Sheriff Black sped over in his police car, loudly reprimanding Bai Qi for what he said.
However, after only a few sentences, he was pinned to the ground by a black-clad ninja.
"Bewitchment? You humans are truly interesting. When it comes to cruelty, it's probably you humans. When demons aren't around, humans only see wars erupt. Have you ever counted the number of people who died? And the torture methods you invented, like dismemberment, waist-chopping, and being torn apart by five horses, even as a demon, I find them cruel."
In reality, the original Shendu wasn't as evil as history portrayed. Even after becoming king, he didn't kill the Dragon Twins and others; he only erased their memories, making the Dragon Twins and Xiaoyao help him with his foot care and making Valmont and the others wear clown costumes to dance.
Even among the other seven great demons, besides the gluttonous Bo-Gong, who exploited humans to transport food for him, the rest were no better than Shendu, hardly worth being called a disgrace to demons.
"Then what explanation do you have for kidnapping that young lady?"
The Dragon Twins, who were at a loss for words by Bai Qi's retort, saw Queen trembling beside Shendu and found a loophole, unleashing a torrent of accusations.
With a witness present, this hypocritical demon should have no excuse.
Unfortunately, the Dragon Twins' words played right into Bai Qi's hands.
Bai Qi glanced at Queen beside him, chuckled inwardly, and said calmly, "Miss, you tell these two, did I restrict your freedom?"
Queen quickly shook her head and said, "No, Mr. Demon did not restrict my personal freedom. I am staying here entirely of my own volition."
The Dragon Twins interpreted Queen's words as forced by Shendu's oppressive power, believing she was saying them against her will and was likely terrified.
"Miss, please rest assured, I will definitely rescue you."
Then he turned to Bai Qi and shouted.
Bai Qi showed no reaction to the Dragon Twins' words, but Queen's face turned green with anger. Being threatened, saying things against her will, if the situation allowed, Queen would have slapped this loose-lipped idiot twice. It was practically ruining her career.
Finally, Queen solemnly said to the Dragon Twins, "Mr. Dragon Twins, the demon you speak of is helping the USA become great again, and your current actions are seriously threatening the national interests of the USA."
Queen's words left the Dragon Twins bewildered. How did it come to this, where he seemed like a demon and Shendu was the savior?
Bai Qi said slowly to the Dragon Twins, "Goodness and evil are judged by your human standards. Am I evil simply because I am a demon? Is what you consider good what this world needs?"
If what humans followed was goodness, then this world wouldn't need Bai Qi, who possessed a system, to save it. It was precisely what humans considered good that was the greatest evil.
"Old Man, what exactly does Shendu mean?"
As a muggle, the Dragon Twins fully embodied the excellent quality of asking when one doesn't understand. Shendu's words were transmitted verbatim to Old Man through the earpiece.
Old Man's hand, which was adjusting a potion, suddenly stopped. He then sighed and said, "Dragon Twins, do you remember the concept of Yin and Yang balance I told you about? Righteous Qi is Yang, and dark Qi is Yin. Yang and Yin intertwine and battle, forming Yin and Yang, which is the origin of this world. Currently, the Yang Qi in the world we inhabit is too strong, like a world without night. If this continues, the world will wither away..."
After hearing Old Man's words, the Dragon Twins became indifferent, as did Xiaoyao.
Compared to the muggle Dragon Twins, Xiaoyao already had some magical foundation and could easily understand Old Man's words.
Humans and immortal gods represented Yang, and Shendu and the other eight great demons represented Yin. Only the interweaving of Yin and Yang allowed the world to progress steadily.
The Dragon Twins had been trying to prevent Shendu's resurrection, thinking it was righteous and good. Little did they know that in the end, they were the ones causing the world's destruction.
Sheriff Black, seeing the Dragon Twins and Xiaoyao being bewitched by Bai Qi, was extremely anxious. Unfortunately, bound by the ninjas, he couldn't utter a single word. Sudanshu.com
Estimating the time, it was about time for him to leave. He didn't want to see what other absurdities Old Man would create after concocting the potion.
However, before leaving, Bai Qi prepared to give the protagonist group a big gift.
Bai Qi raised his hand, and a large mass of blood-red appeared in his palm, looking like projected data garble.
"If you haven't experienced someone else's hardship, don't urge them to do good. Since you claim to be righteous, then experience the pain I have endured."
The data mass moved not slowly, nor particularly fast. With the Dragon Twins' speed, it shouldn't have been difficult to deal with the incoming data mass, but he couldn't.
Because behind him was his niece, and if he dodged, Xiaoyao would be hit by the data mass, and even the ninjas lurking around could seize this opportunity to abduct Xiaoyao.
Torn between a rock and a hard place, the Dragon Twins chose to brace themselves for the impending threat.
But just as they were about to collide, the data mass suddenly bypassed the Dragon Twins and landed directly on Xiaoyao.
Bai Qi's initial target was not the Dragon Twins, but Xiaoyao behind him.
It should be known that although this anime was called "The Adventures of Jackie Chan," those who watched it knew clearly that Xiaoyao was the true protagonist.
More importantly, the Dragon Twins, as adults, had already formed their worldview, making it very difficult to change. This could be seen from how Old Man hadn't persuaded the Dragon Twins to learn magic for so many years.
In comparison, Xiaoyao, whose worldview was not yet formed, was much easier to manipulate.
Bai Qi's plan was to poach from the protagonist group and use his methods to pull Xiaoyao, this "Saint Warrior," to the dark side.
Thinking about it, Bai Qi felt a thrill.
After coming into contact with Xiaoyao, the data mass integrated into her body at an extremely rapid speed. The immense influx of information overwhelmed Xiaoyao's mind, causing her to fall unconscious, or rather, lapse into a coma due to brain overload.
"Xiaoyao, Xiaoyao, are you alright?"
The Dragon Twins hugged the unconscious Xiaoyao and shouted loudly, but no matter how much the Dragon Twins called out, Xiaoyao didn't open her eyes.
"You! You demon, what did you do to Xiaoyao!?"
Just by the tone of his voice, it was clear that the Dragon Twins were now extremely enraged.
If there was anything most important to the Dragon Twins, family would definitely rank first.
"Nothing much, just letting her experience what I went through back then."
The ability to forcefully implant one's memories into another person's mind did not belong to Shendu himself, but was a skill drawn from a lottery after completing a system mission, belonging to Ark, the villain from Kamen Rider Zero-One. Bai Qi had modified it here.
Ark gathered human malice and transformed data into physical attacks against opponents. After Bai Qi's modification, the physical manifestation was no longer malice, but Shendu's past memories. There was no aggressive intent; it was simply forcefully inserting his memories into someone else's mind.