Chapter 25
Translator: Rosana
Editor: PlayerProphet
Bai Yang walked into the house and found Luo Jian Feng beside an old man who looked around fifty or sixty years old. He wore a grey robe embroidered with a flying bird on its cuffs and neckline. As soon as Bai Yang saw the bird, he knew the man was from the Black Cloud Sect.
Bai Yang couldn’t tell if the man was someone Luo Jian Feng sent to infiltrate the Black Cloud Sect, or if he was a traitor from the sect.
“This is one of the Four Demon Generals, Xie Ze Tian.” Seeing Bai Yang enter, Luo Jian Feng introduced him.
That old man quickly and respectfully bowed to Bai Yang as though to curry favor. “Greetings, to Lord Xie. I have heard rumors of your martial prowess and powerful Qi, but I see now they weren’t exaggerations at all.”
Bai Yang nodded down to him, before turning his gaze to Luo Jian Feng.
Luo Jian Feng introduced: “This is the Black Cloud Sect’s Elder Qiu.”
He’s actually an elder?
Luo Jian Feng had brought the man himself, so Elder Qiu must have been trustworthy. It wasn’t easy to gain Luo Jian Feng’s trust, so the elder must have wholeheartedly switched sides. Now he was with the demons, and wanted to destroy the boundary pillars.
Bai Yang had never understood why some humans would help the demons attack.
If the bird nest gets overturned, then the eggs probably won’t survive. What were they thinking?
The Elder of a Thousand Households helping Luo Jian Feng made sense, since he was being mind controlled, and thus lacked the ability of free thought. However, even more people were helping Luo Jian Feng. They knew Luo Jian Feng’s real ident.i.ty, but continued to help him. Bai Yang couldn’t understand them.
He didn’t feel good about traitors. Since Xie Ze Tian has an arrogant character, acting as such towards them is fine.
“Luo Jian Feng, destroying the boundary pillar is a matter regarding my race’s plan. Is this person trustworthy.”
Before Luo Jian Feng could speak, the elder explained in a nervous panic, “Lord Xie, please rest a.s.sured. My loyalty to the Demon King is an example to the universe.”
Bai Yang snorted. “An example to the universe? You’ve shown you can even betray your own martial sect. What loyalty do you mean?”
That elder had some power in the Black Cloud Sect, so when he was insulted by Bai Yang, his face turned both red and green.
The atmosphere was awkward. Luo Jian Feng tried to mediate the situation. “Lord Xie has misunderstood. Elder Qiu had always been ignored in the Black Cloud Sect and had sacrificed a lot for the Sect. However, he’s getting payback by being tricked by a villain. Turning to the other side is the correct choice for him.”
Meaning that he was unsatisfied with his position in the sect, but was unable to raise his rank, so he decided to sell his leader out.
He didn’t know what the popular opinion was, but Bai Yang didn’t like interacting with people like that. In private, they were absolutely unbearable. In public, they were utterly petty. You might even find yourself with a knife in your back, someday.
However, Bai Yang was playing a villain, too, so ripping off Elder Qiu’s mask wouldn’t do him any good. Bai Yang decided to let the matter go. “I hope you don’t cause us any trouble. The Demon King’s matters must be done perfectly.”
The elder, whose face had been smacked, quickly recovered his humble att.i.tude and a.s.sured, “That won’t happen. The boundary pillar is in the Black Cloud Sect. There won’t be any problems.”
“Good.”
The three men discussed the Black Cloud Sect’s boundary pillar for a long time before coming up with a plan of action. Elder Qiu would head back to the Black Cloud Sect and poison the stronger elders there. In the middle of the night, Xie Ze Tian would take his men into the Black Cloud Sect as Elder Qiu opened the mountain pa.s.sageway. The group would enter without a soul knowing that they were there, and quietly destroy the boundary pillar.
With Elder Qiu as a secret agent, the whole ordeal would go smoothly.
In the original text, the destruction of the Black Cloud Sect was a major event that shocked the Human Realm. It was also then that the demon’s invasion into the Human Realm was exposed, and the Human Realm began to panic.
“Xiao Ling, I remember that all of the Black Cloud Sect’s elders and heads had been killed, right?” Bai Yang asked Xiao Ling in his mind.
Xiao Ling replied, “Yes.”
“But that’s strange. According to Luo Jian Feng’s plan, the boundary pillar should be destroyed without alerting a soul, with no plan to kill more than necessary. So, why did all the Black Cloud Sect’s elders and heads end up dead?”
Luo Jian Feng had an underhanded way of doing things, so he wouldn’t mess around with such an important event.
Xiao Ling agreed. “It is very strange. Something must have happened in the middle that we don’t know about.”
