Chapter 400: The Chain of Suspicion (First Update)

"... What did you say?"

Huang Huang could hardly believe the words she had heard; her brows furrowed tightly, and she stared at Ren Yidao with eyes full of irritation.

Do you know what you are saying?

At this moment, Huang Huang seemed to have returned to the appearance she had when the two first met.

Powerful and dangerous, cold and beautiful yet heartless.

A clan leader who could not be slighted.

Yet Ren Yidao, being stared at by Huang Huang, was not afraid in the slightest, meeting her gaze calmly.

Because he knew that a truly heartless person would not have such a strong reaction at this moment.

The youth chuckled and spoke as if it were a matter of course:

"Counting it up, I have spent quite a bit of time in Demon Emperor City, and it has been quite a while since I left home; it is time to return to the Earthly Realm."

After speaking, the youth shook his head lightly, saying with some helplessness:

"Why must you put on such an expression, Sister? With such a sorrowful face, is there something unhappy going on?"

Huang Huang: "..."

Happy?

How do you expect me to be happy?

You just stirred up such a massive commotion, and now, you say you are leaving?

Then who is to clean up this mess you have left behind?

If you are not going to handle it, are you expecting me to do it?

Seeming to see through Huang Huang's thoughts, Ren Yidao shook his head and smiled: "Sister, do not worry; there is no need to interfere anymore."

He walked slowly up from the palace steps, like a loyal and devoted subject, softly explaining his schemes to the Demon Emperor.

"Do you think that after today, there will still be a need for damage control?"

"Haha, believe me, it is actually not that troublesome at all."

"I said before that their hatred would erupt at some day, at some moment, and completely burn through the entire Demon Emperor City."

"And now, the spark has been lit; even if we do not add more firewood, it will only burn more and more fiercely."

The youth smiled confidently, as if he were absolutely certain of his own strategy.

"At the beginning, they will first suspect the enemy, convinced that they are the ones who committed the crime."

"Then, through repeated confrontations and conflicts, once the truth is revealed step by step, they will discover that the other party seems innocent, and they will begin to suspect they caught the wrong person, looking suspiciously at others."

"At this time, the neutral parties will no longer be able to stay out of it; those who try to watch the fire from the other side will also be swept into this chaotic flame, becoming a piece of firewood within it."

"When it reaches the end, and even the neutral parties seem to have been wronged, they will cast their gaze toward the last remaining people... their own people by their side."

"Did they betray us too? Is there a traitor among us? It certainly wasn't me, so could it have been him?"

"Precisely because they are certain they are not the murderer, therefore... anyone else could be the murderer."

"And by this moment, the raging fire can no longer be extinguished; they have no way out and can only bite the bullet and keep moving forward, until everything is burned to ashes and turned into scorched earth."

"When it reaches the very end, when everything is proven innocent, and after all other options have been excluded, they will finally reach a conclusion."

"You, Your Majesty the Demon Emperor, you... are the true mastermind behind the scenes."

This is the script Ren Yidao wrote for them, a grand, irreversible carnival.

He did not worry that there would be any oversights.

Perhaps there would be some differences in the details, but the general direction would absolutely not be wrong.

Chaos seems disorderly, but in fact, it has its own laws.

"Until the last piece of firewood is burned, they will never stop."

Ren Yidao chuckled and whispered:

"Once the chain of suspicion is formed, it will never stop."

Finally, Ren Yidao finished walking up the last step of the palace and arrived before Huang Huang.

The youth smiled, and on his delicate face, he gently curled his lips into a dangerous arc.

Harmless and dangerous, sacred and evil.

His person was filled with such complex feelings that even Huang Huang felt a bit dazed.

He said:

"And I am the one who personally lit the fire for them."

He brought the fire.

He is the beginning of everything.

He is the origin point where the chaos intensified.

It was he who released the Demon within these people's hearts and continuously magnified the conflicts between them.

He is the sound of a gunshot in the dark night.

He is the innocent person who fell, and he is also the murderer who pulled the trigger.

"Starting with my serious injury, let everything that has been suppressed erupt completely."

"If necessary, one could even use 'my death' as the firewood to ignite this scene... according to the original plan, I was supposed to bow out with a grand death, but now I am a bit reluctant."

Ren Yidao stopped speaking and gazed tenderly at the Demon Emperor sitting on the throne.

Huang Huang was no longer as angry as at the beginning; her expression was cold, but one could detect that she was somewhat restless.

She seemed to have understood that Ren Yidao was not asking for her opinion, but merely notifying her.

Finally, Huang Huang lost the battle in this silent staring contest, bit her lip, and whispered:

"... Why?"

Ren Yidao smiled and said without the slightest hesitation:

"Of course it is because of you, my dear sister."

"Originally, my feelings toward the Demon Race were limited to the bond of us both being of the Demon Race; apart from that, I had no other thoughts whatsoever."

"To be honest, I have no interest in things like a sense of belonging or mission toward the Demon Race, and I have absolutely no intention of understanding them in the future."

He smiled, but there was not a shred of warmth in his eyes, cold as snow.

"Therefore, I can trigger the crisis in Demon Emperor City without the slightest hesitation, and I can push over this rotten tree, just to make it easier to remove its decayed root system."

"The reason is very simple, because I do not care."

He did not care at all about the life or death of others.

"If they die, they die; what does that have to do with me? Even if the Demon Race is in chaos, it has nothing to do with me."

"Even if I have to face your fury in the end, I am not worried, because I have indeed fulfilled my promise to you, shattering Demon Emperor City in my own way."

"As for how to rebuild it in the end, that is your business; I will just dust off my hands and leave when the time comes."

This was exactly Ren Yidao's original plan.

To stir up trouble in Demon Emperor City, have a great time, and then just dust off his hands and leave after leaving behind a pile of a mess.

Very much like a scumbag.

But it must be said, it really is very satisfying.

After finishing, seeing Huang Huang's silent appearance, Ren Yidao changed the subject and smiled:

"However, because of you, I have changed my mind."

"This is not just because of your attitude toward me, though that accounts for a large part of it."

The change in Huang Huang's demeanor moved Ren Yidao's Dao Heart.

A seemingly aloof and cool sister who is actually a gentle and loving big sister—he really loves this contrast.

To let such a sister be disappointed and shed tears, he truly could not bear it.

Thus, he said:

"To be frank, sister, you are not fit to be the Demon Emperor."