CHAPTER 3 - First Task

"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.

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