LORD CHESTER COMES BACK

As soon as these words were spoken, Fabian turned sharply to look at Dane, his face full of astonishment.

“Are you serious?”

Dane smiled bitterly.

“At my level, why would I joke with you? I’m telling the truth; the young master’s father is indeed extraordinary!”

Fabian couldn’t believe it.

“If Eric makes a move, crushing you would be like crushing an ant?”

Dane sighed.

“Perhaps, in front of him, I am not even as significant as an ant!”

Fabian gasped and looked at Jun beside him, frowning.

“Jun… what exactly is the story with your father?”

Jun’s face was serious.

“I’m curious too! So, I want to hear some things about my father! You are his blood brother, and I always thought you knew more about him than anyone else!”

Fabian smiled bitterly.

“But now it seems that the one who truly understands him is definitely not me!”

Jun said calmly.

“Then can you tell me about Eric from your perspective?”

Fabian pondered for a moment and then began to recount Eric’s story to Jun.

Meanwhile…

On the southern shore of Spirit Town, a million soldiers had gathered, all seeing off from across the river.

Watching the aircraft carrier carrying Jun sail further away, everyone on the shore had their own thoughts.

Most of them were reluctant to see him go.

Except for one person…

Standing on a large rock at the water’s edge, watching the aircraft carrier fade into the distance, her eyes were filled with unspeakable sorrow!

She wore a light green long robe, standing proudly and independently despite the surging tides in front of her!

Her flawless face was full of worry.

She looked about twenty years old but gave off an air of having experienced much in life!

Felicia Hampton.

Clive’s eldest granddaughter.

Months ago, when Jun came to this island and met her at the Hampton Residence, he only glanced at her…

And then never thought of her again.

At that time, she was standing in the inner courtyard of the Hampton Residence as a maid.

But who would have known that she was Clive’s most beloved granddaughter?

The Hampton family had been maneuvering on this island for many years and knew Clive was unparalleled in wisdom.

But they didn’t know that Clive sometimes sought advice from this granddaughter!

Although Jun did not pay attention to Felicia, Felicia had already fallen deeply in love with him and etched him into her heart!

Unfortunately, she never revealed her feelings to Jun…

For no other reason than that Jun had been doing great things since he arrived on this island.

Moreover…

After pacifying the Island of the Five Emperors, which had been evil for thousands of years, even though he left millions of corpses behind, he never took credit for any of it!

Like a divine being who leaves without a trace after accomplishing his mission, he came and went swiftly.

Such a man…

Which woman wouldn’t be moved by him?

Watching Jun sail further away, Felicia murmured softly.

“I wonder if we will meet again in this lifetime. Rest assured, with me here in Spirit Town, you will have no worries!”

With that, Felicia turned to face Spirit Town’s shore and gracefully landed on the shore like a fairy.

She returned to Clive’s side.

Clive, wise and experienced, saw through Felicia’s thoughts with just one glance.

He smiled bitterly.

“Felicia, have you… fallen for him?”

Felicia’s cheeks turned slightly red but she said nothing.

Clive looked deeply at Felicia and couldn’t bear it.

“If you are destined to be with him, you will meet again.”

Felicia’s eyes trembled slightly.

“I’m afraid we are not destined! And even less fated!”

Clive thought for a moment and suddenly said.

“I am old; following the young master would be a burden!”

“But you are different; you are still young. Grandpa knows your abilities well. Why don’t you go back too?”

“Besides, many descendants of our Hampton family are in Lordran!”

“As for Spirit Town, with Grandpa here, rest assured!”

Felicia’s shoulders trembled slightly.

“Grandpa, you…”

Clive patted Felicia’s hair gently and said softly.

“Life is short; we don’t seek power. But when it comes to matters of love, Grandpa has suffered before. Longing is harder than guarding ancient temples. My life is already like this!”

“But Grandpa has always told you that you are still young. If you like someone, go for it. Even if it doesn’t end well, at least you tried! Otherwise, leaving a pile of regrets in your heart will make old age unbearable!”

Felicia’s eyes reddened.

Clive continued.

“Felicia, since you were six years old, you’ve been working tirelessly for the family. It’s been eighteen years; you’ve never complained. But from now on, Grandpa won’t allow you to suffer like this. You must live happily; otherwise, what is Grandpa living for?”

“The Hampton family’s ancestor named you Felicia to mean ‘guest at a feast,’ but Grandpa doesn’t believe in that nonsense. Why should a woman be just a guest in a noble family?”

“Grandpa insists on changing this! From now on, Grandpa will guard the family business for another hundred years. After that, you will take over the Hampton family. Whoever dares to object, Grandpa will deal with them!”

