I'm a villain, not a devil

Throt fell to his knees, begging the mysterious shadow.

"As long as you can save my daughter, I am willing to do anything for you and give you everything I have, including my soul!"

And under the black shadow is naturally Sean's face.

At this moment, even he had a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Using only the lowest level of remodeling ritual, he was not only able to adapt immediately, but even the energy in his body began to rise rapidly.

The body and energy that did not belong to him, he relied on the peculiarity of his consciousness to transform them into the power he once possessed.

Is it possible to achieve this level of mental strength?

No wonder he was able to maintain his consciousness in such a haunted place...

Looking at the person kneeling in front of him, Sean said calmly: "What happened to you and your daughter?"

Serlot's body stiffened, and then he raised his head, the hatred in his eyes almost solidified into substance.

"I am a non-commissioned officer in the 12th Group of the Imperial Army. I was fighting on the front line half a month ago... During the battle, I was seriously injured and finally returned with the wounded team to recuperate."

"We were marching to the vicinity of the imperial capital when we were suddenly ambushed... We tried to resist, but the enemy was too strong. Although our team seemed to have tens of thousands of people, they were actually all wounded. Many of them had not even recovered their ability to move."

"The resistance lasted only a moment before we were enveloped by a large unknown energy field and lost consciousness..."

Throt slammed his fist on the ground, and the sound coming out of his throat was like a lion's roar: "Before I fainted, I saw the faces of the enemies... I have seen one of them... He is the Silent One under His Majesty!"

"When I woke up again, I was already soaked in there..."

When mentioning the energy cabin in the cemetery, Throt's veins popped up and sweat instantly wet his back.

"I will never forget that kind of pain... I also vaguely know that I was used as some kind of energy..."

"But..." He gasped violently, his eyes were red, and a trace of blood spread from the corner of his mouth, mixed with some debris.

He actually bit his teeth hard and the sound from his throat seemed to be crawling out from hell.

"I felt Ye Fu... That's my daughter... She should have been waiting for me in the city... But I clearly felt... She was right next to me!"

"what!!!"

He suddenly roared to the sky, and the brand new body that had just been completed through the reshaping ritual showed signs of exploding.

"How dare they! How dare they capture my daughter as well... She, she is only five years old!"

Throt fell to his knees in agony, clutching his head tightly.

Being absorbed, charged, and reshaped, the pain was beyond words, but Serlot never shed a tear.

When talking about his daughter now, the father beats the ground in agony, unable to stop his tears.

Sean chuckled, then slowly said, "It's pretty much what I thought..."

Serlot looked up in disbelief: "That means, you have seen my daughter!"

"nature."

Serlot was stunned for a moment, then he reacted: "I had a vague feeling before... It was you! You saved me?! Then, what about my daughter?"

Such a keen sense...

Sean just said calmly: "I can only save you."

Serlot said in panic: "Why? Can I change it to my daughter? Or, or, I will do anything for you, just ask you to rescue her again!"

Sean smiled and said, "I can only rescue you."

Serlot froze in place, his face visibly paler, and finally he raised his head tremblingly: "Is it because... I can maintain... consciousness?"

This guy is smart...

Sean nodded: "You are very sharp."

Serlot grabbed his hair and said, "Then Ye Fu is my daughter... She should have inherited my talent, right? Can you go and take another look?"

Sean waved his hand and said, "You and your daughter appeared there. You should have known who did it. Rescuing you has already alerted the other party. It is impossible to go back now."

"how come……"

Serlot looked at the ground in despair. Then he got up and staggered back in the direction he came from.

Sean didn't stop him, but just said one last sentence: "Go back and reunite with your daughter?"

His steps paused, but there was no hesitation.

"Ye Fu needs me...my daughter needs her father..."

Sean suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha...the incompetent always comfort themselves in this way."

Thrott turned away stiffly.

Then, he saw a huge shadow slowly standing up between heaven and earth.

