Steal The Male Lead

7.21

Xu Weiyuan looked up, eyes glancing at Shan Mingxia. "Mother, you already knew?"

Opposite of him, Shan Mingxia's face revealed a hint of pain. "I knew that something was wrong from the start. It wasn't until a while ago that I pieced everything together and finally found out the truth behind his identity." There was a hidden sorrow in her eyes, recalling the death of Tang Shouxin.

Hearing this, Xu Weiyuan's eyes grew deeper. If Shan Mingxia knew, then the only problem now was Tang Qingshan. "Than what about A-Shan? How do we tell him?"

As soon as Shan Mingxia heard this, she sighed. "I don't know. He... ever since he was a child, he couldn't help but hate the fox demons for the death of his father. Even now, he still hates them to his very core, seeking revenge. It would break him to know that Lu Fengmian is a fox demon, one who is so close to the one who killed his father. But even so, the truth is going to be revealed sooner or later. We should come clean before him."

Xu Weiyuan gently nodded his head. "I understand then. I will have everything in order. I have already contacted my older brother and he shall be making his way to the capital, the only thing we can do now is wait for A-Shan and reveal the truth to him."

Shan Mingxia looked at Xu Weiyuan as she then asked, "Did Fengmian find out about your identity?"

"I believe so. It was hard for me to notice that Lu Fengmian was a demon because his aura was hidden too well. I believe that he is a strong demon, a fox demon born with a mass amount of power. With how much power he had, one way or another, he would have noticed something strange about me." Xu Weiyuan came clean with what he had found out.

Shan Mingxia's eyes were filled with a heavy light. "My only worry is what Qingshan will do. I know that he truly loves Fengmian and trusts him. Fengmian's sister, Yingyue is not a good person. She had the strength to kill my husband, I don't believe she hasn't done anything over the years."

"I had my people search the surrounding of the manor. We tracked a huge amount of power centered on one trail, from the manor to the forest. I estimate that Fengmian has met up with his sister and that they have escaped after noticing my identity." Xu Weiyuan grabbed something from his waist.

"I... wanted to believe that he was not a fox demon. Even though I could tell that there were hints given from him, I didn't want him to be a fox demon. He was kind and truly gentle, but his sister is a seasoned fox demon, one who has killed many. It is only-" Shan Mingxia stopped, freezing in her sentence as a door slammed open.

Xu Weiyuan and Shan Mingxia turned to look at the door. From the door, Tang Qingshan stood with a pale expression on his face.

"What did you say?" Tang Qingshan's face was pale without color, his eyes slightly red. "What do you mean?!"

Shan Mingxia took one look and knew that he had already found out from their words. She looked at Xu Weiyuan who gently nodded his head. Finally she turned and said, "Qingshan, take a seat. There is something that we must tell you."

Tang Qingshan was still pallid, his own heart pulling and tugging at him from the words he had just overheard. But slowly, even as his body ached, he walked forward.

It was impossible. How could Lu Fengmian be a fox demon? How could such a gentle and kind man be a viscous killer, a demon? How had he not known?

No, what was going to happen now? Were they now going to part and fight against opposite sides?

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As Lu Fengmian opened his eyes, revealed to him was now a place shrouded with light.

Lu Yingyue let go of his hand, looking around the room and then calling out a name, "Daiyu?"