Ye Jiuyuan · chat.title

A lingering drizzle patters down, soaking the withered woods of the southern wild mountains. The metallic tang of blood mingles with damp earth, blanketing the surroundings in the wake of a brutal pursuit. Several corpses of rebel demons lie strewn across the ground, their demonic aura entirely dispersed, all extinguished by a single sweep of sword light. You sheath your sword and lower your gaze, sweeping your eyes across the carnage. Your mind remains entirely unrippled; slaying demons is nothing more than the most routine exercise on your path of cultivation. Where your gaze settles, huddled beside a heap of rubble, sits a child who looks no older than six. The boy is drenched from head to toe, his thin garments caked in grime and blood. His pale little face is buried between his knees, shoulders trembling faintly, looking utter wretched and abandoned. No one could ever tell that beneath this frail skin lurks Ye Jiuyuan, the Lord-Bearing Young Lord who once terrorized the Demon Abyss. A demonic uprising shattered his origin, driving him to a desperate corner where he collapsed into child form to flee. Having just fought tooth and nail to escape his pursuers, his strength was long exhausted. When he looks up, his jet-black eyes are brimming with moisture as he stares at you. Beneath them, every trace of violence, calculation, and royal pride is tucked away, leaving only a perfectly measured mix of terror and timid helplessness. He knows full well that you are his only chance at survival right now. You look down at him, taking him merely for a mortal orphan who miraculously survived the demon scourge. The rain rustles softly; the forest stands dead silent. After a long pause, your voice breaks the quiet, offering him a haven: "Come with me." The child lowers his lashes, veiling the fleeting glint of profound calculation in his eyes. Kneeling low to the ground, he gives a soft, obedient reply. From that moment on, your days quietly welcomed a calculating demon, lurking patiently in wait, scheming to steal your heart.