In his prior life, Allen had never seen things from this perspective - the point of view he has in this present life.

He only did things according to his own judgment and whatever it maybe, even if it affected innocent people, he didn’t care as long as someone touches his bottom line, he will make them pay.

However, he didn’t regret it and instead, he could clearly feel that it was a life lesson of utmost importance. Because in that life, he learned many things.

And so, he couldn’t cast his former life away and treat it as a regrettable matter.

But now, his life is different.

He clearly knew that the way in which he perceived the world had such drastic changes, making him feel like he was looking at the world through the eyes of someone else. Even so, the world he was living in was still the exact same as they had been in his previous life.

Allen smiled, "It is always in this world, no matter where I live. There are always roads, no matter where I stand. So I can’t do anything but to sprint until the finish line. I can’t stop in the middle or slow down…”

I’m not a good person because my hands are stained by blood by the innocent, but I will always protect those by my side. I won’t let anyone hurt them. Allen said with a calm yet serious voice. His expression resolute.

One could see an extreme yearning and desire being born deep within his eyes.

And it wasn't just Mia. Allen wanted to protect all the people around him.

He couldn't protect everyone in the world, for he was no god, but he at least wanted to make his family and his friends stay safe.

It might sound selfish but that was Allen's oath and his wish.

At this moment, Mia suddenly felt an instinctive deep sense of fear when she saw the yearning and desire in Allen’s eyes. But it was only for an instant as it immediately gone back to normal, gentle and tender gaze.

No matter what he becomes, Mia would follow him without hesitation.

She smiled and spoke gently, “But Allen, even if you say that, you will hurt people again even if you didn’t want it. As long as you continue to seek power like this that will certainly happen sooner or later…”

There might be a day that you will once again become the world’s greatest enemy, showered by prejudice and hate. – Though Mia didn’t have the strength to say it.

Frowning a bit, Mia looked straight into his eyes.

Her eyes were filled with worry and Allen couldn’t avert his eyes from them… That was no good.

He suddenly thought of a pair of eyes he had seen before, which looked exactly the same like the eyes that were looking at him right now.

He felt sad. Then he sighed.

Shaking his head, he said with a faint but discernible voice, “If nobody touches me, nobody would get hurt.”

Upon hearing this, Mia finally said gently, “Alright!” her expression was as if she was giving up.

She fully supported Allen’s wishes. Regardless of what the consequences would be, she would address it when the time came.

“If you will become a demon king, I’ll also become a demon to accompany you by your side.”

Mia hugged Allen tightly and continued softly, “If the world will become your enemy, then I shall fight this world. And if the world denies your existence, then I will accept you with open arms. So don’t worry and go wild…”

These words could be said to be foolish and stupid.

This was probably what it meant by the statement that love sees no fault.

No one in their right minds would sacrifice all they had only for one person, especially going against the whole world!

However, they did say that people in love are slightly demented. That only ‘Fools rush in where wise men never go, where angels fear to tread.’

And they may be right.

To love, after all, despite the saying that love is blind, is to accept their counterpart’s flaws and all.

It is to see him as he is and to care for him regardless…

With a gentle and satisfied smile, Allen closed his eyes and enjoyed the soft feeling in the back of his head.

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It was somewhere in the north.

The flags were flying on the broad grassland.

Countless soldiers were moving among the grasses like a tide. Their uniforms were clean and sharp and they looked disciplined.

They were China’s best Army indeed.

A thousand men were marching in eight groups. Although there were lots of men, they weren't in a muddled state at all.

They were several shacks and tents everywhere and there were even some men fighting with each other as a form of a spar. Each of their movements was strong, exquisite and powerful.

Not far from there, there were two figures sitting and drinking tea leisurely. They just watched the fights with cold eyes, like everything was normal to them.

They both had long hair and wonderful bodies. They were two beautiful ladies.

They didn’t say anything but just quietly watched the surroundings with cool eyes.

At the end of the silence, one of the ladies finally opened her mouth.

“The monsters in this area finally kept under control.”

The one who spoke was covered by white silk on the face, like those women found in traditional Chinese novels. It was truly a very surprising sight in this modern world.

A sight to see!

“… The construction of the wall is also going quite well. At most, it will be done a few days….”

The lady murmured.

The other lady softly said, "I know, but gathering the entire hidden sect just for this is, I think going overboard. The country’s soldiers are enough for protecting this area…”

- Though her voice sounds like she was complaining.

Unlike the other girl, she wasn’t covering her face. She had black long hair and her elegant appearance would surely capture the hearts of any men who saw it.

Stolen story; please report.

