Sword Sect Little Demon Child, Three and a Half Years Old and Extremely Fierce

"My mother is a renowned prodigy in the cultivation world. At five hundred years old, she is the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator in the cultivation world."

"They hate evil as if it were their enemy, and they cannot tolerate any injustice."

"My father is the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm. His cultivation is high, higher than any Demon Lord in history. But he's stupid, doesn't use his brain when he goes out, and relies entirely on brute force."

"It is said that when he ascended to the throne, the old nobles of the Demon Realm collectively breathed a sigh of relief: Great, he's an idiot, easy to fool."

I nodded; I believe that.

My dad is definitely someone who's easy to fool.

"The two of them met in a secret place."

"At the time, my father was chasing a traitor from the demon realm who had escaped to a secret realm."

"After chasing for three days and three nights, I was so hungry that I was dizzy and my vision was blurred. I squatted under a tree and ate some spiritual herbs."

"My mother happened to be passing by and saw a man in black squatting under a tree gnawing on the bark. She assumed he was a down-on-his-luck rogue cultivator."

The first thing Father said when he looked up and saw Mother was, "Fellow Daoist, is there anything to eat?"

I:"……"

"His mother took pity on him and gave him a steamed bun."

"Then, he started clinging to his mother because he thought she was a rich person and must have plenty of food."

I couldn't help but ask, "Was this all your father could achieve back then?"

Fu Yan confirmed expressionlessly, "Yes, that's all he amounted to back then."

"Back then, they all used aliases. My father claimed to be a rogue cultivator, and my mother claimed to be a disciple of a small sect."

I blinked: "Didn't Dad tell the truth back then?"

"Father wouldn't dare," Fu Yan said. "He is the Demon Lord. The cultivation world and the demon world are mortal enemies. If he claims to be the Demon Lord, Mother will draw her sword and kill him on the spot."

Me: "Oh, what about Mom?"

"Even I wouldn't dare," Fu Yan said. "She's a disciple of the Qingyun Sect. Moreover, she's the successor chosen by the sect leader. If she says she's from the Qingyun Sect, even Father would have to run away."

Me: "Oh, so they're lying to each other?"

Fu Yan's lips twitched slightly: "We're deceiving each other. But the feelings are real."

"They teamed up to fight monsters, gather herbs, and escape together in the secret realm."

"They developed feelings for each other while fighting, and ended up together while running away."

"Then something unexpected happened in that secret realm, and the two of them were trapped for a long time."

"Long enough for me to come along."

Me: "...And then?"

"Later, the secret realm reopened, and they emerged. But none of them revealed their true identities."

"The two of them continued to be together under aliases, and the three of them, including me, traveled around the cultivation world."

"But no one taught me how to cultivate, for fear of being exposed."

"After all, the origins of a technique taught by a demon lord and a sword technique taught by a genius of the Qingyun Sect can be easily identified outside."

I interjected, "So, you figured out your swordsmanship on your own?"

"Pretty much. They only taught me the basics: how to generate power, how to circulate energy, and how to breathe. I figured out the swordsmanship myself."

I thought for a moment and said, "No wonder my senior brothers said your swordsmanship was strange when you first arrived."

Fu Yan nodded: "Because it wasn't learned properly. It was pieced together from the guidance of two people. It's all haphazard and disjointed, no wonder it doesn't look good."

I understood: "And then what happened?"

Fu Yan: "Later, Mother received a message from the Qingyun Sect. The sect leader wanted her to return and take over the position."

"But the elders in the clan disagreed, feeling that she was too young."

"My mother herself didn't want to be the sect leader. She thought it was too much trouble, and preferred to take me traveling and enjoying the scenery."

"But the sect leader said that she must be the sect leader of Qingyun Sect."

Fu Yan paused for a moment.

"The sect leader didn't say it explicitly, but Mother understood. The sect leader suspects that someone in the sect is colluding with the demon realm."

I was taken aback: "Colluding with the demon realm?"

Fu Yan nodded.

"Therefore, the sect leader of Qingyun Sect needs a trustworthy person to take that position, someone who will never betray Qingyun Sect and will never be bought off by the Demon Realm."

"Mother agreed. But she's afraid that someone might try to harm Father and me for the position of sect leader."

"So she bought us a house in the mortal realm. It wasn't big, but it was very quiet."

"Dad often went out, saying he was going on business. Mom also often went out, saying she was going to visit friends."

"Actually, Father went back to the Demon Realm to handle government affairs, and Mother went back to the Qingyun Sect to participate in the Young Sect Master Trial."

