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The reddish sky in the demon realm darkens into a black hue. There stood a palace where the Heavenly emperor resides. Inside were the sounds of pleas and cries of sadness, a tear fell from Ning Yingying and Liu Mingayns pretty face"A-luo, please don't go!!" Luo Binghe hears several of his wife's pleas, tears streaming down their faces, he couldn't remember all of the women in his harem, some humans some were demons. He doesn't know anymore. But he has to do his duty as the emperor.
Luo Binghe went towards the palace gate as the war was still raging on smoke filled the air and Luo Binghe is confident in his abilities to win.
He couldn't even believe it, he died by the hands of the enemy, with a sword pierced in his heart and was blasted from the demon realm. He remembered how his life went.
A privileged son of the former empereor Tianlang-jun. The empire ran smoothly having grown up and till the age of 18 he was already nagged by his elders to take a wife. He was known as the emperor with of 300 wives. How ironic isn't it?. Now he is dead and lying in the earth's ground or so he thought.
Luo Binghe awoke in a strange house. His head felt dizzy and his chest hurts. His memory recalled where he was blasted from the demon realm.
He tried to stand but failed his body was still tired but he couldn't help but wonder, whose home is he in? He observed a little and saw that the house was made by bamboo although it seems that it is small considering the room to be quite little.
Who even brought him here? Why even? Light pierced the windows and he saw the beauty of the outside world. He was in the human realm.. He survived such a fatal wound in his heart but it seems he had some assistance. A human in fact.
Luo Binghe snapped out of thoughts when he heard a rustling of curtains in the door, some footsteps could be heard approaching the room, until he saw the owner of that sound.
A man with eyes as green as a forest and hair as silky and dark as the night sky that complimented the figure of the man.
He stared for a while until a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"You're already awake? Are you hungry?" The man said.
Luo Binghe's voice got caught in his throat and instead let out a rough cough.
"I see you're still unwell, let me get you some medicine" the man disappearing into the other room.
Luo Binghe felt confused, the man supposedly stirred on the bed and began to flex his limbs. The man patched up his wounds and the bandage started to turn red as he moves.
It seems that his wound has not healed yet and needed a new set of bandages. Of course it hurts, it stings like hell.
The man came into view again and sat beside him. Luo Binghe froze in his spot. The man is a pure beauty. He had features as if the heavens themselves sculpted him from their bare hands.
"You're bleeding again, if you can bear with me for a bit, let's change your bandage" the man started undoing his bandage and wiped some blood of his chest. He then proceeded to get a new fresh set of bandages.
"Thank you.." Luo Binghe said in a low voice
"Hmphhh, of course you should be! You stained my fresh patch of grass red!!" The man exclaimed.
Luo Binghe was shocked, who knew this ethereal beauty can have a sharp tounge, he was knocked out, how could he even know?!?!
The beauty was glaring at him very intently, his stare never broken until Luo Binghe broke the silence.
"I'm really sorry you see, I recalled nothing of what happened, I'm really sorry 😔" Luo Binghe lied.
"Sorry my ass, you're acting aren't you? Don't play dumb!" Shen Jiu complained, he is no shy maiden, he will confront the man who ruined the lovely patch of grass, now it's stained with blood!!
So Fiesty, Luo Binghe thought. "Really? I'm very sorry beautiful" Luo Binghe acted as if he were about to cry, but Shen Jiu was not to be fooled.
"Shut up beast, and stop calling me that its disgusting! 😤"How dare he even try to flirt with him?!? So he's that type of man, a playboy to be exact. I mean, who wouldn't fall for him, he's a little bit handsome...
"You're lucky I patched you up or else, now scram!"Shen Jiu shrieked to the point Luo Binghe's ears almost went deaf.
What did he mean "scram" is he expecting an injured person to go where he didn't even know? "But I haven't even healed yet? Are you expecting me to get out? I don't have anyone to rely on, please let me stay beautiful🥺"
"Stop it with the names already!! Fine, you can stay but on one condition and that is you have to help with the work around here, that is if you agree, if not you can find someone elsewhere" Luo Binghe's eyes shined with stars and Shen Jiu thought that if Luo Binghe were a dog, his tail will be wagging from excitement.
"Really?!? Thank you very much! Since we are going to be roommates for a while how about you tell me you're name? For instance I'm Luo Binghe" Luo Binghe exclaimed excitedly, only to be set with a cold reply
"Shen Jiu, and don't think I will be soft on you just because I'm letting you stay here and don't expect me to be nice, you said your name's Luo Binghe right? I think 'Beast' will suit you better" Shen Jiu let out in a huff.
Luo Binghe was glad, even though Shen Jiu calls him beast, he feels a sort of comfort with this man which he does not know why but Luo Binghe looks forward to the upcoming days now.
When Luo Binghe was lost in thought, Shen Jiu interrupted "Since your injured, I'm going to make congee for now since it's getting late, do you want some?"
"Yes please!" And with that Shen Jiu thinks he is like a little kid, his response is even like a little kid but we'll he has to fix congee now
"Then you stay put, i'll be in the room next to this one" Shen Jiu instructed with ease.
Shen Jiu got up and proceeded to make his way out of the room since he's going to fix congee.
Luo Binghe stared at his wound, he didn't need to have any of this stuff on since he has his heavenly demon blood, but since the hands that changed him were very soft he just let him.
He couldn't be thankful enough since he always wants to experience what it's like to live in the mortal realm, he's been here a few times but only for the peace treaty but regardless of that he has to pretend for a while before he regains his full strength back