"Everything is fine now, Jietsu. Grandpa won't let anybody hurt you anymore. Let's go home now; your mother must be waiting for you," said Tsa ki while smiling at Tsashi. However, to his dismay, he received no response. He looked at Tsashi only to see him looking back at him, but his lifeless eyes had no focus, and his face was expressionless. He was just lying there limply. "Jietsu??? Are you alright? Say something..." Tsa ki said in a tender voice. Unfortunately, he received no reaction at all from Tsashi. All he saw was a pair of lifeless eyes, staring back at him. "Alright, let's go home. You're probably tired, you need some rest." After saying so, Tsa ki flew towards the Long Manor while carrying Tsashi in his arms. Tsa ki entered the mansion with Tsashi in his arms and straightaway went to Tsashi's courtyard. His courtyard was beautiful and huge, which was to be expected as it was, after all the dwelling of the genius young master of the Tsai clan. The outside was covered with a beautiful garden. Having a wide variety of colorful flowers, Tsashi liked looking at them whenever he came out of his room. There were many capable servants assigned to the task of tending to the garden, and they did their work with full dedication as they knew how much their young master liked this garden. "Father in law, what happened to Jietsu? Why are you carrying him like that?" Just as Tsa ki entered the courtyard, came the worried voice of Mudok Qing. She was the Mother of Tsashi, and the daughter-in-law of Tsa ki. She had another identity. She was from the Sima clan. In addition to that, she was the daughter of the Sima clan's leader, making her of high standing although her clan wasn't as strong as the three super clans 'Tsai, Vii and Suwon', it was still amongst the top 5 most influential clans in the nation. "Modok.... Someone attacked him; there was an assassination attempt. Thank the heavens he's still alive." Tsa ki said in a worried tone Mudok ran towards him and took Tsashi's frail, limp body from her grandfather's arms into hers. "Jietsu, are you alright? Say something to me, look, its mother. Please, say something!" Mudok had beads of tears drop from her eyes as she looked at her son. She kept talking to him, trying to get him to speak, but there was no response. "Let him rest first; he needs it. I'll tell you everything that happened later," said Tsa ki. Only then did Mudok came to her senses. She took Tsashi into the house, put him to bed, and covered him with a golden blanket for him to rest. After looking at her son for a while, with tears in her eyes, she came out. She went straight to where Tsa ki was standing. "Who did this to Jietsu?" she asked with a voice filled with grief. "Unfortunately, I don't know who it was, or I would destroy everyone and everything related to them and make them wish they were never born on this planet!!" Said Tsa ki while looking in the direction of Tsashi's room. Then, he described everything that happened in great detail, how he knew Tsashi was in danger, what he saw when he got there and how he saved Tsashi. Mudok was shocked to learn that her child was dead for a few moments. Tears kept pouring out of her eyes as she imagined what her son must have had faced for the past few hours. Tsa ki had already sent someone to get the royal physician with his seal in tow. The physician he invited was the best physician in all the nations. He mostly treated members of the royal family and the three super clans. He was called Physician Zhong. After the physician arrived, he went to check on Tsashi. After a long and thorough inspection, he came out and said, "I don't think there is anything wrong with Tsashi. His body is pretty much healthy other than a few minor injuries." Physician Zhong stopped for a moment and then continued. "I'm not sure how or why it happened, but Tsashi has lost his intelligence and has become retarded." He quickly realized that he had said something wrong and hastily corrected himself. "I mean, he has become slow. He can't process what's happening around him. It's just like when you try talking about complicated matters with a 2-year-old, you won't get any response." "Is there a solution?" asked Tsa ki in a heavy tone. "I am not sure what will work. Maybe he'll be fine after a few days of rest, or perhaps he won't ever recover. Anything can happen, and I can't say anything for sure as I've never seen this condition before, but I'll pray that he gets better soon." "I should go now," said the doctor. "I'll follow you out," said Tsa ki with a heavy heart as he escorted physician Zhong out. ------------------------------------------------- As Tsarayu accumulated these memories, he also felt sad thinking about what the 8-year-old child had to face. What made him especially upset was what happened after Tsashi lost his intelligence and became dull and not to forget how