Traitor

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--- Chapter 97 ---

Yun Canghai stared at the Demonic Path's crowd with a surprised look. He knew Hayate was strong all this time, but to think he could annihilate lives without batting an eye shows his strong character. Yes, this is a cruel world where nothing is equal.

Even though Yun Canghai had never heard of or seen such a powerful artifact called Guns, using it must have put a heavy strain on Hayate's body. While the young man casually fired it, the recoil created by the artifact was enough to kill Sky Profound Realm's cultivator.

"What a terrifying weapon..." Rong Rong muttered while staring at Ebony. "I wanted to know what kind of master created such a masterpiece."

Hearing Rong Rong's mumbles, Hayate smiled and replied, "I can arrange a meeting with him if you want. The person who made Ebony is currently busy, though."

The latter half of Hayate's part is a lie because that Dwarf was probably lying on his bed while imagining a beautiful mermaid hugging him. There is no such thing as busy for Gernis at the moment.

"Really?!!" Rong Rong yelled in excitement, falling into Hayate's scheme.

'What a simple-minded guy.' Luna and Liu Mei thought while staring at Rong Rong.

Shui Cun rubbed his chin and thought about the possibility of mass-producing this artifact. Then, a realization hit him when connecting the dots between Yun Canghai and this mysterious young man.

"Senior Canghai was on the Profound Sky Continent for more than one hundred years. No one knows his fate there besides some baseless rumors. Now he returned with a cute granddaughter and this mysterious young man." Shui Chun whispered to himself.

It's not hard to guess that both Luna and Hayate were from Profound Sky Continent. And looking at their standings beside Yun Canghai, they aren't enemies.

'Especially Luna, this cute girl is not a threat. She's an angel! Just look how cute she is!!!' He thought firmly.

No one realizes that one of the wisest guys on the Illusory Demon Realm suddenly was controlled by a little girl. It serves as an alibi and hidden relation later on. Well, that was Luna's plan when meeting the horned demon. This route is the best for her master's future endeavors.

"No need to thank me, master~!" Luna waved her hand casually.

Hayate shrugged and replied, "Sure."

"..." Luna's eyes widened in surprise because her words backfired. She expected Hayate to ask what her grand scheme to control Illusory Demon Realm was, but his reaction seemed rather average.

She instinctively activated future sight and saw some branch of the future, staring at Hayate in awe because he was beating the shit out of someone with the coldest face she could imagine. His body radiated with menacing golden light.

"I see..." She smiled a little. Her plan worked as intended, but Hayate took it even further.

Hayate noticed Luna's expression and considered something good was going to happen. Her smiles always indicate two things, a cheeky prank or a good path ahead of them.

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A few minutes later, Yun Canghai released his left palm from the white-haired man's head and frowned because he got disturbing information from this guy.

[Demonic Path] is a group formed one hundred years ago, one year after Yun Canghai went to the Profound Sky Continent with Yun Family's strongest monarchs to save the Demon Emperor.

Yun Canghai tightened his grip because [Demonic Path] wanted to revive or specifically turn the previous Demon Emperors into Jianshi. They desired to create an undead army to rule over the Illusory Demon Realm, returning it to its former glory or even exceeding that.

"Bunch of ridiculous brats..." Yun Canghai gritted his teeth in annoyance. "They called themselves Demonic Warriors, wanting to bring chaos and liberty in this place? Those two things don't even belong on the same page."

A last memory from the white-haired man entered Yun Canghai's head and made his lips twitch even more. "Heavenly Demon... How dare Demonic Path's leader calls himself like that? Does he think the Demon Emperor is lower than him? I'll kill that guy." His rage becomes uncontrollable because many shocking things happen in just a day.

"Grandpa~!" Luna shouted excitedly. "Can you hear me?"

Yun Canghai's eyes blinked a few times as rage dissipated from his mind. His cyan Profound Handle also returned to his left palm.

"Do you need something, my cute granddaughter?" He turned around and smiled at Luna.

Luna sighed inside because Yun Canghai's previous rage was understandable to her. The amount of shocking news he got probably reduced his lifespan. She shook her head and jumped onto her grandfather's shoulder, whispering something into his ears,

The elder demon furrowed his brow for a moment and was shocked by his granddaughter's plan.

"Are you sure this is going to work?" He asked immediately.

