A peaceful few days have easily passed by and the missing Young Master of the Ma Family has finally come home with an extremely pale face along with a clouded look in his eyes while the usually proud and noble young man with a calm temperament is nowhere to be seen.

And as soon as the young man appeared, he was quickly ushered to the study room of the main residence where the head of the Family resides while being followed by a group of servants guarding him along the way.

"... Young Master Jia! Young Master Jin is finally back!"

"... um… I see…"

In another courtyard, Jia remains sitting in front of the table while tinkering the items inside the plain wooden box as he replies faintly with a calm and steady expression on his face.

"... did he mentioned… Dalle?"

"... Yes Young Master… Young Master Jin appeared to be in a bad state after missing a few days… but, his mood has become better after hearing about what happened to the young Dalle before quickly asking what happened to the child dead body..."

"Hmm… it's alright, you can stop now. I completely understand how deep the hatred my Older Brother has on the two brothers... thank you, you may go."

The young servant has shut his mouth tightly from further speaking before bowing his head in respect and leaving the room where his Young Master has been staying cope up lately.

After a few days of serving the Young Master Jia, the young servant was finally able to notice his change of temperance.

The lively and proud Ma Jia has disappeared, even the usual affection and adoration the Young Master usually showed toward his siblings was already replaced by an unusual calmness that causes him to feel extreme worries.

The young servant felt like there is a storm brewing inside his Young Master and was just waiting to be unleashed.

Although the young servant is extremely determined to faithfully serve the master he vows to follow, in the end, all he wants is for his Young Master to have a quiet and peaceful life, especially when the successor in the Ma Family is already determined, so there is no need for him to fight over it.

"... Young Master… please be alright…"

After a soft sincere pray upon a loyal and faithful servant in a cloudy afternoon, the new day has easily passed by.

During the afternoon after the successor of the Ma Family has come back, in the Shao Residence, Shao Cheng's eyebrows slightly relax, completely showing how he was in a good mood with his lip slowly curling up in a gentle arc while gently caressing the wolf cub sleeping on his lap.

Even the fact that Little Chen Yu remain chubby as a round ball no matter how much he tried to make him thin didn't affect his good mood.

And Xiaolin who witness such a rare scene of the usually cold and indifference young man felt extremely incredible while a flash of surprise appears on his exquisite eyes, although he quickly fixes his posture when deep sapphire pupils glance in his direction.

"Focus."

Shao Cheng secretly observes the ten-year-old child's straight posture, before his eyes began to examine the young boy's great change of appearance and gentle temperance, the delicate green robe on the child small body can easily give a person an illusion of how lovely and docile he is.

However, Shao Cheng wouldn't forget and be deceive by Xiaolin's bright and delicate appearance, this person will always be the Little Devil in his mind.

However, the words in which a type of clothes can change a person's opinion are genuinely true since Xiaolin completely resembles a delicate jade doll with the way he dresses and moves.

Especially the impression that the young child gives, in which he was a young master born on a noble family and was greatly treated with care and love.

"... Teacher... is something wrong?"

Sho Cheng blinked his eyes returning back from his deep contemplation and thoughtfully staring at the little devil once again.

After being introduced to his family, Shao Cheng has taken Xiaolin as his official personal student although he didn't reveal to anyone about it since he wants the enemies around them to be ignorant regarding his student capability.

This young child is going to be a powerful defense within the Shao Residence, the lookout, and protector regarding the enemy's threats or designs that come inside the residence, particularly taken note of the people his family are close to.

Shao Cheng understand enough how he wasn't invincible and powerful enough to keep everything and everyone in check, he needed another eyes to watch his family and his new student is the perfect people among everyone he knows.

So, in everyone's eyes and even most of his family, Xiaolin would just be a young child which has luckily caught the interest of the Third Young Master of the Shao Family.

"Base on my calculation, Little Devil… one of your requests will soon be fulfilled."

"...!"

Remaining situated in a sandalwood chair, Shao Cheng has taken his eyes away from a delighted Xiaolin which is for once showing the proper expression of what his age should have before gently raising his left arm.

And in a split second, the usual bird he has been using to sent message an important matter has swiftly entered through the slightly open window before gently landing on his delicate fingers.

A few seconds later, Shao Cheng sapphire pupil flash of cold light before easily crumbling the secret letter in his hands into dust and turning his eyesight to an expectant and hopeful Xiaolin who was unable to stop the shake of his hands.

"... its time…"

Soon, another day has easily passed by and the stormy atmosphere in the Ma Family was able to ease down and after thoroughly analyzing what happened Ma Ji has decided to try and quietly go over to secretly discuss if he could get compensation for what happened to his son rather than choosing to protest and attack.

The Ma Family can always bend and stretch regarding any situation while the family benefits and interests will matter first, which can cause them to be able to throw a serious situation when needed to.

Especially when the Ma Family truly has low power and status so they couldn't do anything over the serious situation of the oldest son being captured and forcefully serving the beautiful widow of a higher aristocrat family despite wanting to fight back.

Although there will be people who will choose a different action, however, almost the weak will choose to bow their heads toward the strong one, it's simply the natural law and rule in their world.

And Jia who was somehow been able to know what his father and the Ma Family decision was regarding his Older Brother situation can only smile wryly while there wasn't any disappointment emerging in his hearts since it has already become numb after being locked up on that fateful day.

Particularly when Jia has also finally figured out and recognizes what kind of family he is born at, everything is all about for the growth of their Family. It was all for the power, influence, status, and prestige, which is the typical desire of almost all of the aristocrat family in the Empire.

"... Young Master Jin, may I asked where are we going?"

"Just quietly follow me and do your job to protect my safety."

During the middle of the night, the time when the Head Master of the Ma Family has gone over to meet the powerful Widow who has captured his son, a young man wrapped in a black cloak has once more secretly gone out despite being ordered to stay home in order to reflect the trouble he caused.

However, this time, the young man appeared to have learned a painful lesson of leaving without a protector by his side and has taken one of the skilled guards trained in their family.

"... wait for me outside."

"Young Master Jin, it's dangerous to go by yourself…"

"Listen to my order! What I am about to do is something my father doesn't want others to know, if you follow me, then prepared to lose your life when we returned in the residence."

Ma Jin glared fiercely before finally relaxing after the guard he has taken along has finally quieted down, however, the throbbing on his head continues to irritate his conditions and lately even noticing how badly the state of his mentality is after getting back home.

During that time, in order to survive and have the chance to returned home rather than being disposed of after his use was over, Ma Jin has let go of his pride and has simply worked hard to please the woman.

Even though the person is a beautiful woman and looking youthful despite already almost being in her thirties, but it doesn't change the fact that he has never felt so humiliated in his entire life.

Not only was Ma Jin suddenly captured, but he was also being treated as one of those people who sold their bodies, such experience would forever remain a painful embarrassment, a great shame which would follow him for the rest of his entire life.

"... urgh…"

… my head is hurting…

No matter what, Ma Jin has continued on since there is something he desperately wanted to do since he doesn't release it soon, he felt like he was going to suffocate from the dark feeling swirling inside him.

"... heh… I don't feel good… so you too... need to feel the same thing… rather… more miserable than I am…!"