The Legend of the Devil
Ch. 02 - Yan Shumei's

The playground was filled with small children, joyful laughter graced the atmosphere that afternoon.

The parents who were watching their child stood with terrified faces.

A 6-year-old boy crouched down, picking up one wooden doll that one of the children accidentally dropped in a navy blue robe typical of noble descent. He thrust a wooden doll at its owner.

"Here, yours."

"Miss Yin! Miss Yin! You all right?" A man who was the maid of the little girl clan ran rashly, he put away the boy earlier with his hands.

"Stay away from Miss Yin! You're gonna hurt him!"

"But I didn't do anything ..."

Yet when he circulated a glance, dozens of hateful gazes were fixed on him. The boy felt all gazes were equal, filled with hate and fear. His feet are reflexes backwards.

"Look at those blood-red eyes ... He's a scary kid" they whispered.

"Horns on his head. Isn't he half a demon descendant? Don't-don't he's 'the kid'."

"Down your voice," the other commandments, they immediately dispersed carrying each other's children, occasionally looking back in fear.

The man pulled the girl's hand. He said nothing and left immediately.

The boy crouched down, staring at his face from the reflection of the puddle. Everyone hated him, the little hand touching the horn on his left.

"Why do they all hate me?"

**

"Xue Zhan, how old are you now?"

"Eh ... " The young man called Xue Zhan scratched his cheek, "Maybe 14 years old." He is also unsure of the answer.

The 72-year-old coughed for a moment, the teapot on the side of his bed falling out of the water. Xue Zhan helped him get up while thrusting a glass of water.

"Grandfather okay?"

"This disease is starting to interfere with my breathing" he said, Xue Zhan tightened his grip. "If there's anything I can do to cure you"

"It's no use." Lin Yu Shan-the old geezer was back lying down. Silence occurred between them for up to a few minutes before Xue Zhan returned to speak.

"I'll cure you no matter what happens, please hold on." Xue Zhan lowered his head, Lin Yu Shan looked sadly. He knew the young man was hiding his cries.

"Over this ... Only you accept me as a human being, I don't want you to leave."

I heard a momentary breath.

"Zhan'er, you remember, I once told you that I used to be a soldier."

Xue Zhan raised his face, Lin Yu Shan stared deep out the window. Rain drops stick to the dewy glass. He's a little bit smiling.

"I was so proud of my work. Then a great war raged in the two fiefdoms."

"That's where I found you. You didn't cry when I carried you, I thought someday you'd grow up to be a strong and brave boy."

Xue Zhan was silent without a word. As Lin Yu Shan told the same story, there was a deep wound scratch that again made his heart ache.

"You were fired from your post for saving me, weren't you?"

The old man turned his head, but it seemed that he could not lie anymore after 14 years. "I believe you, Xue Zhan. You can continue my dream as a former soldier. War never ends in our land. But when I saw your face I believed you had something special."

He pointed down the mattress, Xue Zhan picked up the item that Lin Yu Shan was referring to. Didn't understand the point.

"That's the last relic your mother gave you. Open it."

Xue Zhan replied smallly, "I'm not ready."

Lin Yu Shan coughed before speaking, "Then save it."

Xue Zhan's current moody expression could Lin Yu Shan understand. All those years the young man endured all the painful things, not knowing who he was and what the past held him. Xue Zhan only knew that he was a half-demon descendant with sin-filled blood. The wooden box had the answer to the question in its head. But Xue Zhan himself was not prepared to find out.

For him now Lin Yu Shan alone was enough. He did not want to lose the man who truly raised him.

"Don't forget Mei'er. Ah, my grandson. He must be playing under a tree again. You're not busy, are you? Take her home, I want to rest."

Xue Zhan nodded, got up from the chair and went straight to the place where Lin Yu Mei was. Sure enough, the little girl who had just turned 9 years old was grasping a wooden sword. Xue Zhan was shocked as three boys pranked his sister to the point of almost crying.

"What are you guys doing?"

