Demon King – Chapter 629 – Laying It All Bare

“So… you want me to come into contact with her parents?”

Not long ago, when Officer Li heard this news, the expression on his face was indeed one of shock.

From his personal standpoint, he did hope that Eiru could reconcile with her parents… after all, she was still just a child, and some things had to rely on adults. That was, if that previous incident had never happened.

The people above did not know about Eiru’s family situation. Out of respect for privacy, they had not looked into it in depth. Their intentions were also very clear. They hoped that afterward, things would be easier to hand off through Eiru’s parents…

Letting that child’s injuries and illnesses drag on without treatment was not a solution either. At the same time, there was the issue of not being allowed to expose her, and it not being appropriate to interfere too deeply in her life. In the end, this problem could only be entrusted to her parents.

So not long ago, Officer Li had found his old friend and asked him out for a proper talk. He also knew about Eiya waking up and saying quite a few things. Although he did not know the specifics, he made the judgment to tell the other party about Eiru’s situation.

Explaining everything from start to finish, after listening to his old friend’s account, Ei Yuan’s already chaotic mind fell into an even worse state… doubting his own life choices, he bitterly condemned himself in his heart for what he had done all these years.

Bang!

Ei Yuan took a solid punch to the face from Officer Li. Having said all this, as a fellow father, he simply could not hold himself back anymore…

“This punch is on behalf of your daughter. For all the suffering she’s endured over these years, this is already going easy on you.”

Looking at Ei Yuan sitting on the ground clutching his face, it was precisely because they were friends that Officer Li found it even harder to tolerate the other man’s inaction. This heavy punch was not only for his daughter, but also to knock the other man awake.

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Ei Yuan was someone who understood reason. He could feel his old friend’s intentions. With guilt and regret already filling his heart, let alone this one punch. Even if he were given a dozen more, he would feel he deserved them.

“If you’re a man, then take responsibility. Do things you can answer to yourself and to your family… those were your own words.”

As he spoke, Officer Li stepped forward and walked down the stairs…

“To have such a sensible child is a blessing you earned over eight lifetimes. Think carefully about what you should do. If you don’t want to lose her… go back and discuss it properly with your wife. I won’t wait too long for you downstairs.”

……

Time returned to the present. The little Demon Lord looked at the two people standing in front of her, people who absolutely should not have appeared before her. Even though her heart had already been hurt through and through by these two, now that they were really standing in front of her, her emotions inevitably fell into turmoil.

“Little Lu…”

Seeing the other party frozen in place with an expression of disbelief, Liu Wan reached out, wanting to touch her child… but a sharp scream directly cut off her movement.

“Don’t come over!”

Eiru recoiled several steps in fright. Because her movements were too violent, she almost fell to the ground entirely. Fortunately, she managed to steady herself with her crutch in time.

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Clutching her chest, the little Demon Lord, tense to the extreme, stared warily at the two people in front of her while gasping for breath. She was not stupid. At this point, she knew her identity had already been exposed.

Looking at this stress response-like behavior, the two of them felt a mix of emotions. They had never imagined that this girl was actually their own child. Thinking back on what they had done in front of her before, they wished they could slap themselves a few times on the spot.

At first, they might still have held some doubt, but after she had just responded to Officer Li’s call of “Eiru”, they had no choice but to believe that the girl in front of them was their eldest child.

“Don’t be afraid, Uncle’s here.”

Officer Li came to Eiru’s side and patted her shoulder. His serious and steady voice somehow gave her a sense of reassurance, and she quickly calmed down quite a bit.

“Uncle thinks that since things have come to this, you really should give your dad and mom an explanation… no matter what the outcome is, Uncle will definitely help you.”

Seeing the girl’s gaze filled with a wordless “why”, Officer Li explained, reaching out to rub her small head.

Officer Li’s character and the kindness he had shown her were things the Demon Lord understood more deeply than anyone. This kind of trust was not built in a day or two. She had no doubt that he stood firmly on her side.

But when you thought about it, it was rather laughable… her own parents were right in front of her, yet inside this room, her only support was actually someone who could be considered an outsider?

“So… what are you here for? Shouldn’t you be properly watching over your daughter? What are you doing coming to look for a ‘murderer’ like me?”

Having calmed down, Eiru took a breath and opened with a cold, barbed remark toward the two of them.

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“Dad and Mom were wrong… we shouldn’t have judged without understanding, we should have listened more to you. So, come home with Dad and Mom, okay? We won’t make this kind of mistake again.”

“Go home? Where do I even have a home anymore? Who was it that said they didn’t have a son like me? And who was it that said the Ei family wouldn’t have someone as inhuman as me? Oh… I’m not human now, right? Then that seems fine, doesn’t it?”

As she spoke, Eiru let out a few cold chuckles, the desolation in her words impossible to miss.

“So Dad and Mom were wrong. We apologize for this… it was Dad and Mom who wronged you—”

“Just for this? You think I care? It’s that you didn’t care!”

The little Demon Lord roared on the spot, cutting Ei Yuan off.

“Can an apology make it like nothing ever happened? Just seeing you now makes every bone and muscle in my body ache!”

The small, delicate girl had her hands and feet wrapped in bandages of varying degrees. One leg and one arm were even fixed in place, unable to move… even an outsider’s heart would clench at such a sight, let alone when it was happening to one’s own child.

“From childhood until now, did you ever care about me? No. You only cared about Little Ya. You said her situation was special, and I could understand that… but did you really still know that someone like me existed? Did you remember that you had a child like this!”

“No, we—”

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Liu Wan tried to argue, but Ei Yuan slapped her hand away, cutting her off and glaring at her fiercely.

Seeing Ei Yuan’s reaction, Liu Wan obediently shut her mouth and continued listening to her daughter vent.

‘If you don’t want to lose Little Lu, then rein in that temper of yours properly this time. Even if you don’t want her, there’s no way I won’t. If the child is lost, I’ll fight you over it!’

Before coming here, Ei Yuan had already repeatedly instructed and agreed. If they were wrong, then they were wrong. No excuses, no justifications.

“I know you have your difficulties, and I’ve always been enduring them… I even stopped caring.”

Having poured out all the grievances and anger she had accumulated over the years, the little Demon Lord now felt much lighter inside.

“How should I put it. I understand you, so I didn’t really plan to blame you anymore… after all, we don’t really have any relationship now, do we? Let’s just leave it at that. From now on, we each go our own way.”

Waving her hand, the little Demon Lord threw out a few sentences that were enough to plunge her parents into despair. Sensible to an excessive degree, she had always been able to understand her parents’ actions…

But being sensible did not mean being a punching bag. Understanding did not mean forgiveness. At this point, words like forgiveness were already impossible to say out loud anymore…