Demon Lord (16): “Do you want more bites? Or a few more bites?”

Previously, even after realizing that Gu Juntian did not like him, Zhou Qinghao had accepted it after some distress.

At that time, he was very strong and could completely control Gu Juntian; even if Gu Juntian didn’t like him, he could still keep Gu Juntian by his side for a lifetime.

But now, aware of what he would face during his adulthood, Zhou Qinghao couldn’t remain calm.

He wanted Gu Juntian to continue acting with him, to always show love for him, so he hadn’t dismantled the formations in the Demon Palace.

After all, for someone as powerful and skilled in formations as he was, those formations couldn’t kill him.

But now…

The Demon Palace, filled with formations, was clearly his tomb.

Even more tragic was that he had nowhere to escape.

Adult dragons of the dragon race could sense the location of young dragons about to reach adulthood.

This was something ingrained in the genes of the dragon race, meant to ensure the safety of dragon offspring, but now it has become his death warrant.

He now understood why the adult dragons of Dragon Island were so confident they could find him.

Because he was about to reach adulthood.

Soon, all the adult dragons on Dragon Island would be able to sense his presence.

After that, he would also become extremely weak.

Even if he escaped from the Demon Palace filled with formations, what then? Dragon Island had several dragons at the Transcendence Stage, and once they found him during his skin-shedding phase, they could easily control him and extract his dragon core.

He didn’t want to reach adulthood.

If he didn’t go through the weak period of adulthood, he wouldn’t have to fear the dragons of Dragon Island, nor would he have to fear Gu Juntian.

But he had already begun the process of reaching adulthood.

Over the past month, Gu Juntian had been preparing him for his impending adulthood by grilling meat for him and massaging his scales.

After seeing his original form, Gu Juntian knew he was about to reach adulthood.

He had previously thought that Gu Juntian had underestimated his strength and that the formations he set up were useless, but now looking back…

Gu Juntian was indeed very clever!

Gu Juntian knew he was about to reach adulthood and understood what dragon adulthood entailed, which was why he suddenly changed his attitude to get close to him.

By gaining his trust, Gu Juntian could extract his inner core when he became weak.

If it weren’t for his ability to dream about Ao Jin’s situation and his early acquisition of the dragon race’s inherited memories, he might not even know how he died in the end.

And now that he knew all this…

Zhou Qinghao looked up at Gu Juntian.

These days, Gu Juntian had been refining pills, all of which were suitable for orthodox cultivators.

Gu Juntian was clearly preparing for battle.

As for what battle… it was likely a battle with him.

Even at his weakest during adulthood, he still had some combat power. Was Gu Juntian refining pills because he was afraid he couldn’t defeat him?

Zhou Qinghao didn’t want to die.

He had endured so many hardships before and had persevered; there was no reason for him to die now that he had become the Demon Lord.

And to survive, he should kill Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian controlled the core of all the formations in the Demon Palace. Only by killing Gu Juntian could he quickly take control of those formations.

And after mastering these formations, hiding in the depths of the Demon Palace and using these formations to fend off the Transcendence Stage experts from Dragon Island, he might just have a chance to survive.

“Qinghao, what are you thinking about?” Gu Juntian’s voice suddenly rang out.

Only then did Zhou Qinghao realize that Gu Juntian had finished refining the pills and was smiling at him.

He couldn’t help but tremble.

Seeing this, Gu Juntian looked worried: “What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

Zhou Qinghao nodded.

Gu Juntian asked, “Where do you feel uncomfortable?”

Zhou Qinghao replied, “I feel uncomfortable all over.”

He couldn’t bear to kill Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian was the only person in the world who had been kind to him. If he killed Gu Juntian, who would be kind to him in the future?

Would living alone really be meaningful?

Moreover, even if he killed Gu Juntian and mastered the formations, he might not have the energy to control those formations against enemies during his adulthood.

Dragons have long lifespans, living for tens of thousands of years, giving them ample time to learn whatever they wish.

