Ye Xuan's resistance, buried deep within him, never ceased.
He began to provoke Bai Qiangu with words and test her limits through his actions.
One day, Bai Qiangu captured a group of righteous cultivators and planned to refine them into puppets.
Ye Xuan urged her, "Qiangu, let them go. They are innocent, too."
Bai Qiangu was taken aback. "Little husband, they are from the righteous path—they are our enemies."
"But they are still human," Ye Xuan said earnestly. "If you kill them, their families will grieve."
He paused. "Just like… when you killed my family, I grieved too."
Bai Qiangu's expression shifted.
"Little husband, are you blaming me?"
"No, I'm not," Ye Xuan shook his head. "I just hope you can reduce the bloodshed."
"You are my wife, and I don’t want your hands stained with blood."
The words sounded sweet, but Bai Qiangu sensed another meaning.
He was accusing her.
He was using this gentle tone to express his discontent.
Yet, Bai Qiangu held back.
She thought Ye Xuan was simply concerned for her.
"Alright, I’ll listen to you," she said with a smile. "I’ll let them go."
Similar incidents happened many times after that.
Ye Xuan always advised Bai Qiangu not to kill, to spare captives, and to be a "good person."
At first, Bai Qiangu complied.
But gradually, she noticed Ye Xuan becoming more and more excessive.
He began to interfere with her decisions, question her orders, and even contradict her in front of others.
"Demon Sovereign, we can’t release these righteous cultivators!" an elder argued.
"Why not?" Ye Xuan retorted. "They haven’t done anything wrong."
"Young Master Ye, they belong to the righteous path. Releasing them is like setting tigers free!"
"So what?" Ye Xuan sneered. "Does the demonic path always have to be at odds with the righteous?"
"Young Master Ye!" the elder grew furious. "Are you questioning the Demon Sovereign’s judgment?"
"I’m not questioning," Ye Xuan said, turning his gaze to Bai Qiangu. "I’m just consulting my wife."
"Qiangu, am I right?"
Bai Qiangu looked at Ye Xuan, a flicker of complex emotions in her eyes.
Finally, she sighed. "Release them."
"Demon Sovereign!" the elders were shocked.
"I said, release them," Bai Qiangu’s voice was unyielding.
The elders exchanged uneasy glances but had no choice but to comply.
Such incidents multiplied.
Ye Xuan grew emboldened by her indulgence, challenging Bai Qiangu’s authority.
He thought she would always tolerate him.
But he was wrong.
One day, Bai Qiangu captured another group of righteous cultivators.
Among them were a few Ye Xuan recognized—distant relatives of his Ye clan.
"Qiangu, let them go," Ye Xuan demanded.
"No," Bai Qiangu refused for the first time. "They know too many secrets. They can’t be released."
"I said, let them go!" Ye Xuan raised his voice.
"I said, no!" Bai Qiangu raised hers in return.
They locked eyes, the air thick with tension.
Finally, Ye Xuan let out a cold laugh. "Bai Qiangu, have you forgotten that you promised to treat me well?"
"Have you forgotten that you said you’d listen to me?"
"Now it seems it was all a lie, wasn’t it?"
"You never loved me—you just wanted to possess me!"
"How are you any different from those who kept me as a pet?"
Slap!
Bai Qiangu struck Ye Xuan across the face.
The force was so strong that it flung him backward.
Ye Xuan crashed into a pillar and spat out a mouthful of blood.
He covered his cheek and stared at Bai Qiangu in disbelief.
Bai Qiangu stood still, her hand still raised.
Her eyes blazed with fury, but even more with disappointment.
"Ye Xuan," she said coldly. "You’ve got one thing wrong."
"I do like you, but in my eyes, you’re nothing more than a well-kept little cat or dog."
"You think that by throwing a tantrum, I’ll give you everything?"
"You think a few sweet words will make me abandon my principles?"
"Naive."
She strode over to him and looked down at him.
"I am the Demon Sovereign. My word is law."
"You are merely my husband, my pet."
"You have no right to question my decisions."
"And you certainly have no right to defy me in front of others."
"If you refuse to obey…"
Her gaze turned chilling.
"Then I’ll replace you with someone more compliant."
