Chapter 120: The Aloof Immortal and the Wealthy Prince 09

Prince Jing’s Residence.

Zhongli Mingji poked at the pale yellow petals of the Yao Huang peony in front of him with his fingertips. His sky-blue brocade robe accentuated his noble and elegant demeanor.

This scene caused Fanti, who was standing invisibly at the courtyard gate, to freeze in place, his crimson eyes widening in disbelief.

Holy shit! Was that the Xuan Shuang Immortal Lord, who always wore white robes? He had never seen that guy dressed so brightly in his life, and here he was, leisurely admiring flowers!

Damn it! This must be a fake!

That emotionless sword cultivator who spent his life with a sword would never have such a relaxed and carefree mood.

Fan Ti stared at Zhongli Mingji in a daze, utterly certain that this face belonged to his arch-nemesis. But how the hell had this guy fallen from the immortal realm to the mortal world? The thought alone was mind-boggling.

Zhongli Jiang, that woman, had always been fiercely protective of her precious son, not to mention the powerful sword cultivators of the Lingxiao Sect!

Who could have seriously injured him and thrown him into the mortal world right under their noses?

Fan Ti was completely baffled.

He had been a demon for two hundred years and had fought more battles than he had eaten meals.

But even after scouring both the immortal and demon realms, he couldn’t think of anyone strong enough to injure Zhongli Mingji. And those immortals who were capable of seriously harming him wouldn’t dare to make a move.

Apart from Zhongli Jiang, the other three Jade Balance immortals were all ancestral-level figures, and none of them wanted to sever ties with the Zhongli family and the Lingxiao Sect.

There had been no unusual movements among the powerful demons in his realm either. So who the hell had done this to Zhongli Mingji?

Just as Fanti was racking his brain, a man in purple appeared behind Zhongli Mingji. To Fanti’s utter confusion, the man embraced Zhongli Mingji.

“???” Fanti’s mind went blank.

What the hell was he seeing?

A man had just hugged his centuries-old icy nemesis!!!

And Zhongli Mingji hadn’t even killed him on the spot!

Jin Muhàn, being a mortal, naturally couldn’t see Fanti, who was invisibly standing at the courtyard gate. So, without a care in the world, he leaned down and kissed Zhongli Mingji.

This made Fanti doubt his own eyes, almost convinced he was hallucinating.

What the fuck was going on?!

His nemesis had just been hugged and kissed by a man?!

Jin Muhàn’s next words nearly made Fanti lose his footing and fall flat on his face.

“Mingji, the wedding banquet is all prepared. We’ll be married by the end of next month.”

Jin Muhàn whispered into Zhongli Mingji’s ear, his warm breath brushing against his earlobe.

Zhongli Mingji nodded gently, showing no signs of reluctance.

He had used all his immortal power to resist the thunder force, so he hadn’t noticed Fanti, who was standing like a statue at the courtyard gate, nor did he know how shocked the other was.

“!!!” Fanti’s jaw dropped.

He himself was a cultivation maniac, someone who had turned from an immortal to a demon just to improve his cultivation. Naturally, his nemesis was also a cultivation maniac.

Zhongli Mingji and Fanti were the most outstanding leaders of the immortal and demon realms in the past five hundred years, both determined to defeat their rival.

Such an immortal and demon were completely consumed by cultivation, leaving no room for love.

But now, Fanti had just heard that his lifelong rival was getting married!!!

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If this news spread back to the immortal realm, it would be even more explosive than when Fanti had failed his ascension and turned into a demon. It would undoubtedly set the entire immortal realm ablaze.

The Immortal Alliance, composed of the four major immortal sects and the five major cultivation families led by the Zhongli family, would go insane. Those immortals who idolized Xuan Shuang Immortal Lord would also lose their minds—no one would escape the chaos.

The Left Protector of the demon realm, who had followed closely behind, also saw the two men embracing in the courtyard. He gave the Demon Lord Fanti a look filled with mixed emotions.

