Chapter 22: The Villain Senior Brother Is About to Turn Dark, the Psychotic Junior Brother Pretends to Be Blind [22]

Chapter 22: The Villain Senior Brother is About to Turn Dark, the Crazy Junior Brother Pretends to Be Blind [22]

Unaware that he'd already been written off, 717 kept daydreaming about the good times to come.

Meanwhile, Bai Yan successfully arrived at the Demon Palace. The demons standing guard outside blocked his path.

"Stop! Who are you?" Several demons frowned at him, their eyes full of suspicion and sizing him up.

Bai Yan stopped in his tracks.

To help Taskers blend in better during their missions, they got to use their own faces and names.

This was something the Supreme God's space and the world's Heavenly Dao had long since agreed on, so nobody in the mission world would think twice about it.

Thus, in the eyes of these demons, his face didn't have a single demonic feature—yet he wasn't bothering to hide the aura inside him at all.

That aura—one only demons could sense—was unique to the Demon Sovereign's bloodline.

The demons in front of him had clearly picked up on it too. Though they watched him with wary vigilance, they were too wary to make a move.

A demon in the back gave Bai Yan a long look, then quietly turned and slipped off.

Bai Yan knew—he'd gone to tell the Demon Sovereign.

He wasn't in a rush. He just stood there coolly eyeing the demons in front of him, while running through the parts of the plot about the Demon Sovereign.

The story only mentioned him a few times, and even then, it was just in passing when laying out the villain's backstory.

But from the original owner's memories, the Demon Sovereign had apparently been pretty fond of his mother—otherwise, he wouldn't even exist.

But to the Demon Sovereign, that little bit of fondness meant nothing compared to what he really wanted.

In his eyes, a useless kid wasn't worth caring about, even if someone bullied him.

Later, when the original owner started giving him advice and strategies, the Demon Sovereign looked at that face—so similar to the one in his memories—and only then started treating him with more affection and indulgence.

Bai Yan narrowed his eyes. He had zero intention of walking the same road as the original owner.

After all, over the past year or so, he'd only messed with Ye Beiyu every now and then—and he hadn't slacked off on his cultivation either.

Plus, he'd absorbed some luck from Ye Beiyu, and there was that rule about villains—only the protagonist could kill them.

Bai Yan rolled his wrists, his eyes locking onto a black figure barreling straight at him from the distance. A cold glint flashed through his gaze.

"Big Shot, the Demon Sovereign is coming!"

The second 717's voice dropped, a man in purple robes was already standing in front of Bai Yan.

The guy looked serious, sizing Bai Yan up before a flicker of confusion crossed his face.

"Who are you?"

The Demon Sovereign's voice carried a heavy, suffocating pressure, and Bai Yan also noticed the demonic energy pooling in his palm as he twisted his wrist.

He knew—if his answer didn't sit right with the Demon Sovereign, the guy would attack on the spot and kill him.

But that was to be expected. Even with the Demon Sovereign's blood in him, he didn't look like a demon in the slightest.

And the demon realm's seal still wasn't fully broken—so some random outsider suddenly showing up out of nowhere...

If it weren't for the bloodline he could sense in him, the Demon Sovereign would've already made his move instead of standing here interrogating him.

Bai Yan let out a quiet chuckle.

Meeting the Demon Sovereign's wary, guarded stare, he blinked, looked him dead in the eye without flinching, and said in a calm voice,

"Let me introduce myself. I'm Bai Yan—Bai as in 'white angelica,' Yan as in 'my word is my bond.'"

Bai Zhi—the name of the original owner's mother.

Sure enough, the moment he heard that name, the Demon Sovereign's face went through a whole range of emotions, and the way he looked at Bai Yan got impossibly complicated.

Finally, the Demon Sovereign raised a hand. The demons behind him traded glances, but they sheathed their weapons and made way.

"You... come with me."

The Demon Sovereign's voice was just as complicated. He turned, and Bai Yan gave a small nod before following him into the Demon Palace.

Bai Yan took in the palace, his mind already spinning with plans.

He wasn't planning to go in guns blazing.

Killing the Demon Sovereign wasn't hard for him if he found the right opening—but going head-to-head would leave him seriously hurt.

The Demon Sovereign had more than one kid. Even if he didn't say anything about it...

To the demon realm, he was just some impure-blooded outsider who'd suddenly shown up from beyond.

Nowhere near as important as those demon princes who'd already planted themselves firmly in the demon realm.

He didn't have the protagonist's kind of luck to just waltz in and take the Demon Sovereign's seat under these circumstances.

Even if he could take that seat, it'd cost him a hell of a lot of effort.

Bai Yan's eyes flickered for a second, but he wasn't about to waste too much time.

He'd use the Demon Sovereign's scraps of affection and guilt toward "her," strike while the iron was hot, and show off his strength and talent.

Let the whole demon realm see just how much the Demon Sovereign loved and valued this newly found son of his.

And he'd find some way to get the other threats to his position under his thumb.

Then, when the time was right, he'd quietly wipe the Demon Sovereign out!

Bai Yan dropped his gaze, hiding the dark emotions swirling beneath his eyes.

Soon, the Demon Sovereign led him to a side hall.

Turning to face Bai Yan, the Demon Sovereign was still a bit guarded, but his tone softened without him even realizing it,

"Speak—what is your purpose in coming here?"

The Demon Sovereign paused briefly, as if recalling something, then added,

"You... are you here to avenge your mother?"

His voice came out dry and rough, and those eyes—deep as an abyss, the kind most people didn't dare look into—looked a little wet.

He sighed deeply, as if drained of strength,

"I thought... I thought you had long fallen into the abyss, but here you are, alive."

After all, when they had gone looking back then, they'd only found Bai Zhi's corpse, but hadn't found the newborn Bai Yan.

And Bai Zhi had collapsed right at the edge of that abyss, so he figured the kid had fallen in too.

Yet unexpectedly, not only was Bai Yan alive, but he was doing well, and had even found his way to the demon realm.

Bai Yan took in the changes in the Demon Sovereign's expression, catching the flicker of scheming in his eyes.

Bai Yan raised an eyebrow, finding it funny inside.

So this Demon Sovereign had picked up that his strength wasn't ordinary, and wanted to win him over, trying to tug at his heartstrings?

The Demon Sovereign continued, "Child, rest assured, I had those who hurt your mother executed long ago!"

As he spoke, the Demon Sovereign seemed a bit worked up, stepping forward like he was gonna grab Bai Yan's hand, but Bai Yan avoided it without hesitation.

He didn't seem the least bit bothered, merely sighing again as he continued:

"You've suffered all these years..."

"Child, you've got my blood in your veins, and since you've returned, then stay in the demon realm."

The Demon Sovereign said this, revealing a smile he believed to be quite amiable, and added:

"Stay in the demon realm, let your old man make up for all the hardship you went through out there. Anything you want, your dad will get it for you!"

717: [Wow... oh... Big Shot, he's feeding you a line.]