Wei Jun realized that once he was killed, he would become invincible, so he started recklessly courting death.
Then he discovered that there was something seriously wrong with this world.
“Back then, the Immortal Sects lorded it over the imperial court and threw their weight around. All the officials, myself included, bowed and scraped before the immortals. Only Wei Jun had the courage to face death without flinching. In full view of everyone, he cursed me for disgracing the dignity of the emperor, and even declared that as long as the immortals lived, bandits would never cease to plague us. I decided then and there that I had to protect such a loyal subject at all costs.”
“The immortals called me a harbinger of death, saying misfortune followed wherever I went. I enforced the law impartially, yet people accused me of bringing them bad luck. I selflessly helped so many people, but when I fell on hard times, all I got was condemnation. Then Wei Jun appeared. He told me I had done nothing wrong, and that he wasn’t afraid to die. Even though my life was shrouded in darkness, he was willing to risk his own life to light a lamp for me and lead me back into the light. I can never repay such kindness, so all I can do is give myself to him. My dear Wei, please don’t refuse.”
“When I first met Wei Jun, he was still weak, while I was a peerless Demon Lord being hunted by the Upper Realm. I told him that saving me meant making enemies of the gods, and that he would die. Wei Jun smiled and said, ‘If I die, then I die. What is there to fear?’ I had spent my life undefeated, seeing through the cruelty of the mortal world and the hypocrisy of the immortals. It was only after meeting Wei Jun that I learned there truly were heroes in this world who could face death without flinching.”
Wei Jun: “I just want to die. Why is it so difficult?”