the people in his own clan treated him. His cousins constantly bullied him. His cousins could only be jealous of his talent but couldn't take it out on him due to his strength and position before; but now that he had lost everything, they could finally do so to their heart's content. They would take him out with the excuse of playing and bully him. They would make him sit on his hands and knees and use him as a table, sometimes even kick him from behind to make him fall and get injured, but whenever they were inquired regarding the injuries, they would give excuses, saying that he fell while coming home. He did nothing as he couldn't even understand that he was actually being bullied. Even the servants stopped showing him respect when no one was there to supervise them. They would treat him like they were the masters instead of the opposite. That was how four years passed. By then, he was 12 years old, and his cultivation still stagnated at the peak of the Body Refining Realm; but that wasn't so special anymore as he was no longer the strongest in his generation. Many of his peers had reached the 10th stage of the Body Refining Realm by the time they reach 12. Even in his clan, there were 5 of them. There were also a few who had already broken past Body Refining and were at Spirit Establishment, with the strongest in his clan's younger generation being the son of his eldest uncle. He was only 13 this year and was already at the 3rd stage of the Spirit Refining Realm. "Hah, now that I'm here, time to get everything back. I'll show them that a Lion is always superior to wolves, no matter how injured. I must assess the situation for a few days first before I let everyone know that I've recovered. Got to see the friends and enemies." Tsarayu smiled as he got off the bed, ready to start his journey in this new world.
After getting up from bed, Tsarayu walked towards his wardrobe. There were many luxurious clothes inside with varying designs for specific occasions. Tsarayu picked a few out of them to wear. As he got dressed, he decided to wear a golden robe just like the one that Tsa ki often wears, the robe with Lions embroidered on it. After getting himself ready, Tsarayu looked at himself in the mirror. He had to admit that he certainly did look like the prince of an empire. No wonder the others were so jealous 'If I was as handsome as I am in my right now in my previous life, how amazing my life would have been,' thought Tsarayu as he laughed. He had long hair and thin lips, golden pupils, and a beautiful smile. His luxurious yet straightforward clothes, coupled with his handsome appearance, mesmerized even himself. After admiring his appearance for what seemed like a long time, Tsarayu decided that it was finally time to go out. He opened the door and took his first step out. He was g
'Is this it? Is this how my life ends?'That was the first thought that came to Tsarayu's mind. That day was supposed to be a day of celebration for him.It was his 19th birthday and after much hesitation; he had finally gathered up enough courage to propose to his childhood friend. A proposal, to which Ha’na responded in kind and accepted; the feelings they had for each other were mutual. The girl he had loved for such a long time had finally become his girlfriend.Unfortunately, things don't always go the way we want them to be.On the way home, a man ran towards him. Catching up from behind that man was a middle-aged woman screaming 'THIEF' at the top of her lungs.Tsarayu was able to tell that the man running away was a thief. He wanted to step aside and let the guy pass through to save himself some trouble, but his conscience wouldn't let him do so. When he saw the woman's sad and tearful expression, running after the thief, his heart grew soft.Tsarayu decided to try to stop the
Tsashi was merely eight years old when he achieved the peak of the Body Refining Realm, which was the tenth stage. Throughout the entire country, he was at the top, his talent matchless amongst the people of his generation. Even the kids from the Royal Clan weren't a match for him. But even then, he never grew complacent and always kept working hard. There was only one source of motivation behind his hard work. After his father's death, he wanted to be stronger. Strong enough so that his mother won't have to worry about him. He wanted to have the strength to uncover the identity of the people behind his father's death and take his revenge. He wanted to be strong enough to protect everyone; so that none of his family members would ever be endangered just as how his father was. Even as a child, Tsashi knew the importance of strength.He continually strove to better himself, working hard every day to achieve his goals. Every time he made a breakthrough, he would happily run to his mothe
