A Failure's hopeful Journey

You Xi Wang was shivering slightly as he walked to the shower room to change his clothes. He circulated the fire elemental spiritual energy. He moaned in pleasure as the warmth spread through his body. He could have done that earlier, but for the sake of keeping the secret, he did not. He changed his clothes, washed his face, and tied his hair. Maya was left with his friends before the competition. He walked out of the shower room and found that Neo was only waiting for him. Neo looked fidgety.

Neo saw his friend coming out of the shower room, so he greeted him. He spoke, "Good fight, but there is an issue." with a wry smile on his face. You Xi Wang understood that it might be because of the Paul family. He nodded, signaling Neo to continue speaking. Neo spoke, "The elders of the family want to meet with you. Some people are unreconciled with the way you dealt with Orion and Aries."

You Xi Wang pondered and said, "When do they want me to meet?"

Neo spoke, "In the evening."

You Xi Wang spoke, "Tell them, I will come with my grandaunt and first grandpa."

Neo understood You Xi Wang was bringing the two elders because he felt insecure. He spoke, "Bro Wang, I tried my best and even my father spoke in your favor, but it's just that my big aunt has an influence on the family and pushed this matter. I am ashamed."

You Xi Wang shook his head with a smile and replied, "Why are you ashamed? It is not your fault. It is just some shameless people who need to be cleaned up. Wait for me to mop the floor with them tonight." He punched Neo's shoulder slightly. The latter relaxed when he saw that his friend did not alienate him. You Xi Wang walked with him to gather with the others. The five people got together. Yuki came to You Xi Wang's side and grabbed his hand. The students in the area saw this and they could not help but feel envious of this golden boy and jade girl couple. 

Fenny spoke while patting You Xi Wang's shoulder, "Baby Wang, you have done a good job. I liked how you broke the stars. " she giggled.

Allan flicked Fenny on her forehead and spoke in like an elderly man, "Lassie, don't encourage him. Neo is in a bind because of this." he paused and turned to You Xi Wang and said, "Xiao Wang, you need to control your impulse."

You Xi Wang and Fenny, who was covering her forehead, nodded like chick peck grains and spoke in unison, "Yes, big brother."

Yuki couldn't help but giggle. Allan always said he wanted to break his big brother image, but his cautious nature made him the big brother, anyway. 

Snow and You Zhichi walked over to gather with the group. You Zhichi spoke, "Bro, we need to go home something came up. Grandpa called in for the elder council. Snow is also coming with us." 

You Xi Wang nodded and beckoned at Maya, who was sitting on the floor with her siblings. He bid farewell to his friends and stole a kiss from Yuki when she turned her head to him then he ran away leaving a blushing Yuki standing behind. You Zhichi also said goodbye to his friends and left with Snow. Robert was waiting for them in the parking area already. Turned out the You Zhichi called him over as three people can not ride on a lev-bike. You Zhichi and Snow sat in the Mag-lev while You Xi Wang rode his lev bike with Maya is a sling. 

He spoke to Maya, "Maya, want to ride fast?"

Maya understood his intention and nodded her head as if h she was a human. You Xi Wang scratched her forehead and started the lev bike. Robert was already ahead of him by some distance. You Xi Wang turned the throttle, and the vehicle zoomed. In a blink of an eye, he reached the Mag-lev and spoke to Robert with gestures. Robert asked You Zhichi, "Young Miss, You master is asking me for a race to home."

You Zhichi spoke with a smile, "It's okay Uncle Robert, this brat won me today so he is high on that help me tame him a bit." she fastened her seatbelt. Snow also fastened her seat belt and asked, "Senior sister, how can you still be in the mood to have fun?"

You Zhichi spoke, "My mother used to say when you are worried, go play because when you treat situations as a game. You can win with ease."

Snow thought for a bit and nodded. She did not speak again. Robert nodded to You Xi Wang, who was putting on a helmet. They reached a pedestrian crossing and stopped, waited for the signal to turn green. Just as the signal turned green You Xi Wang turned the throttle and Robert floored the pedal. The two vehicles zoomed at a high speed. You Xi Wang easily took the lead as the vehicle had a high pickup and speed. Robert was also not that far behind him. He was an experienced driver and maneuvered the vehicle with ease. 

The mag-lev over took You Xi Wang when a sharp turn came. Robert formed a glide drift in the mag-lev. Glide drift differed greatly from drifts, as the vehicle here did not have wheels to grip on the road. Maglev worked on magnetic induction, and here cars were powered by spirit stones. The vehicles had four magnetic relays replacing the wheels. Robert manually had to switch them on and off. This was a very dangerous thing, and one slight error can cause an accident. You Xi Wang did not expect this to happen. His memory may be synced, but it was not like he was the old You Xi Wang who would remember these things by heart. 

