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As he looked around the house, Ye Qin smelled a familiar fragrance arousing in the air and entering his nose. He walked towards the dinner table where his father and sister were sitting and filled with his favourite dishes

From sweet and sour pork, to kung pao chicken, ma po tofu, dumplings and even red braised pork belly. Over dinner the four of them chatted away until it came to the topic of Ye Qin's college

”Son, I heard that all of the top five academies sent you an invitation, are you going to choose the War God Academy?” his father asked

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Ye Qin put down his chopsticks and faced his father then replied ”I've decided on the Nine Peak Academy.”

”...”

”I see.. Any particular reason?” his father asked

”Well, since there's a lot of free time, I can use it to get stronger faster.” he replied

”I see.. Whatever suits your needs, try to come home as often as you can. Your mother will miss you.” his father added in

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After dinner, Ye Qin walked up to the terrace of his house and looked up at the dazzling lights from the millions of stars in the universe. He gazed at the stars for an hour as he thought to himself ”This is where it all began...”

Looking at the countless stars in the night sky above him, Ye Qin looked around for a while until he saw the Big Dipper which is a part of the Ursa Major. As he looked at the stars, he felt a strange energy flow through his eyes and when he focused on it, the energy dispersed

Since he couldn't do anything about it, Ye Qin continued watching the seven stars of the Big Dipper. As he continued watching, he felt a strange sensation in his mind as if he was comprehending something from the stars. Bit by bit he felt as though he was remembering something from the past, though he knew those memories cannot be his own

Then, faint images that couldn't be made out appeared in his mind. The constant flow of images entered his mind so rapidly, that it caused him to faint