Before I knew it, tears streamed down my cheeks again, landing on my knees, on the carpet, and disappearing.
Lu Qingyuan took a deep breath, stood up, and walked outside.
He felt it necessary to go and take a look at the ninth level of the Demon Realm.
The most prosperous city in the Demon Realm is located on the ninth floor.
As soon as Lu Qingyuan pushed open the bar door, a devil greeted him.
"Lu Qingyuan? Why did it take you so long to come?" The tall demon walked up to him, looked him up and down, and asked in confusion, "Where is your angel lover?"
But after saying that, he added, "Oh, I see. You were out hunting for food behind his back, weren't you? Hehe, I didn't expect you to be like that too..."
The thick neck was suddenly enveloped in black mist, and the tall demon instantly fell silent, waving his hand and saying, "Cough, cough, I was just joking! Don't take it seriously!"
The black mist loosened its grip, but did not withdraw.
Lu Qingyuan's gaze swept across the surrounding environment, then swept over the demons in the bar who were staring at him.
The fragmented memories in my mind seemed to suddenly find a breakthrough.
They form a series of images.
He sat on the high stool in front of the bar, looking smug, and said, "You guessed right, I am Lu Qingyuan."
"And the person next to me is my lover, Yu Tang."
"I hope you all will keep your minds and mouths in check. Don't have any more improper thoughts about my lover. Otherwise... I won't hesitate to cut off your heads and pull out your tongues to display as specimens in the basement of my castle."
He even drank with these demons, laughing as he said, "See? My wife is an angel."
"My wife is incredibly beautiful; she's the best person I've ever met."
"You can't possibly have what I have!"
"What are you looking at? Look again and I'll gouge your eyes out..."
As the black mist dissipated, Lu Qingyuan suddenly rushed outside the bar, spread his black wings, and flew into the air, taking in the bustling city of the demon realm.
The bright lights and vibrant colors painted the dark sky with vivid hues.
He looked down and could see the demons' expressions change from astonishment to mockery.
He shouted at him, "Lu Qingyuan, you're not going to confess your feelings to Yu Tang again, are you?"
"What do you want to say this time?"
"Or is your angel the best person, the one you love the most?"
The shouts were deafening, and Lu Qingyuan's mind was in turmoil.
My mind is in turmoil.
Memories are gradually returning uncontrollably.
He seemed to see his former self standing here, embracing a man whose ears were turning red, shouting, "You must all remember, my lover is an angel! His name is Yu Tang! He is the person I, Lu Qingyuan, love the most!"
My fingers started trembling, and even clenching my fist didn't help.
His consciousness was dominated by a fear that was about to crush his spirit. Lu Qingyuan's breathing became heavy, and all he could see were frames of images rewinding before his eyes.
I forced myself to stay awake.
Lu Qingyuan flapped his black wings and, following his memories, arrived at the Fire Hell Pool. Under the shocked gazes of the crowd, he plunged into the pool of water burning with raging flames.
Lu Qingyuan ignored the pain of his soul being burned.
He just kept searching at the bottom of the pool for stones that the man had thrown into the water.
One minute, five minutes, ten minutes...
Only after clutching the stone engraved with their names in his hand did Lu Qingyuan fly out of the Fire Hell Pool, dragging his battered body and collapsing to his knees with a thud.
As he made this movement, the beauty mark on his face flickered a few times.
Then it transformed into tiny black flames and seeped into Lu Qingyuan's body.
At almost the same moment, everything Yu Tang had done for him and the decisions he had made back then came to mind.
It turned out that he had guessed that Yu Tang had stolen the Fire Lotus on that very day at the Fire Hell Pool.
Later, upon returning to the castle, he secretly placed a Dark Eye on Yu Tang.
He watched as Yu Tang extracted the petals into a solution, and then watched as he poured the solution under the bed.
Many times he wanted to destroy the bottle of solution, but when he met Yu Tang's gaze, he gave up.
Because he knew that Yu Tang genuinely wanted to save him.
It was a determination and belief that would save him even at the cost of one's own life.
Just like his feelings for Yu Tang.
If he were in her shoes, he certainly wouldn't have watched his beloved die when there was a way to save her.
So, in the end, he chose to compromise.