“My Lord…”

Fan Ti’s expression was wooden. “I finally understand why you wanted me to see this for myself.”

This was something you had to see to believe.

The Left Protector composed himself and asked, “My Lord, what should we do?”

For example, they could strike first while the immortal realm was still unaware, taking advantage of the amnesiac Xuan Shuang Immortal Lord to eliminate a major threat to the demon realm and their lifelong enemy.

Fan Ti suppressed his shock. “Let’s not rush. First, let’s see if we can restore Zhongli Mingji’s memories. I still have a battle to fight with him!”

He wanted to defeat Zhongli Mingji, but he wanted to do it fairly, by relying on his own strength, not by taking advantage of his opponent’s amnesia.

Even if he killed Zhongli Mingji, his nemesis wouldn’t know he had lost.

That wouldn’t do. He had to defeat Zhongli Mingji while the other still had his memories. Otherwise, all these years of struggle would have been for nothing!

“Go back to the demon realm and bring me a demonic physician who can treat amnesia.”

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhongli Mingji take Jin Muhàn’s hand and start writing on it. He quickly grabbed the Left Protector, who was about to leave.

“Why… why isn’t he speaking?”

A bad feeling rose in Fanti’s heart, making it leap into his throat.

The Left Protector turned back and saw Zhongli Mingji writing on Jin Muhàn’s palm with his finger while still in his invisible state.

“This…” He had initially thought that even if Xuan Shuang Immortal Lord had lost his memory, he would still be cold and quiet by nature. But he hadn’t considered the possibility that the other might have lost the ability to speak.

Fan Ti exclaimed, “He’s mute!”

His voice had turned sharp from shock. If he hadn’t cast a spell to hide his form and voice beforehand, he would have been exposed.

The Left Protector of the demon realm: “It seems so…”

His expression was as stiff and dumbfounded as Fanti’s. He had thought that Xuan Shuang Immortal Lord losing his memory was bad enough, but now he had also become mute.

Who the hell had done this?

He couldn’t help but admire the mysterious person who had inflicted such harm on Xuan Shuang Immortal Lord.

Unable to contain himself any longer, Fanti revealed his form, teleported over, immobilized Jin Muhàn, and grabbed Zhongli Mingji’s hand to probe his nemesis’s immortal power.

The chaotic state of Zhongli Mingji’s meridians shocked him as if he had been struck by lightning.

“Who the hell did this?”

He said in despair, “Not only have you lost your memory, but you’ve also become mute, lost all your immortal power, and your meridians are in such a state.”

“Who did this? Who the hell did this?”

Zhongli Mingji shook off the hand of this sinister monk and stared into the other’s demonic red eyes, pulling the other’s identity from his memories.

This was his nemesis, Demon Lord Fanti.

This great demon was also the one who, even after the original’s death, had not forgotten to fulfill their duel agreement.

Three years later, they would have their final battle in Ximu Zhou.

This was the condition the original had obtained by accumulating virtue and good deeds in this life.

Fan Ti, of course, had no idea about the thoughts running through his mind. He only felt that his nemesis was completely and utterly finished.

“It’s over. Everything’s completely ruined.”

Zhongli Mingji had lost his memory, his voice, and all his cultivation…

How the hell was he supposed to fix this? Was there even a way to save his nemesis now?

Zhongli Mingji ignored Fanti, who was acting like a lunatic, and frowned at Jin Muhàn, who was immobilized.

“?” Jin Muhàn stared back at him, his mind filled with question marks.

“What’s going on?”

Zhongli Mingji remained silent for a moment.

He began to wonder if using a bit of his immortal power to undo the immobilization spell would cause the two violently clashing forces within him to spiral out of control.

Ah, screw it. Let’s try it!

There was no way he could ignore Jin Muhàn, so he might as well take the risk and experiment.