Zhuo Yifan had everything. He was the Demon Emperor, a ruler whose name made the heavens tremble and the earth shake. Cultivators across every realm spoke of him in whispers, afraid that even saying his name aloud might draw his attention. He had power. He had fear. He had a student he trusted like a son.
Then he found the Nine Serenities Secret Records, an ancient emperor’s book that held secrets older than the gods themselves. The moment it fell into his hands, every expert in the world wanted his head. They came from every direction, alliances forming overnight just to bring him down.
But the final blow did not come from his enemies. It came from the one person he never expected. His own student. Betrayed and overwhelmed, the Demon Emperor fell.
Death was supposed to be the end.
Instead, Zhuo Yifan opened his eyes in a body that was not his own. A weak body. A pathetic body. The body of a family servant named Zhuo Fan. No power. No status. No army of loyal followers. Just a servant’s uniform and a lifetime of someone else’s memories pressing against his own.
The original owner of this body left behind one thing. Regret. Deep, burning regret for the mistress he served, a young woman from a family that was crumbling into ruin. That regret clawed at Zhuo Yifan’s soul, refusing to let him rest until he fulfilled the promise he never made.
So the Demon Emperor, the most feared cultivator of his age, found himself doing something ridiculous. He became a steward. A servant. A man forced to serve a mistress he never chose, in a family he never cared about, on a path he never wanted.
But here is the truth they do not see. Behind the servant’s robes beats the heart of a demon emperor. Behind the bowed head watches the sharpest mind on the continent. Behind the respectful silence hides a man who has already conquered death once and is not afraid to do it again.
Just how can he lead this descending family to the pinnacle of this continent? The answer is simple. One step at a time. And woe to anyone who gets in his way.
The steward is smiling. That should be the first warning.
