"You have to rely on yourselves from now on. I can't help you once you start this journey. I'm really looking forward to the day when you make your mark in the Oriental College. Whether you make great achievement there or not is up to you," Zenith said in a serious tone when he looked at his disciples.
"Yes, Chief Zenith. We will keep your wise words in mind!" They nodded with a decisive look.
After that, Zenith took out a map and passed it to them. "This is a route map which records several ways to the Oriental College. Take it with you in case you get lost and even are not able to find the right place three months from now. It's quite far away and is located in a relatively secluded place," Zenith said.
They nodded before they accepted the map.
"Well, I've already told you everything I know. You can go back to your rooms and pack your things before you leave. Don't you worry about the Misty South Palace; I will arrange everything for you well before I leave," Zenith suggested.
"Chief Zenith, what's the relationship between you and that beautiful lady?" Soar finally asked. He could not hold his curiosity in anymore. It was just too difficult for him to suppress his curiosity.
The second Soar finished his question, Ricky and Grace cast a fierce glare at him. They were secretly pleased to hear Soar ask that too though. They were also curious about it.
As he looked at them, Zenith did not become angry at Soar's slightly rude question. He, of course, was aware that they were curious about Cheryl and their relationship. He did not mean to hide anything from them, so he decided to tell them everything. "Well, it's a long story. After I came back from the Fortune Land, the Oriental College was staging a competition to pick up new disciples.
At that time, I came to attend the competition with many talented warriors and was luckily enough to be selected as one of the disciples. After I entered the college, I met Cheryl and we became fast friends.
We practiced together, made achievements together, and reached the innate spirit level together. As time went by, we started to have feelings for each other."
"I never expected that there was once such a romantic story that has happened to you, Chief Zenith," Soar sighed in shock when he heard what Zenith said.
"Cheryl's family is at the demi-spiritual emperor level though. Her family surely looked down upon me, so they sent out someone to warn me to leave her alone and never talk to her again." Zenith continued his story.
"The powerful family tried to force you to leave her?" Ricky snorted disdainfully. Soar and Grace nodded in agreement.
Ricky knew the story of Grace's parents, but he had not expected that a similar thing happened to Zenith too. How could he refrain from getting angry and remain calm and peaceful?
"At that time, the former chief of the Snow Sect was about to end his life. He sent a message to me and asked me to go back to attend the competition for the new chief," Zenith continued. "So, I chose to leave the Oriental College considering all those things.
She did not want me to go and give up. She told me that she owned my heart no matter what happened and no one could kill me except her. She also said that, since her family stopped us and forced us to break up, she would grow more powerful than her family so that no one can stop our love.
I also made such a promise to her. That was what she came here for today."
"A sad but beautiful story! So, Chief Zenith, what's the next step in your plan?" they asked. They finally knew what had happened between Zenith and Cheryl from his story.
"My plan is to fulfill my promise to the woman I love like every man should do! I will leave the Snow Sect for a while. After I arrange everything for the Misty South Palace, I will go to some broader places to improve my power with Cheryl. When I make it and become a demi-spiritual emperor, Cheryl's family will have no way to stop us anymore," Zenith exclaimed with a determined look as he stared into the distance.
"Ha-ha! I'm glad to hear that! That's exactly what a real man should do!" Ricky praised as he gave a thumbs-up upon hearing Zenith's plan.
"You mean to say that I was not a real man in the past?" Zenith asked in a joking tone when he heard what Ricky had said. He was somewhat reluctant to leave the palace too.
He had no clue when he would see Ricky and the others again after they separated this time.
"Well, I didn't mean to say that, Chief Zenith. You know what I mean..." Ricky replied awkwardly as he scratched his head.
"Ha-ha! Never mind. Just be careful, you guys. I wish you good luck!" Zenith said.
"Yes, we will be careful, Chief Zenith!" they replied with confidence.
Later, Ricky, Grace, and Soar bade goodbye to the elders and other people before they went back to their rooms to pack their things and set off.
Before they left, Ricky also asked Elder Evan and some other people to keep tabs on his father's whereabouts in the Realm of Wildness.
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