Chapter 577: Reverse Strategy 36

Looking at this, it doesn't seem like he doesn't care about Erlang.

Jin Chen rubbed the hand he was holding in his palm, not answering, just asking in a cold voice.

"I'm really curious, why are you determined to be the king's husband?"

He probably never gave any hints to Langnian before, and besides, if it weren't for Erlang, the two demons wouldn't even have known each other.

Chenshu was also curious about this question, blinking his sleepy eyes, he perked up to listen.

Langnian knelt on the ground, and when he heard the question, he was stunned for a moment, answering in a hoarse voice.

"When I came of age and took form, I was wounded by a wicked demon who secretly sneaked into the Yaogong, near death… I saw you save me…"

After waking up, he heard many Demon Slaves saying the Yao King was brave, his strength top-notch, and they had sliced to death the few wicked demons who had intruded into the Yaogong.

After that, many times later, he had secretly seen the demons loyal to this brother, their Yao King.

Perhaps it was wrong from that time on...

Langnian trembled as he closed his eyes, the corner of his mouth tasting bitter tears mixed with the fresh blood flowing from his forehead.

Jin Chen frowned, puzzled, "Wait, when did I save you?"

He carefully recalled, and the motion of playing with Chenshu's fingers also stopped.

"I recall punishing a batch of wicked demons, but that was because your brother pleaded, saying they were bullying the newly transformed cubs inside the Yaogong."

"So that cub was you..."

Chenshu's brow twitched, he pressed Jin Chen's hand and slightly shook his head, indicating not to say more.

Just point it out and that's enough.

Langnian isn't stupid either.

He immediately understood the meaning of Jin Chen's words.

"The one who saved me from the wicked demon horde back then... was my brother?"

Langnian uttered this sentence with great difficulty, his whole body going limp on the ground, his pupils trembling and shrinking.

But, after waking up I asked my brother… he clearly said it was the Great King who stepped in to punish the wicked demons...

He was completely confused, the emotions from the truth hitting him too overwhelming, tears fell one by one, all landing on the cold hard jade stone floor.

Langnian burst into tears again, propping himself up while still kneeling, "Your Majesty... I was wrong, I shouldn't have been jealous of your king's husband... I shouldn't have wanted to kill him... I beg you... I beg you to save my brother..."

"I'm willing to die in his place... as long as you save him..."

His voice trembled so much he could hardly speak.

Jin Chen lowered his gaze to look at the boy in his arms, seeing he was truly tired, he didn't want to waste any more time.

"Mistakes cannot be erased just by regret."

He again glanced at the earnestly apologetic Langnian, without a trace of soft-heartedness.

"If it weren't for Chenshu's skilled hands, you wouldn't have had the chance to beg for mercy here."

Chenshu heard this and nodded in agreement.

This wolf pup is really annoying.

He isn't a saint, facing a demon who once constantly wanted to kill him, yet he still has to feel pity.

Even if there was a misunderstanding, the harm that almost befell him isn't fake.

He scratched Jin Chen's palm, then sat up straight from his embrace to look at Langnian kneeling in the hall.

"Your brother exchanged his life for your safety; I won't wipe away the past, but I won't hold it against you either."

"Thank you... but I can't leave..."

Langnian shook his head, voice choking, "I want to stay here with my brother."

Jin Chen reminded him, "Once you fall into the blood pool, your flesh will instantly melt."

This is also why the blood pool becomes a forbidden zone in the Yaogong.

"But since you sincerely repented and have already torn up the engagement, I will give you one last chance."

Langnian's eyes lit up instantly, as if he had grasped the last sliver of hope.

"The Six Shadows will recall his soul, temper the body and reshape his flesh, but you must pay a price."

Jin Chen stared at Langnian, his eyes turning cold.

"You must leave the demon clan's territory, go to the mountain hideout Erlang arranged for you, and never return."

The reshaped body won't retain the previous memories.

So this choice is either death parting or living separation.

Chenshu clicked his tongue, no wonder Jin Chen knew Erlang wanted to throw himself into the blood pool, so he immediately summoned the Six Shadows to follow.

Turns out he had planned this all along.

Langnian had no hesitation, "As long as Your Majesty can revive my brother, I will leave!"

"But... but could you let me see my restored body before I go?"

He hastily wiped away his tears, earnestly pleading.

"No."

Jin Chen refused his request, slightly lifting his chin.

The Six Shadows, who had been silently watching the show, finally moved their steps.

He took out another stone, activating it with blood.

In an instant, strange patterns spread across the stone, and an unstable sleeping soul phantom was released.

It was exactly the likeness of Erlang.

"Brother..."

Langnian instantly sprang up to lunge forward, but grasped at air. He stared blankly at the empty embrace.

As long as you leave, the Six Shadows will reshape his fleshly body for him tomorrow.

After saying his last words, Jin Chen embraced Chenshu and left.

Chenshu knew the outcome, lost curiosity, yawned, and burrowed into his embrace.

That's fine; letting Erlang live will repay the earlier life‑saving debt, and it will let Langnian learn his feelings, then be forced to part, living thereafter day and night in the anguish of longing, forever lonely.

Oh, and there is also the lifelong pain brought by the demon race's law.

Chenshu was very satisfied.

"Jin Chen is really smart; he had already planned his way out."

Returning to the inner hall, he narrowed his eyes and smiled lightly, sparing no praise for Jin Chen's decision.

"Alright, hurry up and sleep."

Jin Chen held the person and laid him on the bed, helplessly tapping his nose.

"What's up these days? You haven't even bothered me, yet you act like you're not getting enough sleep every day."

He then slipped his hand to the youth's soft abdomen, gently rubbing through the undergarment, his eyes teasing: 'Could it be that you're pregnant?'

What a case of pregnancy.

Chenshu pushed away the person on him in annoyance, snorted, and shifted inward.

"I can't have children; if you want fox cubs, you'll need to find someone who can."

He quickly resorted to unreasonable horseplay to cover up the past few nights' 'not enough sleep' incident.

Jin Chen's eyelid twitched; thinking of those annoying fellow fox spirits in Yaogong gave him a headache.

"Chenshu, don't be angry; I was just speaking casually—what's the point of wanting a child? It would only take away our time together."

Jin Chen quickly lay down to coax him, rubbing his lips against his cheek, saying, 'I wish I could spend the rest of my life with Chenshu.'

Speaking of this…

Chenshu turned over and curled into his embrace, lifting his eyes to meet his gaze: 'Jin Chen, I am human, with a lifespan of less than a hundred years.'

He could actually use divine power to maintain his lifespan, but he'd still need a reasonable excuse.

Thus his brows drooped, and a sense of grievance rose.

"If, in a few decades, I grow old and lose my beauty, would you let Chenshu go? I don't want you to see me like that."

Chenshu also squeezed out two tears.

Whether true or not aside, this trick really works on Jin Chen.

He instantly felt heartbroken, embracing the person and kissing and coaxing him.