I created the Bureau of Anomaly Control

Evening, the training grounds.

The youth exhaled deeply, slowly retracting his fists, ending his training for the day.

When Xiaoyao brought him here, he taught him a set of fist techniques and instructed him to practice for two hours every day. Although today was the day he officially became Ma En's disciple, he didn't stop practicing.

Or rather, precisely because he had become a disciple, he needed to suppress his complicated thoughts by shedding sweat here.

Everything had happened too quickly and suddenly, to the point where the youth still suspected it was a dream. Only the fatigue and soreness of his body reminded him that all of this was real: his grandfather's recovery was real, Xiaoyao's sudden appearance was real, and his newly appointed master was real.

He found it hard to restrain the various thoughts constantly rising in his heart, hard to suppress his imagination and anticipation for the future, wondering what kind of person his master Ma En was, and what kind of path he was on.

What Ma En had told him in the morning had sparked extremely beautiful fantasies, but after calming down, the youth couldn't help but doubt whether this beauty was real or fake. How could such a thing be possible?

You should know that before truly meeting Ma En, the master he had imagined in his heart was actually "another Xiaoyao."

Yes, he knew the difference between Xiaoyao and Ma En.

When Xiaoyao first appeared, the youth keenly noticed the true face beneath Xiaoyao's gentle smile. It could also be said that Xiaoyao didn't really intend to hide it, only making a superficial effort.

When he asked himself if he wanted to come here, the youth could sense Xiaoyao was questioning him. Clearly, if he had refused for any reason at the time, he would have definitely forced him.

Moreover, Xiaoyao giving his grandfather the elixir wasn't because it was a fair trade, but simply because doing so would make things simpler for him to resolve.

However, Shen Tianyi didn't sense any malice from him. Xiaoyao's unquestionable feeling didn't stem from an inherent coldness. He felt that Xiaoyao's true feeling was probably impatience.

He had no patience for him because he wasn't important to him at all.

Shen Tianyi didn't realize this immediately. What truly made him realize this was his grandfather's words of advice before he left. At that time, he looked at his departing face with worry:

"Xiaoyi, you are a very gentle child, which is a good thing, and makes me very proud. Raising you to be the way you are now is the proudest thing I've done in my life, but it's also what I regret the most.

"I haven't lived a good life. I didn't go along with them, and I don't want you to do that either, but I'm also very clear about the price of doing the right thing, and I know you'll soon have to pay that price.

"That's why I've never let you leave me—this world isn't suitable for gentle children like you to survive in. After you leave this time, you'll definitely suffer a lot because of my teachings.

"And I can't bring myself to tell you to change. I also know you've already made your decision, so I can only remind you that this world may be more dangerous and worse than you imagine. You must always be vigilant.

"Many people will harbor ill intentions towards you, and even this Xiaoyao Immortal is far from as good as he seems."

On the night before Shen Tianyi left, his grandfather, who had just recovered from his illness, gave him many words of advice by his bedside, and also told him many principles since he suddenly had to leave, making him realize that he and his grandfather were the incompatible ones.

But in fact, regardless of what Xiaoyao's so-called "true face" was, the youth had already decided to leave. That was also why his grandfather didn't try to say anything more, although he couldn't stop Xiaoyao either.

No matter what kind of person Xiaoyao was, the fact that he had done him a favor was a fact.

Since he had accepted Xiaoyao's elixir, the youth couldn't possibly break the agreement. Although they hadn't said it out loud, Shen Tianyi was very clear that this was a transaction, and in fact, he was already lucky, because this transaction was very fair to him.

Being able to cure his grandfather's serious illness and allow him to live a few more years, even at the cost of his own life, wouldn't be excessive.

Therefore, the youth who came here with this thought didn't have any expectations for his master, so Ma En's words made him feel so beautiful that he dared not believe them.

But really thinking about it, Ma En had no need to deceive him. Xiaoyao was too lazy to hide his true thoughts in front of him, and in fact, the youth also vaguely felt that Ma En's tone was different from Xiaoyao's at the time.

