chapter 20 Mysterious life experience

In one sentence, he completely suppressed the entire scene, leaving several people thoroughly stunned. Harris, Norris, and Alma all had faces full of astonishment, with Alma looking at her childhood friend in amazement. Trystan had already guessed it, but he couldn't bring himself to believe it. For the sake of caution, he still asked cautiously, "May I ask... who exactly are you?" Maxine coldly said, "The Dragonhead of the North is here, a mere instructor from the south dares to be so presumptuous, and yet does not pay his respects to The Honorable?" What? Dragonhead? Trystan exclaimed in surprise, "You... you couldn't possibly be the Dragonhead of the North, Clarence?" "Presumptuous, even The Honorable's name is not for you to call. Just for this alone, you are guilty of a great disrespect!" Hearing this, Trystan was so frightened that his whole body trembled, no longer daring to pose as the instructor he claimed to be, and immediately said in panic, "I deserve death for not recognizing the Dragonhead's presence, deeply offending you, please punish me, Dragonhead!" Even the godly generals must address him as The Honorable, who else but the Dragonhead would receive such treatment. Thinking back to how he was putting on airs in front of the Dragonhead, he broke out in a cold sweat. Clarence slowly stood up, not intending to delve further. "Forget it, ignorance is no fault, go back to Black Phoenix, and receive a punishment of one year's salary." "Thank you, Dragonhead, for your magnanimity!" Trystan hurriedly thanked Clarence and was relieved that it was only a penalty of one year's salary, which was definitely considered light. In the military team, absolute obedience to superiors is required, with no disrespect allowed. For a moment, the atmosphere became a bit stagnant. In the presence of such a significant figure as Clarence, everyone didn't know what to say. Seeing Trystan standing there cluelessly, Clarence impatiently waved his hand. "If there's nothing else, you can leave first, I have something to discuss with Uncle Xu." "Yes, yes! Then I will take my leave first." After saying this and bowing in thanks, Trystan hurriedly left the Xu family, not daring to stay for half a minute. Seeing this, Harris also felt very uneasy. He had originally thought that Clarence was just a common soldier, but he hadn't expected the other's status to be so terrifying. Recalling his own little tricks earlier, he found them utterly ridiculous, no wonder Clarence didn't pay attention to him. It wasn't that Clarence was afraid of him, but rather, in Clarence's eyes, Harris was nothing more than a jumping grasshopper. "Dad, uh, there's some business at the company, Alma and I will leave first, you guys take your time." "Dragon... Dragonhead, maybe... I should take my leave first, please forgive me." Harris, fearing that Clarence would find trouble with him, wanted to make a quick exit. Clarence glanced at him indifferently, not saying anything. Norris realized that Harris would only feel uncomfortable staying here. "Alright, if you have business to attend to, go ahead." After getting the response, Harris, feeling like he had been pardoned, hurriedly left with Alma. It was only after the two had left that Clarence finally spoke, "Uncle Xu, I want to ask about some details of my father adopting me. My father never mentioned it while he was alive." "This time, the Van family encountered a great disaster, and my investigation vaguely connected it to my origin, so I hope Uncle Xu can tell me everything." Norris nodded heavily, with a sigh, "Clarence, I never dreamed you would become so successful. I was very close to your father, and I promised him that these matters must never be spoken of for a lifetime." "But with your achievements now, even if I told him, he probably wouldn't blame me." Clarence also anticipated that being adopted years ago must have involved some secrets unknown to others. "Clarence, perhaps you don't know, your adoptive father was once a wealthy scion in Yahetcaster. It was precisely because he adopted you that he was driven out of Yahetcaster!" Norris revealed a secret from the past as soon as he spoke. Clarence was stunned upon hearing this. After so many years, this was the first time he learned that his adoptive father came from Yahetcaster and had suffered so much trouble because of adopting him. However, Clarence's cultivation in nourishing qi was comparable to the bright moon, so he didn't show much disturbance. Seeing this, Norris slowly continued, "Twenty-five years ago, Vikram, I, and your father were all descendants of large families in Yahetcaster. How glorious we were back then, but it was that incident that forced us to leave Yahetcaster and head to the south." "That night, as we were returning from an outing in the suburbs, we happened to pass by a small lake and saw a baby in the lake. Your father was the kindest among us, so he decided to adopt you." "Unexpectedly, this act offended a man in Yahetcaster who was without equal." "After that man found out about your whereabouts, he was furious and eradicated your adoptive father's family from the roots." "Your father, in order to preserve the last hope, took your older brother and you to seek refuge with us. With our help, your father managed to escape from Yahetcaster." "We thought Vikram and I would be safe, but that person was too overbearing and used some power to expel us from our families, never to return to Yahetcaster again." "In the end, we left in a hurry, following your father to Gangnam. Although this trouble was caused by your father, Vikram and I have never blamed him. The three of us are friends for life." Hearing this, Clarence's expression turned sorrowful. He never imagined that his father had paid such a painful price to protect him. Moreover, his adoptive father had always treated him like his own son, no different from Chad. Thinking of this, Clarence's fists gradually clenched, and a towering killing intent suddenly arose. The killing intent turned into raging flames, capable of burning the nine heavens! "Uncle Norris, I want to know, who was the person my adoptive father offended back then?" Norris suddenly became somewhat fearful and said in a low voice, "Who this person is, we also do not know. I only know that his status is very high, very high." "But I heard others call him, the emperor!" "This person's power, status, and even personal combat strength, if looked upon in Cathay, are difficult to match, truly the foremost under the heavens and above the earth." "So I say, even though you now command the North, honoured as Dragonhead, challenging that person might still be difficult." Clarence's expression became slightly stern, and a cold light burst forth in his eyes like stars. "The emperor? What kind of title is that? He considered himself well-informed, having heard of many powers within Cathay, yet he had never heard of someone called the emperor. Clarence had reason to suspect that the catastrophe that befell the Van family and the incident that killed his adoptive family were inevitably connected. Although he couldn't uncover everything behind the scenes for now, Clarence believed that with his capabilities, finding the culprit was only a matter of time. Remembering that his adoptive family died to protect him, Clarence felt deep guilt and self-reproach. "I didn't expect that the cause of this was because of me, I have severed the Van family's lineage!" "I have failed the Van family!" Clarence punched the wall, directly turning it into a spider-web of cracks. Norris also shook his head and sighed, but at that moment, he seemed to suddenly remember something. "No, Clarence, if I remember correctly, the Van family's lineage... has not ended!" In the midst of sorrow, Clarence suddenly looked up sharply, his eyes glaring at Norris like lightning. "Uncle Norris, what do you mean?" Norris took a deep breath before slowly saying, "Your adoptive father actually had an illegitimate daughter!"