Repetition of Life Events

The sunset was bloody orange setting over the east.

The sky was still bright, but everything seemed to be covered by a shade of purple darkness. Overlooking the window, the mountains in the distance were gradually drawing towards a smudged black color.

The light in the living room was dim. Aunt and Uncle sat high in their chairs, their faces enveloped in shadow, their expressions hard to discern.

As he saw Di Lan carrying the two bottles of wine, his Uncle Mu Wen Bu's eyebrows connected into one. He opened his mouth and spoke, "In the blink of an eye, you are both 13 years old now. Since you both have the talents of a Spirit Master, especially Di Lang, your aunt and I are proud of the both of you. I will give you both seven spirit stones, take it. Refining your magical Spirit consumes a lot of spiritual essence, so you'll need these spirit stones."

As he said this, some servants came over and passed a small bag to Di Lan and to Di Lang.

Di Lan took his bag silently.

Di Lang immediately opened her bag and looked inside to see seven pieces of oval shaped, milky white spirit stones. Her face lit up with gratitude at once and she stood up from her seat, facing her aunt and uncle. "Thank you Aunt and Uncle, your niece does need spirit stones to replenish my spiritual essence! You have both raised me until today, this gratitude is engraved into my heart, I shall not forget it forever!"

Uncle smiled and nodded. Aunt hurriedly waved her hands and said warmly, "Sit down, sit down! Although you both are not our children directly, we have always raised you as our own. You both are able to gain a future, and we are proud of that. Alas, we do not have children of our own, and sometimes we thought that if you both could really become our children it would be the best."

Her words brought deep meaning. Di Lang did not understand it, but Di Lang frowned a little as one of his eyebrows raised up in skepticism.

Uncle cut in and said, "I have discussed this with your aunt. We thought of adopting you both and become a genuine, real family. Di Lang, I wonder if you are willing?"

Di Lang was stunned for a second, but the look on her face quickly emerged a joyful smile and he said, "To be honest, ever since both my parents died I have longed very much for a family of my own. To be able to become a family with Aunt and Uncle, thank you so much for thinking of us that way!"

Aunt's expression loosened and she laughed, "Then you are our good daughter, shouldn't you stop calling us Aunt and Uncle?"

"Father, mother." Di Lang in a state of realization changed her statement.

Aunt and Uncle laughed heartily. "What a good daughter, not a waste of us husband and wife to raise you since you were five years old. And we have raised you for eight whole years now," Aunt wiped her tears.

Uncle looked at the silent Di Lan and said gently, "Di Lan, how about you?"

"I have to apologize to Uncle and Aunt, please leave me out of this." Di Lang shook his head without saying a word more.

"Big brother.." Mu Di Lang was about to advise him, but Uncle, whose tone was unchanged, stopped him. "If that's the case, Di Lan my nephew, we won't force you. Since you are already 13 years old, a man and a Spirit Master at that, you need to start being independent, this way you will also easily carry on your Di bloodline. Uncle here has prepared 250 spirit stones for you as financial support."

"250 primeval stones!" Di Lang's eyes opened wide; he had never seen so many primeval stones in his life. He couldn't help but reveal a jealous expression.

But Di Lan still shook his head.

Di Lang was puzzled, while Uncle's expression changed slightly. Aunt's face had also turned cloudy.

"Aunt and Uncle. If there is nothing else, then your nephew will take his leave," Di Lan did not give them any chance to speak again.

"..and oh, moving forward, please raise my allowance to ten spirit stones." After he finished his sentence, he took his wine bottles and left the hall immediately.

"Big Brother!" Di Lang rose from her seat and said, "Father, Mother. Big brother is not thinking straight, how about you let me advise him?"

Uncle waved his hand and deliberately sighed, "It's okay, my dear daughter, this matter cannot be forced. Since you have the heart, as your father I am already very content. Servants, take care of young master Di Lang, treat him well. "

"Then your daughter will take her leave," Di Lang retreated, and the living room fell into silence.

The sun set below the mountain, and the living room became darker. In a while from the darkness, Uncle's cold voice emerged. "Looks like this brat Di Lan has seen through our plot."

Among the regulations of the Mu Clan, it was clearly stipulated that if the parents have been deceased, the eldest son at 15 years of age would have the qualifications to inherit the family property. Di Lan's parents had passed away, leaving behind a fortune. It was being 'taken care' of by Aunt and Uncle. This inheritance was not something a measly sum of 250 spirit stones could compare to.

If Di Lan had also agreed to be adopted by Aunt and Uncle, then he would lose the right to inherit this fortune.

If Di Lan at this year's age of 15 decided to be independent, he would also not conform to the clan's regulations.

The very young age of the clan's rule was only to serve as a motivation to the youths but, in this case, it turned out to be a favorable hand for Di Lan.

"Luckily, we managed to win over Di Lang, and Di Lan only has mortal grade talent," Uncle heaved a sigh, feeling joyful.

"Then husband, if Di Lan decides to go independent at 15 years of age, what do we do?" Aunt's tone was hysterical as she thought about the inheritance.

"Hmph, since he is acting undisciplined, then he can't blame us. As long as we catch him committing a huge mistake before he leaves us and expel him from our family, it will be counted as snatching away his right to inherit the legacy," Uncle explained coldly.

"But the brat is very clever, how would he make a mistake?" Aunt asked, puzzled.

