Chapter 327: Midnight Clan

'Wait, if it's my world, that doesn't explain how it could cut our connection. Is he inside one of the secret realms?'

'That is one of the possibilities, Queen.'

Her gaze then turned upward. 'What about the portal above? Can you tell where the destination was?'

'I will need to check it first, Queen.'

The red fog started coming out from MingYue's body, then coalesced into Vesa. She then disappeared without saying a word to the others.

Hearing what happened, Luca's face turned pale. She quickly turned to MingYue. "Do you know anything?"

"Yes, I have some idea where Alex is, but don't worry, Aunt, I am sure he is alright. More importantly, don't we need to look for Uncle Edward?" MingYue asked.

Knowing Alex's personality, she was sure this was what he would want her to do. As for Alex, MingYue was not worried; she was sure he would be able to find a way out by himself.

The only thing that worried her was the attention of the eye being.

Luca became conflicted. She wanted to look for Alex, but the opportunity to find Edward was in front of her eyes.

As Luca pondered over this, Alex made a deal with Reina.

"So, how about it? I will win the tournament for you, then we can just swap positions with the loser. This way, even if something happens, no one will link it to you."

"If it's really destroyed, no one will even bother to care who caused it. They will just come like vultures to lay claim over what is left," Reina said while her eyes still looked at Alex with disbelief.

She couldn't tell where Alex gained the confidence to take on a whole clan just from someone he just met.

"I expect that, but we never know," Alex replied.

For him, helping Reina was the fastest way to gain an understanding of this world.

Reina squinted her eyes, observing Alex, trying to guess his motive. What she told him was something that normal people would just ignore or not want to have anything to do with.

An idea then came to her mind. "Do you, by chance, have any feelings toward me?"

From her understanding, that is the only reason someone would do that. There was also the incident when they first met; who knew it was love at first sight.

Hearing her question, Alex coughed. "No, I already have a partner."

Reina observed him, trying to guess if he was lying or not. But Alex brushed it off.

"I am serious. Anyway, I have my own reasons, and it's not because of you. Rather than that, how about telling me more about your clan? Your uncle outside didn't tell you any crucial information."

Reina still didn't believe his remark, but she decided to answer his question.

"My clan name is Midnight. As you see, we come from a mixed race, which makes our inner-court politics complicated. My father having many children also doesn't help."

"How many will I face in total?"

"My brothers are not called back as they are each busy with their own tasks."

"Looking for their own resources to reach new realms, yes, your uncle has told me that. Although he looks too old to be one."

Reina let out a chuckle. "I already get used to calling him that." She then returned to the topic. "As for my sisters, I have ten other siblings."

While saying this, Reina had hate flicker in her eyes.

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"Good? Even calling it bad would be an understatement. We are all out for each other's blood. I just never get why my mom tried to tell me to have a good relationship with them, even though she knew what had happened." Read new chapters at m_v-l'e|-NovelFire.net

"Your mom has a point, though. Killing each other will only hurt your clan more rather than help. It makes it easier for others to intervene and destroy your clan from the inside."

"In that case, you should blame my father. If not for his stupid policy, we would not do things like this."

"With limited resources, I guess that is not a choice."

"What not a choice? Do you think we all want to be cultivators like this?

They could just let people who don't want to manage the business or the city. But no, every talented one is forced to contribute to the clan."

"Then what happens when your clan doesn't have enough strength?

I am not taking your father's side, but I get it. Without enough strength, it's only a matter of time before your clan is snuffed out. At that time, things will be even worse."

Reina turned silent, as she knew what Alex said was right, but she could not accept it. "

That doesn't make it right for him to sacrifice his own sons and daughters. Just how many of my brothers do you think have died from these missions?"

"Seeing your clan's current situation, it should be a lot. But doesn't your clan do the same to those from smaller clans?"

Alex's question made Reina speechless. She could not refute it since that is how every clan works in this world. All the way to the top.

"Well, I am just stating my opinion. No need to think of it seriously. So how about it? Do we have a deal or not?"

Reina's eyebrows creased together, and a paper then appeared in her hand. One that Alex was familiar with, but with some changes—a contract.

'Is this place really MingYue's world? Or is it another one, and cultivation is just streamlined throughout all worlds?' Alex thought to himself, feeling suspicious about the whole ordeal.

He then read the terms and agreed to make a deal with Reina. Different from the usual contracts where their lives were put on the line, this one was simpler.

The moment they agreed, the contract turned into flecks of light that flew into both their little fingers, becoming something like a black ring.