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This wasn’t the first time the Mountain God, Old Dog Bai, had used his expired identity to speak. Xiao Yao bumped Bai Ju’s forehead, secretly thinking that only Old Dog Bai could act like this as a Mountain God.

This guy says that his mountain has declined and his followers have disappeared, so he can live a leisurely life, but in reality, he will still take the initiative to worry about and solve any trouble caused by minor monsters.

He was an incredibly soft-hearted dog.

In the past, Xiao Yao might have thought that the dog had a saintly mentality, but undeniably, seeing Old Dog Bai taking care of all the troubles from time to time, he thought this old dog was incredibly cool.

Seeing Xiao Yao staring at him, Bai Ju sat there without moving and let him look.

After a while, he finally couldn’t take it anymore: “Yao Yao, what are you looking at?”

Xiao Yao came back to his senses, looked away, and coughed lightly: “…Nothing.”

“It’s just that the more I look at it, the more I like it; the filter keeps getting thicker.”

Xiao Yao stood up, patted his pants, and held out his hand to Bai Ju: “Let’s go, let’s go to Haiyin Castle.”

Bai Ju put his hand on it, not standing up himself, but waiting for Xiao Yao to use a lot of force before he was slowly pulled up like a piece of chewing gum stuck to the ground.

The miniature people left with Ling Yun hadn’t given any feedback, and it was already past 1 a.m. If they still hadn’t made a move after 2 a.m., when the yin energy was at its strongest, then tonight could basically be declared a peaceful night.

Bai Ju personally felt that he wouldn’t see any action from them tonight, so he and Xiao Yao slowly walked up the mountain path, chatting about Jing Xia, A Song, and Ling Zhuo as they went.

“…I still have some information about merfolk cultivation, but it doesn’t specifically mention gender differentiation. It can only limit the merfolk’s power and increase their own…” He then discussed his previous plan, “Originally, I planned to go into the mountains to collect some body-refining materials. Also, some of the fish we caught last time are beneficial to A Song. Putting everything together, it should at least help A Song get through this differentiation period and eventually differentiate into a male. However, the aftereffects will likely be significant; he will be physically weak for a period after differentiation…”

“Power regression.”

Old Dog Bai shook Xiao Yao’s hand and sighed, “Now Ling Zhuo is clearly after the mermaid fat. Given the nature of these ancient divine beasts, he certainly wouldn’t settle for aged mermaid fat if they can have fresh fat… If A Song wants more certainty and less risk, he’ll have to gouge himself out after the differentiation. I can’t really judge which method has fewer side effects.”

Xiao Yao smiled and shook his head, “You don’t need to judge anything. If Ling Zhuo really has a suitable code, I guess A Song will choose to accept Ling Zhuo’s conditions.”

Bai Ju was confused and didn’t quite understand Xiao Yao’s words.

Looking into Bai Ju’s pure black eyes, Xiao Yao curled the corners of his lips and whispered, “Brother Bai, merfolk are very cunning.”

“A Song has already angered Jing Xia, and their relationship is still awkward today. So, to achieve the same effect of sowing discord, if A Song makes himself look pitiful on the surface, it will soften Jing Xia’s heart.”

Bai Ju: “…!!!”

The old dog was shocked. He thought he was already quite cunning when he played the victim with Xiao Yao, but he hadn’t expected there to be an even more cunning tactic.

Xiao Yao said earnestly, “Brother Bai, don’t learn to be bad.”

Bai Ju nodded, his mind still a bit foggy.

He knew his own limitations. He could be cunning instinctively when fighting and hunting, but when it came to coaxing Yao Yao, it was basically cunning based on luck. It was unlikely he could actually calculate Xiao Yao’s reactions in advance.

Old Dog Bai clung to Xiao Yao, laying down three rules: “Yao Yao, let’s not have this happen between us… Let’s love each other sincerely and protect each other well, so that no more wounds will appear, okay?”