It seemed as if countless wandering souls were flying around him, and as if magma from underground was about to burst out behind his feet.

There was no temptation in the long voice, it just asked him in a calm tone: "I'll give you a... Oh, this can't be called a chance. I'll give you a way, and when you reach the end, there will only be despair and madness, and your body and consciousness will be destroyed together... But you have a glimmer of hope that you can save your daughter yourself..."

Before Sean could finish his words, Serlot fell to his knees with a thump.

He didn't hesitate.

The tenderness in his eyes slowly sank into the depths, leaving only hatred and madness.

"I'd give anything...everything!"

Excitement flashed in Sean's eyes. He snapped his fingers, and another unlucky crazy beast was controlled and brought here.

The crazy beast let out a mournful roar and fell to the ground. Sean made a hand gesture, and the power of the ritual was slowly rotating around him.

"Eat it."

Throt pounced on the corpse like a wild beast and devoured it.

"The source of chaos..." Sean chuckled, "I hope you can bring me some surprises."

Noah's voice rang out in Sean's mind: "Master Saint III, I need to warn you. The source of the disaster is a ritual rooted in despair, but Mr. Serlot is not completely desperate. He still has a great vision, which does not match the description of the ritual."

Sean chuckled.

"So, those evil cultists can't even do research..."

He looked at Serlot, who was crawling on the ground, madly devouring flesh and blood.

The latter's belly was growing and shrinking, and the breath of madness and despair was beginning to overflow.

Sean whispered a prayer, and finally said slowly:

“How can there be despair without hope?”

……

The imperial palace, the sleeping palace.

"boom!"

Suddenly a sound was heard in the room, and several eunuchs hurried in.

"His Majesty……"

Before he could finish his words, suddenly, a large group of black nematodes poured out like a tide.

The eunuchs widened their eyes, and fear became the last expression on their faces.

The shriveled corpse was dragged away by a dark shadow, and another dark shadow appeared in the room.

He was covered in prosthetic armor and wore a pair of pure black glasses.

In front of the bed, the emperor was breathing heavily.

The black shadow walked forward and made some sign language gestures.

The emperor took a deep breath and slowly lay back down on the bed.

"There's something wrong with the cemetery... take someone to check it out."

The black shadow nodded and then disappeared again.

The emperor lay flat on the bed, staring at the magnificent and classical ceiling in a daze for a while.

After a moment, he turned around with some difficulty, and one of his hands even fell on the bed.

The emperor simply grabbed his hand and pressed it back to his shoulder.

He looked at the potted plant beside the bed, where there was an ordinary little tree.

"Mother...I really can't wait...all this will be discovered sooner or later..."

The emperor's body suddenly began to tremble strangely.

This time the breathing was more intense and heavy, and the tired but rapid heartbeat almost filled the entire room.

After a long time, the emperor finally calmed down.

He was breathing heavily and looked at the little tree with an inexplicable look.

“Ha…hahaha…” He suddenly laughed nervously, “This is my destiny, this is what I should do…Mother, you will be happy…Of course, you should be too.”

He opened his mouth exaggeratedly, and then dense black nematodes crawled out of his mouth.

In the empty bedroom, the old body was shaking constantly. The strong pollution tried to spread out, but was completely absorbed by the small potted plant.

"Fate...it's just fate..."

……

In the main hall, high-ranking officials and nobles, still wearing mourning clothes, gathered here and discussed various things in low voices.

It seems that the unfortunate death of the eldest prince has changed His Majesty's mind. He has not been involved in state affairs for more than ten years, but the frequency of summoning them has increased much more recently.

When footsteps were heard, everyone immediately shut their mouths.

The emperor still sat on the throne in the shadows, and the prime minister, Covens, stepped forward.

"The meeting begins—"

Just like the previous two days, all the major events in the imperial capital were reported, and after a decision was made, the high-ranking officials and nobles returned to their positions.

Your Majesty always says something at the end of the court meeting these days.

"Bai Si."

