"Bad News!" "Bad News!"

A middle age clad walk into the palace hall in hurry. His faces look so anxious. His walk unsteady. His pace is too fast until he ended up stumble himself.

"What's the bad news?!" Wang Yezra, the daughter of the Wang's family ask in a cold tone.

"Young princess!" He bow politely.

"I'm sorry for my bad attitude, but the kingdom is on uproar. A huge wave of demon barged themselves into our city gates. Lots of our people are injured. Some even died. Please tell us some strategies." The man put his palm together. Begging so desperately.

Wang Yezra stunned herself. She bites her lips slightly.

"No! It's impossible. No one can break our spell barriers that easy. This is absurd." Wang Yezra replies. Her hand shaking so badly.

"Young Princess, please help us relay this to our Young Lord immediately. We need an immediate response in order to preserve our city." He kneeling desperately.

"I'm already here, there's no need for her to come for me." A young man walk in so elegantly. His steady pace along with his cold face bring a really high aura.

"Young lord!!! This lowly old clad is begging for your help. Our general is still battling his life with all those stinks creatures. We can't lose him!" His heart is pounding so hard. This is his first time seeing Wang Yizhan himself.

"Ask them to retreat first, create a temporary barrier. I'll be there by myself." He look at the old man who still covered in dust and dry blood pitifully.

"Clean yourself and come with me. Yezra, send troop of medical attendant to the city gates now."

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The Gate of Yuan City

"F*ck!!! They're still swarming us. They'll be no end in this." General Lan Wuji has been fighting with those creatures for almost 1 day streaks. He already lose a lot of blood and energy.

"General Lan! We can't keep fighting. Let's retreat first." Wu Tang can just barely lift his sword.

"No way! The city is our priority! The citizens count of us." General Lan Wuji said as he keep on stab the demon.

As they about to fall...

"Trriungg! Trriungg!"

"It's young lord quqin! We're save!!" All the cultivator scream happily.

"Form a barrier quick!!!" Ask Wang Yizhan to the the general as he arrives at the front line in a spilt of seconds.

He continues to attack the creatures with his quqin. Every strok leaves a really harmful blow. All the bodies dissipate in just a second.

All the demons start to fall. They began to retreat as they lose a lot of their man. Wang Yizhan smirk.

"Weakk!!" He stop attacking as he sees all the demons scram away.

"We win!!!!" All the cultivator shouting vigorously!! A day of war is finally end.

The chaos is now reduce. All the injured cultivator is treated. A huge loss indeed. This unexpected war kill almost 30 cultivator. There's also some citizens who suffers great injury.

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The Wang's Mansions

"Congrats Young Lord for winning this war!" Wang Yezra smile happily. She is the daughter of the best cultivator family, but unfortunately, she not a cultivator.

"Don't be to joyful. I'm afraid there's another motives." Wang Yizhan sit on his study table. His hand reach a random book on it.

"Why is that? They obviously just trying to make their own way into our city." Wang Yezra pouted.

"You won't understand. You not even a cultivator. I will talk to uncle about this."

He walk away in peace. But deep in his mind, he afraid that's there will be more of this. He bite his lip.

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"Uncle, can I have some words with you?" Wang Yizhan steps into his uncle chamber.

"Go ahead." Wang Yiqiu still focusing on his book. Others than practicing his sword art skills, he will read his books.

"Today, a huge wave of creatures attack our city. Most of them is demon and monsters. They successfully breaking our city barrier."

"But, none of them enter the city after breaking it. I'm afraid that they have some hidden agenda in this. It's like they doing it purposely to stall some times." Wang Yizhan look at his uncle ahead.

"It's indeed strange. Thus, they deliberately attack when you're here. It's not like they want to commit suicide either." Wang Yiqiu close his book.

Wang Yizhan nodded.

"Then allow me to investigate this." Wang Yizhan offer himself.

"Okay. I'll leave this to you then." Wang Yiqiu agree immediately.

