Three days since Su Yang awakened his memories.
Sitting on a chair made of divine wood , Su Yang was reading a few documents with seriousness and interest.
Although his two lives of memories have merged successfully, the actual intelligence gathered in the second one was not too much. There are a lot of things that he is not familiar with or is completely ignorant of.
Lin Tian's side is almost in his grasp, others may not know where this guy escaped to but he knows very well about it and the planning for Su Chen's side also requires a certain trigger to start the implementation leaving him nothing to do at present since the cultivation broke through was also not long ago.
In the end , he decided to get as much as necessary information about all the things he previously chose to ignore.
After all , strength used without proper intelligence regarding the enemy is the act of courting death unless you are invincible in the world with the biggest fist possible.
Otherwise you must use the resources at your hand with absolute skills to get a utilisation of the greatest extent.
Also , with the 'True Demon Body' he didn't need to worry about any demon hindering his practise at any point of time , so the matter of sudden epiphany being wasted don't affect him in the slightest.
With a strong background, Intelligence gathering and the best talent , he can't possibly be beaten by anyone in this world. But will be a few steps ahead of others in advance to beat them as much as possible.
" According to the ancient records , the Demon Lord is the big Taboo who didn't only cause chaos in the Human realm but also the outer realms. But what exactly is the outer realm is something nobody knows other than a few top level figures. My parents must know about it but they won't tell me yet. "
" Also , it is not clear how many times Demon Lord has appeared since the ancient times but which period of time is considered 'Ancient' is also unknown. "
" Huh ?? Finally found something interesting. 'Every time the demon Lord appears , a group of his loyal followers also appears in the world following their owner'. Doesn't that mean I might have a group of loyal people somewhere in the human realm or maybe in the outer realm but I don't know where exactly they might possibly be. "
His family stands in power for too long and having a few records about the demon lord is no major issue. Even if they don't have too much detailed information about the past generations of the demon Lord , they can still provide him with the necessary information he wants to know.
Just as he was going to proceed reading the rest of the details and documents about other people and families , a person respectfully calls from outside , asking for permission to enter.
" My Lord !! Lin Xiaoting, the patriarch of the Lin clan has begged to see you , he has also brought his daughter and a few of the Lin clan elders with him. "
Entering the hall, a guard knelt down on one knee with his head bowed down and reported respectfully.
Listening to the guard's report , Su Yang didn't immediately reply but a faint smile appeared on his face.
Originally , he had thought that the new maid would be 'delivered' after a wait of a week or more but who would have that the other party was really too anxious and immediately ran to send his 'belongings' right after his mother left.
Maybe it's a coincidence...
" Let them in. " Su Yang said flatly without any emotional fluctuations
The guard didn't remain in the hall but immediately left for outside to rely Su Yang's orders.
Soon a few breaths of time passed away and a dozen or so figures appeared in Su Yang's palace with solemn expression and hesitation in their heart.
Su Yang is no stranger to the figure in the lead and has seen him in the banquet a few days ago.
Lin Xiaoting a strong and decisive man who can sacrifice his own daughter for the survival of the whole clan.
Entering the hall, there was a group of Lin Family's elder standing close by to each other with only a single female in the group.
Logically , she must be Lin Xiaoxiao who became famous recently in the rumors.
The only thing that made Su Yang surprised was Lin Xiaoxiao's attitude was too calm as it is inclined towards accepting her fate as his personal servant and slave.
Shouldn't she cry at this time or make a claim of a certain one coming for her rescue or something ??
Or did that guy Lin Tian run away without meeting her once before leaving ??
Thinking of this Su Yang also felt a little bewildered as where did you hear a Protagonist letting his potential lover live by the Villian's side so carelessly ??
He possibly can't think if Su Yang is weak in that aspect or will not touch Lin Xiaoxiao at all , right??
If so , then he is greatly mistaken. If Su Yang let go of a girl after entering his den then, he is really sorry for his parents who wish to see a grandchild before he officially sits on the throne of the Emperor.
However, soon shaking the thoughts in his heart he find something strange.
How could he be enchanted by a female despite being used to seeing nothing but beauties all day around.
Either somebody is playing a trick here or Lin Xiaoxiao really has some kind of natural charm.
But the intelligence about her doens't say something like that , implying he is the only one being affected since meeting her.
There is no need to think , it must be his Villian's destiny interfering right now , making him behave like a beast when finding potential heroine.
Unfortunately , he is a sane demon somebody far superior than a mere beast and can easily ward off his destiny to a certain extent.
" Lin Xiaoting , The 33rd generation of Lin family patriarch has meet the Emperor. "
Leaning a little , Lin Xiaoting knelt down on one knee and give a respectful bow.
After all , with the coming of age ceremony, the status of the two father and son , Su Hao and Su Yang is almost same for the outside world. One is the current Emperor and the the latter is the future.
The only difference is the authority they actually held right now has a level of gap within the inner family that Su Yang can fill shortly only if constantly proving his worth with near impossible achievements.
It is not known if these guys have practised a lot before coming buy the rest of Lin family also knelt down in sync, only Lin Xiaoxiao was a little slower.
Did she not practice with her family??
The answer is no..
Although others may call her a pitiful lady to be sacrificed for the family's interests but unknown to them , she too was looking forward to meet the person who can beat her brother Lin Tian in one single trick.
But when meeting the person for the first time , she find him extremely handsome and charming. However, it was after looking in his eyes that a feeling of palpitations rose in her heart.
Her instinct told her she will be in danger if she stayed with this person as she might lose something really really important out of nowhere but what was the cause of this sensation was something she can't figure out.
She thought it may be because a child born by two Emperor rank cultivators is doomed to be superior in blood , which may be the reason behind how dangerous his aura is rather than the outer calmness and his improbable cultivation.
