Somewhere inside the forest, one man and a beast were watching each other. No one tried to blink their eyes.
As the tension in the air grew more and more, Universe started to feel nervous. He knew if he attacked first, then the beast would get his chance to strike.
Suddenly an idea popped up in his mind, and he turned around, wanting to run. Seeing this, the beast hurriedly chased after him.
However, Universe let out a slight smirk. Suddenly turning around, Universe waved his normal stick toward the beast.
Because of his running speed, the beast couldn't stop himself and directly collided with Universe's attack.
"Boom!"
As the loud sound echoed throughout the forest, when the dust settled down, only the beast was mostly unharmed except for its legs. Both of its front legs were gone.
It just stayed on the ground and watched Universe calmly. It didn't fear what was about to happen to it. It just looked calm.
Universe really couldn't understand this beast. They were supposed to be mindless, but this one is different.
But Universe didn't give it any thought and waved his stick again, finally taking his first life in a new world.
After going through such a battle for a few hours, Universe finally had enough and left with all the valuable parts he had collected so far.
When he came back, it was already lunchtime. After taking a bath, he directly went to his parents' house.
On the way, he crossed paths with some clan members. While they greeted him, he also greeted them in kind.
Actually, all the guest elders or his uncles or servants, all of them felt good about Universe. He had never been arrogant like others, and he treated all of them in the same way.
Just as he opened the door and walked in, he heard his father's loud voice.
"Yuner, you finally came, where have you been all this time?"
First, he greeted his parents, then said, "I went to the forest to hunt."
His parents suddenly became shocked, and both of them shouted loudly at the same time, "What did you say? You went hunting and you didn't inform us."
Seeing their angry faces, Universe was at a loss for words. 'How am I supposed to tell you? Otherwise, you wouldn't even let me go.'
But Universe just stayed silent, and his parents scolded him for the next 5 minutes.
Seeing his son stay silent all this time, his father could only sigh.
"Yuner, don't do this kind of thing again. I know you can cultivate now, but it's still dangerous for you. And if you want to go hunting again, just let me know beforehand. Can you do that?"
Universe nodded and truly felt quite guilty. He didn't stop for a moment to think about what his parents would do if they found out about him going hunting, and the worry they felt after that.
"Don't worry, father, I won't go alone next time."
His father nodded and asked him to sit down.
"So tell me, how is your preparation going?"
"Actually, it's great, father."
Yu ming nodded his head and asked again, "Do you remember the girl Ling Ling from East Wood City?"
"Yes, father, we used to play hide and seek. Why? What happened?"
"Her father, Ling Nuo, came by today in the morning and was asking for you."
Universe didn't know what was going on; his father's question made him a little suspicious.
"Why, father? He never showed any interest in me before, so why would he be looking for me now?"
"This..." Yu ming hesitated a little, but his mother couldn't bear it anymore and said it.
"He was looking for you to propose a marriage between you and that Ling girl."
Universe was momentarily shocked speechless. What the hell? It just started to go well for him. It doesn't mean I will have to marry as well.
"Did any of you tell him about me cultivating?"
His parents looked at each other and nodded.
'I knew it,' Universe thought. How could a person who didn't even look at him before now be asking for his hand in marriage?
Looking at their parents again, he asked, "What did you say then about the marriage?"
"Well, we didn't say yes, that's for sure, but... we didn't say no as well." When Yu ming spoke until here, then finally he reacted.
'Why am I talking like a son in front of my son?' He was speechless, by his own thoughts.
Looking at Universe, Yu ming thought, 'My son has grown up,' thinking this, a proud feeling came inside his heart.
As they talked back and forth, suddenly his mother asked, "The most important thing is, what do you want? The decision is yours, and we will support you, even if you don't choose to marry her."
Hearing his mother's words, a smile appeared on his face.
"Don't worry, mother, I am not that arrogant yet. I would not say yes, but I am willing to give her a chance and get to know her better. If in the end, I start liking her, then I am willing to get married. Otherwise, there is no chance."
Saying everything in one breath, Universe sat down on the chair and took a sip of water.
Even though he doesn't want to set foot in this muddy water, looking at his father's expectant eyes, Universe can only give some other reason.
After having lunch with his parents, Universe left for his courtyard and started his closed-door novel reading again.
As Universe was busy with his cultivation, on the other side of Spring City, there was a manor with lots of courtyards inside it.
And on the gate, it was written 'Yun Clan,' which looked quite artistic.
Inside the Yun Clan, in a big hall, there were lots of old people seated and talking among themselves. Suddenly, one of the old men, who is also an elder of the Yun Clan, said,
"I heard some rumors, the young master of the Yu Clan can practice now and has already attained quite a high level in his cultivation."