Wang Family may be the greatest cultivation family. But in time, they gradually lose their power. Most of the Wang's successor are already ages. Wang Yitian which is Wang Yizhan father already decline from the cultivation world. He secluded himself and want to lives his remaining days as an ordinary people. His wife, Qin Sangyu from a prominent sect also accompany him. In the old days, this couple is most likely undefeatable. They enjoy wandering the world so much and eliminate vicious along the way.

Wang Yiqiu, younger brother of Wang Yitian is now replacing his brother. He is a firm and strict person. He also came up with 1000 rules to the sect. All the disciples that learn here are forcibly follow those rules. He is totally immerse in the world of cultivation that he have no intention to have a lover.

The last one is Wang Yifan. He is the last siblings. He also a great cultivator but have a hot temper. He just 20 years older than Wang Yizhan. Until now, he still wander the world as he likes. He began to paves his own way when Wang Yiqiu replace his older brother. Since he doesn't want to be restricted by the rules. Laters, he send a news saying that he already married with a cultivator. Wang Yezra is his daughter. She's only 14 years old now.

So, that's to be said. The only one this family rely on is Wang Yizhan. He is now only 22 years old but already have a great responsibility. He managed to master all cultivation skill at 10 years old and now his cultivation is almost at the peak. All the disciples respect him a lot, but his cold and serious faces makes them kinda scared to approach him.

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Author's Note

Hello everyone, as you know this is my first time writing and posting here. Hopes you guys love it.

I'm also sorry for my grammar error, as my main language is not English.. but I will keep learning them..

This story is actually inspired by The Untamed and also Demon Slayer.. There's gonna be more character in the next chapter, but I will try my best to introduce them 1 by 1 to avoid any confusion.

Also, the main character here is Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan.. But I change the name as I don't want it to looks like a fanfic.. hehe..

........enjoy your reading.......

Zhan Xiaoyu walk leisurely on the night street. He wearing a red and black attire with a straw hat. The bustling night doesn't even bother him.

"Young master, come and try our new dishes. We are having great promotion since our country won the war!!" A pretty girl with slander body greet him.

"Really? What can you serve me then?" Zhan Xiaoyu put on his charming smile.

"Anything you want sir! Just enter our restaurant first." The girl seems so joyful and quickly pulls him inside.

Zhan Xiaoyu smirked. His eyes wander around the small stall he just step in. There's only three tables of 4 chairs fit in. He casually sit on one of those empty chair. There's just around 3 people are enjoying their food there.

"Sir, what would you like to have?" Ask the girl who drag him inside earlier.

Zhan Xiaoyu stare at her. He display a smile on his face.

"Can I have you then?" Ask Zhan Xiaoyu being silly.

She jolted her eyes. Didn't expect this kind of joke.

"Sorry sir? We just serve food and drinks here." She replied awkwardly.

"But you look delicious tho."

She blushed.

"I'm just kidding. Serve me everything you have." Zhan Xiaoyu surrender.

"E.. everything sir?!"

"Not including you for sure. I want the best liquor as well."

She bite her lip. Flabbergasted. "Okay sir. Just wait a minute."

She hurriedly run into the kitchen.

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The night is sure gonna be long tonight. Wang Yizhan already wander around for almost half of the day. Yet, he found nothing. Is it really nothing to be worry about? No, his instinct is always correct. There's must be something!

He sighed and sit by the street. Seeing how happy everyone here makes his heart calm. As he eyes wander around, a man in red and black outfit caught his attention.

He start to walk slowly, following the guy.

"F*ck! I think I got something. So, he just a normal people?" Wang Yizhan mumbling by himself as he see his target being drag into a small stall.

He sighed and ready to leave.

"Growll!!Grrrr!!" Something inside him starts making sounds.

"Guess I need something to eat too." He changed his path and walk towards the same stall.

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"Young master, have a seat! Have a seat! What would you like to have?" A young girl approach him as soon as he step into the stall.

"Just anything will do. I would like some tea also." Reply Wang Yizhan.

He purposely glare at the man he saw earlier. His table is already full with every type of dishes.

