Back in the wooden house, Ah-Dai sat cross-legged on the largest chair, and said to the man in white: "Uncle, Im going to meditate. You should rest early too."

  The man in white said: "Ah-Dai, wait a minute, Uncle has something to say to you."

  "Uncle, whats wrong with you? Your face looks terrible! Is the poison from the Wu Er Sheng Shui acting up again?"

  The man in white shook his head, sighed and said: "Its not the poison of the holy water acting up. Ah-Dai, Uncles name is Owen, you need to remember that. The Revival Fruit you ate initially was very important for Uncle, but it has already been eaten by you. Uncle hopes that you can become my apprentice, because cultivating Uncles true energy, eating the Revival Fruit will have twice the effect with half the effort. Are you willing to leave here with Uncle? Uncle has many unfulfilled wishes, but you also know that now Uncles powers are restricted by the Second Holy Water, and it is impossible for him to do those things again. So, Uncle hopes that you can inherit my mantle and help Uncle fulfill those unfulfilled wishes in the future. Are you willing?"

  "Ah, no, Uncle! I wont go with you. If I leave, Teacher will be all alone and its too pitiful! Unfortunately, Ive already eaten that fruit and cant spit it out. How about this: tomorrow well go to the orchard again and maybe there are some left?"

  Ouwen couldnt help but secretly smile wryly. If a genius like him were to appear easily, he wouldnt be so precious. He didnt expect someone to actually refuse his request to take them as an apprentice. This was something that many people begged for in vain! However, all his hopes were pinned on this child before him. If he didnt follow him, although he could survive, his hearts desire would never be fulfilled. "Ah-Dai, wont you reconsider?"

  "Ah, no," he said, shaking his head. "I dont need to think about it, Uncle. I absolutely wont leave Professor Goris. Hes been so good to me, how could I abandon him?" Although he had a favorable impression of the middle-aged man in front of him, who was named Owen, he would never leave his teacher just because of that favorable impression.

  Owens face changed slightly, and a layer of frost instantly hung on his face. "Ah-Dai, Ill ask you a question, do you think Im more formidable or your Gori teacher is more formidable?"

  He stared blankly, and suddenly the scene of the two black-clothed men turning into dry corpses in the forest appeared before his eyes. His body trembled involuntarily, and he said, "It seems, it seems that you are more formidable."

  Owen snorted, saying: "Ill be frank with you, my title of King of the Underworld wasnt earned easily. The number of people who have died at my hands is in the hundreds, if not thousands. Although Im unable to exert my full strength due to the immense toxicity of the No. 2 Holy Water, dealing with someone like Golris whose magic isnt particularly profound only requires one move. Do you believe me?" With a casual wave of his hand, a flash of white battle aura vanished, and the edge of the chair silently lost a corner.

  Ah-Dai stood up from the chair and looked at Owen in front of him, who seemed like a completely different person just now. He took a few steps back, his voice trembling as he said: "B-big uncle, wh-what are you going to do?"

  Owens right hand gently stroked his own chest, and he said solemnly: "I wont do anything. If you dont go with me, I think your teacher Goris will probably end up like Mie Liu and Mie Shi." Owen could see that Goris held a very important position in this childs eyes, and he was only threatening Ah-Dai because he had no other choice - this child was too important to him.

  Ah-Dai was taken aback, his eyes turned red, and he fell to the ground with a thud, pleading: "Uncle, uncle, please dont kill Teacher Goris. Ah-Dai is begging you. You can make Ah-Dai do anything, just dont kill the teacher, okay?" But how could Ah-Dais pure and simple heart possibly contend with Owen, the "King of the Underworld"?

  Owen was secretly delighted, and the expression on his face suddenly relaxed. He said, "Ah-Dai, Uncle will never harm you, nor does he want to kill your teacher Corris. As long as you follow me, I guarantee that your teacher Corris will be able to live safely. Although youll be temporarily separated from Corris, once youve learned my skills, you can come back and see him again!"

  ADai lowered his head in distress, how could he bear to part with Gori? After a long while, he tearfully said: "Uncle, Ill go with you, but you mustnt harm Teacher, okay?"

  Owen felt a pang of guilt, he really didnt understand why this child would be so devoted to him. But what he didnt know was that Ah-Dai had suffered too much since childhood, and as long as someone treated him with kindness, he would remember it deeply in his heart. Owen nodded: "Ive never gone back on my word, you can rest assured. Besides, as long as youre with me, well be together every day, whats there to worry about? However, I need to make one thing clear with you beforehand, if you try to run away halfway, Ill directly return here, and the consequences for your teacher Goris will be obvious."

  "Ah, I, I wont run away for sure, Uncle. Will you really let me go back after I finish learning what you teach me?"

  Owen said calmly: "Well, Ive said it before, I never have the habit of lying. As for when you meet my requirements, that depends on your own efforts."

  "Ah, I...Ill study hard. I..." He thought of not being able to be with Gori for a long time and burst into loud sobs.

  Owen didnt stop him either, letting Ah-Dai vent on the ground for a long time. After a while, Ah-Dai seemed to have cried himself to sleep, leaning against the wall with a few crystal tears still hanging on his face. Owen let out a soft sigh, picked up Ah-Dai and put him on the bed, smiling self-deprecatingly as he thought to himself, "I, Owen, have actually sunk to the point of intimidating little kids." Your Majesty, all of this is because of you! You just wait, when my disciple Ah-Dai enters society, your time will be up soon. Lily, rest in peace, big brother will definitely avenge you.

  The next morning, Ah-Dai woke up from his sleep and didnt cry anymore. Under Owens gaze, he quietly packed the clothes that Gorys had bought for him when he first arrived here into a small bundle, put the remaining eleven silver balls he had refined yesterday into the bag, picked a basket of fruit, sat down and ate quietly.

