The Sword of the Spirit Hunter
CHAPTER 1 | Expelled from Zhen family home

BRAKK!

The door of Xiaozi's room was kicked by someone, looking as his father with a flushed face entered Xiaozi's room.

“Basic brat!” shouted his father Zhen Wu, a Zhen family head in the city of Murbai.

Xiaozi who was with his female friends was surprised to see his father coming while carrying wood. They immediately scattered and put on their own clothes.

“Dad! Why are you back?” xiaozi asked who was surprised because his father had suddenly returned from the city.

Seeing the arrival of her father Xiaozi who was angry, the women who were with Xiaozi immediately fled out from inside her room.

“Bolder boy, you dare to have fun in my house” shouted his father who then chased after him about to hit with wood.

His father's face looked red from anger that had been unbearable all this time. During his departure to the city until his return he only saw his son was still lazing every day.

“My husband, you should not be too hard on him” said Xiaozi's mother, Shi Yueyin who also rushed to Xiaozi's room and held the hand of her husband Zhen Wu.

Xiaozi's mother, who always spoiled her son, came with a worried face when she saw her angry husband bringing wood into her son's room.

“You are not learning and training your cultivation, but every day just having fun.” cried his father.

“Dad, I've been practicing and resting” Xiaozi said trying to defend himself.

During this time, Xiaozi had indeed rarely done cultivation practice, because he felt that what he needed was always provided by his mother.

“Practice what! When I went to town you were still sleeping. And when I came back you were having fun in the room” said his father in a loud tone

“My husband, Xiaozi may be exhausted in training. Let her rest” said Xiaozi's mother tried to calm her husband.

Xiaozi's mother, who always defended her son, held her husband's hand with a face so that her husband would let go of his child.

“My wife, you spoil her too much. He knows every day to play. How can be the successor of our family?” zhen Wu said

“Your cultivation has never increased since the age of 10, now you are 17 years old but you are still in Spirit realm, while your friends are already in the Holy Realm.” continued Zhen Wu in annoyance.

Since childhood, Xiaozi who is one of the children who is talented in martial arts so that at the age of 10 years he has preceded reaching the spirit realm compared to friends his age. But since the age of 12 years he became bored doing his training so that his development stopped.

“Dad, it's because I had trouble breaking through nature” Xiaozi said in self-defense again.

“That's because you're too lazy to practice. It is a shame as a son of the Zhen family, you cannot inherit the soul and spirit of the Zhenmu” family ancestor Zhen Wu said back.

The Zhen family was a family of Tang royal heroes, the ancestor of Zhen Yuwen whose cultivation was in the God realm managed to save the Tang country back then from the attacks of the rebels.

Because of the heroism and strength of Zhen Yuwen then rewarded land and wealth in the city of Murbai. So that the Zhen Family was a distinguished family in this Murbai city.

“For that I drove you out of this house. And never come back before you become strong and inherit the soul and spirit of your ancestor” said his father, Zhen Wu next loudly and turned his face away.

Xiaozi's face became tense in surprise to hear his father drive himself out of the Zhen family home. He didn't think his own father would do that.

“My husband, don't say that. Pull back your words” cried Shi Yueyin fell limp in tears and knelt next to her husband.

“Mother” Xiaozi murmured in her heart at the grief of her doting mother.

However Xiaozi was as stubborn as his father, he then immediately passed away leaving his room sadly accepting the decision from his father.

“Xiaozi, one day you will know that my decision is correct. It's time you went to develop yourself outside the house looking for your own soul and spirit” muttered his father as he shed his tears.

His mother, Shi Yueyin immediately chased and held the hand of her son Xiaozi who was about to leave the house.

The servants of the Zhen family were shocked to see this unexpected turn of events. They usually saw Xiaozi's parents loving their son Zhen Xiaozi very much. But what happened today.

“Why was Xiaozi kicked out of the house?” thought one of the servants of the Zhen family home

Shi Yueyin who was holding his son's hand was trying to undo his son's departure. He did not want his only son to leave his family home.

“Xiaozi, apologize to your father. Don't leave mom” he said

“Mom heard for yourself father's decision to expel me. It is not my intention to leave father and mother” said Ziaozi without turning to his mother trying to hold back her tears from falling.

Xiaozi's raging feelings felt his mother's grief, yet he could not accept his father's attitude of expelling him from the Zhen family home that had raised him.

“Your father is just a momentary emotion, he will definitely notice it and ask you not to go”, his mother said again

“Mother knows very well the nature of father, once she decides something, she will never again cancel it” Xiaozi said back

Xiaozi then turned around and smiled towards his mother who had sobbed. He held her mother's hand and looked at her gently.

“Mother, as father said. I must become strong in order to be worthy of being the successor of the Zhen family. When I am strong, I will go back to see my father and mother” Xiaozi said

“But how do you take care of yourself out there? Where are you going?” asked his mother to worry about his son Xiaozi

Xiaozi's face was stunned at his mother's question, he did not have his goal plan that was suddenly like this. Right now he just wanted to leave that house at his father's request.

“As father said, I must find the soul and spirit of the Zhen family. I'll find him myself. Mother does not need to worry about me who has grown up.” continued Xiaozi trying to calm her mother's heart.

Her mother's heart softened even though she could not accept her son's departure. He then removed the ring from his finger.

“Bring this mother storage ring. Inside there is enough provisions for you on the trip” said his mother while handing the storage ring to her son Xiaozi

"Good ma'am. I'm gonna go. Take care of mom and dad. Wait for me to return” Xiaozi said as he hugged his mother and then left the Zhen family residence

On the way, Xiaozi's heart felt sad and chaotic given the events of today. He who used to live spoiled by his mother and taken care of by servants, now had to live alone outside the Zhen family residence.

Along the way in the small town of Murbai, news had already circulated about Xiaozi's expulsion from the Zhen family quickly. His friends who used to be close to him now turned away after finding out he was no longer a member of the Zhen family.

Xiaozi then went to the Yang family home to meet his future wife Yang Zhisu who had been betrothed to him since childhood by both sides of the family.

But the Yang family now closed the door to meet him, even Yang Zhisu himself met him and cancelled their arranged marriage.

“I'm only married to the heir of the Zhen family. Since you are no longer the heir, then I am also not your future wife anymore” Yang Zhisu said scrupulously.

Xiaozi's face turned crimson upon hearing Yang Zhisu's words, he didn't expect the woman who had been so gentle and kind to him to only see her status as the Zhen family's heir.

Xiaozi then left the town of Murbai heading south. He paused for a moment looking at the Murbai town behind him with an expressionless face

“Murbai City, where I lived since childhood turned out to be only a shadow of the greatness of the Zhen family. Without the Zhen family, I am nothing in their eyes” Xiaozi muttered in his sad heart.

It was with sadness that Xiaozi continued his journey towards the south which was filled with a very dense forest. He himself did not know which way to go.