As he about to move to the other table, he heard someone call him out.

"Hey young man! Seems like you're alone. Would you like to join me?" Zhan Xiaoyu lock his eyes on the young man wearing all white ahead.

"Don't be shy, I happens to order a lot today. I can't finish them all. What a waste."

"If you can't finish them, why bother ordered a lot." Wang Yizhan stare at him.

"Well, I just can't make a choice. My bad. Would like to help me then."

Wang Yizhan clench his teeth. He still doubting this guy intention.

"Ehh, young lord. It's my treat don't worry. Besides, there's only three table inside here. One already full back there. While I'm being here, there's only one table left. It's gonna be troublesome for the owner if his other customers don't have a table left. Am I right?" He smiles.

Wang Yizhan glare at him. Somehow, he can't even denying that. He brings himself sit in front of the guy.

Zhan Xiaoyu grinned.

"Come help yourself." He give a pair of unused chopsticks to him.

Wang Yizhan takes the chopsticks and began to eat quietly. He sometimes stare at his surrounding in case he saw someone unfamiliar.

Zhan Xiaoyu notice that. He drink his last drop of liquor before asking for more. He can helped but want to drink more since he actually can't get drunk. It's already his tenth bottle but yet he still sober.

"Young man, are you searching for someone?" Zhan Xiaoyu ask before drink another bottle of liquor.

"None of your business." he replied.

Zhan Xiaoyu smirked.

"I am Zhan Xiaoyu. And you?"

"Yizhan." He replied avoiding his surname as nobody in this city has Wang as their surname. Eventually, everyone will know his identity right away if he tell it.

"Only Yizhan?"

"That's all you need to know."

"You must be not an ordinary person then." Zhan Xiaoyu gives him a bottle of liquor that he already drink half of it.

"Come, drink some."

"I'm not drinking."

"Lightweight" Zhan Xiaoyu laugh.

Wang Yizhan glare him intensely. Annoyed.

"I'm done. Thanks for the meal." He stand up and place some money under the plate.

Zhan Xiaoyu stare at it before taking it.

"Ayy, Yizhan! I told you it's on me!"

"I'm not taking anything from stranger." He about to leave before Zhan Xiaoyu grab his arm.

"What's my name?" Zhan Xiaoyu ask.

"What you want?" Wang Yizhan ask in angry.

"Take your money back. You know my name so we're not stranger." He replied before leaving the stall. He already paid beforehand.

"What a ignorance?" Wang Yizhan clench his jaw. Angry.

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Zhan Xiaoyu take a stroll far from the bustling city, the sound of flowing water river somehow calm him down. He gulp another bottle of liquor in his hand. Mesmerizing the peace he rarely get to see.

For the whole 300 years of living, being trapped by his own father, he miss lots of moments and experience. But, thanks to his powerful demon bloodline, he easily grasped every power of his ancestors. Others demon can't even get to envy but only fear the dominant.

"&$&##&#&" Xiaoyu heard some unclear words, of course not a human.

Concentrating his power on his ear, the words becomes visible to him now.

"It's great that's the first defense is now broken.. Our tribe now can make our move easily. Hahaha! Let's see how long this weakling cultivator can survive."

The others continue.

"Just hoping that our lord can break their inner defense and conquer this world. I can't wait to spit on their faces."

"Now that we're here, even the demon king can't stop us. Hahahaha!!"

"What does the demon king know? He just obsessed with his son, afraid that his son will surpass him. Hahahaha."

Xiaoyu smirks. Whatever others demon do are indeed not his problems. The royal clan can wipe out them at once if they goes out of control. But since demon doesn't lives as monarchy, what's the point?

Human? Why must he even care about the most weak creatures? They are easy to deceive and trampled on. Consider it's luck that they still can live to this century.

As he began to move, a black crow with red eyes fly to him. It's a messenger from demon world. Even though the figure looks like a crow but it's actually not a real crow. It's just a disguise to spy over the human world. The crow lands on the ground before turning into a little demon. It's height just reach Xiaoyu waist.

