Hei Tianhua's face wasn't looking good. A little more information he receives from Xian Qing's explanation, he will surely vomit blood!
"And I met Han Sheng then-"
"Enough!" Hei Tianhua slammed his hands on the table they surrounded.
Everyone kept their mouth shut. When Mo received a deadly glare from Xian Qing since he brought an ancient demon here. It was his fault with the possibility of the groom casted away terribly...
"Your demon king, your brother, married a human. Then you, as his next probable successor, sought for a mortal man next." Hei Tianhua paused as Xian Qing held Han Sheng's hand to comfort him. Unexpectedly, the old demon sighed. He lowered his head and bitterly smiled. "Alas, it seems to be in our kin to choose the wrong. I, too, loved a goddess, an enemy of our clan. Youngsters, be glad I am the one awakened. Not those patriarchal hypocrites. If not, it would have ended a disaster."
Xian Qing relaxed and exchanged looks with Han Sheng. They lovingly embraced each other. Hei Tianhua is a bit disappointed though. Humans were just their slaves or pets in the past era. But today, it seemed they are just more than that. They are far talented than a Demon Clan and a God Clan.
"Oh, come on! Your wedding is by tomorrow, can't this wait?" Shen Mo loathed when they are about to kiss. He is single, alright? Don't keep slapping it on his face!
"Why do you have to be so bitter? There is Jin Wei out there. But, I don't like her." Xian Qing showed a look of disdain. After all, one of their biggest threat is a Holy Priestess.
"I told you, Weiwei is not in that relationship with me." Shen Mo argued back. He knows just how Xian Qing hates Jin Wei. The first time these two met, Jin Wei was humiliated badly.
"Enough with that girl. I have something for you." Xian Qing stopped teasing Shen Mo and signaled a servant. She turned to them and said, "Since you refused to reign the kingdom your father left behind, I found the right heir for that empty position."
"He refused?" Jin Xuanwan was silently sitting there but she has been observing them for a while. "If his father is a demon king, he is the crown prince of the Demon Clan. But why did he refuse? If he is a dark path cultivator, he would have accepted. Furthermore, he has a connection with the Holy Priestess. Who is he?"
Shen Mo felt something. His heart raced when the servant came back. His eyes never left the gate and a person stepped out. It was a man with deep purple eyes and inverted sharp black pupils. He wore a dark robe with red intricate, the very same attire the previous demon king wore. The young man is quite special. He has the royal mark on his forehead, identical to what Shen Mo hid. He also has folded white wings that they recognized.
"He is...?" Shen Mo subconsciously stepped forward.
His eyes narrowed and his brows knitted. He felt his heart palpitate with a strange feeling. Shen Mo paused, pain buzzed in his head to recall a memento of his past.
"This is Xian Hei, my brother." Xian Qing said and stopped before a large painting.
Shen Mo was just young and impulsive back then, presumably seven hundred years of age. He lost contact with his master after meeting the Demon Clan. This Xian Qing allegedly claimed he is her nephew, the only one.
"He is your father." Xian Qing continued.
Shen Mo looked up to the painting to see a man in black robes with red intricate. His eyes were deep purple but his pupils are inverted. He doesn't look human at all with how devious but attractive. It was as if he is second to none compared with the confidence and looks of other pretty men. His smile was just sly but charming, his gaze aloof yet exemplary. Furthermore, Shen Mo felt a connection upon seeing him. This man have the same demeanor as his back when his master hadn't sealed his true appearance.
Right, his feminine face wasn't real, his gentleness wasn't the first personality he had. It was a parallel side of his that his master created to control the horrifying being in him. And the man in the painting seemed to be the same as him, the real him.
Shen Mo stared at the young man for too long, everyone thought it was odd. Just then, he looked away and his kind temper vanished.
"You are part of our bloodline, but with a mix of the Silver Wings." He has a bad presumption of this guy's identity. The young man looks more like his father than he does. Shen Mo was repulsed.
"Eh? You already saw through my origin. Aunt Xian, who is this strong guest?" The young man asked with a friendly demeanor, the same as Shen Mo's.
Shen Mo glanced at Xian Qing. He finds it difficult to process in his mind. Shen Mo checked the man's cultivation and he is confused to know it's just in Core Formation's final level.
"Let me take a guess." Shen Mo retracted his aloof side and stepped closer. He lifted his hood a bit, enough for the young man to see his face alter from average to feminine and feminine to devious. An identical pattern formed on his forehead but his pupils are normal like humans. Shen Mo arched his lips and said, "You must be my brother."
"How... How could this..." The young man was stupefied to see Shen Mo's real appearance.
Shen Mo doesn't resemble Xian Hei as much as he does but the similar traits and ripples they felt are proof. The young man turned to Xian Qing for confirmation. She nodded while holding back her tears. Suddenly, Xian Qing rushed to them and hugged them both to suffocation.
