Chapter 73 - His Other Self (2/2)

Perfect World Chen Dong 60550K 2022-07-22

“Yes, as long as there is wind blowing and grass swaying, the news will immediately be reported.” The supervisor had a faithful and devoted appearance. He lived in this uncivilized land long enough, and wanted to return to the empire.

“That’s right, is that child still alive?” That expressionless and rather fat middle-aged man absent-mindedly asked.

The supervisor hastily responded, “His body is very weak so he can’t live for too long.”

The middle aged man let out an oh sound, and did not express any more opinions.

The supervisor’s face suddenly paled and added, “Those old freaks all passed away, and the last remaining one can’t live for much longer. That evil bastard can’t live for much longer either.”

“Don’t be confused. No matter how worn out that place is, it still has an abnormal importance. If something unexpected occurs… Hmph!” The middle aged man warned.

“Master, don’t worry. That child might be careless and fall into a well, go missing in a mountain, attacked and killed by a vicious bird, or accidentally killed without any trace of loopholes.

“Stop making assumptions!” The middle aged man ruthlessly stared at him with one eye.

“Yes!” The supervisor hastily bent over and did dare to make any other comments.

When the middle-aged man left to rest. The supervisor immediately straightened his body and sat on his leaning chair. He faced the door with a powerful, imposing and rather dignified look. “Let them in!”

Outside of Rushing Cloud City, businessmen who went through the dense forest to collect beast skins and spirit medicines from the ancient tribes appeared. They successively returned to the city through the city gates.

The little guy watched for a bit from afar, and soon after, he urged his unicorn to quickly speed into the distance. He did not enter the city in fear of some unforeseen events occurring, as there were interrogators at the city gates.

The unicorn rapidly traveled. He made plans to take a detour around this region, and travel straight towards Stone Clan’s second ancestral land.

Incredibly dangerous terrain lined the towering mountains and lofty ridges, and this detour actually added an extra thousand li. At first, there were steep cliffs that blocked the road, but soon after, there were swamps that took up the entire area.

However, he had already traveled over 300,000 li, so he did not mind the 1000 li detour. He had finally reached Stone Country’s borders without a hitch, and he quickly rushed toward the ruined ancestral land.

At noon, he finally arrived at his destination. The sun was large, and emitted dense rays of sunshine. However, that ruined manor seemed lethargic and heavy, and many buildings had already collapsed.

The little guy did not approach that area immediately. He got off of his unicorn from quite a distance away, and ran into the forest by himself while only bringing Hairy Ball to observe. He had no choice but to be careful, as Stone Clan was extremely enormous. If one of their men were guarding this place while waiting him to fall into their trap, then it would inevitably lead to an extremely situation that would only lead to death.

In the following few days, little Shi Hao still did not make any indiscriminate actions. He roamed about nearby, and carefully examined many things within his surroundings.

Within the vicinity, there were four villages and a single town, and within this vast but sparsely populated western boundary, this was naturally rather unusual. When traveling through the mountain ranges and crossing the ridges, one would only see a single village under normal circumstances.

The initial purpose of these villages were simply to supply the ancestral land. In the end, however, they ended up merging together.

This was a land of exile, but normal people could not come in either. Only well known people from within the Stone Clan who committed the greatest of crimes were exiled here.

“Ai, it’s getting more and more lifeless. Those old freaks are all dying off one after another. What’s going to happen to that pitiful child? Such evil sins…” An elder drove a beast chariot and left the shabby manor. He was here to deliver fruits and wild prey for them to eat.

Although the manor had some servants, this place still seemed rather cold and cheerless. It was like an abandoned land, desolate and withered.

“Grandpa Hai, you have to bring Big Black over next time so it can play with me.” In the middle of the shabby manor, a weak child sat on a stone step while waving his hand with all of his strength. He was talking while coughing, and had a pale and small face.

“Okay, when Big Black gives birth to that nest of tigerlings, I’ll bring them immediately and let them play with you.” The elder who drove the beast chariot far away gently said, “Truly a pitiable child. With no relatives or playmates, he has been protected in this old graveyard of a manor. His childhood has been too dull.”

Only when that elder’s beast chariot traveled far away did that child reluctantly stand up. His feet seemed rather limp, and he held the wall as he slowly walked towards the manor.

In the distance, the little guy stood within a forest and foolishly saw everything. His eyes were tearing up as he muttered to himself, “Is that the other me who has been my replacement to be lonely and unhappy here? His body is so weak and his foot is broken. Was it injured by other people?”

The little guy rubbed that talisman in his bosom that resembled a piece of gold and gently said, “I have to deliver you to the Heaven Mending Pavilion. No matter how far it is, I will accompany you there.”

“Young master, the last ancestor is about to pass away as well. He does not have many days left. Your days in the future will be difficult,” said a servant at the door as he sat there casually. No matter how you looked at it, his expression did not carry an ounce of respect, and only contained ridicule.

“You are speaking nonsense. Grandpa ancestor will not die!” The pale faced child had tears in his large eyes as he refuted loudly while constantly coughing.

“Then just wait and see.” That servant did not seem to mind.

Another servant said, “I heard that young master is not the son of that Shi Ziling. Your real identity is actually the descendant of a relative of that old freak who passed away, and you are actually just here as a replacement.”

“It’s possible. If you are actually Shi Ziling’s son, you would be in an even more precarious situation.” The servant who sat there arrogantly nodded as he faced the young master. He did not get up from start to finish, and lacked any sign of respect.

The little guy saw everything from the distant forest and clenched his fists tightly. During these past few days, he gained a rough understanding of the situation. A portion of the servants within this ruined cage-like manor had long been bribed by outside influences. They were destroying the area from the inside out, and after a few of the old ancestors passed away, some of them became absolutely unrestrained.

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