The Demon Emperor Got Pregnant by Me - Chapter 5

Chapter 5

My world has completely collapsed.

To think the dignified Demon Emperor was actually rendered unconscious by a mere glance from a mortal!

I hurriedly summoned the best doctors in the city to examine Zhi Yan. After checking him over, the doctors were pale with terror.

“This… this is clearly the pulse of a dead man!”

“There is no saving him!”

I erupted in helpless rage. “You bunch of useless hacks! If you can’t cure him, I’ll have you all buried alive with him.”

The doctors collapsed to their knees one after another, like dumplings dropping into a pot.

Zhi Yan, lying on the couch, gave a slight flutter of his eyelashes and rolled his eyes at me.

“Just how many of those messy human storybooks have you been reading?”

With a flick of his hand, Zhi Yan cast a spell to erase their memories and chased them all away, finally restoring some peace and quiet.

He leaned wearily against the side of the couch, his clothes in disarray, chest muscles partially exposed, and his snake tail flickering in and out of view.

This big snake is damn sexy. I swallowed hard.

Zhi Yan gave me a weak command.

“Go find me some Immortal-Nurturing Herb.”

The Immortal-Nurturing Herb-the ultimate tool for protecting a pregnancy in the Demon Realm.

I was shocked.

-Could that wretched man, Zhang San, really have such power just by looking at Zhi Yan? To the point where he actually needs to protect the pregnancy?

I must have missed some crucial plot point. My mouth moved faster than my brain, and I blurted out, “Why not take this opportunity to have an abortion?”

In an instant, the look in Zhi Yan’s eyes made me experience twenty-eight different types of capital punishment. His voice was icy cold.

“What did you just say?”

I didn’t dare say another word and immediately scrambled away.

Actually, I was completely baffled. Clearly, he was the one who had previously tried every possible method to get rid of this child.

Why now…? Suddenly, it dawned on me.

This must be the greatness of maternal love.

The Immortal-Nurturing Herb grows at the border between the Demon Realm and the Devil Realm, which was originally a place of chaos.

Eight hundred years ago, after the Demon Emperor and the Demon Lord joined forces to clean it up, the public security here improved immensely. The common folk of the Yao Race and the Demon Race lived and worked in peace, jointly creating a favorable business environment.

So naturally, the Immortal-Nurturing Herb here had been picked clean. I circled the area several times before finally finding a tiny sprout.

This particular Immortal-Nurturing Herb was in a tricky spot, right on the edge of a cliff. After wasting a long time cursing and swearing my way up the cliff, I froze.

A strange Shadow was hovering next to the Immortal-Nurturing Herb, as if waiting for a certain “rabbit” to stumble right into its trap.

That Shadow was like a giant black snake, winding and eerie. A foul, murky aura hit my nose, making it almost impossible to breathe.

The next moment, I was ensnared by the thing, unable to move.

Such a familiar rhythm.

The last time I was coiled like this was by Zhi Yan. I still vividly remember everything that happened with him.

But Zhi Yan was still thousands of miles away in the human world. So that raised the question.

Who on earth was this sacred being?

The Shadow tightened around my neck, and I managed to squeeze out some words.

“What do you want?”

“You smell so good,” the Shadow said in a low voice that sounded somewhat familiar.

What kind of predatory language is this!

“Do you think I’m just some easy demon?”

“Aren’t you?” he countered.

I was furious. Last time with the Demon Emperor, it was a case of force majeure, but this time I… I struggled for a bit and realized I was indeed no match for him either.

His Shadow, like a snake, had already wrapped around my waist and was hooking up the hem of my skirt.

“Are all of you snakes this perverted?”

I threatened him in a fit of pique.

“Believe it or not, the last person who laid hands on me like this is currently pregnant.”

The Shadow let out a soft chuckle.

This laugh was so sleazy it reminded me of Zhang San from today.

And that wisp of Shadow that was lingering behind Zhang San today!

So the one who was clashing and fighting with Zhi Yan today was this Shadow!

