After Marrying the Demonic Overlord, My Dao Companion Who Faked a Dual Personality Regretted It Deeply - Chapter 1

The day I found out I was pregnant, my Dao Companion, the Immortal Venerable, was halfway to becoming a demon.

By day, his normal self loved me dearly, but by night, his demonic self loved the Little Flower Immortal dearly.

The Demonic Overlord repeatedly told me he was faking it, but I refused to believe him. Not until I went to the hall to bring him the jade nectar for healing and overheard his conversation with the God of Fate.

“Immortal Venerable, you’re pretending to be corrupted by demons, seeking thrills outside, while making Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang devoted to you. Aren’t you afraid she’ll find out and you’ll regret it?”

Ruan Liuyun snickered.

“I’m just playing around. I’ve hidden it well. After all, it’s been a hundred years; I’m a bit bored.

“Once Yu Shuang gives birth and I’ve had my fun, I’ll find an opportunity to recover and you’d better keep your mouth shut.”

I clutched my belly, my heart chilling to the bone. Turning around, I cast a spell to send a message to the Demonic Overlord.

“You said you’d raise my child as your own. I accept your proposal.”

“I’ll come for you in three days.”

…

“Who?”

Spiritual energy burst through the door, surging outwards, leaving a bloody scratch on my face.

“Yu Shuang, when… when did you come here?”

“I told you, the person I like is Lingling. Your persistence is useless.”

I didn’t miss the fleeting panic in his eyes.

If it had been before, I would have certainly seen this as a sign of his recovery. But now, I saw through his clumsy performance.

“Okay, I understand.”

I calmly replied, taking the jade nectar and turning to leave.

“Wait!”

Ruan Liuyun’s face darkened as he grabbed my arm.

“Did you… did you just hear anything?”

The strong floral scent unique to Ye Qiuling wafted into my nostrils, and my stomach churned uncomfortably.

Yet, when we became Dao companions, Ruan Liuyun had told me he detested floral scents and only loved my natural body fragrance.

I laughed at myself, “The demonic you only loves Ye Qiuling. What do you think I should have heard?”

My gaze swept across the bed, and my expression froze when I saw a pile of fox tail toys.

“It’s normal to have desires for someone you like. Don’t make a fuss again.”

Ruan Liuyun blocked my view, speaking impatiently.

But even at the peak of our passion, he was never this rough with me.

The cut on my hand from collecting the ambrosia for him now stung like a knife.

The ambrosia I had carefully gathered for days, fell, spilling liquid all over the floor.

Ruan Liuyun’s brow twitched slightly.

“Didn’t I tell you, Lingling is a flower fairy, she loves honey and dislikes these things?”

“If you can’t do it, then let’s just end our Dao companion relationship!”

To maintain my Dao companion relationship with the demonic Ruan Liuyun, I had signed various humiliating agreements he proposed.

Ye Qiuling was delicate and picky; I had to collect morning dew and honey for her daily.

Ye Qiuling’s spiritual power was weak, and traveling back and forth was tiring, so he forced me to give up my palace and live with the maids.

Ye Qiuling was sensitive, and externally, we had to claim that our Dao companion relationship had been dissolved.

…

I stubbornly lifted my head, not letting tears fall.

“Eat it or not, I’m not doing this anymore!”

I didn’t even want Ruan Liuyun anymore.

Before I could finish speaking, my stomach was seized with cramping pains. My face paled, and I tried to use my spiritual power to leave.

“Are you? Shen Yu Shuang? Ah Yun Gege’s former Dao companion?”

A delicate young girl landed clumsily, knocking me down and interrupting my spell.

I coughed up a mouthful of blood from the backlash.

“Don’t be in such a hurry. Your spellcasting isn’t good yet. If you twist your ankle, you’ll just whine and cry for me again.”

Ruan Liuyun hugged her, dotingly crouching down to check her ankle, completely ignoring me.

But back then, if a blade of grass pricked my finger, Ruan Liuyun’s eyes would redden, and he would shed tears of distress.

“Shuangshuang, as long as I’m here, you won’t get hurt again. If you get hurt, I’ll hurt a million times more than you.”

“Shen Yu Shuang, you were just lightly touched, and there’s no blood. What are you being so dramatic about on the ground?”

His past promises were replaced by current mockery.

My heart was twisted in anguish, and my stomach hurt more and more. Several attempts to cast a spell to leave failed.

I had a faint, bad premonition.

“What are you acting for? Why are you so delicate?”

Ye Qiuling rolled her eyes, her finger moving slightly, and a sharp cone landed heavily on my stomach.

“Ah!”

Hearing my scream, Ye Qiuling raised her eyebrows triumphantly.

“Liuyun Gege, look, her scream is so lively. She’s clearly fine; she just wants to cling to you.”

A flicker of panic crossed Ruan Liuyun’s eyes.

“How could you… She has a child in her belly. The child is innocent.”

Ye Qiuling pouted and whined.

“Liuyun Gege, I just didn’t want her to cling to you. My spiritual power is low; what harm could I do?”

Ruan Liuyun sighed helplessly, flicking her nose.

“Naughty.”

Ruan Liuyun looked at me, his brows furrowed in disgust.

“Shen Yu Shuang, since the child is fine, get up quickly. I told you, I’m not him. Don’t even think about using the child to blackmail me.”

But back then, it was him who gently placed his hand on my belly, telling me to rest assured that he would protect us.

He truly believed his act was flawless, that I couldn’t see through his disguise.

I wanted to speak, but my stomach felt as if it had been stabbed through, the pain was excruciating.

I felt a warm wetness beneath me, something flowing out of my body.

My heart trembled, and several attempts to use my spiritual power failed.

Ignoring explanations, I crawled over and grabbed his pant leg.

“My stomach… it hurts so much, Liuyun, save me, save our child.”

“Lingling was just playing a joke. Your act has its limits. I can…”

Ruan Liuyun impatiently looked up, and his words abruptly stopped when he saw the blood-red stain beneath me.