However, the premise of this compromise is that he must remember Yu Tang for the rest of his life.
Remember that the man is the one he loves most.
Remember the warmth and感动 (feelings of being touched) that a man brings you.
Remember everything a man has done for you.
Remember that Yu Tang's soul has become one with his own. Therefore, he must live on, connected to Yu Tang's soul...
So he secretly mixed the solution with other drugs, reducing its effectiveness.
That way, even if Yu Tang used this solution on him, he wouldn't truly forget men...
Remembering everything, Lu Qingyuan tightly gripped the stone, placing it against his heart, feeling the scorching heat of being burned by flames.
But this time, unusually, he did not continue to shed tears.
There was no hysterical shouting or yelling.
He knelt there blankly for a while, then suddenly laughed.
With a slight upturn of her lips, the lazy and narcissistic little devil seemed to have returned.
He stood up, carefully placed the stone close to his body, used a spell to tidy up his disheveled appearance, and said to the demons who were watching, "What are you all looking at? Haven't you ever seen such a handsome demon before?"
"Let's go, everyone disperse." With that, he spread his black wings, flew into the air, and flew to the bar he had left before.
He ordered ten shots of strong liquor from the bartender, drank them all, then ordered ten more, drank those too, and kept ordering...
And so, he drank almost all of the bar's stock. Amid the bartender's apologies, he yelled, "What kind of bar is this if you don't have alcohol?" before getting up, leaning on the counter, and staggering out of the bar.
Once outside, he spread his black wings and flew towards the upper levels.
But after flying for a distance, it lost its balance and fell straight down, crashing heavily to the ground.
Lu Qingyuan didn't care at all, lightly fluttered his black wings, and flew up again.
But it fell off again after a short while.
But he seemed oblivious to the pain, continuing to try and fall.
Each time it was more brutal, each time it hurt more...
Only when it was covered in wounds and its black wings were broken did it lie down in the wilderness and burst into laughter.
As if he had just thought of the funniest thing, Lu Qingyuan laughed until he coughed, clutching the fabric in front of his chest and rolling around on the ground.
"Tangtang and I have become one... It's so good..." he murmured to himself, "This way I can be with Tangtang forever... It's wonderful, it's really wonderful..."
"I should be happy, yes, I must be happy..."
"I have to live on with Tangtang's soul. This is the future he gave me, and I must cherish it..."
"And I can't do bad things, I have to do a lot of good things."
Because I represent Tangtang, I can't let Tangtang be angry with me... and I can't let him lose face..."
The demon, on the verge of a mental breakdown, laughed loudly, refusing to let a single tear fall from his stinging eyes, clutching tightly to the front of his clothes.
"Tangtang, can you hear me? I swear to you, I will definitely live well, and live well carrying your soul."
Lu Qingyuan returned to the manor at dawn.
His injuries terrified the butler so much that he didn't dare to breathe.
Lu Qingyuan looked at him, his lips curving upwards, and a smile easily appeared on his face.
"Don't be afraid, I'm fine."
After saying that, he went straight to the rose garden and dug out the box of photos and videos that Yu Tang had buried.
He carried a huge box to the castle's projection room and stayed there for three months.
Three months later, he left the screening room and covered the entire castle with photos of Yu Tang.
Finally, a passage to the human world was opened, and the perpetrators were no longer punished with violence.
Instead, he integrated into the human world as a guide and began to do genuine good deeds.
Time flies, and a century passes in the blink of an eye.
Lu Qingyuan's good deeds are countless, and each act of merit is recorded in the register.
Whether in the human realm, the celestial realm, or even some demons in the demon realm, they were all moved by his actions.
Finally, the God of Light descended and asked Lu Qingyuan: What do you want? I can make an exception and grant you one request.
Lu Qingyuan was first shocked, then overjoyed.
He said in a trembling voice: I want to resurrect my beloved Yu Tang!
But the God of Light replied that his soul had already perished when he was sacrificed to you a hundred years ago, and there was no possibility of rebirth.
Upon hearing this answer, the demon's eyes widened slightly, and he remained silent for a long time.
The God of Light then said: You can change your wish, and I will do my best to grant it.
Lu Qingyuan was brought back to his senses by these words. He asked blankly, "You mean, all these years, he has never been in my body at all?"
The deity nodded.