She clapped her hands. The hall’s doors opened, and ten men entered.
Every one of them was tall, handsome, and even bore a slight resemblance to Ye Xuan.
They wore sheer robes, knelt on the ground, and gazed at Bai Qiangu with adoration.
"Hail, Demon Sovereign!"
"Long live the Demon Sovereign!"
Ye Xuan was stunned.
He looked at the ten men, then at Bai Qiangu, and a terrible realization dawned.
"What…" his voice trembled, "What are you going to do?"
"What am I going to do?" Bai Qiangu laughed, her smile dripping with malice.
"Do what you’ve always wanted me to do."
"You said I only see you as a pet, didn’t you?"
"You said I don’t love you, didn’t you?"
"Fine, I’ll prove it to you."
She pointed at the ten men. "These are His Majesty’s new consorts."
"Tonight, I’ll consummate my marriage with these ten beauties right here in this hall."
"As for you…"
She cast a contemptuous glance at Ye Xuan.
"You’ll watch from the side and learn how to please me."
Ye Xuan felt as if a thunderbolt had struck him.
Though he hated Bai Qiangu, over the years he had known her fierce possessiveness.
She allowed no other woman near him, not even a lingering glance.
He had always believed—at least in this regard—she was pure.
But now…
"You… you slut! Shameless!"
Ye Xuan shook with rage, cursing Bai Qiangu at the top of his lungs.
His eyes were bloodshot, veins bulging, like a beast enraged.
Though he hated her, though he wanted to kill her, something had changed unconsciously during those years.
He had grown accustomed to her daily company.
He had grown used to her cooking.
He had grown used to her obsessive yet burning gaze.
He had even grown used to the idea that she belonged only to him.
Now she was going to be with other men…
The thought drove Ye Xuan nearly mad.
"Slut?" Bai Qiangu tilted her head, a flash of hurt in her eyes before it hardened into ice.
"Ye Xuan, what right do you have to curse me?"
"You said I only treat you like a pet, didn’t you?"
"You said I don’t love you, didn’t you?"
"So what’s wrong with me finding a few male consorts?"
"A master can have many pets—isn’t that perfectly normal?"
She turned to the ten consorts and fixed her gaze on one.
That consort immediately flashed a fawning smile. "Demon Sovereign…"
"Shut up!"
Bai Qiangu’s expression shifted violently, and demonic energy burst forth.
The consort was blasted backward, slammed hard against the wall, and coughed up blood.
The other nine consorts trembled in fear, too frightened to utter a sound.
Bai Qiangu took a deep breath, suppressing the disgust in her heart and forcing a smile back onto her face.
She turned to look at Ye Xuan, her eyes full of provocation. "How about it, little husband?"
"Are you angry?"
"Do you want to kill them?"
"Then come on."
"Come stop me."
Ye Xuan gritted his teeth, his fists clenched so tightly that his knuckles cracked.
But he didn't dare move.
He knew he was no match for Bai Qiangu. He knew that if he charged forward, she would easily subdue him.
"Good." Bai Qiangu saw Ye Xuan's reaction, and a flicker of satisfaction passed through her eyes. "Since you won't stop me, I'll take that as your consent."
"Guards!"
"Take Young Master Ye away and make him watch carefully."
"Remember, don't let him close his eyes, don't let him cover his ears."
"I want him to see and hear everything that happens tonight."
Two demon cultivators stepped forward, grabbed Ye Xuan by the arms, and dragged him to a corner of the hall.
Ye Xuan struggled wildly. "Let me go! Bai Qiangu! You bitch!"
"If you dare do this, I'll kill you!"
"I swear I'll kill you!"
"Shut up!" Bai Qiangu snapped coldly, unleashing a wave of oppressive force that instantly silenced Ye Xuan.
He could only watch helplessly as Bai Qiangu walked toward her ten male concubines.
Soon, the heavy doors of the hall slammed shut in front of Ye Xuan.
He was pressed against a pillar outside, two demon cultivators holding his shoulders firmly.
From inside, he heard the flirtatious voices of the men.
"Milord, you look so beautiful tonight…"
"Milord, let me serve you…"
"Milord…"
These words stabbed into Ye Xuan's heart like knives.
Then came the sound of tearing silk.
