usatvline Chapter 222: As old as bones
Chapter 222: As old as bones
So this adult girl in front of him is his daughter? And then a boy's voice came from afar.
"Father, we haven't found Mother. She says you're both so old, yet you're still quarreling."
His son dared to speak to him like that, so it seems they have a good relationship.
But upon closer inspection, the son's appearance... also resembled Zhongli Yueluo by about 60%, and he also had the same pair of red eyes.
But he had no idea what conflict he had with Zhongli Yueluo.
At that moment, a cloud of dust rose up in the distance.
I saw a woman with gray hair sitting on a purple lightning horse.
She had only fine wrinkles on her face and looked very energetic. He held up a bright red Ganoderma lucidum in his hand.
Isn't this the Fire Demon Mushroom that grows naturally on this mountain?
Yan Ruoyu looked closely and saw that it was Zhongli Yueluo. She was still smiling with her eyes narrowed, and she was still as beautiful as ever.
His two children panicked when they saw her sitting on the Purple Lightning Steed: "Mother! Be careful!"
These purple electric steeds they tamed were notoriously bad-tempered and could easily throw people off.
"You guys are making a big fuss over nothing. You're watching me all the time, it's making me feel suffocated."
Zhongli Yueluo rode the Purple Lightning Steed and slowly stopped in front of them. She dismounted and held the Fire Demon Mushroom in her hand.
"Old Demon Lord Yama, why are you looking at me like that?"
"Alas, time waits for no one; it seems my youthful beauty has faded, and your heart is no longer with me."
She spoke in a playful tone, and his two children repeatedly covered their foreheads, unable to bear listening.
"Yue Luo?"
"Yes, I'm here." She handed the Fire Demon Mushroom to him and took his arm.
"Mother, please don't run out alone again next time. After all, it's chaotic enough outside, and your status is special."
"You two little devils, lecturing your old lady like this? Your father hasn't even said anything yet!"
The two glanced at Yan Ruoyu, knowing that he had always sided with Zhongli Yueluo.
"You two should go back now. You have so many things to deal with, and you still have the nerve to come out and look for me!"
She even playfully stuck out her tongue and pulled Yan Ruoyu ahead of her.
Yan Ruoyu was simply being led by her, and hadn't even realized what was happening yet.
They haven't even done anything yet, and they're already enjoying family life?
“Old man Yan, you’re acting a bit strange today. The way you looked at me just now gave me the feeling of going back ten thousand years.”
Isn't it possible to travel through ten thousand years in a single glance? He has no idea what happened in between.
“You’re stuck at this bottleneck this time, and it’ll be very difficult for you to break through. I’ve been searching for the Fire Demon Mushroom for ten thousand years.”
He wasn't used to being pulled along by his parents while they looked at him with eyes full of love.
He still preferred the assertive and wise-eyed Zhongli Yueluo.
"Yueluo, what bottleneck?"
"It's the bottleneck of magic. Although the four races have been at peace for thousands of years, they still respect you as the First Demon Lord."
Yan Ruoyu frowned even more. How did she suddenly become the number one in the world?
"You've worked so hard to maintain balance among the various ethnic groups for so many years, and to be honest, I've worked even harder."
He looked at her; though she still possessed that divine beauty, she could not escape the ravages of time. He touched her hair.
She rubbed his palm: "What's wrong? Does our Demon Lord want to dream of the past?"
Yan Ruoyu knew that this wasn't a dream of returning to the past, but a dream of returning to the future.
"sorry."
Yan Ruoyu murmured, realizing that she had just woken up right after their argument.
"Then he should apologize first," Zhongli Yueluo smiled and tapped his nose with her finger.
"Why are you apologizing? It's all because I was too willful."
As she said this, she looked into his eyes, her gaze filled with an indescribable emotion.
It was hard to say whether it was sadness or gloom; it seemed as if something else was hidden within it.
Yan Ruoyu channeled her magical power into her body, only to find that her spiritual sea was empty.
With his frail health, he probably won't live much longer!
And there is indeed a legend in their Eastern Demon Mountain that as long as one finds the ten-thousand-year-old Fire Demon Mushroom, one may be able to extend their life...
But it's only possible.
He nervously grasped Zhongli Yueluo's hand and probed her spiritual sea, only to find that she was also extremely weak.
"Yueluo, your body?" Yan Ruoyu asked in confusion.
"It's alright, I'll only live a few more years at most. We've lived this long already, are you scared?"
When asked in return, Yan Ruoyu considered it for a moment. Was she afraid? She didn't seem to have any real feeling about it.
He looked up at the sky, thinking that there must be some meaning behind this dream.
Zhongli Yueluo pulled him to walk faster. He wanted to keep up, but his steps couldn't keep up. He really was getting old.
"Slow down, Yueluo, slow down."
"Oh, I forgot, we're both getting old." She walked slower, a hint of weariness flashing in her eyes.
He realized she wasn't looking at him, so he looked at his own hands again. Given their disfigurement, he didn't know how much longer he could live.
Perhaps knowing it was all a dream, I felt especially calm.
"Yueluo, let's go back. This desolate mountain is indeed quite chaotic."
"Ah."
The two returned to the imperial court of Taiji City in Dongmo Mountain.
He never imagined that one day he would sit in the position of Demon Lord.
He did not return to his bedchamber, but went to the main hall and sat alone on the throne.
Zhongli Yueluo couldn't find him in the back courtyard, so she came to the front hall, where a medicine bowl was placed on a tray.
"Ruoyu, you still need to take your medicine."
Her eyes were full of worry, but she tried her best to hide it so that he wouldn't notice.
Seeing Yan Ruoyu's indifferent expression, she felt even more sorry for her.
He sacrificed so much to bring peace to the four tribes and to give her a stable life.
In the past few days, she has searched through all the ancient books in the four clans' library and finally discovered a secret method.
However, this technique is considered forbidden because it requires a life for a life, and she doesn't want him to find out.
That's why they made those feints about going out to find the Fire Demon Mushroom.
Still pretending to be normal, Yan Ruoyu came back to her senses from the throne when she heard Zhongli Yueluo's voice.
Zhongli Yueluo brought the medicine bowl to his side, and he picked it up without hesitation and drank it all in one gulp.
There was no bitter taste; he felt as if he had received some replenishment of his magical power. He patted her hand and smiled slightly.
The medicine bowl was placed aside, and she, as before, naturally sat down in his lap.
"At this age, it wouldn't be good if the children saw us," Yan Ruoyu said, supporting the back of her head.
“What’s wrong with them? They should have gotten used to it by now.” Zhongli Yueluo snorted, playing with his hair.
He was about to speak when he felt a metallic, sweet taste rise to his mouth from his lungs, and blood began to gush from his mouth.
His eyes widened in shock as he looked at Zhongli Yueluo. Could it be that she had poisoned him?
Zhongli Yueluo seemed to have gotten used to pulling out a handkerchief from her waist and wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.
"Oh dear, Lord Yan, your health is really deteriorating day by day. I'll change your dressing tomorrow."
Although she spoke lightly, her heart was breaking, and tears welled up in her eyes.
She calmed herself down, stood up, took the bowl, and went out without looking back.
As she walked out, Zhongli Yueluo looked at her hands again, thinking it was time.