I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

Qin Yao knew perfectly well that these so-called elves were just a group of small humanoid creatures living in the elf forest. They didn't have much ability, but they could glow and speak human language. They were fine for girls to keep as pets and playmates, but they were meaningless to him and Uncle Jiu.

Therefore, unlike Ma Xiaoling and Kuang Tianyou, he was not full of anticipation for this. Instead, he urged everyone to come to the largest hotel in the town. As expected, they met the Peacock Mage there, namely the Fire Warrior among the Five-Star Warriors.

However, unlike the peacock in the first world, this 2.0 version of the peacock appears with long hair and a suit, and his apparent identity is that of a hotel owner, not the monk Satokono...

"These are your room cards. Just find your room according to the numbers on them." After a short while, Peacock handed out magnetic cards to the group after they paid their deposits, with a warm smile on his face.

"Thank you," Wang Zhenzhen responded on behalf of the company.

Peacock waved his hand: "There's one more thing. The day after tomorrow is the town's Elf Festival. There might be some dangerous people appearing, so you'd better not go out at night."

"A dangerous person? What kind of person?" Ma Xiaoling asked curiously.

The peacock could sense that she was a cultivator, and her cultivation was not much less than his own, so he said, "She may be a ghost, or she may be a zombie. No one can predict in advance. I know you have some cultivation, but I still sincerely advise you to avoid trouble."

Ma Xiaoling suddenly reached out and grabbed his long hair, pulling the wig off to reveal a layer of green scalp: "If I'm not mistaken, you must be the Japanese monk Koya, right? I've seen what you look like on the news."

Peacock sighed softly, "I never expected that someone would recognize me in this small English town."

Ma Xiaoling returned the wig to the other person and asked seriously, "Master Peacock, how did you end up here, and even become a hotel owner?"

"I'm sorry, this is my private matter and I'm not at liberty to answer," Peacock said.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, Wang Zhenzhen quickly took her best friend's arm and said with a smile, "Let's put our luggage down first, and then go out for a walk."

Ma Xiaoling didn't press for the reason, and walked towards the stairs with her best friend, laughing and joking.

More than ten minutes later.

The five of them walked out of the hotel together and wandered aimlessly through the beautiful town, enjoying the scenery along the way.

As the last rays of the setting sun began to bathe the earth, and Kuang Tianyou was about to suggest returning home, Wang Zhenzhen suddenly caught sight of a beautiful castle that looked like something out of a vampire movie, and exclaimed excitedly, "Look, look, that castle..."

Following the direction she pointed, everyone saw a dreamlike castle standing atop the mountain in the setting sun, seemingly surrounded by an entire forest.

The massive iron gate, towering spires, and stone walls combine to create a Gothic style with a sinister beauty.

With just one glance, Qin Yao guessed that this must be Riley's castle, a prison for the immortals and a place where the dead roam.

The immortals are Riley, and the dead... are those killed by Riley's wife, Shia. They hate Shia and seek revenge here.

"This castle gives me a creepy feeling."

Kuang Tianyou stared at the castle for a while, then suddenly shivered: "Besides, it's getting dark soon, let's go back to the hotel."

"It won't take two more minutes, will it? Let's just go to the door and take a look," Wang Zhenzhen pleaded.

Kuang Tianyou was somewhat helpless, but he still nodded in agreement.

Qin Yao witnessed this scene and knew that Kuang Tianyou must have experienced a divine connection, or rather, a premonition of danger.

After all, in his destiny, he was killed by Riley, and a sunny, energetic, and gossipy detective met his end...

However, if he is willing to intervene, this righteous detective will most likely be able to avoid death!
"what happened?"

Nearby, Uncle Nine keenly noticed his apprentice's unusual behavior and asked him telepathically.

Qin Yao secretly replied, "Kuang Tianyou is facing a life-threatening crisis, but once you save him, the outcome is unpredictable."

Uncle Nine's expression changed slightly: "Ah Yao, Tianyou is a good person. If we stand by and watch a good person die, how can we face our own conscience? If we don't even have a conscience, then what's the difference between a person and a devil?"

Qin Yao immediately laughed: "Okay, okay, save him, alright?"

Uncle Nine let out a soft breath and said, "I just don't want to see you gradually lose the kindness in your humanity and turn into a cold-blooded monster."

