After Running Away Pregnant, I Ended Up on the Wanted Lists of Both the Demon Venerable and the Immortal Venerable Chapter 28

Jian Zhen sat on the couch. He gently lowered his head and said softly, “I seem to be a bit sleepy.”

Ye Jisheng raised an eyebrow and said, “Not listening to the story anymore?”

Jian Zhen shook his head. His little face seemed to be filled with determination. “Not listening.”

Ye Jisheng said lightly, “Sleep.”

The hall fell completely silent. The great hall of the Demon Realm had been so cold and quiet for ten thousand years, as if it had never changed. Moonlight poured down like silk, falling onto the dark-colored floor, tree shadows swaying outside the window.

Jian Zhen said, “Then are you going to sleep?”

Ye Jisheng sat on the chair, his long shadow reflected on the ground. His handsome face was expressionless. “This venerable is a divine body and has long since had no need for sleep.”

Jian Zhen: “…Oh.”

He thought that would be the end of it.

Who knew…

The young man sitting on the couch looked up at him. His fair little face carried a hint of probing as he said softly, “Then can you stay and keep me company?”

Ye Jisheng lifted his eyes to look at him. “You still haven’t grown up?”

“When I was still a little grass before, you were also there at night when I slept.” Jian Zhen puffed up angrily, and he was very reasonable about it. “And I’ve grown up, but the baby in my belly hasn’t!”

Ye Jisheng said flatly, “Tell the truth.”

Jian Zhen: “…It’s really dark here, I’m scared.”

Ye Jisheng glanced at the candles not far away.

Jian Zhen buried himself in the quilt pretending not to see. Little grass played dead. Little grass acted shamelessly. There was no way to reason with it, because it was just a little grass.

The room was quiet for a moment until Jian Zhen became a bit uneasy and hesitant, suspecting that Ye Jisheng might have already left.

The man’s indifferent voice fell. “Haven’t you suffocated yourself to death yet?”

Jian Zhen abruptly threw open the quilt and lightly gasped for breath. It was so stuffy inside, he really almost suffocated to death!

Ye Jisheng appreciated the silly behavior of a certain grass, his tone light. “Sleep.”

Jian Zhen looked up at him.

Ye Jisheng sat at the desk and picked up a booklet from the table. “If you don’t behave again, this venerable will really leave.”

Jian Zhen hurriedly burrowed back under the quilt and said, “I’m sleeping!”

Actually, he had already slept long enough during the day and wasn’t sleepy at all. But for some reason, once he really crawled into the quilt, drowsiness surged over him in waves, and he inexplicably fell asleep.

This sleep was very deep.

Returning to the great hall of the Demon Realm felt like returning home, and he fell asleep very quickly.

When he woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.

Jian Zhen slowly crawled out from the quilt and gave a small yawn. There was no one else in the room. He felt a little disappointed, but before he could even dwell on that disappointment, 

Footsteps sounded outside.

Jian Zhen looked up and saw Ye Jisheng’s figure appear at the doorway. The man’s tall figure carried an overwhelming sense of pressure as he looked down at him and said, “Awake?”

Jian Zhen rubbed his eyes and said, “Good morning.”

Ye Jisheng said, “If you slept a bit longer, you could have gone straight to the night market with this one.”

Jian Zhen was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up. He said, “Are we going shopping today?”

Ye Jisheng lowered his gaze to look at him. “Not buying a bed anymore?”

Jian Zhen finally reacted. Little grass was overjoyed. “Buying!”

There was nothing happier than buying a bed. He had been to the Demon Realm’s market before, but back then he was just a chubby little spritesd. Now it was different, he had taken human form. Little grass had turned over a new leaf!

Jian Zhen went down the mountain together with Ye Jisheng.

From Wanjie Mountain to the market below didn’t take much time. Normally, Ye Jisheng could arrive in a few moments, but this time was different, he was bringing Jian Zhen along.

A phoenix was resting on the grass not far away.

The fire phoenix stood proudly on the lawn, looking down on all beings with an extremely arrogant demeanor. Its master, too, was the supreme Demon God of the Three Realms.

Ye Jisheng said to Jian Zhen, “Let’s go.”

Jian Zhen looked at the noble phoenix and hesitated slightly. He looked at Ye Jisheng and said softly, “Will it be willing to let people ride it?”

Ye Jisheng said, “Back then in the Northern Sea, many wanted to tame it.”