Eventually, the masked man moved. He disappeared from Tsashi's sight. Without wasting any time, Tsashi crushed the talisman in his hand. In this world, medicine, treasures, weapons, and talismans were all categorized by grades. The lowest grade being mortal grade, above which came Spirit, Earth, Sky, and more. Tsashi had only heard about Sky Grade and above but he had never seen any treasure of such a high grade. There was no Sky grade treasure in all of Weng. Even in a nearby kingdom, there was a similar case. The highest grade treasure in all of Weng was only at Earth grade.The talisman that Tsashi had used was a mid-level Spirit grade talisman called Divine Protection Talisman. It was so expensive that ordinary people couldn't even afford it. Only large clans were able to buy one. Its primary advantage was that it could stop the attacks from early gold core realm cultivators.Although, after repeated attacks, it could be broken. It would nevertheless provide some protection. This
"Everything is fine now, Jietsu. Grandpa won't let anybody hurt you anymore. Let's go home now; your mother must be waiting for you," said Tsaki while smiling at Tsashi. However, to his dismay, he received no response.He looked at Tsashi only to see him looking back at him, but his lifeless eyes had no focus, and his face was expressionless. He was just lying there limply."Jietsu??? Are you alright? Say something..." Tsaki said in a tender voice. Unfortunately, he received no reaction at all from Tsashi. All he saw was a pair of lifeless eyes, staring back at him."Alright, let's go home. You're probably tired, you need some rest." After saying so, Tsaki flew towards the Tsa Manor while carrying Tsashi in his arms.Tsaki entered the mansion with Tsashi in his arms and straightaway went to Tsashi's courtyard. His courtyard was beautiful and huge, which was to be expected as it was, after all the dwelling of the genius young master of the Tsa Clan. The outside was covered with a bea
After getting up from bed, Tsarayu walked towards his wardrobe. There were many luxurious clothes inside with varying designs for specific occasions. Tsarayu picked a few out of them to wear. As he got dressed, he decided to wear a golden robe just like the one that Tsaki often wears, the robe with Lions embroidered on it. After getting himself ready, Tsarayu looked at himself in the mirror. He had to admit that he certainly did look like the prince of an empire. No wonder the others were so jealous'If I was as handsome as I am in my right now in my previous life, how amazing my life would have been,' thought Tsarayu as he laughed. He had long hair and thin lips, golden pupils, and a beautiful smile. His luxurious yet straightforward clothes, coupled with his handsome appearance, mesmerized even himself. After admiring his appearance for what seemed like a long time, Tsarayu decided that it was finally time to go out. He opened the door and took his first step out. He was greeted
Tsarayu took his first step inside the Martial arena. After walking a few steps, Tsarayu had realized that some people had started noticing him and were staring at him now."Everyone, we are so lucky today. We have the privilege to see our Clan's youngest generation's strongest genius, Young master Tsa shi.... hahaha." Someone's mocking voice came from nearby. Tsarayu looked in that direction and recognized the guy who spoke. He was called Tsa Jin. He was also part of the Tsa Clan but was from a small branch family.Tsa Clan had quite a rich heritage in this kingdom. It had quite a few branch families spread throughout the nation while the main family resided in the capital. A competition was held in those branch families every year to see the performance of the younger generation, and the winners of those competitions were rewarded with a chance to come to the main family for cultivation and get better opportunities and resources in life.Tsa Jin was one of these few branch family ki
"Oh?... And just why would I need a slave like you? Wouldn't it be even better for me if I just crush you right here and right now?" Tsarayu said with his charming smile still on his face. His words scared Tsa Jin even more."Please... please forgive me, young master Tsashi… I would never do it again." Tsa Jin said, but by this time he already had tears in his eyes."Don't hurt me, Master Tsashi... it… it… it is against the clan rules to hurt a clan member, especially killing. Even if I am from a branch family, you'll still get punished if you do it," Tsa Jin said as tears kept falling from his eyes."Tell me two things. Firstly, how would anyone know that it was I who killed you? We are all alone here right now. Secondly, I can't even kill a fly in the clan's eyes. I'm just a harmless little guy. No one would even think that I killed you," Tsarayu stopped for a moment and then continued. "And most importantly, you know even if I'm not a genius that I once was in my clan members' eye