"Your son is here." The fourth prince Bai Si stepped forward.

The emperor's voice was still old and tired: "The progress of the statue needs to be accelerated."

Although Bai Si was a little surprised, speeding up the process meant that he could hold the power in his hands more firmly, so he agreed immediately.

"I understand. After the court meeting, I will go to the construction site in person to supervise all the workers."

The emperor nodded, then waved his hand, and two dark shadows appeared beside him.

There was a flash of surprise in everyone's eyes. Is this... the Silent One?

His Majesty's absolute trusted team has basically not appeared in public in recent years. This is...

The emperor said calmly: "They will assist you in accomplishing this."

Bai Si was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded: "I understand, and I will definitely cooperate with you two adults."

"Yeah." The emperor nodded. He was about to get up and leave, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and sat back on the throne.

"By the way, where is Concubine Lan?" he asked.

Covens replied, "These days, Concubine Lan has been staying in the quiet room of her own palace to reflect on herself."

Last time, Elisa Lam left the place where she was supposed to be, so this silent reflection cannot be considered a punishment.

However, at this point, the punishment shouldn't be too severe, right?

Almost everyone thinks so.

The emperor pondered for a while and finally waved his hand.

"Bai Zhan's funeral had some changes due to Lan Fei's negligence. According to the imperial law, how should she be punished?"

No one in the audience said anything. After all, this was Concubine Lan... Moreover, His Majesty had just delegated power to the Fourth Prince Bai Si, who was Concubine Lan's son.

Seeing that no one spoke, Speaker Lan Youshan stepped forward and said softly, "According to the laws of the empire, the person who presided over the funeral ceremony of the prince left his post without permission and should be severely punished - he could be stripped of his title of consort and given a flogging."

Lan Youshan is Lam's father. He came out to express his stance to show that the Lan family will not favor Lam.

Of course, it is only superficial impartiality, which is also an attitude - it is entirely up to Your Majesty to decide.

Things won't get that big after all...

Sure enough, the emperor nodded.

He pondered for a moment, and finally looked at Bai Si: "Bai Si, how do you think you should punish your mother?"

Bai Si knelt down quickly: "Mother made a mistake, so she should be punished... But, I heard that the silence that day had already ended, but I didn't expect that someone would go to mourn again. Mother herself is weak, and she worked hard those days. She thought the ceremony was over, so she went to rest... I dare to beg you, father, to relax the punishment for mother."

Although it is not fair for the son to say this, it is perfectly normal for him to plead for his mother.

Lan Youshan demanded punishment according to the law, while Bai Si said some nice words to plead for mercy, which is a common tactic used in official circles.

If this goes on, Lan Fei will probably be reprimanded, asked to reflect on herself for a month, and fined for some fixed expenses, and that will probably be enough.

Everyone thinks so.

Including Lan Youshan and Bai Si.

They all knew how the matter would turn out in the end, but what needed to be said and done still had to be done.

Then the emperor spoke.

"Well...but you don't know that because the person in charge left, the ceremony was not complete. I just received news that something went wrong in the cemetery."

Everyone looked up in surprise.

Aren’t those burial ceremonies just a formality?

It's mainly for the majesty and irreplaceability of the royal family... Landing on the moon, landing on the moon, but who will land on the moon if we can't even see it?

Even Lan Youshan and Bai Si didn't react.

The emperor waved his hand and said, "Concubine Lan has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. Although I am heartbroken, I must act according to the law... Concubine Lan, I grant you the death penalty."

Everyone opened their mouths in disbelief.

But the emperor did not give anyone a chance to speak, he stood up.

"Let's set the date for five days from now. Before I execute you, strip you of all your titles."

He walked in, and at this time, Bai Si finally reacted.

"Father! Father! Please think about this carefully again!"

The emperor did not stop, but left a last word.

"Bai Si, do your job well."

Bai Si and Lan Youshan both stopped where they were.

The others were slow to react.

This... is too ridiculous.