The protagonist committed numerous evil deeds.

Chapter 90 Past Life Chapter 17 Hatred

Shen Yannan walked over slowly and saw that Shen Yingsi was motionless, so he knew that the poison had tormented him to the point of unconsciousness.

The person in front of me was bound by chains—no, he could no longer be called a person.

His terrifying and enormous wings alone made him look less human, and with the blood-red scales covering his entire body and the extra horn on his head, he looked like a monster no matter how you looked at him.

"By the way, now that you are a commoner, you should also bow to me."

Shen Yannan was dressed in the Crown Prince's court robes, and even his boots were outlined with gold thread.

"You've been awake for so many days, why haven't you asked about the Xie family? Why haven't you asked about Father Emperor's attitude?"

Shen Yingsi kept his eyes closed and showed no reaction.

Shen Yannan didn't care and picked up the blood-stained dagger beside him, continuing to speak to himself: "I think you're afraid of implicating the Xie family, right? You transformed into a demon in public and even killed people. You can't wash away this crime. You're afraid of implicating the Xie family and also afraid of putting the Emperor in a difficult position. You're still alive, and as long as you have a breath left, you're thinking about being able to stand up again."

As Shen Yannan spoke leisurely, he suddenly threw the dagger in his hand and stabbed Shen Yingsi in the heart.

"what!"

The dagger was plunged in hard and firmly; even though so much blood had already been lost, a large amount of blood still gushed out the moment the dagger pierced the skin.

Shen Yingsi cried out in pain, then gritted his teeth, raised his head, and met Shen Yannan's gaze directly.

Those eyes were bloodshot, yet they carried a ruthless glint that seemed to want to drag you into hell, sending chills down your spine.

The dagger was still stuck straight in Shen Yingsi's chest, but there was no sign of death in Shen Yingsi's eyes.

"Look, you can't die, so you keep thinking about making a comeback. But if no one helps you anymore, no one stands behind you anymore, how can you rise again? Shen Yingsi, you've ruined your cultivation, what an unexpected bonus. There aren't many people in this world as stupid as you. You don't actually think Xie Wanzhou and the others can protect you, do you?"

After saying this, Shen Yannan didn't speak again, but another person walked into the dungeon.

"Si'er!"

Upon hearing the sound, Shen Yingsi looked in the direction of the sound, and his originally murderous gaze softened instantly, his eyes filled with tears.

"Father!"

Shen Yannan smiled and silently stepped aside.

Shen Yi walked in with a pained expression and carefully examined Shen Yingsi.

"How did my son become like this?"

Shen Yingsi gripped Shen Yi's hand tightly: "Father, they say Ghost Valley has been unsealed. What's the situation outside? Has Uncle gathered all the demon hunters in the world to fight against it? Have the people I injured that day been saved? And why was Ghost Valley suddenly unsealed?"

Shen Yi didn't rush to answer, but looked at Shen Yingsi's wounds with a pained expression.

Cuts, burns, poison spots, and scales growing from torn flesh.

When I looked into his eyes again, they were as clear as ever, full of trust.

"Is my son in pain?"

Shen Yingsi hurriedly shook his head: "It doesn't hurt. Father, it doesn't hurt."

"But Father feels sorry for me."

Shen Yi's tone was full of heartache, but his hand suddenly tightened around the dagger and plunged it deeper.

Blood flowed from his mouth, and Shen Yingsi stared at him wide-eyed in disbelief.

"you……"

Shen Yi looked at him with a face full of pity, and tightened her grip on his hand even more.

"Si'er, I will tell you everything you want to know. There are demons everywhere outside now. These demons have killed many people, and I had no choice but to cede Danli and Manzhou. Now everything is much more peaceful. And your uncle, he was incredibly brave. Most of the demon hunters in the world have died, but he is still alive. The guests at your coming-of-age ceremony should have all been killed by demons. Oh, right, and the Ghost Valley was unsealed because the Xie family head personally unsealed it with the demonic artifact Flower Rain. Such a sinner must be judged by our esteemed Crown Prince himself."

Shen Yi waved his hand, and several heads suddenly fell from the sky.

Shen Yingsi immediately spotted Xie Wanzhou's head. The head was pale and thin, with its eyes still open, as if it were about to fall out at any moment.

"What is this? What is this? Why are you making this up to fool me? My uncle is a highly skilled cultivator; he won't die so easily. This is fake, it's fake! Let me go!"

Shen Yingsi then looked at Xie Wansheng's head and several Xie family elders who had taught him since childhood.

The chains rattled loudly, especially noticeable in the empty dungeon.

Tears streamed down Shen Yingsi's face, and when he opened his mouth, it sounded as if his throat was being torn and bleeding.

He stared at the man in front of him who looked exactly like his father: "You're fake too! You're not my father at all! My father wouldn't do this! What kind of monster are you, don't wear my father's face! Get out! Get out!"

