I'm a villain in the superhero world.

When Ji Mingyang awoke again from the chaos and hazy darkness, the night had completely fallen.

The moonlight was already high in the sky.

He lifted his eyelids, feeling utterly weak, but he forced himself to sit up and then saw the figure standing in front of the waves.

Lu Buyi was now smoking a cheap cigarette that seemed completely out of place for him, a women's cigarette called "Mellow Seven Stars".

This surprised Ji Mingyang. To be honest, he thought that a big capitalist like Lü Buyi would spend his time smoking the most expensive Cuban cigars.

"Awake?" Lü Buyi asked without turning his head. Ji Mingyang didn't know what he was looking at, only that he was gazing intently overseas.

"Hmm...it's already resolved? It hasn't been half an hour at most, has it? So fast?"

Ji Mingyang was really not used to this sudden feeling of weakness in his body. Although he could sense that the power of the sun was slowly recovering, he was still weaker than an ordinary person.

But he still stood up and slowly walked to Lü Buyi's side.

Lü Buyi laughed and said, "Of course, because I am the strongest."

She reached out and offered him a Soft Seven Stars cigarette, but Ji Mingyang pushed it back.

"Don't try to corrupt me... By the way, you actually smoke this kind of women's cigarette?"

"I feel like it doesn't quite match your...personality?"

Lu Buyi merely smiled slightly at Ji Mingyang's questions and doubts.

"Actually, I don't like this stuff either, but I remember someone who's a lot like me liking it, so I try it out occasionally, kind of like I'm imitating him."

"So much like you—in strength and personality?"

"No, it's fate and indecisiveness. Come to think of it, I've reached the point where I'm indecisive when faced with destiny..."

Ji Mingyang didn't quite understand this sentence and became more and more confused the more he listened, so he simply changed the subject.

"I have absolutely no energy left; it feels like even walking home is a life-or-death struggle..."

"I know," Lü Buyi interrupted him, continuing to display his outrageous wealth: "I'll take you home later, of course—that'll have to wait until my retainer brings the car. One of only five Helios in the world—do you want me to give you one?"

"No need, and I always feel that you are leading me step by step toward depravity."

Ji Mingyang glanced at Lü Buyi sideways, directly revealing his extremely "sinister" intentions.

"What a pity, you're really not someone who enjoys life..."

Lü Buyi seemed somewhat regretful about this, but didn't say anything more.

"But everyone has their own pursuits, so what can I say to you?"

Ji Mingyang wholeheartedly agreed with this.

He suddenly remembered the problem he had and wondered if the Dragon Emperor's consciousness would relapse.

"Have my problems been completely resolved? Will the Dragon Emperor's consciousness be revived?"

"No—no one in this world can completely eradicate the Dragon Emperor's consciousness that is deeply embedded in the power of the sun, not even a trace. I only temporarily dispersed it."

"So, there's a possibility he could recover?"

"To be precise, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will not wake up for a long time. However, if an unexpected event occurs and you suddenly and completely awaken the power of the sun, he will revive."

Yin Qing talked to Ji Mingyang about the concept of Yin-Yang awakening this morning...

He initially wanted to force himself to wake up sooner, but now he realizes how dangerous it is.

"If he recovers again, can you still break him up like you did today?"

Ji Mingyang's question made Lü Buyi think for a short while, which was rare for him, but he still gave an answer.

"If your solar power is fully awakened, then he should be a bit troublesome when he wakes up again—"

"Will you lose?" Ji Mingyang asked.

"No, I will win." Lü Buyi said this without any hesitation.

His various trump cards are enough to rival a demigod; a mere wisp of the Dragon Emperor's consciousness could not possibly defeat him.

Lü Buyi's confidence silenced Ji Mingyang once again.

Even now, Lü Buyi remains a mystery to him, and he knows very little about him.

He simply didn't care about these things, nor did he intend to ask.

"If you're not by my side, what should I do, or what method should I use, to resolve the Dragon Emperor's consciousness on my own?"