Ruan Liuyun finally panicked. He picked me up in one swift motion.

“Don’t be afraid. I am Immortal Venerable Liuyun. I’ve suppressed my inner demon. I’ll take you to the God of Medicine, you’ll be fine.”

Even at this point, he hadn’t forgotten to maintain his pretense.

Pain overwhelmed me, and I completely fainted.

When I woke up, I was in the Hall of Medicine. Touching my flat lower abdomen, I instantly panicked.

“My child, how is my child?”

The medicine boy restrained my movements, gently soothing me.

“Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang, don’t move. You are injured and weak after childbirth. You need to rest well.”

“Thanks to you protecting the child in your belly with your primordial spirit, the child is now in the back hall, being nourished by the Water-Suppressing Pearl. There’s nothing serious.”

I keenly sensed something was wrong.

The medicine boy met my gaze and sighed with difficulty.

“The child is congenitally weak, and was forced to be born due to injury, so they are not as healthy as other children.”

“To grow up successfully, they need to live in the Hall of Medicine and be nourished daily with your heart blood or Immortal Venerable Liuyun’s heart blood.”

My clenched heart loosened. I was confident I could raise my child well.

After thanking the medicine boy, Ruan Liuyun came in.

He helped me up, his eyes full of tenderness.

“Shuangshuang, you’ve suffered to give birth to my offspring.”

“Today, I went to Supreme God Yaoguang to get your favorite Immortal Spirit Peach Blossom Pastry. Would you like some?”

Supreme God Yaoguang’s handmade food was priceless, and he had put in a lot of effort.

However, my favorite was pear crisp. His Little Flower Immortal was the one who loved peach blossom pastry.

Seeing my silence, Ruan Liuyun hugged me tenderly.

“Shuangshuang, I’m sorry. Only when you are hurt during the day can I break through my inner demon and protect you. It’s all my fault.”

Ruan Liuyun directly applied spiritual power and slapped himself several times fiercely, showing no mercy, not caring about his reputation in front of all the immortals.

In the past, I would have certainly stopped him with a pained heart, telling him not to blame himself.

Now, I found his self-directed performance ridiculous.

“Someone, bring Ye Qiuling in.”

Ye Qiuling’s hands were covered in blood, and her eyes were glaring at me.

Ruan Liuyun waved his palm, striking her knees, forcing her to kneel before me.

“It’s a good thing Shuangshuang is fine. Otherwise, a lowly flower demon like you, even a hundred lives wouldn’t be enough to compensate.”

“And now you dare to glare at Shuangshuang? Go kneel at the Heavenly Gate for a night and reflect properly.”

It was an insubstantial punishment, and I only felt tired watching it.

Lying on the bed, my eyes were moist, and I couldn’t help but ask.

“Ruan Liuyun, do you truly love me? Is there anything you’re hiding from me?”

Ruan Liuyun rubbed my hair, smiling helplessly.

“Of course I love you, otherwise I wouldn’t have suppressed my inner demon in time to send you to the Supreme God of Medicine’s Hall. But, Shuangshuang, why would you think I’m hiding something from you?”

Listening to his probing, I shook my head.

“Nothing, just asking.”

“We’re childhood sweethearts, having loved each other for hundreds of years. Don’t overthink it, be good, and rest well.”

“I’ll find a way to suppress my inner demon.”

Seeing no unusual reaction from me, Ruan Liuyun breathed a sigh of relief and got out of bed.

I closed my eyes, exhausted.

Yes, we had come from the mortal realm to the immortal realm, a relationship spanning hundreds of years, becoming Dao companions, recognized by heaven and earth.

But ultimately, it couldn’t compare to a momentary thrill.

He was still deceiving me even now.

I didn’t want such a relationship anymore.

Before falling asleep, I propped up my exhausted body, wanting to see the child.

But I inexplicably looked towards the Heavenly Gate, where there was no one.

Passing by Ruan Liuyun’s temporary residence, I caught a glimpse of Ruan Liuyun kneeling on the bed, massaging Ye Qiuling’s legs while constantly soothing her in a soft voice.

And it was night.

Ruan Liuyun’s actions were meticulous; he never intended to punish Ye Qiuling from the start.

It was reasonable for the demonic him not to punish Ye Qiuling.

I averted my eyes and went straight to the Hall of Medicine.

The child was tiny, with a pale face, sucking on their own finger, so well-behaved it pained my heart.

I struck my own chest, forcing out a mouthful of heart blood to feed the child.

Watching the child’s complexion gradually redden, I traced the baby’s outline, secretly making a decision in my heart.

Yueyue, be good.

In three days, Mama will take you away.

In my dream, I returned to when Ruan Liuyun and I were in love.

Ruan Liuyun in the mortal realm held up his sword, his face flushed, confessing to me.

“Shuangshuang, will you be my Dao companion? I’m willing to give my life to you and will be good to you forever.”

During the Immortal Gate War, Ruan Liuyun shielded me with his body, getting bitten by demonic beasts until he bled profusely.

“If they want to hurt you, they must first step over my corpse.”

Ruan Liuyun, ascending to the Immortal Realm, made a vow witnessed by heaven and earth.

“Shuangshuang, I will love you, pamper you, and be loyal to you for a lifetime.”

Ruan Liuyun, who became Immortal Venerable, held Ye Qiuling and looked down at me from above.

“Shen Yu Shuang, what if we loved each other for a hundred years? I’m bored. The person I love now is Lingling.”

The Ruan Liuyun in my dream gradually blurred. My face burned, and I met Ruan Liuyun’s gloomy gaze.

“Shen Yu Shuang, how can you be so vicious?”

“Lingling already knows she was wrong. Do you know that making her kneel for a day and a night almost caused her to miscarry?”

“It seems you still haven’t learned your lesson.”

My thoughts were chaotic. I only managed to glance out the window—it was night.

I was forcibly dragged by Ruan Liuyun and made to kneel before Ye Qiuling.

“Lingling, don’t be upset. I’ll break her legs for you now to vent your anger.”

