The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Wen Li watched as Wang Mian tugged at the corner of his clothes and stepped forward.

Wen Li was very anxious but was trapped by the formation and could only watch him walk forward.

But suddenly she heard a man's voice again.

"Since you insist on courting death, then I'll break my promise this time. Now follow me. I'll tell you that one day you'll be begging to come to me."

The formation disappeared, and she was overjoyed. She rushed forward, grabbed the Second Master, and chased after him.

"Uncle Wang, wait for me!"

*

Wang Mian's home is called Peach Blossom Lane, but the appearance of the house has absolutely nothing to do with the poetic and picturesque name of Peach Blossom Lane.

The room was simply furnished with a bed, a table, and a cabinet.

The owner of the house was not a meticulous person, and the house appeared somewhat dirty and messy.

The blankets weren't folded, the floor wasn't swept, and leftover cold rice from the previous meal was still on the table.

Wang Mian looked at the furnishings in the room, somewhat embarrassed: "Let's go outside and talk about that."

Wen Li went straight in, opened the window, and began clearing the dishes from the table.

"That's fine. I've seen your behavior before."

Wen Li turned to look at him with a look of disgust, and Wang Mian burst into laughter.

The initial awkwardness and unfamiliarity between the two vanished in that instant.

After they finished tidying up, they sat facing each other. Looking at Wen Li across from him, Wang Mian suddenly felt that he had lived so many years just to wait for this day.

Before Wen Li could speak, Wang Mian began to speak on his own: "My real name isn't actually Wang Mian. I changed my name and surname and became an ordinary person in this world. There are probably very few people in this world who remember my name. My name is Yang Liwan."

"Does it mean to make a name for yourself? Such a good name, it's a pity it doesn't suit you."

Wang Mian slumped back in his chair and chuckled, "What a pity. My parents spent a lot of money sending me to the Jiang family to cultivate, all so that one day I could make a name for myself in this world plagued by demons. What a pity, all that money was spent, but not only did I fail to become famous, I also have to hide and live in anonymity..."

Seeing Wang Mian's dejected expression, Wen Li tapped the table: "The point is, I have no interest in listening to you wallowing in self-pity."

"You brat, you have no sympathy at all."

Wang Mian looked up, took a sip of wine, turned to look at Wen Li, and asked seriously, "Girl, do you know what the Jiang family is like?"

Wen Li shook her head. In her memory, the Jiang family had only appeared in other people's stories.

The world may love or condemn them, but their mother defends them. Wen Li has never had a clear impression of what the Jiang family is like.

"They're just like you."

When his parents sent Wang Mian to the Jiang family in the South China Sea to cultivate, he was only seven years old.

Back then, when demons were fleeing, the Jiang family was truly the number one family for exorcising demons. As for who was second or third? Nobody knew.

When it comes to exorcising demons, only the Jiang family stands out.

There are few people in the world who wouldn't want to become a disciple of the Jiang family, but the Jiang family doesn't consider family background or talent when accepting disciples; they only choose based on two words: pleasing to the eye.

He had average talent and an unremarkable family background, but his master only said one thing.

"This child is well-proportioned and pleasing to the eye, let's keep him!"

All the disciples of the Jiang family, including the children who have Jiang family blood, practice swordsmanship, eat, drink, and sleep together.

Such a large and prestigious family acts very casually.

The days he spent cultivating himself at the Jiang family's home were the happiest period of his life.

At that time, all they thought about every day was how to improve their cultivation and how to go out and kill a few demons.

Exorcising demons and monsters is the duty and mission of a demon hunter, both for oneself and for others.

When did all this change?

Did the Jiang family move to the capital? Did voices begin to emerge from the common people saying that the world should belong to the Jiang family? Or did people start saying that the Jiang family released the demons of Guigu Valley in order to become heroes after Master's death?

Wang Mian was unaware of what had happened in the capital at that time, as he was still at his family home in the South China Sea.

"My master, who is also your grandfather Jiang Jingshan, after his death, rumors began to circulate that the Jiang family was colluding with demons. And the cause of all this trouble should be that demon named Jiuying. My master also died at her hands. Jiuying is a demon who has lived for thousands of years. There are almost no demon hunters in this world who can defeat her, but some people say that they have seen my master talking peacefully with Jiuying."

Wang Mian clenched his fist: "My master was killed by Jiuying during that mission, and she thanked us in front of everyone. She said something like, 'Thank you, Jiang family, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to leave Ghost Valley.' After that, rumors started to spread throughout the world, until Jiuying reappeared and found the demonic artifact in the Jiang family's old house in the South China Sea. From then on, the world confirmed the Jiang family's crime of colluding with demons."

Wen Li knew all of this from what Wang Mian said; she had already learned it from the files Shen Yannan had given her in her previous life.

There are witnesses and physical evidence, and countless demons have begun to claim that it was the Jiang family who saved them.

Moreover, the Jiang family admitted that the demonic artifact was hidden in their home, but they couldn't explain why they had it hidden there.

Everything seemed so logical, even the motives were meticulously planned. It was an ironclad case; Jiang Jiaquan even committed suicide out of fear of punishment when the Yuling Army came to arrest him.

With the person dead and no one questioning the outcome, the case was effectively closed.

"I know those, what else?"

Wang Mian continued, "There is one more thing that no one else in the world knows except me."

"what?"

"The eldest grandson of the Jiang family did not die in the capital. Back then, I received an instruction to help Jiang Xun escape from the capital."

Jiang Xunzhi, her cousin, could he still be alive?

Wen Li seemed a little excited: "Then where is he now?"

"If I die, I'll die in Jiangcheng."