The Transcendence Stage experts on Dragon Island must have studied formations. Without someone to control them, the formations in the Demon Palace might not be able to hold off those experts.

Therefore, killing Gu Juntian would be futile.

He was destined to die.

If he had to die, he would rather die at the hands of Gu Juntian than by the people of Dragon Island.

Having come to this realization, Zhou Qinghao stopped trembling.

At this moment, Gu Juntian took out the freshly refined pills and fed them to Zhou Qinghao: “Qinghao, these are the pills I’ve refined for you. Try them.”

The pills in Gu Juntian’s hand emitted a rich fragrance, tempting Zhou Qinghao, who without hesitation, ate them all in one go.

If it were before, he would have been wary, suspecting that the pills might be problematic and thus not eating them. But now that he had prepared himself for death, it didn’t matter what he ate.

After eating, Zhou Qinghao asked Gu Juntian, “Gu Juntian, do you like me?”

Gu Juntian replied, “Of course I like you, I like you the most.”

Not long after spending time with Zhou Qinghao, Gu Juntian realized that he had fallen for Zhou Qinghao.

Since then, his affection for Zhou Qinghao had only grown day by day.

These past few days, while refining pills, Zhou Qinghao had been by his side without leaving, which made his heart itch to get closer to Zhou Qinghao.

Soon!

Once Zhou Qinghao reached adulthood, they could do whatever they wanted!

Zhou Qinghao had even called him his little partner, clearly seeing him as a partner, so he would definitely fulfill the duties of a partner.

Gu Juntian felt a desire to kiss Zhou Qinghao, but remembering that Zhou Qinghao hadn’t yet reached adulthood, he thought he shouldn’t be too beastly.

Just as he was thinking this, Zhou Qinghao kissed him.

Previously, Zhou Qinghao had only dared to sneak a kiss on his cheek, but this time he was bold enough to kiss him on the lips and even slipped his tongue in!

Gu Juntian’s mind went blank for a moment, then quickly filled with many thoughts.

Although Zhou Qinghao wasn’t yet an adult, that was because dragons have long lifespans and develop slowly.

To put it into perspective, Zhou Qinghao was already a thousand years old, over nine hundred years older than his current body.

Zhou Qinghao even called him his little partner, so perhaps a kiss wasn’t too beastly after all?

Gu Juntian couldn’t help but deepen the kiss.

Zhou Qinghao was stunned when he received Gu Juntian’s response.

He had previously avoided intimacy with Gu Juntian, fearing that Gu Juntian would discover he was “incapable.”

But now that he had prepared himself for death, he was no longer afraid of Gu Juntian finding out.

In fact, he wasn’t incapable; it was simply that he hadn’t passed through his adulthood phase.

So, he directly kissed Gu Juntian, and fearing that Gu Juntian might resist, he was quite forceful, eagerly pushing his tongue into Gu Juntian’s mouth.

He thought Gu Juntian would push him away in disgust.

Unexpectedly, Gu Juntian responded and quickly took control.

Just as Zhou Qinghao was stunned, Gu Juntian, who had taken the lead, let go of Zhou Qinghao.

They couldn’t continue any further!

Gu Juntian was afraid he couldn’t resist the temptation and might do something to Zhou Qinghao.

A kiss was nothing, but if they really did something, that would be beastly.

Moreover, Zhou Qinghao was still feeling unwell at the moment.

“Qinghao, where do you feel uncomfortable?” Gu Juntian asked, while silently practicing a chapter from the Heart-Calming Technique.

When practicing this chapter of the Heart-Calming Technique, a cool sensation circulated through his body, ensuring that no matter how many fiery thoughts filled his mind, his body wouldn’t react.

These peculiar techniques of the cultivation world indeed had many uses.

Zhou Qinghao had just immersed himself in the moment when he was let go. Seeing Gu Juntian’s calm expression, the spark of fantasy that had just ignited in his heart was instantly extinguished.

Was Gu Juntian kissing him just to comfort him?

Perhaps at this moment, Gu Juntian was feeling nauseous.