Qin Yao nodded slightly, his smile fading. Just as Zhenzhen was almost obsessively touching the stone patterns of the ancient castle, he strode to the main gate of the castle and knocked loudly.

Everyone who came with Uncle Nine was completely dumbfounded.

No.

What are you doing?

"Click..."

A few minutes later.

The heavy iron gate of the castle, which seemed to have been closed for many years, was slowly opened, and a middle-aged man who looked very much like the Sword Immortal but had the air of a British gentleman appeared behind the gate, looking at Qin Yao and asking, "Is there something you need?"

Qin Yao said with a smile, "Your castle is quite beautiful. We would like to take a look around."

Middle-aged man: "..."

You're being ridiculously bold.

"Is it inconvenient?" Qin Yao asked again during the silence.

The middle-aged man shook his head and stepped aside, saying, "No, please come in."

Kuang Tianyou: "???"

What kind of development is this?
Do the bold get to enjoy the world first?
But he had no right to refuse, simply because his girlfriend and best friend had already stepped through the castle gates...

In the blink of an eye, the group entered the castle and saw a clean red carpet on the floor of the hall, with expensive crystal chandeliers hanging on it.

On the nearly five-meter-long table, rows of pristine white bowls and plates were laid out, exuding an air of nobility.

"This place is perfect for filming vampire movies," Wang Zhenzhen exclaimed sincerely.

The middle-aged man smiled slightly: "Perhaps it's because the owner of this place is a vampire, which has created this kind of atmosphere."

Wang Zhenzhen couldn't help but laugh: "You're too funny."

The middle-aged man slowly suppressed his smile, about to reveal his fangs, when his servant suddenly appeared and shouted at the burly figure in the crowd, "It's you."

Everyone turned to look in the direction of the sound, and the middle-aged man silently retracted his fangs.

"It's nice to see you again, Miss Jenny," Qin Yao replied with a smile.

Jenny's expression changed slightly, and she quickly walked to the middle-aged man's side: "Master, he is the person I told you about."

Riley's pupils contracted as he stared intently at Qin Yao: "We...know each other?"

The other party sent his greetings through Jenny, but he couldn't recall ever having such a person in his memory.

"You don't know me, but I know you."

Qin Yao asked with a smile, "Your achievements surpass those of the Three Sovereigns and your power shook the Five Emperors. Do you still possess that spirit?"

Riley: "..."

This short sentence brought back so many memories for him that he was momentarily lost in thought.

The others kept glancing at him and Qin Yao, their expressions varying.

After a long time.

Riley let out a long sigh and said with a wry smile, "It's long gone. Thousands of years is enough to change far too many things."

Qin Yao nodded: "That's true, people do change after all."

Riley looked him straight in the eye and asked seriously, "From letting Jenny go to now taking the initiative to visit me, what do you want from me?"

Qin Yao said, "It's just about building good relationships, so that when I need help in the future, I won't be all alone." In fact, there was another reason he couldn't say directly: resolving Riley's problem also averted Kuang Tianyou's death calamity…

Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Riley silently shook his head: "Right now, I'm filled with suicidal thoughts, so I'm determined to die. The goodwill you've shown me is very likely to go unrewarded."

Qin Yao said with a smile, "That's simple, just resolve your world-weariness."

Riley: "..."

Is this something that can be easily solved?

If it's so easy to solve, why would I seek death?
Tell me, why do you feel so disillusioned with life?

In the silence, Qin Yao suddenly asked.

Riley hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "I used to think that immortality was a happy thing, but after I actually achieved immortality, I found that the pain far outweighed the happiness."

Everyone who appears in my life will die, but I will not, therefore what I face is endless loneliness.

Fifty years ago, I met a British girl named Shiya. By then, I had already lost all my spirit and was like an old man on his deathbed, or more like a living shell.

But she was completely different. She was lively, cheerful, and bold, yet she cried easily, which gradually warmed my heart.

We fell in love and eventually got married. To make her the happiest girl in town, I went to great lengths to get her an Angel's Tear necklace, which I put around her neck on our wedding day.

Unexpectedly, the darkness of human nature is far more terrifying than zombies and demons. The necklace attracted the covetous eyes of bandits. On that day, a large number of bandits broke into the wedding, killing everyone they saw and trying to steal the necklace.

