Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"City Governor, you're too considerate of us. Our helping hand is not for any benefit. We, Ma Clan, helped because our clan and Mou Clan have an unforgivable grudge against each other. Therefore, Ma Clan won't accept the reward this time!"

However, Ma-Li-Wei refused to accept the reward. He did not care about any reward from the mission to eradicate the Mou Clan from the beginning. He did it because the Mou Clan dared to send an assassin to kill his daughter, so he joined to get revenge.

"Ma Clan Leader is right. We, Xin Clan, also joined because we had a conflict with the Mou Clan before. We don't hope to receive any reward. Moreover, our Xin Clan did not suffer much damage in this battle. Therefore, we won't accept any reward either. We'll give the portion we'll get to the clans that suffered damage!"

The Xin Clan Leader seemed to see through the situation and knew what to do. Because at that time, Zi Clan was the strongest, if Zi Clan really wanted all of Mou Clan's treasures, they would not dare to refuse. The best thing they could do was to decline any rewards and just focus on building a good relationship with Zi Clan first.

Umm!

"Our Gong Clan is the same, sir, City Governor. Our clan had no deaths; only a few people were slightly injured. It doesn't affect us at all, so our Gong Clan would like to give our reward to the clan that suffered losses!"

'You old tricksters! How dare you say that there were no losses when many of your warriors have died? Tch! If that's the case, then I won't have any other choice!'

"Our Lun Clan is the same, sir City Governor, we'll give the reward to the clan that suffered heavy losses!"

Lun Clan Leader had no choice but to follow the others, even though his Lun Clan had lost many high-ranking, great skilled masters; he had to pretend that he did not mind and not accept any reward like the other major clans.

However...

"That's good, City Governor. I think what they did was right. Because the mid-level clans and the common people who are not affiliated with any clans have suffered more damage, you should reward them instead. After all, the major clans already have a lot of resources. You guys wouldn't be interested in such small rewards, right?"

Ah!!!

Little Comrade Zheng-Fu!

While Zi-Dong-Lei was about to answer the four clan leaders, Zheng-Fu interrupted. And in the last sentence, he turned to ask all the clan leaders who rejected the reward. His words seemed harmless, but if one listened carefully, they were actually like rubbing salt into the wounds of the Xin Clan and Lun Clan.

"Since you guys said that, I'd like to thank you again. But tonight, I've to host a banquet to thank you and the warriors who fought this time. I hope you will come and enjoy the banquet!"

Zi-Dong-Lei understood what Zheng-Fu meant, and he thought that Zheng-Fu might have some hidden agenda, so he did not go against the wishes of the three clan leaders who came to gain benefits from the beginning and believed Zheng-Fu's words. However, he still thought that he should host a banquet to thank those who joined the fight.

"Of course, sir, City Governor!"

"We'll definitely join, sir!"

"We won't miss it either!"

Apart from the four major clan leaders, the other clan leaders who led their forces to fight the Mou Clan also arrived just in time and heard Zi-Dong-Lei's invitation to join the banquet that night, so they immediately accepted the invitation without hesitation.

Good!

"Then, see you tonight, everyone!"

After the Mou Clan was wiped out and the situation returned to normal, the news of their destruction quickly spread throughout Demon's Hill City, bringing joy to many who celebrated and cursed them even though they were dead. It was not just the villagers who had suffered because of the Mou Clan; those who had cooperated with them and profited while they were alive also cursed them for the loss of their income.

In the main hall inside the City Governor's mansion…

Heavenly Dimensional Gate!

Whooooosh!!!

Since the Mou Clan was already destroyed, no one dared to do evil things to Zi Hu-Yin anymore. Zheng Fu thought it was time to bring her back there. Therefore, when he, Zi-Dong-Lei, and the elders of Zi Clan arrived at the main hall, he summoned his Heavenly Dimensional Gate and sent a message to Lin Clan Leader, letting him tell Zi Hu-Yin to walk through the Heavenly Dimensional Gate from their side.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Yan-Er!

Brother!

Flap! Flap!

Blop!!!

As soon as Zi Hu-Yin came out of the Heavenly Dimensional Gate with her confidant maidservant, Zi-Dong-Lei immediately ran to his wife and pulled her into his arms with concern.

"Love, there are so many people here. I think you should let me go first. I'm embarrassed!"

Zi Hu-Yin felt extremely embarrassed when Zi-Dong-Lei hugged her in front of so many people, so she asked her husband to let her go first.

Err!

"I'm sorry! I miss and worry about you so much that I can't control myself. By the way, are you all right? Is living in Black Rock City difficult? What do you eat there? How do you sleep? Do you sleep well? And do you..."

