Following oldman manish lead, shiva entered the majestic building, which was the main palace of viscount chamber.
Shiva looking at the beauty of its constructions, decorations and sculptures that has been placed on either sides of palace, got dumbfounded.
Looking at the shiva's dumbfounded expression, oldman manish couldn't help but chuckle. This pure innocence and clear eyes that doesn't radiate any malice is what oldman manish missed in this magnificent city.
"What? did i see it wrong."
One of the two maids, who was passing by oldman manish asked her companion.
"No!! i too saw that. I have been working in this palace for almost 5 years and i had seen butler manish everyday. B-but this is my first time, seeing him chuckle. He doesn't even smile when viscount joked around."
They both got shocked by what they had seen today. They noticed that a 15 to 16 year old child is walking with butler and looking at the boy's face, they couldn't help buy say,
"Who is this boy that even make old butler smile and what a pure face he have. If i can just look at him once a day, my stress will easily be relieved."
Looking at the other maid, the Little maid who is around 23 to 24 years said. The other old looking maid also agrees with this and they moved on their way.
Oldman manish didn't take shiva to the center palace, but took a turn to left where he can enter to the main palace and took him to a room where he lived.
This room didn't contain any majesty, that shiva seen along the way. He can see a a chair, which is probably used to study the books that are placed in the shelves across the wall. A neatly placed bed on the right side of the room and a table that can be used to hold items. But except for a jar of water and a glass, he didn't see anything on it.
As both of them entered the room, oldman manish took the chair near to the bed and sat on it before indicating shiva to sit on the bed. Shiva didn't take any courtesy and directly sat on the bed as instructed by the old man.
Oldman manish offered shiva some water. Because of thirst shiva drank a glass full of water.
"Now, tell me how is that old jerk is doing? How is kamaya village?"
Shiva pondered for a second before saying,
"Oldman raman is still good in health and doing well and kamaya village..." shiva started reminiscing all the details that happened in the last 15 years to oldman manish.
"So, that old brook is still well uh!!!! we used to go thick and thin, when we started our journey as cultivators. We have fought many battles together on the brink of death, but now we are already old and.... and...."
Oldman manish reminisced some of the old memories with his best buddy and before saying something, he just stopped and sighed.
Looking at the oldman manish reminiscing some old details shiva's eyes got brighter and brighter.
"Old grandpa, Y-you said that you are a cultivator right? not only that, you also said my village chief grandpa is also a cultivator right?"
Shiva somewhat stuttered at this unbelievable discovery and once again imagined the oldman who used to smile all the time.
"That brook didn't tell you? well, first let me see clearly what he wrote in the letter."
As he said that he started reading the letter clearly from starting to ending and at last he just sighed.
"What a pitiful child!! He doesn't even know how his parents died. Any how its best if he doesn't know, still he doesn't have any strength."
Looking at shiva, oldman manish know what that brook wants to do with this child and he also mentioned it clearly in the letter.
"Little shiva, your grandpa raman and me are both cultivators like gods clan and rakshasa clan people. But we are called Rouge cultivators, as we didn't belong to any of the cultivating clans. You can't tell anyone about this, otherwise your grandpa and myself will be in great danger."
Shiva listened and nodded, confirming that he won't open his mouth no matter what happens.
"Your village grandpa told me that you actually wanted to become a cultivator. Is that real?"
Oldman manish wanted to check whether he really determines to become one or he has already changed his mind.
"Yes, grandpa manish, i will definitely become cultivator like you guys and the most powerful one at that."
Looking at the little fellows ambitions, oldman manish couldn't help but surprised and sighed.
"It isn't easy to become a cultivator in the first place, but you want to become the strongest??!! Let me first ask you something nasty, have you learned how to read and write? It isn't necessary for you to read or write when you just started cultivation, but once you completed refining your body, you will definitely need to be able to read the manuals or scriptures. In order to promote from mortal realm to ascended realm, you need cultivation techniques, even if you have them and can't read then what's the use."
Listening this, shiva first got bewildered and then determined before saying,
"Grandpa manish, then i will first learn how to read and write before starting cultivation."
Looking at the determined shiva, oldman manish nodded his head in satisfaction.
"Since, you are determined to choose this path, i will teach you how to read and at the same time i will train your body. As it doesn't need any manuals, i will teach you both of them simultaneously."
Looking at shiva, who is so excited, old man manish continued to say,
"As i am unable from morning until evening, you can work in my blacksmith workshop that i own. you can earn around 10 silvers per month. Also you can stay in the room, adjacent to mine. you don't need to pay any rent for that, but you have to use your own money for food. I will give you ten silver upfront, so that you can consider it as this month's salary."
Saying that he took 10 silver coins from his pouch and handed them to shiva. shiva took them and placed them on his lower pocket where the tiger crystal is.
"You can go by yourself, as it is easy to find my blacksmith shop. If you can't find you can ask any guard, they will give direction. I will inform head blacksmith about your work but you should be there early in the morning, if you don't want to get scold by that old jerk. After finishing your work, you can directly come to me, i will start my training. That should be enough for today, you can go the next room and rest early."
After saying that, he handed a key to shiva and pushed him out of his house.