"Th-the Most Evil Emperor...was that guy?" Ling Ai"s thoughts have not sunk in yet that she just stood tall at the Raven Country"s Most Evil Emperor. No one can deny that she had shown great courage at death"s door. Rumor has it that when the Most Evil Emperor pa.s.s by a village he render filthy, one flick of his finger and the village was devastated like a vast plain land."Grandpa? Grandpa Zhang Mo? Are you alright?" Ling Ai lifted old man Zhang Mo while holding him in the waist as he has a gaunt body.
"Hide..."
"Grandpa? Yes, we will shelter inside. Now slowly, you might slip." Ling Ai said with a gentle voice as she a.s.sisted her grandfather to walk.
"Hide!! You just made a mess of your life Ling Ling! Do you really hate it so much that a poor man adopted you?! Do you hate that you"re living in this kind of filthy place and dirty house that you resort in forfeiting your own life? Huh! Do you hate it that much living this kind of life Ling Ai"er!" Old man Zhang Mo got furiously angry to Ling Ai and had hard time breathing.
"Why-why are you saying that grandpa?" Ling Ai becomes teary-eyed as she felt needles inside her heart.
"You really are slow-witted, are you?! I and your father have done everything! Everything!...to make you feel like you"re a princess, even when we"re so poor. B-because all we have is you! You"re our family. Now, what are you gonna do? You only have ten days left! Ten days counting is just like a breath that you can"t extend holding it for so much longer!" Old man Zhang Mo harshly said to Ling Ai while bursting in tears.
"Why are you reacting that way grandpa? I love you, I love father and I love my life. Even though we"re poor, you and father didn"t lack anything at all in providing my needs. I"m so happy because I feel so special and loved in this place, this village as well has many good people. What would I ask for more? I don"t have any regrets of being adopted by such good people. If I die and get reincarnated, I would always choose to be lost in this forest for me to get adopted by father again and raised by you grandpa. You"re hurting me..w..ar..yo-..." Ling Ai finally can"t keep the pain she felt inside and started crying.
Seeing their only princess cry. Old man Zhang Mo regretted what he said and his heart turned soft towards Ling Ai sobbing. He started to feel guilty as he loves her so much and hugged her.
Ling Ai bursted crying as heavy loads inside her heart burned out and she felt comfort from old man Zhang Mo"s embrace.
After Ling Ai calmed down again, she a.s.sisted old man Zhang Mo to the wooden floor and placed an old mattress to lay his head.
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"Grandpa, may I ask something? Why did you overreact earlier thinking that I really wanted to forfeit my life?" Ling Ai cross-legged sitting beside her old man on the floor asks old man Zhang Mo calmly while he is lying on the parquet.
"Ling Ling, this place is just a dirt.. No, for you to understand it more. This place is not even considered dirt from Raven Country where the Most Evil Emperor is the ruler, because dirt exists, right? But this place is considered a non-existent place. We just happen to be here, but we were never considered a living thing from the Emperor"s eyes. You saw how he calmly just walk right in front of us, right? Because in his sight, he saw nothing but a house. Are you having the slightest clue now? Why I overreacted earlier, in fact, it was the expected reaction when you have a bit of knowledge about the Most Evil Emperor. The worst is, you didn"t even kowtow before him. I was thinking that when I opened my eyes you"re already turned into ashes." Old man Zhang Mo had a worried face as she looks at her Ling Ling.
"Ashes grandpa? What do you mean?" Ling Ai curiously said.
"You"ve heard about cultivation in Martial Arts right?" Old man Zhang Mo"s eyes light up.
"Y-yes grandpa. People in the village sometimes talk about it. Why?"
"What did you heard from the villagers talking about Martial Arts cultivation?" Old man Zhang Mo replied staring at Ling Ai.
"Uh..hmm..well, I heard them praising a Martial Arts apprentice wan?" Ling Ai said doubtfully curious while she listens closely.
