Chapter 492 - Four Great Families (1/2)

Alex stepped into the hall and the door closed behind him. ”The previous king was a white tiger?” Alex asked. ”I don't think I've seen his kind anywhere in the forest before.”

”Pfft!” Lady Ren laughed. ”You won't see one of the 4 great families randomly in the jungle.”

”Oh, right,” Alex said. He thought for a bit and asked, ”So I have the blood of the white tiger?”

”The Blood Essence, yes. Basically, you have the bloodline of the White Tiger,” Lady Ren said. ”Don't go out saying that though. As much as people respect the 4 Great families, there are ones out there that are  jealous of their bloodline and would do anything to get it, and you would be a very good target.”

Lady Ren then started to take a deep breath and shook her entire body. ”Ah, finally,” she said as a very strong aura appeared from inside of her.

Immediately, the entire hall became deathly still as not a single one inside could make even a peep.

The aura wasn't suffocating, or suppressing at all. In fact, Alex could do everything perfectly as he wanted. However, it was so strong that a fear popped up inside of him on an instinctive level.

”Lady Ren, you are scaring the child,” the jaguar said.

”Oh,” Lady Ren said as she immediately stopped letting her aura run free. ”I'm sorry, little one. I am not used to having such weak— doesn't matter. I will try to stop from now on.

”Meow!” Pearl said.

Lady Ren was about to say something when she noticed something. She walked towards Alex and brought her face right next to his face.

”Are you… a clone?” she asked.

Alex's heart skipped a beat when he heard it. ”What makes you say that?” Alex asked, concentrating so as to not miss a single of her words.

”It's because…” she stopped. ”No, that can't be right. Am I seeing it wrong?”

Lady Ren seemed to be as confused as Alex was curious.

”I'm sorry,” she said in the end. ”I seemed to have made a mistake. I thought you were a clone because your soul and body didn't absolutely mesh together. But, they aren't so far apart that I can guarantee that your body is a  clone.”

”The only other idea would be that you are a saint realm cultivator who died and housed another person's body, but that sounds completely wrong, to be honest,” Lady Ren said.

”I see,” Alex said. ”Well, it's fine. I'm sure there is a reason for all of this.”

”I'm sure there is,” Lady Ren said. ”Although, I must ask. Are you really not a high-level cultivator that is somehow housing the body of a young person?”

”Uhh… no,” Alex said. ”Why do you ask?”

”Well, that's because you have something that most people in True realm or Saint realm wouldn't even recognize here,” Lady Ren said.

”I have— sorry, what do I have?” Alex asked.

”That ring,” Lady Ren said. ”Can I see it?”

”Ring?” Alex wondered and looked down at his own finger. On his ring finger on the right hand, he had a golden ring with a large red ruby on it. This was the ring he found in the Forbidden Fields.

”Oh, right. I forgot I was wearing this. Is this ring of some significance?” Alex asked.

Lady Ren looked at him with a weird face. ”You are joking, right?” she asked.

”Umm… no,” Alex said. ”Should I know what this ring is?”

”Lady Ren, this is most certainly weird,” the jaguar said. ”I don't think anyone on this continent has ever seen these rings, let alone own one.”

”Is it that rare?” Lady Ren asked. ”We should have some right?”

”No, Lady Ren. Her Majesty took everything of value with her when she left, so we don't have anything,” the jaguar said.

”Sigh, right,” she said. ”Young human, you said you can use spiritual sense right?”

”Yes, I can,” Alex said.

”Right, try using your spiritual sense on the ring. Especially the ruby,” Lady Ren said.

”My spiritual sense? I'm sure I've done that before, but okay,” Alex said and tried using his spiritual sense on the ring. However, like every other time, he didn't get anything from it.

It was just a normal ring.

”Nothing,” Alex said as he shrugged off.

”No way, let me see,” Lady Ren said and used her own spiritual sense on the ring and immediately frowned.

”See, it's just a normal ring, right?” Alex said.