Rebirth Of The Betrayed Emperor

Starting Anew

"Welcome, Young Miss," Riley bowed the moment the figure walked into the room.

"Brother, are you okay?" The figure hurried towards Kael, nodding slightly to acknowledge Riley's greetings.

Kael stared at the figure, his brows narrowing into a thin line. This was the original owner's younger sister, Lina.

She was about seventeen or eighteen and one of the only few people who treated Kael well.

She would make sure to give Kael any precious herbs she found just so he could break through his Realm. But, unfortunately, he wasn't that lucky.

"I'm fine, Lina," Kael answered after a while, feeling a strange warmth in his chest.

He never had family in his past life. As for the caring, he did all of it. Having someone genuinely care for him now felt somehow, and he didn't know how to react to it.

"Brother, I heard Nora came to break off the engagement," Lina spoke slowly, sitting beside Kael while holding his hands.

"Yeah, she did, alongside her master and father," Kael confirmed, a glint flashing in his eyes.

Five years from now, he would make sure she saw clearly that he, Kael, was not someone she could toss aside.

"Brother, you're not devastated by it, are you?" Lina asked, looking at Kael who seemed to be lost in his thoughts.

"Don't worry, I'm fine," Kael forced a smile.

"As for the five-year agreement, when that time comes, I'll simply fight on your behalf. I won't allow anyone to bully you," Lina continued; one could feel a trace of venom within her.

Her eyes seemed to burn with hatred.

"That shameless girl..." She continued, clenching her fist, squeezing Kael's hands in the process.

"Back then she would cling on to you, calling you big brother, following you around, and now she suddenly turns around and wants to break off the engagement," Lina muttered, a murderous aura seeping out of her body as she said this.

"I'll make sure to teach her a lesson once we meet in the future," Lina gritted her teeth, clenching her fist even tighter.

"Younger sister, you're hurting me..." Kael winced in pain, unable to hold it anymore.

His younger sister was just too strong; there was nothing he could do about it.

A late-stage Body Tempering Realm. In his current state, she could swat him away like a fly. Besides, with her talent, it wouldn't be long before she reached a considerable Realm.

Though she couldn't be compared to the genius he had selected and taken care of in his past life, she was still extremely talented.

Also, there was quite a distance between her and Nora. In terms of talent, she surpassed Lina. And that advantage would show over time.

"Sorry, brother, I didn't mean to hurt you," Lina quickly released Kael's hands, which were almost broken now.

"It's fine," Kael smiled bitterly, blaming this weak body. If the body hadn't been this weak, this wouldn't have happened.

"Sister, do you have some money?" Kael suddenly asked, swallowing the invisible lump in his throat, feeling a strange sensation wash over him.

He wasn't the type to ask others for help, but at this point, he had no other choice but to.

"Yes...." Lina answered slowly, wondering what her brother needed money for.

"Can you lend me some? I promise to repay you twofold," Kael said quickly, the shame he felt still hadn't washed away.

"Sure," Lina agreed without hesitation and pulled out a pouch from within her robes, giving it to Kael.

"But..."

"Don't worry, brother, in this lifetime, I will take good care of you and won't allow you to suffer any injustice," Lina cut Kael off, shaking her head.

"Won't you ask what I need it for?" Kael finally managed to ask...

"I don't need to know, I trust you, brother," Lina grinned and turned around to leave. After all, she still needed to train harder to help support her brother.

"Take care, brother," Lina's voice trailed off as she walked out of the room.

Kael stared at the pouch filled with gold coins and couldn't help but sigh.

One gold coin was equal to a hundred silver coins. And a silver coin is equal to a hundred copper coins.

And yet, there were over a thousand gold coins in this pouch. Kael didn't even know how to feel.

No one had ever treated him this kindly, and thus the feeling was a bit strange to him, and he had no idea how to feel.

"Riley, take this and go purchase the items, but buy double this time," Kael ordered, flicking the pouch at the maid, who caught it almost immediately.

"Yes, sir," Riley nodded and gave a low bow, then turned around and walked out of the room.

For some reason, she could tell that ever since the young master woke up, he was different. She couldn't tell what exactly was different about him, but she knew he wasn't the same as before.

Maybe it was a good thing, maybe it wasn't. She wasn't even sure about that.

Kael, on the other hand, sat on the bed, lost in his thoughts. Lina's gesture just now had broken something within.

No matter how much he tried to suppress the feeling, he just couldn't do it.

"Fine, we'll just let it flow," Kael muttered and stood up. While waiting for Riley, he might as well do some other things.

An hour later, Riley came back with the herbs packed neatly. Placing them on the wooden table, she spoke,

"Young master, do you need anything else?"

"Help me prepare a large bathtub with boiling water," Kael thought for a moment and replied.

Without any further ado, Riley set to work and, in less than five minutes, there was a large tub with boiling water sitting in the room.

"Thank you," Kael thanked her, standing up from the bed.

"You can leave. I'll call you when I need anything," Kael added, waving his hands as he walked towards the herbs on the table.

Riley beamed, then left the room as Kael picked one of the herbs.

Staring at the herbs, Kael shook his head; these herbs were of the lowest level.

Even the same herbs of this level that he grew in his garden were all more potent than this. Well, he had no other choice.

Shaking his head, he pushed the thoughts away and began to throw the herbs into the water.

Soon enough, the water color changed and a medicinal scent filled the air.

Undressing, Kael got into the tub without any hesitation.

But the moment his skin touched the water, he almost regretted his decision, as it burnt right through his skin and pores. The medicinal effect of the herbs quickly soaked into his body.

Gritting his teeth, Kael endured the pain, allowing the medicinal property of the herbs to be fully absorbed by his body.

This body had a lot of impurities. If he didn't purge them now, it would be even harder to purge in the future.

In a flash, thirty minutes passed. Now the color of the water had turned dark. As for the herbs, Kael had absorbed them all.

"This should do," Kael muttered, standing up from the tub and wiping his body while donning his robes.

Sitting cross-legged, he began the second step: connect his meridians and then begin his soul cultivation.

With the body in perfect shape, it should be able to handle the soul well.

Kael closed his eyes, and using the faint strand of Qi remaining in his body, he began to mend the meridians.

Slowly but surely, they began to come together.

Just as he was on it, Kael suddenly stopped, and the next moment, he bent over and vomited blood.

Poison!