Death… And Me

Chapter 408 - Avoiding

Although there werenʼt a lot of guards remaining after what happened to Tissan, it didnʼt mean everyone was gone. There were still workers who kept the place clean as common guards that were already there before Tissan moved in. After all, this was still a building destined for Imperial Family Members.

One of the maids just so happened to come to clean Tissanʼs room later that day when all of a sudden, she noticed the guy sleeping on the bed. Sure enough, that was Tissan, who hasnʼt awakened yet.

”Ah!”

She was scared to death when she saw Tissan since it was believed that he was dead. Immediately she went out and called the others. Sometime later, Uncle Sam, who had been looking for Tissan all this while, appeared there in a flash.

”Get out of the way!”

Sam entered the room and saw Tissan lying there. He immediately took the other aside and Tissanʼs hand before sending a wave of Spiritual Energy inside. At the same time, his Spiritual Sense entered Tissanʼs body to check if there was any serious injury. However...

”What?! Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment!”

Everyone was surprised to hear that since they knew Tissanʼs cultivation.

Still, Uncle Sam quickly calmed down as he fed Tissan with a healing pill. The swollen part on Tissanʼs back head slowly disappeared. Finally, Tissanʼs eyes moved a little until he finally woke up.

”Ouch, my head!”

Uncle Sam sighed in relief as he looked at Tissan.

”Young Master, youʼre finally back.”

Tissan then noticed Uncle Sam in front of him. Following that, he could tell that he was back in his room.

ʼThose two guys... I wasnʼt going to escape, you know? Couldnʼt they have brought me here normally?ʼ

Of course, Tissan knew that there must have been a trick behind it for them to move his body around without anyone noticing. Obviously, that was something he couldnʼt know about. That was basically Tissanʼs tantrum due to his pain.

Uncle Sam then quickly asked.

”What happened? You suddenly disappeared out of nowhere! Where did you go? Also, how did your cultivation suddenly jump to the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment?”

Tissan nodded before changing into a Spiritual Sense message.

ʼUncle Sam, there is no need to worry. I left on my own volition. Itʼs just that I wasnʼt certain if everything would work fine. In any case, everything went well, so I recovered my ability to cultivate.ʼ

Sam was surprised to hear that.

ʼItʼs great news that you recovered your capability to cultivate. However, was there really a need to keep it hidden from me? If you had told me, I would have given my full support.ʼ

Tissan shook his head.

ʼThis decision wasnʼt up to me. But because I had nothing else to lose, I went ahead with the arrangement. Sorry, but I canʼt tell you about their identities due to the agreement between me and the other part. Nonetheless, you just need to know that they arenʼt people from outside the Empire.ʼ

Uncle Sam narrowed his eyes. After hearing that, the first thought in his head was that one of the princes or princesses had intervened. However, why would they do such a thing for someone like Tissan?

ʼNo, thatʼs not the point here. It couldnʼt possibly be something for free. What did they ask you in exchange for fixing your cultivation?ʼ

Tissan shook his head.

ʼThatʼs a secret too. Anyway, there is no need to worry.ʼ

Tissan then got up before looking at Uncle Sam.

ʼAsk someone to go underground and destroy all my female clothes. I will not be using them anymore.ʼ

Uncle Sam was shocked! He knew that Tissan considered those clothes as important as his life. Still, he had always asked him to get rid of those things, so he wouldnʼt complain.

ʼVery well.ʼ

Uncle Sam quickly passed the orders to his subordinate, who left right after to complete that task. Tissan then went to his wardrobe and took out the Sasamil Imperial Familyʼs robe before putting it on.

”Come, Uncle Sam. Itʼs time for this prodigal son to go back home. Hahaha!”

Uncle Samʼs eyes immediately lit up! Thatʼs right. With his cultivation capabilities recovered, Tissan had the right to go back to the Imperial Palace again.

”Yes, Young Master. We shall go back now.”

Back on Reanʼs side, he returned to the Formation Repository to continuing his practice with Droman.

As for Roan, he practiced his alchemy skills now that he had some free time. Old Worm would oversee it now and then. However, Old Worm was nowhere to be seen most of the time. Well, Roan knew that Old Worm wasnʼt simple, so he didnʼt try to pry into anything. Just like that, a few more days went by in a flash.

