Turns Out I'm the Real Monster?!

This was the first time Jiang Mu had seen this sister of his.

Whether she had been replaced by a Demon or not, until he could be sure if she was friend or foe, it was best to treat her as an enemy.

Especially after having been killed in his dreams several times.

He was on high alert.

Of course, Jiang Mu didn’t actually expect to be able to cut her down in a single strike.

The instant he swung his saber, he tossed a Demon Shadow anchor point outside the door, preparing his escape route.

The brilliant Saber Aura illuminated the young woman’s face.

However,

it came to an abrupt halt three inches from her face.

Two slender fingers had casually caught the sharp edge of the blade.

"Oh, my foolish brother..."

The young woman tilted her head, a strange, crimson glow in her eyes and a smile playing on her lips. "You’ve actually managed to surprise me a little. Much better than the good-for-nothing waste who only knew how to chase women."

That voice...

Jiang Mu’s heart jolted.

He suddenly recalled the mysterious figure in the rain who had stepped on the tip of his saber while he was hunting the Snake Demon in Heitu Village.

"So it was you?"

His gaze shifted downward—

and sure enough, those familiar, delicate little feet, as fair as fresh snow, were hovering in the air.

A silver chain on her ankle swayed gently, her toenails a pale pink.

(Sorry, the foot pic didn’t upload.)

BAM!

A small foot kicked out.

Jiang Mu decisively abandoned his saber and retreated, landing steadily on his feet. He stared at her coldly. "You really aren’t Jiang Yuexin."

"Oh?"

The young woman toyed with the Blood Saber in her hand, her smile as beautiful as a blossoming flower. "Then who... do you think I am?"

"A Demon!"

"Heh, you’re so adorable."

She covered her mouth with her hand in a light chuckle, but her eyes were utterly indifferent. "You really didn’t know? Your little sister... has always been a Demon."

What?

Jiang Mu’s heart sank. "Are you saying that my parents, and I... are all Demons?"

"You aren’t."

The young woman flicked her fair wrist.

The Blood Saber plunged into the ground in front of Jiang Mu’s feet with a *thwip*.

"I was just an abandoned baby the Jiang family took in. As for you, I don’t know if you were adopted or not."

’Adopted?’

Jiang Mu was momentarily stunned.

’What kind of cliché plot is this?’

"Even though I was adopted, Mom and Dad treated me like their own. In my heart, there’s no difference between them and my birth parents."

The young woman leaped lightly down from the rafters.

Her fair, white feet remained separated from the floor by a thin halo of light, never touching the dust.

"To be honest, I’ve always hated you."

She slowly circled Jiang Mu, her eyes filled with disgust.

"There were so many times I wanted to just eat you, but I was afraid of hurting Mom and Dad’s feelings. And I was afraid you’d dirty my mouth.

After Mom and Dad were killed, I thought you were dead too, and I was actually happy for a few days. I never expected you to survive.

What’s even more surprising is that you seem to have shaped up a bit.

What, now that Mom and Dad are gone, you’ve finally realized what an asshole you used to be? Decided to cultivate properly and get revenge for them?"

The young woman’s expression was complicated.

In the past, this "older brother" of hers was only good at chasing women. In every other respect, his intelligence was garbage, as if he were missing half his brain.

Now, he’d suddenly become a normal person.

’It’s a little hard to get used to.’

Jiang Mu stared at her. "From the sound of it, you didn’t kill Mom and Dad?"

The young woman sneered. "I may be a Demon, but I’m not a beast."

"Is there a difference between a Demon and a beast? Aren’t they both animals?"

"..."

The young woman’s breath hitched. She shot him a harsh glare before continuing.

"When the Fog Demon attacked the city, its power triggered the demon blood in my body, and I lost control and passed out. By the time I woke up, our home had already been struck by disaster...

My demonic nature was running rampant, so to avoid being caught and treated as the culprit by the Demon-slaying Bureau when they arrived, I had no choice but to flee first.

From the looks of it, it must have been that Fog Demon’s doing. I’ve been searching for it all this time. No matter what, I’m going to kill it with my own hands and avenge Mom and Dad!"

Jiang Mu frowned.

’It seems this sister of mine doesn’t know about her brother’s collusion with the Fog Demon and its group.’

’But last time, the Pig Demon clearly said they didn’t kill the Jiang family. Could it have been one of the Fog Demon’s other subordinates?’

Jiang Mu asked, "You’re wanted all over the city, yet you dare to just waltz right in? Aren’t you afraid of being discovered?"

"You think that pack of useless gluttons from your Demon-slaying Bureau can catch me?"

The young woman snorted with disdain.

