Chapter 1
“Ugh!”
Darby Forger, wide-eyed when he saw the woman in front of him suddenly hit him hard.
BAAM!
On a hill, precisely the hills which are often called Mount of Ruins.
LACK!
There was another loud thumping sound, the woman channeled her Qi energy vigorously into her palms. Then, one second later, from the palm of his hand a blazing red fiery light emerged. In a thunderous roar, Darby Forger, who was shocked, was hit by the woman with all his strength. He was thrown several meters away and fell under a worn tree with a pale face.
Darby struggled to get up, he wiped the fresh blood flowing from the corner of his mouth with his hand, his face was full of shock and looked at him in disbelief.
‘W-what happened?!’ Darby frowned, he stood up as straight as he could, then shouted in a trembling voice. “Despicable…” His face was full of shock. “W-why….Why are you doing this to me?!”
The look on his face was full of disappointment, he simply couldn’t believe it! Caroline Brown, who had been with him for five years, was actually trying to attack him?!
At this moment, a cold aura radiated from the woman’s body, she looked at Darby with disdain.
“Darby Forger…. Haha…. do you think, just with the wealth and power of the Forger family, you can make my heart flutter?” Caroline stepped towards the young man slowly. “You think….just the you, who was five years ago, could make me feel attracted to you the first time we met?” he said as he stopped walking.
“But, after the five years we’ve passed, Caroline—” Darby stared wide-eyed at the drastic change in the attitude of the woman in front of him, she leaned against an old tree with difficulty.
Before Darby could finish speaking, Caroline cut him off. “Hahaha…. Darby Forger, Young Master of the Forger Family,” Caroline suddenly held one eye while laughing like crazy. “Really, you are too naive!”
Caroline’s tone was filled with disdain and ridicule, and her beautiful face was also full of cynicism.
Darby, with a pale face, looked at him in disbelief. He suddenly realized, the woman he had been with, the gentle and graceful woman in front of him, had turned so unfamiliar!
Caroline then walked in front of him, looked at him with a look of pity, and mockingly said in a cold voice. “Darby, I will give you the truth,” he looked at Darby evenly. “The reason why I have been so close to you these five years, and often gave you medicine, and helped you train non-stop, was for that gem!”
“The gem inside you, is actually called the Holy Spirit Gem! I entrusted it to your veins, and it can absorb your strength and talent. The higher it is, the stronger your inner talent, the stronger the nurturing effect of the Holy Spirit Gem will be! Hahaha…” Caroline laughed like crazy again.
Hearing those words, Darby’s face suddenly changed drastically, the man showed a face full of shock and anger, he shouted in a deep voice. “Despicable….you actually took advantage of me?! You used Saint Spirit Gems to rob me of my talent and strength?!”
“You... A woman who has a heart like a devil!” In his boiling anger, Darby’s veins felt like they were being squeezed to the point of bursting, and his mouth started to bleed.
In his subconscious, Darby was trying to control his strength, trying to suppress the injury in his body’s Qi center. However, he suddenly realized, it seemed that his veins had been sealed by some force, to the point that he couldn’t bring out even a single bit of his strength. In the urgent situation, he struggled hard wanting to escape, but he felt his entire body go numb, completely unable to move!
Seeing Darby’s expression like that, Caroline showed a very ironic expression, while mockingly she said. “Darby, don’t struggle anymore, give up!”
“Unlucky!” Darby snorted. “Y-you—”
“Hahaha…. Darby, before we climbed this hill, I mixed poisonous powder into your drink, the pure energy within you was already locked! Your body became numb and stiff, it was impossible to escape,” Caroline smiled coldly. “Don’t forget, I am the first greatest alchemist in the kingdom! To deal with you, I have spent months, just to concoct that poison medicine!”
“I think that’s enough, I won’t mince words with you anymore. The Holy Spirit Gem has been kept in your veins for five years, it’s time to show itself to the world again! Hahaha...” While laughing sarcastically, Caroline stretched her hand towards Darby’s stomach.
Then, right where his inner energy center was, he emitted a black light from his palm.
Darby, with an annoyed and angry face, was powerless to fight back, only able to shout loudly. “Despicable! You cunning and lowly little person! I will never forgive you!”
Caroline’s expression grew colder, the inner energy exploding from her palm tripled, and the black light grew thicker and thicker.
BAAM!
“Ugh!”
Crack!
Darby was immediately shot in the chest, the black elemental power used with Caroline’s palm was very strong, and suddenly Darby vomited fresh blood from his mouth. In his blood, there was an object the size of a marble. The entire layer was transparent like glass, emitting a soft reddish light. This was a Sacred Spirit Gem that encompassed Darby’s five years of skill, as well as a powerful mysterious sword blood power.
“Darby, I really thank you!” Caroline took the Saint Spirit Gem and studied it for a moment, then a look of satisfaction appeared on her face. “Indeed, the blood of the Forger lineage is extraordinary, in five years it can cultivate the Holy Spirit Gem to this extent!”
