Chapter 49

He Chen said, “After returning, His Majesty ignored his own injuries and immediately concocted the antidote for the corpse poison, carrying it to the Demon Realm. Only when he arrived did he learn that the Demon Queen’s poison had already been cured.
“After His Majesty injured her subordinates, they discovered a small Wanqucao in a corner and brought it back, curing the Demon Queen’s poison. They also told the Demon Queen about how His Majesty had injured them and taken the Wanqucao, which led the Demon Queen to misunderstand him, thinking His Majesty wanted her dead. That’s why they had a falling-out.”
“…” Xing Luo froze, her expression blank.
Ye Lixiao had risked entering the Forbidden Area just for her. and had expended a thousand years of cultivation in the process.
No wonder Jin Xi had brought back the Wanqucao without encountering any ferocious beast.
She had been completely unaware, and even misunderstood him.
After refining the antidote, Ye Lixiao immediately went to the Demon Realm. Although he was injured, he didn’t want Xing Luo to worry and never showed it, so she never knew he was hurt.
Xing Luo remembered clearly that when she saw Ye Lixiao arrive, she only said one thing: “Are you here to see if I’m dead? Unfortunately, I’m still alive.”
After that, she had no patience. Hearing a single word from Ye Lixiao, she would just turn and leave, issuing him a dismissal.
“Why, didn’t he explain?” Xing Luo’s voice trembled slightly.
He Chen sighed. “Miss, do you think His Majesty is the type to cling to someone and explain himself? Not to mention whether the Demon Queen would even listen to him. Even if His Majesty wanted to explain, he wouldn’t know how to start.”
Moreover, explaining clearly would also reveal Ye Lixiao’s feelings for Xing Luo. At that time, when she despised him so much, even knowing the truth wouldn’t have made her accept him.
She couldn’t go from hate to love overnight.
Ye Lixiao’s goal had been to cure her poison. Once the goal was achieved, why say anything more?
In other words, the former Ye Lixiao loved carefully and cautiously.
“What about the palace’s taboo. why couldn’t I have assumed the throne earlier?” Xing Luo’s voice was unusually weak.
Even without asking, she could guess the answer.
But she still needed He Chen to give her a definite confirmation.
He Chen said, “When the one you love falls, it’s an immense blow to His Majesty. Mentioning the Demon Queen would only be like rubbing salt into the wound.”
“…” Xing Luo fell silent.
Her current emotions could no longer be put into words, regret, heartache, and anger all mixed together.
Everything. had been for her.
Xing Luo walked to the bed, looking at the lifeless Ye Lixiao, feeling her nose sting. With a slight nasal tone, she said, “Ye Lixiao, you fool! If you like me, why didn’t you say so earlier?! I’m not dead, I’m Xing Luo! Wake up already!”
“…” He Chen, standing nearby, was so shocked that his jaw dropped to the floor.
This cat demon. was actually the former Demon Queen?!
“He Chen,” Xing Luo suddenly called.
“At your service,” He Chen said, finally recovering his composure.
Xing Luo asked, “Do you know when His Majesty first started liking me?”
She wanted to know why she had never noticed.
He Chen replied, “From the moment he met you, His Majesty has always liked you.”
Xing Luo was slightly stunned, so it had started that long ago.
Xing Luo asked, “But. if Ye Lixiao liked me, why was he always cold and sarcastic toward me when we first met.”