Xiao Yao chuckled and patted Old Dog Bai’s head reassuringly: “Of course.”

Their personalities were different from Jing Xia and A Song’s. Even if there were some things they kept from each other, they were both aware of them, and it wouldn’t cause any irreconcilable conflicts.

Old Dog Bai thought it over and over, pondering for a long time before finally snapping out of his “battle” with Jing Xia and A Song, and began to chat quietly with Xiao Yao, half-embracing her.

The first few sentences were still about serious matters. They estimated when the other would arrive on the island and how much power the Xuanming Plaque could extract from the seal, so they had a general idea. As they talked, they perfected all the details, and naturally, their conversation veered off course.

When Old Dog Bai went into the water, he tied his hair up in a bun for ease of movement; however, after getting ashore, Xiao Yao took off his hair, but his mind involuntarily began to imagine Old Dog Bai wearing ancient costumes.

…He would definitely look exceptionally handsome.

Xiao Yao raised his hand and pinched Old Dog Bai’s strong upper arm muscles, starting to plan how to buy a few ancient costumes for Old Dog Bai to try out when they got back.

This dog’s ability to transform himself was limited; if he were to transform himself, he could only conjure up a white outfit. Although, given Old Dog Bai’s model-like physique, a white outfit should look ethereal and beautiful on him, but pure white clothing didn’t have a good connotation, and Xiao Yao didn’t want Old Dog Bai to dress too plainly.

Black should work. Before, when Old Dog Bai wore a vampire suit, the black fabric complemented his skin tone very well; if he changed the suit into a flowing robe, he would definitely be able to charm countless young women.

Bai Ju was rambling on about the little tree in Ling Zhuo’s shell when he realized his boyfriend wasn’t listening. He seemed lost in thought, so he stopped talking, hoisted Xiao Yao onto his back, and strode towards Haiyin Castle.

“Hey— Brother Bai,” Xiao Yao, caught off guard by being placed on Old Dog Bai’s back, immediately snapped out of his daze. “What are you doing?”

Old Dog Bai, supporting Xiao Yao’s waist and hips, gently patted Xiao Yao’s bottom with his palm. “Let’s put the Xuanming Plaque into the sealed chamber as soon as possible, then I’ll take you back so we can get some rest for the night.”

“With Qu Lang and Xiao Han keeping an eye on tomorrow morning’s flight, there shouldn’t be any problems. Try to free up as many people as possible, especially Qing Lan and Huang Daxian. Let them learn as much as they can.” Bai Ju pondered. “Once we’ve dealt with the Turtle Island matter and returned to the mainland, we definitely won’t have time to take care of these kids. After all, such opportunities don’t come often.”

Xiao Yao swung his legs in Bai Ju’s arms. “Alright, there shouldn’t be any movement today. It’s good to rest. However, we can’t let them drag out their operation until Thursday’s open day at Haiyin Castle. There will be too many people at that time, and things could easily get out of control once they start moving.”

Bai Ju nodded in agreement. In fact, he felt that the time they had set was Thursday; there would be more ordinary people, and the moon would be weak, making it a time when evil spirits could easily breed.

“It’s not convenient for us to alert them, but we can still cause some trouble at Haiyin Castle.” Xiao Yao picked up a strand of the Old Dog Bai’s hair and played with it, pondering, “Vampires have a clear hierarchy and a very obvious servile nature, but they are not loyal… In that case, as long as we give them enough conditions, it’s not impossible for them to cause some trouble before handing over the inheritance.”

“We’ve found the schedule for the last vampire who received the inheritance. There’s a medical exchange conference being held in China soon, and that vampire is very knowledgeable in hematology; he’ll definitely have a place at the conference.”

Xiao Yao kissed Bai Ju’s earlobe, his voice laced with laughter. “What do you think? If we invite him over now, won’t he get restless?”

That would be incredibly clever.