Jian Zhen asked curiously, “And then?”

Ye Jisheng lowered his eyes to look at him and curled his lips into a smile. “Many people also died by its hand.”

Jian Zhen: “……”

Little grass was scared.

Seeing his cowardly look, Ye Jisheng said lightly, “It’s fine. It won’t hurt you.”

Jian Zhen looked at him in confusion.

Ye Jisheng slowly walked up to the phoenix. The tall, handsome man raised his head, and the phoenix obediently lowered its head and rubbed against his palm. Ye Jisheng said, “Come try.”

Jian Zhen walked over somewhat nervously. He looked up at the phoenix and hesitantly stretched out his hand.

The phoenix’s body was twice his height. Its fiery red feathers were incomparably magnificent beneath the sky. When Jian Zhen stood before it, he was as small as an ant. Even so, when he reached out, the phoenix still gently lowered its head and lightly rubbed against Jian Zhen’s hand. Jian Zhen pressed his cheek against it as well, revealing a smile.

On the lawn, the fair and soft young man and the fire phoenix nestled together, exceptionally harmonious.

Jian Zhen smiled at Ye Jisheng and said, “It’s true, it really doesn’t dislike me.”

Ye Jisheng said, “It is this venerable’s bird. You are this venerable’s person. Naturally, it won’t dislike you.”

Jian Zhen: “……”

A certain little grass had been pampered since childhood and naturally wouldn’t believe that.

Jian Zhen retorted, “That’s not the reasoning.”

Ye Jisheng stopped in his tracks. The tall man lowered his eyes, his red pupils reflecting the figure before him, and asked, “Then tell me, what reasoning is it?”

Jian Zhen stood in front of the phoenix, laughter in his eyes. His fair little face was filled with seriousness. “Because you like me.”

The young man reached out and touched the phoenix’s head.

“So it also likes me.”

A breeze swept across the mountain ridge. The phoenix obediently nodded its head, looking utterly eager and attentive, without the slightest trace of aloof nobility.

The afternoon sunlight poured down, reflecting in the man’s red eyes like gemstones. The corners of his handsome lips curved slightly as he said lightly, “Do you know why it likes you so much?”

Jian Zhen asked in confusion, “Why?”

Ye Jisheng said, “The Nether Phoenix of the Northern Sea roosts in parasol trees and delights in eating spiritual grasses of the world.”

A deathlike silence sliced through the air.

Someone slowly let go of the phoenix’s head and quietly shuffled a few steps to the side.

Lifting his head, he met Ye Jisheng’s smiling gaze.

Jian Zhen: “……”

It would never talk to these two ever again!!!

After all the fuss, he still ended up riding the phoenix down the mountain, arriving in the city. Looking down from above at the entire Demon Domain City, it was well-connected and prosperous. When the Demon Venerable’s mount descended from the sky, the entire Demon Domain City knew their master had returned.

Jian Zhen stepped into the city full of anticipation.

Shops of all kinds lined both sides of the street. People came and went, bustling with activity.

Not far away was a shop selling household goods.

Jian Zhen’s interest was piqued. He said, “This one sells beds.”

He pulled Ye Jisheng inside with him.

The Demon God’s bloodthirsty reputation was far-reaching, but the residents of the Demon Realm City did not shrink back in fear of him. Instead, seeing him, they were all very enthusiastic, smiling and greeting him, “Your Excellency!”

Ye Jisheng’s tone was light. “This venerable is just browsing. No need to follow.”

The shop owner hurriedly replied, “Yes.”

Jian Zhen wandered around the shop. At one moment he thought a wooden bed built from branches and vines looked good; not long after, he spotted a shell-shaped bed, where once a person lay inside, it could be completely closed and covered.

The shop owner enthusiastically said, “Esteemed guest, you really have a good eye. Our shell bed here is made from the largest pearls of the Demon Domain Sea, warm in winter and bright in summer!”

Jian Zhen was deeply tempted by the pitch and looked toward Ye Jisheng.

Ye Jisheng sneered and, in a voice only the two of them could hear, said, “Lie in it, planning to push yourself a coffin lid as a bonus?”

Jian Zhen: “……”

Why was this person so annoying!!

Still, complaints aside, little grass actually felt that what Ye Jisheng said didn’t seem entirely unreasonable.

