“Why should I also visit with Father and Younger Sister!?”

Instead of appreciating the fortune that Li Kuang received, he complained about this and that. His mouth was running at full speed, sending some harsh words which everyone hates. If not for the fact that Li Dian’s sadness was larger than his attention to that adopted son of his, then sure a large and hard slap would land on someone.

“You better keep your mouth tight and not speak AGAIN!” Li Dian slowly raised his voice and when it reached the word again, the surrounding areas trembled and a gust of wind could be felt to every single person around them.

“So that adopted son is still alive and kicking? I thought he already died.” Someone finally expressed their opinion.

“Say that again!” unfortunately, that was heard by Li Kuang and he obviously went straight to the person who said it. The person only had an ordinary appearance with shorter height body than average.

“Oh, just stating my opinion. Besides, why did you angry over the small matter? Look, young man. If you really don’t know what time, place and occasion, then even if you are stronger than us you will not have a good life.”

The person was a male with brownish hair and beard that covered his neck. He looked back at Li Kuang with annoyance in his eyes.

“Brother!” this time even Li Ling had to interfere. She satisfied that his brother could even go outside but when they just walked, who would have thought that another argument would trigger this brother of her.

Li Dian was angry inside.

‘Damn it all! If not..if not for the fact that he is someone that I promised to protect...’ that was what Li Dian thought every time Li Kuang did numerous ‘great’ deeds.

His face turned red from anger. His hands even clenched hard without gaps and cracking sounds could be heard when he did it. That made the entire citizen shook their heads.

“You only someone without much influence here! What makes you think to say that?” with this sentence, Li Kuang finally showed his way of doing things.

“So, what makes you think you can say that?” the man asked back. If everyone thought it really well, this was not the time to argue and yet Li Kuang already did that. And besides, no one there knew the identity of that person.

“You...dare!” then with a snort, Li Kuang continued.

“It’s because I...” just as Li Kuang wanted to say an additional sentence, a cold and icy energy surged and targeting him. This made Li Kuang went away and took three steps backward.

“Did Brother still not forget for what reason Father let Brother out!?” the cold energy came from Li Ling who immediately took action and prevented him from saying anything.

“I don’t care whatever reason Father let me out as long as I got out. And shouldn’t you get away from there, Sister?” Li Kuang was really triggered by only that retort.

“What’s happening here?” a sound came from the entrance of Ye Residence. A strange man with white clothes walked out from the entrance.

But to everyone’s surprise, this man was only like them without the energy that cultivator usually used. But he still appeared before them. He then moved to the place where Li Kuang, Li Ling, and the man stood.

“Who are you!?” with his tone increased again, Li Kuang asked with arrogance knowing that the man was without any power.

But Li Dian observed the man from head to feet, his entire body. He wanted to let the event revealed his daughter’s power for him to see but now because another person interfered, he disbanded the thought from his mind.

‘Other than that, there is that sick noble too.’ Li Dian planned to visit the sick noble after he attended this.

“I know that in your mind, you don’t put me in your eyes at all.” Said the man, looked back at him with his deep and black eyes. But his hair was mixed with both black and red color.

Then he walked past Li Kuang and kept walking until he stood beside the man. Their position was right behind Li Ling and their eyes met. Of course, if everyone from Ye Residence saw it, then they would tell the man in white clothes to come back. The man in white clothes was of course Manstein

“Sorry for the trouble that this man gave you, sir.” Said Manstein.

“No, it should be me to say such words.” Replied the man.

“And as for you, girl. I send the greetings from Ye Yingyuan, with his heart thought about you.” Said Manstein.

‘Hahahaha, little brat. You should just accept your fate for this.’ Laughed Manstein inwardly. He also planned this for a long time. He hoped that the relationship could grow well and ended up happy for both of them.

“What are you talking, Mister!?” although she had a bit of anger from Manstein's point of view, he could see the traces of blushes well hidden with his eyes.

“I just saying something that was mandated to me. Now, like I said previously you really don;t put me in your eyes. But do you know that I’m irritated when you said all of that and this time is a moment of mourning so don’t make anything like this again.”

‘If he did that again then sorry for you, I already warned you.’ Manstein already gave Li Kuang his warning and if he did something again, who would blame Manstein for not warned him first.

“You must be some servant that still ignorant to this city! Do you know me!?” this time, even Manstein could only sigh when he mentioned this. He knew about him but still did all of that.

‘This brat really overbearing but with narrow-minded sight? I truly wonder what he had eaten in the past to produce such characters.’ Alice commented.

“I don’t care, really.” Manstein then walked inside once again.

-

“That man really piqued my interest this time.” Whispered the man with his stature that shorter than the average person was the same person that came here with the caravan.

But then another problem appeared as everyone around him stared at that man in white clothes with a confused expression.

“Now, everyone. Rather than seeing this, why don’t you go inside the residence first? As a representative of Ye family, I will announce that everyone can enter the residence. But remember not to make a ruckus inside. Is that clear!?”

