The Demon Emperor Got Pregnant by Me - Chapter 7

Chapter 7

Zhi Yan’s molting period finally passed smoothly, and his demonic power was gradually recovering.

He was originally the strongest in the Demon Realm, but the child he was carrying had quite the talent for being a Dodder Flower-stealing from its own home. It was constantly siphoning his demonic energy whenever he wasn’t looking, nearly leaving him physically depleted.

Coupled with the confrontation against the Shadow, Zhi Yan was under considerable pressure.

Fortunately, I was there.

Though my demonic energy was meager, I had turned the tide and pulled him back from the brink of danger.

I’ve saved him several times now. Once the egg is laid, he surely won’t kill me, right?

I thought I could keep laying low in the mortal world until Zhi Yan safely produced the egg.

Unexpectedly, when the Shadow saw that I had no intention of following him, he started making trouble.

He brought over a monk. Holding an alms bowl, the monk arrived at the gates of the Hu Manor and shouted that a ten-thousand-year-old snake demon was hiding inside.

I comforted Zhi Yan and transformed into Hu Lai before heading out to deal with the monk.

That monk was a mere mortal with spiritual power no larger than a sesame seed.

However, Zhang San, who stood beside him, was not to be underestimated.

The monk looked at me, his face full of grief and indignation as he spoke.

“Benefactor, your residence is overflowing with demonic energy! Your forehead is dark, and you are haunted by evil spirits. The beauty you are about to marry is a snake!”

I looked at him with a flat expression.

“And?”

The monk froze. He opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.

“I just happen to like snake beauties. Do you have a problem with that?”

“Are you discriminating against my hobbies? I’m not stealing or robbing anyone; I’m in a mutual relationship with a ten-thousand-year-old snake demon. How does that concern you?”

“Is it because you’re a single dog that you can’t stand seeing people in a relationship?”

The monk’s face flushed red and white like a slideshow.

He stammered, “No… this is truly… Hu Lai… what?”

Just as the monk was questioning his life choices, I saw the Shadow suddenly make a move. He took control of the monk’s alms bowl and sent it flying toward me.

A sneak attack!

I knew the monk had no real skill, but his alms bowl was a genuine spiritual artifact with some power behind it.

I quickly cast a spell to block it, but then my heart sank.

It was a trap.

Sure enough, when the monk saw me use demonic power, his eyes lit up. As if afraid others wouldn’t know, he started shouting like a megaphone.

“So you’re the demon!”

With the Shadow helping from the side, how the hell could I fight the two of them? Cursing under my breath, I was sucked into the alms bowl.

I should never have come to this shitty mortal world!

The monk-a regular Fa Hai-and the Shadow-possessed Zhang San prepared to burn me alive in front of the commoners.

I was tied to the stake like a hero going to a glorious death.

Before the execution, the Shadow walked up with a cold smirk to give me one last “ideological talk.”

“It’s not too late to regret.”

“See? When you’re in danger, Zhi Yan only looks out for himself. He hasn’t even shown his face.”

“Your devotion is misplaced, Fei Xu.”

I raised an eyebrow at him.

“You don’t know shit. Have you ever heard of passing the torch? Zhi Yan is carrying my child. This child actually has a throne to inherit.”

The Shadow’s smile turned awkward.

“I’m not like you, still single after all this time.”

“Oh, wait. You don’t even have a body. You can’t have kids.”

I broke the Shadow’s composure completely. He gnashed his teeth and roared, “Such a monster is beyond redemption! Execute her!”

I was a bit nervous.

I am a Flower Demon, and what I fear most is fire. The Shadow really knew how to push my buttons.

The torches were lit by the townspeople. Below the platform, the Hu Family parents were weeping their eyes out.

No way, right? Usually, someone is supposed to come to the rescue at a time like this!

Tongues of fire licked at my clothes, and my face turned pale with fright.

If he doesn’t come now, I’m really going to die!

Suddenly!

The sound of rushing water came out of nowhere.

A massive deluge poured down, sending the townspeople fleeing in a panic.

The execution ground was flooded in a grand display of power.

Amidst the torrential water, Zhi Yan appeared like a deity, waving his snake tail and using magic to pour wave after wave of water onto people’s heads.

I was soaked like a drowned rat for a long time before he finally remembered me. He used his tail to fish me out of the water and keep me close to his side.

“You’re so cool.”

I couldn’t help but sigh in admiration.

The tips of Zhi Yan’s ears turned slightly red. He ignored me, putting all his effort into fighting the Shadow.

The commoners below were screaming and shouting in terror.

They cried, “That giant snake must have eaten so many people! Why else is his belly so bloated?”

“How terrifying! He’s lost his mind!”

“This scourge must be burned to death!”

I was certain Zhi Yan heard those words.

But he remained indifferent, focusing solely on dealing with the Shadow. His mental fortitude was exceptional.

He could endure it, but I couldn’t.

I shouted at the mortals below at the top of my lungs.

“His belly is big because he’s pregnant with my child! What, you got a problem with that?”

“If you’re not happy, come up here and fight me!”

“Mortals taste terrible; eating you would just cause diarrhea! Don’t be so full of yourselves, okay?”

I was so worked up that my voice cracked.

Zhi Yan’s face darkened.

He flooded Jiangnan and then took me away, leaving behind a legend in the region.

Someone wrote a storybook titled “The Great Snake and Her Little Husband,” which became widely circulated.

It took me a long time to realize…

Was I the Xu Xian in this scenario?