Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Rong Kaixuan had a faint smile on his face. He had taken a liking to all these new brothers and sisters of his, and he liked this youngest girl in particular. She was innocent looking and adorable.
“Kailong, I am a Spirit Gatherer.”
Rong Yihe and Rong Yiying exchanged glances. There was an excited gleam in their eyes.
Even though they had heard a lot of rumors from outside the house, they were finally relieved when they heard that from Rong Kaixuan himself.
“Fifth Brother, can you show me your spells?” Rong Kailong’s eyes were shining brightly as she said, “Our family doesn’t have any Spiritualists yet.”
Rong Kaixuan was a little surprised by this request. With an awkward smile, he replied, “Kailong, I’ve just found out that I have the gifting of a Spiritualist, so I haven’t actually started to learn anything yet.”
There was a disappointed look in Rong Kailong’s eyes. It was hard for a young child to hide her feelings when she didn’t get what she wanted.
Rong Yiying put a grim expression on and said, “Long’er, don’t be playful now. Did you think a Spiritualist could display his skills to others just for fun?”
Rong Kailong quietly hung her head. She was so upset that her lips turned downward.
Rong Kaixuan scratched his head a little and said, “Second Uncle, I have learned a little bit, and I’d like some advice.” He turned to Rong Kailong and said, “Kailong, I only know a little bit. Do you want to see?”
“Yes!” Rong Kailong’s eyes instantly lit up. She completely forgot what her father just told her moments ago.
Rong Yiying laughed bitterly and helplessly shook his head. The rest of them were even more curious now and kept their eyes on Rong Kaixuan.
Rong Kaixuan clasped his hands together politely toward the elders in the family and said, “I apologize in advance if I do this badly.”
He sent the round ball in between his eyebrows spinning faster than usual and drew out one-third of its mysterious power.
Rong Kaixuan tapped the air in front of him with a finger. That part of the air instantly lit up. A faint small spark suddenly appeared and blinded everyone with its light.
In just one moment, the Spirit Power of Heaven and Earth surrounding the spark became very agitated.
The faint little spark seemed to have become a gigantic whirlpool of Spirit Power and started to greedily pull all the Spirit Power around it toward itself. In no time, a new Spirit Body appeared.
Rong Yihe and Rong Yiying’s expressions changed slightly. They felt a very powerful presence emanating from this Spirit Body.
This Spirit Body Fighter was actually only at the Elementary Stage Martial Arts level.
But Spirit Body Fighters were different from ordinary humans. They didn’t have any emotions and couldn’t feel any pain. Once they received instructions from the one who evoked them, they would go all out to carry out those orders. Even if it ended in it dying, Spirit Body Fighters didn’t care.
Humans were different. Only an idiot was willing to die in a fight with a Spirit Body Fighter.
The worst thing that could happen to a martial artist was for him to end up fighting a Spirit Body that was at the same cultivation level as himself. If he encountered such a rival, his life might not be in danger, but it would be way too difficult to get the Spirit Body off his back.
“Wow, it’s a Spirit Body.”
“It’s really a Spirit Body…”
All the cousins had a bright gleam in their eyes as they excitedly chattered among themselves. They looked enviously at the Spirit Body.
“Humph.”
Suddenly, a cold snort could be heard. It was coming from inside the house.
All the cousins immediately stopped talking and didn’t dare make a single noise. Even the youngest, Rong Kailong, quietly took a few steps back and hid behind her older brother.
Rong Yiyang’s expression changed slightly. He looked toward the house with a conflicted expression.
An old man slowly walked out. His gaze was as sharp as a knife, and there was something very imposing about his manner.
His cold and distant gaze fell on Rong Yiyang for a while. It was as if he was waiting for something.
Rong Yihe quickly pushed Rong Yiyang a little and whispered, “Yiyang, don’t tell me you’re waiting for Father to apologize first.”
He had spoken very softly, so only Rong Yiyang heard him.
Rong Yiyang was a little stunned. He finally relaxed and bowed toward the old man. “Father.”
Rong Jielin’s tense expression slowly relaxed. He replied in a slow voice, “It’s been so many years and you’ve never come back to see me. Tsk, were you going to wait until I died and only come back to send me on my final journey?”
Rong Kaixuan was shocked. This grandfather of his was hard to get along with. It was little wonder his father wanted to leave the house.
If an outsider bullied or insulted Rong Kaixuan’s father, he would have made that person pay the price for doing so even if it cost Rong Kaixuan his life. Once Rong Jielin started speaking nastily, Rong Yiyang and Rong Kaixuan had no choice but to quietly listen to him.
Even if Rong Jielin gave Rong Yiyang a severe thrashing, Rong Kaixuan could only try to save his father by escaping. There was no way he could make a move on his grandfather.
Rong Yihe and Rong Yiying both rushed to the front and said, “Father, now that Yiyang is back, it’s a happy day. Don’t be angry anymore.”
Rong Jielin snorted and turned his head to look at the Spirit Body. He suddenly said, “Get this Spirit Body to attack me.”
“Wait, what?” Rong Kaixuan was completely stunned. He wondered if he had heard Rong Jielin wrong.
Rong Jielin stared at him with eyes filled with authority and repeated himself, “Get your Spirit Body to attack me.”
“But…” Rong Kaixuan hesitantly glanced at his father.