For the mastermind familiar with vampires’ nature, besides top-tier combat power, the biggest threat was a vampire’s former employer coming back to renege on their promise; because shameless vampires, after weighing the pros and cons, had a high probability of switching sides without hesitation.

Regardless of whether the previous vampire’s physical condition was sufficient to withstand the thirteenth inheritance, just his appearance on the island and the indication of intent would force the other party to act prematurely.

Bai Ju thought his boyfriend was quite cunning; after discussing it with Haiyin Castle later, the latter would likely cooperate in this charade.

A short while later, Bai Ju and Xiao Yao arrived at Haiyin Castle. They used a spell to cast the Xuanming Plaque into the mountainside, exchanged information about their plans, and then returned to the Viewing Villa.

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The land of the Light Domain was shrouded in a barrier. The closer one got to the edge of the barrier, the colder the air became. It was a chill that eroded the soul, completely different from the perception of temperature, and no amount of thick clothing could help.

Therefore, both humans and wild animals within the light domain would instinctively stay away from the edge of the barrier, and only those who possessed the power of holy light could approach it unaffected.

Even members of the Vatican rarely approached the barrier except for regular patrols.

Luo Mi gazed at the sky ahead, examined it carefully for a moment, and gave his assessment: “It feels no different from an ordinary sky.”

The demon Anos stood beside him with a gloomy expression and tugged at the black rope tied to his wrist: “Go.”

Luo Mi’s hands were tightly bound by a pitch-black rope, with only his fingers able to move slightly— the rope, made of some unknown material, had sealed off all the holy light power he possessed.

After leaving the holy city of Bethlehem, Luo Mi’s vision was constantly obscured by shadows, leaving him in a drowsy, half-asleep state. When he was fully awake, he was already at the edge of the barrier, with ropes tied around his hands.

“I’ve been kidnapped!” Luo Mi thought without feeling afraid.

The reason he was not afraid was partly because the other party was also a type of Anos, and partly…

Luo Mi rubbed his fingers together, and a tiny flame flickered at his fingertips, igniting a corner of the black rope.

The magical rope that could seal divine power couldn’t seal the abilities of a low-level fire demon, and it wasn’t even fire-resistant!

What puzzled him even more was that the demon Anos hadn’t even taken precautions against this. Was it intentional or a simple oversight?

Regardless of the reason, Luo Mi had no intention of turning against the demon Anos for the time being. Following behind Anos, he tried to get closer by asking, “Why are you taking me to the Demon Realm?”

The demon Anos scoffed, “You’ll find out when you get there.”

After a while, Luo Mi asked again, “Is your injury healed?”

“Alright, I’m sorry to disappoint you.”

Luo Mi felt much relieved: “I was terrified when I saw you tear off your wings that day. I was worried about what would happen if no one caught you when you fell…”

As they were talking, the demon Anos suddenly stopped, turned around, and a layer of cold anger flashed in his blood-red eyes: “Shut up!”

Luo Mi was stunned.

The demon Anos had never treated him this way before, which made him feel somewhat uncomfortable.

The demon Anos’s expression softened slightly, but his tone remained icy: “Don’t use his body to say such things. You’re not him.”

Luo Mi was taken aback again, a certain possibility occurred to her, and he asked cautiously, “Uh, Lord, do you know who I am?”

The demon Anos smirked and tugged at the rope: “Your tone is spot on.”

Luo Mi stumbled forward as he was pulled, but he already understood why the demon Anos was being so fierce towards him.

This guy has mistaken me for someone else!

As Luo Mi followed, he pondered: Who did he mistake him for?

From what he said, we can infer that the demon Anos believed that another consciousness had taken over his body… Was it the Holy Son Anos?

Luo Mi thought about it and decided it wasn’t true.

Although Luo Mi’s appearance resembled Anos’s by six or seven points after he grew up, the Holy Son Anos and the Demon Anos were split from the same source. The Demon Anos was probably the person in the world who would never mistake “himself”.