"My little nephews! The family got bigger, we are not far from extinction, ah!" Xian Qing didn't let go even when Shen Mo patted her arm desperately. She grinned and finally released them. "This is great, this is great. We must celebrate tonight for the reunion."
"Aren't you supposed to introduce us first?" Shen Mo asked after coughing. If he doesn't die of old age, his aunt's brutal pampering will surely do.
"Oh, well." Xian Qing shrugged and pulled Shen Mo to stand before the young man. "Little Devil, this is your younger brother, Tian Liangzai. Xiao Zai, this is your older brother, Shen Mo."
"Liang-, zai? They really thought of his name better than mine." Shen Mo thought bitterly. His name meant devil but his father named this newbie handsome? Shen Mo can see a bias coming up.
"Alright people, let's get going. Sire Hei, follow me. Xiao Zai, find the guests a residence. Your nig brother already has his own. Honey, come with me." Xian Qing hastily gave instruction and grabbed Han Sheng with her as Hei Tianhua followed by.
Tian Liangzai cleared his throat and faced Shen Mo. "I... Uhm, I don't know how to properly address you. Y-you're the Wu Patriarch I've been hearing about. I can't believe, Buddha, you're my brother!"
"Ehm, correction, we're in the Demon Clan, so..." Shen Mo pointed out.
"Oh, right, uhm. I meant I can't believe this is fu-"
"Alright, stop right there, no cursing." Shen Mo covered his mouth quickly. He let go of Tian Liangzai sooner and lowered his hood. "Miss Jin, Fenghu, do follow us for a while."
Tian Liangzai often steals glimpses at Shen Mo, sometimes admiring, sometimes uneasy. Eventually, Shen Mo got tired of their awkwardness.
"How are you my brother? I thought my-, our father died when the righteous forces attacked the Demon Clan." Shen Mo raised a topic he was curious about. This can't wait until the banquet tonight.
"Who said Father died during the chaos?" Tian Liangzai looked at him with crossed brows of confusion. "He was only lost. Amidst the end of the war, Aunt Xian was afraid he will die. She risked the army and thought of looking for your mother... The Wise Goddess of Wu, so she can live with him and Aunt Xian will bear the wrath of the human race. However, a lot of experts went after her. She has no choice but to hide Father and let the experts follow her. She never knew that was the territory of the Silver Wing Clan, where my mother came from."
"So, she found him?" Shen Mo speculated. Tian Liangzai smiled at him brilliantly and nodded. Shen Mo paused and thought, "Damn, my heart melt! Is this how an older brother feels?"
"En. My mother is part of the commoner class. Where Aunt Xian hid Father was Mother's hidden garden she cultivated in secret. Father was heavily injured at that time, he was all unconscious and she doesn't know his real identity. She doesn't want others to find out in case they panic and do something worse to him so, she kept him in the garden. Once Father woke up, they learned each other's identity. Father thought his original family perished at war, and he no longer have the heart to rule the Demon Clan. He wished to live in the garden alone but Mother keeps coming back to help him."
Shen Mo faintly smiled back. His mother wasn't as lucky as Tian Liangzai's. Silver Wings are part of the demon race. Demon Clan is just the species that are mixed with different races while Silver Wings have one bloodline running through their veins. Silver Wings are strong in aerial fights, they are only second to the Fox Spirit Clan.
"After a while, they got close. Unfortunately, the enemies found Father. He tried his best to protect Mother, who is pregnant at that moment. He concealed her in a realm he made, it was like a void. I lived there for so many years with Mother. We don't need anything. Sometimes I get bored and I often ask her about Father. She would tell stories of him, a brave, selfless demon king. But then, the realm broke and she died protecting me. I woke up to meet Aunt Xian. She was so surprised to find me, and she cried saying I resemble Father very much."
"Yeah, she is very disappointed with me, you know." Shen Mo joked and placed his arm around Tian Liangzai's shoulder. "Aunt is not the nicest auntie in this world. You are so lucky to be her favorite, ah."
"S-she's not playing favorites." Tian Liangzai said with a helpless tone.
"Wait for it, you'll see. You're a pure breed demon, I'm just a half breed. I also disappointed her big time when I ran away from the coronation process and I became a sect master, of the righteous path." Shen Mo laughed gingerly. He's the greatest disappointing prick the Demon Clan ever produced...
"You're a half-breed?" Tian Liangzai was puzzled. A question came into his mind that second. "Ehm, Big Brother Shen, I only got informed you are invincible. No one can rival you under the heavens. You are the prodigy that changed the world more than those immortals who ascended. Your life is just like those protagonists in a cultivation book the mortal realm offers. But, there are two things I don't understand yet. Are you Wise Goddess of Wu's child? Why did you refuse to be the heir of our father?"
This question made Shen Mo breathe a sigh. Meanwhile, Jin Xuanwan was looking at them seriously with her ears ready.
"Fenghu, do you think it would have been better if I brought a recorder with me? I think I must keep those pieces of information documented."