Published: March 2, 2025
The master bedroom is located at the far end of the manor, beyond which lies the garden and distant scenery outside the window. After the Head Maid brought Wen Yu to the bedroom, he declined her company and waved away the maids in the room.
Only after the spacious room was empty did Wen Yu lie down on the bed. As his breathing gradually steadied, he could sense that the Head Maid, who had been standing at the bedroom door, quietly left.
This was a blatant form of surveillance—though it served little purpose, it clearly showed the lack of trust that the celestial god and Bai had towards him.
Indeed, even though Bai was already quite sure that the earth's will had not been replaced by Wen Yu, her cautious nature still led her and the celestial god to make such arrangements—after all, with the temperament of the earth's will, it wouldn't mind such small details; it might even be pleased that Bai's protection was thorough enough.
However, they could not imagine that Wen Yu had already completed his identity replacement task several days ago, and the current Wen Yu, in terms of means and mentality, was far stronger than the former earth's will!
Dim soul energy poured out and soon enveloped the entire manor—on the surface, Wen Yu appeared to be fast asleep, but secretly, he had already dispersed his perception, shrouding the entire manor within it.
This perception was undetectable and did not trigger any defenses of the manor. His sensing ability was as invasive as the roots of a plant, and in a short time, everything happening within the manor was captured by Wen Yu.
There was a clandestine conversation between the butler and the captain of the guard.
The Head Maid was secretly reporting to the celestial god.
And there was a maid quietly having a rendezvous with a guard in an unmonitored area...
All these events were briefly noted by Wen Yu until his perception swept down to the underground of the manor.
At that moment, Wen Yu's breathing abruptly quickened.
...
Three hundred meters underground in the manor, in a concealed dungeon.
The dungeon was dim and damp, illuminated only by a poorly powered light bulb that scattered sporadic brightness throughout the space. Under the light, a strong figure could be seen lying on the ground, his body mangled beyond recognition, with golden bones faintly visible through the torn flesh.
"Huff~"
"Huff~"
The figure's chest rose and fell slightly, breathing heavily, but his eyes remained closed, and his life force was extremely weak.
"Tang Hao..."
Wen Yu, who was lying back on the bed, instantly recognized the identity of the figure. Deep within his heart, he began to murmur, and he focused again, carefully examining the tormented Tang Hao.
The wounds on his body indicated that Tang Hao had likely suffered severe torture, and his mental state seemed abnormal, likely due to some kind of restriction set by Bai.
Since returning to Beijing as the spirit of the demon lord, Wen Yu had not heard any rumors about Tang Hao. It now seemed that Tang Hao must have discovered something amiss, but Bai had taken the initiative to swiftly dispose of him.
"He's really suffered."
Wen Yu sighed inwardly—after all, Tang Hao was his godson, someone he had watched grow up; it would be a lie to say he felt no emotions, though the feelings might not be as intense.
However, Bai and the celestial god had actually arranged for him to end up where Tang Hao was sealed... the implication of this...
Wen Yu pondered for a moment, then sighed—Bai was indeed not someone easy to fool.
Needless to say, this was definitely another open conspiracy—if Wen Yu were to act and rescue Tang Hao, it would undoubtedly reveal his identity, while being able to endure this would incur no loss for Bai.
Still, as always, though Bai believed the earth's will was fine, surveillance and testing remained abundant—he had reached this point thanks to this carefulness, not due to some stroke of luck.
The instinctive desire to rescue Tang Hao was promptly suppressed deep within Wen Yu's heart. After sweeping his perception around to ensure that he could perfectly block all surveillance measures in the manor, Wen Yu willed it, and the entire bedroom was suddenly covered by a high-efficiency area lockdown.