demon Lord’s clothes. In the rapid descent, he desperately mobilized his Demonic Energy. Under the pressure, he surprisingly managed to control his body.

However, because the Demon Lord’s weight was also on him, he was still falling.

Yun Xia glared fiercely at the person in front of him in the darkness, his voice pitiful as he pleaded, “Esteemed Lord, may I ask, can you let go? I’ve exhausted too much Demonic Energy; I might not be able to bring you up.”

What he didn’t know was that even in the pitch-black darkness, the Demon Lord could clearly see his face, and thus took Yun Xia’s expression into his eyes.

Clearly, he looked like a fierce little wolf cub about to bite him, but the words he spoke were completely opposite.

The Demon Lord chuckled softly, looking at him with interest, and then said, “Cannot.”

Yun Xia: “…”

He furrowed his features at the darkness, making several fierce biting motions with his mouth, but in the end, he could only helplessly, but very forcefully, slam his chin onto the Demon Lord’s shoulder, pretending it wasn’t intentional.

He wanted to give this man a sneak attack, but in the end, he didn’t get anything good, his chin hurting so much he bared his teeth.

The Demon Lord was well aware of his little thoughts but didn’t expose him, his long eyebrows rising with amusement.

Yun Xia put aside his distracting thoughts, and tried his best to stabilize himself with the Demon Lord, embracing the man as he flew upward.

When he was halfway up, Yun Xia didn’t want to crash into the mountainside, so he raised a hand and snapped his fingers. A small flame appeared at his fingertip, but before he could see anything, the flame “poof” went out.

Like a fart.

A soft chuckle came from the Demon Lord’s throat.

Yun Xia’s face turned completely red.

Not being able to produce even a single flame was a disgrace to Yun Xia, who had cultivated for so long.

Hey! I can even fly, but I can’t light a fire?

I just wasn’t prepared!

To save face, Yun Xia held his breath and concentrated. Then, flames the size of half a palm appeared around them, slowly rotating around the two.

Finally, there was light.

Yun Xia sighed in relief. If it weren’t for the occasional rustling of leaves in the distance, he would have thought he was in a completely black space.

“Your fire control isn’t very good?” The Demon Lord said.

Fire control could be said to be a very basic technique, Yun Xia said, “It’s not that… I was just careless for a moment.”

After seeing their posture clearly by the light, Yun Xia belatedly realized that they were tightly hugging each other, and above him was the Esteemed Lord’s stunning face.

Yun Xia suddenly lost his voice.

He turned his head and pouted.

Since you know I have such scandalous thoughts about you, can’t you keep a bit of distance?!

Uh, could it be on purpose? Wanting to see me flustered.

Yun Xia grinded his teeth. With the Demon Lord’s personality, that was very possible.

Thinking of this, Yun Xia’s eyes darted around, “Intentionally teasing me? Then I’ll do the opposite.”

He waved his hand, his brow furrowed slightly, his gaze becoming solemn as he diligently controlled the flames.

He said in a low voice, “Esteemed Lord, how about I send you a grand fireworks display?”

After speaking, he looked up at the sky, guiding the flames to fly into the high sky.

More flames appeared, moving in uniform curves in the sky, and then at a certain moment, they began to explode one after another, forming huge fireworks. The shapes of the fireworks were all different, some in the shape of roses, some in the shape of dandelions, some in the shape of a large circle surrounding a small circle, and so on.

Yun Xia deliberately created loud sound waves, trying to make this fireworks show realistic.

The firelight illuminated this space, and the light and shadows flickered on the faces of Yun Xia and the Demon Lord.

The Demon Lord’s eyes reflected this gorgeous fireworks display, somewhat dazed.

He had never seen a fireworks display, or rather, he had never taken it to heart.

For more than a hundred years, he had been campaigning everywhere in the early stages, consolidating the Demon Realm’s position in the Three Realms in the middle stages, and now, not many years after things had calmed down, some people were trying to provoke conflict again.

He had never had leisure time, but he had never longed for leisure.

But now, someone had prepared a not-so-skilled, but sufficiently brilliant and gorgeous fireworks display for him, like a dream.

The exploding sounds shattered a certain hard shell.

Making him feel that this was also not bad.

The handsome man lowered his head and saw the fireworks in Yun Xia’s eyes.

When Yun Xia became serious, the cheerful smile that often hung on his face was gone, his lips were slightly pursed, his eyes were firm, and he was very focused.

But as the fireworks exploded, a surprise bloomed in his eyes, and his bright eyes were filled with a starry sky.

The Demon Lord was mesmerized.