The youth shook his head, trying to suppress his chaotic thoughts again, and turned to walk towards his room.

In fact, it didn't make any sense for him to think about anything now. All he could do was get a good night's sleep.

But when he walked out of the training ground and into the corridor, he saw a young woman squatting on the opposite side, holding a thick book in both hands.

"Senior Sister?" Shen Tianyi greeted in surprise.

Luan Linghua also looked up when she heard this greeting, and then quickly stood up and said with a smile:

"I didn't expect you to train so late. With your diligence, your cultivation will definitely be good."

The youth asked with some surprise and embarrassment:

"Senior Sister, were you waiting for me here?"

Luan Linghua also saw that the youth seemed a little embarrassed because she had waited for a particularly long time. Although she wouldn't have the same feelings because of other people's waiting, she could understand the youth's thoughts.

Because she always saw the youth's expression on other people's faces.

"I'm not actually waiting for you on purpose." She raised the book in her hand. "I'm just waiting here to go back together, and don't think you're the only one working hard.

"I'm also working hard to learn about cultivation knowledge. If you don't understand anything, you can ask me. Don't feel like you're bothering me. I also have a lot to ask you about forging your body."

While speaking, Luan Linghua was also observing the youth's expression, waiting for the expected change.

Sure enough, after she said this, the youth's nervousness and timidity lessened a lot.

Shen Tianyi immediately nodded:

"Okay, if Senior Sister has any questions, feel free to ask."

Luan Linghua said with a smile:

"Okay, Junior Brother, don't be polite. You probably don't know much about cultivation, right?"

She naturally said this because of Shen Tianyi's performance during the day.

Shen Tianyi also nodded:

"Not just cultivation, I don't know anything about other things either."

Luan Linghua said enthusiastically as she walked with him:

"Actually, don't think I know a little about cultivation, but that's just what I've learned from reading books recently. You'll definitely learn these things slowly in the future, because cultivation has only appeared recently.

"But I know a lot about the abnormal world of the Federation. I can first take you to understand the more important information about the abnormal realm, as well as the current situation of our abnormal world."

Hearing this, the youth also cooperatively asked:

"The Divine Firmament Walker that Master mentioned in the morning…"

Luan Linghua had already expected that her junior brother would ask this name:

"The Divine Firmament Walker is indeed a hero like Master said, but he didn't tell you one thing, that is, the Divine Firmament Walker's situation is not good now. She was actually imprisoned by the Federation some time ago."

The youth said with some doubt:

"The Federation, what is the Federation you're talking about?"

Luan Linghua looked into his eyes and answered very seriously:

"Naturally, it's the Federal Government, which is where I come from."

The youth was stunned, and his face instantly turned pale.

Seeing this scene, Luan Linghua smiled, like explaining to a bullied child after a prank succeeded:

"Were you scared? Don't be afraid, the Federation is not some evil demon king you imagine. The world of adults is extremely complicated, and the conflict between the Federation and the Divine Firmament is not the kind that never ends.

"They just have some different opinions, but the way they express it may be more intense.

"It's not just good people and bad people who fight each other."

Hearing her explanation, Shen Tianyi breathed a sigh of relief. He was really scared just now.

Because at that moment, he almost thought that the current world had been completely controlled by evil, and the power of good had been completely defeated a long time ago.

But fortunately, according to Luan Linghua, the conflict between the Divine Firmament and the Federation didn't seem to be the opposition of good and evil, but more like a conflict between two kinds of goodness, or some contradictions between goodness and neutrality.

Luan Linghua didn't expect her words to cause such a violent reaction from Shen Tianyi, and then explained:

"Although the Federation imprisoned her, and also fought with her, our purpose is definitely not to kill or erase this great hero, but just to let her correct a few shortcomings.

"And don't think that the Divine Firmament in Master's mouth is all of her. She is a strong person with many different faces. Master's perspective on the Divine Firmament is also relatively special.

"Because in the past, Master had joined the Salvation Alliance formed by the Divine Firmament, and led the remnants of the Salvation Alliance to fight against the Federation, so he can be regarded as a follower of the Divine Firmament.