The messenger bows before begin to talk. "Young prince, your majesty is on his way to your residence. We need you to go back asap."

"I got it. You may leave." Xiaoyu replies.

What he want this time?! In this 300 years, he only visited me twice. Once when I was born and the other time is 200 years ago to jail me.

He sighed before disappear into thin air.

Image of the messenger crow as a boy. The image is not mine. Got it from Pinterest ☺️

"Young Prince, the demon lord is here." Said one of Xiaoyu servants.

"Let him in." He replied.

The demon lord enter the room. With a big figure, and a strong demonic aura, he really can gives chill to everyone. Zhan Xiaoyu slightly glance at him.

"What do you want?" Xiaoyu ask.

The lord gives instructions with his eyes, asking all the servant to leaves. He doesn't want their conversation goes public.

"What a filial son you are. You don't even invite me for sit." The demon lord say while seating.

"Then are you a good father?" Xiaoyu replies.

"HAHAHAHA! My son, you still holds grudge against me?"

"I don't. I just don't care. Get to the point why you're here?" Xiaoyu glance at him.

"Humph.. you really hate me don't you? A fly makes a mess. Spy on them. If it's bring harm to us. Kill them." Demon lord look at his son while drink the liquor served.

Xiaoyu smirk. "Since 300 years, you never let me do anything. What now? Don't you afraid I overpass you?!"

"You're ready now. Also, no one recognize you. It's easier for you to settle this." The demon lord start to stand up.

"What if I don't want to do this?" Xiaoyu replies.

"If you do this, I'll give the freedom you want. Besides, I know that you're capable enough." The lord leaves the room, leaving Xiaoyu in confusion.

"You'll regret for trusting me, father." Xiaoyu smirks.

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Wang Yizhan takes a stroll around the city before entering a tavern. As he about to lay down, he scent a faint demonic aura. He takes out his quqin, and slowly his finger runs on it. Creating a pleasant melody. This guqin are able to detect demon presence from low rank to mid class rank. It's also have an ability to pin their locations.

After a few minutes playing the guqin, Wang Yizhan feel even more uneasy. He no longer feel any demonic aura but a strong yet strange power overwhelmed. He quickly moves toward the place which is around 200 meter from the tavern.

He arrives at the dark forest in instant. With his martial art skill, traveling a few kilometer at high speed truly is not even a problem. He takes a slow walk around the forest while analyzing the surrounding.

Weird. He clearly detect a force here before. But now everything vanish like it's never take place.

Suddenly, he feels someone being sneaky behind him and try to ambush him. He quickly turn back and avoid a flying sword that comes directly to him. He examine the surrounding once again, trying to look for the assassin. But, his opponent is definitely a high skill since he detect nothing.

"Who's there?! Show yourself!" Wang Yizhan call out in the dark.

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Zhan Xiaoyu POV.

Xiaoyu walk around the forest looking for all the troublesome that trying to make fuss here. He received an intel long ago about these demon movement from his messenger. But, since he busy strolling around the city, he just decided to take action now.

From afar, he saw a bunch of demon against a human. That humans seems to be a cultivator, but him alone not even stand a chance against all of the demon.

Xiaoyu takes a step forward, within a second he already arrives and stand beside the cultivator.

"It's fine, I help you." Xiaoyu taps the cultivator's shoulder and suddenly the cultivator disappear.

The demons look so shocked. They want to turn away and run but before they even try, all of them dissipate to dust with just a click of Xiaoyu's finger. All except one.

Xiaoyu smirk. He casually sit on the ground and call the demon to stand before him.

"Come here!" Call Xiaoyu. The demon drop fall onto the ground and crawl to Xiaoyu in fear.

"Please don't kill me. I do anything you want." Plead him.

"It's fine. I won't kill you. Just go back to your leader whatsoever. Tell him to be careful." Xiaoyu tap on the demon head.

"Okay. But who are you?" Ask the demon still in fear.

"You sure wanna know who I am? Fine, I..."