Love!

Ah!

Ha ha ha!!!

The actions of Zi-Dong-Lei and his wife made Zi Clan lively. Everyone was happy to see the smiles of the City Governor and his wife. They had been in a tense situation for a long time, from the invasion of the demon monster beast hordes to the issues with the Mou Clan, so this was the time when they could relax the most.

"Stop laughing at me now! If it were you, you would probably do the same as I do! By the way, where is Father? I haven't seen him since we were in Mou Clan!"

Zi-Dong-Lei also felt embarrassed. He had not shown his sweet feelings in front of others for a long time; the last time was when he was a young man. So, he quickly changed the subject to ask about his father, because he had not seen him since the end of the war with the Mou Clan.

Thump! Thump!

Mother!!!

Wu-Di, Yi-Chuan, my dear sons!

"Mother, you're finally back! I've missed you and been worried about you so much!" Yi-Chuan immediately ran to his mother when he saw her and hugged her with great longing and concern.

"Mama's naughty boy! You know how strong your mother is. I'm fine!" Zi Hu-Yin knew how much her son cared about her, but she could not let him worry too much, so she tried to comfort him.

"Mother, it's good that you're fine. Don't worry, from now on I'll protect you myself!" Yi-Chuan released his mother from his arms before straightening up and hitting his chest hard, promising to protect his mother.

"Nephew Yi-Chuan, I think you should protect yourself first. Your mother is stronger than you, so when the time comes that there is real danger, I'm more afraid that it'll be my sister-in-law who will have to protect you!" Zi-Leng-Kong did not look down on his Nephew. He just wanted his nephew to feel motivated and cultivate harder. Because Yi-Chuan's energy level was still too weak.

Uncle!

Ha ha ha!!!

Hearing that, everyone laughed, though not in mocking— just playful teasing typical of a happy family.

The sight of such a warm family made Zheng-Fu think of his father and mother. It had been so many years since he had left his Small World and his parents to fight to save his wife. He had no idea how his father and mother were doing now. Because in the current world where he was, there was no way to contact back to the Small World he had come from.

"Yi-Chuan, Third Uncle is right. You should cultivate more now. Look at me. I've now advanced to the Deity Monarch Stage, while you're still at the fifth level of the Genuine Deity Stage. If you want to protect Mother, you should quickly advance to the Deity Monarch Stage. I suggest that you seek guidance from Young Master Zheng-Fu. Perhaps, you can open up your world and develop your energy level faster like me!"

Wu-Di said to his younger brother with concern. He knew how stubborn and obstinate Yi-Chuan was. In particular, it was even harder to have Yi-Chuan ask for advice from Zheng-Fu, whom he already disliked. However, he still wanted his younger brother to lower his stubbornness, accept the truth of the matter, and seek guidance from Zheng-Fu for himself.

Big Brother!

However, Yi-Chuan had pondered this matter for a while. And the reason he did not seek Zheng-Fu's advice was not that he was arrogant or stubborn; it was just that he did not know how to behave when facing Zheng-Fu, so he did not dare.

Yi-Chuan used to think that he was the strongest among his peers, but after listening to what his elder brother said, he started to feel that he was still too weak and childish. That was because he had never been to the real outside world, so he did not know that there were people of his age or even younger who were stronger than him, like Zheng-Fu.

Thud!

"Young Master Zheng-Fu, please forgive my previous rudeness. And if possible, could you please give me some advice? I want to become stronger so that I can protect Mother if something like that happens again. Please!"

Yi-Chuan!!!

Xiao-Chuan!!!

Everyone in the hall was shocked and could not believe their eyes when they saw the usually stubborn Young Master Yi-Chuan bowing his head to Zheng-Fu to apologize and admit his mistakes. He also asked Zheng-Fu to give him some advice on his cultivation.

"Sure! You and I have no such deep grudges that we can't forgive each other. It's just something minor, don't take it to heart. As for advice..., I suggest you try to meditate and control your emotions more calmly first. Maybe it'll help you understand the fighting skills you're having trouble with!"

Ah!

Just Zheng-Fu's simple words made Yi-Chuan understand and figure out how he should cultivate. He felt ashamed that he had always been so arrogant and felt that he was foolish not to ask Zheng-Fu for advice, since his Third Uncle had told him. If he had come to Zheng-Fu back then, he would have been able to improve his energy level much further by now. However, even though he was late, with this advice, his energy level, which was stuck at the fifth level of the Genuine Deity Stage, finally...

Booooooom!!!

The sixth level of the Genuine Deity Stage!

Success! I did it!