Chapter 525 526: I Gave You a Chance

"You're lying! Even if you sabotaged the marriage alliance, you can't possibly be of the Human Race!"

Chen Dong shook his head. "If I weren't from the Human Race, how could I have obtained this Spirit Plant so quickly? You and the Grand Elder were right from the start. I am Chen Dong of the Human Race!"

The moment Yun Mengshang heard this, her long, silver hair whipped through the air. Demon Patterns surfaced on her face as the demonic aura surrounding her body surged.

"I could tolerate it if you were merely from the Human Race. It's not as if Immortal Fox City has never seen a human. But if you are Chen Dong, then you are courting death!"

Chen Dong looked down and smiled gently. "I don't want to lie to you anymore."

Yun Mengshang's nearly tangible killing intent faltered. All her resentment and hostility, with no outlet, balled up in her chest.

Her icy gaze locked onto Chen Dong as she spoke in a tone that permitted no argument. "You are not Chen Dong, nor are you of the Human Race. Perhaps you were before, but from this moment on, you are not. I have found love through you, and we have weathered adversity together. As long as you are willing to marry me, I would rather remain trapped in this state of emotion for the rest of my life, never breaking free!"

Chen Dong was stunned. He could feel the sincerity of Yun Mengshang's emotions. The love of the Fox Race had always been fiery, and she had completely fallen for him.

Whether it was due to the influence of the Path of Red Dust or Yun Mengshang's own desires, the emotion in that moment was real.

But Chen Dong could not accept it. Although he was moved as well, as the Demon King of the Fox Demon Race, Yun Mengshang would eventually have to break through to a higher Realm. In the long years that followed, who could guarantee if she would see him as Li Xu or as Chen Dong?

Besides, Chen Dong was here on a mission; he couldn't possibly abandon Murong Zhi and Tian Sisi.

His heart felt like it was being torn apart as he shook his head once more.

"Fox Demon King, I cannot accept!"

Yun Mengshang's chest heaved. The path of emotion within her soul was on the verge of shattering. 'If I am to be emotionless, then let me act without emotion!'

"Get out!" she roared viciously.

"Get out of Immortal Fox City! One day, I, your king, will bring war to the Human Race and to the Cyan Sky Sect!"

Chen Dong was speechless. This was the exact opposite of his objective, and he stood frozen, his feet seemingly rooted to the ground.

"What, not leaving? My path of emotion is one of love and hate. If there is no love, then let there be hatred!"

Her icy voice left Chen Dong no other choice.

'If I have no choice, then I'll just have to fall deeper into this. It's not the first time, anyway!'

Chen Dong strode forward, pulled Yun Mengshang into his embrace, and pressed her down onto the stone table.

Perhaps because they had been intimate countless times, Yun Mengshang knew exactly what Chen Dong intended to do, and her anger began to dissipate rapidly.

"Are you sure about this? I did give you a choice," Yun Mengshang said, a cunning glint in her eyes and a smile playing on her lips.

For Chen Dong, however, there was no choice to be made. There was only one path. The fire of lust in his heart burned even hotter, and the scales in his mind had already tipped toward conquest.

An intoxicating fragrance drifted through the air. A soul-snatching, hazy light seemed to shimmer in Yun Mengshang's azure eyes.

Several hours later, Chen Dong lay slumped over the stone table, clothes draped over his body, unconscious. Beside him, Yun Mengshang calmly stroked his hair.

Thinking that Yun Misha would be back soon, she ordered in a low voice, "Take him away and watch over him carefully."

Several Fox Demon maids entered from the courtyard. They curtsied and replied, "Yes, My King!"

Yun Mengshang had just returned to the entrance of the cave abode where she often entered seclusion, holding the jade box containing the Profound Origin Purple Fern, when a fiery red streak of light flashed in. Yun Misha was back.

As she materialized, Yun Misha's face was full of resentment. "Those cunning members of the Human Race! It's as if they knew we wanted the Profound Origin Purple Fern. They brought out this fifth-rank Spirit Plant just to toy with me. They had barely passed through the Guardian Array before they turned right back around, making me waste my trip. I didn't even catch a glimpse of Zisang Jin!"

Yun Mengshang smiled faintly. "Aunt Xia, don't be upset. I've already obtained the Profound Origin Purple Fern."

Yun Misha looked at her in disbelief. "Where? How did you get it?"

"Don't ask how I got it. What matters is that we have all the Spirit Plants now."

With that, Yun Mengshang presented the jade box. Yun Misha took it for a look and saw that it was indeed the Profound Origin Purple Fern, and one of considerable age at that.

But then her brow furrowed, and she sniffed the air. "This is the scent of Joyful Fragrance. You and that Li Xu... why would you need to use Joyful Fragrance? Don't tell me..."

A flicker of resignation crossed Yun Mengshang's eyes as she cut her off. "Aunt Xia, just don't ask!"

Worry spread across Yun Misha's face. "How could I not ask! We've already had a complete falling-out with the Demon Race. We absolutely cannot afford for anything to happen to you now."

Then, Yun Misha's eyes widened in shock. "Your Realm... you seem to be on the verge of a breakthrough! Mengshang, don't tell me you've actually fallen in love?"

"Yes and no," Yun Mengshang answered.

Yun Misha was ecstatic. "What do you mean, 'yes and no'? Now that we have all the Spirit Plants and you've managed to fall in love, Aunt Qiu and I can definitely hold off the Demon Race. That will give you enough time to comprehend your Divine Techniques, overcome this trial of emotion, and break through to the Realm of Emotionlessness. When that happens, our Fox Demon Race will have three Divinity Transformation experts. We'll see if the Demon Race still dares to come after us then!"

A deep-seated loneliness was hidden in Yun Mengshang's eyes as she forced a smile. "Aunt Xia, hurry and take the Spirit Plant to Aunt Qiu. Your Realm is the highest, which makes you the fastest. Nothing will go wrong in Immortal Fox City with me here."

Yun Misha nodded happily. "I'll go at once!"

In a flash of fiery red light, Yun Misha departed from the City Lord's Mansion.

The sky began to lighten. The sunlight in the Northern Domain of the Demon Race was always warm. Yet Yun Mengshang sat dazedly on the stone bench before her cave abode, lost in thought for several hours.

The voice of a maid reporting from outside the courtyard startled her from her reverie.

"My King, the Chi Yuan Demon Child is dead. Should the wedding preparations be halted?"

Yun Mengshang collected herself and replied, "No. The wedding will proceed as scheduled."