[At age 0, you were born as a fetus into an ordinary family in the Nine Provinces Realm, and are currently still inside your mother's womb.]

Even if a demon star were to descend upon the world, it is currently nothing more than a child in the womb.

However, that innate demonic nature, even in a being without a clear self-awareness, makes you different from a normal fetus.

"Splash..."

Darkness, an existence that has not even fully developed its own self, he could already feel it: narrow, dark, closed, and restrictive.

However, there is also a wonderful warmth and tranquility.

Perhaps this is a good place to sleep peacefully?

No, that's not it. Accompanying the senses are thirst and hunger.

"■..."

While still inside the mother's womb, relying on the umbilical cord for nutrition, this unborn child opens its mouth, trying to do something.

He could sense something supplying him with life force, but it was too slow.

Since it wasn't enough, he came and got some himself!

"Gurgle, gurgle..."

"Ouch... Husband, I suddenly feel a slight pain in my stomach. Did our baby kick me?"

"Perhaps, my wife. This is our first child. Eat more, don't let her go hungry."

The conversation outside came from a man and a woman in a small but complete house.

These are the child's parents. The father is a teacher, and the mother is a weaver. They live a fairly good life in the city.

They won't go hungry, and they can eat meat from time to time.

Your family situation is good; they can currently meet your developmental needs.

Even with your increased nutritional intake, your mother feels hungry every day and eats more, but she is still becoming increasingly thin.

Fortunately, you were born from a demon star, not something far more bizarre, and you weren't pregnant for three years.

[After nine months, with the help of the midwife and doctor, you were successfully born, a baby weighing nine pounds.]

"Doctor, doesn't this child look a little too..."

"It's okay if he's a little bigger. You've seen it yourself, he's very energetic, so it's fine."

Holding the child, the man felt a heavy weight in his hands. The child opened its eyes and smiled at him.

"Giggle..."

Instead of crying, he laughed, seemingly a good child, but the laughter gave him a strange feeling.

Upon closer inspection, the child's smile remained bright and cheerful, and he looked exceptionally adorable—a truly good child.

Was it just my imagination?

He suppressed his doubts. Now that the baby was finally born and his wife was safe, it was time to be happy.

Your father named you Liu Yaozu, a very ordinary name. You remembered it, and as a child, you had no way to object.

After your actual birth, you exhibited more unusual characteristics, causing your family some underlying unease.

"Wife, the amount of food this child has eaten in a day seems to be almost half of my meal's worth."

"I don't know either. Didn't the doctor say it's nothing serious? Maybe it's just that I have a good appetite?"

As the head of the family, Zhou Wen looked at his sleeping child on the bed and felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

Strange, very strange.

Not to mention that the child's appetite has been growing bigger and bigger these days, he has also noticed something strange in other places.

One night, he woke up in the middle of the night and heard rustling sounds, as if something was crawling inside the house.