I was tied in the water prison, and iron rods rained down on my legs. I screamed in agony.

How could I have forgotten?

Back then, I just cursed Ye Qiuling as “lowly,” and Ruan Liuyun threw me into an illusion, where I suffered humiliation.

“Lingling has only been with me. But you, in the illusion, were ridden by thousands, slept with by tens of thousands. Who is truly more lowly?”

After that, I didn’t speak for a whole month.

Even though I saw Ruan Liuyun take Ye Qiuling away and comfort her last night.

Ruan Liuyun wouldn’t admit it; he would only be crueler to me.

My bones shattered one by one, and the Soul Severing Water in the water prison prevented me from healing myself.

The pain made me unable to hold on any longer.

“Ruan Liuyun, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have made her kneel. I also didn’t know she was pregnant. Please let me go.”

I looked at Ruan Liuyun pleadingly, but my lower abdomen was heavily struck.

Ruan Liuyun’s face was full of disappointment.

“You’re still lying. You’ve been pregnant before. How could you not tell that Lingling is pregnant?”

“Don’t worry, the child has already been born. This time, your Immortal Venerable won’t appear.”

My wounds tore open again, and suddenly, I had no desire to argue.

The former Ruan Liuyun trusted me unconditionally. Now, even if I tore open my heart to prove myself, he wouldn’t believe me.

He was just looking for an excuse to vent his anger on Ye Qiuling.

My consciousness gradually blurred, and just when I thought I would die of pain.

Ruan Liuyun finally ordered them to stop.

“To ensure you learn your lesson, you’ll reflect properly here. I’ll have someone release you in three hours.”

…

I lay limp in the cold water prison, strange gazes constantly falling upon me.

“Pah! Serves her right, interfering in Immortal Venerable Liuyun’s relationship, the vixen!”

“Immortal Venerable and Immortal Fairy Qiuling are a perfect match. He just gave Immortal Fairy Qiuling an immortal island, and their feelings are deep. Such a person cannot interfere.”

I was numbly subjected to curses and kicks. They didn’t know.

I was Ruan Liuyun’s true Dao companion.

That immortal island was where he swore his oath to me. He once said he would wait for our child to grow up and then take them there to witness our love.

Now, my heart was completely dead.

Three hours later, no one came to release me.

My hands and feet rubbed raw, I limped out.

I went to find Ruan Liuyun.

He was at Ye Qiuling’s bedside, peeling a pear for her.

“Liuyun Gege, don’t split the pear. Do you want to separate from me?”

Ye Qiuling pouted and threw the pear aside. Ruan Liuyun smiled and apologized.

“Yes, yes, my mistake.”

But Ruan Liuyun didn’t used to say that to me.

“Shuangshuang, these are just the ignorant words of mortals. We can’t be separated. If you don’t believe me.”

Ruan Liuyun put the separated pear into my mouth.

“According to you, if we eat this pear now, are we destined to separate?”

Today, those words became a prophecy.

I collected my thoughts and looked at him calmly.

“Ruan Liuyun, let’s dissolve our Dao companion relationship.”

Ruan Liuyun’s movements stiffened.

A panic of losing something enveloped him.

He avoided my gaze.

“Shen Yu Shuang, you still haven’t learned your lesson.”

“I’ve already ordered someone to release you. Who are you putting on this self-abusing act for?”

Ye Qiuling’s eyes darted away for a moment, then she pointed at me, her face full of grievance.

“Liuyun Gege, she’s doing it for you.”

“She just wants to find an excuse to retaliate against me and get rid of me.”

“Think about it, when you’re not around, that Immortal Venerable consciousness will surely not let me off if he knows about this. He might even kill me.”

“Then, she can have you all to herself.”

Hearing this, Ruan Liuyun inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

“Fine, I don’t have time to indulge your tantrums. I’ll have the medicine boy send you back.”

I knew he was convinced I loved him and wouldn’t leave him.

But I really couldn’t love anymore.

The next morning, Ruan Liuyun knelt at my bedside, carefully touching my wounds.

“Shuangshuang, does it hurt? It’s all my fault. I birthed an inner demon and made you suffer.”

“I’ve already sent someone to find Ye Qiuling. I’ll lock her in the water prison. I’ll make her suffer a hundred times the pain you endured.”

“And your legs, although you’ve been soaked in Soul Severing Water for too long and spiritual power can’t heal them, the Supreme God of Medicine said he has a medicine that can cure you.”

“Shuangshuang, please don’t abandon me, okay? Without you, I’ll die.”

Ruan Liuyun’s eyes were red, and he held my hand with deep affection.

I gently caressed the man I had loved for hundreds of years.

“Really?”

Ruan Liuyun nodded eagerly.

“Shuangshuang, trust me.”

But I dared not trust him anymore. I couldn’t distinguish the truth from his lies.

But it didn’t matter. I was leaving with Yueyue soon.

When I opened my eyes again, I was woken by pain.

In the water prison, Ye Qiuling leaned against Ruan Liuyun, her face full of triumph.

“I knew you wouldn’t let the Immortal Venerable spare me. Luckily, Liuyun Gege hid me early.”

Ruan Liuyun dotingly flicked her nose, then looked at me with disgust.

“Shen Yu Shuang, you never learn your lesson. Come, execute the punishment.”

“Liuyun Gege, this spirit grass smells so good. Can I eat it?”

“This…”

Ruan Liuyun hesitated for a moment, clutching the Dream Immortal Grass.

“This grass isn’t the only one, Liuyun Gege, let me try some. At worst, I’ll find another one and give it back then.”

“Alright.”

Amidst my screams, Ruan Liuyun fed the only Dream Immortal Grass that could heal my legs to Ye Qiuling.

When I woke up again, the Supreme God of Medicine was applying medicine to my broken legs.

“Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang, although this immortal grass is rare, as far as I know, the Demonic Overlord has another one in his possession. Please don’t give up.”

After thanking the Supreme God of Medicine, the next second, Ye Qiuling’s voice transmission entered my ear.

