Before Yan Qinghuai could finish speaking, two figures in black robes suddenly appeared and knelt before him.
"Young Master, don't waste any more time! Our brothers scouting ahead have discovered that other Demon Lords' subordinates have already found our trail!" The first black-robed figure to speak was Feng Yi. He thought his Young Master was too impatient; he should have just taken the little rabbit and left, but instead, he wasted so much time setting up a scheme, which was exhausting for a demon.
The other black-robed figure, Feng Er, who was kneeling beside Feng Yi, inwardly shed a tear of sympathy for his elder brother for daring to interrupt the Young Master.
As expected, Yan Qinghuai didn't even spare them a glance. He flicked his hand, and Feng Yi was sent flying backward, stopping more than ten meters away. He continued to address Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) as if nothing had happened, speaking the words he hadn't finished earlier.
"Bai Bai, since you already know, I won't hide it from you anymore. Yes, this is the Chaotic Lands. I want to take you back to my real home as a guest!"
"Then why did you lie to me? Yan Qinghuai, who exactly are you?"
"I am Qinghuai! My real name is Feng Qinghuai, and I am the former Young Master of the Demon Clan!" He slowly revealed his origins.
Feng Qinghuai's biological father was Feng Yunshen, the leader of the Four Great Demon Lords of the Chaotic Lands. They belonged to the Phoenix clan of the Demon Realm, sealed in the Chaotic Lands billions of years ago by the combined forces of the Immortal Realm, God Realm, Human Realm, and Monster Realm.
Feng Yunshen was the strongest among the Four Great Demon Lords and was known for his uprightness and devotion. Unlike most demons and nether race members in the Chaotic Lands who lived only for the present without regard for the future, he married only one woman in his life. They had only one son, Feng Qinghuai.
Compared to other demons and nether race members, Feng Yunshen's lifestyle was more akin to that of cultivators in the Vast Lands. In his Phoenix City, he did not permit murder, arson, or the arbitrary bullying of the weak. However, in a region like the Chaotic Lands, rampant with demons and ghosts, a personality like Feng Yunshen inevitably made many enemies.
Thus, twenty thousand years ago, the other three Demon Lords joined forces, bribed a traitor named Shi Tong among Feng Yunshen's subordinates, and secretly attacked Phoenix City.
In a moment of crisis, Feng Qinghuai's mother, taking her young son and under the protection of several of the Feng family's hidden guards, escaped Phoenix City. Along the way, many died, and many hidden guards were lost. Fortunately, they managed to escape and eventually found a weak point in the seal to flee to the Vast Lands.
It turned out that Feng Qinghuai's mother was originally a Cliff Sand Swallow demon from the Monster Realm. Feng Qinghuai also had half demon blood in him, so the seal's restrictive power was weaker on them.
Despite their hard-won escape, Feng Qinghuai still had half demon blood in him. His mother dared not be conspicuous and traveled with him, living rough and in hiding.
Later, they encountered the wife and son of Yan Nanshan being chased by other monsters and were on the verge of death. Feng Qinghuai's mother, seeing that they were also a helpless mother and child like herself and her son, rushed forward to save them.
However, Yan Nanshan's wife had always been in a state of semi-consciousness, alternating between lucidity and madness due to demonic deviation. Coupled with her severe injuries, she soon died. Their child, trembling, spoke of going to Yanzi Ridge to find his father, but he did not last more than fifteen minutes before following his mother.
Thus, Feng Qinghuai's mother had a flash of inspiration and had her son impersonate Yan Nanshan's son to seek his protection. As for herself, although she was a Cliff Sand Swallow demon, she certainly did not look like Yan Nanshan's wife, so she did not intend to reveal herself. Her plan was well thought out, but they were detected by Yan Nanshan as soon as they arrived at Yanzi Ridge.
Yan Nanshan was initially furious, but as they approached, he realized that Feng Qinghuai's mother was actually his long-lost elder sister, Yan Nanqiu. He had thought his sister had died long ago and never expected her to have been taken to the Chaotic Lands and become a Demon Lord's wife.
"Nanshan, please help your sister! Qinghuai is my only child, and he carries his father's demon blood. If the people of the Vast Lands and the Star Lands knew, they would never let him go!" Yan Nanqiu tearfully begged her brother.
"Sister! Demons are inherently brutal. How could you fall in love with a demon, and a Demon Lord at that? Have you been deceived by him!" Yan Nanshan still held the notion that demons and nether race members were all deserving of death.
"It's different, Nanshan. Yun Shen is not like those demons. I was not deceived; we truly love each other. My time is short. I've never asked you for anything since I was a child. Just this one thing, will you please protect my Qinghuai completely?"
Yan Nanqiu, traveling from the Chaotic Lands to the Vast Lands with her severe injuries, dared not let her son know. Now that she had finally found reliance in Yan Nanshan, her tightly strung nerves relaxed, and her body quickly failed. She passed away forever within two days, leaving Feng Qinghuai alone.
Therefore, Yan Nanshan, at his sister's plea, finally agreed and publicly declared Feng Qinghuai to be his long-lost son, Yan Qinghuai.
He also followed his sister's instructions and arranged for him to be sent to "Fire Spirit City" to connect with Yan Jiuxing, who was already lurking there. The entrusted party was, naturally, Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) and the other two demons who had passed by at the time.
"Bai Bai, those two demons were too disloyal, but I know you genuinely care for me." Feng Qinghuai walked forward and took her hand, looking at her again with his big, sparkling eyes. "Now, I'm going back to the Demon Realm to reclaim what was originally mine! Will you come with me?"
"Qinghuai, you shouldn't have lied to me. If you had told me the truth from the beginning, I wouldn't be so angry." Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) pulled her hand from his grasp. "Tell me the truth, what did you do to Sister Peilan and the others?"
"I lied before, but I didn't kill them. I only knocked them unconscious," Feng Qinghuai said, looking at her with some sadness. "In your heart, are they more important than me?"
"No matter what, they are innocent. They are our classmates from Tongling Academy and friends we've spent a long time with. So I can't go with you. I have to go back and save them." In this Bone Erosion Forest, the unconscious demons were in danger of losing their lives at any moment. Bai Qiushui (Xiao Wenqiang) made her stance clear.
"Young Master! There's really no time. Feng Qi just reported that the forces of the Three Great Demon Lords are already in pursuit!" Feng Er couldn't help but urge this time.
"Alright, since Bai Bai doesn't want to go, I won't force you. I'll fly you back!" Feng Qinghuai said.
Feng Yi, enduring his internal injuries, also came forward to persuade him. "Young Master, she's of the Monster Race; the seal can't stop her. Hurry up and come with us!"