"No! My mistake. I apologize. I don't wanna know. I go back know. Thank you my lord." With that the demon flee from the scene.

"What, just like that? So boring." Xiaoyu stand up. He jump on the tree branch and lay flat on it. Ready to take some nap. But before he even get to close his eye, he notices someone presence's. A human. He open his hand, focusing his power to his palm and somehow a sword appear. Using his power, he signal his hand to make the sword fly directly to that human.

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"Oh, we meet again." Xiaoyu appear out of nowhere and stand right in front of Yizhan.

"Sorry, I thought you're some enemy. My bad." Xiaoyu walks towards Yizhan.

Yizhan take a closer look as the figura in front him come nearly. 'How comes it's him?'

"What're you doing here?" Yizhan grip his sword, ready for any movement. Besides, he don't trust this person at all.

"I got lost just now. Haha! Silly me. Lucky that you're here. Can you show me the way back to town?" Xiaoyu lied.

Yizhan losen his grip. Since he cannot detect any demonic aura, he bet that the guy in front of him already defeat them all.

"Are you fighting some demon here just now?" Yizhan ask just to be sure.

"Demon? No I'm not. I don't encounter any demon. But I meet a cultivator here." Xiaoyu reply.

"Then, where's is him?"

"He's already left. I want to ask him to bring me along but he doesn't want to talk to me at all. Such an arrogant brat."

Yizhan look at him for a while. Suspicious.

"Aiyaaa... Let's head out first. Then I tell you everything you want." Xiaoyu moves more closer towards Yizhan trying to drag him.

Yizhan avoid his touch. Seeing that reaction, Xiaoyu quickly keep his hand behind. Awkward. He moves forward.

"You want to go back to town right. It's this way." Yizhan call out to him.

"Ahh, really? Haha. Thanks you're truly a savior. Let's go." Xiaoyu steps back and walk alongside him.

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In the tavern.

Both of them end up sitting across each other in a room. Completely silence.

"Thank you for bring me out. I don't know that this tavern is already full." Xiaoyu speaks up breaking the silence.

"Ermm. It's fine." Yizhan replied.

"Ahha, if you're uncomfortable I can find another tavern. Sorry to bother you." Xiaoyu begin to stand up.

"There's no other tavern around here." Yizhan said not even give him a glance.

"Then, I need to bother you. Sorry. You sleep on bed. I take the chair." Xiaoyu moves his leg to the long chair at the side and quickly lay on it. He took a glance at Yizhan who still sitting before closing his eyes. In a minute, he fall asleep.

Yizhan stand up and move closer to the chair where Xiaoyu sleeping. His hand try to hold Xiaoyu pulse. If he is a human, he will have a normal pulse. But if he is a high rank demon, it might be hard to hide his true self in his sleep. There's might be no pulse at all.

Yizhan grip Xiaoyu left hand and feel the pulse using his thumb. After a few seconds, he let it go. Maybe he truly a human after all. He walks to his bed before lying down. He blow the candle besides the bed and fall asleep.

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Zhan Xiaoyu open his eyes as he feels the sunlight strike directly on his face. He casually sit up and look around.

"Yizhan, where are you?" Xiaoyu call out as he sees that Yizhan no longer on his bed.

"Tch, what a morning person." Xiaoyu wakes up and goes down to ask the tavern owner.

"Boss, have you seen a friend who with me yesterday?" Xiaoyu let his eyes wander around the tavern, looking for Yizhan.

"Your friend? Ouh him. He's already left this morning. He already paid for everything also." The tavern owner replies.

"Really? He doesn't ask you to say anything to me?"

"No. Nothing at all."

"Do you know where's he going."

"I'm sorry young man. He's really don't say anything to me. I don't know where's he going either." The tavern owner replies while scratching his head.

"It's fine. Thank you boss." Said Xiaoyu before leaving.

As Xiaoyu steps out of the cavern, a crow lands on his shoulder.

"Any news?" He asked.

The crow nods.

Xiaoyu takes a walk to a small hallway, where's it less crowded. The crow fly and land on the ground before turning into a human form.

