Devouring Monarch: Rebirth of the Profane Phoenix - Chapter 381

Chapter 381: The Difference Between Two Lifetimes!
“What’s wrong, Verana?” Asura felt his wrist being grasped tight by Verana. Her face looked confused and concerned.

“It’s not that important, but from my memories. Mu Yue should have died—in our past life. The one who stood beside Shang Luo was Verena; there wasn’t a female beside him other than her.”

Asura also felt it strange, but he wondered if it really meant that much to cause Verana to react this way. “I remember he didn’t have anyone beside him last time. He came alone.” He added while trying to remember the fuzzy past.

“Verena was a person Shang Luo relied on the most. She was extremely loyal towards him. Yet now we have a woman who holds a grudge against him. How can she serve the man who destroyed her entire clan?” Verana whispered with a deep frown.

Asura found it strange as well. “Is there something else to this, a deal, an oath, or do they have some kind of contract, and this is part of her act to gain our trust?”

Verana nodded, “Perhaps. Mu Yue may have made a deal with him, but I just can’t see how she could forgive him for the destruction of her clan. This isn’t right, Asura. We need to make sure not to make any premature moves or treat this lightly. The changes we’ve made since being given a second chance have caused massive changes in the timeline and world.”

Inside the small room, Asura and Verana hugged each other, their faces close enough to feel each other’s breath on their cheeks. They gazed into each other’s eyes deeply, feeling each other’s warmth.

“What do you think we should do?” Verana asked softly.

“Continue observing them. Mu Yue is strong. It seems that Verena was a person who Shang Luo trusted the most and was someone who we had trouble dealing with. Yet, in this life, she has transformed; now, she isn’t part of his plans. This also means that we have no idea what will happen. Though I think we can at least relax and know the future we faced will no longer come.” Asura replied.

Verana nodded in agreement. “Mu Xue should be fine; we can only support her now; meeting her long-lost sister might help her grow as a person. But we cannot let our guard down to Mu Yue yet, there is no guarantee it is not an act to break our guard and gather information for the Shang clan. Just because things are different, we cannot pretend that the Emerald Empire isn’t trying to expand further because of its shortage of food and minerals.”

The two of them nodded before looking to the door. “Well, let’s keep it at this for now. Mu Xue seems happy.”

Verana agreed, and the two laid back on the sofa and held each other as they waited for Mu Xue’s conversation to end.

Mu Xue observed her sister; their conversation about the past for now ended. Instead, Mu Yue was curious about her sister and asked about her current life.

“Tell me, Big Sister, how is your life? Are you happy with that man?” Mu Yue inquired with a smile.

“I am.” Mu Xue replied before she continued. “Without meeting him, I might have lost hope and given up about everything.” Mu Xue recalled the first time Asura had saved her, which had been shortly after she had lost her entire clan, her beauty and even the ability to fight.

Mu Yue gazed at her sister’s blissful face. The way she smiled made her both happy and a little jealous, a slight ache in her chest at how Mu Xue had found happiness. “He sounds like a great man. However, I hope that he treats you well. Otherwise, I will have to punish him.” Mu Yue chuckled as she spoke.

“Nn, but I think we should start getting ready to leave for the academy. If I am late, it worries me.” Mu Xue added.

“Academy?” Mu Yue then remembered she also needed to attend the academy and meet up with Shang Luo despite not wishing to. “Well, we should hurry. I still need to be shown around the place and told which class I will be joining.”

With this, Mu Xue and Mu Yue started to get ready; while Asura could finally leave the room, his neck covered in kiss marks and one deep bite mark, as Verana licked her lips, a thin red line of blood vanishing into her mouth.

“Damn, Vampire,” Asura grumbled, his face flushed red as he headed to the bathroom to wash the marks.

“Come on, don’t complain; I didn’t bite that hard. It’s not like you didn’t drive a stake into me in return~ haha.”

***

Not long after, Asura and Verana arrived at the royal academy gates holding hands; they didn’t know where Mu Xue and Mu Yue went and didn’t want to get involved, at least for now.

While walking along the academy grounds, Asura and Verana could feel the eyes of those nearby looking at them curiously, especially the females.

“Asura, why are you being checked out so often in this life?” Verana felt this difference for the first time; in their past life, they could go on dates, and not a single person would look their way or cause any issues.

“You don’t like people looking at me?” Asura asked Verana as he looked at her.