“Fifteen minutes, come over immediately, or your sickly little one…”

My legs ached intensely, but I couldn’t care less. I rushed to the Supreme God of Medicine’s Hall.

Yueyue was sleeping soundly inside.

My heart slightly settled. I decided to see what Ye Qiuling was up to.

My expression was cold.

“Ye Qiuling, what exactly do you want to do? I warn you, if you touch my child, I’ll fight you to the death!”

Ye Qiuling giggled.

“Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang, are you threatening me? Liuyun Gege cares about the child in my belly. The one you bore is just a sickly child destined to die young. Liuyun Gege will only protect me.”

I couldn’t help it, and slapped her across the face.

No mother could accept such curses on her child.

“Say that again!”

Ye Qiuling didn’t get angry; instead, she smiled and started talking about something else.

“Shen Yu Shuang, actually, I know everything. You and Liuyun Gege haven’t dissolved your Dao companion relationship. Liuyun Gege was afraid I’d overthink and hurt myself, so he lied to me.”

“But Liuyun Gege doesn’t like you anymore. Why do you still shamelessly cling to him?”

“Liuyun Gege shouldn’t have to suffer such grievances. He and I are the perfect match.”

I spoke coldly.

“I don’t want him anymore. Take him if you want.”

Ye Qiuling laughed.

“As long as that Immortal Venerable consciousness doesn’t die, I’ll never have Liuyun Gege.”

“I can only use you to provoke Liuyun Gege and make him kill the Immortal Venerable consciousness.”

Just as I was about to tell her that Ruan Liuyun was faking everything, Ye Qiuling suddenly shoved a dagger into my hand and plunged it into her own abdomen.

“Your child…”

As I stood there stunned, Ye Qiuling leaned closer to my ear and whispered.

“What’s a child? Compared to him, I prefer Liuyun Gege.”

The next second, Ruan Liuyun pushed open the door, his eyes wide with rage at the sight before him.

“Lingling, don’t be afraid. I’ll call the Supreme God of Medicine. You’ll be fine.”

“Mm, Liuyun Gege, I love you.”

Ruan Liuyun carefully escorted her to the Hall of Medicine, then spiritual power surged out, and he kicked me against the wall.

“How can you be so vicious? That’s an innocent child!”

“No, it wasn’t me. She stabbed herself with the dagger. The recording stone, you can check the recording stone.”

I handed the recording stone, which I had kept in my hand for emergencies, to Ruan Liuyun.

Ruan Liuyun, however, simply slapped it away, his face full of disappointment.

“No need! Even now you’re full of lies. I saw it with my own eyes; how could it be false?”

“Since you refuse to repent, then you too shall experience the pain firsthand.”

Ruan Liuyun dragged me to the Hall of Medicine.

Amidst my terrified screams, he carried Yueyue out.

“No, Ruan Liuyun, she’s frail by nature and can’t survive without the nourishment of the Water-Suppressing Pearl. If you do this, she’ll die. She’s your child too!”

“Vent your anger on me, but don’t harm the child. I beg you.”

I cried heartbreakingly, kowtowing to him as if I felt no pain.

But I only received a sneer from Ruan Liuyun.

“Don’t worry, it’s only for a moment. She’ll be fine.”

“But you should experience Lingling’s pain. That way, you’ll learn your lesson.”

Half an hour later, the medicine boy came to deliver a message.

“Immortal Fairy Qiuling is awake. Immortal Venerable, please go see her.”

“Shen Yu Shuang, remember this lesson! If you harm Lingling again, I’ll make you repay it a hundredfold.”

Ruan Liuyun threw Yueyue at me like trash, and left without looking back.

I trembled, rushing back to the Supreme God of Medicine’s Hall, forcing out heart blood to feed Yueyue.

But Yueyue didn’t stir again.

…

Three hours later, I saw the people the Demonic Overlord sent to pick me up.

At the same time, Ruan Liuyun received a message from the God of Fate.

“Immortal Venerable Liuyun, something’s wrong! Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang knows you were faking your demonic corruption!”

“Come quickly! Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang is leaving with the Demonic Overlord!”

“What did you say?”

Ruan Liuyun’s mind went blank, almost losing his balance.

“How could this be? Shuangshuang loves me so much, how could she leave me?”

“Are you mistaken?”

“Oh no, I’m not. In short, Immortal Venerable Liuyun, come quickly. I can barely stop her.”

Ruan Liuyun’s eyes were bloodshot, his voice trembling.

“Stop her. You must stop her.”

Too many thoughts swirled in Ruan Liuyun’s mind, making it a mess. He only knew he had to find me as quickly as possible.

“Liuyun Gege.”

Ye Qiuling’s weak voice came from behind him, but Ruan Liuyun had no mind to pay attention.

Ruan Liuyun didn’t hesitate to use his spiritual power, unleashing it fully along the way, behaving extremely domineeringly and offending many immortals.

But he couldn’t care less.

He didn’t understand. Why would I know he was faking it?

When did I find out?

Half an hour later, Ruan Liuyun arrived at the location specified by the God of Fate.

“Where’s Shuangshuang? Where is she?”

“Why didn’t you stop her? No, I need to go find her.”

The God of Fate, whose collar was clutched, couldn’t help but punch Ruan Liuyun upon seeing his crazed appearance.

“Immortal Venerable Liuyun, calm down.”

Seeing Ruan Liuyun calm down.

The God of Fate slowly spoke.

“That day, when we were talking, Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang overheard.”

“Then why didn’t she tell me? If only she had told me…”

Ruan Liuyun’s lips trembled, and suddenly he couldn’t speak.

How was I supposed to bring it up?

My Dao companion, for the sake of seeking thrills, falsely claimed to be corrupted by demons.

The God of Fate sighed.

“Immortal Venerable Liuyun, there are no secrets under heaven. If you truly loved Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang so much, why did you pull such a stunt in the first place?”

“You’re truly reaping what you sow.”

Ruan Liuyun sat dumbfounded, his heart contracting repeatedly.

