Chapter 0240 – Reunion and Renewal – Absolute Return

I slowly opened my eyes.

Although I was in an unfamiliar room, I felt relaxed and comfortable like never before, so much so that I couldn’t help but lie in bed for a little longer. In the past, I would have all sorts of dreams every time I woke up from sleep, but this time, I slept very deeply and didn’t have any dreams.

How long have I been asleep?

One day? Two days? Or longer? My stomach, rumbling with hunger, felt like it had been starving for ten days and a half months.

Suddenly, I thought of someone and sat up violently from my bed.

“Lord Laughing Demon!”

I looked around and realized that this was not a medical clinic.

It was a room I had never seen before. The furnishings in the room, although a bit old, were antique in color and smell, exuding an elegant atmosphere. The bedding on the bed was also very clean and tidy, emitting a faint fragrance.

That’s when I noticed something hanging on the wall.

The piece, surprisingly, is ……

I was surprised to find that it was my father’s pajamas!

The last thing I remember, I was in a medical center. How did I end up here?

Beside the bed, a clean set of clothes lay.

I changed my clothes and surveyed the room curiously. Even though I was his son, it was my first time, entering his room.

“Father, to give me his room, to stay in?”

I felt overwhelmed, although I didn’t know, exactly, what had happened. I lay down on the bed again.

When I think of my father, who used to sleep in this bed, I can’t help but want to lie there a little longer. This was, perhaps, my only chance to be so close, to feel my father’s breath.

That’s when I heard my father’s voice, coming through the window.

“Come out when you’re awake.”

I got up in a hurry and walked out of the room.

Father, was sitting at a stone table in the yard, leisurely drinking tea.

“If you want to recognize a Heavenly Demon’s room, you usually look at the symbol of the Heavenly Demon’s soul, or the Heavenly Demon’s sword or something like that… I didn’t expect that you would recognize it with a flowery nightgown!”

I pointed to the wall hanging, the floral pajamas, and snickered.

Father, putting down his teacup, said faintly:

“Looks like you’re all right.”

“I feel great.”

My body, it’s fully recovered.

“How could I be, in your room?”

“I brought you back.”

“You’ve been to the medical center?”

I asked in surprise. Father, nodded.

“It wasn’t just me, those friends of yours, they were there too.”

I was probably, able to guess, who went.

“A few of them, together, are worth a thousand armies.”

It’s not just a thousand troops, it’s a million!

“Lord Laughing Demon, how is he?”

I asked apprehensively. I feared that my father would make light of the situation and say, “He’s dead.”

“The magic doctor is treating him.”

Hearing these words, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. The words “magic doctor” seemed to possess a magical power that put me at ease.

At this time, a few maids, carrying food, walked in. They told me, to eat some light food first, as I had, for several days, not eaten anything. This was father’s arrangement.

“Have you eaten?”

“I’ve eaten, you eat.”

“Thanks.”

I wolfed down, ate the porridge in the bowl, feeling incredibly delicious. After eating the porridge, I drank another cup of tea, although my stomach, still very hungry, but my spirit, but much better.

“Ten thousand year old snow ginseng, where did it come from?”

“It’s Yelu Han, a birthday gift to the Five Thunder Excalibur for his ninetieth birthday.”

“How is the aftermath being handled?”

“Pisayin, it will be taken care of.”

“Will he be okay?”

“I believe him.”

“You have, already, chosen him, as the next Holy Patriarch?”

“I think he’s a, well, good choice.”

At this time, a Heavenly Devil Sect disciple, walked in, placed a box, in front of me, and then, left.

“What is it?”

“Open it up.”

I opened the box and realized that inside, it was a ten thousand year old snow ginseng!

I asked in surprise:

“Where did this come from?”

“What? Do you think that I was dug out, from the belly of a laughing devil?”

It should be, from the Heavenly Devil’s Treasure Trove, taken out. What kind of treasures are in the Heavenly Devil’s Treasure Trove, only the Heavenly Devil knows. But I, too, know a little about it.

“Is this for me?”

“Exactly.”

“Why would you, give me something so precious, to me?”

“You gave up ten thousand year old snow ginseng to my Demon Lord for his sake, so I naturally have to, as well, give you some compensation.”

Father, deliberately emphasized the words “my demonic father”, as if to remind me that the extremely evil laughing devil, now, is not yet my demonic father.

“Are you worried that I will snatch Lord Laughing Demon, away from you?”

The corners of my father,’s mouth, rose slightly in a mocking smile. My favorite, he shows this kind of expression.

“What? You don’t want it? Forget it then.”

“How!”

I hurriedly took the Ten Thousand Years Snow Ginseng and stuffed it into my mouth.

Ten-thousand year old snow ginseng, melts in the mouth, sweet, with a hint of bitterness, is the best tasting of all the elixirs I’ve ever eaten, of all the elixirs I’ve ever eaten.

I activated my Heavenly Demon True Qi and refined and absorbed all the medicinal power of the Ten Thousand Year Old Snow Ginseng. My internal energy had once again risen a level, becoming even more pure and strong.

When I was practicing, my father stood with his hands folded, looking at the “big green mountain” in the distance, not saying a word.

I walked over to my father, stood still, and then, apologized.

“I’m sorry, Father.”

To be a son of man and to make your father worry is unfilial.

“Just so you know.”

“Thank you, for giving me the Ten Thousand Years Snow Ginseng, to me.”

Father, the reason why he gave me the Ten Thousand Years Snow Ginseng was definitely not because, I gave it to the Extremely Evil Laughing Demon. He must have had other intentions. And I, too, probably, guessed his intention.

“You said you were going to have a, a bloodless battle for the heir.”

“Yes.”

“Do you, now, hold on to that idea?”

“Yes.”

Father, without another word.

I know that soon, he will make a decision and choose the next Heavenly Devil. And this ten thousand year old snow ginseng, is what he has given me, the last test. I must, utilize it, to win this battle for the successor. While chewing on the Ten Thousand Years Snow Ginseng, I said to myself, silently, in my heart:

“I will, for sure, succeed!”

Since my father, has made a decision, I will also, as soon as possible, make a clean break with my brother.

“My brother and I, will, as soon as possible, come and report to you.”

This is what Father, wanted. This is his, final test for me.

I know that my brother’s character, he will, by any means necessary, prevent me from becoming a Heavenly Demon. So, this battle is, perhaps, more difficult than killing Yelu Han.

My strength, already far exceeds my brother’s, and, most of the Demon Dignitaries, also support me. Therefore, I am not worried, that I will lose to my brother. What I am worried about is, what, crazy things he will do.

“When you’ve had your fill, go back.”

“Can I, in your room, sleep a little longer? Your bed, it’s so comfortable, I can’t leave.”

Father, was about to speak, when a disciple of the Heavenly Devil Sect, walked in and reported:

“The Poison King is back.”

I said goodbye to my father in a hurry.

“I’ll go first, then.”

I felt that my father, was looking at me with a, helpless look.

I know, Father, that you want me to end this battle for the heirship as soon as possible. I also want to end this fight as soon as possible, because I have, more important things to do.