Rather than accompany a young man with a troubled mentality, Manstein had a better thing to do that was to relayed the announcement. Yes, those people had waited for more than two hours and now when they heard about that they could not resist anymore.

“Thank you!”

“I don’t care wh you are but I will remember this.”

Energetic but orderly formed a line, the people now entered the residence with ease and expressed their sadness as well.

“Wait for a moment!” seeing Manstein entered the residence made Li Ling returned to her sense. She wanted to know who that man was. Li Dian also followed behind because he had never seen this man before him.

After he arrived inside, Manstein could see the densely packed people in each corner of the residence.

‘Really, I don’t think that the sympathy these people have for their own citizens to be this big.’ From his observation, this was definitely a good thing. He then sensed the soul seed in his soul.

Currently, the soul seed was placed in the medallion, in the very middle part of it. Manstein needed help from his device and Alice to scan the seed. Fortunately, Alice knew the function of the seed.

‘Normally when the cultivators' ascent from Nascent Soul to Nirvana Body stage, they will experience soul transformation. This transformation first formed a seed which then developed to formed a Nirvanic Body!’

Explained Alice. But then she also said what she had seen from the seed.

‘But you know what was strange from the soul seed? I’m afraid that the seed now has affected by something serious, something that far greater.’ Actually, Alice did not say the remaining of her words. She afraid to let it out.

I don’t want it to happen. I did not expect that even he had the seal.

‘Tribulation and Retribution seal, the seal that specifically prevents the rising of the power that can rival the ruler of the world. If someone has that seal then there are two main reasons that I found. The first one will be the relation the person has with other living beings.’

Alice really hated this seal because that seal forced the person to look closely to their relation and their action.

‘The second one will be their potential. To prevent their power to become materialize, the ruler of the world placed this seal on anyone that can threaten their position.’

She concluded that this was the privilege for the ruler of the world.

“Something far greater, I wonder what that is.” In the end, Manstein had to wait for that day to come, the day where he revealed the things that were hidden from his eyes.

Then Manstein initiated Natural Flow Sync which was a natural move for him. No one could feel his presence and just felt like a wind passed them.

‘But when I execute it, I feel like it was better than in my world though.’ Manstein moved in this manner until he arrived at the quietest place in the residence. It was in this place that he had his own way of showing his respect and grieve.

He sat there, watching as more people incoming. He closed his eyes and let his heart pray.

“Let him be.” Alice then said that. Then a figure appeared and it was Wang Yu.

“I know what to do. But do you really want to leave this world?” when Wang Yu asked this, his entire being would shiver. He did not know why but for some reason he would not willing to let her go.

“I think you are really unwilling for me to leave. How about you follow us? I don’t think we can do it for certain but if there is a chance, we can travel together.” Said Alice.

“But this place is my home. I can’t just leave it.” Wang Yu wanted to continue but unable to say that last words. He thought it over and over again eighteen times.

“Then you should learn to let it go,” Alice suggested Wang Yu. She had more experience and she also understood that if there is a meeting, there will be always a separation no matter what.

-

“I promise that one day, I will let Grandfather, no the entire world that I have the capabilities to reach the peak and unveil the truth of the Universe Gate.”

It was actually the youngest one Ye Yingyuan who said that. His eyes narrowed when he felt a certain person come. Among the crowd, he felt a little familiar with this kind of presence.

He went to the exact place and found what he was looking for. But he also gasped in surprise because a servant then came to him and told him that the mayor had come.

“Yingyuan!” when Ye Yingyuan heard that, he also expected this outcome. He also saw the mayor, Li Dian with Li Ling and that Li Kuang.

But Ye Yingyuan already knew for what reason they had come so he naturally greeted them. Because his father and uncle now had some other business to attend and no one other than him was present at that moment, Ye Yingyuan had to attend them.

“Greetings to the mayor.” Ye Yingyuan said. But then Li Dian glared at him, dissatisfied with his word. Ye Yingyuan was confused what mistake he had done. Fortunately, Li Ling hit him on his foot.

‘What do you want me to do exactly?’ Ye Yingyuan then thought about it for a while before he laughed inwardly.

He forgot that the ‘deal’ with both his mother and the mayor still exist. Of course, he had to change the way he addressed the mayor as well but that was the same as admitting his defeat.

“Sorry but we must put aside this matter, right?” could not come up with a better solution, Ye Yingyuan just said it to avert their focus. Besides, the matter he thought the most was about the appearance of someone.

“Do you see someone with a white clothes enter this place?” suddenly Li Ling asked a question that Ye Yingyuan did not want to hear the most!

“I don’t see anyone like that!” said Ye Yingyuan while averting his gaze to someone else that had the similar color but his eyes movement was caught by her without many difficulties.

“Really?” Li Ling now wore that all-suspecting smile and eyes that made Ye Yingyuan felt pressured. But on another side, a pair of eyes watched this pair of children. His eyes were so sharp that anyone who watched it would notice something in it.