He hadn’t not thought about it. He just thought he could hide it well.

Even if Shuangshuang found out in the future, with hundreds of years of affection between them, Shuangshuang would forgive him.

He never thought Shuangshuang would leave so decisively.

The God of Fate pulled up the nearly paralyzed Ruan Liuyun.

“Let’s go. Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang said she left three gifts for you and asked me to take you to see them.”

Ruan Liuyun was brought back to the Supreme God of Medicine’s Hall in a daze.

“Why did you bring me here?”

The God of Fate took out a recording stone.

“Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang said that seeing is not always believing. She asked me to show you the truth.”

The recording stone played, and Ruan Liuyun watched with his own eyes as Ye Qiuling held my hand and hurt herself.

Ruan Liuyun stumbled back two steps.

“Shuangshuang was telling the truth. I… I wronged her. I clearly said I would trust her unconditionally.”

Ruan Liuyun’s body trembled, and tears streamed down his face.

“Don’t cry. This is just the first one.”

The God of Fate, frustrated, couldn’t help but mock him.

“Liuyun, this serves you right! I advised you early on, but you didn’t listen. Since you’ve done it, then watch it like a man. Don’t avoid it.”

The second gift was in the Hall of Medicine, where Yueyue was being cared for.

Ruan Liuyun didn’t react at first, until he saw an empty space.

“The child? Where did you take my child?”

Ruan Liuyun grabbed the collar of a passing medicine boy, questioning him frantically.

The medicine boy looked at him coldly.

“Immortal Venerable Liuyun, that child’s survival was already difficult. The next day, she had difficulty breathing and almost died. Yet you were even stingy with a single drop of heart blood.”

Ruan Liuyun remembered that day.

At that time, he was with Ye Qiuling and only felt annoyed that Shuangshuang bothered him with such a minor matter. He directly ordered someone to drive her away.

He even told her that if she couldn’t even take care of a child, it was good that it died.

“Thanks to Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang’s daily care and the nourishment of the Water-Suppressing Pearl, the child survived.”

“This was already a miracle, but when you took the child out of the Hall of Medicine, she was exposed to impure energy, and the miracle disappeared.”

“You will never see that child again.”

All color drained from Ruan Liuyun’s face.

He had personally killed his own child.

Ruan Liuyun could no longer bear it and violently crashed into the medicine cauldron in the Hall of Medicine.

“It’s my fault, I am guilty, I deserve to die!”

Ruan Liuyun knocked himself unconscious.

When he woke up again, his heart was like dead ash.

“Tell me, what is the third thing Shuangshuang left for me? I can handle it.”

The God of Fate seemed to hesitate, his fingers moving several times, but ultimately, he took out the contract to dissolve the Dao companion relationship.

“Immortal Fairy Yu Shuang said she doesn’t want to have any relationship with you in this life.”

The contract was torn to shreds.

Ruan Liuyun had overestimated himself. My last gift completely shattered his inner heart.

Ruan Liuyun’s eyes were bloodshot.

“I disagree.”

“Shuangshuang and I were childhood sweethearts. We promised to be together forever.”

“To live and die together.”

“I know I was wrong. I’ll go find Shuangshuang. I’ll accept whatever punishment she gives me.”

“We have thousands of years of feelings. Shuangshuang will definitely forgive me.”

Ruan Liuyun pushed away the God of Fate who was holding him, his eyes bloodshot.

“Anyone who dares to stop me from finding her, don’t blame me for killing gods and buddhas.”

While Ruan Liuyun searched the entire realm for me.

I was sitting by the hospital bed, looking at the steadily breathing Little Yueyue, my heart filled with the relief of surviving a disaster.

I, Ruan Liuyun, and Jing Yuan were fellow disciples in the mortal realm.

After Ruan Liuyun and I became Dao companions, I rarely paid attention to Jing Yuan’s news.

When I next heard about him, it was that he had already fallen into demonic ways and become the Demonic Overlord.

If Jing Yuan hadn’t arrived in time that day, and used half of his heart as an引 (a guide/catalyst) to perform the reversal spell, the baby would have truly been unsavable.

“Jing Yuan, thank you.”

“It’s nothing, it’s what I should do.”

I was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly.

“Jing Yuan, you’re much more stable and reliable than before.”

As soon as I praised him, the next second, the stable and reliable Demonic Overlord’s ears turned red.

“Yu Shuang, I have something to tell you.”

I glanced at the sleeping Yueyue, closed the door, and left the sleeping quarters with him.

Jing Yuan took a deep breath, his expression serious.

“Shuangshuang, I’ve actually liked you for a long time.”

I was a bit stunned.

In my impression, Jing Yuan always went against me, always followed me around snatching my demonic beasts, and even deliberately gave me nicknames…

How could he like me?

Jing Yuan smiled bitterly.

“At that time, I was too childish. I thought that would get your attention.”

“By the time I realized something was wrong, it was too late. You were already with Ruan Liuyun.”

Jing Yuan squatted down, leaning slightly closer.

“But, Shuangshuang, the situation is different now. Ruan Liuyun has failed you. Will you consider me?”

“I want to be good to you for a lifetime.”

I was a bit at a loss, my eyes avoiding his. I had never considered this possibility.

When I left with him, Jing Yuan gave me that Dream Immortal Grass to consume.

He gave me the right to leave at any time.

I was grateful to him, and even agreed to marry him.

But all of this was under the premise that…

“I’m sorry, Jing Yuan, I didn’t know you liked me before.”

“You said you couldn’t have children and wanted one, which is why I agreed.”

“Now, my heart is already dead…”

Ruan Liuyun, the person I had loved for thousands of years, had hurt me beyond repair for the sake of excitement.

Even our child had almost died by Ruan Liuyun’s hands.

Ruan Liuyun’s betrayal had left me with no faith in another relationship.

I could only say that Jing Yuan came too late.

Becoming Dao companions with him wouldn’t be fair to Jing Yuan.

Jing Yuan understood my meaning, and his eyes dimmed slightly.

