My Girlfriend is the Nether King

Back in his own home, Chen Hao lay on his familiar bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. How could Ye Yuqiao be the Nether King? Chen Hao found it hard to believe.

In the taxi on the way home from the Yin Yang Master Association, he had thought that even if Ye Yuqiao were some terrifying demon, he wouldn't mind. But to his surprise, Ye Yuqiao turned out to be the Nether King, more fearsome than any demon, the man who in his memory had a ferocious countenance and a face full of beard.

He looked towards the windowsill where the morning light fell, the breeze fluttered the curtains, and through a small patch of misted glass revealed by the parting curtains, he vaguely made out Ye Yuqiao's figure. His fondness for Ye Yuqiao had completely taken ahold of him, and right now the feeling was so intense.

So, he leapt out of bed, put on his shoes, and went downstairs. He thought to himself that since neither of them was human, what difference did it make whether Ye Yuqiao was the Nether King or a monster? As long as he had Ye Yuqiao in his heart and Ye Yuqiao accepted him, that was enough.

When Chen Hao returned to Ye Yuqiao's home, Ye Yuqiao was lying sideways on the sofa in deep thought.

Seeing Chen Hao come back so soon, Ye Yuqiao was surprised and said coldly, "Why have you come back?"

Chen Hao approached Ye Yuqiao cheerfully and then firmly took her hands, saying, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have left just now."

Ye Yuqiao was quite surprised, and after a moment of shock, she pushed away Chen Hao's hands and stared at him, asking, "Aren't you afraid of me anymore? I am the Nether King, whom everyone fears!"

"Not afraid!" Chen Hao said with a smile, shaking his head. "While lying in bed just now, I remembered something: I had once fought the Nether King by mistake. Since you've been hit by me before, what's there to be afraid of?"

Ye Yuqiao snorted angrily, with a glint of cold light in her eyes.

Chen Hao smiled proudly and then embraced Ye Yuqiao tightly.

Ye Yuqiao's eyes widened more and more, her mind feeling as if it were being struck by waves of electric currents. Gradually, her cheeks turned rosy, and she heard her own rapid breathing. She quickly held her breath, forcing her unusual heartbeat to calm down. Then, she pushed Chen Hao away and stood up from the sofa, saying coldly, "Enough, now that you already know who I am, from now on..."

Before she could finish, Chen Hao suddenly stretched out his hand, pulled her into his arms, and whispered in her ear, "Ye Yuqiao, acting like the Nether King in front of me is useless, I'm not afraid of you!"

"You!" Ye Yuqiao gazed at Chen Hao helplessly.

Chen Hao grinned and then asked curiously, "Ye Yuqiao, why did you place the Nether King's Heart within my left eye initially, instead of keeping it for yourself?"

"The Nether King's Heart gathers Yin Qi Spiritual Power, which can only be potent when placed above a Yin Soul, while I possess a Yang Spirit?" Ye Yuqiao explained.

Chen Hao nodded blankly and then asked, "Then why didn't you come to find me sooner?"

"I.. have already looked like this for eighteen years. If I'd found you any earlier, wouldn't I have scared you to death? Moreover, it wasn't the right time to seek you out before the end of your destined lifespan as the Yang Spirit in your body would clash with the Nether King's Heart."

Chen Hao shook his head feeling aggrieved, thinking that if Ye Yuqiao had found him earlier, become his girlfriend, he wouldn't have had such a miserable life these years.

Ye Yuqiao glanced at him disdainfully, as if seeing right through Chen Hao's thoughts. Then she told Chen Hao that after the Ghost King and his subordinates, the Eight Great Law Kings, escaped through the Gate of the Nether King, they led the fierce ghosts, evil spirits, and ferocious ghosts that had escaped from Hell and took over the Netherworld Palace.

In the entire Netherworld, apart from her, the Nether King, the leaders of the Eight Great Clans held the most power. She had hoped that after she sealed the Gate of the Nether King with her Yin Soul, the Eight Great Clans would unite to fight the Ghost King. Unexpectedly, as soon as the Ghost King occupied the Netherworld Palace, the Eight Great Clans defected to the Ghost King. Since then, the Ghost King had replaced her as the ruler of the Netherworld.

After the Ghost King took control of the Netherworld, he sent his eight Law Kings to the mortal world to take over the management of the Yin Spirit world for the Eight Great Clans. The Y City where Chen Hao lived was governed by King Ning's Manor, which was under the jurisdiction of the Ghost King's eighth Law King, King Ning.

King Ning had now transformed into the supreme deity, the Jade Emperor, residing in the Jade Emperor Temple on Heavenly King Mountain in W City, which bordered Y City; and those so-called Seven Fairies, Queen Mother of the West, and other deities were fierce ghosts and ferocious ghosts that King Ning had brought from the Netherworld.

After listening to Ye Yuqiao's explanation, Chen Hao nodded in sudden understanding. After thinking it over, he asked, "Didn't you mention that initially, a mysterious person with a mysterious ghost infant broke into Hell? Have you found out the identities of that mysterious person and the ghost infant?"

Ye Yuqiao stepped out of Chen Hao's embrace, shook her head with a frown, and said, "I've been trying to track them for the past eighteen years, but all to no avail. The only certainty is that the mysterious person is a living being, not a Yin Soul descending into Hell. It seems that apart from the people of the City of Yin and Time, no one else could enter the Netherworld alive."