Followed by the whisper of moans.
Followed by…
Ye Xuan closed his eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks.
His fingernails dug into the stone floor, leaving streaks of blood.
"Bai Qiangu…" He gritted out through his teeth, each word deliberate. "Since you have no mercy, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
But inside the hall…
The moment the doors shut, Bai Qiangu's seductive expression vanished instantly, replaced by endless disgust and coldness.
She looked at the ten male concubines as if she were looking at ten corpses.
One concubine, oblivious to his doom, leaned in excitedly to kiss her.
"Milord, I've admired you for so long…"
"Disgusting."
Bai Qiangu spat out the two words coldly.
Boom!
A terrifying aura exploded forth.
Before the concubine could even touch her, his entire body burst into a cloud of blood mist!
Blood splattered everywhere, but it stopped three feet short of Bai Qiangu, blocked by an invisible barrier.
The remaining nine concubines screamed in terror, trying to flee.
"Mercy!"
"Spare us, Milord!"
"We dare not!"
"Since you're here, all of you stay."
Bai Qiangu's voice was so cold it held no trace of warmth.
"Only the dead have the tightest lips."
The next second, before the nine men could even scream, their bodies shattered.
The entire process took less than three breaths.
The hall fell silent, as if nothing had happened.
"A bunch of ants, and you think you're worthy of touching me?" she muttered to herself, her eyes full of contempt.
"Except for my little husband… none of you are worthy."
She walked to the back of the hall, took a recording stone from her storage ring. She had prepared it in advance, and it was filled with fabricated sounds of lovemaking, which she had imitated using magic.
She activated the stone, and the sounds immediately emanated from it, drifting outside the hall.
"Milord, you look so beautiful tonight…"
"Milord, let me serve you…"
"Ah… Milord…"
Listening to these sounds, Bai Qiangu's face twisted into a bitter smile.
"Little husband, can you hear me?"
"Are you angry?"
"Are you jealous?"
"If you're jealous, that means…"
Her voice began to tremble. "That means you still care about me, right?"
It was a twisted test.
She wanted to know if Ye Xuan cared about her.
She wanted to see him jealous.
Even if his jealousy came from possessiveness rather than love, she would be satisfied.
At least… at least it meant she still held a place in his heart.
Bai Qiangu sat on her throne, closed her eyes, and let tears roll down her cheeks.
"Little husband, why won't you ever love me?"
"What did I do wrong?"
"I just… I just love you too much…"
Ye Xuan knelt outside, listening to the sounds from inside.
Every sound was a knife piercing his heart.
His tears had dried up.
His voice had gone hoarse from screaming.
He could only kneel there, like a walking corpse.
"Young Master…" a demon cultivator whispered. "Maybe you should go back and rest?"
"Get lost!" Ye Xuan croaked.
The cultivator was too frightened to speak again.
Time passed, minute by minute.
The sky gradually grew light.
Finally, the hall doors opened.
Bai Qiangu walked out, her clothes neat, her face radiant, looking refreshed.
She saw Ye Xuan kneeling outside, and a flicker of pain passed through her eyes, quickly replaced by indifference.
"Little husband, you're still here?" she said lightly. "Did you sleep well last night?"
Ye Xuan looked up and stared at her with empty eyes.
That look made Bai Qiangu's heart skip a violent beat.
"What?" She forced herself to stay calm. "Are you angry?"
"Didn't I say? A master can have many pets."
"If you don't like it, you can go find some women yourself."
"I don't care anyway."
With that, she turned to leave.
"Fine."
Ye Xuan suddenly spoke, his voice hoarse and icy.
"You said it."
Bai Qiangu froze mid-step.
She turned around, staring at him in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"I said, fine." Ye Xuan stood up, determination blazing in his eyes. "Since you started it, I'll finish it."
"You say you don't care?"
"Then let's see who cares less."
He turned and walked away without looking back.
Bai Qiangu stood there, watching his retreating figure, a sense of dread washing over her.
"Little husband…" she whispered to herself. "You wouldn't really…"
No.
Impossible.
He was just sulking.
He was just trying to scare her.
He wouldn't dare.
That's what Bai Qiangu told herself.
But the unease in her heart only grew stronger.
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