"The only person I’m wary of in all of Hu State is the Garrison Envoy. But she’s seriously injured and won’t be able to sense my presence for a while."

She stopped pacing and stared at Jiang Mu with her beautiful eyes.

"I risked coming to find you tonight because I want you to do one thing for me."

"What is it?"

"I want you to seduce a woman."

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Jiang Mu was taken aback.

"Hmph, don’t act all innocent with that expression."

The young woman sneered, her eyes full of contempt. "Isn’t this the signature skill you, Eldest Young Master Jiang, are best at?"

Jiang Mu put on a righteous expression.

"I’ve turned over a new leaf. I’m a respectable man now."

The young woman rolled her eyes dramatically. "You, Eldest Young Master Jiang, giving up your womanizing ways?"

Jiang Mu couldn’t be bothered to explain, but a flicker of curiosity arose in him. "Who do you want me to seduce?"

"Ling Ye."

The young woman’s red lips parted, uttering two words.

"The Lord Patrol Envoy?"

Jiang Mu was stunned. "Why her?"

The young woman said with some annoyance:

"Your Demon-slaying Bureau has assigned her the task of hunting me down, so now I’m her prey. This woman is incredibly skilled. I’m afraid she’ll get in my way!"

Only then did Jiang Mu understand.

’That’s right. Ran Qingshan mentioned that Ling Ye is now in charge of hunting down Jiang Yuexin.’

’No wonder she took the risk to come here...’

"So you’re saying if I seduce her, you’ll be safe?"

"At least she’ll be one of us, won’t she?"

The young woman said as if it were obvious, "As long as she’s on our side, many things will be much easier to handle, and I won’t have to be on guard against the Demon-slaying Bureau all day."

Jiang Mu laughed in spite of himself. "You overestimate me. I don’t have that kind of skill."

"I don’t care!"

The young woman said coldly,

"If you still remember your surname is Jiang, if you still want to avenge Mom and Dad, then you’d better handle her as soon as possible!

Whether you marry her or make her your new mother, you have to win her over.

At the very least, you need to find a way to keep her busy for the next few days. Don’t let her leave the city and bother me."

She suddenly took a step forward, her body nearly pressing against Jiang Mu’s.

She looked up, the rims of her eyes slightly red.

"I found out about my birth three years ago. I was going to run away from home back then, but I couldn’t bear to leave Mom and Dad... I couldn’t bear to leave this family...

This time, even if I have to die, I will tear that beast who destroyed our family to pieces!

I don’t expect you to help me kill the enemy, but at the very least, don’t hold me back.

But if you’re still the same asshole you used to be, I don’t mind eating you and sending you to the underworld to atone to Mom and Dad!"

With that, she turned and walked toward the door.

As she reached the doorway, she paused, her voice turning distant and cold.

"After I get my revenge, my debt to the Jiang family will be cleared. I have my own mission to complete.

Oh, and from now on, don’t call me Jiang Yuexin. That name is dead.

My surname is Qiu.

From now on, call me Qiu Yuexin."

The young woman’s figure flickered like a wisp of red smoke, passing straight through the door and vanishing into the night.

Jiang Mu pulled his long saber from the floor, a little curious.

’If I killed a Demon of this level, my Demon Slot would definitely upgrade, right?’

As for the task Qiu Yuexin had given him, he didn’t take it to heart.

He held Lord Ling in high regard.

Seducing her was out of the question.

Let alone making her his mother.

It’s not like he enjoyed breastfeeding.

Jiang Mu sheathed his saber and sighed to himself.

’In the end, this Little Demon may be fierce, but she was truly sincere toward Mom and Dad. I was misled about her before.’

—

The next morning, when Jiang Mu got up and went to the front hall, he was surprised to find that today’s breakfast was much more lavish than usual.

He figured Bai Xiang must have felt she’d rejected him too harshly last night—and even bit him—making her master lose face, so she had specially made some delicious food to compensate.

However, Jiang Mu, his heart now encased in concrete, didn’t give this overly confident woman a pleasant look.

He ate his breakfast with a cold expression, then left without saying a word.

"Hah, women."

The man scoffed inwardly.

After leaving the courtyard, he originally planned to go find Ling Xigua.

But just as he reached the end of the alley, he saw a figure gasping for breath and running toward him.

It was Chu Lingzhu.

The young woman’s cheeks were flushed a peachy pink, and the stray hairs on her forehead were plastered to her skin by sweat in little crescents. As soon as she saw Jiang Mu, she rushed forward and grabbed his sleeve.

"Quick! Come with me, we have to save someone! My friend was taken by a monster in a dream!"

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