In his mind, he was conversing with Xiao Ling, but in reality, they confirmed the attack on the Black Cloud Sect boundary pillar.
They would do it tomorrow.
As he walked out the door, Xiao Ling said, “Sir, you shouldn’t have scorned Elder Qiu just now.”
“I couldn’t stand this kind despicable traitor.”
“Sir, this is where you’re not mature. He is your ally, and is key in things going well. Even if you don’t like him, you shouldn’t be rude to him.”
Bai Yang felt dissatisfied. “How come you’re saying the same thing as my father?”
Xiao Ling said, “Because this is the exact lesson Sir’s father wants to teach you. There’s a saying that “it’s better to offend the gentlemen than the petty villain”. You just offended Elder Qiu, but that doesn’t do you any good. If he makes a mistake while executing the plan, you will have more work to do.”
Bai Yang’s brow furrowed. “I don’t want to take over my father’s business because I hate this kind of deception.”
“But Sir, now that you’ve taken over Xie Ze Tian’s ident.i.ty, aren’t you also deceiving the Demon King?”
Bai Yang fell silent.
He replied after a few moments. “I hate being like this.”
“Sir, this is life. There will be things that you don’t like, but you have to learn to accept it. You hate acting like a snake, so do you think your father loves it? Every person has to bear their own responsibility, even when bad things happen. If you don’t do it, someone else will have to. Sir’s father sent you to this world to experience this. I hope you can understand his pain.”
Bai Yang was stunned.
For the past twenty-five years, he was the little prince, delicately held in his family’s hands. He didn’t have to worry about anything, and didn’t have to bear any responsibility, because his Big Brother and Father were always there. But he forgot that every person has a responsibility to bear. If your life has been going smoothly, then there’s someone who has been helping you bear your burden.
“You’re right.” Bai Yang paused and said, “I’ve been ignorant, so I didn’t understand Dad’s or Big Brother’s hard work.”
Xiao Ling said, “For Sir to have this kind of realization, Sir’s father would definitely be happy.”
Bringing up the topic of his father and big brother, Bai Yang wanted to go back even sooner. When I left, Big Brother was still lying on a hospital bed. I don’t even know if he’s awake. Since I entered this world to get experience, I don’t know how long it will take to complete. Things at home and with the company are all being handled by Father alone.
Father has a lot of status, so he also has to bear a lot of pressure. Thinking of his Father’s growing collection of white hair, Bai Yang was struggling to cheer up.
“Sir….”
“I miss them….” Bai Yang muttered, “I hope I can finish this quickly so I can go back and help Father. Big Brother hasn’t woken up yet, and Mom must also be worried….”
Seeing Bai Yang show signs of growing sorrow, Xiao Ling stepped in. “Sir, you should cheer up, and complete this mission as soon as possible.”
“That’s right. I need to finish this mission.” Bai Yang’s spirit started to lift. “I have to find out who messed with me and caused problems with my mission. If they dare to mess with me, I’m afraid they might also mess with my family.”
“Sir, don’t think about it too much for now. Focus on completing the mission as soon as you can.”
“Thank you, Xiao Ling.”
“You’re welcome. I’m here to help you complete your mission and get the necessary training. This is stuff I’m supposed to do.” Xiao Ling said.
Bai Yang’s purpose in coming to the Human Realm was to meet the Male Lead. He was anxious to the point of almost flying to the Soaring Clouds Sect to meet the Male Lead. However, Bai Yang still hadn’t completed his task in the Black Cloud Sect, so he could only patiently endure.
In the middle of the night on the second day, Bai Yang led his group to wait in ambush outside the Black Cloud Sect. When a sparrow flew from out the front gates, he knew it was time.
This sparrow had been messed with so that only Bai Yang could sense the attached Qi. It was the signal to begin. It was the middle of the night, when the stars and the moon were gone from the sky. Everything was silent and dark.
Bai Yang wanted to use his magic to detect the situation inside, but it was easy to disturb others with magic, so he decided against it. People with poor ability might not notice, but those with strong abilities or higher sensitivity would be able to sense it. Furthermore, magic detection wasn’t omnipotent, just like satellite pictures. If others shielded themselves, you wouldn’t be able to see the real situation.
If anyone could see anything they wanted, then everything in the world would be visible to those with the highest powers. For example, big bosses on the level of the Demon King of Eternal Night wouldn’t need people like Luo Jian Feng to inspect the situation. If he were to show up himself, then he could find the locations of the Four Boundary Pillars instantly. Instead, it was often more reliable to see things with your own eyes.
Recognizing the signal, Bai Yang ordered his men to enter the Black Cloud Sect.