Obsidian-like eyes with a strong gaze, and finely chiseled features over her bridge, she also had a well-proportioned and extraordinary figure that was noticeable even through her clothes.

She was a gentle-looking girl who had a beautiful face and a dignified aura that made her look like she was free from secular affairs.

She was a beauty that made everyone turn to her.

On the intricate ear of the young girl was a green jade earring. As she moved around, the pieces of jade clinked together, chirping a beautiful melody and adding a hint of royalty to the girl…

“That can’t be helped. The country right now is still in the unstable state. They need more extra hands they could get.”

“… …”

“… Though that is natural since the world became like this and although this kind of transformation was like those straight out from horror movies, still I think it has actually made some good impact somehow.

The 'Jianghu' who was always staying aloof in worldly affairs was actually drawn out like a snake out of its hole…”

“Well, I guess you have a point, senior sister, Muxiao…” the other lady smiled blandly. “… staying inside the sect while learning martial arts that couldn’t really be used outside would only be a waste… this world becoming like this was certainly a good stage for us, martial artists just like those in martial arts stories. However,” The lady paused for a moment. A hidden cunningness momentarily flashed across her eyes.

“… for the Heavenly Cloud Mountain Sect to send their treasured Holy Maiden in the front lines, what can I say, I’m a bit surprised…”

The lady who was called Muxiao answered with a smile.

Truthfully, her real identity was Liu Muxiao. The woman who was revered in the Heavenly Cloud Mountain Sect, one of the [ Ten Hidden Martial Sect ] as the Sect’s Holy Maiden.

The conversation between them seemed to be reasonable. Like two friends chatting with each other but for some reason, Liu Muxiao felt that there was something different hidden in the other lady’s words.

There was a hint of sharpness hiding behind those words.

“… I wonder what lady Xue Ling, meant by those words.”

“Nothing.”

Xue Ling carefreely answered. Her eyes flickered.

Obviously, Liu Muxiao didn’t believe her but she wasn’t a narrowed-minded woman so she only nodded slightly and said, "I see."

She sounded like nothing special had happened.                            

This was after all natural. 

[ Heavenly Cloud Mountain Sect ] and [ Flower Demon Valley Sect ] has a rival relationship with each other. Throwing sharp words was normal – though conflicts always end with an only war of words.

A physical fight is, after all, forbidden!

“Actually, the sect forbids me to do so. However, I have something I needed to do in the outside world, so I don’t have any choice but to force those old geezers to let me out.”

“Something…?” The girl, Xue Ling, suddenly felt a bit curious.

“Do you want to know about it?” Liu Muxiao smiled with a blink.

She raised her eyebrows while glancing at Xue Ling. Her expression behind her veil was teasing.

Xue Ling sneered in response. She felt animosity as well as mockery from the looks she was given from her. This cunning succubus!

However, it’s only momentary as she was certainly curious about it.

“I do.” Xue Ling answered with a faint smile on her lips. “For a respected and highly-esteemed Holy Maiden of the strongest sect to come out on her lair, it must be for a man~”

There’s a hint of mockery in her tone as she said those words jokingly.

The revered Holy Maiden coming out from her sect just to meet a man? Such absurdity! If known, those old geezers would certainly cry in blood!

These words were merely just a joke…

However, she never expected for Liu Muxiao to agree on her words with a ‘Yeah’. Although no one could see her reaction because of the white silk covering his whole face, Xue Ling could hear her tone softened.

And this came out unexpected for her. What did she say?! Did she just agree on her words?

What the heck!?

“I, I see…” Xue Ling was completely shaken.

She never expected for the famous Holy Maiden who was revered to be the most beautiful woman in the entire country to actually come in contact with a man.

From what she had heard, although there were so many handsome young men tried to pursue her, no one had entered her eyes.

She was said to be a ‘lone flower growing in the top of a tall mountain, that one can look but cannot touch,’

“… I wonder who’s this lucky man? For a woman like you to look for him in her own accord, he must have done something big in his previous life for the heavens to bless him like this…”

But Liu Muxaio didn’t care about it one bit as she said, “I wonder…”

A bit of disappointment could be heard in her voice.

“But I think, it’s one-sided on my part.”

“!?”

“… Though, I’m pretty sure you misunderstand something. It’s only for admiration, not something like love.” … for now, that is…

Xue Ling stared at her, and after a long time, she only said, “Is that so, though I really have a hard time accepting all of this. I never imagined for someone who stands above people could actually say something like that. I’m really starting to get curious about this man you’re talking about…”

Liu Muxiao looked at Xue Ling and said blandly, "Oh?"

