"You mean to tell me that you abandoned your wife, son, and relatives of the Divine Realm envoy, along with the bodies of your companions, and came back?" Father's voice turned icy cold when he heard that Mother had been kidnapped. He clenched his fists tightly and walked fiercely towards the surviving guard.

"Well...the situation was critical, and given the circumstances, I had no other choice!" The guard trembled as he replied.

"Well, tell me about the circumstances at that time!"

"At that time, the restaurant was already surrounded. There were no survivors among the customers or the waitstaff. It is possible that the fast food restaurant was involved, or someone infiltrated the restaurant, as the timing of the young master and Miss Elena falling asleep was very precise, indicating they were drugged! And we were surrounded inside and out by magical creatures, led by a Six-winged demon. He alone could have easily killed us all. It was just me and Madam who couldn't safely escort the two children out. If we forcefully made our way out, Madam would have definitely been injured. It was a last resort to ensure everyone's safety. I had no other choice, I beg you to spare me!" The guard finished his explanation all in one breath, afraid of omitting any details and being blamed.

"Did that Six-winged demon say anything?"

"Ah! Yes, he said his family is famous for kidnapping! But demons are known for disregarding laws and doing whatever they want!"

"No, there is a specific Demon Realm family that specializes in kidnapping important enemy figures and stealing enemy information. Their king is the lowest ranked of the Ten Demon Kings – the Theft Demon King! I'll give you a chance to redeem yourself. Immediately investigate if any information about the empire has been leaked by the nobles previously kidnapped within the city!"

"Yes!" The guard bowed and left.

"If the members of the Theft Demon clan are here, it means that the demon race has a new plan! And the reason for kidnapping Nia is definitely not for money!"

"Now you only have two choices: first, betray your country for the sake of your wife and son; second, give up your wife and children." Hasa walked into the room with his hands behind his back.

"I never expected that something like this would happen to me!" Father closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and slumped into his chair.

"As a Duke and a High-ranking Magic Mage, you may appear carefree and glorious in the eyes of others, but they don't understand, I do. You love Nia more than anyone else, including yourself. Those kidnapped nobles are the same as you! You are just an ordinary person, not a god!"

"I have always been human; I have never become a god! The title of High-ranking is just a label! But I really don't want to betray my country!"

Father, being such an upright person, couldn't bring himself to betray his country or abandon his wife and children. Of course, he leaned towards rescuing Nia, but as a leader of the country, if he betrayed his nation, he would lose face in front of those people in the future.

"Well, in that case, there is only one way. Take down these kidnappers by force. Don't worry about the safety of the hostages; I have a plan, as long as..."

2

My eyes felt heavy, my brain felt heavy, and slowly I woke up. The blurred images in front of me merged together to form a clearer picture.

My hands and feet were in severe pain. When I turned my head, I realized that they were bound by magic!

At that moment, I was extremely scared. My gaze wandered around, and in an instant, I saw that Mother and Sister Elena were also bound in the same way.

"Mother!"

"Yang, don't be afraid. Your father will come save us!"

"Yeah, I'm not scared at all!"

"What a good child!" A red-haired man appeared in a place that nobody paid attention to. He walked up to me and touched my head.

"Don't touch him!" Mother stared at him fiercely.

"Alright! I won't touch him. Why so fierce? I've always heard that the Duke's wife is the most beautiful woman in the empire, and you truly live up to your reputation. I was instantly attracted to you at first sight, but unfortunately, you married Qin Feng so early. Hehe!" Then he turned to Mother, and the look in his eyes made me extremely uncomfortable. It was a gaze filled with animalistic desire, as if he had the urge to gouge out his own eyeballs.

"Hmph!"

"Oh, even when you're angry, you're still so beautiful and enchanting! 'Your smile can topple cities, your anger can destroy millions of men.' This description is really accurate. If you could just give me a smile, I would give up everything, even my territories!" The red-haired man suddenly lifted Mother's head, causing her to look up at him.

Seeing this, I became very angry. My mother had never looked up to anyone except for my father. Was this person worth looking up to more than my father?"Want me to smile for you? Fine, in the next life, I'll be reincarnated as your pet, maybe then I'll smile for you." The mother glared at him with anger in her eyes.

"You..." The red-haired man grabbed the mother's collar, ready to strike, his face turning pale.

"That's enough, stop it! We have important things to take care of. Stop fooling around!"

