Demon King – Chapter 658 – Choice

On her maternal grandparents’ side, Eiru and Eiya were the two youngest among their generation. But on her paternal grandparents’ side, Eiru was actually the oldest child among the siblings of her generation.

Because she was the first child of that generation, the eldest grandchild. Or rather, now it should be eldest granddaughter. Whether it was her grandparents or her eldest uncle, they all placed great importance on and gave special care to this first junior in the family.

When Eiru was just born, her grandpa and her eldest uncle were the two happiest people. They went around the village everywhere showing off this good news. When they learned that Ei Yuan and Liu Wan were going to the big city to struggle and would not have time to take care of Eiru, they patted their chests and promised to take full responsibility for raising her.

So even though he was serious and scary, when it came to the eldest uncle who had raised her, the little Demon Lord’s feelings toward him were completely genuine.

Compared to Eiya, her eldest uncle clearly valued Eiru far more. After all, one was raised by his own hands, treated entirely as his own child.

As for Eiya, she had barely returned to the hometown a few times and had limited time spent with them. There was basically no emotional accumulation, so in her eldest uncle’s eyes, she was just an ordinary junior.

Eiya had gone to the hospital so many times, yet he rarely went and paid much attention. But the moment he heard that something had happened to Eiru, he brought his partner and rushed over from the hometown in a hurry. That alone showed the difference in how much he valued the two sisters.

When Eiru was little, if she caught a cold and had a fever, it was her eldest uncle who carried her on his back all the way to the county hospital. Even though the family conditions were not very good, his family had practically given Eiru everything they could provide.

“So tell me, how exactly did you become a father? The child turned out like this and you did not notice anything at all? A perfectly good daughter and you just ignored her like that? Do you even have any awareness of being a father?”

Pointing at his own younger brother and scolding him angrily, seeing how frail Eiru looked made his heart ache unbearably.

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‘You are her biological father. When she was handed over to you back then, she was still a chubby healthy kid. How did she become this thin and weak after going to the city?’

Ei Yuan did not dare to talk back. His son had turned into a daughter for so many years and he had not noticed a thing. As a father, he truly had no face left. Not to mention that the one scolding him was his own eldest brother. How much that man loved Eiru, he knew it all too well.

“Your uncle is also useless. You went back to the hometown so many times, and I still did not notice the problem with you. A child I watched grow up since she was little. Sigh.”

Turning around, he spoke softly and gently to his eldest niece, his pair of rough, calloused hands lightly kneading Eiru’s thin arms. Right now, her eldest uncle wanted nothing more than to slap himself twice, cursing his own neglect of the child in front of him.

“Well, um… actually, it was because I was afraid of being found out, so I hid it really well. It is not your fault, uncle…”

Seeing her eldest uncle like this, the understanding little Demon Lord sensibly tried to comfort him.

“Look at that, look at that! Little Lu is so sensible, and you still had the nerve to tell me she went bad? Became some kind of street delinquent? How did you become a father? Is it because she grew up with me that you forgot she is your own flesh and blood?!”

Her eldest uncle turned back again and angrily scolded Ei Yuan. Not to mention he had also seen Eiru’s medical examination report. After learning that all those fractures and cracks in her bones were his younger brother’s doing, he almost got so angry he wanted to beat the man up on the spot.

“And your wife too. Can you not keep her in line? How old is Eiru, and you throw her out to live alone? Do you not want to raise her anymore? If you don’t want to raise her, give her to me. I will take her back home!”

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Hearing this, Ei Yuan immediately panicked. He had been working hard all this time precisely for his two children, to give them good material conditions. Now that his career was finally on track and he could start caring about the family, the children absolutely could not be taken away.

“Little Lu, Dad really knows he was wrong… your mom’s side, Dad will definitely take care of it. Give Dad one more chance, okay?”

“Actually, I don’t particularly hate you.”

Looking at her father who had lowered himself so much, Her Majesty the Demon Lord held onto her eldest uncle’s arm and spoke with complicated emotions.

“I know you are busy and don’t have time to care about the family, so you pushed everything onto her. Compared to her, you are indeed much easier to talk to, and you treated me much better.”

“I also understand why you hit me back then. I understand it, but… but…”

As she spoke, recalling the situation from that time, Eiru could not control her emotions. Tears began to well up at the corners of her eyes.

“But why did you say those things? Why did you hit me so hard?!”

“It was clearly me who was helping Little Ya. I was clearly saving her. I clearly did not do anything wrong. I kept trying so hard. I even used to think that one day you would take me back…”

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“Always living in fear, afraid of letting you know what was happening to me, afraid you would not want me anymore. I was clearly doing it for you, and yet you still did not want me, and even broke my arms and legs…”

As she spoke, the little Demon Lord buried her face into her eldest uncle’s chest and stopped holding back, crying out loud. Thinking back on all the grievances, worries, and fears she had endured over the years, at only sixteen years old, she had truly borne far more than she ever should have.

Every single word her daughter said stabbed into Ei Yuan’s heart like a knife. While feeling guilt and heartache, he also had to endure his elder brother’s gaze that seemed ready to spit fire.

“I think I understand now how you have treated this child all these years. And you still dared to lie to me, huh? Every time I asked you how Eiru was doing, how did you answer me? Answer me again now!”

Although to a large extent Ei Yuan had also been kept in the dark all along, as a man, what he needed to do now was not to shirk responsibility. As the head of the family, he naturally had to shoulder everything that should be shouldered.

“Don’t keep your head down. Lift it up for me! You are her father. In front of your child, show me what a father looks like! You are the head of the family. What you should do and how you should do it, do I need to teach you?”

“I am a rough man, not as cultured as you people, so if I need to curse, I curse. You, someone struggling for a career in the big city, why are you not even as good as me, a farmer?”

While cursing loudly, the rough but considerate eldest uncle gently covered the girl’s two ears with his hands. No matter what, Ei Yuan was still her biological father. Some face still had to be saved, otherwise the one hurt would be the child herself.

This scene continued for a long while, until the Eiru in his arms cried herself tired and her voice gradually grew smaller. Only then did her eldest uncle gently squat down in front of her and use tissues to wipe away her tears.

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“Little Lu, if you are afraid, your uncle can take you back to the hometown right now. But if you are willing, your uncle can also give your dad one more chance. The choice is yours.”

As he spoke, her eldest uncle shot Ei Yuan a fierce, warning glare. The words were spoken both to Eiru and to his useless younger brother beside him.

Turning her head to look at her father, Eiru’s gaze went back and forth between the two of them as she thought about the proposal her eldest uncle had just made.

After silently considering it for quite a while, the little Demon Lord made her decision. She slightly opened her mouth toward the two of them and spoke her choice.

Translator Note

Damn I cried too…. Hwaaaaaa TvT