“It’s okay if you don’t agree. I just want to take good care of you and Yueyue.”

“This… this is too much of a sacrifice for you.”

Jing Yuan stepped forward and embraced me.

“It’s worth it. I love you, and I’ll gladly accept it.”

My body stiffened, not knowing what to say.

“It’s okay, Shuangshuang. If I miss you, I won’t have a companion in this life.”

“You are an unexpected joy from heaven for me.”

He lifted his hand and tucked the scattered hair behind my ear, then politely stepped back.

“Shuangshuang, you don’t need to worry about marrying me. Just accept my care with peace of mind.”

I shook my head.

“I’ve lost the ability to perceive love. Even if you take care of me for a lifetime, it might just be a wasted effort.”

These were my true feelings, and also an attempt to make Jing Yuan give up.

Jing Yuan smiled.

“I said, being able to protect you and Yueyue for a lifetime is also great happiness for me.”

I was speechless. No matter how I refused, Jing Yuan could always find a reason with a smile.

I had no choice but to give up and shift my entire focus to taking care of Yueyue.

A month later, I was bewildered when I was framed for hitting someone by a demoness under the Demonic Overlord’s command.

“You’re just an abandoned woman with a child. Why do you deserve the Demonic Overlord’s favor?”

“As long as the Demonic Overlord knows you’re a vicious woman, then he’ll see me.”

The demoness fell to the ground, covering her face, her eyes filled with tears, accusing me of hitting her.

The same scene unfolded again. I didn’t even have a recording stone to prove my innocence.

Seeing everyone siding with the demoness, my mind went blank, and I swayed precariously.

“Enough, I believe Shuangshuang. She’s not that kind of person.”

Jing Yuan immediately helped me up, shielding me, his gaze cold as he looked at the person on the ground.

“Not to mention Shuangshuang wouldn’t hit you, even if she did, it’s because you deserved it.”

He slapped the demoness across the face, shattering her pretense.

“Seeing Shuangshuang is like seeing me. If you get hit, you take it, understand?”

“Yes!”

The demoness dared not say more, and the demons present all knelt and bowed.

Amidst the incredulous gazes of those around, Jing Yuan protected me as we left.

“Were you hurt just now? I’m sorry for making you suffer.”

Jing Yuan held me, his eyes full of distress.

My heart warmed, and I asked with concern.

“Thank you, but are you okay doing this?”

Jing Yuan shook his head proudly.

“Do you know who I am? The Demonic Overlord! Above everyone. They can’t defeat me.”

“What’s more, they’re not fools. They just wanted to test my attitude towards you.”

A hint of coldness flashed in Jing Yuan’s eyes.

“I’ve been too lenient with them recently, letting them bully you.”

“Don’t worry, Shuangshuang, this won’t happen a second time.”

Jing Yuan kept his word.

After that day, the people of the demon race saw me as they saw Jing Yuan.

The demoness who framed me also disappeared.

No matter how many women admired Jing Yuan, they only dared to glare at me from behind, never daring to cause trouble in front of me.

After all, everyone now knew that the seemingly frivolous and uninhibited Demonic Overlord was a deeply devoted lover.

I was his Achilles’ heel.

“Shuangshuang, didn’t we say that cultivation needs to be taken slowly?”

Jing Yuan wiped my sweat while stuffing a ten-thousand-year blood ginseng, which he found from who knows where, into my arms.

“Good, eat this, it’s good for your body.”

I chuckled.

“I can’t rely solely on these rare treasures to increase my cultivation. It’s easy to destabilize my foundation…”

Jing Yuan’s gaze was serious.

“No, I’ve checked. These things I found for you won’t shake your foundation.”

“Although your body has been repaired by the Dream Immortal Grass, it still needs good conditioning.”

“Don’t be too eager to cultivate.”

After thinking, Jing Yuan added,

“That old man, the Supreme God of Medicine, said so.”

He always had many reasons, and I couldn’t argue with him. I could only hold the blood ginseng and coax Yueyue.

With the nourishment of Jing Yuan’s half-heart, Yueyue was now no different from a healthy child.

Now, as soon as she saw Jing Yuan, she would babble and reach out her tiny hands to grab him with a cheerful smile.

They truly looked like a biological father and daughter.

Watching the two of them interact, I felt my dormant heart beginning to beat again.

I quietly asked my daughter,

“Yueyue, Mama seems to have fallen for him. Do you want him to be your Daddy?”

Yueyue kicked her little legs, her big eyes looking at me, babbling.

I laughed.

“Never mind, you’re still a little baby. What do you understand?”

Just as I was about to leave, Yueyue tugged at the blood ginseng tendrils in my hand and put them in her mouth.

“Ya!”

Yueyue grinned, then shouted “Ya!” again!

She laughed while stuffing it into her mouth.

Stopping Yueyue’s actions, I held the blood ginseng and smiled gently.

“It seems you really like Daddy. Since you’ve agreed, then, let’s try it.”

At the dining table, it was filled with all my favorite dishes.

Even the after-meal fruit was my favorite crispy pear.

Never once was it wrong.

I looked at Jing Yuan and suddenly spoke.

“Yueyue’s proper name hasn’t been chosen yet. Do you have any ideas?”

Jing Yuan instantly became interested.

“How about ‘Xi’? Hope in the heart, radiant like the morning sun.”

“‘Yu’ is also good, a pillar of strength, a beautiful jade lady.”

“And Yan Shu, Nan Ge…”

Every name Jing Yuan said carried a beautiful meaning. He truly regarded Yueyue as his own daughter.

A smile involuntarily appeared in my eyes.

“Mm, good. Then Yueyue’s official name will be Jing Xi.”

“Good, Jing Xi…”

Jing Yuan suddenly froze.

Then his eyes reddened immediately, and large tears fell, his voice trembling.

“Surname Jing? Shuangshuang, did you agree?”

“Mm, don’t cry. Isn’t this a good thing?”

I hastily wiped his tears.

