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"Son…" his father said to him with a proud look

His mother had teary eyes as she is held by her husband in his arms, whilst his sister finally looked at him with the same eyes she did when he was little. That day when Ye Qin formed a contract with his koi, the city came to know him as the trash of the Ye's. Even then, Ye Qin's little sister didn't abandon him and treated him like normal, that was until one day, his little sister was bullied and Ye Qin was nowhere to be seen

Even when he did arrive, he didn't change the situation and instead took a beating by the bullies. His little sister cried all night and when she recovered, she started treating him differently. Ye Qin never knew why but he always thought that it was because he was pathetic and didn't fight back leading to his sister hating him

As he looked at his family of four including him, he smiled and faced their warm welcome. Facing his father, Ye Qin said, "Father, I."

"I know, you've made me proud. I even got to see some footage of your battles, to think that my son was such a genius all along." his father replied

"..."

"A genius huh.. If the meteor didn't hit me that day, what would have happened? Would I've still been trash for the rest of my life? Going to a third rate college and getting a regular job in some rural area?" Ye Qin thought as he smiled bitterly

"What's wrong? Why do you look so sad?" His father asked with a puzzled look

"Ah, it's nothing. Let's talk over dinner." Ye Qin replied

Finally, his mother had a chance to intervene, "Qin er, you should go to your room and take a shower now, you must be tired."

"Yes, I'll be going up now." he nodded as he walked up the stairs and opened the door to his familiar room

…

After taking a shower and drying his hair, Ye Qin changed into a comfortable set of clothes as he made his way down for dinner

Step* Step*

Walking down the same set of stairs he walked down daily for most of his life, Ye Qin looked around the house while he still could. "I wonder when the next time I will be able to come back home is… The Nine Peak Academy does have a mid year holiday and even days where we don't need to attend, most students wouldn't go back home until the holidays since it's too far from their home

Step* Step*

As he looked around the house, Ye Qin smelled a familiar fragrance arousing in the air and entering his nose. He walked towards the dinner table where his father and sister were sitting and filled with his favourite dishes

From sweet and sour pork, to kung pao chicken, ma po tofu, dumplings and even red braised pork belly. Over dinner the four of them chatted away until it came to the topic of Ye Qin's college

"Son, I heard that all of the top five academies sent you an invitation, are you going to choose the War God Academy?" his father asked

Tok*

Ye Qin put down his chopsticks and faced his father then replied "I've decided on the Nine Peak Academy."

"..."

"I see.. Any particular reason?" his father asked

"Well, since there's a lot of free time, I can use it to get stronger faster." he replied

"I see.. Whatever suits your needs, try to come home as often as you can. Your mother will miss you." his father added in

…

After dinner, Ye Qin walked up to the terrace of his house and looked up at the dazzling lights from the millions of stars in the universe. He gazed at the stars for an hour as he thought to himself "This is where it all began..."

Looking at the countless stars in the night sky above him, Ye Qin looked around for a while until he saw the Big Dipper which is a part of the Ursa Major. As he looked at the stars, he felt a strange energy flow through his eyes and when he focused on it, the energy dispersed

Since he couldn't do anything about it, Ye Qin continued watching the seven stars of the Big Dipper. As he continued watching, he felt a strange sensation in his mind as if he was comprehending something from the stars. Bit by bit he felt as though he was remembering something from the past, though he knew those memories cannot be his own

Then, faint images that couldn't be made out appeared in his mind. The constant flow of images entered his mind so rapidly, that it caused him to faint