Zhou Qinghao wanted to make a scene, to confront Gu Juntian and tear apart their facade, but ultimately, he didn’t do so.

He preferred that Gu Juntian treated him well, that Gu Juntian comforted him.

Even if it was all a lie.

Zhou Qinghao chose not to think about Gu Juntian’s intention to kill him. Instead, he acted as if he knew nothing, nuzzling against Gu Juntian: “Gu Juntian, my scales are uncomfortable, I’ve been feeling off lately, am I going to die?”

As he spoke, Zhou Qinghao’s eyes reddened slightly.

“What nonsense are you talking about? You’re not going to die, you’re just about to shed your skin,” Gu Juntian said.

Gu Juntian had considered telling Zhou Qinghao that he was a dragon and about to reach adulthood.

But Zhou Qinghao was already pitiful enough; knowing that he had been abandoned since childhood and that his parents and relatives wanted to kill him would be too cruel.

In the original plot, after the original owner was expelled from the Demon Palace by Zhou Qinghao, he went to Dragon Island and informed the people there about Zhou Qinghao’s existence. That’s why the Transcendence Stage experts from the dragon race gathered at the Demon Palace.

Now, since he hadn’t been expelled by Zhou Qinghao and hadn’t informed the people of Dragon Island about Zhou Qinghao’s situation, perhaps the dragon experts from Dragon Island wouldn’t find out about Zhou Qinghao’s existence.

Once Zhou Qinghao successfully reached adulthood and gained the inherited memories of the dragon race, he wouldn’t need to fear the people of Dragon Island anymore!

He would also fully mature upon receiving the inherited memories.

At that time, Zhou Qinghao would not only be very powerful but also have him by his side, so he certainly wouldn’t care about the people from Dragon Island.

But now was different; Zhou Qinghao was about to reach adulthood, and both mentally and physically, he was in a period of discomfort. Knowing too much would be very distressing for him.

“Qinghao, serpent-like demon beasts shed their skin, and after shedding, they become even stronger. You are probably about to shed your skin, and in the future, you might even become a dragon,” Gu Juntian thought, then kissed Zhou Qinghao’s cheek and asked, “Do you want some grilled meat? I’ll make it for you.”

Zhou Qinghao replied, “Yes.”

After speaking, Zhou Qinghao hugged Gu Juntian tightly.

His time was running out, and he wanted to be with Gu Juntian every moment, without a second apart.

After Gu Juntian killed him, extracted his inner core to cure Ao Jin, and then stayed with Ao Jin, would he remember him? Would he recall their time together?

Thinking of Ao Jin, Zhou Qinghao felt a surge of anger rushing through his heart, his eyes instantly turning into vertical pupils, and although in human form, sharp fangs like those of a snake emerged in his mouth.

Without thinking, he bit Gu Juntian’s shoulder.

Gu Juntian was just about to grill the meat when his shoulder was suddenly bitten.

The difference in strength between him and Zhou Qinghao was too great; if Zhou Qinghao had bitten him with full force, he could have been completely crushed.

Now, Zhou Qinghao didn’t use much force, but still left several small bloody holes on his shoulder.

However, these were just superficial wounds, insignificant to a cultivator.

Seeing Zhou Qinghao’s teary eyes, Gu Juntian ignored his own wound and pried open Zhou Qinghao’s mouth to look: “What’s wrong? Are your teeth itchy? Or are you too hungry?”

Had he prepared too little food for Zhou Qinghao? Why did Zhou Qinghao suddenly bite him?

Wait, Zhou Qinghao’s behavior might simply be the violent actions of a young dragon before adulthood.

It’s said that some young dragons, before reaching adulthood, chase after adult dragons to fight, causing chaos throughout Dragon Island.

Zhou Qinghao just bit him once; compared to those dragons, it was a minor issue, quite normal.

Gu Juntian said, “Do you want to bite again? How about a few more bites?”

They were just superficial wounds; with a little spiritual energy, it was as if nothing happened!