Love cultivates love. Jing Yuan’s love for me was everywhere, unlike Ruan Liuyun, I had a heart.

I originally planned to take his surname to set his mind at ease, but I didn’t expect to make him cry.

I laughed at him.

“Lord Demonic Overlord is crying? Your subordinates will laugh at you.”

“They wouldn’t dare!”

Jing Yuan excitedly hugged me.

“Thank you, Shuangshuang. Thank you for being willing to give me this chance.”

Warm tears fell on my neck.

I reached out and hugged him back.

“Alright, Jing Yuan. I will try my best to walk out of the shadows, and then, love you well.”

I couldn’t just stop moving forward because of one rotten person.

The day the Demonic Overlord married me, it was very lively and very warm.

After he personally placed the Queen’s crown on my head, he hugged me and cried for a long time.

He transferred half of his spiritual power into my body.

And personally taught me to plant the Nine Poisons Devouring Heart Curse in his heart.

“Shuangshuang, vows are unreliable things, but if one day, I treat you badly.”

“Then activate the curse and let me suffer excruciating pain, leaving no bones.”

I smiled and agreed.

But I believed that day would never come.

Jing Yuan was a person worthy of my true feelings.

Ever since the marriage, Jing Yuan walked with a spring in his step, showing off to everyone he met.

Even the ants in the demon realm knew that I was now his Demon Queen.

When I told him off, he would even use Yueyue as a shield.

“Yueyue, isn’t Mama great? Is it right for Daddy to show off a bit and hold Mama tightly?”

Yueyue waved her little hands: “Right!”

The two of them, like biological father and daughter, echoed each other, very harmonious.

Jing Yuan held Yueyue, weighing her in his arms.

“Shuangshuang, let’s hold a one-year-old banquet for Yueyue.”

“Okay.”

I didn’t expect to see Ruan Liuyun at Yueyue’s one-year-old banquet.

He had lost a lot of weight, and his eyes were dark and bruised.

“Shuangshuang, I finally found you!”

Ruan Liuyun’s eyes were bloodshot, and even his voice was trembling.

“Shuangshuang, I was wrong. Will you come back with me?”

He reached out to hug me, but I stepped back.

“Shuangshuang, I was just… I was just confused for a moment. Men all make this mistake.”

“Tomorrow is our five thousandth anniversary of loving each other, Shuangshuang, do you really have the heart to abandon me, to abandon this relationship?”

He took out his sword and knelt on the ground, wanting to grab my hand.

“Shuangshuang, you said that if you accepted my sword, you would love me forever and be responsible for me.”

I only felt annoyed.

“But I also said that I would never accept betrayal.”

Ruan Liuyun’s body stiffened. The next second, his sword was snatched away by Ye Qiuling, who rushed out from somewhere.

“Liuyun Gege, why can’t you forget this b****? She’s already the Demonic Overlord’s person and has betrayed you.”

“Is it the Immortal Venerable’s consciousness affecting you?”

“Don’t worry, I’ll find a way to obliterate this Immortal Venerable consciousness and bring you back.”

Ye Qiuling cupped Ruan Liuyun’s face, her tone resolute.

I watched this scene with cold eyes, unable to help but sneer.

“What? Ruan Liuyun, you still haven’t told her the truth?”

“What truth?”

Ye Qiuling shielded Ruan Liuyun behind her, looking at me warily.

“Get lost!”

Ruan Liuyun pushed Ye Qiuling away, his face pale as he looked at me.

“Shuangshuang, listen to my explanation. At that time, when you were pregnant, I was indeed a bit anxious, under a lot of pressure, and then…”

“And then, to relieve stress and seek thrills, you falsely claimed to be corrupted by demons?”

“Because you were bored, you wantonly hurt me? Hurt our child?”

I completed Ruan Liuyun’s unfinished sentences.

The hatred buried deep in my heart surged.

“Demonic corruption was fake? It was all fake?”

“I was just something you used for thrills? Liuyun Gege, is what she’s saying true?”

Ye Qiuling stood dazed, refusing to believe, pleading with Ruan Liuyun for one last sliver of hope.

“Yes, I never loved you. I was just playing around with you.”

“Get out!”

Ye Qiuling was pushed to the ground, suddenly touched her lower abdomen, and sat on the ground, crying and laughing.

Ruan Liuyun ignored her completely. He crawled over and grabbed the hem of my clothes.

“Shuangshuang, listen to me, things aren’t what you imagine.”

“I initially wanted to seek some thrill, but later, I was afraid you’d get bored like me, so…”

So he used the excuse of demonic corruption to hurt me again and again, to test my love for him.

I understood Ruan Liuyun’s unspoken words and only felt that it was truly pathetic, truly ridiculous.

I wiped away the tears in my eyes, glaring at him with hatred.

“Ruan Liuyun, you disgust me.”

“You allowed Ye Qiuling to humiliate and trample on me, personally broke my legs, gave the only medicinal herb to Ye Qiuling, and even killed our child.”

“Ruan Liuyun, what right do you have to ask for my forgiveness?”

Listening to the list of his crimes from my mouth.

Ruan Liuyun’s lips trembled, unable to utter a single word.

“Get lost, I don’t want to see you again.”

I turned around and bumped straight into Jing Yuan, who had come out to look for me.

“Shuangshuang, why haven’t you gone in yet?”

When he saw Ruan Liuyun behind me, Jing Yuan’s face instantly turned cold.

“Ruan Liuyun, this is my demonic territory. You’ve crossed the line.”

“And Shuangshuang is now my wife. Get lost.”

Upon hearing this, Ruan Liuyun seemed to find a place to vent his anger and rushed forward to fight Jing Yuan.

“What good are you? If it weren’t for you spreading false clues everywhere, I would have found Shuangshuang long ago.”

“Shuangshuang wouldn’t have been deceived by you!”

The two abandoned spiritual techniques for a brutal fistfight.

Seeing Jing Yuan getting more and more injured, I could only rush forward to protect him.

When he saw me, Ruan Liuyun’s fist went astray, slamming heavily into the ground. He looked at me, full of hurt.

