I'm a villain in the superhero world.

After the incident involving Emperor Chongde and Xu Fu, the owner of Rongguang Garden returned here once again.

However, this time, after solving the problem, he became even more worried and pondered it again and again.

Gu Yu didn't dare to go forward and disturb them, and the housekeeper Kong Qing also tacitly remained silent.

Even Jiang Liyue, who was sent back, didn't have the nerve to come and ask all sorts of questions this time.

She had seen Xu Fu visit the Penglai Islands before, so she naturally knew what the figure confronting Lü Buyi meant by coming here.

This level and field of affairs is beyond her control.

Therefore, Jiang Liyue simply watched Lü Buyi's back as he stood in the Thousand Mirrors Lake in the Glory Courtyard from afar, without saying a word.

At this moment, Lü Buyi abandoned thinking about the main plot for the first time and focused on the second plot change he had caused.

"The original Black Sword—I never imagined we'd meet again under these circumstances."

Lu Buyi muttered to himself, pondering the stories behind the name.

Actually, when the name Black Sword is mentioned, the first thing that comes to his mind is the fourth generation Black Sword.

He is a founding member of the "Ideal State," the future guardian of Baghdad, and one of the superheroes who will emerge to stabilize the world order after the collapse of the ruling society.

Because all five Black Sword movies released so far tell the story of the fourth generation of Black Sword.

The cinematic universe was also formed after the huge success of films like "The Lord of the War", "Black Sword", and "Titan Guardians".

So in the past, for people who hadn't read the Bad End series comics, the first thing that came to mind when they heard the name Black Sword was the talkative mouth of the fourth Black Sword.

However, due to the limitations of the era, and the fact that he had once seen the only black sword in the world—

So after a brief period of reminiscing, Lü Buyi turned his attention back to the original Black Sword.

Thinking back to the Black Sword series of comic book universes I read in my previous life.

Lu Buyi was a little troubled for the second time by the changes brought about by the plot revision.

"It's one thing that Ji Mingyang and Yin Qing met ahead of time, almost causing the Dragon Emperor to be resurrected."

"What the hell was the Bad Ending editorial department thinking, that they'd use the original Black Sword to keep me occupied so the main storyline could continue as normal?"

Lü Buyi's headache wasn't because he couldn't win.

Instead, the original Black Sword, while being incredibly sinister, also restrained him as his clone at this moment.

Most importantly, for some reason, he and Black Sword had a grudge stemming from some misunderstandings.

Therefore, in a sense, the Black Sword is the enemy that Lü Buyi least wants to face right now.

"However... since we're already here, let's leave it at that—"

"In the worst-case scenario, at most it would just mean my true form descending, which isn't a big problem."

Lü Buyi figured this out very quickly.

Since there's nothing we can do to change it, we just have to accept it.

It's just a tough fight, nothing serious.

Compared to fighting the Dragon Emperor or the other three demigods, this is truly child's play.

"Let's put aside what's going to happen three days from now. It's getting late, let's think about the dinner party first."

"The first meeting of the Yin-Yang Chosen Ones is truly......"

"expect."

Whispering, Lü Buyi turned around and slowly returned to his courtyard.

We await the arrival of night and our guests.

As dusk approached, the time agreed upon by Lü Buyi and Ji Mingyang was drawing near.

And in Ji Mingyang's small house—

Calculating the time, it should be about right; Lü Buyi should have already solved the problem...

Ji Mingyang dialed his number, and this time the call connected without any interruption, clearly just as he had expected.

By this time, Lü Buyi had indeed resolved the problem.

Ji Mingyang didn't ask what it was; he only asked out of concern:

"So...the problem is solved? Did I make this call at the right time?"

Lu Buyi stood in the library of Rongguang Courtyard, which was shrouded and covered by the shadows of giant trees.

As he flipped through some of the materials, he listened to Ji Mingyang's words and gently put down the book in his hands.

"Theoretically, it's solved... So, what do you want to ask me in such a hurry?"

"There are only a few hours left before the banquet starts. I'd like to hear what makes you so anxious."

"Too anxious... well, that's not entirely true."

"Yinqing told me that many people will come to Haidu in three days, just to take me away. I want to ask your opinion on this... Who do you want me to go with?"

Yinqing said...

Whom should we go with?

In the original story, Ji Mingyang was unaware of this at first; he was simply lured to the Oriental Pearl by the Snake Queen with the mystery of his origins.

Lu Buyi hadn't thought much about this beforehand, but he hadn't expected that Ji Mingyang would find out about it in advance.

However, he didn't pay much attention to it; compared to the matter of the black sword, it was insignificant.

"Do you even need to ask me who I'll go with?"

Lü Buyi leaned against the bookshelf behind him and gave his answer without much hesitation.

"It's up to you to decide; you can make that decision yourself."

As expected, Lü Buyi gave a similar answer to Yin Qing.

These two people are both incredibly mysterious and incredibly indulgent.

Add to that the forces that wanted to take him away...

Ji Mingyang himself couldn't figure out the difference between himself and Tang Sanzang's flesh.

"I knew you'd say that... but I just don't know what to do."

"Although the Social Security Bureau and the Zen Master mentioned by Yin Qing should be my best choices, I actually don't want to go anywhere—"

Ji Mingyang gazed at the setting sun outside the window and said softly with a sigh.

After a moment of silence, Lü Buyi gave his answer.

"If you don't want to go, then you don't have to go."

As Ji Mingyang's expression began to turn astonished, Lü Buyi continued on the other end of the communication:

"If what you truly desire is to live a peaceful and quiet life alone, then just do it. It's that simple."

"But I am the inheritor of the power of the sun, I..."

"What? Because you were born to be the sun, so saving the world is left to you or your children?"

Ji Mingyang couldn't refute it, so he just listened silently as Lü Buyi continued to speak softly on the other side:

"Don't worry about what others say about saving the world. Sealing the Dragon Emperor is the only thing that can be done by you or your child."

"The world is not that fragile. It's just that without the Chosen One, we have to pay a higher price for the Dragon Emperor's problems."

"The sun will always rise, and the world will always keep turning—no one is indispensable."

Lu Buyi put the ancient book back on the fifth shelf and straightened up to walk to the other side.

From Lü Buyi, Ji Mingyang received words that were completely opposite to the destiny that Yin Qing had spoken of.

He didn't know what to say, nor which path to choose.

Therefore, all he could do was remain silent and reflect.

But then, the crisp sound of footsteps came from the other end of the communication, and Lü Buyi's words interrupted his thoughts.

"Alright, let's not think about that too much. It's getting late, let's go to the banquet first, at least that's the most urgent thing."

"I'll send a car to pick you up—"

"Lu Buyi said, then a smile full of amusement appeared on his lips.

"Then, you can expect the entire city to make way for you..."

"A magnificent sight."