Uncle rolled his eyes immediately and whispered angrily, "You are really stupid! If he won't make a mistake, can't we frame him instead? Just let Chu Zi Mo seduce Di Lan and scream assault, we catch him on the spot, fabricate a story about him acting wild while he was drunk. Surely, we can expel Di Lan?"

"Husband you really have a way, what an ingenious plan!" Aunt was overjoyed at that moment.

The thick colors of the night covered the sky, and the stars that glitters the sky were all covered away by floating dark clouds. Each of the households in the village gradually lit up with lights.

Mu Di Lang was ushered into a room.

"Young master Di Lang, the old master personally had me tidy up this room specially for you," Mother Chu said with a now hospitable tone. She bowed her waist, her face having a flattering smile.

Di Lang looked around with a glance, her eyes shining. This room was at least bigger by two times compared to her previous room. The middle of the room was a spacious bed; beside the window was a rosewood desk with a delicate set of ink and paper. The walls were decorated with exquisite ornaments, and beneath her feet was not an ordinary floor, but covered in a layer of soft handmade carpet.

From her childhood until now, Di Lang had never stayed in such a room. She immediately nodded his head in satisfaction continuously and said, "This is very good, it really isn't bad, thank you Mother Chu."

Mother Chu was Aunt and Uncle's most highly valued person; she was in charge of all the slaves in the house and was a housekeeper who lived up to her reputation. The girl Chu Zi Mo who served Di Lan was her daughter.

Mother Chu laughed, "I am not deserving of young mistress gratitude, it is my duty, my duty! Young mistress, do not hesitate to eat well and sleep well. Whatever you want, just shake the bell beside your bed, somebody will attend to you immediately. Old mistress has already instructed us, so in these few days please do put all your attention on cultivating. Just leave all the other chores to us."

Di Lang felt a gush of gratitude in her heart. She did not say anything, but deep down inside she decided, this time I must get number one and not let Aunt and Uncle down!

The dark clouds in the sky were getting heavier, and the night was getting darker. In the night sky, all of the stars were covered away by the clouds, leaving the earth very dark.

"Aunt and Uncle must be plotting on how to expel me from the house right now. In my previous life on Earth, certain Aunt and Uncle have also expelled me from the family. So far every highlights of my life here in this world are what have happened to my life in Earth. Despite every actions and decision that I've chosen to change the outcome, it still leads to the next certain events. It's as if life is a one-way street, a river with different branches yet it still all leads down to a waterfall. I wonder if there will be any changes in this life?" Di Lan sneered in contempt in his heart as he walked along the streets.

He had long seen clearly the true colors of his Aunt and Uncle from the time he requested a servant for Di Lang. But he could also understand it.

Man would sacrifice away their life or dignity, or both in pursuit for wealth. No matter whether on Earth or in this world, there would always be many people who would be willing to trample over relatives, friends and love for their own selfish benefits.

In fact, kinship did not exist. In the beginning, when Aunt and Uncle took in Di Lan and Di Lang, their only purpose was to seek the heritage. It was just the twins were still too young to realize this, especially with Di Lang's character.

"All things are difficult before they become easy. To me, this is more so of the case. Firstly, I do not have outstanding talent; secondly I do not have the care of a teacher. It is equivalent to building a life with no assets, but with my parent's legacy, despite how rich it is, it can still be considered as a small asset. In my previous life, Aunt and Uncle stole away my heritage, and because of that, my life started to fall down and lose the colors in it. In this life, I cannot afford to make the same mistake."

Di Lang pondered in his mind as he walked.

Instead of staying home, he held the two bottles of wine and walked towards the outskirts of the village.

The night deepened and the mountain breeze blew, growing stronger gradually as thunders were starting to boom from time to time.

Rain was coming. But he still had to search; to get ahold of his parent's inheritance, he would need to wait until he was fifteen. And the Demon Monk's treasure, if there are any, was the only thing that he could get his hands on in the short run.

There were not many people on the streets. The houses along the road showed a dim light. Some small rubbish and leaves were blown away by the wind, drifting about.

Di Lang's thin clothing could not stop the mountain wind, and he could not help but feel a cold chill. He simply uncorked the wine bottle, drinking a small mouthful of wine. Although it was fruity wine, but after swallowing it he felt a warm feeling rising up.

This was the first time that he actually drank wine in these few days.

The further he walked out of the village, the lesser the houses beside the road, and the dimmer the lights became. In front of him was even darker than black. The wind blew heavily against the mountain forest, the branches swaying in the night, making a whistling noise that sounded like a herd of beasts roaring.

Di Lan's pace did not slow down. He walked out of the huge entrance of the village and out into the darkness, going further as he walked. And behind him were the bright and brilliant lights of tens of thousands of houses. In these lights there was a warm corner.

The younger sister Di Lang was seated at her desk, reviewing the notes that she had taken down during class. The lights in the house were shining brightly, the solid wall blocked away the cold winds. Beside his hand was a cup of warm ginseng tea, the steam rising up from the cup.

"Young master Di Lang, the hot bathing water has been prepared for you."

Outside the door, Chu Zi Mo's voice softly floated through.

Di Lang's heart jolted. "Then bring it in please."

Di Lang walked into the room with her waist bowed, her expression pleased.

"Your servant greets young mistress." Her eyes sent flattering glances at Di Lang. Di Lan was only a mortal grade talent, but Di Lang was a Gold grade talent! To be able to get ahold of her, is truly the biggest fortune!