This train of thoughts were responsible for her movement to become slower by a very small margin.
As Su Yang was paying some attention into her since her arrival , he can naturally find her face frowning and being confused , and it only takes a moment for him to know why did it happen.
Only a woman has the most advanced intuition when it comes to man , just like how sometimes a man is more aware of woman's behaviour more than their own.
Raising his right hand he accepted their bow.
Then , looking at a servant in the hall , he instructed flatly
" What are you waiting for ?? Patriarch Lin Xiaoting and his family members are our 'guests' , bring me some good tea for them."
The Lin family can't help but feel flattered on this generous and humble side of Su Yang.
Either he really didn't take the grudge with Lin Tian seriously or he doesn't want it to vent out on them.
It's such a shame that they thought it was their family that was on the losing side but from the initial attitude of him, the situation doesn't seem that bad.
Maybe with a little sincerity they can move his heart and secure the position of a royal consort, after all their family daughter doesn't lose in any aspect to the children of the top three clan.
Contrary to the others Lin Xiaoxiao's eyes were deep and there was a bitter smile on her face , full of sadness and self-depreciation.
Can't she see her own family's line of thought ??
More precisely , can't she know the hidden meaning behind the Su Yang's words ??
Of course , she can.
Who in the world offers tea to the guests who he left them standing motionless right in front of him ??
They can't sit on their own also, as it is considered a sign of impolite behaviour from the party standing on the weaker end. Obviously they too can't drink it shamelessly standing in front of him..
It is like being disdained in the heart but giving a superficial greeting on the surface.
If it isn't insulting them then , what is it ??
Little did she know that her family was also well aware of it but they did not think of it as a matter of great importance.
It might have something to do with their mental preparation before coming to the Su family land ( Royal palace ) as they have already thought of scenarios from prostrating on the ground to beg for forgiveness while holding Su Yang's feet and even being asked for doing more shameless acts but in comparison to all of this , drinking tea when standing is nothing at all. They might drink it in the palms of their hand even if other don't offer a vessel to hold.
But right now Lin Xiaoxiao's heart was cold , brewing endless hatred, the target of which was not only Su Yang but also Lin Tian. She hated the man in front of him for insulting her family but she hated Lin Tian more for troubling and abandoning them.
If not for him , how could they fall to the point they are now??
Losing the business and inheritance they managed to collect only after generations of efforts is one thing but the loss of human life is more devastating.
Even their situation gets better after today but the people gone during this period of time will never ever come back.
For a moment, she even wondered why she was driving crazy for a man who did nothing for his own family other than cursing and throwing blame on them whenever he face a setback..
Was it pure youth...
As knowing her present thoughts can't be known by others , especially Su Yang and his close by people , she concealed her facial expressions well.
Soon the whole of Lin family was standing each holding a cup of a very fragant tea but only two people Su Yang and Lin Xiaoxiao were without it.
Lin Xiaoxiao fate has already been decided and she can't eat and drink right in front of her owner or can she ?? , and it is not known if he will be angry or not , resulting in a polite refusal by her to the person serving.
As for Su Yang , he actually take a cup at last but the weird thing was it's an empty one but others don't know about it.
" Why is my cup empty ?? " Looking at the pot on the table , he asked strangely.
Seeing no servant or guard moving or replying in the hall , Lin Xiaoting wanted to motion his daughter for something but before he could do that she had already advanced towards Su Yang and picking the pot with the separate tea solely brought for him , filled his empty cup lightly with her slender hands and elegant movement filled with charm and allure.
But after doing so , she didn't return to her father's side but stood behind his seat with both hands cupped on front and eyes like ancient well that seems to be deprived of any wave and emotions. Maybe she was trying to hide her nervousness covering it in the veil of indifference.
" Elegant and upto appetite .."
Su Yang said lightly but after taking a pause , he took a sip of the tea and continued :
" That's why I like it.."
Su Yang words seems to be be directed on Tea but in reality he was giving compliments for Lin Xiaoxiao's upbringing.
The child brought up by the family as the main core are really different from everyone else in terms of etiquette and beauty , they are top tier even if they don't end up as the strongest one.
For instance, you can see the maid in his palace. No matter how much they have admired and saw Su Yang on weekdays but whenever it comes to serving him food and tea or delivery some things he personally asked for, Unlike Lin Xiaoxiao their hands generally quivers when looking and standing in front of his eyes.
Today , he finally understood why the upper class in his old world disdain the illegitimate children their parents made outside the family. Simply, because they aren't as smart and polite as them and even tend to possess some of the barbarian-like traits completely humiliating them in front of outsiders.
Because those were never given the education a legitimate child generally learns from every aspect of life not just doing whatever he was said to.
It is like if he tells a random maid admiring him that he will be taking her as his Empress then that particular maid will definitely become arrogant no matter how simple minded she was and in a very short period of time, she will practice the authority she was suddenly given to , either to purchase riches or helping her family and friends.
But if he we were to say the same thing to either of his finances or Lin Xiaoxiao, they will behave differently and in instead of running here and there , they will secure this position as strongly as possible. They just prefers long term stability than a short term rise and fall.
Hearing his compliment, Lin Xiaoxiao trembled a little not expecting him to take a liking to her.
Was the rumours of him being a person crazy for cultivation fake??
Don't others say he has not touched a single woman in his eighteen years of life??
But she was betting on this habit of him to save her chastity for some time just to understand him a little better before following.
Though as much as young as a cultivator they are but already past the age wherever they should be involved in the matter of man and woman.
However in the end , she chose to stay silent not giving a reply as she wasn't asked to.
"Also smart and sensible"
He didn't know why but this potential to be heroine has piqued his interest making him itchy to know what would be Lin Tian's expression if he were to see the present scene.