Release the Female Lead, Leave Her to Me
Release the Female Lead Ch. 200

Chapter 200: The Demon Lord’s Reemergence (First Update)

In an instant, the ring was struck with such force that it made a gigantic crater, shrouded in dust and smoke, obscuring any visibility.

Looking around, the scene was even more chaotic. The spectators, who had just been watching the battle, got caught in the immense power, suffering varying degrees of injury.

Moreover, a sea of flowers suddenly appeared in the sky, with a hazy figure emerging abruptly.

The red sea of flowers drifted down with the figure, carrying a strong, ominous aura. The sudden coercive pressure was so powerful that it caused everyone to gasp in shock.

This move, called Pursuing Flowers, was a defensive blood seal created by “Ye Meijing” using her own blood essence; this blood seal required blood essence to activate, and was originally meant to be cast by Long Qing’er only in a desperate situation.

However, unexpectedly, Long Qing’er had gotten serious in such a minor immortal sect competition and activated the blood seal given to her by “Ye Meijing”.

“Ye Meijing” showed a wry smile, but did not step down. Although Pursuing Flowers was very powerful, it wouldn’t cause much damage to Fairy Fengya, whose cultivation level was higher.

Furthermore, Pursuing Flowers was harmless to the ritual master; the more agitated Long Qing’er became, the stronger the power of Pursuing Flowers.

Seeing the scale before them, it was clear that Long Qing’er was extremely furious. However, even so, it was useless in front of Fairy Fengya.

“This sea of flowers… The Demon Lord? This is the Demon Lord’s technique!”

“No way, the Demon Lord herself has come?”

“Think about it; how could that be possible?! This is just the Immortal Sect Grand Tournament.”

The people on the scene recognized the familiar sea of flowers. The fear in their eyes was unmistakable, as if they didn’t dare believe what was happening before them.

“Stay calm; this is just the Demon Lord’s killing move. The blood seal she placed on Long Qing’er has merely been activated!” The Sect Master’s voice came through, and the panicked crowd finally felt somewhat reassured after hearing his explanation.

Everyone also noticed that after the technique was used, although the hazy figure remained, it didn’t take any initiative to attack.

It was like a puppet without its own consciousness.

At this moment, the smoke and dust finally dispersed. “Ye Meijing’s” gaze focused, and she saw Long Qing’er standing with her sword on the shattered ring, her back straight.

In the large crater on the opposite side, Fairy Fengya, disguised as “Ye Wenxin”, aside from having some minor damage to her outer disciple robes, appeared completely unharmed.

“Ye Meijing” sighed with relief, then felt something off about what she was feeling. Logically, at this moment, “Ye Meijing” should be regretting and resenting that Long Qing’er’s killing intent wasn’t stronger. But now, she actually felt relieved.

Could it be that she had stayed at the Azure Wings Sect for too long, that she was even becoming kinder in nature?

“Ye Meijing” showed a bitter smile, then noticed Fairy Fengya gazing at her. It was just a glance, before Fairy Fengya leaped out of the large crater and slowly walked towards Long Qing’er.

“Concede.”

Long Qing’er pressed her lips together, still not understanding what had happened since earlier. She looked up at the gradually fading red phantom, reluctant to concede just like this.

She could still fight; she could still prove herself in front of Long Qingyue.

“Qing’er, come back.” Long Qingyue’s voice drifted from the high platform. Long Qing’er’s body trembled as she struggled, but eventually, she picked up the long sword from the ground and silently walked off the stage.

Her back looked so desolate and unwilling.

“Ye Meijing” watched with deep emotion, feeling that Long Qingyue was truly too harsh on Long Qing’er, insisting on using an opponent Long Qing’er couldn’t hope to defeat to extinguish her fire.

However, recalling her own actions in placing the Pursuing Flowers seal on Long Qing’er, “Ye Meijing” felt reluctant to look at the high platform, fearing to see Long Qingyue’s reproachful gaze.

What was meant to be a kind gesture, unexpectedly manifested in such an unfortunate way.

“Ye Meijing” felt she had put Long Qing’er in a difficult position. However, if it had been someone else who had accepted “Ye Meijing’s” goodwill, they would have been criticized for being associated with the Demon Lord.

But as it was Long Qing’er, the niece of her best friend Long Qingyue, so Long Qingyue merely gave a faint smile and explained the reason why Pursuing Flowers was on Long Qing’er.

“Qingcheng planted this Pursuing Flowers at my behest. Does anyone have any further questions?”

Her voice was not loud, yet everyone present heard it clearly. Everyone knew about Long Qingyue’s close relationship with the Demon Lord, but it was rarely mentioned this deliberately.

To say it under these circumstances carried extraordinary significance.

Even those unfamiliar with the Flower Burial cultivation method knew that Pursuing Flowers’ blood seal required a significant amount of blood essence. If Long Qingyue did not have some sort of relationship with the Demon Lord, how could she possibly have obtained such a blood seal for her niece? And to casually reveal it during this Immortal Sect Grand Tournament?

Considering Long Qingyue’s character, people began to think that Long Qing’er seemed more like the Demon Lord’s niece. Some even speculated that she might actually be the Demon Lord’s illegitimate daughter.

“Maybe Long Qing’er is actually Long Qingyue’s illegitimate daughter.”

“Then who is the father?”

“Of course, it’s the Demon Lord… Ow! Who hit me?! Come out if you dare!”

In the distance, “Ye Meijing” withdrew her hand, feeling increasingly angry as she listened. Cultivation significantly reduced the likelihood of pregnancy. If the average person’s chance of conceiving was around 50%, for cultivators, it was only 0.001%.

To ensure the continuation of pure bloodlines, cultivators invented dual cultivation. With the evolution of societal views on love, dual cultivation eventually included both female-female, and male-male pairings.

Nowadays, same-sex dual cultivation could produce offspring to a certain extent, but the process was extremely difficult, and few would go to such lengths for the sake of having children.

After all, children were meant to provide support in old age; but ordinary cultivators lived for hundreds of years, making the need for offspring less relevant.

“Ye Meijing” had thrown the stone out of anger, frustrated that they always liked to blame the Demon Lord for everything.

If she and Long Qingyue really had an intimate relationship, would she still have been single for fifty years? Would she have lost her first kiss to Fairy Fengya?!

“Could the Demon Lord really be here?”

“Don’t frighten me; I’m a scaredy cat!”

The conversation continued over there, completely unaware that the real Demon Lord was grudgingly staring at them. “Ye Meijing” watched as they continued gossiping and squatted down to pick up more stones, only to see a pair of feet suddenly appear in front of her.

Looking up, she saw Fairy Fengya standing before her, seemingly just having returned from the stage and now coming to find her.

“You’re back?”

“Mm.”

Another calm question and answer, with her usual demeanor, so “Ye Meijing” didn’t feel the need to check her pulse. She continued picking up stones and threw them at the Azure Wings Sect disciples who were gossiping about the Demon Lord and Long Qingyue.

—End of Volume 2: The Demon Lord’s Escape Progress is at 10%—

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1 comment
  1. Diana A. has spoken 1 year ago

    Hmm, some interestin’ facts in this chapter. Could m/m couples conceive too?

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