The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 1080 - 1049: Ten-Year Promise

Chapter 1080: Chapter 1049: Ten-Year Promise

Huo Yingjie smiled but did not explain.

Merely relying on the prior conversation and psychological suggestion was naturally not enough.

At the moment Demon Night was injured, Huo Yingjie had already embedded a secret technique restriction within Demon Night’s heart along with that sword thrust. Now it had taken firm root in Demon Night’s heart, and seeing Xiao Fox, Demon Night had already made a move that would have been impossible before, so Huo Yingjie believed that it had started to take effect.

Given some time, Demon Night would gradually change.

For the strong-willed Demon Night, merely applying a restriction was not enough, so a series of further pushes were required.

Demon Night, holding Xiao Fox, showed the slightest change in his typically indifferent expression.

"Night, Night..." Xiao Fox spoke while coughing up blood, "Thank you, after I die, can you bury me among the orchids? I... I like orchids..."

Demon Night clumsily wiped the blood from Xiao Fox’s mouth with his hand, feeling for the first time that the sight of blood was shocking.

At that moment, Demon Night was severely wounded, his chest not bleeding but the wound not healing, and from time to time blood would trickle from the corner of his mouth.

"Xiao Fox..." Demon Night couldn’t sort out his feelings, but a voice in his heart was telling him that Xiao Fox couldn’t die, that if Xiao Fox died, there would be no one else in the world who loved him.

Xiao Fox smiled, touched his face, and said, "Night... live well... If you love me, then bring me back to life, my essence blood is by the orchids..."

After Xiao Fox finished speaking, he coughed up another mouthful of blood and closed his eyes, barely clinging to life.

Demon Night did not want Xiao Fox to die and, using the last of his mana, healed Xiao Fox. Afterwards, he collapsed on the ground, staring blankly at the sky.

What’s wrong with him?

What exactly does he want?

Does his heart ache solely from the sword wound?

Demon Night’s gaze fell again on Xiao Fox’s face, and memories of the times they had lived together flashed in his mind.

Huo Yingjie, He Tiantian, and the Snake King approached.

"Changling, you should leave," said Demon Night, wanting to understand his own heart.

Changling, having spared his life just now, would likely not kill him.

He Tiantian was delighted; she had wanted to leave this place for a long time.

"Are you sure?" Huo Yingjie asked, "Once you take down the barrier and leave, I’ll add another layer outside, and then you’ll never be able to get out."

Demon Night looked up and said disdainfully, "Even if I refuse, you’ll leave after killing me anyway."

"Hehe, indeed, I have a way, but it will cost me something," Huo Yingjie said with a smile, "Nevertheless, those are costs I can handle."

He Tiantian and the Snake King felt relieved upon hearing this.

Demon Night also smiled, saying, "So, let’s make a deal."

"A deal?" Huo Yingjie questioned, "You tell me, what sort of deal?"

"A ten-year deal. I will take ten years to explore and contemplate the relationship between Xiao Fox and me," Demon Night stated, "If I find that I love Xiao Fox, I will not seek you out; after ten years, if I determine that there are no romantic feelings between Xiao Fox and me, then let’s have another fight to the death. A fair one, without any outside help. If I lose, I will concede."

Huo Yingjie was aware of his own ability to seal the outside barrier, but it wasn’t permanent, for Demon Night would one day break through it after sufficient cultivation.

"Hmm," Huo Yingjie nodded, "Agreed!"

Demon Night waved a hand, and the grey, hazy object that enveloped the sky disappeared.

"You can go now," Demon Night said, "I hope you remember the agreement between us."

"I won’t forget," Huo Yingjie replied, "and I hope you can see clearly what’s in your own heart and find the happiness that belongs to you."

The Snake King had already shot into the sky, not wanting to see Huo Yingjie and He Tiantian’s affectionate behavior; it caused him distress.

He Tiantian didn’t leave immediately but instead turned to Demon Night and said, "Demon Night, if you find that you’ve developed feelings for Xiao Fox, please treat her well. She abandoned her family, friends, and even her own dignity and life for your sake. If you find that your feelings for her are still not of a romantic nature, please still treat her well..."

"Did you ever treat me well?" Demon Night’s dark eyes turned towards He Tiantian.

After thinking for a moment, He Tiantian replied, "I have saved you several times..."

Demon Night was taken aback, remembering past events. Yunyun had indeed saved her several times. Back then, it was out of kindness, not because Yunyun liked her.

"Alright," Demon Night said with a bitter smile, "I’ll try..."

Demon Night was as stubborn as ever, but now she was willing to listen to others, which was a significant improvement.

Huo Yingjie also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as that Curse remained effective, it would make Demon Night fall in love with Xiao Fox and gradually diminish the hatred in her heart.

Demon Night, holding the little fox, turned and left, disappearing into the lush forest.

"Let’s go." Huo Yingjie tugged at He Tiantian’s small hand, reminding her not to stare at another person’s man in front of him.

He Tiantian nodded and asked, "Are we just leaving like this?"

"What else do you want to do?" Huo Yingjie countered, "Don’t tell me you can’t bear to leave the scenery behind?"

"Of course not," He Tiantian shook her head repeatedly, "I’m just curious if that Demon Night is a lunatic?"

"Whether he is or not, it’s no longer our concern," Huo Yingjie said. A cold person who comes to their senses and stops being stubborn will not persist in making the same mistakes and will no longer bother He Tiantian.

This grudge had come to an end.

The outcome, though not perfect, was somewhat satisfactory.

Huo Yingjie had concerns, unlike in past lives where, if Yunyun died, he would choose to self-destruct along with everything else.

Hearing this, He Tiantian finally felt at ease.

Despite having faced thunder, lightning, storms, and fierce beasts yesterday, He Tiantian knew that as long as she persevered and Huo Yingjie arrived, she would surely be rescued.

With this belief, He Tiantian wasn’t too afraid!

"Gurgle..." He Tiantian’s stomach growled with hunger, "Brother Yingjie, let’s find something to eat."

"Alright, I’ll catch some fish to grill," Huo Yingjie said. He could go without eating, but he couldn’t let He Tiantian go hungry.

"Wait!" He Tiantian suddenly remembered her small parcel, which still had cookies and bottled water.

Huo Yingjie, concerned, followed He Tiantian.

He Tiantian quickly found her sling bag, which contained cookies and bottled water.

"This is what Yuanyuan prepared for me on the plane," He Tiantian said. "Right, Brother Yingjie, when I suddenly disappeared before Cui Ying and Wei Yuanyuan, they must have been terrified. Oh, Brother Yingjie, how are they doing now?"

He Tiantian was very worried; after all, being stranded in the vast ocean with no land in sight and with fierce marine creatures like sharks in the water was terrifying.

"It’s fine; they’ve been rescued," Huo Yingjie reassured her, "You don’t have to worry about them."