Venerable Demon King & The Doting Immortal (QT) novel Chapter 406

Chapter 406: Truly a beast

He stepped quietly into the dimly lit room, the shadows deepening as he moved closer to his father. Hex’s voice echoed softly in his mind, a cautious whisper. "He’s fast asleep. He won’t hear anything apart from loud noises."

With a deep breath, Xiang Yu deactivated the invisibility setting, revealing his presence. His fingertips brushed against the backrest of the couch, where the imperial lord lay slumped, a picture of vulnerability. But beneath that exterior, a tempest brewed within Xiang Yu.

The air thickened with his murderous aura, a dark energy spilling out of him like smoke. He fought against the surge within, the demon blood coursing through his veins, urging him toward violence.

He had a singular goal, to kill the man who had brought so much pain to his lover, to tear him to shreds for what he had done to Han Xin. Each step he took propelled him closer to that dark ambition. He could easily snap the imperial lord’s neck right here, eliminate the source of Han Xin’s torment.

But the imperial lord stirred slightly, sensing the tension in the air. He mumbled in his sleep, and Hex’s frantic voice broke through Xiang Yu’s focus. "Yu Yu! Stop! He is going to wake up!"

Xiang Yu did not heed the warning. The idea of killing this man consumed him completely. His heart raced, adrenaline coursing like wildfire. The moment was ripe for the taking.

Suddenly, the imperial lord opened his eyes, bleary and half-closed. In that instant, Hex fell silent, fear wrapping around its thoughts. Xiang Yu remained unfazed, a sinister smile creeping onto his lips. The reaction he anticipated from his father was not what he got. The imperial lord’s gaze was unfocused, and as he mumbled, "Xing Xing," Xiang Yu’s brow furrowed.

Hearing the Xiang Yu of this world’s mother’s name slip from the imperial lord’s lips ignited a surge of unbridled anger within him. She was really nice to Xiang Yu. She was a mother he had dreamed of having in his world but this man forced her to her death. He could have experienced a mother’s love in this world but it was robbed from him.

His anger raged and clawed at his insides, threatening to consume him whole. He almost shouted, "Don’t call her name!" But before he could voice the words, the imperial lord’s hand shot out, grasping Xiang Yu’s wrist with surprising strength.

A tear formed at the corner of the imperial lord’s eye as he spoke, his voice tremulous and pained. "Xing Xing, I am so so sorry. I was wrong. I should have never left you alone."

Xiang Yu’s breath caught at the sight of the man reduced to this state. He felt a strong sense of disgust surge through him. He glanced at the hand holding his wrist, the very hand that had wielded power and inflicted suffering on his man. With a hard pull, he yanked his wrist away, shaking off the unwanted touch.

The disappointment that washed over the imperial lord’s face was unmistakable. The tormented man curled up into a ball, his breathing ragged, and soon he fell back into a troubled sleep, tears slipping silently down his face.

Xiang Yu stood there, caught between conflicting desires. The darkness still lurked inside him, urging him to finish what he had started. But he couldn’t kill him, at least not yet. He had to get Han Xin out first.

Xiang Yu left the man sleeping on the couch, the sight of the broken man still lingering in his mind. He moved silently through the dim corridors of the bed chambers, each step fueling the urgency that consumed him. "Hex," he whispered, his breath steadied with resolve, "where’s this secret elevator?"

Hex responded almost immediately, its voice spiralling into his mind. "It’s behind the panel in the imperial study."

He made his way to the study, its ornate doors looming in front of him. Standing by the wall, he placed a steady hand on the cool surface. "Can you bypass the security?" he asked, his voice barely a murmur.