“Even your father!”

Clive’s words were precious and heartfelt.

Felicia listened and tears welled up in her eyes.

After a long while…

She finally said one word.

“Okay!”

Clive smiled.

“Go home and pack up. You are sentimental; take what you’re used to.”

With that, Clive took out a jade pendant from his sleeve and handed it to Felicia, saying one more thing.

“Eric gave this. He is ruthless compared to his son, but I prefer Jun. Although equally decisive in killing, he has kindness in his heart. The Chester Ancient Clan, the Hampton family, and the Chronicle of the Human Emperor need Jun!”

Felicia examined the jade pendant in her hand and was surprised.

“This is… Chester Ancient Clan’s Pure Yang Jade Refinement?”

Clive smiled.

“As long as you know. Don’t tell anyone else. It seems Jun also has one; he probably wore it since birth. Yours and his form a pair.”Upstodatee from Novel(D)ra/m/a.O(r)g

“With this item, even if you and your beloved are not destined to be together, at least you have something to talk about!”

Felicia seemed to understand Clive’s deeper meaning. She took a deep breath and said softly.

“Thank you, Grandpa!”

Clive said nothing more and waved his hand to signal Felicia to leave.

Meanwhile…

In another place, within the Imperial City at Phoenix Pavilion’s underground palace…

Phoenix slowly opened her eyes but felt parched and weak all over; she could barely move her limbs.

A woman in uniform was taking care of Phoenix nearby.

Seeing Phoenix awake, she immediately stepped forward to ask.

“You… you’re awake?”

Phoenix struggled to speak.

“Where am I?… Where is Jun?”

The woman replied.

“This is Samanthab’s residence. As for Jun the Accursed, he has already left Spirit Town with Samanthab!”

Phoenix asked in confusion.

“What happened? Where is Bianca? She’s very powerful; did Jun the Accursed manage to deal with her?”

The woman answered.

“Rest assured, everything that needed solving has been solved. That brat Bianca has been stripped of her martial arts by Jun the Accursed. She’s probably serving as a maid by his side now!”

Phoenix finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Then… then I’m relieved. I… I feel very dizzy; I must recover quickly and return home to thank Jun the Accursed!”

The woman spoke softly.

“Sleep now.”

Phoenix closed her eyes again but did not fall asleep. Slowly, tears began to spill from her eyes. The first thing she wished to see upon waking was Jun…

But…

He was already gone.

Just then, footsteps sounded outside the door.

The visitor was none other than the Hampton family’s Sage of Wisdom, Felicia.

…

On the aircraft carrier carrying Jun…

Fabian was still telling Jun stories about Eric.

At this moment, he was talking about Eric taking over Chester Ancient Clan when Jun was intrigued by a pair of jade pendants mentioned in the story-Pure Yang Jade Refinement!

Fabian seemed lost in thought and smiled bitterly.

“The Pure Yang Jade Refinement is more valuable than our Chester Ancient Clan’s three martial arts manuals! With that jade pendant in hand, even if one doesn’t know martial arts, they can heal themselves after being injured. It’s said to have miraculous effects like regenerating flesh from bones!”

“You don’t even need any special techniques to use Pure Yang Jade Refinement; just wearing it is enough! The disaster that befell Chester Ancient Clan back then was not just because of those three martial arts manuals but primarily because of this Pure Yang Jade Refinement!”

“Every clan leader of Chester Ancient Clan had a pair-one for themselves and one for their spouse! Your father had one piece, but as far as I know, the other piece wasn’t with your biological mother Cecelia!”

“It’s not that your father didn’t give your mother her piece; he did. But after giving it to her, she couldn’t keep it safe and it was taken away!”

“Of course, your father might have had a second pair because he always needed to pass down another pair of Pure Yang Jade Refinement to the next clan leader. However, until now, the whereabouts of this second pair remain unknown!”

Jun frowned slightly upon hearing this and asked.

“The Pure Yang Jade Refinement you’re talking about-is it warm all year round? And does it take the form of a jade pendant?”

Fabian was stunned by this question.

“How do you know?”

Jun shook his head slightly.

“I’m not sure either. My mother said I wore that jade pendant since birth.”

Fabian’s eyes widened.

“So… where is your jade pendant now?”

Jun replied.

“When I traveled around challenging various masters back then and ran out of money… I pawned it.”

Fabian suddenly shouted.

“Where did you pawn it? You prodigal son! Do you know what that jade pendant means? I… I fought with your father back then until our heads were bloody just to get that jade pendant! And you… you pawned it? Because you ran out of money?”