Chapter Twenty-One: Can I Choose Ananda as My New Father?

After Long Xingyu left, Bai Yue found her son, intending to have a heartfelt talk with him.

“Haichen, Mom wants to ask you: after all this time studying, how do you view the demon race?”

“Do you think what your father said—that all demons should be killed—is correct?”

Long Haichen scratched his head, puzzled. “Mom, I don’t really know.”

“After listening to Instructor Balza’s history of the alliance, I realized that the long-standing antagonism between demons and humans is really a conflict between two races. But Grandpa once said, no matter the race, there are always two sides. Just like humans have good and bad people, I believe demons are the same—there are good demons and bad demons. So if we kill every demon we see, wouldn’t we be mistakenly killing good ones?”

Bai Yue was surprised to discover that Feng Xiu had a talent for educating Haichen in this way.

“Haichen, I’ve never told you before, but your Grandpa and I—we are actually demons.” Bai Yue took a deep breath and said calmly.

Long Haichen blinked, then smiled. “Mom, I knew Grandpa and you didn’t look like humans!”

“I’ve never seen a human more handsome than Grandpa, nor a human prettier than Mom.”

“Besides, Grandpa and Mom’s attributes are dark. Instructor Balza said only demons have dark attributes.”

Bai Yue smiled brightly. “Haichen, you’re so smart. Now, guess again—what exactly are Grandpa and I?”

Pouting, Long Haichen thought hard for a long moment, then blurted out, “Grandpa can’t possibly be the Demon God Emperor, right? Hahaha—”

He was joking, but when he saw his mother nod seriously, acknowledging it, he was stunned.

“Indeed. Your Grandpa is the Demon God Emperor Feng Xiu, the very one your father told you to kill someday.”

Long Haichen’s eyes widened, his mouth agape in shock.

“Mom, you’re not joking, are you? This isn’t funny!”

“How could the Demon God Emperor be so idle? Since I was born, he’s been by my side almost every day, playing with me. It was only after I started school that Grandpa moved away.”

Long Haichen simply couldn’t believe his Grandpa was the Demon God Emperor.

Most importantly, how did his father, the son of the Demon God Emperor’s daughter and the Holy Seal Knight, manage to win over his mother?

Such a fantastical couple! Knowing Grandpa as he did, he would never approve of this marriage, and certainly wouldn’t accept Long Xingyu as a son-in-law.

“Mom, if you’re a demon princess, how could Grandpa have allowed you to be with Dad?”

Bai Yue sighed helplessly. “Your Grandpa only came to find me and told me about my origins after I was already pregnant with you.”

“During these days you’ve been with Long Xingyu, you should have noticed your biological father is very unstable emotionally and harbors intense hatred toward demons. Haichen, I want to ask you seriously: do you like this father of yours?”

“When we first moved to Odin Town, you said other kids had dads, and you wanted one too. But after Long Xingyu came, you didn’t seem as happy.”

Bai Yue always paid close attention to her son’s emotions. She noticed that her usually sunny, positive son would become low and gloomy after spending time with Long Xingyu.

“Mom, actually, I want to have a different dad.” Long Haichen blinked and finally voiced his long-held wish.

“If you still loved Dad, I could bear it,” he added quickly, afraid to upset his mother.

Bai Yue looked at her son with a heavy heart, pursing her lips. “I thought you still had some hope for him.”

In a past life, Haichen longed for his father’s praise and approval—all changed now.

Bai Yue looked at him puzzled and asked, “Haichen, why do you want a different father?”

“Does Long Xingyu treat you badly? Did he bully you when I wasn’t around?”

Long Haichen shook his head, his voice tinged with sadness. “I don’t know how to explain it. Dad looks at me strangely sometimes. Sometimes I wonder if I’m really his biological child. I feel like sometimes he looks at me like he wants to eat me.”

Recalling Long Xingyu’s past behavior, Bai Yue guessed that he had imagined his wife was unfaithful with the Demon God Emperor, mistakenly believing Haichen was the Demon God Emperor’s son.

“Haichen, he’s crazy. Don’t mind him.” Bai Yue ruffled her son’s hair in comfort.

“But if you don’t like him, Mom will find a dad you like.”

“However, your attribute is Light, and your talent is exceptional. The demon environment isn’t suitable for cultivating your Light attribute, so the Sanctum Alliance is the best place for your training.”

Bai Yue summoned her puppet, Bai Qian, through System 66. Bai Qian had grown to eight years old and had the strength of a knight, ready for the sacred awakening.

After years of cultivation, Bai Yue’s own power had reached the eighth tier, allowing her to send a fragment of her divine consciousness to control Bai Qian.

Long Haichen curiously sized up the young lady before him, and suddenly, she opened her eyes.

“Haichen, I’m Mom’s avatar. My name is Bai Qian. From now on, she will be by your side to help you learn knight skills.”

“Mom? Sister?” Long Haichen looked at Bai Yue in utter confusion.

Bai Yue pointed to Bai Qian and explained with a smile, “Haichen, outside, she’s a girl I adopted, your sister Bai Qian. Don’t let that slip.”

Long Haichen nodded solemnly, stars sparkling in his eyes. It was wonderful that Mom would train with him from now on.

Still, calling Mom ‘sister’ felt strange.

He decided to contact Grandpa tonight. Since Mom said he could find a dad he liked, that meant Grandpa could help introduce a new father.

He thought no matter who it was, they’d be kinder than his biological father. And it had to be someone gentle but strong enough to fight demons, or else he couldn’t stand up to his dad.

According to Instructor Balza, the Holy Seal Knights were formidable. The entire Sanctum Alliance had only three, and Long Xingyu was the strongest of them, able to battle the berserker demon god Anan in fierce deadlock.

Haichen planned to ask Grandpa, the Demon God Emperor, who surely knew the berserker demon god. Maybe Grandpa could introduce Mom to Uncle Anan!

Seeing Haichen’s eyes dart around with excitement, Bai Yue asked curiously, “Haichen, what clever thoughts are spinning in your head now?”

“Mom, do you know the seventh pillar demon god, the berserker demon god Anan?” Haichen asked eagerly.

Bai Yue nodded. “Yes, and we’re on good terms.”

Haichen looked at her expectantly and said, “Then can I choose Uncle Anan as my new dad?”