"Leave, I won't get involved in any family disputes, and I've never considered taking a disciple."

"No, please grant me this request. At least, listen to me till the end."

During Apophis's account, he explained that the bad blood between the Sherman and Cangmu families was secondary. In reality, the Sherman family, now in decline, had long withdrawn from the historical stage. According to Apophis, it was not the Shermans who were overly ambitious but their adversaries who wanted to wipe out the Sherman family completely.

Although they were federal citizens and represented the Golden Sword in the present struggle, the Sherman family was not located in the Solar System but in the Icebird Star Domain, home to countless Ancient Martial Arts styles.

The Icebird Star, like the 103 Colonial Planet, is an ungovernable area on the frontier of their homeland. The key difference is that the living conditions on 103 are like hell while the Icebird Star, although not lawless, maintains an outward semblance of order thanks to free mercenaries and various factions.

Space pirates usually hesitate to step into sovereign star territories, but the war has led the federal authorities, who had already ignored the Icebird Domain, to disregard the local disputes even more. This has given the pirates an opportunity to disrupt the previously somewhat stable order of the Icebird Domain—Over the past few years, even the audacious Acme Pirate Gang has tried to infiltrate local factions of Icebird.

Luckily, they have never dared to cause much trouble in Icebird, only secretly expanding their influence. This is also why the Federation turned a blind eye.

The catch is, with the shift in the power balance, the local inhabitants might not be affected, but the new rules would lead to the rapid demise of the Ancient Martial Arts families. The only way for them to survive in this survival-of-the-fittest environment was to become stronger.

However, he was still too weak. The Sherman family, which had been ousted from the Solar System by the Cangmu family through underhanded methods, could only scrape by in Icebird. Right now, his grandfather was an old man and if he were to fall, this Ancient Martial Arts family which had lasted for hundreds of years would probably collapse completely.

It's worth mentioning that there were rumors suggesting that Feng Yi's mentor from generations ago had a significant connection with the Sherman family.

On hearing this, Feng Yi's expression underwent a One Transformation. Lasso had once told him an old story about cause and effect, but Feng Yi had no interest in revising what seemed like an eight hundred-year-old stale tale. However, given this newfound connection, he agreed to at least listen. But he absolutely couldn't consider becoming a master.

Figh Yi stated that while natural talent was essential, it was even more critical to find the right way to advance and to identify clear goals. A true Martial Artist could hardly make any breakthrough without mental elevation. If he had a chance, he would visit the Icebird Star Domain, but not now, perhaps a year later, or even later, or maybe after the war ended. The future was unknown, who could pinpoint it?

From Apophis's perspective, this was the biggest concession. He dared not have too many expectations. He reluctantly nodded, left his contact information and the specific address of the Icebird Star, and departed.

In the central military base, some were shouting and boasting, some had built profound friendships in Sky City and exchanged contact information. The many gleeful warriors dancing and singing at that moment had forgotten all their worries. Just maybe, soon, they would step onto the battlefield. Right now, everyone was joyful.

At some point, Feng Yi's bottle was empty. Looking at the bonfires rising in the military base, the sight reflected in Feng Yi's eyes was altogether different. It was the infinite starry sky that captured his dreams. Nursing complex emotions, he inadvertently closed his eyes.

Apophis had left a long time ago when a sudden itch on his face made him scratch it. But soon it itched again. Opening his eyes, he found, to his irritation, someone was poking his face.

"Well, you're awake."

"Amelia…" Feng Yi looked puzzled, "How did you find me?" In fact, the reason he came here was to avoid this woman. Although they had an agreement, it was better to keep his distance since he couldn't hear it, and once the military confrontation was over, their purported agreement would become null and void.

"So, you're surprised to see me."

"A little," Feng Yi replied nonchalantly, not intending to bring up their agreement.

Amelia casually sat next to Feng Yi, pulled out a bottle of wine, and said, "Here's a gift for you."

"Hmm, everybody seems to know about my hobby now." Feng Yi shook his head, deliberately yawning: "I can't drink anymore, it's a bit chilly outside tonight, I'm going back to sleep."

"Don't want to chat with me?" Amelia asked calmly. She didn't seem disappointed or hopeful, but her bright eyes were filled with confusion.

"People chat about the sky, the earth, and life. The one thing I can't do is flirt. I beg your pardon."

"What if I said this was about our agreement?"

Feng Yi sighed, a big question mark seemingly hanging in the air. In the end, he still couldn't sidestep this mature woman's inquiries: "I will keep my promise. Let's get this over with and then let me go."

"Before that, what if I cancel our agreement and ask you to chat with me?"

"No chance," Feng Yi replied succinctly, his answer seemingly unfiltered by any thought process.

This response caused Amelia to sway slightly, her eyes reflecting her barely noticeable desolation. Her bright gaze questioned, "Do you dislike me a lot?"

"I wouldn't say I dislike you, but I don't particularly like you either."

"Then why…"

Feng Yi found Emily's question quite inane: "Who would care about someone trying to control them? Let's not joke about things that are clear as day. Are you insulting my intelligence or showing off your position?"

"I'm not showing off or threatening you."

"Enough," Feng Yi interrupted Emily: "You seem not to understand what a threat is. To be honest, I never tolerate threats. After you brought up that matter, I just weighed the pros and cons and made the choice I saw as most valuable. As for that agreement, whether you retract it or not, it won't change anything for me, nor my attitude towards you. After this, if you dare to mention this again, I won't let you off."

"Is that so..." Amelia listened attentively in a relaxed posture. Her eyes tried to pierce through him, "You stole my first kiss and now you're saying this. Don't you feel a bit guilty?"

"There's no way I would feel guilty towards someone like you."

"I see…" Emily looked deeply at Feng Yi, sighed softly, revealing a side of herself Feng Yi had never seen, seemingly somewhat desolate, and then said, "I'm sorry."

"We owe nothing to each other, there's no need for you to apologize to me." Feng Yi shrugged, moved the bottle of wine Emily had given him aside, got up, and walked back to Hengyu...

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