He recalled how Robert was a ferocious driver and a smirk emerged on his face. He sped up again and overtook Robert. You Zhichi spoke, "This kid, does he not understand that consistent technique always wins over burst speed?"

Robert said, "Young Miss, I feel Young Master is up to something." just as he was speaking he saw a right turn ahead. He increased his speed a bit to perform a glide drift and overtake You Xi Wang from the inside. But You Xi Wang did not slow down. To the shock of the three people, this boy actually stood on the right side of the Lev-Bike and tilted the whole bike to the right. The bike turned perfectly. Robert did a glide drift, but his eyes were wide open. You Zhichi saw the bike turn and her heart almost jumped out of her mouth. She spoke, "This brat became a daredevil."

Snow also nodded in affirmation. They did not expect You Xi Wang to do something like this. You Xi Wang who was on the bike was laughing. He felt so good when he just did this. To him, this was very easy. The auto levitation feature of the vehicles made sure that the bike won't crash. No wheels meant no resistance from friction. He kept performing turns like this unit until he reached home. Maya had her tongue sticking out of her mouth. She thoroughly enjoyed this wild ride just now. Though You Xi Wang will have to pay some fines, it had nothing to do with Maya. 

A few seconds later Robert also arrived. You Zhichi directly jumped out and grabbed You Xi Wang's ear and twisted it. The latter cried, "Argh... big sis. I admit defeat. I admit defeat. Holy maiden, spare this poor boy. OH, MY EAR IS COMING OFF." his exaggerated acting made You Zhichi smile, it was like flowers blooming. She let go of his ear and said, "Come, grandpa is waiting for us."

You Xi Wang held her pinky finger and walked to the gathering hall. This was a subconscious action of his. When he was a kid, he used to hold his mother's finger like this. You Zhichi was surprised but did not stop him. She felt a certain warmth in her heart. In the video message, her parents left to her, Chen Limao asked her to take on the role of You Xi Wang's mother. The previous You Xi Wang was a greenhouse flower. He got punished for mistakes, but the treatment was that of a prince. You Zhichi did not expect him to still subconsciously show this child-like habit of his. They arrived at the gathering hall. You Xi Wang sat down on the Master's throne and greeted the elders. You Zhichi sat beside him while Snow sat near You Naixin.

You Ziyou stood up and said, "Xiao Wang, we have found out the whereabouts of Dr. Wistrom and his wife."

His words hit Snow like a bolt of lightning. She stood up and asked hurriedly, "Elder, where are my parents, how are they? Please tell me. I will go there as soon as possible,"

You Ziyou spoke, "Child, calm down first. Haste makes waste."

His calm voice made Snow calm down a bit, but the urgency in her eyes was the same.

You Ziyou spoke, "We capture a minion from the Seedling Inc. after interrogating him we discovered that Dr. Wistrom is kept in a hideout of the death sect to perform some experiments. His wife is also kept there. They are fine for the time but the minion spoke, that he was only given three days to accomplish their demands or..."

Snow trembled a bit. You Xi Wang pondered and spoke, "How much time do we have?"

You Ziyou replied, "According to that minion, the deadline was given a day before we nabbed him. It means, we have till tomorrow."

You Xi Wang asked again, "Do we know what is the strength of the people keeping them?"

You Ziyou spoke, "One Primal Soul realm, three core formations, and 10 spirit formation cultivators."

You Xi Wang spoke, "Call the elite in the family. Grandpa, you and Granny Xin will take on one core formation dweller each, leave the third one to me. As for that primal soul realm, Big sis call aunty, we need her help. Also, you are to retreat as soon as you are done dealing with spiritual formation practitioners. Granny, you are to call Big brother Shan Wang, Tong, Smith, and other core formation cultivators of the family. They will act as protectors for the young generation and intervene if something goes wrong. The young will gain experience and the old will act responsibly."

The elders nodded in approval of this plan. You Xi Wang spoke, "Okay, arrange this and Grandpa, you and Granny come with me to the Paul family. We have to deal with some people before we act against the death sect. Also, scout the location to make sure there is not secondary surveillance in the area. This will make sure that these scum don't get to backtrack to us. The council is adjourned. Let's show these bastards, the result to mess with our friends and family,"

"Glory to the You Family" the elders spoke in unison and left the hall to make preparations as asked. You Xi Wang walked down the throne and spoke to Snow, "You want to come with us to rescue them?"

Snow nodded rigorously but You Xi Wang spoke, "Sorry, but if you cannot learn to calm down, then you will not only die yourself but also cause the death of others." he did not wait for her reply and walked towards the exit.

Snow was is a stupor at his refusal. She turned and spoke, "You Xi Wang, I promise. I will follow all your instructions, please take me along." her tone was calm.

You Xi Wang glanced at her and when he found that her eyes have calmed down he nodded and left the gathering hall. The situation was now a race to rescue her parents.