Everything happens for a reason, even if you think they are irrelevant sometimes.
Kai's heart thumped as he stared at the smiling man in front of him. The man that claimed that he is his father, and the one and only master Prospector, Wang Feng-Huang. Kai mind drifted back to earlier at the swamp, to when the stranger infront of him dropped the bomb that he was his father.
Flashback
Everyone's mouth opens in silence, as they all stare at the man in front of them. His words echoing inside their brains, as they wondered, how could he be the grandmaster.
Cheng Liang grip his sword tightly, his knuckles turning white as the sword shook in his hand from anger. "How dare you speak such nonsense! Do you have no respect for the dead?!" He spat, pushing the tip of his sword closer to the mysterious stranger.
"Haha, my dear boy." The man laughs in amusement. "Some Prospector you are. Shouldn't you sense by now that I am telling the truth? I know Qing Yuan can, and how about you Lei. You can feel it too,can't you?"
Kai stared up at Qing yuan, and just as he expected. He couldn't read Qing Yuan's expression. But for a certain, Kai does feel a connection to the man. And a powerful one at that. He suddenly felt a burning sensation on his arms and when he looked down at them, he gasped, catching Shui's attention.
"What are these on my arms?" He asked quietly to Qing Yuan.
"They are runes." Qing yuan answered, while he examined the bright markings on Kai's arms.
"What is happening over there?!" Cheng Liang questioned when he saw that Qing yuan and Kai were distracted from the matter at hand.
"There are runes forming on Kai's arms." Qing yuan replied softly.
"What kind of runes?" This time, it was Li Jie that asked.
Qing Yuan opened his mouth to answer, but was beaten by the man. "They are Phenix runes." He walks closer to Kai, bending down to Kai's level, tracing the outline of the glowing Phenix markings on his hands.
The rest of the disciples crowd around Qing yuan and Kai, inspecting his arms as well. And this made Kai feeling nervous, wondering if the runes meant something bad.
"W-what d-does…what does the runes mean?" He finally mustered up the courage to ask.
"It means that a Phenix Prospector has been reincarnated, and you are the descendant of that Prosp….oh!" Cheng Liang's voice trailed off, before he turned to the man in front of Kai and bowed. "Master Wang."
Nobody spoke, only the now croaking frogs could be heard. Kai looked at the man in front of him and then up at Qing Yuan, who nodded.
'How could this be? Is he really my father?'
End of Flashback
Kai gripped the stained sleeve of his robe tightly. Not yet taking a bath to wash away all the grimme from the Fearmado, and now it all has stuck to his body and the smell has become even more worse. But he didn't care, what he cared most about was the man in front of him, and all the confusing questions swirling around in his head. Was this man for real? Is he really Wang Feng-Huang in someone else's body?
Even though they had brought him back to the Winter Sect kingdom, and to the palace. Where the elder Prospectors had done a soul searching, confirming that he is indeed Wang Feng-Huang, Kai still can't believe it. This is the man that was once a great and mighty hero in the Cultivation world, and this was the man that is all so considered as his biological father. Is all this real, or is it some illusion that someone is playing on him?
'It is real.' Kai heard a voice in his head. 'You have already mastered mind communication.' Feng-Huang asked, smiling at Kai as he came over to him.
Kai's mouth opens and closes, wanting to talk but is still too astonished to formulate any words.
"Ah, it's ok my boy. This is a lot to take in, in not more than a few hours. It is a lot for me as well. One minute I am in the spirit world, and the next, I am in this stranger's body standing in front of my son." Feng-Huang hesitantly lift his hand to place it on Kai's shoulder, fearing that he might pull away. But to his surprise, Kai didn't, but his body was still tense.
"H-how can this be? You have been died for sixteen years now, how could you-"
"It's not strange for reincarnations, but I have no idea why I was brought back now and not years ago." Feng-Huang said.
They hear walking coming towards them, and both of them turn to look. Seeing king Huang Bao and Qing Yuan walking to them. "Maybe because of the blood moon orb being used again." King Huang Bao voices his input. "Fong Wen's son has come in contact with the orb, and he has done numerous evil with it. He has spies on all around, and two nights ago, after you left to go find the Fearmado. Fong Woo had attacked The Tiger kingdom. His uncle, the king, was greatly injured, and his son had to take over. We also found out that Zong Mo is also working for him, after the kingdom got overtaken by some soul eaters. But luckily there was a conference being held at the Honshoo Mountains Sect, and the cultivators there got rid of them."
Kai head snapped over to King Huang Bao, realisation down on him because of something the king said. "Did you say that Zong Mo is working for Fong Woo?"
"Yes, why?"
"He was the one that confirmed that Hu Delun came back to the kingdom for his invitation for Cultivation school. And plus, he was the only one that saw him. So if he is working for Fong Woo-"
"Oh no." Qing Yuan said, his eyes darting over to the window that overlooked the cultivation school. A look of horror in his eyes.
"What is it son?" Both king Huang Bao and master Wang Feng-Huang said at the same time. Which made Kai cringe. Wang Feng-Huang might be reincarnated, but Kai would never replace Wang Guang. He is his real father, yes Wang Feng-Huang might have sacrificed his life to save thousands of people. He even passed on his lotus aura to him, but Wang Guang is the man that grew him. And for that, he is grateful for.