Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

Unfortunately, it was at this moment, Xu Liang subconsciously made a movement of his hand and the orb started rolling towards the edge.

As the orb was rolling, it's shine didn't decrease, instead, it was only shining even brighter. The orb fell down from the edge of the table.

As it was falling down, it seemed like it was having difficulty as the energy it scanned was trying to break through its limitations. Finally, the orb couldn't bear and broke apart before it even hit the ground. Its broken pieces fell to the ground.

\"Hmm...?\" Mia had left the hall and the Elder was just about to turn back when he heard a sharp sound.

He hurriedly turned back only to see the pieces of the orb on the ground.

His face turned red in anger as he walked towards the boy. He wanted to kill the boy for destroying such a precious artifact but he controlled his anger.

\"I can't hurt the boy. He was brought here by Miss Mia. Even though she acted like she didn't care for the boy, it's still possible that she might change her mind and come back to see the boy in the future.\"

\"I  can't take the risk of offending her even if the chance of that happening is too low. She is known as a brutal girl who isn't afraid to kill anyone. She is also the candidate to become the next Sect Master along with the head disciple. I can't take any chances.\" He clenched his fist as he thought about it seriously.

He brought out a transmission talisman as he sent a message to someone. 

It didn't take long before an anxious-looking boy came running inside the hall. The boy looked like he was 17 years old. The clothes he wore looked quite worn off and not the least bit luxurious.

\"Yes Elder!\" He stopped before Elder Jim and bowed his head as he greeted him.

\"Hmm... Yao. Take this boy with you. He is to be a servant from now on. Teach him the things related to his work and keep an eye on him. Just make sure that he isn't killed.\" The Elder said as he walked back to his chair and picked up the book that was lying on the ground and started reading the book.

The boy didn't say anything and just picked the 5 year old boy and left the luxurious hall.

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The boy called Yao walked for quite some time before he reached his destination. There were some huts in close proximity to each other. The huts looked old and worn out.

Yao walked towards one of the huts and entered inside. Although it looked worn out as well, if one were to observe carefully, they would notice that it was still the best of the bunch.

The hut was quite big. There were 5 beds already placed inside the hut. Yao walked towards the bed on the corner and placed Xu Ming on the bed and sat beside him.

\"Well, I better do as I say if I don't want to be killed. Elder Jim can be really scary when he is angry.\" Yao let out with a wry smile on his face.

\"Why did I hand to be the one chosen to babysit a kid? I know I'm the Head Servant and all, but still. \" His head was aching at the moment.

\" Boss Yao, You're back.\" Another boy entered the hut. He looked to be slightly older then Yao, but he still called Yao the boss.

\"Oh, Dong Zhen. Yes, I am back.\" Yao replied.

\"Who's that boy, boss?\" Dong Zhen asked with a curious look on his face as he noticed the boy lying on the bed.

\"He? He's my little brother and he will be working with us from now on. Make sure to treat him nicely. \" Yao replied with a carefree look on his face.

\"Oh? I never knew my boss had a brother. It's so awesome. What's the little guy's name boss? \" He asked with a bright smile on his face.

\" His name? Why don't you ask him yourself when he wakes up? \" Yao let out in an annoyed tone.

'Even I don't know his name. It's not like Elder Jim told me anything.' He thought as he looked towards the boy.

\"Stay here with the boy. I'm going outside. Take care of him until I come back and don't let him leave the room.\" Yao said as he stood up and walked towards the door.

\" Father!\" He had just taken a step forward when the boy on the bed opened his eyes as he screamed loudly and extended his hands to reach towards something.

Yao hurriedly turned back and looked towards the boy with a frown.

Xu Ming sat up as he remembered the last thing he saw. His father was murdered. The tears didn't stop falling from his eyes as he sat there blankly.

\"Good thing that you woke up. Now tell me what your name is.\" Yao gazed at the boy and asked him, but the boy didn't react as he kept sitting there expressionless.

\"Boy... I don't know what happened to you, but from the initial word that you said, I can only guess that something bad happened to your father?\" Yao didn't get angry at Xu Ming 

Xu Ming finally had some reaction as he clenched his fist and looked towards Yao.

\"Looks like I'm right. Who did it?\" Yao asked, but Xu Ming didn't reply.

A face appeared in Xu Ming's thoughts. It was none other than the face of War God Zhen. Xu Ming clenched his fist so tightly that it had started bleeding.

\"You know that sitting here silently won't do anything for you. I can understand that you went through something bad, but there is only one thing that you can do.\"

\"  You can only kill the one who took things from you. That's the core lesson we are taught in the sect. Kill the ones who offend you! Kill the one who hurt you! Kill the ones who take from you! And you can't do that just by sitting there like a dead person\" Yao let out in a caring tone as he gazed at Xu Ming.