Alaric looked at his beautiful granddaughter, who now has tear stains visible on her face. She really did grow up.
Without any hesitation, Alaric gently patted her head and instructed. "Come child, I shall show thou something. This shall help thou regain thy memories back of whom thou art and to answer thy question. From there thou shall wot if we met before or not. (Come child, I will show you something. This will help you regain your memories back of who you are and to answer your question. From there you will know if we met before or not)."
Alaric extended his hand to Amira. A warm and gentle smile spread across his beautiful face.
Amira glanced down at his extended hand then at his gentle countenance. Her conscious strongly kept telling her of trusting this man. With a grim smile, the woman hesitantly presses her small hand on top of his warm palm.
Alaric, while holding Amira hand, guided her to stand in the middle of the fountain. When they reached their destination, he stood facing in front of Amira, leaving a bit of space between them.
Amira was confused of how standing in the middle of the fountain of water will help her get her memories back. Later, she saw Alaric sitting down in a lotus position, his hands relaxing in his lap. The tip of his thumbs and fingers touched each other, outlining a begging bowl sign.
Alaric instructed. "Sit and meditate. Close your eyes and clear your mind. Try to reach her inner consciousness." Not giving out anymore instructions, he closed his eyes to concentrate.
Amira did not make a big fuss about meditating in the water. She sat down and duplicated Alaric's meditating pose. She closed her eyes and cleared her mind.
A few seconds later, a bright light flashed out from Amira's forehead. And although there was no wind, her hair flew wildly behind her back. Her spiritual Qi energy circulated around her soul, causing the water to form small waves crashing against the bricks. Amira did not notice these changes. She simply kept concentrating.
Inside, a dark void with multiple film strips of different scenes flew towards Amira's forehead altogether. Many voices can be heard in the dark void but it was hard to make out what was said.
Inside Amira's head, a scene appeared. A little boy with raven black hair laid on the floor in a fetus position. There were five children who looked to be five to seven years old, surrounding a little boy. They were kicking his head and stomach. The little boy with raven black hair groaned in pain and his eyes were shut tight. Blood was seen on the corners of his mouth, his nose, and on his head.
A boy wearing a green hanfu with white threaded embroidery shouted, "Hey, hybrid! Can you not hear me? Are you deaf?"
The boy in the green hanfu kicked the little boy's stomach. It made him whimper in pain even more.
A second boy who seemed a year younger than the one in the green hanfu, wearing a blue hanfu, mocked. "Alex, I think he is deaf. Hahaha!"
Alex sneered at the little boy on the floor. He was about to kick the boy again, but a sweet voice rang out.
"Hey, stop you bully! I am going to tell grandfather on you little meanie!"
A cute little girl with long, dangling dark hair and beautiful green eyes came closer at them, glaring.
A fat boy panicked when he saw Amira, the granddaughter of The Heavenly Lord. "Run before Heavenly Lord arrives!"
All the boys ran away as soon as they saw Amira charging towards them, leaving the bruised child behind.
Amira stopped in front of the child, still lying down in a curled position. She crouched down next to him and cautiously asked, "Hey... are you okay?"
The kid propped up his head and stared at Amira, making her little body stiffen. She saw the most beautiful pair of golden eyes she had ever seen, and his face was drop dead handsome for a little boy.
She saw him struggling to get up.
"Hey, don't move! My zufu will be here any minute and he can heal your injury!"
The little boy gave her a quick look then turned to walk away. However, Amira quickly got up and hugged his arm to prevent him from moving.
His body stood rigid and the tips of his ears were burning red.
Amira gave him a pouting look.
"I told you not move!" She warned him again.
Then a gentle male voice sang out behind them. "Amira~ my beautiful granddaughter~"
Amira rolled her eyes when she heard her grandfather calling in a soft and tender voice. She turned her little face around and glare at the skipping Heavenly Lord.
"Zufu, hurry up and heal him before he gets away!" Why on earth was he skipping? Didn't they just see each other a minute ago?
Alaric almost tripped over his toe. Luckily, he balanced himself to prevent a fall. When he saw Amira hugging a little boy's arm, he glared at the child's back but then switched back to a gentle look.
"Amira, my child, thou already hast a pet system and a spirit guard. Hhmm... I causes him to become thy ride instead. How about I turn him into a horse? (Amira, my child, you already have a pet system and a spirit guard. Hhmm... I can make him become your ride instead. How about I turn him into a horse?)"
A cold sweat formed across the boy's forehead.
Amira pouted and exclaimed, "Zufu, do not scare him! He was bullied by Alex and his group. Hurry up, grandfather! Heal the hybrid."
The child stared down at Amira. He pulled his arm away from her. He glared at Amira and corrected her. "My name is not hybrid, it's Ju-long. Ju-long Solomon."
Alaric blanked out for a bit as he silently ask himself. Solomon? Is he... Without further ado, he asked the small child. "Are thou the son of Yu Yan and Cast Solomon? (Are you the son of Yu Yan and Cast Solomon?)"
"So what if I am?" He lifted up his chin and glanced at Alaric.
A vein bulged on Alaric's forehead.
This... this brat is arrogant like his father. Alaric thought.
The Heaven Lord rubbed between his eyebrows. He stared back at Ju-long then at the direction of where he was about to go.
"Are thou visiting thy parents as well? (Are you visiting your parent as well?)" His face changed to a gentle smile.
Ju-long casted his gaze away. His bruised cheeks turn red.
Ju-long arrogantly retorted back. "Wh-Why else would I have come to this stupid holy g-graveyard?"
Amira's eyes glistened and excitedly said, "Really? Then you can go with us! We are also visiting my parents, too!"
Ju-long face turned red once he noticed Amira's sparkling gem-like eyes, and her wide smile revealing a white, pearly teeth.