Rong Yiyang replied, “Kaixuan, go ahead and let your Spirit Body go all out and attack.” He paused for a moment and added, “Your grandfather is a Peak Stage Martial Arts Teacher. He’s more powerful than Tiecheng, so it’ll be fine.”
Rong Kaixuan was suddenly enlightened. He quietly said, “Please forgive my rudeness.”
He focused his will. The Spirit Body immediately came to life.
When the Spirit Body was just standing there earlier, it was like a wooden pole. Even though its presence wasn’t weak, it wasn’t threatening. The moment it started to move, the Spirit Body instantly became extremely aggressive.
It seemed to have become a flash of light and dashed toward Rong Jielin.
Everyone, including Rong Cai, was surprised. Those who had seen a Spirit Body Fighter before were even more surprised. They muttered to themselves, “Is this really a Spirit Body Fighter? It moves so quickly.”
Rong Jielin gave a low shout, “That’s a good one!”
He waved his sleeve and immediately released True Qi. This True Qi was powerful. It was like a huge wall headed toward the Spirit Body.
At that moment, the Spirit Body Fighter, which was so aggressive and looked like it would never flinch from any attack, suddenly crouched on the ground.
It pressed its palms against the ground and curled itself up. It started rolling toward Rong Jielin like a ball.
“What on earth?” Everyone immediately gasped at the same time. Even Rong Jielin was slightly surprised despite being much more powerful.
But he had many years of experience and was much better at handling such a situation than an ordinary person. Even though this Spirit Body had done something unexpected, he still managed to instantly react.
With another wave of his sleeve, he sent another rush of True Qi toward the ground.
The Spirit Body seemed to have predicted his actions. It jumped up and nimbly avoided the True Qi attack from Rong Jielin and went around him.
A slight look of embarrassment and anger from humiliation flashed across Rong Jielin’s face.
His attacks had missed twice, and it had happened in front of all the younger members of the family. How was he going to save his reputation?
He took a deep breath. His body suddenly started expanding.
A terrifying surge of air started to rise from his body and instantly filled the area around him.
Everyone suddenly felt that Rong Jielin had become a gigantic lion and was filled with an authority that was not to be challenged.
Rong Jielin moved back and pounced toward the Spirit Body in a split second.
Rong Kaixuan’s heart trembled. Before he could react, the old man had already caught the Spirit Body in his hands.
BOOOOOOOM…
An intensely powerful amount of True Qi was immediately unleashed. The Spirit Body was blown to pieces by the attack. It instantly dissipated into the air.
Rong Kaixuan’s heart was beating more quickly than before. He looked at how his grandfather looked so cool and steady. There was an indescribable powerful desire that suddenly welled up in his heart.
He told himself that he was going to become more powerful than his grandfather.
The old man exhaled deeply. The imposing presence he had earlier was gone.
He turned to look at Rong Kaixuan and asked in a low voice, “Were you directing the Spirit Body earlier?”
“Yes,” Rong Kaixuan said after he had put his will aside.
“How did you think of doing that?”
Rong Kaixuan hesitated for a few moments. He decided it was best to just honestly reply. “I saw that Official Tiecheng from the Discipline Hall could kill off a Spirit Body so easily with one move.” He looked at where the Spirit Body earlier was and said, “This sort of Spirit Body has some power, but it’s not a real human. Once it runs into someone who has a much higher level than itself, it will be killed in seconds. So, I thought of using my will to control it so that it could last a little longer.”
Rong Jielin nodded slowly and said, “Not bad. That’s a pretty good way of thinking. Since you are able to think out of the box and adapt quickly to the situation, you’ll have a bright future ahead of you. Much better than that unfilial son of mine.”
Rong Kaixuan was tongue-tied. He moved his mouth a few times to speak but he had no idea how to respond to those words.
Rong Jielin walked up to Rong Kaixuan. A friendly look slowly appeared on his stern face as he said, “My good boy, what do you call me?”
Rong Kaixuan stole a glance at his father. Rong Yiyang sighed quietly and slowly nodded.
Rong Kaixuan looked up and warmly called out, “Grandpa.”
“Good! Very good!” Rong Jielin burst out laughing. He reached a hand out to take Rong Kaixuan’s and said, “Today, I have reunited with my grandson, and that’s a reason for our family to celebrate. Set the tables. We’re going to have a celebratory meal!”
Rong Kaixuan felt the warmth in the old man’s hand and the happiness in his laughter. Rong Kaixuan felt a warmth in his heart as well.
No matter what happened, this sort of familial ties was impossible to cut.
Rong Cai had already gotten everything prepared. The entire family sat down together. Besides a bit of awkwardness that still existed between Rong Jielin and Rong Yiyang, everyone else was happily chattering away.
Rong Kaixuan was a Spirit Gatherer, so he was envied and pampered by everyone. Everyone from the eldest, Rong Jielin, to the youngest, Rong Kailong, all looked at him differently now.
After a few rounds of drinks, Rong Jielin suddenly spoke up and said in a slow voice, “Yiyang, come back and live with us.”
Rong Yiyang lifted his head with a start. Many emotions went through his heart as it pounded wildly. He finally replied, “Yes, Father.”
Rong Yihe, Rong Yiying, and Rong Cai had comforted smiles on their faces. This father and son, who had been at loggerheads for so many years, had finally made peace with one another.