The old man looked at the other person, his eyes revealing neither joy nor anger, utterly calm.
He lived longer than Ziyue and was one of the earliest players among the designers. He had experienced and seen countless characters, including many intelligent people like Shen Qi. Apart from the one from the Xiao Household who gave him a unique sense of danger, he wasn't very interested in the humans of this world.
He was nothing like the hot-blooded young King of Qin. The Mr. Five Poisons was born with deadly poison. The moment he left his mother's womb, his family members who had lost their antibodies would quickly and tragically die. In his childhood, he only had two choices: either try to explain, but such a choice usually ended badly. In his memory, he was always beaten into a pile of mangled flesh by an angry mob, and then the entire village and even the town would be hit by an almost incurable plague.
After time and time again, he realized that if he wanted to survive and avoid causing greater destruction, he had to escape from the crowd as soon as possible after birth. However, his young body could not survive in the wild, so every time, in order to keep secrets and prevent those around him from spreading his information, he would go all out and poison everyone around him.
If you're born in a remote village, that's fine. Usually, the entire village dies out, and apart from collecting taxes, almost no one will come near the place throughout the year, giving you plenty of time to grow.
If one is born in a bustling city, things become much more complicated. After poisoning several households in the neighborhood, one must try to hide oneself and wait for someone to take one in. However, one's physical talents are not under one's control at first, and most of the kind-hearted people who adopt one will soon be poisoned to death by one.
He didn't want it to be this way, but that's just how talent is. If someone like him wants to live peacefully, he has no choice but to treat human life as worthless and constantly hypnotize himself into believing that the people here aren't human.
Only in this way could he live on with a clear conscience after poisoning all his relatives, and even after poisoning those who had raised him.
He didn't believe in the coexistence of humans and demons; the King of Qin's ridiculous plan back then couldn't solve his own problems at all.
But Chen Qing seems capable.
He didn't know how long he could enjoy the respect he received from those around him, but he hoped it would last longer. Mr. Five Poisons had always had a short lifespan; he had never been able to find a way to evolve and would die before the age of thirty-five each time. And with each Samsara, he would experience those disgusting things again.
Chen Qing gave him the position of Lord of the Underworld, a unique system that seemed to allow him to live longer in this life.
To be honest, he wasn't very optimistic about Chen Qing. No one knew better than him, the player who was persecuted in the beginning, how powerful the guild was. But he was already past his prime. Living to be over sixty in this life was already a rare miracle. If it weren't for Chen Qing's help this time, he might have turned into a plague long ago and started the next Samsara.
He didn't know how long this appointment to the Underworld would allow him to live, but he wanted these days to last longer.
Therefore, he quite disliked this self-righteous person in front of him.
Shen Qi was a perceptive person. Although the other person did not show any expression of joy or anger on their face, he still sensitively noticed their disgust.
But to be honest, he didn't really like her that much.
The Mr. Five Poisons was recorded in their family history. He was a demon who took pleasure in killing. Other demons killed people to satisfy their appetites, but he was different. He could not eat the people he poisoned, but he still did it anyway.
According to the investigations of the great sorcerer, the largest plagues in the last thousand years were all related to the Mr. Five Poisons.
This monster, the Lord not only took him under his command, but also appointed him as the Grand Underworld of the Southeast!
Is it really appropriate?
For the first time, Shen Qi felt a sense of unease about the future of Jiangnan.
This unease doesn't come from outside!
The southeastern region is not so simple; the rest of the Shen Family doesn't even know what kind of people live there!
A few days ago, Chen Qing Wei Gongcheng. Wei Gongcheng chose to completely trust Chen Qing, but Shen Qi is not someone who can be completely open with his heart, especially after Chen Qing made these moves.
Those people from another world, the same place as Chen Qing —I don't even know if they were human—landed in large numbers in the southeast!
However, in the southeast, the position of the Great Underworld is occupied by such a strange figure as the Mr. Five Poisons.
Could it be a coincidence?
Or perhaps, His Majesty has some other plan?
The Lord's promise to him is to treat everyone equally. Those from outer space will be treated the same as ordinary people after entering the Samsara, and will not enjoy any special treatment, except for a very small number of people.
Shen Qi knew that there was a small percentage of people whose memories could not be erased!
The Mr. Five Poisons serves as the Grand Underworld, and in this place, a group of extraterrestrials seek to preserve memories.
It's not that simple no matter how you look at it.
If the goal is truly to fully integrate those extraterrestrial beings into the human world, why not have the Shen Family monitor them?
Why
"Mr. Shen Qi," the Mr. Five Poisons said calmly, looking at Shen Qi, "Why do you have to come personally to pick up Bingyun?"
"Haha. What are you saying, sir?" Shen Qi came back to his senses and laughed, "You should know how important Bingyun is. Besides, of everyone here, I'm the most free. Is there anyone more suitable to pick me up?"
"That's true." Mr. Five Poisons nodded and said to Murong Bingyun, "Then Bingyun, you should set off with Lord Shen Qi as soon as possible."
Murong Bingyun was taken aback. For some reason, he always felt that the two were only superficially friendly.
Mr. Shen Qi is someone he respects greatly, and the Great Underworld has been teaching him diligently during this time, and is also an elder he respects immensely. He truly doesn't want any conflict between the two of them.
"Yes, sir. Bingyun thanks you for your guidance during this time!"
Mr. Five Poisons waved his hand, about to turn around and return to the Underworld, when Shen Qi suddenly spoke up, "Sir, please wait."
"Is there anything else?" Mr. Five Poisons frowned.
He didn't really like dealing with this guy.
"I wonder, sir, have you handled those extraterrestrials properly?"
Five Poisons turned around and stared straight at Shen Qi. Shen Qi met his gaze without flinching. Their eyes collided in mid-air, and the confrontation was quite obvious, making Murong Bingyun feel anxious.
"This is not something you, Mr. Shen Qi, should concern yourself with."
"I'm just here on behalf of my master to ask," Shen Qi said with a smile.
"My lord?" A sinister smile crept across the Mr. Five Poisons's lips. " Chen Qing won't allow you to interfere in this matter."
Shen Qi: "."
His worst fears have come true!
"You and the Lord are the same kind of people, aren't you?"
Upon hearing this, Five Poisons's expression changed for the first time. He looked at the other person with surprise in his eyes!
This look of surprise made Shen Qi's heart sink to the bottom!
He guessed correctly. The Mr. Five Poisons truly was...
In fact, he had long suspected that those demons who Samsara and never die were likely the same kind of people as his master.
But if that's the case
Shen Qi's face turned deathly pale; this answer extinguished all warmth in his heart!
If the world's misfortunes were caused from the very beginning by this sovereign and his group, then was his true purpose truly to make humanity better?