"...Jin Yu, Son Of The Greatest Overlord."
He said, then
Silence.....
It wasn't pin drop silence. No.
But the awkward one that comes after a failed grand display.
Gasps should have echoed, murmurs should have filled the air, with the subject to oppression kowtowing in fear and veneration.
But it was the complete opposite.
Jin Yu and the young man stared at each other in silence, their eyes frozen in lack of clarity.
The young man stared at Jin Yu in confusion, wondering why he isn't reacting to his declaration.
While Jin Yu stared dumbly because his brain had lagged. The kind of situation where a system was working at maximum force and it suddenly received an information it couldn't process.
He blinked once, twice, thrice, then. "Huh?"
The question flew out of his mouth: his brain wasn't braining at all.
The young man, Rong Yue, frowned in displeasure. Normally, people would have trembled in shock, bowing to him while apologizing, but Jin Yu isn't reacting at all, as if he had no idea how powerful the greatest Overlord is.
Has he gone crazy from shock?
He wondered, feeling an itch to slap Jin Yu back to clarity, but then, he didn't dare act rashly when he has no idea of Jin Yu's strength.
Seer had stopped drinking his tea, he watched Jin Yu quite intently, his eyes questionable.
Why is he so....confused?
He also wondered.
The City Lord was starting to feel headache at this point.
What exactly is going on?
The awkward silence stretched for a long while until Rong Yue spoke.
"Have you gone mad from shock?, Do you feel like your world is crumbling down before your eyes?, That is the price of your sin, and you shall pay for it."
He said arrogantly, as if he had already dictated Jin Yu's fate, foolishly unaware of his own perilous situation.
Jin Yu shook his own head and blinked repeatedly, trying to snap out of his shock.
Then he seized Rong Yue up from toe to head before pointing at him. "You?, Jin Yu?"
Rong Yue raised his chin higher, still expecting an intense reaction from Jin Yu.
Jin Yu seized him up again. "You mean...Son Of Wei?" He asked again, doubting his ears.
Rong Yue's eyes flared with shock, he jabbed a finger at Jin Yu and shouted angrily. "How Dare Your Lowly Mouth Speak Of My Father's Heavenly Name?!, Do You Want Me To Take Your Head Where You Sit?!"
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DING!
Influence points +10,000
(Emotion provoked: Fury)
Jin Yu almost flinched in utmost disbelief.
"Woow" he didn't know when he exclaimed.
Is this really happening....the copy meeting the original?
If I am not Jin Yu, I would really believe he is Jin Yu.
Jin Yu stared at the raw anger in Rong Yue's eyes and for a moment, he doubted reality.
Is he really...? Wait, what am I even thinking, I am the real thing!.
With his usual attitude, Jin Yu should have gotten angry, bash the man up, and make him and his family pay for his sins, but no, he decided to spice things up.
I should sentence this bastard to death by thousand cuts, but no, how could I refuse such a blockbuster?, Something I only see in movies.
A wicked thought creeped into Jin Yu's mind.
Since you already claimed to be me… let’s make it official.
Jin Yu widened his eyes as if he is shocked, he stood up and stepped closer to Rong Yue, exclaiming.
"Oh my!, Brother Jin!, Is it really you?"
He tried cupping Rong Yue's face but the latter slapped his hands away.
He tried commanding respect,
"How dare you—!"
But Jin Yu cut him off. "Brother Jin!, It really is you!"
He forcefully hugged Rong Yue.
"What are you doing?!" Rong Yue was shocked and tried pushing him away but Jin Yu hugged him tighter.
"I can't believe it is really you, it has been over a decade, you have changed so much, I could not recognize you." Jin Yu faked a tearful voice and hugged him tighter, almost suffocating him.
"What?" Rong Yue asked, a little shocked.
He knows me?...no, he knows Jin Yu?
Jin Yu released him and stared at his face with a melancholic expression.
"It has been a while, have you forgotten me?, I know we only spent a little time together but we got so close that we became brothers, did you really forgot me?"
Jin Yu stared at him dead in the eyes, subtly pressuring him to answer.
Rong Yue seized Jin Yu up in suspicion.
Is that really true?, this mad fellow knew Jin Yu? Or is he trying to bluff his way out of the situation?, but If he indeed knows the real Jin Yu, things could get out of hand.
He quickly composed himself and assumed his calm demeanor. He gave Jin Yu a curt stare and spoke. "It must have been long, I cannot remember you."
Jin Yu smiled in understanding and nodded in agreement. "That is very true brother, it has really been long, we were very little then, if you didn't say your name, I would not have recognized you too."
Rong Yue gave him an unfriendly stare and replied curtly. "I see"
But Jin Yu ignored the stare and lightly touch Rong Yue's face, smiling so happily. "Who knew I would get to meet you again my dear brother, this is really a blessing from above, I am so grateful"
Rong Yue's eyes was almost throwing daggers at this point. "I see." He gave another curt reply.
Jin Yu nodded, still smiling happily and tried hugging Rong Yue again, but he stopped him. "That's enough."
I need to end this fast, or this mad fellow will ruin my image, not even when the City Lord is watching.
Rong Yue thought in unease but he maintained his perfect expression
"Since I cannot remember you, then-"
Jin Yu cut him off again.
"How is Uncle Lin?" He asked with an innocent smile.
THUD!
Rong Yue's heart thudded heavily, just once, but it almost hurt his chest.
This mad fellow doesn't seem to be bluffing. Does he know Deity Lin too? He is even calling him Uncle!
"Hmm" he only hummed in response and didn't reply, talking will only give him away.
"What about brother Shen?"
THUD!
Another heavy thud, Rong Yue almost held his aching chest.
Jin Yu could see Rong Yue's discomfort, but he refused to let him rest.
"Brother Shen was really powerful that we used to look up to him..." Melancholy filled Jin Yu's voice. "He is my role model, I will ask him to teach me the next time we meet. How about elder brother, Chen Haoran?"
Sweat almost escaped Rong Yue's body, he felt like Jin Yu was choking him with his words.
Ordinary people cannot know that name!
He thought in panic but forcefully calmed himself.
"Enough!, we can talk when I remember you, but if I find out you are lying, I will kill you myself." He declared rudely.
"What?" Jin Yu asked in confusion, giving him a subtle but noticeable suspicious look.
"What do you mean by 'find out', do you need to ask someone?" Jin Yu asked quietly, staring at Rong Yue dead in the eyes.
You think you can push me away, dream on!
Rong Yue's brow twitched in frustration, he was literally screaming in his mind.
Why won't you shut up mad fellow, do you want to expose me?!.
Rong Yue's expression didn't change but he could feel the intense, almost piercing gaze of the City Lord on his body, probably waiting for him to slip up.
Seer wasn't even bothered by their display, he was just sipping his tea while looking at Jin Yu. His eyes were calm and unreadable but his mind was running with thousand thoughts.
Who is Nameless exactly?
He called the greatest Overlord by name, are they perhaps related?
Despite knowing little about Solenthia, he knows a lot about the Jin clan.
Is he from a first-tier clan? Or sect?.
Greatest Overlord has few to no friends because of his arrogance, what could possibly be the relation between him and Nameless?
The only thing I can think of is....
A thought suddenly clocked on Seer.
The calmness in his eyes vanished.
His eyes lit up as if he had finally solved the mystery.
He stared at Jin Yu more Intently, the knots unraveling in his mind.
The confusion....the disbelief....the knowledge of the Jin clan...the arrogance....is he.....?
"Jin Yu" Seer called quietly.
Unconsciously, Jin Yu looked at him.
Realizing what just happened, Jin Yu cursed in his mind.
Fuck!