“… I actually came here, hoping a ‘certain someone’ would remember him but unfortunately it wasn’t the case.”

?, there was something hidden in her words and Xue Ling didn’t overlook it. However, she couldn’t understand what it was.

Is it my illusion? Is it not? It possibly is.

“What ar-”

“Ye Wushuang, ring a bell?”

Xue Ling’s face turned pale. She didn’t know why but the moment she heard that name, something inside of her suddenly trembled like a frightened bunny.

Ye Wushuang… why do I feel as if I have heard this name before…?

Xue Ling was stunned, “That name…?”

Liu Muxiao spoke blandly, “Have you heard of that name before?”

It’s as if she was not asking but interrogating her.

And the eyes covered by her veil, certain sharpness showed up.

Unfortunately, Xue Ling was too shaken up that she didn’t notice Liu Muxiao’s change. All her attention was focused on the name ‘Ye Wushuang’ that seems to already engraved on her mind.

Xue Ling frowned. “To be honest, I do have a feeling like I have heard of it before. However, I don’t remember meeting someone with that name anywhere or even heard of it.”

“… …”

“However, I certainly felt like I have heard of him. I don’t think I can remember where but... That is weird. Senior Sister Muxiao. Who is this Ye Wushuang?”

Xue Ling frowned and looked troubled like she was thinking so hard.

Liu Muxiao, on the other hand, frowned and stayed silent for a long while. And then she sighed.

As expected, she couldn’t remember…

Liu Muxiao became a little bit peaceful now. That was a fair explanation.

Though it might sound rude, I felt relieved rather than disappointed…

Liu Muxiao smiled, “He was once my enemy. I chased him and tried to kill him… though I’m not the only one. It could even be said that the entire country, no, the world wanted him dead.”

“Dead? Is he evil then?” Xue Ling spoke with anxiety.

She doesn’t know why but the moment she had heard Liu Muxiao’s words, her heart suddenly tightened.

“I don’t know. Good or Evil, it only depends on the person judging.”

??

“Of course, he did some bad things but there’s always a reason for it. Though, even if he was a really good person, unfortunately, in the eyes of the world, he was an evil person that needs to be purged.”

Liu Muxiao looked at the sky for a long while and then murmured, “He was a rash and unreasonable man. Regarding the hostile standpoint, he is absolutely fearful. But, regarding a family member or a friend, he is actually absolutely reliable!”

Extremely reliable…

“Perhaps in the eyes of his enemy, he is a devil, an evil spirit, a very mean villain, an extremely evil that doesn’t deserve amnesty. But in ‘our’ eyes, he is forever that is worth relying on the person. Standing on the battlefield with him is like having a support of a thousand men…”

“… And whenever, I see him smile, it warms my heart…”

“… …”

Liu Muxiao realized she seemed to have astray with her words and coughed, “Anyway, he is quite famous for being skilled in what he does. He was strong, super strong in fact. I can’t be compared to him… his self-taught martial arts could even almost rival those of the elders in my sect.”

“No way!?” Xue Ling exclaimed. “You’re boasting!”

 “I am not.”

“But how can I have not heard of him?”

Has such a man really existed? Xue Ling thought inwardly.

“That’s obvious…” Liu Muxiao smiled wryly. What I am talking about happened in the future…

All of this hasn’t happened yet…

“I don’t know where he is right now but I think he is still not in this country yet.”

At this moment, Xue Ling started doubting the girl’s words. She has a hard time understanding whatever she said.

Liu Muxiao ignored Xue Ling doubtful expression and continued, “At first, I have only heard rumors about him, but you know how rumors are. They tend to be over exaggerated.”

“But,”

Liu Muxiao secretly opened her eyes and glanced sideways at Xue Ling. A hint of smile reflected her covered eyes.

“… He still sets my heart aflutter.”

?!

Xue Ling finally couldn’t conceal her surprise as her eyes widened in shock. Who was this woman in front of her? A fake?

Not in her wildest imagination could she expect the aloof Holy Maiden of the famous and strongest sect in the mainland to speak like a young maiden in love.

Even if she told this to others, she was certain that 10 out of 10, no one would believe her. In contrast, she would be mistakenly misunderstood and labeled as someone who spread rumors because of jealousy!

Ye Wushuang! If that man really existed, just what kind of person he is?

Unbeknownst to the poor girl, someone was enjoying her expression. In fact, although what she said wasn’t false, it wasn’t a complete truth either.

The Beast King, one of my colleagues…

Although we are the same group, he was the person I least wanted to make contact with. Fortunately, I have my veil all the time when he was here, if not he would surely have recognized me…