Sometimes Not Lying Is Okay!

At the door, the small girl had returned too, her hands holding a big red pin-wheel. She tilted her head and asked, "Mom, why are you crying on the floor?" The small girl's question snapped the beautiful woman back to reality.

She quickly wiped her tears that drenched her whole face. As Yue Yang watch her face which was a total mess, he felt like sighing again. Even with her face a mess from the tears and red blotch, she was still too beautiful. He took in a deep breath and calmed his emotions, then tried to help her wipe her tears. The beautiful woman didn't let him help her and moved his hands away. She then hurriedly ran out of the room.

Yue Yang stared at her disappearing back for a long while.

"Xiao San-gege, why was mom crying on the floor?" the small girl asked curiously, but she didn't relay pursue the matter further. Instead, she raised the big pin-wheel in her hands and said, "Look, isn't my pin-wheel pretty? I bought it on a street market. There are even sweet rock candies selling on the streets, but mom didn't buy it for me…. Xiao San-gege, I want to learn how to ride a horse. My pin-wheel would only turn faster if I was riding the horse fast enough…"

"You want to ride a horse? Alright, but only after you get bigger. Instead you have to settle for this!" Yue Yang picked the girl up, raised her up high in the air and bring her down again, making her giggle with happiness. After a few times of that, the small girl had already forgotten her request and leapt happily into his arms.

Outside the door, the beautiful woman who had washed her tears away had returned. Yue Yang quickly put the small girl down.

But the small girl didn't let go of her small hands, still wanting to be carried in his arms. The beautiful woman then pulled the small girl away from Yue Yang and said happily, "San-er, quick, let Si Niang see your [Inherent Skill] and [Guardian Spirit]…San-er, I've said it before that you would definitely succeed…Ah, this is so good, after working hard for so many years, you have finally succeeded. San-er, you have finally become an outstanding person! Quick, open the summoning grimoire and let Si Niang look, I'm so excited to see it!"

[Inherent Skill]? He was technically in an alternate universe, was his skills the same as the originals too? Atleast within the primary grimiore.

"Ahh, okay, but I'm not really sure what's my Inherent Skill." Yue Yang prabbed his grimiore and opened it to the first page.

Looking at his potrait on the first page, his immediate thoughts were 'Die Riajuu!' Before remembering that it was a portrait of his current looks. Well he wasn't disappointed about his newself in that regard.

Below it, his status was written:

Level 1-Beginner [Apprentice]

Apprentice: You are the weakest existence in this world, but with hard work, as a grimoire user, you still have hope to become stronger.

He felt like cringing, really now. Although he was sure that the grimiores were made by beings who actually saw him and ants as equal level beings, it didn't feel good to be insulted that way. Skipping to the bkottom of the page he found his expected skills.

On the left was a mysterious figure, that could be vaguely recognized as Yue Yang's figure.

On the right was a shadow of a person's side view, hidden in darkness. If there wasn't another figure to compare, it would be difficult to recognize that it was Yue Yang. The features on his face weren't clear, other than a wolf-like eyes, there were no other recognizable face characteristics. The whole picture was dark and blurry, other than the eyes that were shinning like a star, there existed no other light.

[Counterfeit]: You are as cunning as a fox and as treacherous as a poisonous snake. You are like an usurping chameleon who live under a camouflage. You are a facade, nobody can see through your heart. Your Inherent Skill will increase with your level. Your Inherent Skill current level is 1.

[Divine Vision]: You have eagle-like eyes and sage-like reactions. You are like a death god that sees through living things' soul. You have an all-seeing vision that sees through the world, so you'll be immune to illusionary or fake debuffs. Your Inherent Skill will increase with your level. Your Inherent Skill current level is 1.

"San-er, it's okay if you don't have an Inherent Skill. As long as you work hard, I believe that you could be a strong Ranker like your father…" the beautiful woman comforted Yue Yang as her eyes turned red, her voice choked with emotions.

"Ah! Fourth Mother you can't see this right here?" Yue Yang pretended to not to know the obvious as he pointed towards what should be a blank spot in the page.

Hearing Yue Yang's question, the beautiful woman was startled. From her point of view, below San-Er's portrait, the summoning grimoire only showed a blank space. There were not even a single picture or words. But San-er did not look like he was lying, could it be that his Inherent Skill was actually active? An Inherent Skill that she couldn't see?

"San-er, don't lie to Si Niang. Do you really, really have an Inherent Skill? Si Niang can't see it, what kind of Inherent Skill is it?" The beautiful woman felt like her heart was at her throat and her eyes almost popping out as she nervously held Yue Yang's hands.

"Uhm, it's called [Twin Star Inherent Skill]. There's actually two; one called [Counterfeit]. I think it's hiding my skills from you, and the other is [Divine Vision]. I'm not sure what it does yet." A minor lie wouldn't hurt every now and again, was what Yue Yang was thinking as he told her his skills names honestly.

"Two Inherent Skills?!" Hua Xian cried out a little in surprise as her previously pale cheeks flushed a little in excitement. In her heart it was fine as long as he atleast had a skill, but now he had two? How couldn't she be excited!

The beautiful woman happily reached out her hands and patted Yue Yang's head, "San-er, Si Niang is really happy for you. With your Inherent Skills, you would definitely be successful in the future!"

The small girl, watching her mother patting Yue Yang's head, also reached out her soft, white and small hands towards his head. The moment she saw her causing trouble, the beautiful woman quickly put her down from her arms.

The beautiful woman calmed her heart and then signaled Yue Yang to turn the page of his summoning grimoire, "Turn over to the next page, San-er, look at your Guardian Beast… Shuang-er, stay still, let your older brother turn the page. Be good, stand here beside me okay? Aih, is this mist? It's all white… Is your Guardian Beast a mist-type beast? Not bad, although element-type beasts take a long time to grow, they are really strong. Although in the beginning it is not as strong as the strengthening-type and fighting-type beasts, at a later stage, they would become much stronger. As long as it is not the special-type beast then it's okay! Aih, San-er, your Guardian Beast is really good!"

The beautiful woman happily clapped her hands, smiling excitedly.

Yue Yang smiled wryly before correcting her, "It seems my Inherent Skill also hides my beasts. My guardian is actually.." And he began to explain to her what was on the page.

Phantom Shadow: Special-type, level 1. You can control your own shadow. Each shadow will have half of your strength. Shadows can be joined together to increase their size.

Yue Yang told her almost everything, like how it was a special type that could also be usedas a strengthening or battle type. Leaving out only its Platinum Rank and his ability to stockpile an infinite amount of them thanks to the Eternal Guardian skill.

"Ah?!" Hua Xian felt like she was getting to many surprises today, however they were all good and she attributed them to Yue Yang's virtue from trying hard in secret all these years. "Quickly summon it and let Fourth Mother see!"

At that Yue Yang smiled wryly again at her before saying, "I've already tried, it seems I don't have enough energy right now."

"Ah? San-er, don't worry. Summoning a Beast as strong as you've described requires quite a lot of mana, it's normal if you can't summon it in the beginning. Your Guardian Beasts will definitely help you as you grow!" The beautiful woman quickly comforted Yue Yang.

"Yes! I'll train hard to summon it quickly." Why wouldn't he want to summon it? He could slowly build up an endless army of shadows!

After he sent away the beautiful woman who was in good mood and the small girl who was reluctant to leave, Yue Yang could finally go to sleep and meet the vaunted Sword Goddess!