[Shouldnʼt you be trying to kill that Nulian guy?]

Roan shook his head.

ʼIt will be safer if I use Nightingaleʼs help. There are other methods where I could do it on my own, but they wouldnʼt be as practical.ʼ

Rean, who heard that through their soul connection, laughed after that.

ʼHahaha! Itʼs useless, Sister Orb. Donʼt forget, Roan will always use everything to get the best result possible. That includes using my abilities even if he hates me to the bones.ʼ

[Well, I guess so.]

Roan narrowed his eyes when all of a sudden...

*Puff!*

The smell of burnt medicine spread in the room he was staying. Sure enough, Rean can make death lose his patience quite easily.

ʼInstead of talking bullshit, shouldnʼt you have gotten some free time from Droman already? Iʼve been postponing that trashʼs death for quite some time while waiting for you.ʼ

Rean snorted.

ʼWhy do you think I wasted my time saying those things? Iʼm already out, idiot. Droman finally agreed to give me some time to rest. However, Droman and I only have another free week to use the repository before our time is over. That being said, I wonʼt be coming out after we finish this job.ʼ

Roan nodded as he cleaned his cauldron. He could use the Soul Gem Systemʼs cauldron. However, he wanted to be able to concoct even without that. Besides, the alchemy guildʼs exam definitely wouldnʼt let him use his own cauldron either for the sake of fairness.

ʼThatʼs good, then. Iʼll be waiting for you outside.ʼ

Rean then left the repository and passed through the Guildʼs Main Branch Hall. He also made sure that he didnʼt meet Qia anywhere. Ever since he talked about the issue with Qiaʼs feelings with Droman, he had been trying to avoid her as much as possible. That was his way to not feed the girlʼs feelings beyond that starting point.

”Did you hear? It seems like that trash from the Imperial Family came back.”

”Oh! I heard about him. Tissan, right?”

”I heard as well. The Sasamil Imperial Family has many direct and indirect descendants, so itʼs hard to remember everyone. Still, he caught everyoneʼs attention when he was driven out of the Palace.”

”Exactly. It seems like not only Tissan couldnʼt cultivate at all, he also had some kind of weird habit or whatever. Anyway, why would he come back? Heʼs just asking for a beating by doing so.”

”Thatʼs the weird thing about it. My uncle works as one of the guards in the Imperial Palace. It seems like the trashʼs cultivation defect has been fixed. In the few months he was out of the Palace, his cultivation soared. It went from the Middle Stage of the Energy Gathering Realm all the way to the Initial Stage of the Foundation Establishment!”

”Wait! He was expelled from the Imperial Palace around half a year ago. How did he cultivate that fast?”

”I donʼt know, but the Imperial Family couldnʼt really keep him out anymore now that he has recovered his cultivation ability.”

”Hmph! So what? Itʼs just at the Initial Stage of the Foundation Establishment. Tissan is already 24 this year, right? Heʼs far behind everyone in his age. Even Imperial Family Members at the same age with Gray Color Talent would be at least an entire realm above him just using the Imperial Familyʼs resources.”

Rean smiled as he heard all of that.

ʼIt seems like Tissan is following the plans well. It would be useless if he didnʼt show his presence for everyone to see. Hehe... With his Pure Yin Body and the Purest Yang Energy possible provided by me, his cultivation will soar even faster. Not to mention that his own Yin Energy is almost as pure as Roan for the same reason. You are all in for a surprise.ʼ

Finally, Rean stepped out of the Formationsʼ Guild. However, just as he was about to accelerate toward the nearest Teleport Formation, a voice called him from the side.

”Stop right there!”

A chill ran through Reanʼs back before he bitterly smiled. Sure enough, it was Qia, who he had been doing his best to avoid while pretending that it was all coincidence.

He wanted nothing more than to run straight away. However, it was because he ignored the girl before she took an interest in him. Since she already caught his presence, ignoring her would probably hurt her so-called ʼwomanʼs prideʼ again.

ʼAct normal, act normal... Pretend that you are only considering the fake marriage thing.ʼ

Rean then looked at Qia with a bright smile.

”Oh! My bride, I havenʼt seen you in some time. Thatʼs a great surprise.”

Qia narrowed her eyes as she looked at Reanʼs expression. She didnʼt feel even a bit of sincerity there.

”You, come with me.”