The Devil's Deal

**YUN FAMILY RESIDENCE**

Yun Tian was finally able to get up from his room with the help of a customized cane he made and using his knowledge of the Yun family residence, he was able to scout the courtyard a little bit, though he would later end up regretting it completely. All he could hear were gossips filled with disdain and mockery to his condition. It's best you understand that everything in this world of theirs was governed completely by the laws of the jungle, where the strong ruled over the weak and the weak submitted under the rule of the strong. This was the first time that he understood what it felt like to be weak and he hated it to the bone.

"Look it's the former young master, what a shame his shine has completely come to a halt."

"You can say that again, he's such a disgrace to the Yun family."

"Who's going to replace this loser now..."

Whispered the servants amongst themselves as they looked at Yun Tian with expressions of pity and mockery. Yun Tian of course didn't want to face all these harsh and heart-throbbing words, but he needed to find his mother because she was the only one that could give him comfort right now, besides, he hadn't eaten for three days straight, he was hungry.

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"I'm sorry young man, but your mother is no longer in this residence, she was hospitalized yesterday after being beaten half to death by your father and has even been transferred back to her father's house for proper treatment the moment her family heard about the news."

Said a clinical attendant in light pink attire as she gazed at Yun Tian coldly, not bothering to address him as young master anymore.

"My mom is gone! Ah...! I'm all alone."

Yelled Yun Tian within his heart as he pulled hard on his hair with tears streaming down his face, his ruthless father had finally done what he feared the most; he had hospitalized his mom who had even gotten taken away by her family, worst of all was that the family from his mother's side didn't want a cripple like him, so they chose to leave him behind with a father who didn't give a damn about him right now, a man who only cared about power and glory.

"Thank you."

Muttered Yun Tian weakly as he made his way back to his room not bothering to eat anything anymore because right now all he wanted to do was just die... As he lay on his cold stone bed, Yun Tian wondered why Li Hua hadn't come to visit him even after three days of his gruesome fate, he wasn't even assigned a caretaker and was literally left in this room on his own to die.

"Ha, ha, Is this going to be my fate, to die at my enemy's mercy, ha, ha, ha, what a life, I guess wickedness doesn't depart from the heart of men even at their death beds, he, he, if I ever get up from here I'll Kill them all. Roses are red, Violets are blue, I was born wicked not goody two shoes, ha, ha, ha, ha.

If anyone was here right now they could tell that Yun Tian was already running insane from the series of multiple trauma he had experienced.

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Walking completely blanked out, Yun Duyi's figure could be seen heading towards a cheap looking wine shop where he planned to drink himself to stupor. On getting himself a table, Yun Duyi drank as much as he could, yet he wasn't feeling drunk enough to forget all his troubles, in his bid to take up more wine, a lady dressed in Deep-green robes representing the symbol of the Li family calmly sat down in front of him, causing him to jerk up his head with a dissatisfied expression because his moment with the wine was being disrupted.

"Oh Yun Duyi, what a waste you've become, I guess the higher they climb the harder they fall."

Uttered the beautiful lady who wore a bewitching smile on her face as she poured a cup of wine for herself.

"Li Daiyu, I will really appreciate it if you f**king let go of my wine."

Stuttered Yun Duyi with rage, but with little strength to do anything about it.

"Ohhh, baby Duyi is in distress, oh why, I can help with that."

On Hearing that statement, Yun Duyi immediately sat up straight, obviously getting the message from her words.

"I see you're interested now, what a shame, I was thinking that I would need to get someone else."

"Common stop the bull crap and tell me how you can get me out of this mess."

Replied Yun Duyi who was half drunk.

"Ha, ha, Duyi, you never stop to amuse me, any ways, as the sweet angel I am, I have decided to help you out of this mess. All you simply have to do is kill your son and give me access to the Sacred library, and I will give you power strong enough to take care of Li Haoran."

Hearing her words, Yun Duyi shook his head with a hiss and went back to his drinking.

"You're not interested?"

Asked Li Daiyu with a smile feeling confident that she could make him bend.

"Bitch, suppose that I actually do all that you're telling me now what am I going to get in return. besides what does my son have anything to do with this, do you even know what you're asking of me"

"Duyi I very much do, giving me access to the library is simply confidential until we become allies, and what you get in return is a preserved nascent source realm Demon Beast core."

Done with her words, Li Daiyu immediately brought out a box that seemed to be sealing raw power, and even Yun Duyi was stunned speechless, he was even convinced that this was just a dream because this item was truly enough to end all his problems, and here this woman was, flashing it before his eyes. He was just about to grab it when she put it away.

"Nice try."

"Okay, but you still haven't told me why my son is involved in this."

"Oh, that one, it's simply going to stand as proof of commitment, only by doing so will you be given access to join us."

She replied.

"Deal!"

Uttered Yun Duyi without even thinking, and even Li Daiyu was completely amazed.

"It's a Pleasure doing business with you Mr. Duyi."

Uttered Li Daiyu in response as she got up from the table ready to go.

"And when you're done, we can make a couple of useful babies as well..."

She finally left after saying that.

Yun Duyi's emotions changed from mourning for his career to joy as he drank some more, not even feeling bothered that he had agreed to kill his own son.