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Chapter 492 - 441: The Restless Demon

Chapter 492: Chapter 441: The Restless Demon

In the outskirts of the Wanyu Sect, the Dao Law Court, and the Yansheng Lineage, a forest stood.

Chu Ziyu was pacing anxiously within the forest, unable to find peace.

Unlike traditional initiates of the Sect, he was found by Chu Jiefu and taken in as a Dark Guard while publicly announced as a child he was personally bringing up.

Hence, although he was more than a hundred years old, the number of times he had returned to the Clan could be counted on one hand.

His understanding and exposure to the Clan were limited to the times he returned with his father and stayed at the Outer Yansheng Faction or took a stroll around the Demon Suppression Peak.

Accustomed to the status of a member of the Enclave Clan, he felt a mix of awe and yearning toward the Wanyu Sect as a Holy Land, and found it hard to consider himself a disciple.

After the death news of his father seven years ago, his family began to decline.

Even though there were still a few colleagues in the Clan, after his father’s death, they had all gone into hiding and everyone was unaware of each other’s identities. As such, the tables had turned.

Receiving sudden news a few days ago that a Clan Hall Master elder was replacing his father’s identity, he hurried home.

Luckily, at that time, a group of God Monarchs led by the Sect was returning, so he hitched a ride.

Now, he had just returned to the Clan a day ago and just received an order to leave which made him feel uneasy.

He was hopeful that the elder replacing his father’s identity could lead the Chu Family to rise again, yet he worried about the elder and if he would be difficult to get along with or to serve.

In this state of entanglement and contradiction, time had slowly progressed to the early morning.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of him, startling Chu Ziyu.

Upon closer inspection and a moment of daze, he instinctively exclaimed, "Father?"

"Ahem!"

Wang Zijia, still a teenager, suddenly became a surrogate son of over a hundred years old. He was caught off guard and coughed a few times.

Amidst the fluctuations of his aura, a unique bead emerged from his head and Wang Zijia’s figure transformed from Chu Jiefu to the Demon Child Elder.

This bead was made by Wang Zijia using the Doppelganger Technique. He burnt Chu Jiefu’s corpse and extracted all the aura and karma to form this doppelganger.

Normally, it wouldn’t be necessary to go through such trouble, unless the object was a corpse that had been dead for a while.

No living creature would resist the Demon Spirit Light. If one didn’t work, he would just use another!

"Subordinate pays respects to the Demonic Child Hall Master!" The change in Wang Zijia’s figure sparked Chu Ziyu to come back to his senses. He paid his respects deferentially.

Wang Zijia nodded slightly, the bead re-entered his body and he resumed the appearance of Chu Jiefu.

This was a middle-aged man, broad-shouldered, muscular and tall, standing at eight feet.

In contrast, he had a babyface and carried an air of Confucian elegance. His cultivation path was in line with Yansheng’s book repair using curse techniques!

In truth, Wang Zijia felt a strong dissonance every time he looked at Chu Jiefu’s profile.

Chu Ziyu, however, was gazing at Wang Zijia in a daze, momentarily stunned.

Once Wang Zijia resumed his form, he turned to Chu Ziyu and asked, "So, is there anything out of place?"

Chu Ziyu regained his senses, scrutinized Wang Zijia carefully for a while before saying, "Has the master remembered all the related information?"

Without giving a direct answer to Wang Zijia, he had nonetheless provided one.

Looking at the suddenly-appeared surrogate son standing before him who was over a hundred years old and who so naturally called him "father," Wang Zijia was getting used to his new identity, replying,

"In that case, let’s set off. The journey will take half a month. Along the way, I’ll need your help in adapting to this identity."

"Understood, father," Chu Ziyu replied respectfully.

Wang Zijia: "......"

Having gained a surrogate son who was a sacrificial wine master over a hundred years old, without much effort, he did feel somewhat out of place.

Wang Zijia released the Blood Fiend Jade Shuttle into the sky and was about to get on.

Suddenly, he remembered something. He took out an elixir and said, "Eat it."

Upon hearing this, Chu Ziyu hesitated slightly. Without any second thoughts, he accepted the elixir and swallowed it in one gulp.

His casual act surprised Wang Zijia, who then asked, "You didn’t even ask what it was. Aren’t you afraid that I meant to harm you?"

Chu Ziyu replied with a smile, "Your son does have a fairly good understanding of the rules of the Dark Department. If Father really wanted to harm me as a Dark Guard, why go to such effort?"

"What if it’s control poison?" Wang Zijia asked, amused.

"Considering the way you put it, Father, it most likely isn’t," responded Chu Ziyu.

It wasn’t that he didn’t care about what Wang Zijia could do to him, but rather, as the Hall Master of his Dark Hall, Wang Zijia didn’t really need to go to such lengths.

Whether as the Dark Guard of the Clan or spies like them, they were well aware that the Clan had their ways.

It wasn’t necessarily control. Measures also existed to prevent them being suddenly captured after their identities had been discovered, and to prevent them from divulging anything under torture.

Seeing Chu Ziyu’s reaction, Wang Zijia decided to explain a bit, "This pill is a special detection method of mine. It allows me to check your internal conditions."

Chu Ziyu looked at Wang Zijia in surprise at his explanation, saying, "Then I must express my thanks for Father’s concern!"

Listening to Chu Ziyu’s frequent use of "father," Wang Zijia realized for the first time that his professionalism as a secret identity replacement was a bit lacking.

At the very least, he truly found it difficult to suddenly call a strange boss ’Father’ so naturally and casually!

It seemed that he would need to brush up on his skills on this journey!

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At this moment, the Demon Seed Invasion was complete.