"The rebellious clan is Zhue sect from East. They don't have any plan to take down the cultivation world but their target is the court."

"Of course they will do that. As long as the Wang sect exist, the cultivation world will remain unharmed. They think that if they can infiltrate and take over the court, they can control human world. Humph, interesting." Xiaoyu smirk.

"I doubt that, young prince. I got an info that they want to make the court and the cultivation world go against each other."

"Then it's not a problem to demon clan at all. Now that's old man worry for nothing."

"I have a rough idea on what the Zhue sect will do. They probably plan to poison the courts mind, take an advantage of the situation to team up with the court and eliminate the cultivation world. Even if they succeed, they still have no chance against us. So what's the point?"

"Should I report this to the king?" Ask the messenger crow.

"No need. Continue to spy on Zhue. Tell me any of their progress."

"Currently Zhue Yuebin, the first general of Zhue's sect already manage to enter the court as a low minister."

Xiaoyu nods.

"What are you planning to do young prince?"

"Nothing." Xiaoyu put on a mysterious smile.

"I need another messenger crow to do a task for me. Find me one and ask him to meet me this night."

"Yes young prince." The crow messenger bows to Xiaoyu before turning back into a crow and leaving.

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Xiaoyu takes a step into a huge gambling house in front of him. This gambling house is the largest one in Totems City. Whether its in Demon Realm or Human Realm, gambling house will always be the most majestic places.

"My lord, welcome to our gambling house. I see that you're new here. I can provide you with some instructions and tutorial to get it through." A young lady in a tight and short dress greets with a seducing smile on her face.

"There's no need. I'm here just for a watch." Xiaoyu try to brush her off.

"Why comes to gambling house if you just want to watch. It's no fun at all." The lady follows Xiaoyu with a cynical tone.

"I'm indeed not a fun person. If i do, your business will end today." Xiaoyu talks back, whispering to her ears.

"How about you give it a try." The lady replies with a smirk.

"Don't say that I don't warn you. Give me 100 taels worth bargaining chip." Xiaoyu convince.

"That's a lot for beginners. Coming right away." The lady goes back happily, thinking she manage to make a fortune today.

"Here, my lord your 100 taels." The lady puts on the bargaining chips on the table.

"Good luck." She continues.

Xiaoyu smirk.

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"You... you definitely cheating!!" A man shout in anger.

Xiaoyu smirk. He look at the man with a death stare.

"Cheating? Do you even have a proof? Do rules itself already favour at your side. It's a dice game where's I can't touch the dice at all. You roll the dice and I guess. What? You still think I cheat?" Xiaoyu roll his eyes.

"That's right. He just look at the cup only. After all, he make the guess even before you shake the cup. He win 8 times streak must be because of his luck." Another man interfere.

"Luck? I don't need luck to play with you guys. How boring. Either way, you owe me 500 taels. How you gonna pay that?" Xiaoyu stand up, wanting to claim his money.

The man stood in anger put his hand under the table. With some force, he flips the table and kick it towards Xioayu. Xiaoyu looks straight to the table coming for him. Before he even make his move to strike back, a guy interfere and break the table in half. He stands firmly in front of Xiaoyu.

"Weiyh!! What kind of man are you. You can't accept your defeat so you want to pay with your fist?! Cowards!!" The guy walk ahead with a sword in his hand.

"Huh, who are you to interfere my business. Do you even know him?" The mad guy reply.

"Me? Know him? Huh, not at all. By the way I'm Chen Feiyu must stand with justice." Chen Feiyu smile with proud. He turns his head to the back to see Xiaoyu reaction.

Xiaoyu just stare blankly. He made an annoyed face before sensing something.

"Chen Feiyu, it's nice meeting you. Thanks for your help but I have others thing to do. If you managed to claim my money, you just take it all. I'll go first." Xiaoyu start to walk away.

"Aihhh, wait are you serious. It's 500 taels. Wait, what's your name?" Chen Feiyu shout.

"Zhan Xiaoyu!" Xioayu reply.