It turns out I'm a second-generation demon.

It was 7:30 pm, in the spring, and the sky was just beginning to darken.

At a coffee shop in the mixed-use residential and commercial complex where Li Xianyu lived, the doorman was drinking dark beer and smoking at a table by the entrance, occasionally glancing at the pale-faced, dazed young man.

Li Xianyu held a cigarette between his fingers, but didn't smoke it. Two-thirds of the cigarette had burned down, and a long ash was about to fall.

I didn't even have coffee; I really wasn't in the mood.

Three hours earlier, the doorman had rescued Li Xianyu from the clutches of the alien bloodline, preventing him from dying from being drained of his life force. The doorman then made a phone call, and shortly after, a group of men in matching black uniforms stormed in and took Qingqing and the man away. Moments later, the police arrived.

The intervals were very short; it seemed the police deliberately waited for the men in black uniforms to leave before entering the scene. They found Xu Wei's body in the closet. She had been dead for three days, and at this time of year, she was already starting to decompose.

Li Xianyu did not see Xu Wei's body. The police put her in a body bag, carried her downstairs, and then took her away. He stood by and watched the police car drive away.

In a daze, he saw Xu Wei standing in the distance, smiling and waving goodbye to him.

Her figure flickered and faded away like a candle in the wind.

Even though he had one foot in the grave and never thought of crying, he was suddenly overcome with grief and squatted on the ground to cry.

"One glass to tomorrow, one glass to the past."

"It broadens my body and strengthens my shoulders."

"Although I've never believed in the idea of ​​mountains being high and rivers being long."

Life is too short to dwell on the past.

.......

The café echoed with the songs of "Quick Gunner," their magnetic voices drifting through the air.

"Life is too short to dwell on the past..." The doorman chuckled and sighed, "The dead cannot be brought back to life, so why dwell on the past? That's just how life is. It was her fate. By the way, how are you feeling now?"

"I'm fine, I'm not injured, but I'm still a little disoriented," Li Xianyu said in a low voice.

"I'm not asking you that, I'm asking you about the rest of the body." The doorman's gaze fell on him.

Li Xianyu: "......."

The effects of the Albizia julibrissin were indeed very good; even now, they still are...

The whole world seems to be against my kidneys.

If he still couldn't shrink back by night, he could only ask his great-grandmother for help.

"Are all bloodline murderers this ruthless and heartless?" Li Xianyu's voice was weary.

"They are different from us. They are awakened beings from other races. Those who are not of our kind are bound to have different hearts," the gatekeeper said.

"What is an outcast?"

"The bloodline of all beings other than humans who have awakened can also be understood as monsters, which is more in line with the common understanding."

"What will happen to those two?"

"They will be erased. Bloodline descendants are not allowed to affect social stability in any form or for any purpose. This is the rule of the bloodline community. Otherwise, the world would have been in chaos long ago." The doorman said, "But there are always criminals who like to test the law, such as outcasts, or newly awakened human bloodlines who don't know the rules. Xu Wei's case will have its bloodline background erased and will be classified as a burglary and murder case. Your encounter this time was purely accidental, don't be so frightened."

Li Xianyu nodded. He understood. If he couldn't see spirits, he wouldn't have gone to find Xu Wei and wouldn't have encountered such danger. He finished the last cigarette, exhaling a heavy puff of smoke as if to release all his pent-up frustration. "How did you know I was there?"

"Your great-grandmother called to inform me; I gave her my contact information the night before last," the doorman said. "In fact, I've been keeping a close eye on you, or rather, protecting you."

"Protect me?"

"You may not know this, but since you were born, your every move has been monitored. Every day, people appear in your neighborhood under different identities, watching you 24 hours a day. Five years ago, the people monitoring and protecting you changed from the Taoist and Buddhist Association to people from our company, which is me."

Li Xianyu stared blankly at him, her mind blank, completely unable to understand his words.

I'm just an ordinary citizen. Tell me, I've actually been raised in captivity since I was a child?

Thinking about how he had been secretly watched for the past twenty years, Li Xianyu slowly shivered.

The doorman explained, "This all started with your father. He was an extremely powerful bloodline who once caused a huge uproar in the bloodline world. People who wanted to kill him could line up from Hongqiao to Pudong, but everyone who participated in ambushing him ended up dead. He was the most dangerous bloodline since the founding of the nation, without exception. He was so powerful that he inspired fear in everyone, but most of your father's fighting strength came from a terrifying being."