"Wan? You mean One. The people praising about was a Martial Arts Apprentice Ranked One? In the real world, Martial arts are ranked as Basic, Middle, Advanced and Peak rank. Martial arts are way broader than we can imagine. Martial arts is everything. Martial arts rank settles your status in life. It even extends one"s life. Did you even wonder once Ling Ling, why with a gaunt body I can still walk, talk and even do work sometimes at the age of one hundred five?" Old man Zhang Mo said with a spark in his eyes.
"Y-yeah. Well, it"s not really a bad thing that"s why I didn"t bother asking grandpa. It"s better for me that you live another hundred years more. I"ll be happier that way." Ling Ai chuckled with light in her eyes.
"Ha! So you"ve noticed. I don"t really know if I can still live longer. But in my remaining time, I"ll teach you Martial arts." Old man Zhang Mo bragged.
"Teach.. teach me Martial arts? Ling Ai with a surprised face.
"Yes, I"ll teach you Martial arts. People in the village was also curious why I"m still alive and even working at the age of one hundred five, and that"s all because of Martial arts. I"m a Martial arts Apprentice Advanced rank. Even at this age Ling Ling, I can still break a log with my bare hands." Old man Zhang Mo had smug in his face.
"Woah! I just turned nineteen years old yesterday and this is the first time I"m hearing about this? I didn"t have any idea that my grandpa is such a great man! You"re being unfair grandpa. Why haven"t you told anyone about it, even me?" Ling Ai"s eyes light up and she was astounded to hear what her grandfather said.
"I didn"t say it to anyone, even to your father. Because I don"t want to attract any Martial arts Apprentices nearby. I won"t bring my family to any danger. Martial arts Apprentices can sense each other"s cultivation level and a person"s presence. That person... I didn"t have the slightest clue that the renowned Most Evil Emperor is a young man. I saw him behind the woods as I"m very familiar in this place. I lived in this place for one hundred five years, that"s why almost every crack from the ground, movements on the forest, rocks placement, number of trees around, shapes of bushes and animals that get lost in here; I"m confident I can notice every little change and predict where sudden movements comes from as I"m very used to this place, like I"m one with it. But that person, it"s as if staring at a wind... I can"t feel any of his presence even up close and his footsteps were unbelievable! It didn"t have any tapping sound in this mud dirt watery fields, he was like a feather that"s so light." Old man Zhang Mo cannot help but be amazed as he recalls what he saw earlier.
"Grandpa, what do you think is his Martial arts rank? What is he capable of?" Ling Ai curiously asked as she pulled herself closer to old man Zhang Mo.
"H-his rank... I believe he is a Martial Artist Grandmaster, the peak of the Martial arts world, capable of destroying a country in mere seconds. How much more a small village like ours Ling Ling. You were like a rat entering a tiger"s lair, and the Emperor is the lair itself." Old man Zhang Mo had cold sweat flowing down his face while saying these words, lying on the parquet with mattress for his head.
"Do you think from the deal he made with me, he will gather his army to kill us and burn our village?" Ling Ai had a cold face with curiosity in her eyes.
"Ling Ling really don"t have any idea what she had done." Old man Zhang Mo sighed. "Gather his army you say? Didn"t you hear what I"ve said? A Martial Artist Grandmaster is an army himself, as strong as a country. In one breath, he can use a Martial art skill to destroy everything in his path without even moving!" Old man Zhang Mo just emitted a long breath while watching Ling Ai sweating cold.
"As strong as a country?! Those kinds of people do exist? This world is so unfair." Ling Ai felt shivers down her soul as she realized that she made a blunder. "But grandpa, how will you be able to train me? I need to hide ride, right? Because if I accidentally encounter the Emperor, he will have to destroy this village." Ling Ai anxiously asked her grandfather.
"I know the place. Let me rest for awhile, then we"ll go there right away. For now, pack up necessary things to your bag, take a bath and contain yourself. Worrying won"t change anything." Old man Zhang Mo closed his eyes to take a nap.
Ling Ai stood up and slowly walked towards the window and peek to see if there"s a person outside. But she closed it immediately as she felt like someone is watching her.