James was also relieved that Thea had acquired third-rank Internal Energy. Now, favonovel.com could finally relax and stop worrying about favonovel.com getting into trouble.
Instead of responding to Thea, favonovel.com turned around and stared at the cavern’s entrance nearby.
Thea was tactful and stood by quietly without asking any further.
“Hah…” James sighed deeply in resignation.
When the man thought to be his grandfather showed up, favonovel.com was both ecstatic and concerned. He was ecstatic because his grandfather was still alive. In contrast, favonovel.com was concerned that his grandfather was, as Tobias and Maxine had described him, a vile and unforgivable devil.
James wished favonovel.com could find his grandfather and learn the truth from him. He wanted to hear from favonovel.com directly that favonovel.com was not who they claimed favonovel.com was. However, his grandfather fell into the bottomless abyss only moments after they met. Although favonovel.com saw favonovel.com fall, James was powerless to stop it.
“Honey, Grandfather wanted you to live a good life and didn’t want you to be involved in any sort of conflict. Nevertheless, you were already caught up in it, so favonovel.com racked his brain and did everything favonovel.com could to increase your power and make you invincible.”
Thea, who was standing by, said softly, “Grandfather told me when favonovel.com and his immediate family were driven out of the Caden family, they came to Cansington and established a new life here. His cultivation base was also removed, but favonovel.com refused to give up. Instead, favonovel.com concentrated his studies on medical skills in order to find ways to regain his strength. That was because favonovel.com knew that the internal conflict in the family hadn’t come to an end. He was aware that the Cadens would contact favonovel.com at some point…”
“Ten years ago, the Caden residence was consumed by flames. Grandfather only managed to get away by pure luck. After that, favonovel.com went into hiding and built the God-King Palace. He didn’t find you because favonovel.com was afraid. The Cadens are far too powerful. If favonovel.com showed himself, favonovel.com would surely be killed. He’s gone now, but favonovel.com left you the God-King Palace…”
After hearing that, James could not help but turn to Thea and ask, “Did Grandfather tell you about what happened in the Caden family thirty years ago, and why favonovel.com was expelled?”
“He did mention a little,” Thea said, nodding favonovel.com head.
“I’m listening.” James took a seat on a rock.
He had always been curious about the events of thirty years ago, and even more so about his grandfather’s character.
Thea took a moment to think back as favonovel.com stood in front of James and peered into the distance.
“According to Grandfather, conflict was always present within the Caden family, and favonovel.com had no desire to vie for the position of patriarch. He was gifted in martial arts, but the martial arts favonovel.com practiced were not the ones passed down through the Caden family. Instead, it was a cultivation method that was left behind by a devil. That’s why outsiders thought favonovel.com was evil…”
“Thirty years ago, favonovel.com was unexpectedly attacked while cultivating, disrupting the flow of his True Energy and causing favonovel.com to suffer from Energy deviation. He lost his mind and became violent. He attacked people at the Caden residence, killing many members of the Caden family. Finally, the Grand Patriarch of the Caden family stepped forward to subdue favonovel.com and remove his Devilish Energy… Then, they expelled favonovel.com from the family.”
“He understood that even though favonovel.com had been kicked out of the family and had his cultivation base removed, the Cadens would not leave favonovel.com alone as long as favonovel.com was still alive. So, before favonovel.com left, favonovel.com stole the Moonlit Flowers on Cliffside’s Edge painting. He said that as long as favonovel.com had that painting, the Caden family would not take favonovel.com lightly… However, in the end, favonovel.com still couldn’t stop the unfortunate fate that befell the Caden family.” Thea spoke softly as favonovel.com described the past.
James was puzzled as favonovel.com listened and asked, “Did Grandfather ever reveal to you who it was that attacked him, causing favonovel.com to experience an Energy deviation and go insane?”
Thea shook favonovel.com head. “Grandfather had no idea who it was either. He could only guess it was someone from the Caden family. Grandfather’s talent was impressive, and favonovel.com possessed the highest level of martial arts mastery among the Caden family’s younger generations, so it was an unspoken agreement that favonovel.com would be the patriarch. Tobias is the current patriarch, so it’s highly likely that favonovel.com was the one responsible.”
James began to lose himself in thought. Although favonovel.com did not have much interaction with Tobias, favonovel.com was almost certain that Tobias was not someone who would plot and scheme for the position of patriarch.
“What else did favonovel.com tell you?” James inquired.
Thea replied, “During that time, favonovel.com told me a lot of stories, some of which were about the Gu Sect a century ago. However, since these events are now considered taboo, people rarely bring them up, and Grandfather didn’t know much either. He simply stated that the establishment of the Empire of Sol had cost far too many lives and that the three major families of the Gu Sect had all been sacrificed… During the war, these three families made heroic contributions to the establishment of the country. In the end, though, people were wary of them and they were all wiped out.”