"The City of Yin and Time?" Chen Hao was clueless; he had never heard of such a place.

"I'm also not sure, just speculating!"

Chen Hao then wrapped his arms around Ye Yuqiao's waist, gently bumped his head against hers, and jokingly said in a soft voice, "Ye Yuqiao, since you are the Nether King, then I am the king's man."

Ye Yuqiao's expression suddenly turned serious.

"Just joking," Chen Hao said with a downcast face. "By the way, why did you choose to give the Nether King's Heart to my previous life and not to someone else?"

Ye Yuqiao said thoughtfully, "At that time, you were about to be reincarnated and were also going to be born into an Onmyoji family. Most importantly, you were only fated to live until eighteen years old. That age wouldn't be too young, and I wouldn't have to wait too long. So, I chose to give the Nether King's Heart to you."

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Chen Hao nodded blankly, pausing he then asked, "Does that mean as long as I cultivate the last move of the Nether Eye Power, the Nether Acupoint, I'll be able to deal with the Ghost King?"

Ye Yuqiao shook her head repeatedly and sighed, "You're still far from it! Even if you fully cultivate the Nether Eye Power, you would only be able to deal with ordinary fierce ghosts."

"Ah!" Chen Hao exclaimed in shock.

Then, Ye Yuqiao told Chen Hao, "The power of the Nether King's Heart has three layers. The first layer is the Nether Eye Power you're currently cultivating. The second layer is the Nether Million Power, and the third layer is the Nether King's Power."

"Moves like Nether Fire and Nether Acupoint of the Nether Eye Power are only effective against Yin Souls. For fierce ghosts born in the Netherworld like the Ghost King and his Eight Great Law Kings, they possess a soul similar to that of humans—the Nether Soul. So, you will only be able to confront the Eight Great Law Kings of the Nether King when you've cultivated the Nether Million Power. To defeat the Ghost King, you must at least cultivate to the Nether Million Power."

After listening to Ye Yuqiao, Chen Hao looked very surprised and sighed, "Then how soon can I cultivate the Nether King's Power at the earliest?"

"With your current progress, you'll need at least five years!"

"Five years!" Chen Hao was shocked.

Ye Yuqiao stared at Chen Hao coldly and questioned, "Is five years really that long for you?"

"Not very long!" Chen Hao shook his head. "But I have a condition, you have to promise to be my girlfriend the entire time."

"You!" A cold light shot from Ye Yuqiao's eyes, "Didn't I tell you, my true identity is the Nether King!"

"I don't care, that's the condition. If you don't agree, I'll give up on cultivating."

Ye Yuqiao gave a cold snort and glared at him angrily, "You're actually threatening me!"

"Right!" Ye Yuqiao suddenly turned somber, her face full of guilt. She lowered her head and said softly, "There's something I have to come clean about. Last night, during the exorcism of the children by the Yin Yang Masters, I actually could have stopped it. It's just that if I had used the Nether King's Power, the Ghost King and the members of the Eight Great Clans would have discovered my whereabouts, so I'm sorry, I'm really sorry!"

Chen Hao suddenly let go of Ye Yuqiao's waist, feeling somewhat angry.

He closed his eyes and thought thoroughly, if Ye Yuqiao had acted to save those dozen or so children last night, he might have lost Yuqiao by now. All things considered, the person who should bear the responsibility was actually himself. If he hadn't recklessly burned down the temple of the Seven Fairies, none of the events that followed would have happened.

Chen Hao's hands wrapped around Ye Yuqiao's waist again, he blamed himself, "You can't be blamed for this, it's all my fault, I was too impulsive!"

Ye Yuqiao looked up at Chen Hao, slowly stretching out her hand to gently caress his face and softly consoled, "Don't be too hard on yourself! Let's go upstairs and say goodbye to the children."

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The night was deep.

Chen Hao was cultivating the Nether King's Power in his room. Suddenly, Ye Yuqiao rushed into the room frantically, shouting, "It's bad, the Seven Fairies are here again."

Chen Hao, who was halfway through his practice, abruptly opened his eyes and stood up angrily, walking towards the door. As he opened the door of his house, he saw the Seven Fairies gliding over, riding on the clouds.

Chen Hao closed his eyes, activating the Nether Eye Power, and suddenly, his blood began to burn throughout his body. When he opened his eyes, a purple flame shot out from his left eye, soaring toward the Seven Fairies like a fire dragon.

"Ah!" In their panic, the Seven Fairies let out a shrill scream. Then, the Fairy in White glided forward, raising the porcelain bottle in her hand, absorbing all the Nether Fire Chen Hao had emitted into the bottle.

Chen Hao was astonished, he hadn't expected his Nether Fire to be neutralized so easily.

"I didn't expect you to be still alive!" the Fairy in Green sighed coldly as she floated next to the Fairy in White. Then, a purple silk cloth flew from her sleeve, shooting straight towards Chen Hao.

Chen Hao blinked, remembering what had happened the night before.

After the purple silk cloth wrapped around Chen Hao's arms, a Peach Wood Sword stained with red blood swung out from inside the door, severing the purple silk cloth.

Chen Hao turned to look inside the door, only to see Ye Yuqiao.

"Quick, come inside!" Ye Yuqiao stretched out her hand to pull the somewhat stunned Chen Hao into the house.

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