"Yuzhe, when did my affairs become your business, outsider!" The red-haired man angrily shouted at the blue-clothed man who had just entered.

In the next second, the man named Yuzhe appeared a hundred meters away from where the red-haired man was standing, without any mercy, he swung a punch at him. Before the red-haired man could react, he fell to the ground. "Listen, I don't care if you listen to me or not, but if you mess up our mission, a hundred deaths won't be enough for you!"

"Tch, what do you want then?" The red-haired man didn't resist, staying on topic. There seemed to be no sense of camaraderie between them, only the consensus of completing the mission on time.

"There's information that Qin Feng has already sensed our true intentions. There's a good chance he'll bring an army to eradicate us all. So, we need to leave here before they find us. Here's the address, take the hostages and leave. Only with the hostages in our hands do we have negotiation power."

"I know! We'll leave right now, leaving no trace behind. We're professionals!"

"I won't deny that." The blue-clothed man looked coldly at the red-haired man, gesturing for him to stop talking.

Just a while later, I started feeling tired again. My eyelids grew heavy and slowly, I fell asleep once more. Before I completely lost consciousness, I faintly heard, "Heh, as long as that bastard is not around, you're mine!" Those words were disgusting.

After we left, Father indeed came to the location where we were before. However, when Father and his army arrived here in a menacing manner, they found that we were already gone.

3

"Get away, you scum! Don't touch me!" When I woke up again, I heard my mother shouting like that. A group of subordinate demon guards with their human skin peeled off were surrounding us. Their ferocious appearance was truly dreadful and disgusting.

What was even more horrifying was that my mother, in tattered clothes, was being held by that red-clothed man. The disgusting look in his eyes made my heart sink even more.

"Oh! Your son is awake! Why not let him witness this glorious moment!"

"Let me go! Don't let Yang see, I beg you~~" My mother pleaded with tears in her eyes.

What's happening? Why is my mother crying? Why is Lena, who is also bound, looking at everything in shock?

"Oh, young man, how about I perform a cruel scene in front of you? As a man, one day you will understand!" The red-haired man laughed, and his laughter sent chills down my spine. My heart kept telling me that if I didn't save my mother, something that would break her heart would happen.

What should I do, Father? Only you can save Mother. Where are you?

"Ah! You beast, let go of me! Ah!" My mother's curses didn't make the red-haired man flinch at all, on the contrary, he became even more excited.

How could this be? How could I let my beloved mother cry! I can't, I absolutely can't. Kill this person, as long as he's not here, no, as long as no one is here, Mother will be free.

"How about it, young man, want to join in? Haha!"

Shut up, you bastard! You shouldn't even exist.

"Ding!" Mother's tears rolled down to the ground, and those tears tugged at my heart, blood rushing to my brain, causing my whole body to tremble.

"Hehe, it seems that your son's spirit is about to be struck like never before!"

"What are you!?"

"Nothing, just the infamous Qin family's young master becoming a pervert!"

"You! Yang, listen to Mother, close your eyes, cover your ears, think of Xiaobai!"

Think of Xiaobai, the cute little dog. My blood slowed down instantly, but even if I wanted to ignore everything in front of me, even a six-year-old child couldn't do it.

"Kill him, only then can all this be over!" That was the first time I truly heard Bai's voice.

"Who, who is speaking?"

"No matter who I am, just remember, only when you have the intention to kill will you regain your original power, because your power is meant for killing!"

"Power meant for killing?"

"Awaken, the other me, presiding over fear and death, abandon yourself recklessly on this dark night!""Endless nights, endless death, endless cold! That's me!"

My eyes instantly turned blood red without my knowledge, and my small fangs felt sharp and elongated. It felt like something was breaking through, crashing against my sanity, corroding my thoughts. All I saw was red, black-red. The eerie feeling excited me greatly, and my mind had only one thought – to bathe everything in blood.

"Hehe! Hehe! Hehe!" My laughter came from the depths of my throat, the sinister and eerie expression chilling the surroundings instantaneously.

"Kid, looks like you've taken quite a hit, going crazy so fast!"

"Boom!" The crimson black flames broke free from restraints, engulfing all the demons present with their wailing screams.

"What the hell? What's going on?" The red-haired man, enveloped in six black wings, remained unharmed.

"Bathe everything in blood, leave no one behind!" My sanity completely succumbed to the bloody flames, deeply unable to free myself....