A ‘Proud Immortal Demon Way’ Substory
The peach trees flourished as Spring made its way in the Human Realm, dressing up the land in a handful of vivid colors. It was a beautiful sight like no other, praised even by some of the greatest demon lords. It goes without saying that Luo Binghe, whose only interest was to admire his dear Shizun, was not one of them. Still, he decided to fake his interest in order to please Shen Qingqiu. In a nutshell, it went like this:
“This master knows just the right place for your next lesson. Would you like to go on a short trip tomorrow?”, he said with a thoughtful gesture and the fan resting on his chin.
“If it makes Shizun happy, count me in”, was the kid’s reply. No drama as long as the journey didn’t imply visiting the Cang Qiong Mountain. Fortunately for him, Shen promised they would stay far far away from Liu-shishu’s sour face and his gang of bullies.
Before going to bed, Luo made some preparations – basically, he requested Mobei-jun to take care of the underground palace in his absence. Meanwhile, Shen Qingqiu took his time to find out the best place to enjoy the peach blossom season in peace and quiet.
Thanks to Binghe’s portals, they arrived in a beautiful small valley near the south border of Human Realm shortly after dawn. Shen brought a medium-sized wooden basket hanging on his left wrist. It contained the basics for a picnic day – from a delicate blanket made of exquisite cloth to a box of delicious snacks cooked by his cute disciple.
It was so idyllic. Immortal Master Shen could consider himself fortunate to experience such a special moment. Yet, he racked his brains thinking about the contradictions to the original story. Surely, he would get replaced by a harem of beautiful women fighting over who deserves to feed him first. Under the current circumstances, any fan of the original flavor would be coughing up blood every 10 words and cursing the «Great Master» Airplane Shooting Towards The Sky. Fuck that earthworm and his toxic fandom, things are way better now.
The picnic area, set under a gorgeous specimen of peach tree, was ready 5 minutes later. A few petals fell from the crown and soon covered some spots in a light pink tone. Both of them sat next to each other with their legs crossed.
“Binghe, do you know what the peaches of immortality are?”
“This disciple is aware of the legend, but he never heard the full version…”, he answered.
“It’s okay, just listen”. Then, Shen Qingqiu recited the tale of a goddess who descended the heavens to experience the pleasures of this world, and how she fell in love with a gentle peasant. “As a sign of love, the woman gave him a unique present: it was a peach grown in the garden of a heavenly mountain to confer eternal life on all who eat them.”
“So they could be together forever?”, the disciple asked, brimming with interest.
“Yes. And what’s more, the goddess’ feelings were so strong that she didn’t mind if the peasant decided to eat it, or use the fruit to cultivate the first peach tree in the Human Realm. So…”, Shen Qingqiu pointed at their surroundings with a gesture of his hand, “… as you see, the man decided to share his joy”.
“I see…”. Something in the story made Luo feel optimistic, so he smiled enigmatically. The answer came from his mouth earlier than Shen expected, because it was much easier for the young demon lord to express his feelings since the night they got married. “These peaches don’t seem really powerful, do you think there is a place where we can find the celestial ones? I would really like to share one with Shizun”.
Qingqiu’s face reddened with that confession. This boy is truly incorrigible, he thought.
“Hey, t-that’s NOT what I wanted you to think about”, his voice trembled. “Anyway.., we can gather some information at Qing Jing Peak’s archive”.
“Yes, please! This disciple really wishes to stay with you forever”. As Luo Binghe hugged Shen Qingqiu’s arm like a child holding his favorite thing in the world, he picked a small petal from the floor. “For now, I guess we can seal our eternal love like this…».
Luo and Shen closed their eyes and trapped the petal between their lips, building up a memory that would last with them forever. Also, the System notification announcing a juicy sum of satisfaction points wasn’t long in coming.
– END OF THE MISSION –
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