In the next instant, there was a loud “crack” as a magnificent snake tail slapped against the Shadow.

Zhi Yan’s exquisite face suddenly appeared by my side.

Why did he suddenly show up? I cast a concerned glance at his stomach.

“Is the baby okay?”

Zhi Yan gave a cold snort and ignored me.

Is he still mad at me? What a petty guy.

The Shadow, having just been slapped silly by Zhi Yan, seemed momentarily dazed. However, it didn’t linger, charging straight at me instead.

Looking at the Shadow’s form, the scene I had witnessed before suddenly flashed through my mind.

-Zhi Yan speaking to a water mirror in a hostile tone, with a blurry, flickering silhouette inside the mirror.

“The birth is near. No matter what, once she lays this egg, this King will kill that audacious Dodder Flower.”

This was that Shadow!

Zhi Yan stepped in front of me, blocking the Shadow’s assault.

“How rare. You’re actually protecting her,”

The Shadow let out a mocking laugh.

I was furious and shouted back at him.

“Of course! I’m the child’s father!”

The Shadow took the opportunity to pull a feint. He split off a thin wisp of darkness that burrowed into my ear, sounding like a chant or a brainwashing mantra.

“Do not trust Zhi Yan. I am the person in this world who knows him best.”

“Don’t forget, he belongs to the cold-blooded Snake Clan. Snakes are the most heartless; he has no feelings, only instincts.”

“He will never love you.”

My heart skipped a beat for some inexplicable reason.

Zhi Yan reached out, plucked the black thread from my ear, and crushed it under his heel.

He looked at me with a complex expression, his brow slightly furrowed, but he didn’t say a word.

After a long moment, I pulled the pathetic-looking Immortal-Nurturing Herb from my robes and gave him a silly grin.

“I got it.”

Then, I pathetically fainted, so I didn’t get the chance to see Zhi Yan’s slightly panicked expression.

When I woke up, I was back at the Hu Family home in the mortal realm.

I was even lying on the very bed where Zhi Yan usually acted like a tyrant. Zhi Yan was lying beside me, his serpent eyes wide open as he stared at me.

I nearly fainted again from the fright.

“You, you, you…”

Zhi Yan wrapped his snake tail around me and then stuffed the tip of it into my mouth.

I was instantly silenced, but the current situation felt a bit… strange.

Slightly erotic, even.

My face flushed, and I stared at him with wide eyes.

“He is my brother. We are Twin Serpents.”

Zhi Yan’s voice was deep as he spoke slowly into my ear.

“He was born with a curse. He has no physical form and exists only as a Shadow. My mother said that since I had enjoyed all the advantages since childhood, I should be kinder to my brother.”

“Sho… are you goot to him?” I struggled to speak.

Then, my teeth accidentally grazed his tail.

Zhi Yan sucked in a sharp breath, and his tail instinctively coiled tighter around me.

Panic rose in my chest.

The last time he had wrapped around me this tightly was that night he went into a frenzy.

“Don’t do anyting crazy…”

I tried my best to warn him.

“You’re shtill carrying an egg!”

Zhi Yan’s eyes turned red, and his skin grew slightly warm to the touch.

He pulled his tail out, looked at the silver thread of saliva trailing from it, and spoke through gritted teeth.

“He has always felt that I stole everything that rightfully belonged to him. I maintain a facade of brotherly cooperation with him while we both trade deceptions.”

“But now he is the Lord of the Demon Realm, yet he still covets everything by my side. Once I have something I treasure, he seeks to take it away.”

“Zhang San was possessed by him today. Do you still think I’m ‘good’ to him? Or he to me?”

I fell into silence.

This brotherly bond was way too complicated. It was hard to comment on. If I didn’t comment, I might die; if I commented recklessly, I might also die.

After a long while, I finally came up with the ultimate social response.

“Usually, according to the plots in storybooks, you’re telling me all this because you want to use your tragic past and brooding charm to trick me into falling in love with you.”

Zhi Yan’s expression instantly turned deadpan.

“Do you have a death wish?”