Chapter 361 Like A God (Part One)


    "Uncle Reed!" Darren shouted to catch the attention of the beggar. At first, he couldn''t believe his eyes,


    for he wasn''t able to recognize his uncle. Wearing a tattered, messy, and crumpled garments, Darren


    had to take a closer look to ascertain that it was indeed his Uncle Reed.


    After all that he had endured, and the battles that taught him hard-learned lessons, the renewed and


    changed Darren right now was more open-minded. He had learned to forgive and not hold any grudge


    of what had happened in the past. Yet, seeing Reed in such a situation, he was angry now. It made


    Darren feel guilty and angry at himself, all at once.


    At the mention of his name, Reed looked up and fixed his eyes at Darren. Though his eyes were


    empty, clearly, it showed that he didn''t recognize Darren, nor knew that he was of a close rtionship


    to him.


    "P...Please don''t hurt me! P...Please..." With a quivering voice, Reed stuttered as he was terrified with


    Darren''s angry shout. He kept retreating and stepping away from the warrior. A frightened and


    confused expression was drawn on his face.


    Judging from how he looked and the way he acted, Darren knew that he wasn''t himself anymore. He


    was out of his mind because of what had happened.


    Pitying his uncle''s miserable state, Darren soon realized that he could make use of his Spirit Power to


    get Reed''s Spirit Power back. That would, in turn, regain his normal state of mind and revive his sanity.


    "Ahhhhh!" The moment the Spirit Power reacted with Reed''s body, he was twitching and hollering in


    pain. The process was so excruciating that it made Reed shout garishly. Darren couldn''t almost stand


    seeing his uncle under such torment, yet he held on to his faith that what he was doing was for his


    good.


    After a few moments, Reed finally stopped shouting. The Spirit Power had done its task, and gradually


    the gleaming lights of hope were back in Reed''s once empty eyes. Quiet dazed at the moment, his


    gaze fell on Darren, and his whole body froze at the sight of the warrior.


    "D...Darren," Reed uttered, his pale lips shaking, and tears were brimming in his eyes.


    Then, at Darren''s surprise, he started crying andughing at the same time. He kept on bbering


    words saying, "Hahaha! Why did youe back? It''s all over. We are all dead."


    "Uncle Reed…" Sensing the grief in his uncle''s eyes, Darren called in a low voice. He couldn''t help but


    feel sorry for the man who had yed a significant role in his life.


    As he took heed to the young boy''s calm voice, Reed calmed down at once, then added, "It''s just our


    fate. You should leave, Darren. Nothing was left of the Chu n. We are doomed. It''s not your fault."


    "What the hell happened, Uncle Reed?" Puzzled by what the older man had said, Darren asked—this


    time, putting both hands on Reed''s shoulders. He was demanding all of his uncle''s attention and


    wanted him to narrate what had happened.


    Pain flickered in Reed''s eyes, and panic was visible in the expression of his face. He shook his head in


    frustration and said, "There''s no going back. It''s all in vain. We tried everything to hurt you years ago


    and now is karma. My son died, and the n wasn''t able to withstand it all. We have nothing left. It''s all


    karma. We have only ourselves to me. Just get out of here quickly. Save yourself, maybe then, you


    will be the only one left of the Chu n." Reed encouraged Darren, giving him a desperate push to go


    and escape.


    After going through so much, Reed''s mind was altered in some ways. He now realized the importance


    and true meaning of a n—a family. He was sincerely regretting for what he had done in the past.


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    Never in a million years would he have thought that he would one day hoped so severely that Darren


    would be alive and be the lucky one to be left of the Chu n.


    As for the rest of the n, they were bound to be tortured to death sooner orter. As far as Reed


    knew, no one got a chance to live.


    Seeing Reed so devastated and desperate, Darren didn''t push him to narrate more. With one quick


    pull, he grabbed Reed with his hand and charged towards their n''s dwellings.


    When they neared the gate of the Chu n, Reed started to struggle with all his might. It was as if the


    ce was forbidden that he desperately did not want to step a foot upon its grounds. As a reckless


    action, Reed then grabbed Darren''s legs, stopping him from going in. He kept crying and begging him


    not to go on.


    "Darren, don''t go any further! Just leave! Please. We have done so many wrong things to you in the


    past, and I am sorry for that. But please, don''t go in there. You have to keep on living, as the only one


    left in our n. Please! Just leave!"


    Hearing his uncle''s honest words and the heart-piercing pleads, Darren''s heart melted and hurt at the


    same time. Tears formed in his eyes, and a mix of emotions welled up in him that he wanted to cry too.


    "The past is in the past, Uncle Reed. Trust me, and I will make whoever did this curse to our n pay


    with their lives!" with determined eyes, Darren said firmly. As he helped Reed up, he was silently


    making a promise to his uncle and the rest of his kin that he would do everything that he could to


    avenge the fate that was not destined to be met by them.


    "That''s impossible, Darren. You don''t understand. They are the royal members. It''s an order from the


    Holy Lands, and the royals execute it. We are to be ves until we die. That''s final. It is impossible to


    turn it the other way around. Listen to me, nephew, Darren. Just go away. The elders won''t me you


    for leaving. Instead, they will be happy that you get a chance to live." Tears kept streaming down


    Reed''s wrinkled face as he insisted on Darren leaving the ce. What he was holding onto was not


    anchored to any principles of martial arts nor any beliefs in battles—fighting or yielding. Convincing


    Darren to leave right now and save himself was Reed''s way of showing his love for a family member,


    which was what really mattered. Sad for Reed, though, that it was almost toote for him to realize.


    "Wait here, Uncle Reed. I will be back soon." Knowing his uncle, Darren knew that any argument would


    not convince him at all. The only thing he could do right now was to show his real strength so his n


    would see it with their own eyes and believe that he could rescue them from the wrath they were


    enduring all these years.