Chapter 9

1

Dream, someone's dream.

Red, the sky and the earth are all red.

Someone, covered in red flames, a lingering soul, that person has been driving away, not the soul, but the flames, the flames that cannot be removed, the panic that cannot be washed away, the figure running everywhere.

That person is small and pitiful, crying all over the ground, none of the running figures dare to approach, the wandering souls are also extremely fierce, in this situation they appear helpless, lonely, and solitary.

"Dad!" she keeps shouting, shouting with all her might, hoping, desperately hoping that her father can help her.

Suddenly, a huge and powerful hand blocks all sight, a stinging sensation on the cheek is very clear, in the chaos, she hears a voice saying, "It's useless."

"Ah!" Lilith wakes up immediately, gasping for breath, as if she had just run a hundred meters.

Lilith covers her face with both hands, her breath finally calming down, she looks at the necklace she received from Principal Guffy in the morning, and it seems that she thinks of many things.

"My Lord Father!"

Lilith tries to fall asleep again, but unfortunately, it is futile. When she closes her eyes, the dream continues to entangle her.

2

"Snap!" Lilith buys a can of juice from the vending machine downstairs in the dormitory building. She originally wanted coffee, but the academy does not allow students to drink it.

Lilith leaves the dormitory building and sits on a bench in the academy, looking at the music fountain opposite. It is still running even though it's late, but the music is soft and has a hypnotic effect, but it has no effect on Lilith.

Lilith keeps staring at the fountain in the pool and notices a figure on the opposite side, also sitting on a bench.

But it seems that the other person also sees her and walks towards her. It's me - Qin Yang, the Black Q.

"What time is it now? No classes tomorrow?"

"Qin Yang~~ Aren't you also not sleeping?"

"I've been wandering around in the morning, I've slept too much. I came out to bask in the moonlight! Basking in the moonlight is good for demons, the more you bask, the more energetic you become."

"I'm the same!"

"Lilith, you're a half-demon! The King of the Underworld is your father, which means your mother is human."

"Maybe that's the case! I grow slower than others."

"The lifespan of gods and demons and humans is naturally different. Growing slower has nothing to do with being a half-demon." I couldn't help teasing Lilith, who looked so small.

"Really?" For someone who used to be the Demon Lord, I somewhat know why.

"Ah! Really, you will grow up someday!"

Forget it, Lilith has long lived in the shadow of not growing taller, there's no need to make her worry about it again.

"During the winter vacation, will you go back to The Demon Realm?"

"I don't know."

"Don't know? Then why did you come to The Human Realm?"

"..." Lilith didn't say anything. Everyone has something difficult to talk about, and I understand that.

After a brief pause, I realized that the topic couldn't continue, so I looked at Lilith's necklace and said, "Your necklace is pretty, but it's a built-in magic array."

"You saw it?"

"Ah! It's really small. Your necklace is already small, but if you look closely, you can see a magic array inside." Lilith's necklace is as small as a pinky finger, and there's a tiny magic array inside, but it's drawn very well, with a very new magic circuit. It's a masterpiece of modern people, embedded in a crystal, based on the power of the crystal. The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of energy.

"The King of the Underworld sends it to you regularly to suppress your flames. Besides the divine fire, you don't need anything else on your body." The Four Gods, except for the Flame of Hope, all carry malice. The chance of inheriting the divine fire is low, and even fewer people can escape being devoured by the divine fire. I have experienced a situation where my whole body was engulfed in flames and killed my own mother. Before she died, she said that she wanted to follow the path of my father, resist the devouring of the flames. So he must have tried it too, and no one can escape.

"This is from Lord Father, to protect my life. He... is afraid that I will go astray again." Lilith is very sad, lowering her head and just squeezing the can, is that all behind the necklace?

"You have to rely on yourself. Let's go to The Demon Realm during the break, just you and me!" I smiled, stood up, patted her downcast forehead, and then walked towards the male dormitory area.

"I...and you?" Lilith seemed to realize something. "A date...is it?"

However, I was already out of sight.

Lilith continued to sit alone on the bench, reminiscing about what kind of person I, Qin Yang, was, and why her father couldn't be a bit gentler to her. The giant hand in her dream, the real sensation of pain.

After we parted ways, it suddenly started snowing, the first snow of winter. It was natural snow, not artificial, slowly falling.

Standing in front of the dormitory building, I felt the chill of winter. It was still warm in the morning, and within less than twenty-four hours, the weather had become so cold. What kind of omen was this? Was there danger lurking?

But at most, it just meant I would have to wear more clothes tomorrow.

Wait! This time...is the deadline. Oh no, I forgot.

I immediately rushed back to the dormitory. Nofice woke up from the bed, although I didn't know why, she still liked to sleep here at night.

"Master!"

"I need the best isolation space, set it up immediately, and don't wake up Qin Ying! Take this, seal it tightly, absolutely cannot let the messengers from the underworld find them, remember, under no circumstances." I handed Nofice the souls of Wenxin's parents and asked her to protect them at all costs.

Then, it took a few minutes to mimic the soul fluctuations of Wenxin's parents. With them, I left the dormitory building and noticed as I passed by the bench...

"Lilith, why are you still here? Come with me!" Since she wasn't asleep and her clothes were wet from the snow, I might as well make her a helper.

I dialed Yu Zhe's number on my phone, asking him to speed up the search. Once he found them, he should immediately find Nofice. I would deal with the messengers from the underworld.

We ran into the small forest of the academy, and suddenly the sky turned dark red, the moonlight disappeared, and the snow and wind stopped.

"The Messenger's Special Zone!" Lilith immediately recognized this. It was a special area created by the messengers from the underworld for their convenience in working in The Human Realm. It was like a mobile embassy of the underworld.

"You hide first!" Lilith was the daughter of the underworld king, and direct confrontation was never a good idea.

Magic surged around us. Based on the magical aura, there were two people on the other side. Were they underestimating us?

Black mist quickly attacked from both sides. I clasped my hands together, my body engulfed in flames. The black mist dodged and circled around me, but they stopped, and two figures in black robes emerged from the mist. Their attire hadn't changed in millions of years. The underworld king really lacked innovation. At least find a reliable designer and release a few new versions of uniforms every ten thousand years. That would show some work enthusiasm.

"So, you're the leader of the Four Divine Fires. No wonder you're so audacious." The messenger who spoke was a man. He took off his hat, and I could vaguely see his blue hair under the black robe.

"Anyone who hinders our work will be eliminated without hesitation. No need for idle talk." The other person was a woman, and her voice sounded somewhat familiar, probably just an illusion.

"Sister! Before resorting to violence, it's best to negotiate peacefully. If we can solve the problem through peaceful negotiations in the first step, why resort to force, don't you think?"

"We don't have time for that!"

"Sister, please, negotiation is my favorite job! Let me handle it. If I can handle it well, Father will definitely look favorably upon me, and I'll be one step closer to my goal! The position of the Demon King!"

"Uh! Am I really that insignificant recently? The messengers from the underworld are chatting while working. Is there no professional ethics?" I really didn't want to comment on these two siblings. They were just too amusing. Negotiation or forced entry, this should have been discussed before leaving.

"Sorry, brother, give me two minutes!"

Is this guy trying to be funny? Facepalm!