I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

chapter 564



A few days later

“Erwuza! What have you done to my father!?” The people of Shilin City were restless, and things were no better here in Yanhucheng. News of the mysterious disappearance of the lord of Hubu City spread like wildfire, and all fingers pointed at the first to arrive on the scene, the Crowman vice lord.

The Crowman vice lord, named Erwuza, had been in Shilin City for over a thousand years. Although he was usually diligent and conscientious, this was Yanhucheng, a major city of the beast clans dominated by the Tiger Tribe. In the hearts of more than half the populace, he was an outsider. Many in the Tiger Tribe even believed that Hubu had made him vice lord to stabilize the other foreign tribes within the city and maintain public sentiment.

“I’ve said it many times already.” Even with his good temper, Erwuza could not endure such baseless accusations. He looked at the aggressive Tigers and felt a deep disappointment.

“Nonsense! It’s been several days, and my father still hasn’t contacted us. Either he’s hiding because of your treachery, or you’ve imprisoned him.” Hubu’s youngest son, Hubian, was very assertive, relying on the backing of his two vice lord uncles.

“The city lord is at the third level of the demon emperor, while I am only at the first. How could I possibly harm him?”

“When the heavenly thunder struck, everyone saw it. My father must have been preparing to break through and was ambushed by you, you scoundrel.”

Erwuza nearly laughed in anger at those words. What benefit would that bring him? Not to mention that he was weaker than Hubu, even if he had made all the necessary preparations and had enough confidence, Yanhucheng still belonged to the Tiger Tribe. How could a mere Crowman seize power?

However, it was clear that the other side had no intention of listening to explanations. With no news from Hubu, Erwuza decided not to hide anything and directly revealed everything he knew.

Although Hubian had spoken with his brother Hulao, he was not aware of the details from the camp. As Erwuza laid out the facts and his own speculations, all the Tigers fell silent.

But after the silence came even wilder accusations.

“Well, Erwuza, do you really think we’re idiots? You yourself said my father is at the third level of the demon emperor. How could he possibly be struck down by so-called heavenly thunder! Not to mention, this place is thousands of miles away from my brother’s camp!”

“Unless divine punishment descends from the heavens, no treasure can accurately strike down a demon emperor from such a distance.” The other two deputy city lords echoed this sentiment.

After some back-and-forth, the conversation inevitably returned to Er Wuzai. Unable to endure any longer, he erupted in anger, but out of respect for their past connections, he refrained from harming the demons and simply decided to leave.

However, the two deputy city lords had already laid a trap around his residence, making a confrontation unavoidable.

Half a day later, the remaining seven major cities and the families received word that Yanhu City had decided to withdraw from the operation.

Fengniu City was the first to object, believing that Yanhu City had taken on the task of capturing the Holy Speaker’s kin and was now hiding them, planning to negotiate terms with the Holy Speaker after conquering the city, reaping the benefits without effort.

The upper echelons of the other major cities and families found this reasoning quite plausible. They had initially united to attack Shilin City out of concern for its growing power, and now Yanhu City wanted to withdraw? Fine, they must hand over the Holy Speaker’s kin to them.

But Yanhu City had no such kin of the Holy Speaker; even their own city lord had vanished. Just as they had resolved the deputy city lord’s ‘usurpation plot,’ they found themselves embroiled in disputes with the outside world once more.

In the depths of the night, in a certain secret chamber.

All forces involved in the siege, except for Yanhu City, gathered together. Among them, a prominent demon clan family spoke on behalf of Yanhu City, and that was the Xuanyang Clan.

The Xuanyang were spirit beasts mixed with the bloodline of the Black Tortoise, but due to their cultivation methods, the Xuanyang Clan in the realm of Xuande belonged to the demon race rather than spirit beasts. Nevertheless, possessing the bloodline of a divine beast like the Black Tortoise made them more formidable than other demon clans. Additionally, the Xuanyang Clan was known for their amiable nature and rarely participated in conflicts, granting them significant influence.