"...Great-grandmother?" Li Xianyu's heart skipped a beat.

The doorman nodded: "In the last two hundred years of history, your great-grandmother was recognized by the bloodline community as one of the top five in combat power. Unparalleled throughout history, an unmatched fighting spirit. This is the evaluation given by history."

Although he had a premonition, Li Xianyu was still taken aback.

So my great-grandmother was really awesome?

"After your father died, the Black Water Spirit Pearl, which housed her battle body, was taken over by the Daoist and Buddhist Association, which specially arranged for people to monitor and protect you. Originally, you would never have been able to inherit the Peerless Battle Soul in your lifetime. Those stubborn guys planned to keep you hidden forever because the turmoil your father caused made them extremely wary of your great-grandmother. So keeping you under their control and never letting the Peerless Battle Soul return to the world was undoubtedly the best choice."

"Wouldn't the best option be to kill me, or kill my great-grandmother?" Li Xianyu retorted.

"Let's not even talk about whether they have a way to destroy the Black Water Spirit Pearl. Even if they did, they wouldn't dare to do it. There are historical reasons behind it, and I can't say about your great-grandmother's background right now. But killing you is something they don't need to worry about at all. As for why you've lived to be fifteen, you should thank your great-grandmother. Otherwise, the grass on your grave would be three feet tall by now." The gatekeeper paused, then continued, "After you turned fifteen, which was five years ago, the Baoze Group took over the duties of the Bloodline Realm Police from the Daoist and Buddhist Association. When the old and new forces were handing over power, they transferred you along with them. That's when I was ordered to protect you."

It really was Baoze Group. He had heard Qingqing mention junior employees at Baoze Group, but he hadn't thought of the famous Baoze Group.

Li Xianyu then remembered that the business card the lawyer handed him did indeed have the words "Baoze Group Law Firm" written on it.

"How did my father die? My great-grandmother said he was murdered. Also, why can't we talk about my great-grandmother's background?" Li Xianyu asked.

The gatekeeper frowned and shook his head.

"Alright, it's that old cliché again: you're too weak right now, knowing too much won't do you any good, right?" Li Xianyu rolled his eyes.

"Not really," the doorman scratched his head awkwardly. "Actually, I don't know much about your great-grandmother's background or your father's death. Don't let my age fool you; I'm only a newbie in the bloodline world, having only awakened my bloodline a few years ago. Your father died twenty years ago. All I know is that he did something heinous that caused widespread outrage and a manhunt across the bloodline world, regardless of good or evil. As for your great-grandmother, all I know are eight words: Unparalleled throughout history, an unmatched battle spirit. Historically, during the turbulent late Qing Dynasty, when China was on the verge of collapse, your great-grandmother was forged in that era. You'll have to figure out the reasons yourself. If you want to know the details, you can check the files at the company later, but that will take a few years."

Why?

"Nonsense, do you think a newbie like you can just look at encrypted files like that? You'll only get access to them once you accumulate over 5,000 points, or when you're promoted to a senior employee." The doorman said, "Even I don't have the authority or points to access files of that level."

Therefore, the two things I hate most in this life are VIP memberships and privilege-obsessed individuals.

Skipping over that topic, Li Xianyu continued, "Then why am I allowed to inherit my father's estate... Oh, the will was forged by you?"

He should have realized this sooner; the Baoze Group didn't even exist the year his biological father died.

"That was indeed left by your father, but he entrusted it to the current head of the Buddhist Association, who is his master. However, due to pressure from within the Buddhist and Taoist Association, they originally did not intend for you to inherit the Peerless Battle Soul. Later, the Black Water Spirit Pearl and the will were handed over to our Baoze Group, and the big boss decided to respect the deceased's wishes."

"Your boss... sounds like a really good person."

"Yes, the big boss is eager to find talent. He built Baoze Group from scratch and developed it into a law enforcement force in the bloodline world in just a few years. It's a legend. I was also discovered by the big boss. Actually, I already knew him before I awakened. At that time, I was just a gatekeeper at a high school. It just so happened that his cousin was studying at that high school. Once, the big boss came to the school to visit his cousin. He was already a big shot who attracted a lot of attention, but he was very approachable and chatted with me. He even suggested that I become a gatekeeper at the university..." The old gatekeeper looked on with a sigh.

"Did my great-grandmother know about these things?"

How could I possibly have any improper thoughts about my great-grandmother? My ancestors for eighteen generations are already turning in their graves.

"I've told you everything I need to. Can you sign now?" The doorman pushed the contract on the table toward Li Xianyu.