“Shuangshuang, you’re protecting him and not me?”

“Shuangshuang, are you hurt? I’m sorry, I should have just had him driven out.”

Jing Yuan was full of regret, pulling me to check my body, a wave of fear washing over him.

Ruan Liuyun stood up, fiercely wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

“Jing Yuan, if you’re a man, don’t hide behind Shuangshuang.”

“Whoever wins, Shuangshuang belongs to them.”

Jing Yuan held my hand, shook his head, and spoke to Ruan Liuyun.

“Ruan Liuyun, I won’t fight you. Shuangshuang is not an object.”

“Shuangshuang and you were childhood sweethearts, yet you wantonly abused her feelings for you. You’re getting what you deserve now.”

“Even if Shuangshuang doesn’t choose me, she won’t choose you!”

Ruan Liuyun, having his sore spot hit, became furious out of shame.

“Impossible! We have thousands of years of feelings, and a child…”

Ruan Liuyun roared, refusing to accept this fact, but he stopped when he mentioned the child.

That child was gone.

Shuangshuang, perhaps she really wouldn’t forgive him…

“Daddy!”

“Mama!”

A soft voice came from behind. I turned around, and Yueyue stumbled over, her face full of grievance.

“Mama, hug!”

A smile spread across my face.

“Okay, Yueyue, are you impatient? Mama’s fault, Mama will come right over.”

Jing Yuan also grinned widely.

“Yueyue, be good. Let Daddy hug you. Mama’s tired.”

Yueyue turned her head, ignoring Jing Yuan, but after two seconds, she couldn’t help but blow on Jing Yuan’s wounds.

“Daddy, owie go bye-bye.”

Ruan Liuyun stared blankly at Yueyue’s face, then suddenly burst into tears of joy.

“Shuangshuang, is this our child? She didn’t die, did she?”

“That’s great! You lied to me back then. Our child is still here. We’re not beyond saving.”

“As long as Yueyue recognizes me, Shuangshuang, you can’t not want me!”

“Come, Yueyue, come here, Daddy will hug you.”

Ruan Liuyun saw new hope and opened his arms to hug Yueyue.

I handed Yueyue to Jing Yuan and coldly blocked Ruan Liuyun.

“Ruan Liuyun, you are not this child’s daddy.”

“Your child was already personally killed by you, the moment you took her out of the Hall of Medicine.”

Ruan Liuyun refused to listen, circling around me and approaching Yueyue step by step, forcing a tender smile onto his face.

“Come, Yueyue, come here. I’m your real daddy.”

Yueyue looked at Ruan Liuyun at the sound, then burst into a world-shattering cry.

“Scared, Yueyue scared…”

Ruan Liuyun frantically used his spiritual power to conceal the wounds on his face.

“Yueyue, did Daddy scare you? Don’t cry, look, Daddy’s face isn’t hurt anymore. Daddy will hug you.”

But the closer Ruan Liuyun got, the harder Yueyue cried.

Ruan Liuyun could no longer deceive himself.

Yueyue wasn’t afraid of the wounds on his face; she even blew on Jing Yuan’s.

Yueyue was afraid of him.

“Why?”

Ruan Liuyun’s voice was hoarse.

“Because you’re reaping what you sow!”

“You killed my child, so your child won’t acknowledge you!”

A harsh voice came from behind. Ye Qiuling, holding a knife, fiercely stabbed Ruan Liuyun in the back.

Ruan Liuyun looked up, blocked it, and kicked Ye Qiuling away.

“A lowly flower demon. If it weren’t for you seducing me back then, how would I have gone astray?”

“Since you want to go crazy, then go crazy in the cycle of reincarnation. I’ll make sure you die a miserable death.”

Ye Qiuling was dragged away. I knew she would be tortured insane even if she wasn’t already.

I had no sympathy, only looked at Ruan Liuyun coldly.

“Ruan Liuyun, stop disgusting us here.”

“I won’t forgive you, and I even want to kill you. Yueyue won’t forgive you either.”

“She’s still young and won’t remember, but her subconscious will always remember the harm you brought her.”

“Her surname is Jing now. Her daddy is the Demonic Overlord Jing Yuan. She doesn’t need a father like you.”

After a long time, Ruan Liuyun suddenly gave a bitter laugh and struck his own heart with a palm.

He then handed a dagger to me.

“If I’m destined to lose you, then, Shuangshuang, kill me.”

“I know I’m sorry for you. This is the last compensation I can give you.”

Ruan Liuyun closed his eyes, his face full of resignation.

I threw the dagger away.

Ruan Liuyun opened his eyes joyfully.

“Shuangshuang, you didn’t kill me. Do I still have…”

“No.”

I interrupted coldly. I knew that was his final test.

But.

“I’m not killing you because I don’t want to stain my hands, nor do I want to incur the wrath of the Immortal Realm because of it.”

“I have a loved one, and Yueyue. My happiness shouldn’t be tainted by filth like you, nor should it be punished because of you.”

“If you want to die, do it yourself.”

I turned and linked arms with Jing Yuan.

“My Lord, let’s go. Yueyue’s one-year-old banquet is about to begin.”

This was our family’s happiness.

After that day, I never saw Ruan Liuyun again.

Only my daughter would tell me that a strange uncle always watched her.

When I investigated, there was no trace.

After several times, I had a suspicion in my heart and arranged a team of people to escort Yueyue when she left the demon palace.

Seven years later, I heard the funeral bell of the Immortal Realm.

Just as I was wondering, the God of Fate sent me a message.

Immortal Venerable Liuyun, during his tribulation in the mortal realm, was injured by a woman, his divine soul severely damaged.

After returning to the Immortal Realm, his will to live was weak.

He woke up in the evening, cried three times, then severed his own heart meridian and died.

I listened indifferently, without a single ripple of emotion.

This no longer had anything to do with me.

The wounds had scabbed over; there was no need to look back at the painful past.

My current life was calm and happy, and that was enough.

(End of full text)