“That feeling, it’s here!”
A red cloud descended, transforming into the form of a child in red clothing.
The red-clothed child crossed his arms, tilted his head, and looked towards a burly man wearing a straw hat by the roadside.
The man stood nine feet tall, with broad bones and an air of fierce courage.
“Hey, you big fella, do you know if the boundary to the demon realm is up ahead?”
The man turned his head, looked around in confusion, and scratched his head.
“Who’s calling me?!”
“Argh, you’re making me so mad, look down!”
The red-clothed child stomped his feet in anger, flames erupting from his mouth.
The man lowered his head, his brow furrowed at the sight of the child.
“Little kid playing with fire, that’s not right. Extinguish!”
With a soft shout, the flames from the child’s mouth instantly died out.
The red-clothed child was stunned, his hands frantically forming seals, shooting beams of red light into his mouth.
But an enigmatic force enveloped his mouth.
No matter how hard he tried, the red-clothed child was unable to conjure the Samadhi True Fire.
“Young man, who taught you to use your power so recklessly, intimidating others? Where are your parents, is this how they taught you?!”
The man’s face was serious, as he scolded the red-clothed child.
For some reason, the red-clothed child, who was fearless and unafraid, felt no annoyance like he usually did when his parents lectured him.
Instead, a sense of fear grew in his heart, and he replied with a hint of timidity.
“I, I, nobody taught me. My father had another woman outside. My mother doesn’t care about me, she let me play around freely, never taught me anything!”
After he spoke, the red-clothed child’s eyes widened in disbelief.
Are these the words a great demon king should say? No, he cannot let this cowardly image be known.
This man in front of him must die!
“If a father doesn’t teach, it’s his fault. If a teacher isn’t strict, it’s their negligence! Your father favored a concubine over his wife, which is wrong. Your mother, harboring self-pity, is also in the wrong. Who is your teacher, did he not teach you how to conduct yourself?!”
The man’s brows furrowed, his heart filled with disapproval for the red-clothed child’s father.
Hearing this, the red-clothed child was stunned in place. This was the first time he heard such a perspective.
Rumors always circulated outside about his father being a great hero, who stood tall and firm.
It was said that he just took a concubine, but the Iron Fan Princess was unreasonable and jealous.
Or that the Bull Demon King was greedy for the wealthy dowry of the Ten Thousand Year Fox Queen, a despicable villain.
Every time he caused trouble, he was scolded by the Bull Demon King.
But no one had ever stood in his shoes and spoken for him. No one had ever told him that the Bull Demon King and Iron Fan Princess were wrong in how they educated him.
The red-clothed child glanced at the man and suddenly felt that he wasn’t so deserving of death after all.
“I don’t have a teacher!”
“You little rascal, you’re quite promising. The demon race will always be difficult to achieve greatness.”
The moment the man spoke, the red-clothed child broke into a cold sweat, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He wore a spiritual treasure to protect him, and his demon aura had long been concealed by the treasure. This treasure was bestowed upon him by a red-haired elder when his mother took him back to her family home.
Even his own father couldn’t easily see through his condition.
This man in front of him was able to see through his demonic energy with ease, he was terrifying.
“Follow me for a while, remember, don’t use your flames recklessly in the future!”
“Yes, Teacher!”
The red-clothed child’s eyes rolled, he put on a docile expression, and lowered his head in agreement.
The man nodded, noticing the hint of defiance in the red-clothed child’s eyes. But it didn’t matter. He had taken on disciples who were even more arrogant than the red-clothed child.
They still became well-educated students under his guidance.
“Come, Teacher will take you to meet a great sage today!”
The man adjusted the straw hat on his head, his gaze fixed on the direction of Zhaojia Village.
The red-clothed child skipped along behind the man, asking:
“Teacher, what’s your name?”
“This teacher’s surname is Kong, I’m from the Lu region. What’s your name?”
“My name is Red-Clothed Child, I don’t have a formal name. Father said I’m not an adult yet, so he didn’t give me one.”
“Hmm, that’s the custom of the demon race, wild and dangerous wilderness, beasts mature slowly. Therefore, the demon race doesn’t have the custom of naming their underage demon children. This was an old practice during the Heavenly Court era of the demon race. Your father should have had a distinguished birth.”
“Wow, Teacher, you know all that!”
“Nothing much, you just need to read more yourself, you’ll learn it eventually.”
“Ah, I have to read?!”
The red-clothed child’s head instantly grew to the size of a bucket, his eyes darted around, wanting to run.
The man pressed his straw hat down, scooped the red-clothed child up, and put him on his shoulders. Then, he burst into laughter.
“Haha, you want to run now, no way!”
“I, I wasn’t thinking about running!”
The red-clothed child refused to admit it, his little butt twisted, and he moved restlessly.
Apart from the Iron Fan Princess, no one had ever been so close to him.
The man carried the red-clothed child, smoothly arrived, and stood beside Chen Fan, who was observing.
“I’m Kong Dunling, I heard there’s hiring here?”
Chen Fan turned his head, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
The hiring process was taking place in Zhaojia Village, how did this man find his way here? Was he a directionally challenged person?
Chen Fan suddenly became interested, he put down the map in his hand, and bowed to Kong Dunling.
“Brother, you’re very polite. Brother Kong, I don’t know about the Sage…”
“My family!”
Kong Dunling chuckled, revealing a set of white teeth, making Chen Fan’s eyes light up.
A member of the Kong family from the Lu region, this was precisely the kind of talent he needed! In terms of teaching, the Kong family were experts!
Bai Qianli, who was marking the terrain, was startled, his eyes flashing with brilliance.
“Who is this person, I didn’t even sense his presence!”