Divine Emperor of Death

Chapter 4932  Gaining More Knowledge

"Nothing." Lydia wryly smiled before she grabbed his sleeves, "But don't say that your birth is something like that of a curse. You are the greatest blessing brought to this family; your potential is endless."

"…" Arc blinked.

Lydia let go of his sleeve and turned to look straight, her gaze enigmatic.

"I believe the Emperor of Stars isn't an empty title for you if you can sense stars above the Immortal Emperor Stage while merely being a mortal. Even father praised you, so there's no need to look down on yourself."

Arc smilingly shook his head, "When have I ever looked down on myself? I'm just stating the obvious. Right now, I might be weak and inadvertently made mother worried, but in the future, everyone will bow to me, and she will be able to keep her head high like a high swan."

"Does that mean I should also bow?" Lydia raised her brows.

"Uh, I'll give you an exception."

"Hehe~" Lydia giggled before she struck his back.

Arc flinched, a stinging pain emerging in his back as his eyes turned moist. Fortunately, his cute little sister didn't break his bones this time. He also managed not to yell out by clenching his teeth and forcing a smile.

"So what do you want to do when you become an adult?"

"Me…?" Lydia pursed her lips, her gaze turning vacant. She turned to look at Arc, her pupils quivering.

She looked like she wanted to say something when she noticed a few figures enter their small plaza.

"Lydia, Arc. So this is where you two were hiding." Ellia's voice echoed.

Lydia and Arc grinned. Class Two and Class Three had been playing hide and seek while having nothing to do. It made them remember old times since it had been a long time since they played together. The Imperial Garden was also simply huge.

It could not be traversed in a day if one just walked.

Suddenly, Lydia's expression quivered ever so lightly as she saw Mother Mingzhi appear with them. Mother Fiora was also there, making her quite alert.

If father somehow knew that she was a reincarnator, then she felt these three were no exception since they were the ones to mingle with her in her life the most.

However, they didn't bother with her, and all went to Arc.

"Arc, I got this from Fairy Qiyra Darkstar, Saintess Lunaria's First Disciple. It should be helpful for you to comprehend astral cultivation since she is also partly one."

"Really?"

Mingzhi handed over a jade slip to Arc, letting him go through the information inside.

Arc didn't stand on ceremony and quickly read through the information in the jade slip. At that moment, he felt like he could see his path when it was hazy before, his eyes lighting up in understanding.

"So it's like that… woah…"

Arc muttered under his breath.

He repeated similar words, fully entranced with the jade slip, before he put it down.

"Amazing. So by the time I surpass the Constellation Emperor Stage, I will be in control of seven stars that I've formed a link with, and each star is capable of increasing my prowess. Since my astral perception can even go above the Emp…" Arc didn't say much since Lydia was here and couldn't infringe upon the Empyrean Stage since it would lead to karmic burden this early.

However, his eyes still shone with genuine excitement.

Mingzhi nodded, "Indeed, if this is how it goes, then you'll be as powerful as us main combatants in the future, even giving your big brother Lucian a fair fight even during a Lunar Eclipse."

"That's hard to say." Arc shrugged, "Big brother Lucian just humble bragged that he underwent Heavenly Water Tribulation in father's tribulation, so I guess he would be extremely deadly during the Lunar Eclipse."

"…" Mingzhi pouted, "He might even surpass his father if he continued to improve at this rate."

"And explode~" Arc spread his hands and opened his fists as his mouth went 'Paaa~'

"Insolent son. How dare you think of your big brother like that?"

Fiora instantly admonished him as she pointed at him, causing Ellia and Mingzhi to laugh.

"What's wrong, Fiora?" Mingzhi grinned, "He has the same sharp tongue as you. Can't handle it when it's not you who is the one pointing out the cold, real truth?"

"Don't side with him." Fiora harrumphed, "At his age, he should learn manners. Then, when he attends his Coming of Age Ceremony, he could be as sharp as he wants and also get destroyed for uttering words that he shouldn't."

Mingzhi gasped before she walked over to Arc and hid the side of her mouth with the back of her palm, "Arc, your mother wants you dead. Do you wanna change mothers? If it's today, I will buy you a million Peak-Level Transcendent Crystals. How about it? It's not a bad decision."

Arc turned to look at Mingzhi and bowed, his hands cupped.

"Considering my potential, it's a bit low, but I'll accept it."

He then took out a luxurious-looking hammer and struck the bench, "SOLD!"

"Pfft~"

Ellia fell on Lydia, barely able to suppress her laughter, while the latter also couldn't stop laughing despite the initial tension she felt.

"…"

Fiora looked speechless. These two never failed to amuse her with their antics, causing her to smilingly shake her head.

However, seeing Fiora smile without worries, everyone felt satisfied.

"…" Lydia secretly gazed at the others, finding no ill intent.

Her shoulders relaxed under her mother's weight, who had her arms wrapped around her. She imagined her mother would also be against her, trying to apprehend her, but she could only feel warmth and joy in her embrace and their antics, making her truly feel strange.

'Maybe… maybe I was too paranoid… even if father knows, he would not tell others to maintain the peace of the family if he was also once a reincarnator…' Lydia thought, still thinking that her father only tested her and most of his words about being able to find a reincarnator were false.

Otherwise, there would be no need to leave her alone like this instead of dealing with her like sealing or erasing her memories. That alone should be enough for them to have their cute and innocent Lydia back.

She had only one chance, but she didn't have much confidence that it would succeed.

Their laughter died down soon before Fiora heaved a sigh, "It's been three hours since darling started to treat elder sister. I'll go see how far it has come."

"I'll also go with you, mother." Arc dropped his act and followed after Fiora like a little duckling.

Ellia and Mingzhi smiled at him.

Arc was really a good kid. He wasn't exactly obedient, but he was like his father, extremely attentive and caring.

Mingzhi licked her lips, suddenly feeling like teasing someone.

"Even if you want to hide it from us, should you really be hiding it from your most beloved brother, Arc?"

Beside her, Lydia quivered ever so lightly, her pupils dilating. She quickly controlled herself and turned to look at Mingzhi, the grip in her hands tightening so much that even Ellia could feel it.

"Mother Mingzhi… what are you talking about?" Lydia giggled nervously.

Ellia lightly shook her head, not wanting to do this now.

Mingzhi's bosoms shook as she suppressed a chuckle, "Naturally, the cultivation manual you sneakily gave to him. Where under the heavens did you find something like that? I researched it and found that it belongs to the Starshroud Family, a hidden family in the Upper Realms that practices astral cultivation as its main."

"Oh…" Lydia appeared surprised.

She wasn't surprised that they would trace it back to the Starshroud Family, but she was surprised that Mother Mingzhi's way of talking almost led to her exposing herself. She inwardly berated herself for being too careful of Mother Mingzhi.

"You don't have to say anything to me. Just make sure it doesn't harm Arc, so you read it too, and help him reach. I also heard you want to practice astral cultivation as support, so this should also be useful to you."

Mingzhi threw the jade slip to Lydia, allowing her to catch it.

"…" Lydia looked quite speechless.

She was starting to feel like she didn't know left from right in this family. Sure, they were not adept at speaking in riddles, but with Father and Mother Mingzhi saying odd things today, she was nearly overwhelmed.

Suddenly, Lydia felt her mother caress her head.