Divine Seal: Reborn Taotie, adopted by the Devil of Love

Chapter 195 The Truth Revealed, Ling Xiao's Greed
"Don't worry, as the Son of Light, Long Haochen is now a key figure being groomed by the Holy Alliance. We would never do anything to harm him."

Seeing the concern in Bai Yue's eyes for Long Haochen, Ling Xiao's gaze flickered as she spoke.

Others may not understand, but he knows it perfectly well.

To the Holy Alliance, Long Haochen is now nothing more than a tool to deal with the demons.

Now, all the top leaders of the alliance know that Long Haochen has the bloodline of the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu flowing through his veins.

But Long Haochen was the only one who didn't know.

Although none of the senior executives explicitly stated it, everyone was intentionally keeping it a secret and did not want to reveal Long Haochen's identity to the public.

After all, Long Haochen now possesses the ability to destroy the Demon God Pillar.

It was precisely because of Long Haochen's bloodline that all the kindness shown to him by the higher-ups was merely superficial.

If it weren't for Long Haochen's ability to destroy the Demon God Pillar, he would have been marginalized long ago.

As for Long Haochen's father, Long Xingyu, he almost never treated Long Haochen as a son, and wholeheartedly trained Long Haochen to be a killing machine.

To outsiders, Long Xingyu had given everything to Long Haochen, but Ling Xiao knew that Long Xingyu only wanted to make the Demon God Emperor Fengxiu and Long Haochen, this "father and son," kill each other to satisfy his resentment.

It was truly laughable. Ling Xiao couldn't help but feel sorry for Long Xingyu, who, without any solid evidence, had pushed his own son into hell simply because of his own suspicions.

He couldn't help but wonder what Long Xingyu would do if he knew the truth.

If Bai Yue knew what Long Xingyu and the Holy Alliance had done, she would probably regret handing Long Haochen over to Long Xingyu.

Seeing that Ling Xiao was determined not to reveal any information about Long Haochen, Bai Yue understood that Long Haochen's actions must have involved the interests of both the human and demon races.

Bai Yue sighed and said, "Ling Xiao, for the sake of our past acquaintance, I hope you can tell Hao Chen the truth. If you are worried about my identity, I can assure you that I will not reveal Hao Chen's situation to the demons. In recent years, thanks to my efforts, trade between humans and demons has increased several times over. It can be said that thanks to my and the Moonlit Merchant Guild's efforts, many unnecessary wars have been avoided. I also intend to promote coexistence between humans and demons. I hope you can tell me the truth. As a mother, I am only worried about Hao Chen's situation..."

Hearing Bai Yue's assurance, Ling Xiao remained unmoved and slowly said, "Bai Yue, for the sake of our past acquaintance, you should leave the Holy City. I can pretend I didn't see anything. Before I change my mind..."

Sensing Ling Xiao's hostility, Bai Yue thought for a moment and looked at Lin Ze, saying, "Forget it, since he's unwilling to talk, let's go back first."

Although he was somewhat worried about Long Haochen, this was, after all, the Holy City, and it wouldn't be very safe if he really fell out with Ling Xiao.

At this moment, Ling Xiao, who was standing to the side, looked at Bai Yue and Lin Ze's completely different attitudes as they spoke, and her face was full of displeasure.

Especially now that Bai Yue's appearance has returned to its former peak, it's impossible for Ling Xiao not to have any thoughts.

With a hint of displeasure and jealousy in her eyes, she asked, "What's your relationship with him?"

Upon hearing Ling Xiao's question, Bai Yue frowned, but ignored Ling Xiao's thoughts.

However, at this moment, Lin Ze reached out and grabbed Bai Yue.

"Sister Yue, let's wait a little longer. I have some questions to ask him."

Under Bai Yue's puzzled gaze, Lin Ze turned to look at Ling Xiao and said contemptuously, "Palace Master Ling Xiao, for Sister Yue's sake, I have been very tolerant of you. Originally, if you had just told the truth, I would have turned a blind eye to the matter of the Holy City."

"After all, it's normal for humans and demons to engage in some underhanded tactics during a war, and I don't want to get too involved."

“But I’m not satisfied with your attitude right now.”

"Tell me, what exactly are you planning? Don't think you've hidden those undead so well."

In fact, when Lin Ze entered the city yesterday, he sensed that there were more than fifty ninth-tier auras within the Holy City. Moreover, these auras were very strange, exuding an aura of the dead.

Without a doubt, the Temple Alliance is plotting something.

Lin Ze originally didn't want to get involved, since he only came here to accompany Bai Yue to meet Long Haochen, and if possible, to spend some time with Cai'er as well.

Apart from that, Lin Ze didn't want to care about anything else.

Judging from the disappearance of Cai'er, Long Haochen, and Chen Ying'er, it is clear that there is some connection between this Holy Temple Competition and the auras of the fifty-odd ninth-tier experts hidden in the Holy City.

It's likely that this temple competition was deliberately held ahead of schedule to lower the demons' guard and deceive them.

Hearing Lin Ze's words, Ling Xiao was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

"Hehe, I didn't realize you were such a perceptive little guy."

"Unfortunately, sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing."

"Judging by the time, they're almost done. It's no harm in telling you, since you can't leave the Holy City anyway."

Ling Xiao suddenly turned to Bai Yue and said, "Bai Yue, didn't you want to know about Long Haochen's situation? I'll tell you."

"Long Haochen is now nothing more than a tool in the hands of the Holy Alliance."

"It's ridiculous, you trusted Long Xingyu so much that you entrusted Long Haochen to him."

Ling Xiao laughed and said, "But do you know that Long Xingyu thought Long Haochen was the child born after Demon God Emperor Fengxiu humiliated you? On the surface, he is a rare father in the world, but in reality, in order to take revenge on you and Demon God Emperor Fengxiu, he actually tried to train Long Haochen to be the sharpest sword of the Holy Alliance, so that he and Demon God Emperor Fengxiu would kill each other!"

“He not only showed no fatherly love for Long Haochen, but he never even treated Long Haochen as a human being.”

"Isn't it ridiculous?"

"So, do you still like Long Xingyu like this?"

"If you had chosen me back then, how could things have ended up like this?"

"Oh, right, I might as well tell you all at once."

"Right now, Long Haochen is probably leading two titled demon-hunting teams to launch a siege against the demon gods on the outskirts of the demon territory."

"Lin Ze, I've heard that the Demon Clan has been searching for the person who shattered the Demon God Pillar of Love. Do you want to know who it is...?"

"Who?" Lin Ze asked, trying to suppress his anger as he looked at Ling Xiao, whose smile was somewhat ferocious.

"Haha, he's the Long Haochen you've been looking for. You didn't expect that, did you?"

"Hahaha……"

As Ling Xiao's voice slowly faded, he looked at Bai Yue, whose face had turned deathly pale, and finally stopped hiding his greed, saying, "Bai Yue, you understand. I haven't married yet because of you. Stay with me, and I promise you that when the Holy War begins, I will forever conceal the fact that you are the daughter of the Demon God Emperor!"

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(End of this chapter)