FVN Chapter 226 The Inevitable Return
Chapter 226 The Inevitable Return
"Twelve times." An Elder muttered tiredly.
"Exactly." Elder Chen nodded. "And each time, it's the same story. Every single morning, he rushes to the old man. Even worse, that old man is getting bolder and braver. He's working the brat like a servant."
"If only the old man weren't so strong." The previous elder said what everyone in the grand hall was thinking.
They had once secretly attacked the old man, in hopes of making him disappear quietly from Chaos Haven World. But who would have thought he was a hidden expert?
The old man's Mage Rank was still a mystery to them. That was how powerful he was.
It was fortunate the old man had shown leniency, allowing the Elders who had attacked him to live, and, even more so, allowed their Sect to continue existing.
If it had been anyone else in the old man's shoes, their Sect would have long since disappeared into the annals of history.
Elder Chen continued, "The boy needs discipline, not freedom. If he continues down this path, we'll lose our golden goose."
"Locking him away will only breed resentment, Elder Chen." An Elder with a tall, white beard said calmly.
Tang Hong nodded in agreement.
"Elder Jiao is correct. We must find a different way to persuade him to return to the Sect. On that note, I'm sure this time around, once he fails to obtain the Phosphorus Glow Berries, he'll come running back to the Sect. After all, the old chef had said if Lucian wanted to be his disciple, he would have to complete all of his tests. One failure is all we need."
Elder Chen's eyes lit up at the mention of Lucian's potential failure.
"Is that why Sect Master called us here?"
Tang Hong shook his head with a wide smile.
"Not exactly, Elder Chen. Let me explain. I received a report that Lucian was spotted entering Qingyun City six hours ago. After entering the city, he headed straight to the Adventurer's Guild and accepted a quest to exterminate a bandit gang that goes by the name, Ember Lion Pride. They're weak and would have been easily dispatched by Lucian, but in his current state, it's impossible for him to kill them."
Elder Chen was startled.
"That was all I had to report. You can all leave now. Once I receive more information, I'll call for you all again."
After saying so, Tang Hong stood up and left, followed by the excitedly smiling Elders.
This was the first meeting in weeks that they left with smiles.
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Meanwhile, hundreds of miles west of the Illusory Butterfly Sect, deep within an unnamed forest, four men could be seen lying on the ground around a crackling campfire.
Yet, only one man wearing an Alchemist's jacket was still awake as he looked up at the starry skies with his hands behind his head.
[Host, what are you thinking about?]
The mechanical voice of the System rang in Lucian's head, prompting him to yawn before saying, [Nothing.]
After a pause, he continued, [I'm merely enjoying the peace and comfo-]
Suddenly, he stopped speaking as the rustling of clothes from three directions sounded out.
Lucian sighed.
[Well... I was enjoying the peace and comfort. Now, it's time to return to work.]
[Peace and comfort are impossible to hold on to.] The System said wisely. [Not even the strongest in existence can live in peace and comfort for so long. Conflict is natural as long as life exists. Please do not fall for the illusion of true peace as that does not exist... and will never exist.] Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire
Lucian chuckled.
[Wow, I never knew you were so deep.]
The System's voice changed to a cute young lady. [Hehe. Host, please don't say such double-meaning words. It's embarrassing!]