ARLQLCC chapter 63

The ambiguous atmosphere in the Demon King’s bedchamber lasted the entire night. It wasn’t until the sky began to lighten that Su Ji was finally let go by the satisfied man and fell asleep in a dazed state, leaning against Chu Zhaoye’s arms.

After Su Ji fell asleep, Chu Zhaoye carefully placed him onto the bed.

The young man’s head rested on a soft pillow. His small face was flushed, and there was a hint of exhaustion under his eyes.

Perhaps the stimulation from earlier had been too intense—his brows were still tightly furrowed even in sleep.

The haze in Chu Zhaoye’s eyes had faded. With a face full of unreality, he slowed his movements and smoothed the crease between the brows of the person in front of him. His hand slid down slightly, cupping the young man’s warm cheek in his palm.

The final day of the heat cycle came like a raging tide. The suppression seal he had cast within his body while conscious was suddenly broken in his sleep, and reason was instantly thrown far away—leaving only primal desire screaming in discomfort.

He truly hadn’t expected Su Ji would do this much for him.

Just thinking of the way the young man had been retreating with tearful eyes earlier made Chu Zhaoye feel so excited that he couldn’t sleep.

He was incredibly energetic now, propping his head up and staring at Su Ji’s sleeping face. His heart felt like it had been filled with syrup—so full it could no longer hold anything else.

Ah Ji… how can he be so good…

Even though he was so embarrassed, even when his hand was cramping at the end, he still didn’t refuse.

Even the way he scolded him at the end was soft and pleasant.

Chu Zhaoye was overflowing with sweetness and had nowhere to put it, to the point where he almost wanted to jump up and do a full set of health exercises on the bed.

After staring at Su Ji’s face for a while longer, he suddenly pulled back the blanket and reached into empty space, taking out a box of spiritually rich medicinal ointment.

Carefully, he rolled up the hem of Su Ji’s inner pants until he revealed the slightly reddened upper thigh from friction.

Chu Zhaoye stared at that tender patch of skin for a moment. A surge of heat rose from his lower abdomen. He took a deep breath and applied a fingertip of ointment onto the reddened skin.

Luckily he had restrained himself at the end and didn’t break the skin. Otherwise, applying this medicine over an open wound would probably have hurt.

The ointment felt cool on the skin and quickly melted into it.

After applying the medicine, Chu Zhaoye gently lowered the pant leg again. The other party showed no reaction the entire time, only his crow-feather eyelashes trembled slightly as his breathing remained steady.

Su Ji was truly exhausted tonight.

Chu Zhaoye forced himself to calm down while looking at his face. After finally suppressing the restless heat in his chest, he curled back into the blanket and carefully pulled him into his arms.

Before sleeping, he sent a spiritual communication to Tu Yan, telling him not to deliver breakfast tomorrow morning. Su Ji definitely wouldn’t be able to get up, and they shouldn’t disturb him.

Tu Yan didn’t have the habit of sleeping at night. He was supervising the little demons building the house as they did the final finishing work, when unexpectedly he received a message from the boss at that moment.

In the past, the boss never slept at night. After all, at their level of cultivation, unless injured or exhausted, there was rarely a need to waste time sleeping—they would usually just meditate.

But now the boss was different. With a warm beauty in his arms, he could sleep until midday without getting up.

By logic, the boss should currently be sleeping soundly while holding Su Ji…

Tu Yan stood there thinking for a while, then looked at the contents of the message. His eyes suddenly widened as if he had realized something.

A communication sent just before dawn, asking him not to deliver breakfast so as not to disturb Su Ji’s rest.

What exactly happened last night that made Su Ji so exhausted he couldn’t even eat breakfast?

The answer was obvious—it was either this or that.

Tu Yan couldn’t help but click his tongue.

“Beast… the boss is really a beast. Judging from his original form, the “little boss” must have really worn Su Ji out.”

Thinking about Su Ji’s slender build, then comparing it to Chu Zhaoye’s body that could smash a mountain with one punch, Tu Yan silently mourned for the former.

Better tell the kitchen to make some nourishing dishes tomorrow. The boss is such a jerk!

……

Tu Yan still underestimated how much damage their “little boss” had done.

Su Ji didn’t just miss breakfast—he also missed lunch, finally waking up in the mid-afternoon.

The weather was nice today. Outside, the sky was bright, but the bedchamber was dim. The curtains had been drawn tightly, likely to avoid disturbing his sleep.

Su Ji struggled to sit up, looked around, then at the bed with fresh sheets, and his brain took a moment to catch up.

Chu Zhaoye was not in the room.

And Su Ji didn’t really want to see him either.

Rubbing his sore waist, he raised his right hand and stared at it for a moment. Immediately, last night’s scenes flooded his mind.