Designing the fireworks and controlling the flames had already used up all of Yun Xia’s concentration. He didn’t dare to slack off. Although the techniques he used were small and simple, he had consumed too much power today. Such detailed control was also very mentally draining. Soon, his brain began to throb with pain.

But he wanted a perfect ending, so he squeezed out the last bit of Demonic Energy and mental strength to create a beautiful finale.

As the flames disappeared one by one, the light gradually dimmed. Yun Xia took advantage of the fact that it hadn’t completely turned dark and excitedly asked the Demon Lord, “Esteemed Lord, was it good?”

Then he saw that the Esteemed Lord wasn’t looking at the sky, but at himself, and didn’t even have much of an expression.

Yun Xia: “…?”

Why are you looking at me? Look at the fireworks!

If you’re not watching, why am I wasting so much energy?

He was about to laugh in anger, “Are you allergic to romance? Who looks at people when fireworks are being set off!”

As the Demon Lord’s face slowly disappeared into the darkness, Yun Xia heard the other party say, “I saw them, in your eyes.”

Yun Xia froze, and then his pupils slowly dilated.

“Why did such a sentimental sentence suddenly pop out…” Yun Xia muttered.

The Demon Lord smiled, and then darkness enveloped them.

The two suddenly fell rapidly.

It turned out that Yun Xia no longer had the strength to maintain their flight, nor did he want to maintain it.

He had exhausted his Demonic Energy and his spirit, and the throbbing pain dragged him back to reality from the Demon Lord’s slightly ambiguous words.

He didn’t care about anything anymore, buried his head in the Demon Lord’s chest, and said, “You do it, I’m so tired…”

It sounded a bit like acting spoiled.

The Demon Lord paused, hugged his waist, and said softly, “Sleep.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Yun Xia fell into a deep sleep.

The Demon Lord stood silently in mid-air, holding him, and after a long while, he took the man back to the Demon Palace.

Intending to send him back to the Demon Servant’s quarters.

It was the middle of the night, and there weren’t many people outside the Demon Servant’s quarters. Naturally, the Demon Lord didn’t know where Yun Xia lived.

He stopped on the road, glanced around, and said in a low voice, “Wolf Demon.”

Before long, Gray Eyes ran over from a distance. Just as he was about to salute, he saw that the person lying in the Demon Lord’s arms was Yun Xia. He was so anxious that he almost pounced on him. After taking two steps forward, he hurriedly stopped, looking around and pacing back and forth.

The Demon Lord glanced at it, “After following him, your courage has grown a lot.”

The Wolf Demon’s body stiffened, and the memories deep in his mind surged up. He couldn’t help but soften his legs, kneeling down on his hind legs, lying on the ground and lowering his head.

The Demon Lord didn’t care about its behavior, he just looked at the Wolf Demon’s back and then at the sleeping man.

Then he said, “Lead the way.”

It took a while for the Wolf Demon to react, and immediately got up and walked quickly towards Yun Xia’s room.

The Demon Lord supported Yun Xia’s thighs with one hand, steadily holding him up. Yun Xia was such a big person, but in his hands, he was weightless, obediently leaning on the man’s shoulder, closing his eyes and sleeping soundly.

The door to Yun Xia and An He’s room was closed. The Wolf Demon rushed in, pushing it open in its anxiety.

The Demon Lord lifted a corner of the curtain and saw someone in the room.

The Demon Lord frowned, feeling displeased that his territory had been invaded by an outsider.

The person by the bed was awakened by the sound of the Wolf Demon breaking in. At this moment, he had just gotten up from the ground, staring blankly at the Demon Lord.

It was Wei Ying.

He was startled. Just as he was about to kneel on one knee to salute, he saw the side profile of the person in the Demon Lord’s arms.

Yun Xia?!

Wei Ying suddenly became nervous and wanted to ask about Yun Xia’s condition, but because the Demon Lord was here, he had to swallow his words. He knelt on one knee and saluted, “Greetings, Esteemed Lord. This subordinate is Yun Xia’s friend. I was waiting here for him to come back. Is he alright? Is he injured?”

Not hearing the Demon Lord’s voice for a long time, Wei Ying boldly raised his head and met the Demon Lord’s red eyes.

He was shocked and hurriedly lowered his head.

Yun Xia’s room wasn’t big, and there were even fewer things in it. The Demon Lord stood tall and upright here, seeming out of place.

He looked around and felt that the most annoying thing in this room was the person kneeling in front of him.

“Move.” His voice was low.

Wei Ying immediately moved a few steps away. The Demon Lord put Yun Xia on the bed and glanced at Wei Ying.

