"Be strong, child." He muttered, then turn around back to the hall as the elders made way for him.

  What followed after was one of the elders bestowed upon Shen Tian Yi of his compensation and arranged for his parents' funeral for him.

  "..."

  Chen Yi observed the scene before him from start to finish in silence .

  If there's one thing that he figured out, it would be that this Dream realm, or whatever it is, seems to depict the life of this child.

  Towards Shen Tian Yi's lost and tragic life, Chen Yi didn't feel anything. These are mundane and boring things, he has seen them countless times already on his journey of life.

  'Such things, I'm already used to it.' Chen Yi thought to himself.

  'Father, mother...'

  '?'

  'Although you're not my real parents, I still tried to love you as if you were. It saddens me a lot that you guys died like this *sob*.'

  '???'

  Suddenly Chen Yi heard someone speak in his mind. The feeling might be strange for normal people, but Chen Yi was familiar with it, it was advanced Meng communication methods.

  It felt like someone spoke directly to his ears and the sound could be felt on both side while at the same time it felt like his own thoughts, like when he thought of something or constructed a sentence. It's like when people thought to themselves "I should eat out today", but the thing was, they were not his thoughts.

  'How could you guys leave me alone in this place, how would I live from now on...'

  'What is...'

  Then, realization struck Chen Yi, he looked around and found that the little boy kneeling in front of his parents, crying.

  After sometime, the clansmen were dismissed and the crowd dissipated while the little boy picked himself up walked towards his home.

  Chen Yi followed suit and found that the house has no one except the little boy and a few servants.

  The boy came into the house and sat at dinner table, he did not do or say anything, just sitting still looking at the table. During this time the servants came to him but he dismissed them, other than that there are also some people that came to see how's he doing and consoled him, they were his parents' acquaintances.

  What amazed Chen Yi was that this boy appeared to be stunned and shocked to outsiders. He only spoke a few words or nodded towards them to indicate that he was listening.

  But on the inside, this little kid was thinking and planning ahead for the future, calculating what he has, what could be used and what could not.

  'How does a kid of five years old live without their parents? This is absurd, I must do everything I can to ensure my survival and at the same time protect my parents' assets. Afterall, a robbery or "accident" is a possibility...'

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  'Other-worldy demon...' Chen Yi thought to himself with hatred and loathe.

  After sometime it was getting late and no more people came to console the kid anymore, thus he was left alone.

  After finishing dinner that the servants brought him, he began to think deeply once more.

  The more he thinks, the more depressed he became as he puked at the thought of the gruesome sight of his parents.

  'They said my parents died due to people from another clan, not animal or natural disasters. What kind of sick bastards...'

  '...'

  Eventually, Shen Tian Yi's thoughts ran wild and he began crying as he didn't seem to see a way out.

  'What should I do...'

  Then suddenly Chen Yi's vision started to blurred again as his surroundings spun, he found himself in a different place.

  The place he's in current was a front yard of a house without grass. The floor was smooth and clean without pebbles whatsoever, just smooth dry soil surface.

  Chen Yi looked around and found two children running around catching each other around him in a circle. In front of the house sat two people, male and female. They expressions were that of joy and a bit of proudness.

  The only person here that Chen Yi recognized was one of the two children, it was Shen Tian Yi, though he seemed a bit older this time.

  Out of the two kids playing catch and touch, Shen Tian Yi was the catching one, he was running with all he has to catch the other kid while he was out of breath.

  The other kid, a girl around the same age as Shen Tian Yi was running around and nimbly avoiding him with ease. Strangely enough, even though she's running faster than Shen Tian Yi's full speed, she was still full of energy and wasn't out of breath and had to stop occasionally like Shen Tian Yi, she only has heavy breathing here and there before running off again.

  While Chen Yi was observing them, he suddenly felt a sharp pain through his head for a moment. The pain disappeared as fast as it came, what remains in his head were information about the current scenario.

  Apparently, not long after Shen Tian Yi lost his parents, he also lost his grandmother, who was his last remaining relatives too.

  When his parents' best friends came back from their missions and heard the news, they decided to adopt him and raised him for his parents from then on.

  Shortly after, the war with the Chu clan erupted. After the Shen clan has made all necessary preparations, they wiped the Chu clan from the face of the world.

  It's been three years since then, Shen Tian Yi is now 8 years old.

  The girl he was playing with right now was his adoptive parents' biological daughter, Shen Ai.

  Her mother was Shen An, she has a quiet and kind personality, but was also strict and firm. As for her father, Shen Jin, he was an upright and honest man who cares for his family above all else.

  Shen Ai was raised well with a nice family who provided good environment. She's also physically strong and intelligent, her bright personality was evident.

  Even now as she was playing together with Shen Tian Yi, she still has a cheerful expression and laughing while running as if it was the best thing in the world.

  Chen Yi observed with curious eyes, wondering what he would gain from this.

  After it's getting late, the family went in for a bath and had dinner together before going to bed separately in a pairs at Shen Ai's request as it was uncomfortable for four people to sleep in one bed.

  Shen An originally wanted to sleep together with her daughter but gave up at Shen Ai's relentless persistence as she knows that her daughter was really clingy with Shen Tian Yi even before he lost his parents.

  In fact, it can even be traced back to when they were babies. She would be crawling around him when playing while kicking him while they were asleep when their families used to hang out.

  The next day started with the family woke up and washed themselves and went for breakfast, then the parents went to work on missions while leaving their children at home with the servants.

  The children played, read books, drawn pictures then ate lunch, then play again until their parents came home in the evening.

  They spent time together then went for a bath before eating dinner and go to sleep.

  This routine continued on for three days before a man with documents papers on hand came.

  The school is opening in one week.

  During the last three days, Chen Yi has been watching the children for one day, the parents for another, then used the last day to explore the area.

  He found out on the third day that he couldn't leave the area of the village, he couldn't do anything to anyone either.

  This left him in a slightly bored mood listening to the two adults talking. After Shen Jin finished talking with the man regarding school for his children, he took the document papers from the man, bid him farewell and headed back to the house.

  Chen Yi himself was about to head in to the house too when sudden