The man’s low breathing—and his cramping right hand.

He didn’t know how long Chu Zhaoye had been holding back. Even though Su Ji had reinforced his hand with spiritual energy, it still couldn’t withstand it for that long.

In the end, he was forced to “cede territory” and even contributed his innocent thigh…

Wait, thigh.

Su Ji looked down and touched it. The pain from friction was gone, and not even a red mark remained.

He froze for a moment, only realizing afterward that Chu Zhaoye must have applied medicine after he fell asleep.

That bastard had been so excited last night, yet still remembered to apply medicine afterward—his heat cycle must have ended and his senses had returned.

His anger eased slightly.

He slowly got out of bed, walked to the window, and pulled the curtains open.

Sunlight burst into the room, filling the bedchamber with brightness.

Su Ji squinted uncomfortably and pulled a chair over to sit by the window.

The Demon King’s Palace was built on high ground. Chu Zhaoye’s bedchamber was at the very top. From the window, one could see layered mountains and dense green forests.

Farther away were the demon race’s magnificent buildings, scattered like stars among the mountains—far more unrestrained than the orderly structures of the cultivation world.

Su Ji rubbed his empty stomach and stared blankly at the distant scenery.

The door behind him opened. He heard it but didn’t move, leaving only a listless back view.

As expected, footsteps paused behind him, then became flustered.

Chu Zhaoye entered carrying a bowl of fragrant chicken congee. Behind him floated two demon race berries wrapped in spiritual energy.

His steps became chaotic, and even the berries wobbled erratically as they followed him to Su Ji’s side, spinning slightly before settling.

The congee had been personally supervised by Chu Zhaoye. The chefs had been watched by the Demon King for the first time, and each movement had to be extremely careful. They used all their skills to make it.

Because of this, the congee was richly flavored, with side dishes placed on top. The aroma filled the room the moment he entered.

Before Su Ji even lowered his hand from his stomach, Chu Zhaoye had already pushed the table over and set the bowl in front of him, even carefully turning the spoon toward him.

Just as Su Ji reached out, his right fingers trembled twice—and were immediately caught by Chu Zhaoye, who had been holding his breath beside him.

Looking up at him, Su Ji saw the man anxiously rubbing his hands, asking with concern, “Ah Ji, does your hand still hurt? Should I feed you?”

Su Ji stiffened.

“No. I’ll eat myself.”

“Okay…” Chu Zhaoye released his hand and sat across from him, watching him eat.

The congee was warm and delicious, filling his empty stomach.

As Su Ji ate, Chu Zhaoye just watched him, while the two floating berries imbued with spiritual energy swayed back and forth behind him, stealing the spotlight.

After finishing the congee, Su Ji looked up and saw not Chu Zhaoye, but the two bouncing red berries.

Sensing his gaze, Chu Zhaoye waved his hand. One berry slowly floated into Su Ji’s palm.

It was still covered in fresh droplets of water. Even before eating, Su Ji could sense the spiritual energy inside. He took a small bite.

A burst of sweet and sour juice exploded in his mouth, with a slight tartness at the end.

Unlike any fruit he had eaten before, it was refreshing.

Seeing his expression, Chu Zhaoye knew he liked it and relaxed. The other berry floated over as well.

But Su Ji waved his hand.

“One is enough. Two would be too sweet.”

Chu Zhaoye didn’t insist and took the remaining one back.

After finishing the fruit, Su Ji glanced at him.

“Is your heat over?”

Chu Zhaoye hesitated, then nodded and moved closer with his chair.

“Ah Ji… are you mad at me?”

“A little.”

As soon as he heard “a little,” his head drooped further.

It was reasonable for Su Ji to be angry. After all, they had only agreed to use his hand in the beginning, but later…

Thinking of this, Chu Zhaoye secretly glanced at the thigh hidden under the robe and immediately confessed:

“Ah Ji, I was wrong.”

After finishing the fruit, Su Ji felt full. He wiped his mouth and casually asked:

“Wrong about what?”

He was only mildly annoyed and asked on impulse—but unexpectedly, Chu Zhaoye began counting on his fingers.

“I was wrong for not having enough cultivation to suppress the heat cycle.”

“I was wrong for not planning ahead and making you come back to the demon race with me to suffer…”

“I was wrong for not taking medicine properly and making you feed me…”

“I was wrong for still forcing you even when you were crying…”

Before he could finish, Su Ji suddenly covered his mouth.

Chu Zhaoye looked up.

Su Ji’s face turned completely red as he yelled:

“Shut up!”

Chu Zhaoye obediently nodded, but inwardly he was smiling.

So Ah Ji wasn’t angry.

He was just shy.

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