Thinking of this, Jian Zhen was drawn to another bed. It was a very large bed, the frame ink-green, but the mattress sea-blue. Once he sat on it, the whole bed felt soft and plush, as if it could mold itself to his movements and fit the waist perfectly, extremely soft, a texture little grass loved, even more comfortable than the softness of soil.

Seizing the moment, the clerk pitched it. “Esteemed guest! You truly have great taste. This is our newly arrived bestseller across the Three Realms, the Cloud Bed. This bed is suitable for a young couple to sleep together. Everyone who’s tried it says it’s great, three years, two kids is not a dream!”

Jian Zhen listened in a daze.

He didn’t connect “Cloud Bed,” “everyone who’s tried it says it’s great,” and “three years, two kids” at all.

Pure little grass couldn’t understand the clerk’s hint.

Jian Zhen just sat by the bed, feeling how soft and fluffy it was, his dream bed. He smiled and said, “I like this one.”

The shop owner clapped her hands. “Wonderful! You really do have an eye. This is a limited edition across the Three Realms. Right now it only costs five thousand spirit stones. Will you be paying now?”

As the words fell, the room went quiet for a moment.

Jian Zhen suddenly felt a bit guilty. His hands curled in as he said obediently, “I don’t have money.”

Shop owner: “……”

Even if you beat her to death, she would never have imagined that such a well-dressed, handsome young man had come to freeload.

But the shop owner was battle-hardened.

She proactively asked, “You’re buying this bed, are you married? Then your husband should be with you shopping, right? Shall we have him come pay?”

Jian Zhen didn’t know how the shop owner concluded that he must already be married, but he still answered honestly, “I didn’t come alone.”

The shop owner asked in confusion, “Then…”

Although the Demon Venerable was standing right there, the shop owner would rather believe Jian Zhen was freeloading than believe the Demon Venerable was accompanying the fair, tender young man shopping, much less buying a bed!!

However, Jian Zhen raised his hand and said softly, “Right here.”

Following the direction he pointed, the shop owner stiffly looked at the tall man standing to the side. Her whole body seemed to petrify instantly. She forced out a smile uglier than crying, her speech stuttering, “Y-Your, Your Excellency?”

Ye Jisheng said to Jian Zhen, “Are you truly choosing this bed?”

Jian Zhen felt the question was a bit strange, but still nodded honestly. “Mm, I like it.”

After saying that, he hesitated a little.

Little grass looked at Ye Jisheng uncertainly and asked, “Is it a bit too expensive?”

Ye Jisheng raised an eyebrow, his lips curving slightly. He turned around. The man in black robes stood in this ordinary bed shop, yet his aura of ruling the world could not be concealed. He said, “Deliver the bed to the Demon Hall on Wanjie Mountain. This one will send someone to bring you the spirit stones.”

The shop owner hurriedly waved her hands in panic. “No, no, no, how could we dare take Your Excellency’s money!”

Ye Jisheng said lightly, “Payment for goods is only proper. No need to say more.”

Only then did the shop owner nod and agree.

While the Demon Venerable was conversing with the shop owner, the clerk standing beside Jian Zhen quietly sidled over. She was a Demon race girl, an employee of the shop, wearing a red dress and looking especially lively and clever.

The girl whispered, “Your Excellency, may I ask what your relationship is with our Demon Venerable?”

Jian Zhen: “…Ah?”

Being asked this question really did stump him.

He couldn’t exactly say it was a relationship between an owner and a pet, right?

Jian Zhen answered honestly, “I don’t know either.”

The young girl said a little anxiously, “Then did you come together with the Venerable?”

Jian Zhen nodded. “Mm.”

“You two… sleep on the same bed?”

“Seems like it.”

“Then are you together day and night?”

“…Yes.”

The girl clapped her hands. “You really are our future Venerable Lord!!”

Jian Zhen: “……”

Are all you demon race people like this?

The girl looked at Jian Zhen with sparkling eyes, her face full of a smile as she said, “I really didn’t expect that Lord Demon Venerable actually likes this type.”

He probably just likes growing flowers and tending plants, that’s all.

As Jian Zhen was thinking this, he saw the girl suddenly run off, then come back with another Qiankun pouch and hand it to him, smiling as she said, “Thank you for buying a bed from our shop. Even the Demon Venerable uses our beds, this is truly an honor for our little shop. From now on our store will be completely radiant! We really don’t know how to thank you for such a great kindness, so this is a gift from us to you.”

