Chapter 237 The Hidden Expert



The air was blowing calmly between the chirps of the feathered magic beasts. The scenery was very beautiful, with long trees covered in green leaves. Orange rays of light bypassed them and fell on the water's surface; the orange sky's reflection could be seen there.

Only one person could be seen in a bad mood in this friendly environment. He was a boy tied upside down; instead of a chain, a long and elongated snake was holding him. The mouth of the beast was in front of his face; The rays fell on his face, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He noticed he was getting a slight headache' He opened his enchanting purple eyes to get a mini-heart attack. The reflection of the beast's hissing could be seen on them; He was frozen by its presence, feeling goosebumps all over his body. It was then that he intuitively used 'shadow walking' and escaped.

He looked around and discovered that he was in an unknown place. It was then that he realized that he had entered this area to meet that person; He felt a chill run through his body when he remembered the last few moments. He sensed danger and was about to use his 'shadow walk' skill, but he was hit on the back of his head the next moment and blacked out.

ƥαṇdα- ηθνε|·ƈθm He started thinking of ways to convince the elder to teach him; He was thinking about it when he got an idea. He started walking near the elder again with his stealth skill activated; he waited for the cooldown of his 'shadow walk' skill to activate before he appeared near the elder.

He was sitting calmly fishing on the shore, but he was releasing every magic beast he caught instead of caging anything. Rishi used 'shadow blink' and found a perfect opportunity. He teleported back to the shadows before teleporting to his shadow. He then came out and activated 'Chains of Shadows,' and two chains came out of the shadows shining in violet and bound the elder wearing a weird hat.

He snapped, and four Chakrams appeared out of thin air. He pointed at the elder, and they moved toward him and were about to finish him. He could sense fear in the opponent; his whole body was shivering. He was confused when he heard a laugh from his back, a hand appeared on his head, and he heard, "Isn't your skill very cool?"

Rishi jumped back; he had not seen this person. He appeared a few meters away but felt the same cold hand on his shoulder. "Wait, what are you doing? What are you showing?"

He felt a chill all over his body. He swallowed his saliva and asked, "Who are you?"

In response, he got hit on the head. "You have balls? First, you came to my area, and then you are asking who I am." Rishi turned and saw the person; he also saw a right hand.

"It can't be; I have heard you lost your right hand in battle. The wound was made from something and could not be recovered even by the best healers," he said, looking at the person in front of him in confusion.

The crimson-colored eyes of the person before him shone as he laughed. It was like he had heard a good joke. He looked at Rishi and said, "So people think like that, but actually, the wound was caused by my own Chakram in the battle; why can't others heal it because it's one of my abilities?" It took me some time to make progress in my ability and remove the effect from my arm. I also didn't heal it; instead, I enjoyed watching my opponents try their best to kick me out of the clan.

"I used them to escape my duties as an elder and came to this branch clan because it is secluded; here I enjoyed my status while also getting sufficient time to train. That's enough about me; what about you? What about you?" He looked at Rishi with a smile.

Rishi was looking at the person he had caught. He saw a blur, and the person disappeared from his chain. "What the? How can it happen? No one can escape from my chains like that."

He heard a laugh. "Maybe there was no one, to begin with." He looked back and saw the elder moving back. He followed his footsteps silently. Curious about something, he asked, Why did you leave me there? What if the beast bit me?"

"Oh, sorry about that; I forgot about you. Don't worry, it is a very polite beast; it doesn't hurt people," said the man as he kept walking on the slope. Rishi followed him, and they both soon appeared in front of a hut.

The elder went inside and appeared with two glasses; he gave one to Rishi before sitting on a chair and saying, "Tell me then, boy, your story. I am curious."

Rishi took a sip, and his eyes lit up. He felt a strange, warm energy moving all over his body. He was about to take another sip when he heard, "Are you going to keep enjoying the tea? This is made up of rare elixir leaves; start soon, or I will toss you out if I keep getting bored."

The silver-haired boy shook his head and came out of the intoxicating feeling. He started telling the elder his story; unlike other clan members, this elder had no contact with the outside world. From the beginning, he explained his life as a kid, how he lost all his loved ones, and what he did after it.

He hid nothing and told him about the incident that changed his life. He told him about how he was ambushed and lost all his servants, then how he became alone and survived the forest.

As he told him about his academy life and how he fought with many strong and talented kids, the elder wiped his nonexistent tears and said, "How sad don't you ever feel that it would be better if you had never survived?" His red iris locked into him, noticing his every moment.

Rishi sighed "At first I thought like that," he admitted, which created a trace of disappointment in the elder's eyes, but he continued, "but then I realized how foolish that would be; if I gave up on my life, then all their sacrifice would be in vain." He continued, "The more I lived, the more I saw how beautiful and wonderful this world is. It firmed my resolve even more. I think dying is not worth it; I treasure my life more than before."

A glint of light shone in the elder's eyes. He had seen many people who had faced such difficulties in their lives; most of them pretended to move on but were silently stuck in the past. Someone like that was like a zombie with no expectations or goals. It was not worth it to teach them anything. They might not even try to escape as soon as they see danger.