Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

After a night that felt like a dream, the first ray of morning sunlight streamed into the room, and Bai Jin groggily opened her eyes.

At first, Bai Jin thought she was just dreaming, but upon seeing the sleeping Yang Yu beside her, she realized she had truly become a woman, and her face flushed a deep red.

Creeping out of bed, she changed into her usual clothes. Bai Jin carefully folded the evening dress left casually at the bedside and stored it in the Storage Magic Array.

Approaching the bedside and gazing at Yang Yu’s sleeping face, Bai Jin couldn’t help but lean down to kiss Yang Yu’s cheek.

Bai Jin agreed with Yang Yu to keep their relationship a secret as much as possible. Afterward, she didn’t know how long it would be before they could be that intimate again.

In fact, Yang Yu felt that it was impossible to hide his relationship with Bai Jin.

Not to mention Lotcar, yesterday, He Meng was right at the door while he was speaking passionately, realized something was amiss, and slipped back out.

Perhaps... in the end, only Iyas would remain in the dark.

Having Bai Jin keep their romantic relationship a secret, Yang Yu’s true intention lay elsewhere.

The one he feared being affected the most was himself.

Yang Yu didn’t want to become lovesick, constantly thinking about what to talk to Bai Jin about or what kind of gift to give her or what to eat with her, thus neglecting the things he should truly consider.

This adventure was far from over, and a moment of complacency could invite death.

Removing her lips, Bai Jin smiled sweetly and vanished from Yang Yu’s room in a flash.

Once Bai Jin had truly left, the pretending-to-sleep Yang Yu slowly sat up, somewhat embarrassedly wiping the spot Bai Jin kissed.

Taking a deep breath and adjusting his mood, Yang Yu sat in front of yesterday’s drawing to continue the unfinished work from yesterday.

After breakfast, Chilom’s butler informed Yang Yu that Klaroci had sent a messenger saying the reward he requested had been negotiated.

Yang Yu immediately took his companions to meet the Second Prince Klaroci.

After some simple pleasantries and commercial flattery, Klaroci handed over a document to Yang Yu, ”This is the pass you asked for to visit the ruins.

Our country is very interested in the ruins connected to you.

For what it’s worth, as you said, I informed them that you are merely connected to the ruin and do not know its location....

But they still very much want to obtain something from your ruin for research.”

Yang Yu quickly understood the underlying message of Klaroci’s words.

”Is it what you call an entrance fee?”

Klaroci nodded and handed a map to Yang Yu, ”Just show them some technology they’ve never seen. They’ll surely be eager to explain everything about the ruins to you.

To prevent any ulterior motives, there are many fake ruins research institutes used as decoys.

I have marked out the real Ruins Research Institute for you.

Some of these research institutes are independently distributed, so check the map.”

Glancing at the map, Yang Yu stored it in the system.

Klaroci then handed Yang Yu a thick stack of documents, ”This is a list of newly hired female staff at the research institutes in recent years. As you visit, keep an eye out for those who might be Enchanting Demons, and we will handle it.”

Taking the list, Yang Yu said, ”I can’t guarantee that everyone I point out will be an Enchanting Demon.”

”Better to kill mistakenly than let go. You just pick out the possible young women, and we will observe and investigate them one by one.” Klaroci said.

”Fine.”

Saying farewell to Klaroci, Yang Yu took his companions to visit Chilom to handle follow-up matters.

Before visiting Chilom, Yang Yu found another lake to use up all the accumulated lottery chances.

Handing all the small snacks he got to Chilom, Yang Yu knocked a fund out of Chilom.

After Chilom’s rambling, Yang Yu visited Latis non-stop.

Latis received Yang Yu in her room, smiling:

”It always feels like time flies so fast.

Every time I see you, you’re like a gust of wind, coming and going in a hurry.

Do you really not want the Dragon God Conference invitation?

With your current strength, you can definitely come out on top.”

”No need. I’ll figure out a way.”

”Do you plan to fight your way into the main competition from the preliminaries?

It really is like you. A reminder for you, the preliminaries have countless strange individuals using a myriad of tricks.

No matter how strong you are, you might still fall to their schemes.”

”Thank you for the reminder, but that makes it more interesting.”

Yang Yu smiled, offering a gift, but Latis pushed it back,

”I’m part of the Royal Family. If anyone’s giving a gift, it should be me, but I have nothing worthy at the moment. I’ll give it next time.”

With that, Latis stood up, pulling Bai Jin aside to whisper secrets.

After visiting Chilom and Latis, Yang Yu went to visit a very special person.

Entering the familiar General Mansion, Yang Yu met General Walshi.

In just a day, General Walshi appeared to have aged twenty years, his beard and hair resembling unkempt white dry grass, disheveled.

It was apparent that Walshi found it hard to accept that the daughter he had raised for so long was actually an Enchanting Demon.

Yang Yu greeted calmly, ”General Walshi, it’s been a while.”

General Walshi’s face was ashen. Even sitting face-to-face with Yang Yu, he didn’t scrutinize Yang Yu’s face as he once did.

”What brings you to me?”

Walshi stroked his mustache as he used to, only to find it tangled like grass roots and hard to manage.

Yang Yu sipped the hot tea brought by the servant and replied, ”I simply came to check on General Walshi, after all, the general might be the first victim, having lived with Enchanting Demons the longest...”

”I’m grateful for your concern,” General Walshi said, ”You want to know why, after being together so long, I didn’t discover they were Enchanting Demons, don’t you?

No need to beat around the bush.

I did notice some anomalies... but...”

General Walshi lifted his head, his eyes sunken and bloodshot.

After knowing his two daughters were Enchanting Demons, some past memories surfaced in General Walshi’s mind.

The more he thought, the more he suffered.

Walshi recounted memories he wished to forget,

”In the past, I was quite strict with them...

They were children I had in my later years. I hoped they could become outstanding.

During their childhood, I wasn’t a good father.

That was during the rise of my career, so I handed over all parenting responsibilities to the servants.

Gradually, a barrier formed between us...

One day, I returned home and suddenly felt that the daughters I hadn’t seen for a long time seemed like strangers, yet she kept calling me ’Father’...

Perhaps, it was at that time they were switched.

But I thought it was my neglect that caused the distance, and I tried to make amends.

If I had stayed by their side all along, maybe I would’ve noticed something earlier.

Perhaps... I could have ended it all before it plunged into the abyss,

and so many young soldiers wouldn’t have died on the battlefield...”