"But if you want to truly understand what kind of person the Divine Firmament is, you must listen to the people who watched the battle from the sidelines, as well as the people who opposed her, so that you can know the whole her."

Although Luan Linghua was explaining to Shen Tianyi, she was actually a little suspicious of what she said.

She said this not because she thought it was right, but because she should say it in her capacity. She couldn't say her true thoughts, even if doing so might please Ma En.

After all, she was the child of a Federal politician, and she had to pay attention to her words and deeds as long as she wanted to go back.

Shen Tianyi also nodded thoughtfully, but he actually didn't understand the Divine Firmament through Luan Linghua, but only learned that Luan Linghua had a different view of the Divine Firmament from Ma En, and that Ma En had a special relationship with the Divine Firmament.

So he asked:

"Senior Sister Luan, can you help me find a copy of the Divine Firmament's information?"

Luan Linghua nodded:

"Of course, it's very simple for me. I can also bring you some information about the common sense of the abnormal world, but you should pay attention, the Federation itself is very concerned about the Divine Firmament's affairs, don't talk nonsense about this.

"Some time ago, Master had some conflicts with the Federation because of the Divine Firmament's affairs. Of course, later the Federation and Master reached an agreement in a fairly peaceful way and successfully resolved the small contradictions between us."

Shen Tianyi nodded:

"Yes, I will remember."

It was not difficult for Luan Linghua to say this kind of official words, but after saying too much, she also felt a little numb to what she said, so she also began to change the topic:

"By the way, I heard that you came here because your grandfather was sick, right?"

Shen Tianyi nodded:

"That's right, he got carpification disease two years ago."

Hearing this name, Luan Linghua looked a little surprised, because as far as she knew, Shen Tianyi's grandfather should have been so serious that he couldn't get out of bed, but she clearly remembered that carpification disease was not a serious disease, right?

Seeming to notice her senior sister's strangeness, the youth added:

"Actually, my grandfather's condition was still okay in the first half of the year, but it started to slowly deteriorate because we had no money to treat it, and the longer it was delayed, the more money it would cost to treat it. We all thought…"

Speaking of this, the youth's voice gradually became low…

Only then did Luan Linghua realize that although she had the impression that it didn't cost much to treat this disease, that was for families like hers, and Shen Tianyi and his grandfather could actually be considered extremely poor.

And this kind of disease is not a problem even in ordinary families in normal big cities, because the symptoms of carpification disease are extremely obvious, and anyone can seek help in the early stages of the disease.

So she didn't expect carpification disease to be so serious.

But she immediately reacted, and then said what she wanted to say:

"Xiaoyi, actually you may have heard that the Federation has subsidies for families that meet the poverty standards, but living in the Southern Federation, you may have also noticed the difficulties there, and know that the money can't reach you.

"Actually, this is because the Southern Federation is also extremely chaotic in the abnormal realm. The families and warlords controlled by the gods in the south secretly control the entire Southern Federation, and the Federation can't actually truly control the Southern Federation.

"So, there are often some things we don't want to see happen there, but you also know that I come from a family of Federal politicians, so if you don't mind…

"I can try to find some friends in the Southern Federation and get the money that should belong to you and your grandfather into your hands, what do you think?"

She was especially careful when she said this.

Because what she was doing was using money to "buy" her junior brother, and her parents and the teachers she hired had taught her that poor people are very easy to show extremely fragile self-esteem in terms of money.

She went around so many bends in order to make her behavior of giving money "reasonable", so that the youth could accept this sentence more easily, and would not hate herself because of it, which would be putting the cart before the horse.

After all, her real purpose was to befriend her junior brother.

But she didn't know that no matter how she expressed it, the youth would be very grateful to her.

"Thank you, Senior Sister." Shen Tianyi said gratefully. "I won't forget your help."

His grandfather taught him that when necessary, don't refuse the help of others.

But you must always remember the kindness.

However, the senior and junior apprentice did not notice the faint, pale figure drifting far behind them.

She was watching them.