Free Web NovelChapter 227: Great Clan of Word Users [1]
Being a Word User, having formidable control of your emotions was important. However, as I grew in this place, I didn’t only need to be strong with their criticism, but also with their gazes, even if it was unneeded for being a Word User. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
’But, well, it is not that hard. Gazes were unnecessary for Word Users but that helped me at some point. I became strong in containing myself, but the time ended when this bald one reported me and used his unique word technique to convince everyone that I did something unworthy of being a child of the Great Elder.’
Hmmm... Where should I start? It seemed that my whole existence, even when I was still young, this bald one was controlling me, or my fate.
Well, he would just go around and tell everyone that I was useless and ungrateful. After learning that my mother had died, who was the second wife of the Great Elder, I became depressed and didn’t practice my specialty in Word Technique.
Being a Word User was as fated as it could get, and there were different classifications, known and undiscovered. However, I chose not to practice it because my mother died as a result of it. Her expertise was deteriorating, and I was terrified of dying as well.
It wasn’t simply that I was terrified of remembering her; I was afraid of remembering her because it kept me rooted in the past. But I didn’t have a choice. After her death, I was still depressed.
There, I isolated myself from society, and only my grandfather understood how I felt. Even the servants despised me for not being valuable to the tribe.
But, I just ignored them. At least my grandfather was still there to support me. Even though it was not enough, at least I had someone.
However, as Ro Xian continued to destroy my reputation, for some unknown reason, he wanted me out of his life.
’I don’t even care about him. It is annoying to see how he was angry with me every time, and I could only just ignore it, but for some reason, he lived to be a thorn in my life.’
After my 18th birthday, I had to show my specialty. In fact, everyone who had the pure bloodline as a Word User had, but I couldn’t as I didn’t practice well.
’I can do decent work, but it was not enough to surprise everyone and gain their respect back.’
But just as the annoying bald one continued to be a pain in my ass, he convinced everyone that I didn’t know what my specialty was.
I knew what my specialty was, and it was one kind of common. I could provoke and also brainwash people with my words. It was what I still knew, but I just couldn’t master it as everyone inside the clan had already formidable minds.
And so, I decided to leave the sect as soon as they rejected me. I felt unneeded, but along the way, I recognized a familiar view. It was the city view below the mountain of our clan. And it made me remember my mother and grandfather.
My grandfather didn’t push me to become a Word User; however, my mother did it when she was still alive. She practiced word techniques for some unknown reason, and there, she left me a notion for me to become a Word User.
But, I couldn’t do it as I could only remember her death.
I let out a sigh and ignored Ro Xian. "If you want to pay me back, you must accept my challenge to a duel. If not, then it just proves that you are jealous of me. That is why you are still brainwashing people about my capabilities being worthless. Don’t be fret, I had trained enough to at least give you a fight."
I merely tossed Ro Xian away with an arrogant expression. But then, as I turned my back on him, I felt a gust of wind blowing in my direction. I was pushed to come to a halt, but Lucas smacked my back.
I raised an eyebrow and glanced at what had transpired. My eyes had only seen what was meant to happen. Ro Xian was going to strike me when Lucas intervened.
"Don’t stop me, bastard, if you don’t want to get hurt. Don’t you know me? I am the first son of the Great Elder of the Great Clan of Word Users." Ro Xian came to intimidate Lucas with his boasting name, but Lucas was just empty and blankly looking at him.
"I don’t care. I am living to protect Lord Ji An. If you threatened him once more, I had no choice but to put my life on the line, and it would not turn out well for you." Lucas stated in a monotonous tone.
Everyone was surprised, even the people behind Ro Xian. They were just watching the incident, and fixated their minds not to butt in. But, this situation seemed to be interesting.
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"Hooo... A bold one, huh? I bet you are just a new comer and Ji An there brainwashed you."
"Please refrain from trash-talking my master. You don’t know him."
"Master?" Ro Xian scoffed. He clenched his fist with a broken smile on his face, forcing it to form. But then, this didn’t continue as he launched a punch.
"Whom are you playing with? He can’t even brainwash someone, yet he had your loyalty to him? Don’t joke around with me!"
The second time around, Lucas blocked the punch again by catching it, and it was not a mere punch just like earlier, it was reinforced with his Qi. And seeing how effortlessly Lucas did it, Ro Xian couldn’t help but be baffled.
"H-How?"
"I implore you as you seemed to be respectable in this place. Please stop humilitating yourself." Lucas stated it again.
Ro Xian and his companions tightened their teeth. It appeared that Ji An had brainwashed him and that he was not a newcomer, but rather a combat specialist, which was reasonable given how he stopped Ro Xian’s fist.
’This is bad. People are watching, and they might think that that bastard was able to provoke me. I should stop and wait for an opportunity. Maybe later, I should add this bitch to my brainwashed servants. Since Ji An was able to fool him, I can effortlessly do it too. But not right now. People were still watching, and it would be bad for my image to be a thief.’
Ro Xian let out a steady breath and then smiled. "I was just testing you, Ji An. You can go now."
Acting was a good one, and Ro Xian’s specialty was acting. He had a reputation as a good person throughout the sect since the beginning, which is why he was able to persuade them to believe his assessment of Ji An.
But, it was not just his ability; there were still plenty of things a Word User like him, a descendant of the Great Elder, could do. And those were not jokes or easy feats.
"You. can. go. now."
Ji An just smirked and finally turned his back. This time, no threats came from Ro Xian.
"Hmph. You are just afraid of losing your face. You are still provoked by my existence."
That was the thing that Ji An was curious about, but no answer was visible for him to settle. He only had speculation that he might have something that Ro Xian didn’t have, for him to damage Ji An’s reputation endlessly.
"Crazy." Then, the two of them continued walking to the garden, where Ji An was intending to go.
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"My Lord, the second young master has returned." A voice leaked from a distant location, only directed at one person, the Great Elder of the Great Clan of Word Users.
Behind the shadows that were created in his dimlit room, in which only a candle was giving light, he let out a sigh and then answered the report. "I see... Did he discover it yet?"
"Not yet, My Lord. However, the First Young Master was still keeping the Second Young Master inside his fences."
"It is okay. Let it be, since that first child was not even my blood and flesh. Let him have a taste of the temporary luxury."
"However, My Lord, are you still not afraid of being distant from the Second Young Master?"
"I am, but I can manage. I still have plans and this time is not the right time to be complacent. Then, Forged Shadow, continue to guard my son." Great Elder said.
"Understood. However, I still have another report, My Lord. The Second Young Master had brought his first Word Servant, but his identity was unknown and he seemed to be formidable enough to negate the First Young Master’s punch. Considering the Second Young Master’s cultivation, I am afraid to doubt the Word Servant’s submission to the Second Young Master."
The Great Elder smiled and then stood up from his seat. "Don’t worry, I will check it myself if he is indeed under Ji An."
