I'm a villain in the superhero world.

However, looking at the reply slip format on the letter from top to bottom gave him a headache.

Lu Buyi couldn't help but silently complain.

"This damn sense of ritual..."

"Communication relies on written reports—why has this outdated habit persisted in the leadership council until now? I thought about this when I was reading the manga back then: can't we just make a phone call and explain everything clearly in one go?"

"If I become the president in the future, the first thing I will do is to rectify this bad habit of writing reports."

"Pah! Pah! Pah! Who wants to be the president? It's bad luck!"

However, although this reply was unlucky, it also brought what Lü Buyi cared about most.

—Permissions.

Currently, as the direct subordinate of the Dragon Emperor, and with the chairman's guarantee, Lü Buyi can already be considered second only to the emperor and above all others in the governing council.

Whether placed in the "Children of Yin and Yang" series or in subsequent works such as "Black Sword," "Isaac," and "The Inspector General," he can be seen as one of the behind-the-scenes bigwigs.

"With the help of the [Popularity Feedback Template], I am now more confident in controlling the main storyline."

Thinking of this, Lü Buyi once again opened the [Popularity Feedback Template] —

[Character: Lü Buyi (Decision-maker of the Far East Region and one of the Seven Swordholders)]

[Background and Identity: The last patriarch of the Far East Lü Clan, one of the thirty-three holy blood families under the ruling council, and also the only bloodline descendant]

Age: 24

[Ability: Yin Power (Incomplete) (Fully Mastered) (Reached its limit, cannot be improved)]

[Level: Fifth Energy Level (Peak of Humanity) (Fourth Stage)]

[Development: Eye of Yin (Maximum Reached), Yin Power Circulation (Maximum Reached), Yin Power Reversal (Maximum Reached), Yin Power Fusion (Maximum Reached), Yin-Yang Resonance (Maximum Reached)...]

【特技：太阴之兽掌控lv1、掌控蓬莱练气术lv15、武器大师lv10、艺术精通lv9、吕祖剑术lv15、阿萨辛教团技艺全解lv12、无穷的武艺lv16……】

[Sealed artifacts: Sealing Cloth (SS), Eight Gates Seal (SS), Dojigiri Yasutsuna (S), Taiyin Beast (SSS)...]

Popularity Points: 58333 (Redeemable)

"Snake Princess, Fusu, Huhai, Xu Fu, Dragon Emperor—come on, no one else will interfere with our destiny."

"From now on, let's begin to torment each other..."

"Let's see in the end whether it's you who dies or me who perishes."

Staring at his luxurious control panel, Lü Buyi muttered to himself.

On the path of the Son of Yin and Yang's destiny and the sealing of the Dragon Emperor, there are at least three demigods who stand in the way.

This is a realistic world, and a cruel one at that.

He is not the main character in any of the main storylines, and if he is not careful, he might really die.

But so what?

Death is not something to fear; it is the fear of death that should be taken seriously.

If the Dragon Emperor alone makes him fearful and want to run away, then how will he face those major crises that affect the multiverse in the future?

The last night before this interference in the plot.

Lu Buyi sat quietly alone on the cliff beneath this sea of ​​clouds, without saying a word.

At the same time, in an old residential building in Haidu.

The night was deep and all was quiet.

The old attic had poor sound insulation; one could vaguely hear the suppressed arguments of the couple next door, the muffled sound of the convenience store's roller shutter being pulled down downstairs, and the occasional sound of tires screeching against the road as night cars occasionally drove by in the distance.

All of this constitutes the most common nighttime background noise in the city's underbelly.

But Ji Mingyang did not sleep.

He sat in the only relatively intact corner of the living room sofa, his back slightly hunched, elbows resting on his knees, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing the cold edge of a soda can.

—The last bit of soda left in the can had long since lost its bubbles, and its sweetness was tinged with a metallic, astringent taste.

The only light source inside is the streetlights that shine obliquely in through the window, their beams fragmented by the buildings across the street.

But Ji Mingyang's vision was not obstructed by the darkness in the slightest.

His gaze pierced the gloom and landed beside him, at the other end of the sofa—

It was on that young girl who had fallen into a deep sleep sometime earlier.

Her name is Yin Qing, or at least that's what she calls herself.

One was after he successfully navigated the Kyoto University Kaito Campus interview, which turned out to be a trap.

At dusk, a girl with the same extraordinary and mysterious qualities suddenly appeared on his way home.

Her face was so pale it was almost transparent, and although her eyes were incredibly stubborn, she seemed naive and inexperienced.

—To be honest, what normal girl would say "you are my destined one" right off the bat?

Ji Mingyang didn't believe a single punctuation mark in that statement.

After all, he had just been tricked and it took him a whole day and night to kill all those demons and monsters.

But for some reason, he still brought this girl, whose entire being screamed "suspicious," back to the only place he could call "home."

At this moment, Yin Qing was curled up on the sofa, covered with a slightly worn thin blanket that Ji Mingyang had found.

She was sleeping soundly, her breathing shallow. Her pale face appeared softer in the dim light, the stubbornness and vague unease of the day gone, making her look even somewhat fragile.

Ji Mingyang just watched her quietly, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

From the moment he first saw the girl, the power within him that had been dormant for so long, which he had deliberately ignored and suppressed, began to stir restlessly.

It wasn't the repulsion and burning sensation one feels when facing ordinary monsters and evil spirits, but rather a stranger, resonant feeling, like the attraction between the two poles of a magnet.

It was as if she also possessed some essence that originated from him, yet was completely opposite to him.

"The destined one...fate?"

Ji Mingyang murmured, unusually confused and at a loss.

There's a saying that's very true: with great power comes great responsibility.

Ji Mingyang had suspected this a long time ago—

Since he was born with this power, there must be some mission he needs to complete.

Now, regardless of who Yin Qing is or what her purpose is, her appearance itself has already changed something.

Perhaps, it was the "turning point" between the ordinary and the extraordinary that he had been waiting for, the mission he had been longing for...

It had already quietly descended upon this ordinary, unremarkable night along with the girl.

Ji Mingyang took one last look at Yin Qing's peaceful sleeping face, gently crushed the empty can in his hand, and accurately tossed it into the trash can a few meters away.

Then, he leaned back into the sofa and closed his eyes.

He wasn't sleepy; he was just thinking—

What will tomorrow bring?

Ji Mingyang didn't know.

Lü Buyi didn't know either.