2 The Friendly Group of Geniuses

The desolate road laid silent as the wind whistled across the canyon with only the sounds of wheels coursing through the dust and a quiet whimper let out from the horse.

Every once in a while the echo of a bullwhip would follow before the trampling of the horses' hooves.

The vehicle that used the wheels had excellent sound proofing as the children's laughter left concealed as well as the muttering of old men in another carriage.

"Elder Jin have you been spoiling your niece recently?"

As one elder questioned Jin the rest jeered at the question

Another added "We all saw that wind talisman on the side of Rose"

Frustrated by the mild bullying from the rest of his friends he replied in defense "Shut it, Rose has earned that talisman after cultivating very hard"

The rest scoffed "With your family's resources"

Elder Jin lightly jabbed at all the elders until it left with 6 old men having bruises on their fists. Despite the beating that all of them contributed to they laughed it off with them joking around.

"Is Senior Elder Asher still out there?"

One of the elders questioned this as they looked around before peering out the window to barely see the silhouette of a man on top of the carriage behind them.

"Bah, he'll be fine. He even wanted to watch over his nephew, so why should we worry?"

They continued to laugh but a voice inside the carriage interrupted them "Yeah...Why should you worry?"

Lacking any tone or human emotion the phrase was told at a slow pace that made all the elders shiver with cold sweat attaching their back to their robes as well as sweat dribbling down their forehead.

The voice originated from the man on top of the carriage yet his voice managed to somehow get into the other carriage as the old men shut their mouths.

Thinking "Sensitive subjects shouldn't be mentioned...please have mercy"

Trying to drift out of the awkward atmosphere another old man tried to make jokes that the rest could laugh to but the atmosphere couldn't go back to how it used to be.

In the other carriage it was much better as the children there were without the 'madness' the elderly men possessed spent time having small chat.

A proud voice had the perfect pitch as well as the right topic a naive child would speak "My uncle gave me this talisman. It's super rare and makes you go super fast."

In total there were 7 children that each had their own unique personalities.

Rose acclaimed how special her talisman was while the rest gave her a sense of accomplishment by exclaiming in """""Wow"""""

There was an exception to the bunch as a girl hid in the corner of the carriage keeping herself occupied by gazing coldly at the group.

Her reputation was well known for being the absolute favorite granddaughter of an old sage who is said to have reached the peak of knowledge and excels in any memory test given.

But because of this she is stowed away from the position of being a heir to her family but is instead doted on.

Her family fearing that she'll be harmed and targeted by the rest of the family had to have a change of name. Her birth name as well as her last name were stripped from her and was instead replaced with Ayesha.

The rest were somewhat heirs to their family however in the future they may have to fight for their position but only time will tell.

Rose was also doted on but the only special feature of her were the green eyes she was born with as well as the hairpin adorn on her blonde hair.

Green eyes are considered to be rare and tend to be prophesied as a sign of great talent, luck and a strong mentality that the person who have these eyes will always be successful.

A sign that she obviously came from a great family was the hairpin with a purple flower surrounded by white flowers, acting as her family's emblem.

Rose looking for more praises turned to her right

"Dean, isn't this talisman great?"

The boy next to her smiled compassionately with gentle eyes as he responded "Of course it is" while rubbing her hair messily.

The boy's name was known as Dean Wilkes coming from a great family that were known for their quiet and humble origins that spanned for tens of thousands of years.

Rose lightly laughed as she hugged Dean's arm but saw that across from her there were two love birds flirting with each other.

It was the boy Pierre and his fiance Anne that were engaged the moment both of them were confirmed to be boy and girl.

Not only did that strengthen their family's strength but it seemed that those two were truly fated as their love hit right off the bat as soon as they met.

The boy next to those two love birds smiled and looked to the other side in order not to feel left out so in the most charming voice he could muster

"Hey, Ayesha ca-"

Immediately interrupted Ayesha grabbed his arm and hissed "Don't even try."

To save himself from embarrassment he lightly coughed but the rest of the children ignored it as they already knew the boy has been chasing her for a few years at this point.

Although that scene would depict how he would always act it was very rare as he often tried to act as the charismatic leader due to the training he received.

Christian Vikander was the only son of his generation with no other siblings to fight for the position so it was up to him to continue another generation for his family as well as being the head of the family in the future.

No one in the group minded and allowed him to continue his shenanigans while the rest went towards their own business.

The oddball Ivan chuckled at how merciless the rejection of Christian has just gone through as well as elbowed Dean softly whispering

"You sly dog"

The cheeky demeanor had to have originated from his upbringing but surprisingly.... he could be said to be the wisest in the group.

Being a precocious child he was taught the older you grew the tougher life would be so their family adopted a sort of training that made their children have to be independent people.

On average the children's age are around 11 with the only oddball being Ivan at the age of 13 and Dean being 10.

Dean looked around the group with the cold girl, scoundrel youth, charismatic child, pair of love birds and to his side, his potential girlfriend he couldn't help but feel content.

He tended to have foolish thoughts that were simple for children.

and just like children sometimes they weren't logical.

'I hope Ayesha can get along with Christian and already marry. Then we can forever be friends.'

The young age of 10 should mean that Dean should keep away from the thought of marriage but with a clan behind him they wish for every generation to be more 'productive' then the last.

'Who'll Ivan marry? When he finds someone then we can get another friend.'

Lost in thought Dean kept on jumping into more rabbit holes and eventually settled for the simple goal he had in mind

'In the future we'll all be friends!'

This single thought was what Dean's life would revolve around and he was nearly on the brink of screaming that to everyone here but he didn't wish to look too foolish in front of his seniors.

Altogether this group of children are gifted and born with a golden spoon in their mouths.

Born into a rich family, having natural physical endowments as well as a gifted cultivation talent. With this the family's that contribute to this would all have a balance and especially so with the most marrying into the other's family.

Was it political scheming?

Partly so however these children didn't have the wisdom to see that besides Ivan which could be the reason why he's not bothered by the intimacy of this group.

But the main part was that they truly did feel not nothing could ever change this moment.