Who would they mistake for?

As Luo Mi pondered, he recalled the first words the demon Anos had said when he appeared this time: “If you want to be thoroughly brainwashed by the gods, you can use the blood of the gods.”

At the time, Luo Mi’s focus was on the word “brainwashing,” but now that he thought about it, “thorough” didn’t seem to be a word that was just randomly chosen.

Could we hypothesize that, in the mind of the demon Anos, he is currently in a state of being brainwashed by God? No, to be precise, is he a new personality created by the power of God? Like two Anos?

After realizing this, Luo Mi was both amused and exasperated: This guy is overthinking things!

In other words, does the fact that the demon Anos kidnapped him to the Demon Realm mean that he has a way to resolve what he perceives as “split personality”? Could he use it to heal himself?

Going further, it’s even possible that the Holy Son Anos is in the Demon Realm?

Luo Mi’s eyes suddenly lit up, and he was even less willing to get rid of the black rope. He thus obediently followed behind him without falling behind.

The demon Anos glanced at him with some surprise, frowned, but said nothing.

….

Soon, the two of them reached the edge of the barrier.

The barrier had no physical form, but Luo Mi could sense a transparent barrier in front of him. The scenery in front of the barrier looked like ordinary grass and trees, but upon closer inspection, it was revealed that it was actually a reflection of the scenery, only without the person reflected in it.

The demon Anos stood still, and several complex magic circles bloomed beneath his feet, containing both magical and divine spells.

Luo Mi roughly memorized the patterns of the magic circle: “Is it this troublesome to go through from this side?”

He still thought that the light domain barrier was a one-way barrier.

The demon Anos ignored him, focusing solely on manipulating the magic circle. He then extended his finger, his nails suddenly growing longer, and drew blood across his wrist, causing bright red blood to gush out and fall into the magic circle.

He then looked at Luo Mi and said coldly, “Stretch out your arm.”

“Need both demonic and holy blood?” Luo Mi guessed as he stretched out his bound arm, habitually muttering, “Don’t make it too painful, I’m afraid of pain… Uh, do you want to get your nails changed? Isn’t it easy to get cross-infection?”

The demon Anos paused, then said menacingly, “Shut up!”

But he still changed his nail and gently scratched Luo Mi’s skin, taking away a little blood.

Before Luo Mi could examine the wound, a small healing magic circle descended and solidified into an ointment, which was then applied to the wound.

Luo Mi glanced at it twice and couldn’t help but chuckle.

The demon Anos pretended not to hear and activated the magic circle— the two magic circles merged and soon opened a phantom light gate on the light domain barrier.

Just as he was about to pull Luo Mi inside, his expression suddenly hardened, and a surge of magic power bounced him backward— almost the instant he left his original spot, a fine steel longsword flew from his side and stabbed fiercely into the spot where the demon Anos had just stood!

Luo Mi turned around in surprise and met a pair of deep blue eyes.

The owner of those familiar blue eyes tilted his head, a reassuring smile appearing on his handsome face, his voice gentle and steady: “Don’t be afraid, Lian.”

Luo Mi’s heart immediately calmed down.

After dodging the attack, the demon Anos saw the expression on Luo Mi’s face, and his blood-red eyes instantly darkened, but then he sneered: “What can a warrior who has lost the power of holy light do?”

Magic flowed from his feet, corroding the steel longsword like concentrated acid.

The Holy Son Anos paid no attention, just grabbing a nearby branch and breaking it off, saying calmly, “That’s enough to deal with a weak demon like you.”

The demon Anos sneered again, and his magic and holy light condensed into various magical spells in the air, which rained down on the holy son Anos.

The Holy Son Anos pushed off the ground, his calf muscles tensing, and flew towards the Demon Anos like an arrow released from a bow.