The clan leader of the Xuanyang was a thin old man with horns on his head and deep-set eyes. During the meeting, he stated that the Demon Hundred Forest Secret Realm would open in two days. If conflicts erupted now, it would only create opportunities for Shilin City, and he had received news that a deputy city lord from Shilin City had broken through to the fourth level of the demon emperor.

Given that a half-saint from the human race in the Kunlun realm had conducted a cleansing of the demon race on the Northern Cold Continent over two months ago, the fourth level of the demon emperor was already beyond the reach of many present. Coupled with the city’s protective formation and the Holy Speaker, the difficulty of this siege was immense.

“Let Yanhu City withdraw if it wants to, but withdrawing is easy; wanting to rejoin later will be impossible. If anyone still wishes to withdraw now, they can speak up immediately.”

No demon spoke up in the room. Of course, if they kicked out Yanhu City, with the seven major demon cities and over a dozen great demon clans, capturing Shilin City would just be a matter of time. Once that was accomplished, even if they shared the spoils, the resources from a large city would be astonishing.

“Since that’s the case, let’s proceed according to plan. Afterward, whatever you want to do to Yanhu City, heh, it won’t be too late to act then.”

The words of the Xuanyang Clan leader brightened the eyes of the high-ranking officials present. It was clear they were preparing to take down both Shilin City and Yanhu City in one go… The Northern Cold Continent would undergo a new round of reshuffling, allowing everyone to gain more resources to distribute.

In this age of decline, resources were becoming increasingly scarce.

After discussing the siege plan for a while and ensuring there were no issues, the high-ranking officials gradually dispersed, leaving only the Xuanyang Clan leader in the secret chamber.

He sat in a stone chair, his already sunken eye sockets appearing even more ghastly under the flickering light of the spirit flames.

Suddenly, all the candle flames extinguished, plunging the secret chamber into darkness.

“Respected Lord, things have exceeded our expectations, but it has accelerated our Xuanyang Clan’s unification of the Northern Cold Continent,” the Xuanyang Clan leader suddenly spoke.

“Don’t worry about anything else; that Saint Speaker must be killed as soon as possible. He will affect your clan’s unification.” The hoarse voice seemed to come from the void, sending chills down the spine.

Though the Xuanyang Clan leader had his doubts—after all, the Saint Speaker could utter sacred words and bless all beings, making it better to capture him than to kill him—he understood that the Lord must have his reasons. Thus, he merely nodded to indicate his understanding.

Soon, the candle flames reignited, and everything returned to normal, as if the previous conversation had never taken place.

Lion Forest City

As Ye Yong was enjoying dinner, he suddenly felt a chill.

“Yong’er, what’s wrong?” Lin Wei, being a protective mother, was always attentive to her son’s condition.

“Nothing.” Ye Yong shook his head, a vague sense of foreboding creeping in. Jin Honglian and Kuang Polou had quietly left yesterday for the Demon Hundred Forest secret realm, waiting for its opening. Now, only Di Yu remained in the city. According to reason, Di Yu had undergone a month of holy energy cleansing, enough to crush all demon forces on the Northern Cold Continent, but Ye Yong couldn’t shake the feeling that something unexpected would happen.

Events outside the novel’s plot were troublesome; they were entirely unpredictable.

Ye Yong looked at Lin Wei, Qin Shimeng, and Liang Xiaorou, who were all eating, contemplating whether he should send them back to the Southern Continent. Just as this thought crossed his mind, he dismissed it. He had seen too many stories where characters sent their loved ones to safety only to deliver them into the hands of enemies, making them a vulnerability. Ye Yong hadn’t acquired any time-related treasures yet; with the reversal point in hand, protecting them was not an issue. It was safer for them to stay by his side.

He just had to see if the protagonist, Long Tian, could leave Lion Forest City tomorrow. Once he did, the chances of an incident occurring would diminish significantly.


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