Looking at Shen Yingsi's pained appearance, Shen Yi felt only pleasure.

"My son, how come you don't even recognize your father? You see, I didn't often cook delicious food for you when you were little. When your mother punished you, it was your father who personally cooked and brought it to you. Our Si'er has always been sensible since childhood. He never uttered a sound when he was injured, and it was always your father who personally applied the medicine for him. This is a secret between us, do you remember?"

"Stop talking! You're not! You're not!"

The rattling of the chains was extremely jarring, but Shen Yi found it exceptionally pleasant.

He grabbed Xie Wanzhou by the head and asked very seriously, "Wanzhou, look at what you've taught him. This child can't even recognize his own uncle and biological father. Si'er, take a closer look."

Shen Yi leaned even closer, and Shen Yingsi could see it clearly—it was his uncle, it was his uncle!

Shen Yingsi shook his head and screamed desperately, "Get out of here! Get out of here! It's all fake! I want to see my uncle, I want to see my father and mother!"

Shen Yi nodded, then kicked the person in front of him to the ground, repeatedly stomping on Shen Yingsi's chest. Blood kept spilling from Shen Yingsi's mouth, making it difficult for him to even speak.

"I am right here. I have been waiting for this day for a long time. Si'er, do you know what kind of life I have lived for the past twenty years? I am just a dog of your Xie family! A dog that everyone is satisfied with. Xie Wanning wants a good husband who dotes on her in every way, Xie Wanzhou wants an easy-to-control puppet emperor, you want a good father who cares about you, Xie Wansheng wants a good brother-in-law who indulges him in everything, but who knows what I want!"

Shen Yingsi shook his head desperately, bleeding profusely: "No, no."

"I hate the loosening of the Ghost Valley seal more than anyone else! More than anyone else! You demon-hunting families are well-behaved when there are no demons, but now that these demons have appeared, this emperor who doesn't cultivate immortality has to be mindful of your opinions in everything he does! This world has been fought for by my Shen family over hundreds of years, with our troops, bit by bit! Why should I have to be mindful of your opinions!"

"The Xie family helped you ascend to the throne, how could you be so heartless and treacherous!"

"I am heartless and treacherous! I never cared for this throne in the first place! I am the way I am now entirely your fault! Do you know what the situation was like back then? The Jiang family, the number one demon-hunting family, was at the forefront of the land, with various other families vying for power across the land. The people of the land all agreed that the emperor should be the number one demon hunter in the land. My father and my brother fawned over these demon-hunting families like dogs! Yet even so, my brother still died at the hands of the Xie family patriarch! The crown prince died just like that, and we didn't dare utter a single word. From that day on, I swore that one day the land would truly belong to the Shen family!"

At this point, Shen Yi stomped hard on Shen Yingsi's wound again: "Do you know how much I hated you the day you were born! It was a certainty that the Xie family women were destined to have no children! But you still had to come! Xie Wanzhou was already annoying me, but you made me hate you even more! Our Crown Prince's reputation is known throughout the world, and what about me? I am also known throughout the world as a good-for-nothing emperor. I wish I could strangle you the moment you were born!"

Shen Yingsi recalled the scene when Shen Yi teased him when he was a child, saying that their Si'er only needed to grow up happily.

"Father, do you hate me?"

"Of course I hate it! The court only recognizes you, the people only recognize you, and everything has to be approved by the Crown Prince, while no one cares about the Emperor's thoughts! In this world, how can the Crown Prince be ranked before the Emperor? And how can a son ride on his father's head! Moreover, you have Xie family blood in your veins and were raised by Xie Wanzhou. Sometimes I even wonder if I am your father or Xie Wanzhou is!"

Shen Yingsi suddenly struggled to his feet again: "Shen Yi! Don't talk nonsense!"

"I'm talking nonsense! Xie Wanzhou looks at Wan Ning like a dog eyeing a bone every day! Oh, I forgot to tell you, after the Xie family was executed, your mother committed suicide by self-immolation. And your guard, on the day the Ghost Valley was unsealed, was torn apart by a monster until not even bones were left."

"Don't talk nonsense! Don't talk nonsense! How could my mother have committed suicide by fire? Impossible..."

"Si'er, I gave you this name. All that talk about living freely is a lie. It's a cursed name: Shen Yingsi, Shen Yingsi means 'Shen should die.' Hahaha..."

Shen Yingsi cried out, “Liar… Ahhh… Liar! Let me out! I want to see my mother! I want to see everyone in the Xie family! Let me out! Ahhh… I’ll kill you all! I’ll kill you all!!”

Shen Yi smiled as he watched him slowly retreat, ignoring Shen Yingsi's roar.

Shen Yannan also left with a smile on his face.

Shen Yingsi could only watch them leave, and there was nothing he could do.

His body contained only the demonic energy that burned him, but no spiritual energy whatsoever.