Li Xianyu turned his gaze to the contract, which was an internship employment contract. By signing this contract, he would become a descendant of the Baoze Group.

"Don't you want to know how your father died? What exactly is your great-grandmother?" The doorman pointed at the contract: "From the moment she awakened, you were no longer in control of your own destiny. The current peace cannot last. Your great-grandmother has already protected you once, but the battle spirit itself is controlled by the spirit pearl. You yourself are not strong enough. At most, she can protect you for a while, but not forever."

"She has never protected me; all she does is throw tantrums and demand pocket money," Li Xianyu said.

"Although I don't know what your father did back then, for it to attract a kill order from both the legitimate and criminal worlds, it must have been something earth-shattering. He's dead, but you're still here. Why are you still alive today? Even with 24-hour protection, if someone is determined to kill you, no one can save you." The doorman said, "As far as I know, it's because of your great-grandmother. As for what she did or said back then, I don't know."

My great-grandmother once said that she was sealed away. Could that be related to him?

Grandpa died early, so great-grandmother raised him when he was very young. Logically speaking, since Li Xianyu's father died early, great-grandmother should have also been exploiting him from a young age, but she didn't.

He was raised by his adoptive father, while his great-grandmother was sealed away.

"I want to go back and ask my great-grandmother's opinion first." Li Xianyu did not agree immediately.

"No problem, I'll take you to the company tomorrow."

The two went back to their apartment building together, took the elevator home, and found that the great-grandmother was still playing games, passing the time by playing games.

Today, Grandma was dressed in a knee-length pleated skirt and a pink T-shirt that fit her very well, highlighting her graceful curves and slender waist without any excess fat. She exuded the beauty of a young girl in her prime.

"You look terrible." His great-grandmother glanced at him, then turned her gaze back to the computer.

She was playing CrossFire, a game ruined by cheaters and hero-level weapons. Back when Li Xianyu was in school, she played this shooting game with her classmates every day.

Grandma, holding a cool-looking black M4, charged into the enemy ranks and started firing wildly, headshotting everyone.

"My classmate is dead," Li Xianyu said dejectedly.

"You already said that," Grandma replied crisply.

"It was another female classmate I was very close to who was killed by two people with different bloodlines. Just recently, I almost died too." Li Xianyu looked at his great-grandmother: "I've never seen any ancient demon bloodline before. My life was smooth sailing until I was twenty, but after you appeared..."

He didn't go on.

"Hey, I'm not taking the blame for this." Great-Grandma pouted. "Just because you can't come into contact with them doesn't mean they don't exist. When I lived with your father, I often encountered cases of blood descendants killing ordinary people. It's just that during the investigation, the traces of the ancient demon blood descendants would be erased. Ordinary people have no way of knowing about the existence of blood descendants, and even if they did, no one would believe them. In the process of word of mouth, they become folk legends or absurd stories."

Li Xianyu remained silent for a long time before reluctantly accepting his great-grandmother's words, his eyes glancing at the computer screen: "This gun is so cool."

Grandma's eyes widened in panic: "I...I found it..."

Li Xianyu said "Oh" without paying attention, and then brought up the Baoze Group again, asking for his great-grandmother's opinion.

"Joining them is fine too," the great-grandmother paused for a few seconds, then continued firing her mouse. "Your father lacked a powerful backer, which is why he ended up in such a miserable state. Since Baoze Group can replace the Dao-Fo Association, protecting you shouldn't be a problem. Compared to the religious organization of the Dao-Fo Association, I prefer the violent institutions established by the imperial court. Back when the new dynasty had just ascended to the throne, it was still weak and had no choice but to let the Dao-Fo Association act as the enforcers of the bloodline world. But those monks from Daoism and Buddhism are not suitable to be ruthless thugs. Buddhism teaches compassion and abstains from killing, while Taoism is spontaneous and non-competitive. It was indeed difficult for them. Your father once told me that maybe when I wake up next time, the enforcers of the bloodline world will have changed. He hit the nail on the head."

Li Xianyu listened silently. At this moment, his great-grandmother finally acted like a great-grandmother.

Just then, Grandma slapped her forehead: "Did you bring the yogurt?"

Li Xianyu was taken aback: "I forgot."

Great-Grandma's face fell instantly. She dropped the mouse with a snap, frantically fidgeted in front of the computer, and yelled, "Yogurt, yogurt, I want yogurt!!"

Li Xianyu's lips twitched, giving off a great-grandmother vibe.

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