Chapter 719: Sharing Worries (1/2)

Gravis got another 200 years added to his Virtualization Array since he was sure that he wasn't close to comprehending it. The clerk wanted to have some small talk, but Gravis blocked it and left quickly.

Gravis felt guilty.

When was the last time Gravis had lied? That had probably been before his mind had become attuned to lightning. Lying after such a long time felt like a betrayal to Gravis, even if he lied for a good reason.

Gravis entered his room again but didn't put the Virtualization Array in it immediately. Instead, he only stood in the empty room, staring blankly into space as he was lost in thought.

Gravis wasn't sure what he should feel since this was a complex situation. He wasn't even sure what he was actually thinking about. It was more like processing emotions and trying to make sense of what he was feeling.

After around ten minutes, Gravis sighed. ”I'm overcomplicating things,” he said to himself. ”When I can't make sense of this situation, it's most likely not as complex as I think.”

Gravis made his decision and left his room.

SHING!

Gravis appeared in front of Jake and Yersi again, who were still not certain what they should do.

”Listen, I think I've handled the situation incorrectly,” Gravis said slowly.

Jake was positively surprised that Gravis returned this quickly. Immortals often took months or even years to think about their decisions, but Gravis returned after only a couple of minutes.

”You don't need to apologize, father,” Yersi said. ”I know that you have not been truthful, but I can also understand you. You didn't want to worry me and betrayed your own principles so that I can feel better.”

Gravis sighed again. Hearing his daughter's words only made him feel even more guilty. ”I know, but that was wrong of me,” he said as he came closer. ”I was treating you like a child, not like an adult. You are over 2,000 years old, and I'm sure that you can handle and understand these kinds of problems.”

”I've already said that you don't have to apologize,” Yersi said with a quiet voice. ”You have done nothing wrong. Most people would lie to protect their loved ones, and I don't think that there is anything wrong with that.”

Yersi looked at Jake. ”After getting to know Jake, I know how much we want to protect the ones we love, even if it hurts us. In my opinion, you not being entirely honest to protect me only shows that you care about me.”

Gravis went closer and held his daughter close to him. What had he done to deserve such a wonderful daughter? She was so compassionate and understanding of his problems, even though these were problems that shouldn't involve her. As a parent, it was Gravis' responsibility to deal with all these problems.

A minute of closeness passed.

Yersi felt her father's feelings, and she also felt happy that Gravis had been her father. Gravis' life had not been easy, and she knew that he had to deal with a lot of problems. Yet, even with all these problems, he still found the time to protect her. Gravis had also never belittled her problems in the past.

Well, except for that one time when her two siblings thought that Yersi was going through hell under the Tornado Emperor, but that truly wasn't anything major. This couldn't be used as an example.

Gravis slowly stepped away from Yersi and looked at Jake. ”Jake, I think it's time that I tell you more about my life. You have been together with Yersi for a long time and have treated her honestly. You deserve at least this amount of respect from me.”

Jake was not an arrogant and unreasonable person. In his opinion, he also didn't fault Gravis one bit for his lie. After all, Jake also had often said that not cultivating was not a big deal for him to make it easier for Yersi, when in fact, it was a huge deal to him.

”I'm fine with hearing it, Gravis,” he said.

The three of them sat down on the shore and looked at the gigantic lake as Gravis started to tell his story.

Yersi had told some things about Gravis' past to Jake, but not much. After all, it was her father's decision if he wanted to share his past or not.

The first thing that Gravis said to Jake was the fact that he had zero Karmic Luck. In the past, telling someone about Karmic Luck had been a no-go, but that was because of the individual Heavens. The individual Heavens controlled Karmic Luck, and the lower Heaven didn't want anyone to know anything about it that it didn't want them to know.

In the middle world, Karmic Luck had become irrelevant since no one had Karmic Luck.