"But Mother has been unable to find anyone in the Qingyun Sect who is colluding with the Demon Realm. She has no evidence and dares not act rashly."

"So she confessed to her father that she was a disciple of the Qingyun Sect."

"She said that once she becomes powerful and finds out who is behind her, she will resign from her position as sect leader and live together as a family."

"Father agreed."

I tilted my head: "Is Dad feeling guilty?"

Fu Yan glanced at me.

"Of course he's guilty. The cultivation world and the demon world are mortal enemies. If he confessed that he was the Demon Lord, Mother would beat him into a pig's head on the spot."

I thought about it.

Also.

A demon lord, and the future sect leader of Qingyun Sect.

This combination is even more outrageous than a cat and a mouse getting married.

"So, Mother began returning to the Qingyun Sect to handle sect affairs. Whenever she had free time, she would come to the mortal realm to see us."

"Father is the same. When Mother isn't around, he secretly goes back to the Demon Realm."

"I stayed in the mortal realm and lived alone."

"I actually noticed something was wrong with Dad. He would often disappear for months at a time. But I didn't think much of it. I assumed he was just going out to earn money to support the family."

"Until 58 years ago." Fu Yan's voice trailed off.

"Someone has found the mortal realm. They want to kill me. But my father isn't here."

"I don't know if he didn't receive the message or couldn't make it back, but he's not here."

"I fled all the way to the world of cultivation. I wanted to find my mother."

"They haven't found it yet. They beat him half to death. He's like a tattered rag."

I gripped the swing rope tightly.

"Then the sect leader happened to pass by," Fu Yan said. "He rescued me and took me back."

"My mother found out about this later. She was filled with regret. She hated herself for not protecting me. She also hated my father."

"I hate that my father has disappeared and doesn't even care about his son."

"But she told me to stay at the Heavenly Sword Sect, saying it was safe there. The sect leader may be poor, but he's a formidable fighter. There are very few people in the entire cultivation world who can defeat him."

"So you stayed in the Heavenly Sword Sect for fifty years?" I said.

Fu Yan nodded.

"What about Father?" I asked. "Do you know that Father is the Demon Lord?"

"I don't know," Fu Yan said. "Father disappeared 20 years ago. I stayed in the Heavenly Sword Sect for 20 years, but I couldn't find him. Mother couldn't find him either."

I exclaimed in surprise, "He just disappeared for twenty years?"

"Um."

"Not even you?"

Fu Yan paused for a moment.

"I only found out later. The Demon Realm was in turmoil at that time. My father was forced to abdicate by several old nobles and almost lost his throne."

"It took him a full twenty years to quell the internal strife."

He later explained that he didn't contact me because he was afraid of implicating me.

"Father said, 'If I lose, you will be the son of the former Demon Lord, and those nobles will not let you go. If I win, it's not too late for you to acknowledge me as your father.'"

I didn't speak.

"Then, thirty years ago," Fu Yan continued, "the conflict between the cultivation world and the demon world reached its limit. The Great War between Immortals and Demons broke out."

"I had just broken through to the Golden Core stage and went on an expedition with the elders."

"The atmosphere on the battlefield was tense, with flashing swords and fierce fighting that darkened the sky."

"Then the Demon Lord appeared, his black wings blotting out the sky, his demonic energy surging, his aura so powerful that everyone in the audience went weak in the knees."

"But he glanced at me, then at the direction of Qingyun Sect, and in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he ran away. He surrendered."

I was stunned: "They ran away?"

Fu Yan nodded: "Yes, he ran away. The battle was in full swing when he suddenly sounded the retreat and led the demon army away."

"Then they sent someone to deliver the letter of surrender, signed the treaty, ceded territory and paid reparations, and behaved themselves obediently."

"The entire cultivation world was stunned, wondering if the Demon Lord had lost his mind."

"I was stunned too. Even though he was wearing a mask, I recognized him."

"That's Dad."

I blinked. "Mom didn't recognize you?"

"No," Fu Yan said. "Father concealed his presence very well."

"At the time, Mother thought the Demon Realm was plotting something and didn't suspect Father at all."

"After the great battle, Father secretly went to Qingyun Sect to find Mother. I don't know how he managed to sneak in, or what he said, but he managed to appease Mother."

"And then they were loving again."

"And then you came into my life."

I was silent.

After a while.

I asked again, "When did Mother find out that Father was the Demon Lord?"

Fu Yan glanced at me.

"When you were born."