The Demonic Path is quite a large group. Even Yun Canghai confidently needed a few weeks to eradicate them, and that's until he returned to his Yun Family. Yet, Luna told him she had a plan to destroy/control this unknown faction.

"Hmph! Of course, trust your cute granddaughter~!" Luna pouted while crossing her little arms.

Yun Canghai couldn't help but chuckle because his little sunshine was cute and wise. Then he glanced at Hayate because this young man was the key to Luna's plan.

"Liu Mei, do you still have that thing?" He questioned, which made the demoness confused for a moment.

Liu Mei tilted her head and remembered what Yun Canghai meant by "That." thing. She picked a paper with a complex, profound sealing technique.

"Here." She handed the paper to Yun Canghai, who stared at the nostalgic artifact of his Yun Family. "I never thought you would use Yun Family's order call. I considered that thing useless because I don't have a Profound Handle, yet you gave it to me as a reward years ago."

Yun Cangai smiled and replied, "With this, you can get away with several things in my Yun Family. The amount of resources you could pull with this thing is enormous."

"Yeah, but it's useless now because the Little Demon Empress and other Twelve Guardian Family decided to cut off the resources to Yun Family." Liu Mei sighed. She has attempted her best to help Yun Canghai's Family over the past one hundred years, but those pesky nobles always try to make problems with her.

That's why Liu Emi always tricked annoying nobles into buying her overpriced artifacts and weapons. "It's finally over." She stared at Yun Canghai, hoping he could bring Yun Family to its former glory.

Yun Canghai's Profound Handle touched the paper and triggered a mechanism inside Yun Family's order call. His cyan-colored energy shot out to the sky, reaching the highest point of the Illusory Profound Realm.

He cleared his throat for a moment and shouted, "THIS IS YUN CANGHAI! I'VE RETURNED TO THE ILLUSORY DEMON REALM!"

"YUN FAMILY, I ORDERED YOU TO PREPARE FOR MY ARRIVAL. I SHALL START THE ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR CEREMONY!"

The booming voice echoed in the Illusory Demon Realm and created a wave of chaos and excitement. However, Yun Canghai was far from over because he wanted to expose so many things about Duke Ming.

"I ALSO WANTED TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE DEMON EMPEROR AND LITTLE DEMON EMPEROR HAVE DIED ON THE BATTLEFIELD. THEY GOT AMBUSHED BY TRAITOR'S SCHEME..."

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"AND THAT TRAITOR IS..."

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"DUKE MING!!!"

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A complete silence hit the Illusory Demon Realm as the three craft masters stared at Yun Canghai with a surprised gaze. They knew he was planning something. But to announce such a thing publicly? This elder demon clearly has entered a stage beyond furious now.

At the Imperial Demon City.

A young lady with an exquisite appearance opens her eyes and stares at the cyan particle in the sky. Her ears twitched a little when hearing a familiar voice.

"Yun Canghai... He's still alive?" A somewhat strange and exciting light flashed in her eyes. Then when Yun Canghai declared that her father and husband had passed away, she released a burning pressure.

"AND THAT TRAITOR IS..."

"DUKE MING!"

BOOM!

The bed under the young lady turned into ash. "Call every Twelve Guardian Family's Leader. I order them to catch Duke Ming immediately!" She ordered with a cold tone, causing the whole palace to tremble.

Meanwhile, at the Yun Family's compound, everyone was shocked to their cores, especially a particular husband and wife's eyes widened in stupefaction.

"F-Father is still alive?" Yun Qinghong's hand trembled. "He... He's still alive?!!"

Mu Yurou hugged her husband and said, "Husband! It's heaven's way to tell everything will be alright..."

Staring at his bedridden wife, Yun Qinghong gradually smiled and replied, "Yes. Rou'er, everything will be alright from now on."

"Since father has returned, everything will return to it used to be."

Meanwhile, at the Duke Huai Palace.

A middle-aged man woke up from deep meditation and saw the sky with a dumbfounded expression. "He didn't die?" A frown appeared on his face.

"F-FATHER! Little Demon Empress is ordering the twelve guarding families to arrest you." A man in a black robe breaks into the room with a panicked expression.

"What should we do??"

Duke Ming pondered for a moment and said, "Locate where Yun Canghai used the Yun Family's order call. He shouldn't be far away from the Imperial Demon City."

"We should kill him and frame someone quickly."

Back to Hayate, Luna smirked because everything was according to keikaku. "Let's start the game. shall we~?" She giggled while staring at the sky.