Chapter 11

As Li You walked closer to the front, everyone saw him.

They had all heard the deity address Li You earlier. When they got a clear look at him, everyone was surprised.

But no one’s surprise was as great as Yu Wu’s. She stared at Li You for a long time, unable to snap out of it.

Pulled and supported by Yu Tong and Lan Ruo, she followed Yu Mother and the others into the main hall.

Completely ignoring the polite conversation between Yu Mother and that deity, Yu Wu kept staring blankly at Li You.

Li You was fine at first, but later, being looked at by Yu Wu with eyes that seemed to want to devour him, Li You felt somewhat guilty for some reason.

His eyes unconsciously drifted downward, blinking repeatedly.

He truly felt a bit ‘guilty’.

A moment later, the deity left. Everyone else went out of the hall to see her off, leaving only Yu Wu and Li You behind.

Yu Wu frowned, blaming Li You for concealing things, and also blaming herself for being so dazzled by his good looks back then.

Yu Tong was the female lead. The people she could meet must be related to the main plot.

Moreover, Li You appeared in the identity of the prince’s teacher. She should have realized then that Li You likely had other identities.

Looking at Li You’s handsome and familiar face, Yu Wu suddenly remembered that day when Li You talked to her about the marriage alliance with the demon realm. He had earnestly told her that the Demon Lord was not ugly.

Yu Wu had laughed at him then, saying he was judging someone he had never seen.

It truly fit that modern saying ‘The clown turns out to be myself’!

Yu Wu and Li You’s marriage was set in stone. Living together in the future was inevitable. Now that the situation had become so awkward, Yu Wu turned and ran out.

Li You hadn’t expected Yu Wu’s reaction to be so big.

Though startled by Yu Wu’s sudden departure, Li You quickly reacted. He strode out of the main hall, intending to chase after her and explain, but unexpectedly saw Yu Mother returning.

Li You took a deep breath. Though he was concerned about explaining to Yu Wu, his current identity was the Demon Lord. He absolutely could not show any lowering of status in front of the immortal sect.

“I didn’t know you were the new Demon Lord. I’m truly getting old. Please forgive any past negligence, Demon Lord.”

Li You was the ruler of the demon realm, with a status comparable to the Immortal Emperor and Human Emperor.

Yu Mother was merely the leader of an immortal sect. Being courteous to the Demon Lord was only right. After all, the heavenly and demon realms were about to be joined in marriage.

Li You’s mind was entirely on Yu Wu. Though he heard Yu Mother’s polite words, he couldn’t take them to heart:

“It’s fine.”

“The deity said you came here specifically to use the lake behind our Blue Phoenix Sect’s mountain to recuperate. I’ll remove the barrier on the back mountain for the Demon Lord’s use. As for your lodgings…”

Before Yu Mother could finish, Li You promptly spoke:

“The previous room will do.”

Yu Mother was taken aback. Though Li You’s words were few, his tone was firm, leaving no room for her to refuse.

Since Li You had already said so, even though it was somewhat inappropriate for someone of his current status to stay there, Yu Mother had no choice.

“This Lord is tired and will retire to rest first.”

Li You casually found an excuse and hurriedly chased after the direction Yu Wu had disappeared.

Watching Li You’s retreating figure, Yu Mother inwardly breathed a long sigh of relief. She had originally been worried that the Demon Lord would be too fierce, but now knowing Li You was the Demon Lord, Yu Mother also relaxed.

Thinking back, Yu Mother had also been puzzled when the Demon Lord personally chose Yu Wu. Now she somewhat had an answer.

Li You had stayed at the Blue Phoenix Sect for about a month in the identity of the prince’s teacher. Yu Mother had seen his interactions with Yu Wu.

As someone who had been through it herself, although Yu Wu only treated Li You as a friend, Yu Mother had seen in Li You’s eyes that his gaze toward Yu Wu was different from others.

Just now when Yu Mother returned, she had seen Yu Wu run out of the main hall, causing Li You to chase after her. Yu Wu had just left in that direction, and Li You was now going the same way.

Yu Mother smiled knowingly, thinking it must all be fate. She shook her head helplessly.

The direction Yu Wu left in was toward her own bedroom. Li You chased all the way there, arriving outside Yu Wu’s room.

He raised his hand, intending to knock, but his hand stopped in mid-air. Li You actually felt somewhat ‘afraid’.

Li You could understand that Yu Wu couldn’t accept it for the moment. But if Yu Wu wouldn’t forgive his lack of honesty, Li You couldn’t think of any other way.

To Li You, Yu Wu was truly different from others in the immortal realm and celestial world. He had felt this way when they met in the palace, which was why he had taken notice of Yu Wu.

Li You had entered the palace originally to borrow the Human Emperor’s phoenix breath to somewhat resist the heavenly tribulation. He hadn’t expected to end up following Prince Ning An to the Blue Phoenix Sect in such complicated circumstances.

That day, the heavenly tribulation came early and fiercely. Even if Li You stayed by the Human Emperor’s side, the Human Emperor’s phoenix breath probably couldn’t fully protect him.

Ning An, though a prince, had insufficient phoenix breath. If Li You forcibly stayed by his side, even Ning An’s life would be in danger.

