Demon realm, the birthplace of Xuan Yu. Not having much positive thoughts about it, Long Tian entered the place. But the place totally shocks him from the moment, he entered the realm.
The people in the demon realm have different appearances compared to humans and the beautiful heavenly immortals. But the way they interact with their own kind wasn't different from any other race.
And what more surprising was the identity of Xuan Yu. He is the crown prince of the demon realm, and it came out of light through the true respect that his people showed towards him.
Everyone was comfortable around Xuan Yu, even though he was someone from royalty.
"Is he the lustful demon you mentioned earlier?" Watching all these, Chen Zoe mockingly asks to Lei Wei. In any angle, Xuan Yu doesn't seem like the villain in the story that Lei Wei said. Instead of a scary, lustful demon, Xuan Yu was kind and well-reputed in his realm.
Lei Wei kept his silence as answer because he also begins to doubt the history that his ancestors told.
"That's my home," Xuan Yu says, pointing at a huge palace and he takes Long Tian towards it. "You can stay here as long as you want. Don't worry about anything, just relax and think about what you want to do in the near future..."
But he got paused after seeing a familiar face standing in front of the main gate with a cold face. Not only him, Chen Zoe also surprised a bit.
"Brother!!!" [Xuan Yu]
"Rui!!!" [Chen Zoe]
An adult version of Rui stands in front of Xuan Yu as well as Chen Zoe. Unbelievably Chen Zoe slapped Lei Wei to conform, he wasn't seeing things.
Why did you slap me?" Annoyingly, Lei Wei asks, keeping a distance from Chen Zoe.
"Just to check I'm in my right mind or not.
By the way, his brother looks exactly like my younger brother. Then is he also a…" Seeing the cold face of Lei Wei as he will tear him into thousand pieces if he asks anything more made Chen Zoe stops. "Who cares? If he is or not?"
"Brother Yi…" Xuan Yu tightly hugs his brother, showing his affection. It felt like he really missed his brother as he glued to his brother like a kid.
"You aren't a child, act like a mature guy." Caring Xuan Yu's hair, brother Yi continued while seeing a stranger in his land. "Who's this?"
"Ah, I forget to introduce him. Brother Yuan, he is my friend Yarok and Yarok, he is my brother Xuan Yi, the ruler of this realm." Xuan Yu introduces them to each other.
An awkward smile appeared on Tian's face. After trying to kill Xuan Yi's entire army, it's the first time, they are having a friendly meeting like this. Brother Yi not knowing the human form of the black dragon heartly welcome Tian as Xuan Yu's friend, even though he seemed suspicious in many ways.
The friendly atmosphere in the demon realm makes Long Tian comfortable to a point, but his inner fear of others would find out about his identity begin to kill his peace. Hiding his truth, how long he can stay in a place like this? Especially when he was actually their born enemy.
"Yarok…" A voice interrupts his negative thoughts from the window side.
From the opened window, Xuan Yu was trying to enter Long Tian's room. "Why are you standing there like a statue? Come and help me…"
"Why are you entering my room like this?" Confusingly Long Tian asks.
"I just saw light from your room while walking in the garden. So, I came here to check were you awake or not?"
"With the two bottles of alcohol." Seeing the bottles on Xuan Yu's hands, Long Tian asks.
"Taken it, just in case, you were awake and willing to give me a company. Are you willing, then?" The answer was obviously a Yes, especially when, Long Tian's mind was already filled with troublesome thoughts.
Gaining some courage to tell the truth is the main goal for Long Tian. However, before he has a chance to speak, Xuan Yu tells his story, putting down a burden that he's been carrying.
At a young age, Xuan Yu's parents were passed away and he left alone with his seventeen-years-old brother, Xuan Yi. His brother Yi took over all the role of father, mother, and friend for Xuan Yi and provide him a good environment to grow without letting him know any troubles. But as he grows, Xuan Yu eventually begins to learn everything as how much internal and external struggle his brother been carrying on his shoulders.
The war, internal power struggle of elders, and about the next heir decision. Not to let anyone harm Xuan Yu, he even decides not to marry the person (Bai Lu), he loved all his life.
However, the person didn't feel betrayed, understand Xuan Yi's situation and stand by his side. Without any complaints, he was still waiting for a positive reply.
"If I weren't born, my brother's life might not have ended up like this, right Yarok. He would have lived a happy life with the person, he loved and had a family." In a drunken state, Xuan Yu share his thoughts.
"Why are you thinking like that? If you weren't born, who would have there for your brother when he was left alone in this world? You might have not known, being alone is the scariest thing a person never wished to pass through…" Seeing Xuan Yu sleeping while resting his head on Long Tian's shoulders, Tian carefully take him inside.