The three dispersed leaving Lin Yu Mei who was squatting down with a downcast face.

"May'er, are you okay?"

There was no answer, Xue Zhan thought his sister was crying.

"Uwahhhhhh! Cool brother!! They immediately ran away when they saw big brother!!"

Lin Yu Mei's sudden reaction made Xue Zhan startled, she had forgotten that her sister was a little strange. Where could Lin Yu Mei cry that easily.

"Ahhaha, let's go home. Soon a storm is coming," he asked as he looked up at the sky, raindrops began to fall with dark clouds all over. Not wrong again, maybe the rain will fall all night. But her sister started showing off her annoying nature again.

"No! I want to train to be as strong as big brother! One, two, three!" Lin Yu Mei's weak horses were followed with excited cries. Xue Zhan was silent for a moment.

"Sometimes I'll be a soldier and I'll protect you too!"

"May'er, we have to go home."

"No way!"

Lightning began to rumble along with the very strong storm winds, in a matter of minutes the weather turned bad. Lin Yu Mei seemed to be indifferent and was still swinging the wooden sword, not caring about Xue Zhan who had just said her name.

"May'er!" sahut for the last time before dragging Lin Yu Mei forcibly. He's really mad.

"Silver brat!!!" Lin Yu Mei suddenly smashed the wood into Xue Zhan's stomach then struck him. "I'll be a soldier like grandfather someday, don't get in my way!" His speech that was still a straw was almost incomprehensible.

"You won't be a soldier, Mei'er-!" Xue Zhan was up to release, but looking at Lin Yu Mei's face at this moment her mouth was getting out of control.

"A woman can never be a soldier! You hear me?!"

Lin Yu Mei retreated, falling in front of her with shocked glaring eyes. His grandfather never said that.

"Son't lie!"

"I'm not lying! And don't call me your brother!"

Xue Zhan clenched both of his hands. Lin Yu Mei had to know that, before Lin Yu Shan actually left them.

"Me and you don't have any blood ties. We are not siblings! I'm just a adopted son and a descendant of demons who can kill you at any time!"

Once again Lin Yu Mei was so shocked that she fell silent.

"... I hate you." Lin Yu Mei woke up, running to deliberately nudge Xue Zhan's body. Xue Zhan was pushed away, exhaling violently. Looking at the dark clouds above.

The storm is coming. His premonition says bad things.

Night came, as expected rain and storm continued since 4 hours ago. Lin Yu Mei locked herself in the room, not intending to join the dinner. Lin Yu Shan himself was still asleep in the room.

The three knocks on the door shocked Xue Zhan, the young man walking to the door that once kicked alone would definitely slip out of place. He looked up, surprised to see a man in pitch black robes until he touched the floor already standing in front.

His gaze was so creepy. Xue Zhan gulped. Something is wrong with that man.

"Who's coming?" Lin Yu Shan suddenly woke up, noticed someone's presence and immediately told Xue Zhan to leave.

"Yan Shumei! I never thought you'd come here again!"

Xue Zhan was on guard. Yan Shumei approached her grandfather. Moving quickly, Xue Zhan blocked Yan Shumei in front of his Grandfather. "Who are you really?!"

"Xue Zhan, go back to your room, now!"

"But..."

"He's big enough. There's nothing you need to hide from him anymore, old man stinks of dirt." Yan Shumei laughed sinisterly as she continued.

"Just get to the point, I'll reward you with 1000 gold pieces. But as payment you'll have to give me a little of your blood"

"Never give it to anyone, Xue Zhan!"

snapped Lin Yu Shan picked up the sword that was displayed on the wall of his house, a transverse slash was launched but did not hit Yan Shumei even in a row.

"Sooner or later people like me will come to you to kill you." That threatening remark was aimed at Xue Zhan.

"The power that runs in your blood is a special power, you are a demon with terrifying power. All humans hate you and soon they'll kill you to take the power in you."

Lin Yu Shan did not have time to hit Yan Shumei before the shadow of the male body began to fade.

"I'll come back someday."