“Nn, I hate it.” She replied with a nod. “It feels annoying; in this life, they treat you like some kind of male god. Yet how did they treat you back then…”

“It’s good I have you then, isn’t it.” He chuckled as they finally approached their classroom; thankfully, it seemed the teacher hadn’t arrived yet as the pair entered together.

What surprised them was the sharp gazes from Vela, Xavida, and even Mu Xue gave a jealous glance at the pair as they rushed to their desks, many people whispering about the pair.

Asura ignored everyone, his eyes gazing around the room to see if anyone notable appeared. However, he noticed that Mu Yue wasn’t there, which made him feel quite relaxed. The fact they didn’t come to this class meant he could avoid additional stress or drama this time.

“Asura.” Xavida turned back to face him, her lips pouting while her tail slapped his thighs. “Why did you send me away, I wanted to walk together with you!”

“Sorry, Xavida, because Mu Xue’s sister came, I thought it was best. Don’t be mad, okay?” Asura didn’t wish to explain; Mu Xue glanced at him before returning her attention to the front of the class.

“Hmph, you better remember me next time.”

“You want to get some crispy fish from the city after lessons?”

Although Xavida didn’t respond, her tail flicked and started to sway happily while the girl herself started humming a pleasant tune about eating delicious fish.

The door of the classroom suddenly slid open, and everyone was sitting at their desks. Lucia, with her long black hair and dark eyes, entered the room, and behind her, two new students followed.

‘Damn it… I knew I couldn’t avoid annoying events.’ Asura complained internally as he set his eyes on both Shang Luo and Mu Yue.

“Alright, shut up, stop making sounds! Today, we have a grand announcement for you all! Look at this handsome young man and the lovely young lady! We have two transfer students joining us for the next three years! Both of them from the Emerald Empire!” Lucia exclaimed as she introduced Mu Yue and Shang Luo.

Everyone was cheering as Lucia grinned. “Alright, both of them are geniuses, and if anyone dares bully them, don’t blame me if you end up dying early!”

“Shang Luo, you sit over there. Besides Asura and Mu Yue, maybe since your names are similar, Mu Xue can help you adapt to the class!” Lucia was at the mansion in the morning and not only realised the two were related but also had many documents because of being a royal knight and academy lecturer and knew many things the two sisters themselves didn’t know.

Mu Yue and Shang Luo separated; however, while Shang Luo didn’t get many greetings and Asura ignored him completely, Mu Yue was quite popular with the people around her desk and many of the male students.

Lucia had a cold chuckle, thinking Asura was playing some kind of game, and decided she would speak with him later to find out his plans.

“Now then, today we will have self-study because your teacher has something to attend to!”

“Awh… not again.” A student on the front row complained before a book slammed into their face, knocking them onto the floor.

“Want to complain, how about you don’t fail the next exam, Simon!” Lucia chuckled before leaving the classroom while the students sighed before returning to their activities.

Mu Yue glanced towards Asura, her eyes narrowing as she observed his every movement; the man himself was speaking with Xavida, teasing her by poking her cheek with his finger, while Xavida just pouted and tried to bite his finger, the pair not even trying to study as they flirted in the middle of class.

Mu Yue had a faint smile; she couldn’t help but find him interesting, but that was her initial thought when seeing him.

“Yue’er, why are you looking that way?” Mu Xue asked.

“It’s nothing. Let’s start studying; otherwise, I won’t be able to catch up quickly.” Mu Yue replied before going to open a textbook, only to realise she didn’t have one.

“Nn, I can help you.” Mu Xue sighed and spread hers over their desk as she pulled herself closer.

Meanwhile, Shang Luo sat alone. He looked at Asura and seemed to reach out, but Asura grabbed Xavida and pulled her onto his lap as they both began studying together, ignoring his existence.

“Brother Luo, hi. I’m Simon.” A boy with brown hair and green eyes approached Shang Luo and sat beside him.

“Ooh? Greetings Simon, I am Shang Luo.” Though he wanted to tell the boy to go away, that someone shared the textbook with him was actually something he appreciated. So, he didn’t send Simon away; instead, the two began to talk about the various topics with a strange feeling of synergy.

It surprised Asura and even the Mu sisters that Shang Luo actually studied with a normal person, causing no issues.

In their conversations, he even smiled or let out a chuckle!

‘It’s a strange side of this guy I’ve never seen before. However, no matter how much he changes because of my actions, we are still enemies. I cannot forgive his family’s actions towards Mu Xue and her sister.’ Asura, though, while noticing Verana, pulled her desk beside him and started teasing Xavida.