The demon Anos’s body vanished in an instant, turning into a shadow.

The Holy Son Anos did not give chase, but instead landed beside Luo Mi and took his hand: “Lian, are you alright?”

Luo Mi shook his head: “Where did you go? I couldn’t find you.”

Anos smiled and said, “I’ve been at the Hig Palace all this time. I’ll tell you the details later. Now, I’ll be going.”

The eerie voice of the demon Anos drifted around: “What a touching reunion. It would be even better if the one you’re holding hands with wasn’t a second personality brainwashed by the power of the gods.”

The Holy Son Anos did not change his expression at these words: “No matter which Lian it is, he is still Lian.”

He picked Luo Mi up horizontally and said, “Let’s go.”

“…I won’t let you take him away!”

As the demon Anos spoke, the black rope in Luo Mi’s hand lit up, turning Luo Mi into a shadow that instantly dissipated before solidifying again in front of the gate of the light domain barrier.

The demon Anos appeared beside him, grabbed Luo Mi’s shoulder, and pulled Luo Mi quickly into the portal of light. He turned back and gave the Holy Son a mocking smile. Then the two of them turned into shadows and merged into the ground.

The Holy Son Anos had a solemn expression, but no sign of frustration. He pushed off the ground with his toes and stepped into the Demon Realm before the portal disappeared.

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When Luo Mi emerged from his shadowy state once again, he saw beads of sweat on the demon Anos’s pale face and instinctively asked with concern, “Are you very tired? Do you want to rest?”

The demon Anos glared at him and said coldly, “And then he catches up with you and takes you back?”

Luo Mi looked around and saw a dark forest— not because it was late, but because the leaves of the trees were as black as ink.

He offered his suggestion: “Why don’t we rest in the woods? Now that Anos has lost his divine magic, he shouldn’t be able to find us anytime soon.”

The demon Anos squinted at him for a moment, quite surprised, but did not refute his suggestion. He just walked into the woods and found a place to sit down.

Luo Mi saw that his face was pale, he was sweating profusely, and his chest was heaving: “Your magic power is so depleted?”

“It’s about physical strength.” Perhaps because he had entered the Demon Realm, the demon Anos was no longer ignoring Luo Mi as he had at the beginning, and answered indifferently, “Unless I can use magic to transform into a dragon or something.”

Luo Mi muttered, “I’ve never seen you have such poor stamina before?”

But he could toss and turn him in bed all night.

The demon Anos’s tone turned icy again: “Don’t act like you know me— besides, who do you think this is because of?”

Luo Mi was taken aback, then quickly realized: “Your wing injury hasn’t healed yet?”

“It can’t be cured.” The demon Anos said coldly, “I have lost the ability to fly, and my physical strength has also dropped drastically.”

Luo Mi didn’t know what to say, and finally just sighed: “No wonder you can’t beat the other you.”

These words only made things worse. The demon Anos’s blood-red eyes focused on him, sharp as knives: “Who told you I can’t beat him? He’s also lost the power of holy light; he’s just a gorilla with superhuman strength. I, on the other hand, am a mage— as long as I keep my distance…”

Before he could finish speaking, the demon Anos suddenly looked up.

Above the black forest, jet-black wings unfolded, and a pair of azure eyes looked down upon them.

The demon Anos’s face twitched, and he glared at Luo Mi again.

This time, Luo Mi understood his gaze— if he could still fly, how could he have let the Holy Son Anos catch up with him?

Just as the demon Anos was about to turn them all into shadows and escape, an inappropriate thought flashed through Luo Mi’s mind: He escapes, he chases, he has no way to escape…

Because of this, Luo Mi couldn’t help but laugh out loud, which made the demon Anos’s blood-red eyes even angrier.

Luo Mi quickly coughed and said sincerely, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to laugh at you… Well, what I actually wanted to say is that you and him may not really have any conflict. Why can’t the three of us sit down and have a proper talk?”

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