Ji Mingyang's decision not to rely on his own ideas made Lü Buyi turn his head and look at his slightly stubborn expression.

He wasn't actually surprised that Ji Mingyang would ask such a question—

That's why I didn't offer to teach him the Penglai Qi Refining Technique as soon as he woke up.

However, Ji Mingyang's complete lack of intention to rely on himself did surprise Lü Buyi... Are all protagonists like this?

"Why would you think that? Do you really think I'll be too late when that time comes?"

"No, I always felt that when that time came, you would come to save me."

Ji Mingyang shook his head and explained why he had asked the question:

"But if Yin Qing is right, then the Dragon Emperor will one day become the destined enemy of me and...her child, won't he?"

"I'm not saying I've accepted...accepted the fate of having to marry her and have children in the future. I just don't want to shift the responsibility onto someone else, especially when that person might be my child. So I want to solve the Dragon Emperor problem myself—and the most basic thing is to overcome the problem I'm facing now, isn't it?"

Lu Buyi was familiar with this statement, because Ji Mingyang had said something similar to Yin Qing in the original work.

However… certain elements in that statement, which shouldn’t be present at this moment, made Lü Buyi frown slightly.

"You said Yin Qing told you she wanted to marry you and have children—and that your child would fight against the Dragon Emperor in the future?"

Ji Mingyang noticed the hesitation in Lü Buyi's words, so he also frowned.

"Isn't that right? Did she lie to me?"

Lu Buyi remained silent for a long time before finally coming to an answer after careful consideration.

So he shook his head: "Yin Qing didn't lie to you. Generally speaking, when Taiyin and Taiyang are male and female respectively, the simplest way to choose a child of yin and yang is for the two of them to have a child."

However, this statement is based on the premise that both the moon and the sun must be in their complete form.

The fact that Yin Qing would say such a thing means...

Lu Buyi finally understood why Yin Qing had come to Ji Mingyang's side, and why Ji Mingyang knew his name.

He did not recognize his own identity.

"So... the Zen master and Yin Qing's brother didn't tell her?"

"She doesn't know she's incomplete, she doesn't know anything about me—"

"She didn't know?"

Even Lü Buyi found this absurd idea somewhat amusing.

But that's the truth; the Zen Master and Yinming's protection of Yinqing reached this level.

Ji Mingyang didn't know any of this, so he simply asked:

"If she wasn't lying to me, then what do you feel is wrong?"

Lu Buyi didn't want to lie to Ji Mingyang, but because he thought of a scene that might cause his popularity to skyrocket, he ultimately chose to remain mysterious.

"There's nothing wrong with it, but I'm a little surprised that you two are so straightforward. You've only known each other for less than half a day, but now you're no longer arguing with me calling her your little girlfriend."

"Don't try to change the subject with such clumsy talk... Do I look like a three-year-old?"

Ji Mingyang sighed in frustration and kicked Lü Buyi's shin, but he didn't really care.

"Fine, you must have your reasons for not telling me—"

Ji Mingyang had barely finished speaking when he was drowned out by the roar of an engine coming from not far away.

Clearly, this must be the private car that Lü Buyi mentioned taking him home.

"Let's go, I'll take you home."

Lü Buyi had actually heard Ji Mingyang's frustration, but the two of them tacitly refrained from bringing it up again.

But before turning to leave, in a moment of hesitation, Ji Mingyang asked one last question.

"Old Lu, Yin Qing told me a lot about the Extraordinary World..."

"She told me she was from the Dongxia Social Security Bureau. And you?"

"Which side do you belong to, and why do you want to help me solve my problems?"

This question made Lü Buyi chuckle. The sea breeze blew his clothes, making it difficult for Ji Mingyang to discern the meaning behind his laughter.

But he didn't need to guess; Lü Buyi had already given him the answer directly:

"At least now, at least here, in front of you, I represent only myself, I do not belong to any party, and I do not represent the will of any party."

"As for why I'm here to help you..."

Lü Buyi slightly turned his head, looked at Ji Mingyang who was not far away, and spoke softly:

"That's because we're friends."