Shu Lan really didn't expect that Xiao An would actually be the Demon Lord!

Shu Lan had imagined Qin An in various identities, but she never thought of him as the Demon Lord.

Shu Lan initially thought that the villainous Demon Lord Qin Mozhi in the book was just someone who shared the same surname as his daughter, Xiao An. But he never imagined that Xiao An was actually the villain Qin Mozhi!

Shu Lan was momentarily stunned, feeling a bit dizzy.

When Qin An heard his master call out to him, his mind immediately went blank.

What should I do? What should I do? My master knows my true identity! What will he do? Will he scold me for hiding it from him? Or will he expel me from the sect?

For a moment, Qin An's mind raced, and he broke out in a cold sweat from anxiety.

"It's Venerable Hanqing!"

"Venerable Hanqing has arrived!"

When the human cultivators saw Shu Lan arrive, they all made way for her.

Shu Lan thus appeared completely before Qin An.

"Master..." Qin An's lips curled into a bitter smile. He didn't dare to look at his master brother's expression, and just stood there with his head down and his body stiff.

"Junior brother, you've come at the right time! Look at the disciple you taught, he has actually fallen into the demonic path! You should cleanse him of this sect at the last minute!" Venerable Lieyang also saw Shu Lan and walked to her side, pointing at Qin An with a resentful tone.

Shu Lan had already realized what was happening. He knew Xiao An cultivated demonic arts, but he hadn't expected the immortal sects to be so intolerant of this. Seeing their expressions of wanting to kill Qin An on the spot, Shu Lan knew it was impossible to get them to stop now; things probably wouldn't end well today.

Shu Lan stared intently at Qin An, and when he saw the bitter expression on Xiao An's face, his heart ached as well. He felt that the reason Xiao An hadn't told him he was the Demon Lord was because he was afraid that he would misunderstand him, wouldn't be able to accept him, and would think that he harbored evil intentions.

But how could she not accept him? She was heartbroken for him, knowing that being a Demon Lord was no easy feat. The path Xiao An had taken from a mere human cultivator to the position of Demon Lord must have been fraught with thorns and perilous obstacles.

The thought of how much suffering Xiao An had endured in places she didn't know made Shu Lan's heart ache.

"Venerable Hanqing, you should clean house of your own kin!"

"Yes, clean house!"

"Clean house!"

"Clean house!"

The cultivators from all the immortal sects shouted in unison, their voices growing louder and louder until they finally echoed through the sky.

Shu Lan's knuckles turned white as he gripped the Yun Yao Sword, and his arm trembled slightly as he suppressed immense anger.

Looking at the righteous and awe-inspiring faces of those cultivators from the immortal sects, he felt a surge of rage.

You have no idea how much suffering Xiao An has endured! You have no idea that Xiao An was originally meant to be good! Xiao An did nothing wrong, so why should he be condemned by you? Why should he be eliminated by you?!

Unfortunately, no one knew the anger in Shu Lan's heart, and they were still encouraging her to kill Qin An.

Shu Lan gritted her teeth, her whole body trembling slightly, her aura extremely low.

Venerable Lieyang noticed Shulan's unusual behavior. "Junior brother, what's wrong?" Venerable Lieyang approached Shulan with some concern, wanting to check if there was anything wrong with Shulan.

Shu Lan took a deep breath to calm himself down. He waved away the hand that Venerable Lieyang wanted to check on him, "I'm fine, Senior Brother, don't worry."

Shu Lan stepped forward and closed the distance between herself and Qin An.

The cultivators from all the immortal sects retreated, thinking that Shu Lan was finally going to clean house. Even Venerable Lieyang thought so.

"Excellent! Venerable Hanqing is going to clean house!"

"This menace should have been eliminated long ago!"

"Yes, clean up the scourge!"

When Qin An saw his master approaching, a bitter smile appeared on his lips: "Master, even you want to... destroy me?"

Shu Lan took this opportunity to quickly scan her surroundings. She saw that the mountain range behind Qin An was extremely steep and the terrain was very complex. If someone hid inside, they would not be found for a while. It was the perfect place for Qin An to escape.

Shu Lan glanced at the cultivators from the immortal sects again and saw that they were standing very loosely. If external force were used to break through, it would be easy to open up the encirclement.

In just a few breaths, Shu Lan had paved the way for Qin An's escape.

Shu Lan raised the Yun Yao Sword and aimed it at Qin An.

Seeing this, Qin An resignedly closed his eyes.

Master, if you want to kill me, then kill me! Consider it... repaying your kindness in saving my life and raising me.

Just then, a voice transmission suddenly sounded in Qin An's mind: "Xiao An, you need to escape quickly. Now follow my orders!"

Qin An suddenly opened his eyes. It was his master! It was his master's voice transmission! His master was actually telling him to escape! His master didn't intend to kill him!

Realizing this, Qin An felt an unprecedented warmth in his heart. His heart was enveloped in a warm current, and his love for his master brother deepened even further.

Yes, it's love! Ever since that day he met his master, Qin An knew that his feelings for him went beyond mere liking between Daoist partners; he had fallen hopelessly in love with his master. Because of this love, he became timid and dared not express his feelings openly. He was afraid of frightening his master, so he kept this love buried deep in his heart.

Now that his master has chosen to believe in him, can he hope that his master might also have a little bit of affection for him?

"Don't resist now." Just as Qin An was lost in thought, Shu Lan's voice transmission rang in his ears again.

While none of the cultivators from the immortal sects were paying attention, Shu Lan secretly made a hand seal and then flicked her finger.

A barely visible protective shield appeared around Qin An.

Qin An also noticed the protective shield that his master brother had placed on him.

"When I strike with my sword, don't fight back head-on. Instead, follow the momentum of my sword and retreat until you reach that mountain range. Once you're in the mountains, quickly use the Thousand-Mile Earth Escape Talisman I gave you to escape this place!"

After speaking, Shu Lan wielded the Yun Yao Sword, and his sword aura rose higher and higher, gradually forming a sword aura over a hundred feet long.

Upon seeing this, the cultivators from the various immortal sects retreated further.

Shu Lan swung her arm, slashing the Yun Yao Sword straight down at Qin An. The sword energy, over a hundred feet long, shot out instantly, and the immortal cultivators surrounding Qin An quickly scattered, creating a gap in the encirclement.

Now!