The Legend of the Devil

Ch. 91 - Flashback

"Sir Zhan ... Brother Zhan! Where are you?" the cry of a little girl broke out inside the room, as soon as the noise filled the ears.

The young man who had been lying down suddenly surged awake, his breathing being pulled so strong that it sounded clear. Xue Zhan held his own throat while glaring.

"May'er? It's just a dream flower. I'm dead anyway."

For a moment his eyes fell on the space he was in.

Here's room.

He looked down at his own body and was immediately shocked, his body was still like the last time he fell from the ravine— even more crushed, blood soaked all over his body and his vision could not see clearly.

"Sister Zhan! Congratulations me!"

"May'er!" the young man shouted quite loudly, the voice of the little girl started to disappear. When Xue Zhan moved his body all the pain caused him to fall in pain, he got up and broke down the door of his sister's room.

Then seeing a little girl hugging a straw doll still asleep, she always had a bad dream and called Xue Zhan in her dreams. Xue Zhan stopped at the door, his eyes glaring at the little figure he missed so much, sometimes the jolly girl was present in a dream or suddenly flashed as he was silent alone.

"Sir Zhan ..."

The hoarse cry weakened, Xue Zhan crouched down beside Lin Yu Mei's bed and stroked the girl's head slowly. Just like three years ago when the girl cried and called her name every night. Xue Zhan never knew what made Lin Yu Mei always have nightmares, she could only calm the child down while stroking his head.

"I'm here, Mei'er, there's no need to be afraid. I won't let anyone hurt you" he whispered softly. "I'll see you soon. But—" His throat choked, he shook his head, "I don't know if I still have face to face you and grandfather. I am the cause of all misfortune, whoever accepts me always ends up in disaster."

A moment of silence struck until he finally returned to his voice.

"You, my teacher and my friends, I can only wreak havoc. I am the unlucky bearer like everyone else told me. I'm completely useless, I've been supposed to die since I was born."

Xue Zhan was cultivating more and more hatred towards himself. Before meeting Kang Jian the hatred had indeed been lingering in his heart and now he had died carrying a thousand hatreds. Xue Zhan had a thousand reasons to hate himself but not a single reason to love himself.

"No ... No!"

Lin Yu Mei was getting drowned in her nightmares.

Repeatedly Lin Yu Mei moved her head, kicked, and screamed. Xue Zhan tried to wake him up but to no avail.

"What have you been dreaming about all this time, Mei'er? You never want to tell me." He made a weak voice, whenever Xue Zhan asked Lin Yu Mei his sister shook her head and suddenly went berserk. It's like it doesn't give him room to know.

Xue Zhan clasped the little girl's hand. But suddenly the surroundings turned pitch-black. Just leaving him and Lin Yu Mei who was still lying unconscious on the bed.

"What's this?"

Xue Zhan looked over quickly. Lin Yu Mei woke up with a hollow face.

Right now Xue Zhan was still clasping tightly onto the girl's hand which was now much smaller than the last time she held it. His sister's body was still the same as the last time they met and Xue Zhan had grown taller.

His sister lowered her head forward, just then also Xue Zhan threw a glance at it.

"You are the culprit," Throwed Lin Yu Mei suddenly.

Xue Zhan was frozen.

That was him in the past.

"What's this?" Xue Zhan could not say anything more, both of his hands were cold as memories began to carry him through the space-time of a dozen years ago.

Lin Yu Mei next to him cried, "Grandfather lied ..." He rubbed his cheeks. Xue Zhan was stunned and immediately pulled Lin Yu Mei when in the room something rang loudly and broke.

A group of warriors and a man in uniform like a healer went inside, holding Lin Yu Mei's parents hostage and slashing their skin bit by bit every few minutes.

Little Xue Zhan and the little Lin Yu Mei who was still a little toddler were put in the closet by Lin Yu Shan— her grandfather. Forced not to speak, Xue Zhan kept his sister scared to death. While Lin Yu Mei's grandfather, mother and father were trying to negotiate with the criminals and after that something unwanted happened.

Those evil people killed Lin Yu Mei's mother by slitting her in the neck, her mother's corpse lying in front of the table where Xue Zhan was hiding with flesh as well as skin that had been slashed. He peered out from the crevices while shivering, enlarged red-eye pupils looking at the blood flow on the floor. Then the fight inside the house could not be spared anymore. The Lin Family was cornered. However Lin Yu Shan was still steadfastly standing up while shouting.

"Kill it if you can, I'd rather die protecting this demon from a rotten man like you than hand it over and receive the money! It's chic!"

"How dare you—!" The man, Yan Shumei was bluffing loudly, he slashed the sword into Lin Yu Shan's chest which instantly made the man collapse releasing black blood from the mouth.

"This ...!?" Lin Yu Shan was coughed violently by the deadly poison that entered through the sword incision, he fell unconscious while his son, Lin Yu Pei took the sword and iron shield.

"You killed my wife and hurt my father! You deserve to die!" his bluff raised the sword, his eyes reddened and his gaze was chaotic.

Xue Zhan who was looking at the past events shook his head, he saw a small break in the closet. While Lin Yu Mei's cold hand on the side clasped her hand tighter and tighter.

"If the heavens cannot punish you then let me take your life!"

The clinking of the sword happened many times and many times it was also Lin Yu Pei getting incisions after incisions on his shoulders and chest. He vomited blood when Yan Shumei's palm hit the chest, with a deep force that was strong enough to stumble him against the wall. His sword was thrown in front of the closet.

Yan Shumei approached where Lin Yu Pei was sitting helplessly, raising the tip of her chin while laughing at the man.

"I'm not asking for your real son. See, as a result of you trying to save the devil, your son might die. You're wrong to make him your adopted son. He's not like your son. He is a sin that is always accompanied by misfortune. Like a storm that accompanies rain. You're able to guard it when humans around the world brandish swords to kill you?"

Lin Yu Pei stared intently at Yan Shumei's eyes, not how long did his voice sound. The man gulped a spit into Yan Shumei's face.

"If I ally myself with demons like you, I won't have any more face to face my ancestors!"

"Well, if that's your decision. I can find that child easily, your destiny ends here."

Yan Shumei straightened her head arrogantly then pulled out her sword, on one side a loud bang on the locked cupboard sounded hard and there little Xue Zhan appeared with horns emitting a red aura. His two beautiful eyes were like pools of blood that had no foundation. Yan Shumei smiled broadly at the sight of his target coming out.

"You killed Mei'er's mother and hurt Uncle Lin! You-you! I'm gonna kill you!"

Xue Zhan who was still so naive picked up Lin Yu Pei's fallen sword, then dashed towards Yan Shumei while shouting in wrath.

"I'll kill you!!"

Then drops of blood flowed on the blade of the owner's sword which was now pierced using his own sword.