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What will happen when I fall asleep later?

Shen Er thought silently. Before participating in the trial, he disliked people, including even his parents, because the Shen Family’s system destined them to live like beasts.

But after the trial, he rarely encountered a few brothers whose thin blood ties were thick with friendship.

Shen San was gentle, steady, and generous, while Shen Qi was clever and always considered others in every action. Their eldest brother was the most responsible one. Knowing what Old Ancestor Shen intended, he used himself as bait to stall the ancestor, giving them more time to live on.

He really didn’t live a bad life in his later years, with fame, power, and reuse, and there were people worth cherishing. At least at that time, he felt that even if the world ended, a few brothers must be protected.

Until Chen Qing appeared, he changed to a different way of life.

It turned out the lower-class world didn’t have to be as cruel as beasts; everyone could live well, and everyone could look to the future.

He loved life in Jiangnan, loved the laughing and chatting children, loved the men who woke before dawn to strive, loved the women seeing their husbands off with hope in their eyes. Every day was a thriving force.

The so-called Holy Monarchs before, under their rule, the populace lived similarly. During prosperity, the upper nobility oppressed those below, and during decline, those above devoured those below more cruelly. Only Chen Qing offered him a different world.

But now, he saw the chaos again; he saw that beast-like future again.

He didn’t want this. Maybe sleeping could avoid seeing these, but he couldn’t!

Because he contributed to this beautiful world, he personally saw how this world grew and prospered, how it got increasingly better!

"If you can control me, then go ahead, do whatever you want—whether controlling my body to kill Ali, to kill brothers, or even anyone I care about, I want to stay awake and watch. But don’t let me find a chance.

Even a sliver of chance, I will devour you completely, and your kin, your so-called Heavenly Demons, I will take back a hundred, a thousand times if I get the chance! !!"

The monster hidden within Shen Er’s body was taken aback, looking bewilderedly at this man.

It initially wanted to laugh upon hearing this as the kid didn’t understand what kind of group Heavenly Demons were, how vast the power difference was among them. If it wasn’t because of the great distance, and some protective rules in this world, you would’ve long been ours.

But....

It coexisted with this man for hundreds of years.

The man’s thoughts and conduct; it saw them all. He never was a man of empty talk. If he truly wanted to do something, no matter the cost, he’d achieve it. And based on what he said, it could clearly feel the profound hatred.

Maybe he’d never have the chance in this lifetime, but as long as there was a chance, he’d certainly achieve it!

In an instant, its heart was full of killing intent!

It even considered destroying him right then and there.

But it knew it couldn’t, at least not for many years to come could it get rid of this guy. In just a few years, this guy couldn’t possibly grow to stop the Heavenly Demon, let alone seek vengeance as he claimed, but...

What is this overwhelming sense of unease in my heart?

"Are you sure? You want to watch?"

Shen Er didn’t reply again, just looked at it coldly, refusing to sleep.

This terrifying willpower and hatred made the fear-dependent monster feel a strange emotion for the first time...

This guy...

No..... Don’t be scared by him, he can’t do it, everything is already within the calculations of the adults, the Heavenly Dao of this world can’t stop the Heavenly Demon..... Hmm?

Before it could continue observing Shen Er, it saw a figure that shouldn’t have appeared.

It was Fifth Elder Shen, and one other figure it most dreaded right now.

Chen Qing!

Fifth Elder Shen was a decoy. His sudden appearance gave it an excellent excuse to look for Ali, to browse Ali’s information, otherwise, if it went looking into the data openly, it would surely arouse suspicion.

Secondly, once Shen Er was replaced, his loyalty would drastically decline, and Chen Qing would sense it immediately, especially now that he already knew of its existence and would keep a vigilant eye on everyone around him.

It was all pre-calculated by the Prophet.

Nothing had escaped the Prophet’s foresight, including Cui Yan’s death at the beginning, Ali’s persistence towards him, so that poor soul could reincarnate so coincidentally into Jiangnan, also coincidentally born into a family of refugees, also coincidentally following his parents overseas.

Ali gained Chen Qing’s trust by a sheer stroke of luck, departing Daqing Mountain, and also learned of Cui Yan’s reincarnation news coincidentally, hence choosing to erase all records, heading off to search alone.

All this was calculated, meant to avoid Chen Qing!

As long as in Chen Qing’s sphere of influence, Chen Qing could quickly teleport over.

Only overseas, with fewer resources to establish a Transmission Array, relatively primitive and desolate by comparison, it was the ideal timing to strike.

Only by luring Ali and Shen Er to this place, could it consume Ali under circumstances where Chen Qing couldn’t arrive in time!

For this purpose, even though Shen Er had quietly kept track of Ali’s whereabouts beforehand, he hadn’t gone personally, for a very simple reason, he wouldn’t seek Ali without a reason; he needed an excuse, so it deliberately induced panic in Jiangnan and before that in the Capital City, diverting Chen Qing’s attention, making it hard for them to guess its purpose.

When Jiangnan was in turmoil, and Chen Qing was caught in distress, it then offered a clue, making Chen Qing and others suspect Fifth Elder, then used Shen Er to find Ali.

As for Shen Er arriving at the islands without informing Chen Qing, it was its influence, subconsciously avoiding Chen Qing. This tactic couldn’t be used many times, yet was applied in a crucial moment.

Everything was perfect, exactly as the Prophet predicted!

But... the Prophet didn’t tell him that Chen Qing would come!

Why did the opponent arrive so promptly? Could it be that he never trusted Shen Er in the first place?

Or perhaps they guessed Shen Er from the beginning?

Impossible?

In the Prophet’s foresight, there was none of this, why...

Chen Qing saw the astonishment in Shen Er’s eyes, and immediately smiled: "It seems this time, the one behind you didn’t foresee it!!"

"How did you do it?"

"It’s simple, your Prophet predicts through patterns in big data, but big data can’t measure human hearts. As long as I change my mindset, how can the one behind you be certain of my actions, Lord Xing Tian?"