A Dragon Among The Stars

Demon beast hunt!

Kiel finished eating the food that was delivered to him by the orders of his uncle before walking upstairs to meet him.

He knocked on the door and went inside. The room was quite spacious with a lot of weapons in various designs from different grades plastered around its walls. His uncle Huang Jie near the bookshelves reading a book.

Huang Jie seeing Kiel walking inside the room, he closed the book and said in smile. "Hey, How was the food? You like it."

Kiel nodded and said. "Yes uncle, it was delicious!"

Huang Jie let out a smile as he returned the book to bookshelves. He gestured Kiel to take a seat a on the sofa while he sat on the opposite one. He said in concern. "Feng told me that you were feeling depressed the whole journey? Is there something that's bugging you? You can tell your uncle and I will help you if I can."

Kiel sighed. He took a seat and said. "Uncle you don't have to worry about it. Its nothing important"

Huang Jie only smiled from his reply and said. "Oh come on! I'm your uncle, you can tell me anything."

Kiel seeing his uncle being insistent opened up and said with his head down. "I'm just lost... I don't know what to do... I know I should be cultivating to become strong but what for?" This question has been lingering in his mind ever since the trip.

Huang Jie pondered in silence before saying in a slight smile. "I see. so that's what been bugging you huh... You know back then I too saw cultivation as my ticket to take revenge on the people who I had hated once back then"

Kiel was taken in surprise and said. "Revenge?"

Huang Jie nodded in bright yet sad smile and said. "Yeah, It was revenge for the people who killed my family back then... It was all thanks to your father, if it wasn't for him. I wouldn't have the chance to achieve my revenge." All his life, the person who respected the most was Yang Chen's father, Yang Tianmeng. He knew that if it wasn't for him, things would have been different. Either he was still in the streets struggling at every steps he take or maybe worse, a cold corpse.

Kiel asked in confusion. "So... for you revenge is about cultivation?"

Huang Jie laughed and gave Kiel a wide smile, His eyes radiating with wisdom from all the experiences he had gone through all his life. He said in a bright tone. "Yes and no... Yes back then because in my heart, vengeance was all I see. It was filled with intense hatred and anger. But through out the years I live after gaining vengeance I thirsted all my life, I realized that my understanding was quite shallow."

He looked at Kiel, He reached his hands and pointed to his heart. He continued with confidence and wisdom. "To me now, cultivation is all about finding and achieving whats deep inside your heart! Fighting for everything you hold dear!"

Kiel looked at his heart in silence before saying in dejected smile. "What if you know what you hold dear but you know you can't reach it no matter what."

Huang Jie smiled for a moment. His eyes turning a little sentimental. He said. "If that's you're worried about then you're being worried for nothing. I was like you back then. Stepped on like a pile of trash because I din't have talent, but that didn't stop me. There is always a path for you to take to achieve your dreams. You might not see the path before you but i doesn't mean that it won't one day. Take a look around and explore, the world is insanely vast!"

Kiel muttered in silence. "path... path..." His eyes slowly started shining in confidence he said. "I see. I maybe be weak and clueless now but not forever!"

Huang Jie laughed in delight as he saw bright lively eyes of Kiel. He followed up. "There we go! looks like you know what to do now."

Kiel nodded with a bright smile. His depression dwindled a lot. He said with a breath. "Well yeah, more or less. Though there still somethings I'm clueless about, but I can feel I can manage it!"