Lord Of Martial Arts

Time seemed to have its own flow when life was bereft of peril and escapades—it was slower when everything was peaceful and mundane.

Five years had passed since, and Darren felt like it was longer than half a millennium.

In the bamboo forest of the castle

"Uncle Water Kylin, I want to play the horse riding game!"

A pretty little girl giddily laughed as she followed the Water Kylin.

"You're a good girl, aren't you, Vera? Tell me, am I the handsomest man in the world?"

The Water Kylin squatted down. Compared to the little girl's petite frame, his huge body was like a dark gold mountain.

Vera drummed her fingers in her chin as she thought for a while. Then, she looked straight at the Water Kylin's eyes and wrinkled her nose. "Nope!" she teased. "My father is the handsomest man in the world!"

"What if we don't consider your father, is your Uncle Water Kylin the handsomest man now?" He took in a human form and gently smiled at the little girl.

"Hmm, still no. There is still Uncle Finley," the little girl answered, tilting her head.

"Finley? Looks like you're too young to know, little one. Finley is t

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time already! Is he going to miss it?" Finley cursed in a low voice.

"I have sent him a message through my spiritual sense. They should be back soon. Let's eat first. Don't wait for him," Darren soothed them.

For warriors at Darren's level and the likes of him, food was dispensable. However, they valued the virtue of a family gathering together, and they liked to enjoy delicious food like ordinary people did.

After a while, the Water Kylin suddenly barged inside. "Darren, bad news!"

The others were halfway through their meal when they saw him enter with Vera in his arms.

"Is Vera in trouble? Is she okay?" Elsa hurriedly stood up.

"No." The Water Kylin frowned and anxiously continued, "Vera passed out."

"What?!"

Finley pounded the table and sprang up, and the others also surrounded the Water Kylin nervously.

"How did it happen?" Finley demanded.

"I... I don't know. I just took her to the lake outside to catch fish. Nothing out of the ordinary happened. Then, all of a sudden, she fainted." The Water Kylin blamed himself for their precious niece's state, so he didn't retort to Finley's lecture.