Chapter 488 - An unimaginable situation (part-5) (1/2)

Ryuu's head swivelled as he took into the sight around him, Yacadus for all intent and purpose was a weird blend between vanity and nature in a rather pleasant way.

The buildings were made up of precious materials, some of them looked as if they had been cast out of gold, yet at the same time, it had ample nature surrounding it to make it a rather pleasant place to live in.

”Do you like this place Ryuu?”

Ryuu looked towards Antariksh as he spoke, ”Well I am not sure the nature in this place is nice but not comparable to Ayindril though, but then the houses most of them are cast out of gold, and I have never seen a house or rather houses in this case made up of gold, in fact, I do not know what to make of this place it is so confusing with conflicting ideas.”

Antariksh simply smiled towards him as she spoke, ”Gold is a useless material for us cultivators since it has no use to except maybe for decorating purposes as such many cultivators who like flashy things use gold most often than not to make their stuff look flashier.”

Ryuu looked at one of the building as he squinted while he spoke, ”I can understand where you are coming they truly are flashy enough to make your head turn so as not to get blinded.”

Sylvana meanwhile groaned as she spoke, ”Ugh, this is too gaudy for my taste, and that is also why I do not visit Yacadus too often.”, she then turned her head towards a figure who was approaching them as a small smile formed on her face as she spoke, ”Ah here comes Zarina.”

Ryuu had met Zarina many times, and she almost looked like an older and regal version of Zywia but the person in front of her was far cry from the woman she knew as Zarina looked tired, distressed and every bit of her age.

As Zarina approached them she gave a small smile as she spoke, ”Welcome to Yacadus.”, her eyes then travelled towards Antariskh as she spoke, ”Welcome sister and congratulations on your advancement.”

Antariksh simply gave a nod as she replied back, ”Thank you, sister.”

”Also sorry about not being able to help you sister we have heard about the coup in Ayindril.”

Maheswara shook his head as he spoke, ”There is no need to apologize, child, though we also heard about the unfortunate time your family has stepped into and as such, we came as soon as possible, though, from the looks of it, it is even severe than we feared is everything, alright child.”

At his question, Zarina almost looked ready to break into tears but held herself off as she spoke, ”No uncle nothing is alright, it seems as if something or someone has cursed my family with bad luck both my children are suffering one after another.”

As Ryuu heard her words a small frown began to form on his face as he clenched his hand hard, 'This is one of the reasons why I want to return, someone working underneath Cezary was found a traitor, someone who might have worked with since I have yet to know the identity of the said traitor, but most importantly I wish to stand and help Cezary during the period of inquiry but I am chained back home.'

Zarina's eyes then fell on Ryuu as she spoke with a small smile, ”Ah look at me brother Ryuu has visited my home for the first time and here I am rambling on about my woes.”

Ryuu quickly waved off her concern as he spoke, ”No please there is no need to be so worked up about my visit I just came to visit Zywia, I heard about her and I wanted to meet her, also if possible I wish to meet Cezary as well.”

Zarina shook her head as she spoke, ”I am sorry Ryuu but Cezary has received another summon from the army as such he had left along with my husband a few minutes prior to your arrival and as for Zywia please follow me.”

The group swiftly followed after her as they soon reached Zywia's place and Ryuu was grateful to Maheswara for helping him move so fast, as Zarina might have forgotten that in spite of everything Ryuu compared to them was only a measly cultivator of Peak Mystic Immortal Emperor realm and as such nowhere as fast the rest of the group were.

As they approached Zywia's room a trio of maid present simply bowed towards them as Zarina spoke in an authoritative tone, ”Leave us.”

The maids simply bowed as they left swiftly, as the group entered the room Ryuu could not help but let out a gasp at the sight in front of him, Zywia was beyond recognizable gone was her beauty as all that laid on the bed was a figure akin to a corpse.

His actions were mirrored by everyone present as Nuwa send a pitying glance towards Zywia, 'What we learned about them was a heavily watered-down version, the reality does not do them justice, if it were not for our ability to detect life force we would have thought her to be a dead person.'

Zarina sat beside Zywia as she gently caressed her head as she spoke in a soft voice, ”Child who has come to visit you, your aunties here, your grandparents even your friend Ryuu is here, see they are all worried for you.”

Zywia slowly opened her eyes as she looked towards her mother and was greeted by the worried visages of Ryuu's as well as his teachers' family.

Veena looked at her for a moment before she spoke, ”Zarina why don't you let the two friends speak with each other alone for time being.”

Zarina bit her lips before acquiescing with Veena's request as they leaving behind Ryuu alone with Zywia.

Zywia looked at Ryuu as she tried to reach him with his hand which he quickly held as he sat by her side before he spoke with a sad smile on his face, ”You look horrible.”

In a raspy voice, Zywia let out a chuckle as she spoke, ”Please tell me something that I do not know already.”