The blood splattered on my face triggered my zombie instincts, causing me to start indiscriminately killing.

After a fierce battle, all the bandits were dead, but Shiya's father also died at my hands.

Meanwhile, Shiya was also injured by bandits and was near death.

I couldn't accept the sudden drop from heaven to hell, so I bit Shiya and turned her into a zombie too.

But Shiya hated me, hated that I killed her father, so she left. After she left, the light that illuminated my dark world disappeared once again.

At this point, he couldn't help but sigh softly, and the audience felt a mix of emotions.

"Didn't you go to see her?" After a long while, Wang Zhenzhen suddenly asked.

Riley gave a wry smile: "She refuses to see me or listen to my explanation."

Qin Yao said, "In this situation, only an outsider can break the deadlock."

There are many people in this world who won't listen to what their own family members say, but are willing to listen to outsiders.

He had witnessed this situation countless times in the endless cycle of reincarnation, and judging from Shiya's performance in the original drama, this British girl was no exception...

"Are you confident?" Riley asked.

Qin Yao asked with a smile, "Where is Shi Ya?"

“I know,” Jenny suddenly said. “I can take you to the mistress of the house.”

"That's great." Qin Yao smiled and turned around. "Let's get going without delay."

Seeing his confident and composed demeanor, Riley suddenly felt a surge of hope: "I'll prepare dinner for you. I'll wait for you, and for Shiya to come back."

evening.

Jenny, carrying a lantern, led Qin Yao to a brightly lit guesthouse, eventually stopping outside room 444.

"Dong dong dong."

"Click."

A moment later, a blonde, blue-eyed British woman with an angelic face appeared before the two of them, looking at Qin Yao and asking, "Who is he?"

“He is…” Jenny was momentarily at a loss for words, so she simply turned her head and said, “You tell him yourself.”

I have come to relieve your suffering.

Qin Yao knew that Shi Ya had little patience, so he hit the nail on the head with one sentence.

"Relieving my pain?" Shiya asked in surprise, "Do you know why I'm in pain?"

Without hesitation, Qin Yao replied, "The deeper the love, the deeper the hate."

Shiya: "..."

"You told him?" After a short while, she suddenly turned to look at Jenny.

Jenny waved her hands repeatedly: "Mistress, I didn't say anything."

Shiya asked curiously, "Then how did you know?"

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Shall we talk here?"

Shiya gave him a deep look and stepped aside: "Come in."

A moment later, Qin Yao sat cross-legged on the sofa in the room, his posture relaxed and casual, as if he were at a friend's house: "Sit down, don't stand."

Shiya: "..."

Sitting silently in a wicker chair, she tried to remain calm and said, "Just tell me, how do you plan to relieve my pain?"

Qin Yao smiled and asked, "What do you hate about Riley?"

Shiya said without hesitation, "I hate him for lying to me, I hate him for killing my father, and I hate him for turning me into a vampire."

"Is there anything else?" Qin Yao pressed.

"Nothing."

"No, there's more," Qin Yao said softly. "You hate him for not being able to resolve those feelings of hatred, and you hate him for bringing you endless loneliness and torment."

Shiya: "..."

“Let’s go through it point by point. You said he lied to you, you must mean he hid his zombie identity, right?” Qin Yao said.

Shiya nodded.

"So you fell in love with him because he's human?" Qin Yao countered.

Shiya: "..."

“You hate him for killing your father, but that wasn’t the outcome he wanted either, and he’s been blaming himself for it for fifty years.”

"Of course, you probably think I'm just talking nonsense. Well then, I'll take you to the underworld so we can check on your father's current condition. Are you willing?" Qin Yao said.

Shiya was astonished: "You can do that?"

"Of course, although the laws of this world are a bit strange, crossing the Yin and Yang realms is not a problem for me."

Qin Yao smiled and said, "If your father is suffering in the underworld, I will find a way to rescue him."

If your father has been reincarnated, let's go see what kind of person he was reincarnated as and whether he is living a happy life.

If they're happy, we'll watch from afar; if they're unhappy, we'll lend a hand.

So, would you forgive Riley for killing his father?
After all, I wouldn't have gone to all this trouble if it weren't for Riley. (End of Chapter)