Unexpectedly, when Li You hid in the abandoned courtyard waiting to be struck hard by the heavenly tribulation, Yu Wu rushed over.

The moment he saw Yu Wu, Li You felt as if he, who had been in darkness, saw light.

He… fell in love.

Also because of Yu Wu’s appearance, the heavenly thunder suddenly stopped. Everything returned to normal, but the heavenly tribulation had not passed.

Li You believed this was no coincidence.

When Li You had seized power before, he was injured by the previous Demon Lord, and then suffered new injuries. He didn’t know when the heavenly tribulation would come next. Relying solely on the Human Emperor probably wouldn’t work for him with his body full of injuries.

So now Li You wouldn’t consider marrying anyone else. Although this was for the mutual benefit of heaven and the demon realm, Li You was not one to settle.

Yu Wu was the only choice.

His hand still frozen in mid-air, Li You was still pondering.

“I always felt something was off about you. I didn’t expect you to actually be the Demon Lord.”

Lan Ruo’s voice sounded from behind. Li You furrowed his brows, lowered his hand and turned around.

Lan Ruo glared coldly, gripping the sword in his hand tightly.

“I always felt the way you looked at Yu Wu wasn’t right. And you personally requested to marry Yu Wu. Li You, what evil intentions do you have toward Yu Wu? Even though you’re the Demon Lord, I can’t allow our Blue Phoenix Sect’s people to be bullied by you.”

“What this Lord wants to do, even the Immortal Emperor doesn’t question. You, a mere disciple of the Blue Phoenix Sect, dare to cause trouble?”

“You…”

Lan Ruo pointed at Li You, fuming with anger. Lan Ruo couldn’t out-talk Li You before, and now that Li You had transformed into the Demon Lord, Lan Ruo was even less of a match.

Lan Ruo felt stifled in his heart. Thinking about how Yu Wu was about to marry Li You, Lan Ruo became even angrier.

Suddenly, he drew the sword at his waist, pointing it directly at Li You.

Li You slightly turned his body to the side. Though Lan Ruo’s spiritual power was not low, and Li You was injured, he was still confident in dealing with someone like Lan Ruo.

With a creak, Yu Wu’s door opened from the inside. Yu Wu walked out with a dark face.

She had originally wanted to return to her room to be alone, but suddenly heard Lan Ruo and Li You’s conversation outside the door, followed by the sound of a sword being drawn.

Yu Wu’s appearance made both Lan Ruo and Li You look at her.

Yu Wu glanced at Lan Ruo, then moved her gaze to Li You. Their eyes met unintentionally.

Li You’s eyes showed a gentleness reserved only for Yu Wu.

Seeing Li You’s eyes like those of a pitiful little puppy, the anger in Yu Wu’s heart completely dissipated. She simply couldn’t stay angry.

Reaching out to grab Li You’s arm, Yu Wu didn’t use much strength at all before pulling him into the room. Then she slammed the door shut with a bang.

Lan Ruo stood in place, his sword slipping unsteadily from his hand and falling to the ground.

Lan Ruo’s face was full of loss. The person he had held dear since childhood, whom he could still stay by her side before, now he feared he wouldn’t even be able to watch over for a moment.

After entering the room, Yu Wu went straight to the table and gulped down several cups of cold tea. Only then did her expression slightly improve.

Looking at Li You standing by the door, though mindful of his Demon Lord status, Yu Wu finally couldn’t help but speak:

“I treated you as a friend, yet you intentionally deceived me. Even if that’s so, were you about to fight with my senior brother at my door just now?”

“It wasn’t on purpose… Besides, we didn’t actually fight.”

Li You’s first sentence was spoken lightly, sounding very uncertain.

“I’m already upset enough, yet you two won’t let me have peace. One is my fellow disciple, and the other is my…”

Yu Wu nearly let it slip, almost saying ‘one is the man I fell for at first sight, and who I’m about to marry’.

Li You seemed to hear what Yu Wu was about to say, and a look of expectation appeared on his face.

A moment later, the flustered Yu Wu spoke again:

“One is my senior brother, and one is someone I consider a good friend. If you two were to fight, who do you think I should help?”

After saying this, Yu Wu looked at Li You nervously, afraid he had heard what she almost said earlier.

Unexpectedly, Li You had a look of secret joy on his face.

“You already know my identity. If we really fought, I wouldn’t fear even the celestial deities. But the one left outside now is your senior brother. And the one you pulled inside is me.

I don’t know how to answer your question. In the palace, I often heard them say that hearts are always biased. Who knows which way your heart leans.”

Yu Wu sighed inwardly. Regardless of whether Li You was the Demon Lord or not, with his eloquence, he was indeed someone worthy of being appreciated by the Human Emperor and becoming the prince’s teacher.

He said he didn’t know, yet every word hinted that the person Yu Wu favored was him.

However, Yu Wu also had no way to answer Li You’s words, because it was indeed as Li You implied.

Actually, on the day of the ascension tribulation, when Yu Wu went to find Li You and discovered him, when Li You actively threw himself into her arms, Yu Wu’s heart would only lean toward him alone for this lifetime.