  Owen broke the silence and said to Ah-Dai, "Is it difficult for you to follow me?"

  ADai looked at Owen for a moment, shook his head and said in a low voice: "Uncle, when are we leaving."

  Owen took a deep breath and put his broadsword behind him, saying: "Lets go now. I know you hate me for ruining your life, but to me, it was unavoidable."

  Ah-Dai looked at Owen with a glance, and the good image of Owen that had been established in his young mind was naturally gone. Like Li Shu, he only had a feeling of disgust towards Owen. "Uncle, can I leave a letter for the teacher?"

  Owen nodded and said: "Okay, Ill leave a letter too, you get me some paper and pen."

  Although Ah-Dai was somewhat perplexed in his heart, he quickly brought the paper and pen to Owens face, while he himself began writing a letter to Goris on the side.

  Owen pondered for a moment, wrote a letter, and after finishing it, picked up a stone from outside and pressed it on the bedhead. "Ah-Dai, is it written? We should go now. Your teacher will know youre safe after reading this letter. If all goes well, maybe in a few years, youll be able to come back and reunite with him."

  ADai lowered his head and didnt speak, pressing the paper he had written on onto the stone, a few tears fell, instantly wetting the letter. He slung his small bag over his shoulder and walked out of the room, Owen followed him out, only to see ADai standing blankly in front of the wooden house, silently staring ahead. His heart felt a pang of sorrow, but years of training had made his conviction exceptionally firm, he was absolutely not going to make a wrong decision because of a moments softness. "Alright, ADai, we should get going early."

  "Ah, stupid!" he exclaimed, patting the silver-rimmed rice ball in his bosom, and shouted towards the wooden hut: "Teacher, Ah Stupid is leaving! You must take good care of yourself! Ah Stupid will definitely hurry back to see you soon!" After finishing speaking, he knelt down on the ground, respectfully kowtowed three times towards the wooden hut before standing up.

  "Uncle, I dont know the way out of the forest, since coming here, Ive never gone out before."

  Owen smiled slightly and said: "As long as you take me back to where I was rescued at first, I will naturally have a way to take you out."

  ADiaos last hope had vanished, he was hoping Goris would hurry back and rescue him, yet fearing that Goris would be killed by Owen. With a complicated heart, he led Owen into the thick fog. He never could have imagined that from then on, he would never see his teacher, the Pyromancer Goris again.

  After walking out of the fog, Ah-Dai only deeply felt how much he missed this life. Here, he didnt have to go fishing every day and could eat delicious fruits daily. There was also the "care" from his teacher, Goris. Everything here had left a deep impression on his mind.

  Owen indeed as he said, when Ah Dai brought him to the place where he and the black-clothed man had a fierce battle before, he quickly recognized the direction and led Ah Dai out of the Illusory Forest after half a days trek. Out of the forest, Ah Dai saw the sunlight again, the strong light made him somewhat uncomfortable, although his body was warm under the sun, but his heart was colder than ice.

  On the fifth day after Ouwen and Ah Dai left.

  This is a dark and large room, the house is abnormally dimly lit, making it difficult for people to see objects one meter in front of them. In the room, nine people are standing, they are the nine people who survived after chasing and killing "King of Hell" Owen. They stand quietly in the center of the room, with their heads down, without anyone making a sound. The whole room is filled with an eerie atmosphere.

  "Ethereal voices seemed to come from all directions, Mie one, have you completed your mission? Mie six, Mie ten, Mie eleven, are they already dead?"

  A low, muffled voice replied: "Report to the master, the mission failed. Although Ming Wang was poisoned by the No. 2 Sacred Waters deadly poison, he could still wield the Ming Wang Sword; we are no match for him."

  "Huh? If youre no match for him, how did you manage to come back alive? The Underworld Kings sword is not one that leaves survivors."

  Although the faint voice was still calm, Mingyis body had already been drenched in cold sweat. He tried to keep his voice steady and explained: "Your Majesty, King of the Underworld was our former leader after all. He said that since we fought together before, he would let us off this time, so we were able to come back alive."

  "Is that so? Tell me the whole story."

  "Yes, Your Majesty. Originally, we were chasing after the King of Hell all the way to a large forest in Waryang Province, and had already gained the upper hand. Just as we were about to apprehend him...". Mieyi recounted the entire process in detail at that time. "Thats right, the corpses of Mie Liu, Mie Shi, and Mie Shiyi are now outside."

  "Hey, Mei Yi, youve been in the organization for a while now, but this doesnt seem like your usual self! As an assassin, calmly analyzing the situation is crucial. I understand whats going on in your mind - pointless sacrifices are meaningless. But have you thought about it? With the Underworld Kings personality, why would he let you return to report back? If he had the ability to kill you at that time, youd be nothing but a corpse now. The Underworld Kings sword doesnt leave survivors for no reason. Dont you understand what the effects of the No. 2 Sacred Water are? Although the Underworld Kings powers are profound, with the continents number one poison corroding his body, could he still deal with you so easily? Dont forget, your Extermination Squad is the elite of the organization! Maybe after you left, the Underworld King couldnt withstand the poison and fell into a coma. If you persisted for just a bit longer, maybe you could have brought him back. Mei Yi, this time your mistake was too great."

  Sweat continued to flow down from his forehead, and after a long while, Mieyi finally spoke: "Your Majesty, I...I know I was wrong. Please give us another chance to make up for our mistake. Let us go back to that forest again and bring the King of Hell back to see you." The rulers methods he had seen before, even those who were not afraid of death were filled with deep fear.