Chapter 2-

The next morning, Shen Qingqiu slowly opened his eyes. Luo Binghe lay wrapped around him, his warm naked body pressed against his as they lay in their lavish bed with the finest sheets made of silk. He felt very content in his husband's embrace and smiled to himself as he shifted slowly onto his side so he would not wake the younger man.

Now facing him, he studied Binghe's handsome face. In slumber, his husband looked so peaceful, his eyelashes were so long that they almost brushed against his high cheekbones. The younger man's skin was fair, his nose straight and his rosy lips were slightly parted which showed a glimpse of his perfect white teeth.

Luo Binghe really was the most gorgeous man he had ever seen, the only thing that marred his flawless looks was the red demon mark that was in the center of his forehead.

Shen Qingqiu could not stop himself as he reached out and lightly stroked the mark on his husband's forehead. It was as if this gesture meant that he accepted every part of Luo Binghe (yes, including his huge sky pillar!) and that he knew what the demon mark had cost his disciple.

He had allowed Binghe to lay in bed with him since the younger man had been tired and injured. Shen Qingqiu tried to space out the times that he and his husband engaged in erotic activities together and so last night, all they did was sleep.

'Fuck, my poor ass, hips, and waist could not take it if I allowed Binghe to have his way with me every night.' he thought to himself. His husband was not an experienced lover and he found it a bit embarrassing and frustrating to have to try to teach what was supposed to be a top-notch stallion protagonist how to make love to him. Of course, his husband was not Bing-ge – the original protagonist of 'Proud Immortal Demon Way' but instead was Maiden Luo with a glass heart and who had been a virgin when they had papapa to save the world.

As Shen Qingqiu gazed at his disciple turned husband, he suddenly felt guilty. He remembered the words of Ning Yingying about the lack of romance in Binghe's life.

The peak lord knew that he was not very romantic. He also was not comfortable with public displays of affection either. His husband was so sticky that at times it was too much for an easily embarrassed man like Shen Qingqiu.

He thought about Airplane bro's words to him- Did he love his husband as his life partner OR because of the way the story ended up? There really was no other person he could have chosen since Binghe was obsessed and fixated on him since the beginning. His husband was jealous of everyone that he talked to and was clingy day, night and even in his dreams!

However, Shen Qingqiu could not imagine life without him. He had become accustomed to his disciple's clinginess over the years.

As Shen Qingqiu lightly stroked Binghe's forehead, he shifted slightly and let out a soft sigh. The peak lord didn't want to wake him and carefully withdrew his hand away.

Last night, Shen Qingqiu had been worried about his husband's injuries after he had dealt with the rebellion in the southern border. He had to order him to bed despite knowing that Binghe was hoping that they would make love, but the peak lord wouldn't hear of it, instead he had softly kissed his husband and helped to undress him so they could go to sleep.

Shen Qingqiu tried to hand Binghe his night robe but his husband refused. Instead, he said he wanted them sleep together without wearing clothes, and began to undress the peak lord.

"I promise I will not try anything, Shizun. I just want to feel your body against mine, that's all." Binghe had told him softly.

Shen Qingqiu agreed to his request (especially since he wanted to work on being more romantic). Binghe had greatly improved at undressing him. Once he would have used so much force that it would have torn his clothes apart. But now, his husband was extra careful as he began to remove his clothes. He paused every so often to kiss him on his neck and shoulders. The peak lord felt his desire grow at the loving gestures but he knew that his Demon Lord needed to rest.

As his husband lay there still asleep, Shen Qingqiu thought of ways that he could try to show his love and be more romantic towards him.

Shen Qingqiu suddenly thought of an idea, something that he had never done for anyone before. As the younger man slept, he carefully slid out from Binghe's embrace and climbed out of the bed so he could quietly get dressed.

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The smell of something burning woke up Luo Binghe. He quickly sat up in the bed and tried to shake off the grogginess he felt. The silky sheets slid down his nude body and he felt chilled- then immediately realized that Shizun wasn't beside him in the bed.

"Shizun?" he called as he scrambled out of the bed, so worried that something had happened to his husband that he didn't bother to put clothes on as he ran towards the burning smell that was coming from the kitchen.

"Fuck."

Binghe heard this strange word being uttered as he came into the kitchen and saw Shizun. His husband looked very flustered. He was dressed in only his inner robes with his hair loose about his face and shoulders, as he pulled a pot from the fire and grabbed a jug of water to douse the flames.

"Shizun! Are you all right?" he called out as he rushed over to him. "What were you trying to do?" he asked, as he looked down at the smoke coming from the pot and was in the air around them.

Shizun jumped in surprise at his voice, then looked at him in embarrassment. A blush spread across his delicate features. However, his expression changed and the familiar calmness that the demon lord knew so well settled over his husband's face.

"Good morning. Did you sleep well?" his husband asked, but Binghe interrupted him.

"Shizun, you know that this disciple would gladly make your breakfast. Were you hungry and not wanting to wake me?" he asked gently, as he reached out to pull his husband towards him.

However, his husband looked over at him and said, with amusement in his voice. "Binghe, please go put some clothes on."

The younger man looked down and saw that he was nude and his member was hard. He realized that in his worry and concern for his husband that he had rushed to the kitchen without any clothes on.

"Shizun, I smelled something burning and this disciple saw that you weren't beside me in bed, so I was afraid something had happened to you. I forgot to put my robe on." he explained a bit sheepishly.

His husband smiled at him and spoke. "I just had a small mishap, nothing to worry about. Now go put on your robe and come and join me for tea."

Instead, Binghe pulled his husband into his embrace. He pressed his lips against the warm, soft skin of his husband's neck, before he responded,"Shizun, it really warms this disciple's heart that you wanted to make breakfast for me. I didn't know you knew how to cook." he whispered into his ear.

"Obviously, I have much to learn." Shen Qingqiu responded, as he leaned into the embrace. Their lips met as they shared a tender kiss, then his husband put his hands against Binghe's chest and said firmly "Now go put on your robe before the tea turns cold."

Binghe wanted to continue to hold him in his arms, but he knew that Shizun had made a special effort to cook for him. That thought made him feel warm and special inside.

Reluctantly, Binghe unwrapped his arms from his husband. He gave him another kiss before he left to put on his robe so he could rejoin Shizun for breakfast.

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A/N- This chapter was shorter than I expected. Some say do not make the chapters too long- originally this was a long chapter but I split it into 2 parts- the rest of it will be chapter 3.

Sorry for the short POV switch from Shen Qingqiu to Luo Binghe in this chapter. This story is mainly written in Shen Qingqiu/Shen Yuan's point of view.

I hope you liked this chapter and will keep reading. Any feedback is appreciated. I just hope that someone likes the story when it is complete. Thank you for reading!