He was still here, and Wei Ying didn’t dare to speak again, but could only kneel respectfully, glancing at the person on the bed. He was very surprised.

He didn’t expect the Esteemed Lord would personally bring him back.

In the end, he didn’t hear the Esteemed Lord say another word, and he just disappeared.

Wei Ying was stunned and looked outside, immediately getting up and walking to the bed. The Wolf Demon also ran in at this time.

“Yun Xia, Yun Xia? Wake up, are you alright?”

Yun Xia didn’t respond at all.

The Wolf Demon lay on the bedside, constantly nudging him with his snout, nudging Yun Xia’s face to the other side.

His face was very pale, but his lips were very red. Wei Ying was a little worried and reached out to pat his face.

But as soon as he touched the other’s cheek, a soft sensation came from his fingertips. Wei Ying froze, and his hand retracted as if he had touched something he shouldn’t have, and his neck instantly turned red.

Wei Ying didn’t know what was wrong with him, he just felt uneasy, and his heart beat faster.

He wasn’t good at hiding his expression, so he could only turn his head away and not touch Yun Xia’s face, changing to pat his shoulder instead, the movements very light, and his voice small: “Yun Xia… can you hear me, Yun Xia? Wake up first, okay?”

The Wolf Demon looked at him inexplicably, as if saying: With your strength and volume, who can you wake up?

Wei Ying’s face was red, so he had to add strength to his voice: “Sleep later, tell me if you’re injured, Yun Xia?”

At this time, the Wolf Demon bit Yun Xia’s arm, constantly sniffing the inside of Yun Xia’s wrist.

After Wei Ying noticed, he hurriedly pulled up his sleeve.

The inside of his wrist was red, looking… like it had been burned. It wasn’t serious, just red.

That wasn’t strange, he knew Yun Xia had gone to have barbecue today.

But he still felt strange, and hesitated before saying softly, “Yun Xia, can I check your Demon Nucleus?”

The Wolf Demon gave him a look as if asking, “Why are you asking? Can’t you just check directly?”

Wei Ying: “…”

He put his hand on Yun Xia’s chest, closed his eyes, and cautiously probed, becoming more and more strange as he checked.

The Demon Nucleus was empty.

“Didn’t he go eat barbecue with the Esteemed Lord? How could he have consumed so much Demonic Energy.”

Wei Ying was very surprised, could it be that the Esteemed Lord did something to him!

He didn’t care about being shy anymore, grabbing Yun Xia’s shoulders and shaking him: “Yun Xia, Yun Xia, are you injured? What did the Esteemed Lord do to you?”

As he spoke, he lifted the sleeve of Yun Xia’s other hand to check, and also helped Yun Xia’s upper body up, leaning him on himself, and then he used his hand to feel Yun Xia’s back, to see if there were any wounds.

The Wolf Demon on the side rolled his eyes very humanely, if the Esteemed Lord really hurt him, how could he have personally brought him back? It wasn’t using his brain at all.

After all this tossing around, Yun Xia finally frowned, laboriously moved his eyelids, and struggled a bit.

“So tired, let me sleep… so sleepy…”

His hoarse voice directly hit Wei Ying’s ear, and Wei Ying froze completely, remaining motionless in the posture of half-supporting him.

Yun Xia kept twisting on him because his sleeping position was uncomfortable. Wei Ying flusteredly laid him down, tidying up his messed-up collar.

“Sorry, you sleep, it’s good that you’re alright, I, I’ll cover you with the quilt.”

Seeing that Yun Xia had woken up, the Wolf Demon unceremoniously jumped onto the bed, intending to lie down on one side and sleep, walking back and forth to find a spot.

Yun Xia wanted to open his eyes and curse because they were making a commotion, but at the next moment, an incomparably comfortable feeling came from the depths of his brain, smoothing out all his anxiety, shielding all sounds, allowing him to fall into a deep sleep after two breaths.

The Wolf Demon lay down, and Wei Ying finally covered Yun Xia properly with the thin quilt. He looked at him intently for a long time, slowly turned around, and sat down by the bed.

The room returned to silence.

Wei Ying looked at the void in front of him, lost in thought, one hand clutching his clothes, not knowing what he was thinking, occasionally looking back at Yun Xia.

When he looked, he would unconsciously keep looking, and when he suddenly came back to his senses, he would turn back with a red face, burying his head in his knees.

No one knew that there was a fourth person in this room.

The Demon Lord stood in the center of the room, coldly watching everything in the room from beginning to end, watching Wei Ying fiddle with Yun Xia, watching Wei Ying’s expression change several times.

He let out a chuckle with an unclear meaning:

Someone actually likes his little toy?