In the Liu clan...
Liu Gong was pondering why Li Bai was able to push him aside with ease.
'Could it be... his Mark has finally awakened?! Or something like that...'
There hadn't really been any cased like this before, so he wasn't too sure. However, this was the only possible explanation he could think of!
'Wait... he pulled out an artifact from his storage ring, right? That means, there's a possibility that he used an artifact on me!'
"That's it!"
Liu Gong, thinking that he discovered the reason, nodded quietly in his room.
A knock was heard, and a girl's voice came soon after.
"Father?"
As he heard his daughter's voice calling out to him, Liu Gong shook his head.
'Ai, relying on her father too much. She can't be separated from me now...'
"Come in."
Liu Heng walked inside with a shy expression. Her hands were wrapped around each other, while her head looked down.
"Father, I..."
After saying this, Liu Heng's mouth closed, hesitsing to say what was on her mind.
Liu Gong was normally impatient, but towards her daughter, he was more tolerant. However, the silence remained after a long while.
Naturally, Liu Gong didn't have an infinite amount of patience.
"What? Say it quickly."
"..."
Liu Heng worked up her courage and asked her father with her voice being too quiet. Fortunately, Liu Gong's cultivation was high, so his senses were stronger than a normal person. Hence, he heard Liu Heng's muttering.
"I... want to go to Red Dragon City... if that's okay..."
Liu Gong's eyes widened. This girl wanted to go to join a sect, and leave him? Impossible!
"No!"
This was the reason why Liu Heng was hesitating in whether she would say it or not. Since her father cared too much, he would, of course, not allow her to leave his side.
.....
There were still several weeks before the tournament, so Li Bai searched in his memories for a way to get a body for a soul. After sitting still for a whole day, his endeavors brought no results.
"Haah. How do I do this?"
He looked at the Soul Catcher which contained his father's soul. Analyzing it, he concluded that it should only take about half a year before the soul starts dissipating.
Li Bai stood up and walked out of his room, only to find out that it was already midnight.
"Crap."
Even though it was already midnight, he still wandered around the mansion, then tried to visit his sister again. He knocked on the door to his sister's room.
"Bao jie-jie, it's me, Li Bai."
This time, however, there was not even a slight response from her. Usually, when he knocked, there would still be a voice refusing his entry to her room. Now, this voice was absent.
"Hmm?"
Li Bai opened the door without any hesitation. As his eyes scanned the room, his expression became disturbed. His sister was lying on the floor, traces of fire underneath her.
