Tang Shaoyang walked back to Biaska Town with his right hand holding Aki with Nol latched on its back. He hung them in the air while the little kitten was still sleeping soundly on his shoulder. Of course, he had returned to his human form.
He was not in a hurry to return, so he walked at his pace in the dark forest. It took him thirty minutes to return to the town. There was no guard outside the gate, he knocked on the door three times, "Hello, Sir? Can you open the door for me?"
A small gap of the door opened as an eye looked through. Upon seeing Tang Shaoyang, the door then fully opened. It was the same guard who tried to remind him how dangerous the Gigante Forest was at night. "Oh, you are back. That's right, you should go tomor-" the words stopped midway when the guard saw what was in his hand.
The pair of grandpa and grandson was an eye-catching sight, the guard's eyes drew toward the two. He immediately cast [Basic Detection] on the monster. The guard's face lost its color as he subconsciously took two steps backward. The guard then looked toward Tang Shaoyang in shock.
However, the guard quickly noticed that there was another creature on his shoulder. He saw the sleeping little kitten. To make sure he did not see wrong, the guard cast another detection on the kitten. The guard's jaw dropped.
He understood how the man could get the Dark Tremor beastmen since the Dark Tremor lived in the outer region of the Gigante Forest. However, The Dark Predator was another matter. It lived in the deeper part of the Gigante Forest, so how could this man get the Infant Dark Predator.The roots of this story extend from novell bìn origin.
'Wait a minute, it's an Infant Dark Predator? Does that mean this man snuck into the Dark Predator's nest and stole the Infant Dark Predator?' the guard realized something and pointed his hand at Tang Shaoyang, "You! You are not allowed to bring that into the town or the parents will attack the town!"
Tang Shaoyang followed the finger and realized that the guard was pointing at the little glutton, he waved his hand, "Don't worry, Sir. I found this little one in the outer territory. Its parents left this little one behind because this one is born with deficiency. You don't need to worry about its parents."
The same happened when he returned to the inn. The bustling first floor went silent with his appearance. He ignored them and returned to his room. Crystal and Ashley were still awake while Selena had fallen asleep.
"You guys can continue your talk, I will sleep!" Tang Shaoyang yawned. Even though he could stay awake for a week or even more, sleeping had become a habit for him. Something was missing if he did not sleep for one to three days.
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"Dark Tremor with Mind Control class?" Crystal muttered as she looked at the closed door, "What he is doing, it's just two or maybe three hours since he left yet he brought something extraordinary back."
"Mind Control?" Ashley did not have the chance to use her [Basic Detection] on Aki as she was not expecting the man would bring two beastmen back with him. She then shook her head and looked back to her Great-Grandmother, Crystal, "But Grandma, are you sure about my father? You should meet him first, maybe you will change your mind about him."
Deep inside, Ashley still wanted to believe that she was not just a pawn to her father. They had been talking about the Ambrose Family and what happened in the past.
"Hah..." Crystal let out a sigh, "Girl, you don't have to worry about what kind of man your father is. I think you should think carefully about what you wanted to do instead? Is clearing the Ambrose Family's name is what you want to do? As for your father, you will see the truth very soon. Have you heard that seeing is believing? I guess that's the best for you, maybe you will know what kind of man your father is at your next meeting with him."
Ashley fell silent for a moment and looked at her Great-Grandmother. She was not mistaken that the woman in front of her was her ancestor. She had seen her portrait quite often, they had it in her father's house. From what she looked at, her father respected her Great-Grandmother. He hung the portrait to honor her.
"What about your vengeance, Grandma? Don't you want to avenge what Kingsley Family did to you?" Ashley then asked the crucial part.
"Oh, that. You don't need to worry about that. Someone has promised to avenge me instead, consider that done." Crystal answered gently, "Listen, child. You don't have to worry about anything. Just forget the Ambrose Family and me for now, just be selfish and be Ashley! That's the advice I can give you. I just don't want you to have the same regret as me."
"I have spent my youth assisting Queen Rosalie to fight against the demon race and expand the kingdom. When the war was over and I thought that I could spend more time with my husband and children, things went wrong. That's my biggest regret in my life. So stop thinking about others and be selfish for once, you should start thinking about yourself instead of your father or Ambrose Family. However, if you think that restoring the Ambrose Family's name can make you happy, then just do it. If you think that helping your Father's ambition can make you happy, then do it! You are still young, you can afford to make mistakes and fix those mistakes. You have a long time, and if you want to talk with me, you know where I am."