Holding the small Qiankun pouch, Jian Zhen asked curiously, “What’s inside?”

The girl revealed a mysterious expression. “This can only be opened at night. If you open it during the day, it won’t work.”

Jian Zhen immediately became a bit more serious. “Really?”

The girl nodded, saying earnestly, “Of course!”

Jian Zhen obediently put the pouch away and stored it properly, saying, “Okay, then I’ll use it at night.”

Only then did the girl smile. She took the initiative and asked, “Do you need to buy anything else?”

Jian Zhen thought for a moment and said, “Besides the bed, what else is there?”

The girl said, “There’s lots! Our shop doesn’t just sell beds, we also have quilts, carpets, soft couches, everything you could need!”

Little Grass was completely dazzled and led astray.

Thus, when Ye Jisheng returned, he saw Jian Zhen’s eyes shining brightly, with a faint hint of longing, he had never looked at him like this before.

Ye Jisheng raised an eyebrow. He knew at a glance that something was wrong, and said, “What’s wrong?”

Jian Zhen asked him, “I want to buy some other things.”

Ye Jisheng said, “Buy what?”

Jian Zhen said very honestly, “Buy some other things to put in the bedroom.”

Ye Jisheng had never cared about such matters. Before Jian Zhen appeared, he hadn’t even needed the existence of a sleeping hall at all. Now that Jian Zhen needed it, it was no big deal to him, and he was too lazy to fuss over such things. Besides, Jian Zhen usually looked like he had no desires or demands, so he probably wouldn’t add much anyway.

Thinking of this, Ye Jisheng nodded and said, “Do as you like.”

Thus, Lord Demon Venerable sat down by the table, with no intention of interfering in Little Grass’s shopping for household items.

And since transmigrating into this world, Jian Zhen had never properly gone shopping. Back in Tianshui City he had been busy rushing along the road, and later after arriving at Fuling Mountain he had been busy with the disciple assessment matters, with no time at all. Even if he had gone shopping, he wouldn’t have had any spirit stones to buy things with. But now Ye Jisheng was here, so Jian Zhen could buy lots of things without worrying.

So it wasn’t until after dusk when the Demon Venerable needed to bring Jian Zhen back to the main hall of Wanjie Mountain, they saw the smiling shop owner and a group of people behind her.

The shop owner said, “Your Excellency, Venerable Lord, all the goods you ordered from our little shop at noon have been delivered!”

Everyone could only see people going in and out, carrying different items in their hands.

The newly purchased cloud bed was placed in the very corner of the demon palace’s sleeping chamber. A white, soft carpet covered the dark, icy floor; stepping on it felt soft and plush. The windows, which had previously looked orderly and even somewhat rigid, were now hung with tender green gauze curtains, and small plush dolls that could be used as pillows were placed on the bed.

The entire demon palace seemed to have instantly changed its style.

Where before it had been cold, icy, and unapproachable, now it was soft, cute, and even carried a hint of warmth.

The wind brushed past the gauze of the curtains.

The shop owner said enthusiastically, “All of these items are the newest and best, with absolutely top-notch workmanship. In the entire Demon Domain City, you won’t find a second shop better than ours!”

Ye Jisheng was silent for a moment, then looked toward Jian Zhen.

A smile was on Jian Zhen’s face as he nodded and said, “Great, great, thank you for the trouble.”

The shop owner was overflowing with excitement as she said, “For Lord Demon Venerable and Your Excellency to give our little shop a chance is the greatest honor of our lives. Here we wish Your Excellency and the Venerable Lord an early noble child, and a lifetime of love and growing old together!”

As soon as she finished speaking, she knelt down and kowtowed, not even giving anyone a chance to interrupt.

Jian Zhen: “…?”

Isn’t that jumping a bit too fast?

When the shop owner’s family left, the shop assistant who came along to deliver the goods, who was also the shop owner’s daughter, gave Jian Zhen a mysterious smile and said, “Your Excellency, don’t forget the Qiankun pouch this servant gifted you.”

Unable to refuse such earnest kindness, Jian Zhen nodded and said, “Okay.”

Only after the two of them left when Jian Zhen turned his head, he met Ye Jisheng’s gaze. The Demon God looked down at him from on high and asked, “What pouch.”

Since he asked, Jian Zhen touched the pouch at his waist. He was still very observant of his promise to the girl, and said softly, “It’s a gift she gave us, but she said it has to be looked at at night. If you open it during the day, it won’t work.”

