After Ji Shan agreed, it was decided that the two of them would go back to the Xie Clan.
Long Chen went to the neighboring room and decided to tell Ming Lan before he left with Ji Shan.
****
In a different part of the continent, two people were sitting under a tree near a pond.
One of them seemed like a young kid. Judging by his appearance, no one could have guessed that the person was not a kid but someone who was way older than even an adult.
The young-looking man had a necklace around his neck, which had a beautiful coin-like token. It was the same token of appreciation that Long Chen had used to gain entry into the Divine Heaven Sect. It was the missing token that the boy carried with himself everywhere he went.
There was another person sitting beside him who happened to be the same person that Long Chen had become friends within the Port City before he left for this continentâthe Young Master of the Mu Clan.
The Mu Clan held a prominent position in the True Dao Sect that was the strongest righteous sect in that continent. And Mu Fan was the young heir of the clan that was given the responsibility of staying in the Port City.
Despite having such a powerful position in that continent, he still left with his master without asking a second question.
"Master, how long?" Mu Fan asked the young boy who was sitting near him.
"Youâre already tired? Continue. Donât stop until I tell you to," The Young boy replied as a faint smile covered his face.
"Hmm?" he suddenly started frowning.
"Wait a minute. Iâll be right back. It looks like an old friend is calling for me," the Young boy said as he stood up.
He waved his hand gently and disappeared.
He appeared in a different place.
There, he saw a young man who was wearing a broken mask that covered only half his face.
The young man was also carrying an old book in his hand.
"Why do you always carry the Book of Destiny? Keep it somewhere safe and enjoy the life," the Young Boy laughed as he gazed at the man.
"The day I finally die shall be the day this book separates from me. Till then, itâs my responsibility to carry this burden," the man answered as he gazed at the book.
"Youâre still just as boring. Anyway, why did you call me here?" The young boy asked as he sighed.
"Something has changed. I donât know what exactly, but itâs related to the boy. Youâre the closest to him, so I want you to solve it," the man told the boy.
"Solve what? What happened?" the boy asked in confusion.
He couldnât understand what the man was talking about, but the tone of the man-made it seems like something serious had happened.
"I donât know. The Book of Destiny isnât clear about it. Darkness is Manipulating light. The ones that couldnât be on the same side are together. Deception is filling this world, and the end is near," the man muttered as he closed his eyes.
"What? Deception? If itâs about that boy, does this mean someone is manipulating him, or heâs manipulating someone? I hadnât paid much attention to him since I was busy with something else, but it looks like Iâll need to get involved," The Young boy let out as he sighed.
"As I said, Iâm not sure, but whatever is happening is not in their destiny. You should go and make sure that nothing changes. It must be the way it is intended to be," the man told the boy. "You know we canât understand his destiny. This is only what I got about his surroundings."
"Donât worry. I know how to handle things," the young boy replied before he disappeared.
"You will owe me one for this."
Even though he disappeared, his voice still echoed in the atmosphere.
"The path of peace isnât for him, and the path of destruction is something we canât let him pursue. His death is also not possible at this time. Itâs so difficult," the man muttered as he sighed.
He was the same person that had given Mingyu the destiny crystal when her life was in danger. The crystal was what brought Mingyu to Long Chen, which started this whole journey. Even the man himself didnât know that the crystal she gave Mingyu would make so many things happen.
He couldnât read the destiny of certain people, and Long Chen happened to be one of them.
****
Long Chen and Ji Shan left the hotel and went back to the Xie clan on foot since Long Chen had already used his Spatial Portal two times already today.
They reached the clan and noticed that it was already surrounded by the guards that were in the uniforms of the Royal Clan.
"Interesting. Theyâre pretty fast. I donât think anyone couldâve gotten a chance to escape. Not even twenty minutes have passed, and there are given thirty minutes to prepare," Long Chen muttered as he gazed at all the guards.
"I donât see the Princess. How can we accompany the guards without her help?" Ji Shan asked Long Chen.
"Sigh, I thought she would come here personally to see the destruction of the clan that had her imprisoned for so long. It looks like I was wrong," Long Chen replied as he smiled wryly.
" I can easily go inside before the army attacks, but I canât bring you with me. So itâs tough to see what we can do now. Letâs wait for them to enter. Weâll sneak inside after them," he continued.
He wondered why the army still didnât enter the clan. It seemed like they were waiting for someone.
"I think they are waiting," Ji Shan observed.
"I think the same, but what are they waiting for? For the Xie Clan members to run?" Long Chen muttered as he looked around, thatâs when he noticed a luxurious carriage coming towards them from a distance.
"The Carriage? I guess we donât have to worry. The symbols on the carriage are of the Royal Clan. Someone from the Royal Clan is coming. It must be the Princess with her family. This must be the reason that the army still hasnât attacked. They were waiting for them," he let out as he smiled.
The carriage stopped, and a young woman and a man stepped out of the carriage.
"Is the guy her brother?" Long Chen asked Ji Shan.
"Yes. Heâs the prince who was supposed to be engaged to my..." Ji Shan muttered, but he didnât finish.