In deep anger, Darby gritted his teeth tightly, forcing his heavily injured body to stand. Loudly and full of anger, the man said. “Despicable! Even if you manage to snatch the Holy Spirit Gem from me, armed with the natural talent of the blood of the Forger bloodline, I am still the greatest in martial arts! And quickly, I can recover my strength.”
“And when the time comes, I will avenge today tenfold!” Darby roared.
“Ha ha ha!” Caroline immediately laughed out loud with disdain. “Darby, you underestimate the power of the Holy Spirit Gem too much!”
“Not only did he take away your power, but also took away your blood and spiritual sword! From now on, you are just someone who can’t train to become a warrior, and you still dare to talk about revenge?”
“You!” Darby, who was already suffering from serious injuries, was given such a big push, his blood immediately boiled, his eyes turned white and he immediately fell.
Use!
A second later, a mysterious handsome and charismatic young man appeared from behind the old tree. The moment Caroline saw the handsome young man, she immediately flashed a sweet smile and immediately greeted him, giving him the Holy Spirit Gem.
“Prince, the task has been completed, this dazzling gem should return to its original owner!”
“Thank you, Caroline, you have kept your promise to stay with me for these five years,” the handsome young man accepted the Holy Spirit Gem, embraced Caroline in his arms, smiled and said. “Caroline, for my sake, you have experienced many hardships in the past five years. Don’t worry, I will definitely not let you down.”
‘Caroline...’ Darby tried hard to regain consciousness, his eyes vaguely saw the image of a man hugging Caroline’s body. ‘So, for these five years, you—’
With a happy smile on her face, Caroline hugged the handsome young man’s neck, whispering in a low voice. “Lowy, for your sake, I would give up everything.”
‘Lowy?! In fact, he called him Prince?’
After all the struggles and sacrifices that Darby had made, unbeknownst to him, the woman he had looked after for five years, tore apart the trust and love that Darby had given him. In fact, the woman called him Prince, a sacred nickname for people in the Azure kingdom, a nickname for women of royal descent to the man who is about to get married. Apart from utilizing the power that Darby has for the holy spirit gem, Caroline has also had an affair with a handsome young man who is a royal descendant, Lowy Hanzel.
“Prince, you must immediately neutralize this Saint Spirit Gem. Soon, your name will be known throughout the world!”
“Hahaha...” Lowy smiled with an arrogant face, she then said. “After obtaining this Saint Spirit Gem, no one will be able to fight me!”
Darby, who was currently wearing a red robe with a dragon symbol on each seam, with a confused expression, the man woke up. He could only feel an excruciating headache, his chest and stomach felt like they were being pricked by needles. With difficulty he opened his eyes, and found himself lying on a familiar big bed. The room looks magnificent with decorations like those of the ancient empire, this indicates that Darby was a young master from a very rich and royal family.
“Huhuhu...”
Hearing the sound of sobbing in his ears, Darby slowly turned his head, and saw a woman in a long dress, sitting on the edge of the bed, alone crying her sorrow.
“Angelica?” Darby called out to the female figure in a weak and helpless voice.
Hearing that voice, Angelica—Private Maid—was startled for a moment, she immediately raised her head. Seeing Darby finally come to his senses, he immediately showed an overjoyed expression. “Finally!”
“Mr Darby, you are awake,” his face was full of worry. “Huh, don’t ever worry me like this!”
Angelica Mark, she is an innocent and beautiful woman, 168 cm tall with long flowing hair, showing a face that looks weak and gentle. He has been together with Darby for more than 20 years, one could say, they have been together since childhood and are like siblings. Darby, who had a burly build, then tried to get up to sit down. He glanced around him with a confused expression. The man realized that he was in the Forger Residence, his own room.
“Who brought me back?” Darby whispered with a pale face.
Angelica wiped away the traces of tears on her beautiful face, and quickly answered. “Young Master, it was Miss Caroline who took you home, you have been unconscious since coming back.”
“Caroline? Was he the one who took me home?” Darby immediately frowned, a cold look flashing in his eyes, and gripped his hands tightly. He thought about something again, and asked in a low voice. “Angelica, how long was I unconscious?”
“Young Master, you were unconscious for ten whole days!”
“W-what?!” Darby’s face changed, surprised to scream. “Weston Academy! How about accepting new disciples?”
Hearing that question, Angelica’s face immediately turned a little afraid, the girl immediately lowered her head and became silent for a moment.
Darby noticed something different about her expression, he immediately asked. “Angelica, please tell me, what happened while I was unconscious?”
“Young Master...” Angelica’s voice sounded crying, she spoke in a very low voice, as if she was afraid to say something.
In Darby’s heart a bad feeling emerged, making him even more anxious. “Angelica, say it!”
After hesitating for a moment, Angelica finally spoke honestly. “Young Master, ten days ago, Miss Caroline sent you home and you didn’t regain consciousness after that, this made the elders very worried.”
