CHAPTER - 2 The Male Lead Is Very Confused

The entire hall was silent.

Lin Yue still held the teapot.

Her brain screamed:

“WHY DID I SAY THAT?!”

In the original novel, Lord Xie Rong should have attacked immediately, laughed coldly, and threatened to destroy the righteous sects.

Instead she said…

“Would you like some tea?”

Chu Mingyuan stared at her.

Long.

Silently.

The disciples behind him whispered nervously.

“Why isn’t the demon lord attacking…?”

“Why is he holding a teapot…?”

Lin Yue awkwardly cleared her throat.

“So… tea?”

Chu Mingyuan slowly walked closer.

Step.

Step.

Step.

Each step made Lin Yue’s soul tremble.

“This is it. I’m going to die.”

He stopped in front of her.

Very close.

Too close.

Lin Yue almost dropped the teapot.

Chu Mingyuan looked at her carefully.

Something was wrong.

The demon lord he heard about was cruel, arrogant, and terrifying.

But this one looked…

Nervous.

And strangely… harmless.

Chu Mingyuan spoke calmly.

“You challenged the righteous sects last month.”

Lin Yue blinked.

“…Did I?”

The disciples gasped.

“Demon lord!”

“How dare you pretend!”

Lin Yue panicked.

“Oh! Right! Yes! Of course I did!”

She slammed the teapot on the table dramatically.

“I challenge everyone! Very… evil of me!”

The disciples: “…”

Chu Mingyuan: “…”

Chu Mingyuan narrowed his eyes.

“Then why are you not fighting?”

Lin Yue’s brain worked at maximum speed.

She needed an excuse.

Fast.

Suddenly she pointed outside the window.

“Because today…”

She paused dramatically.

“…is my cheat day.”

Everyone froze.

“What?”

Lin Yue nodded seriously.

“Yes. Everyone deserves a day off.”

The disciples looked horrified.

One whispered:

“Is the demon lord… stupid?”

Chu Mingyuan rubbed his forehead slightly.

He had fought many enemies before.

But none of them had ever said something like this.

He sighed.

“Lord Xie Rong.”

“Yes?”

“Are you mocking me?”

Lin Yue shook her head quickly.

“No! I respect you greatly!”

Chu Mingyuan raised an eyebrow.

“Then fight me.”

Lin Yue thought:

“Or I could simply not die today.”

She immediately changed strategy.

“Actually…”

She leaned closer.

Very close.

So close that Chu Mingyuan could feel her breath.

The disciples gasped.

Lin Yue whispered dramatically:

“I was just testing you.”

Chu Mingyuan frowned.

“Testing me?”

She nodded confidently.

“Yes.”

Then she said something absolutely ridiculous.

“I wanted to see if the famous Chu Mingyuan could resist… my charm.”

The hall exploded.

“WHAT?!”

“SHAMELESS DEMON LORD!”

Lin Yue internally screamed.

“WHAT AM I SAYING?!”

But Chu Mingyuan did not look angry.

Instead…

He was staring at her.

Very intensely.

Lin Yue became nervous again.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Chu Mingyuan spoke slowly.

“…You are different from the rumors.”

Lin Yue laughed awkwardly.

“Rumors exaggerate things.”

“Yes.”

He stepped closer.

“But rumors never said you were… interesting.”

Lin Yue blinked.

Interesting?

That sounded better than dead.

She smiled proudly.

“Yes. I am very interesting.”

The disciples were traumatized.

Meanwhile Chu Mingyuan’s thoughts became complicated.

This demon lord should be his enemy.

But instead of hatred…

He felt curiosity.

And something even more strange.

Amusement.

He had never met someone like this before.

Lin Yue suddenly clapped her hands.

“Great! Since we understand each other, you can go home now!”

The disciples shouted:

“NO!”

Chu Mingyuan ignored them.

He looked at her again.

“You avoided the fight today.”

Lin Yue nodded.

“Yes.”

“Next time I will not allow it.”

Lin Yue froze.

Next time?!

Chu Mingyuan turned and began walking away.

Before leaving, he said calmly:

“Until we meet again, Lord Xie Rong.”

Then he left.

The righteous disciples followed him in shock.

The palace became quiet again.

Lin Yue collapsed into a chair.

“I survived.”

The servant asked nervously:

“My Lord… was that your strategy?”

Lin Yue nodded proudly.

“Yes.”

“What strategy?”

She smiled.

“Confuse the enemy.”

Meanwhile outside the palace…

A disciple whispered to Chu Mingyuan.

“Senior brother… are we really leaving?”

Chu Mingyuan looked back at the palace.

His expression was thoughtful.

“That demon lord…”

“Yes?”

“…is very strange.”

The disciple nodded violently.

“Extremely strange.”

Chu Mingyuan continued walking.

But his thoughts kept returning to one question.

“Why is he… cute?”

He immediately stopped walking.

“No.”

That was impossible.

He shook his head.

“He is evil, but .....”

"Is he....?"

But for the first time…

Chu Mingyuan wasn’t sure he wanted to kill him.

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