Ye Jisheng said, “Open it later when this Venerable is present.”

The Demon God’s temperament was suspicious and domineering.

Jian Zhen didn’t get angry either, and nodded, saying, “Okay.”

The two of them wandered around the mountain below for a while, and Jian Zhen started to feel a bit hungry. When the maid brought over the jade dew, Ye Jisheng used karmic fire to warm the water a little before Jian Zhen began to drink.

The lukewarm jade dew was mixed with a bit of honey, normally it was Jian Zhen’s favorite.

But this time, when he drank it, the overly sweet sensation surged up. The moment he reacted, it was a feeling of nausea. Jian Zhen almost immediately put the bowl down and ran outside to spit out the water in his mouth, the jade dew on the table spilling all over it.

Jian Zhen squatted on the ground, easing the nausea from just now.

Ye Jisheng’s figure appeared beside him. The man bent down and pulled him up by the hand. Jian Zhen’s hand was a little cold, while Ye Jisheng’s carried some warmth. “Is there something wrong with the jade dew?”

Jian Zhen shook his head and said softly, “I just suddenly felt a bit nauseous.”

Ye Jisheng frowned slightly and said to the guard not far away, “Summon the High Priest.”

Thus, the elderly High Priest hurried over as soon as he learned that the Demon Venerable had summoned him. No matter how many grand scenes the old man had seen, when he finally saw the dreamlike style of the remodeled Demon God’s sleeping hall, he nearly threw out his back.

The guard said, “Priest, please come inside.”

If it weren’t broad daylight, the High Priest would have thought he was dreaming.

Walking in from the doorway, he saw, atop the snow-white carpet and the cute bolster cushions and soft couch, the Demon God in black robes, noble and coldly beautiful, seated there. On the other side sat a pale-faced, slender youth.

The High Priest half-knelt on the ground and respectfully performed a salute. “This old minister greets Your Excellency and the Venerable Lord.”

Ye Jisheng lifted his gaze. “Enough nonsense. Take a look at him.”

The High Priest also knew the seriousness of the matter. He hurried over, stood by Jian Zhen’s side, and placed his hand on Jian Zhen’s pulse. Only then did he say to the two of them, “Your Excellency’s body is not in serious condition. It should just be a reaction of the pregnancy. Because the child being nurtured has a special constitution, the nutrition and spiritual power required will be greater than that of an ordinary mortal fetus. In such a situation, one can only focus on gentle nourishment and supplementation…”

Before he arrived, Jian Zhen had already vomited twice more.

The High Priest asked, “May I ask whether Your Excellency has been somewhat drowsy these past few days, and sleeping restlessly?”

Jian Zhen nodded obediently. “Yes.”

The High Priest said, “You are somewhat deficient in qi and blood. A few days ago you were also startled, causing your spirit soul to be unstable. Added to the fact that your cultivation is still shallow…”

Ye Jisheng’s expression was clearly displeased. The man’s crimson eyes fell on the High Priest as he spoke lightly, “I summoned you not to hear these worn-out platitudes.”

The High Priest’s body trembled. Gritting his teeth, he hurriedly said, “If that won’t do, this old minister still has another plan.”

Ye Jisheng said, “Speak.”

“Lord Venerable, you possess a divine body. Being in your company, the demonic power on you is also helpful and soothing to the child.” The High Priest said sincerely, “If possible, I ask that the Venerable spend more time accompanying His Excellency. This will be beneficial to both the adult and the child.”

After hearing this, Ye Jisheng said expressionlessly, “Hasn’t this Venerable been frequently with him these past few days?”

The High Priest looked somewhat troubled. He hurriedly bent down and clasped his hands in salute, saying, “Lord Venerable, please forgive this old minister for speaking bluntly. This… this level of intimacy may still not be enough…”

After these words fell, the atmosphere in the room seemed to become subtle in an instant.

Jian Zhen also widened his eyes in surprise.

After saying this, the High Priest felt as though sharp points were at his back; cold sweat was almost about to break out.

Inside the hall, Ye Jisheng sat on the soft couch. His tall figure brought an overwhelming sense of pressure. The Demon God’s red eyes clearly reflected the figures below, his half-smiling expression making it impossible to tell joy from anger.

“Oh?” He lowered his gaze and said unhurriedly, “Then the priest might as well tell us, what level of intimacy is enough?”