“Miss Caroline has visited you twice, each time she brought a Brown family expert to treat you. The expert said you weren’t in any major danger, just need to rest for a few days and you’ll be fine again,” Angelica seemed to regret her words. “Then, three days ago, the testing of the Weston Academy began, Miss Caroline successfully passed the trial and brought people back to the residence, convincing the Grand Master to take you along for the test.”
“The elders once had doubts and worries, but he said your greatest wish was to become a member of the Weston Academy, he also said that even if you are unconscious, it doesn’t affect your strength, so the elders have agreed.” Talking to this point, Angelica stopped for a moment, her small face was full of anger, and her small eyes were also full of water.
“Later, you underwent a test in an unconscious state and it was discovered that you were only at the Foundation Establishment stage,” Angelica quietly looked at Darby’s facial expression and continued speaking in a gentle voice. “You didn’t pass the Weston Academy’s entry selection, and even became the laughing stock of the entire Azure Kingdom, now, everyone in the kingdom knows about this.”
Hearing that, Darby’s face suddenly became pale as paper, angry to the point that his whole body was shaking, he almost vomited blood. His left hand wrinkled anxiously, a fire of anger rose Angelicatly in his heart: “You despicable thing! I have treated you well these five years, but you have robbed me of my power and destroyed my reputation!”
“Wicked, you really have a devil’s heart, dare to be cruel like this!”
Seeing Darby looking very angry, with the veins on his forehead throbbing Angelicatly, Angelica suddenly cried again. “Young master! You have to stay calm, don’t get angry and damage your body!”
Darby took several deep breaths, with difficulty holding back the anger that filled his chest. But right at that moment, the sound of footsteps could be heard from outside the door.
A young man dressed as a servant rushed into the room with a pale face full of anxiety, and said. “Young master! Something bad has happened! There is a big problem!”
Darby immediately frowned, his face becoming even uglier. “What has happened?”
The young man bowed to Darby, quickly saying. “Young Master, Miss Caroline has come to the house, she brought the marriage certificate and spoke loudly about canceling the engagement! She is now in the main entrance hall, and the Big Master is explaining and pleading with her!”
Darby’s face immediately became gloomy, and his eyes were filled with a strong fire of anger. “I’ll go take a look!” He shouted softly, he then got out of bed.
The three people left the room quickly, heading to the Forger Family’s living room.
Not long after, he had arrived outside the room, seeing a group of around ten people crowded at the entrance, all tilting their heads to look into the room. These people were all family members and youths of the Forger Family. When they saw Darby coming, everyone showed complicated expressions and started whispering to each other.
Darby walked through the crowd expressionlessly, and as soon as he reached the entrance of the room, he heard a familiar female voice.
“Mr. Forger, although five years ago you and my father had agreed to an engagement between Darby and I, but that was done under the condition that both of us were equal in status! Now, suddenly Darby has turned into a trash among the emperor’s circle and this has become a joke and the laughing stock of the citizens of the royal city!”
“Master Forger, try to imagine, is he still worthy of me? We, the Brown family, also don’t want to lose face because of him, becoming a laughing stock for the people in the royal palace!”
Without a doubt, this was Caroline’s voice, the woman was shouting irritably while holding a piece of paper.
“Three days ago, I just passed the examination to enter the Weston Academy. After successfully passing the grand competition next month, I can officially become a disciple of the Weston Academy!”
“Master Forger, now, the Forger family and the Brown family are no longer a family that exists in the same world! I will be an eagle that flies free, carrying the name of Brown as high as the sky! As for him, Darby? He will just be a fish swimming in the sea, carrying the name of Forger to the bottom of the dark ocean!”
Boom!
“I have to cancel this engagement!” Caroline threw the agreement paper on the table hard.
As Caroline’s words died down, a low middle-aged man’s voice sounded. “Miss Caroline, the Forger family and the Brown family, are forever friends, and my relationship with your father is even like that of siblings. Darby suddenly experienced difficulties and his strength declined, this incident was very sudden.”
“Please, for the sake of friendship between our families, don’t talk about engagement for the time being. At least, you have to wait until Darby wakes up first,”
Caroline turned her head, she was very familiar with this voice, this was her father-in-law, the current family head of the Forger family, Kenzhi Forger.
Then, Kenzhi’s voice was heard again. “Moreover, Darby is the number one genius child in the royal city, after his injuries recover, he will definitely be able to rise again. Our family’s Forger sword blood, only he inherited it most perfectly, in the future, he will definitely become a powerful warrior in Azure territory!” Kenzhi bowed respectfully. “Miss Caroline, please, you think about our feelings that have existed for these five years, please be patient and wait a little longer!”
Hearing his father humble himself begging for mercy from Caroline. The anger in Darby’s heart was escalating, and he immediately stepped forcefully into the room.
“Father! Don’t beg him, I will approve the marriage annulment letter!”
