Fu Yuan knew of Queen Scáthach of the Land of Shadows. After all, he was a transmigrator.
That queen had slain countless gods, demons, and monsters with a human body. Earning her recognition would not be easy.
"Earning the recognition of the Queen of the Land of Shadows, huh? That really is a challenging task." An eager expression appeared on Fu Yuan's handsome face.
Having obtained the Valkyrie: Vermilion Knight template, Fu Yuan could be considered a martial artist. Besides cultivation, he was also deeply interested in sparring with powerful people.
So perhaps everyone was about to ask—
Scáthach was in the Land of Shadows beyond the world. How was Fu Yuan supposed to reach the Land of Shadows beyond the world and earn Scáthach's recognition?
Ah, you had hit the key point.
You should have noticed that the system's Daily Quests had asked Fu Yuan, "Would you like to begin the Daily Quests now?" You might have already guessed it.
That's right!
The system would help Fu Yuan travel to the Land of Shadows beyond the world and meet the Queen of the Land of Shadows before she died or grew old.
The system would either teleport Fu Yuan to the Land of Shadows beyond the world or pull Scáthach from the Land of Shadows over here. Then Fu Yuan could complete this Daily Quest.
As for what "beyond the world" meant—
That was simple.
As the Nasuverse's "Mystery" gradually faded, Phantasmal Species, nonhumans, and beings that surpassed humanity, who had originally lived in this world, were all pushed beyond the world by the Counter Force.
Queen Scáthach of the Land of Shadows, along with her Land of Shadows, was located beyond the world.
Simply put...
Beyond the world was filled with powerful and unimaginable beings.
The surface of the world was where ordinary people lived. Although some people possessed strange powers, they had not reached the point where the Counter Force would push them beyond the world.
Fu Yuan was not suppressed by this world's Counter Force, because he had the system. The system had concealed and hidden his existence.
So even if Fu Yuan possessed the power to destroy this world with one punch, this world's Counter Force would not notice his existence.
Looking at the "Would you like to begin the Daily Quests now?" prompt, the utterly ordinary Fu Yuan naturally chose "No."
Because Fu Yuan was about to head to the Tohma Family and rescue Matou Sakura, preventing her from being harmed by Matou Zouken, now was not the time to begin this Daily Quest.
Who knew whether, by the time Fu Yuan returned after completing this Daily Quest, Matou Sakura would already have been thrown into the pile of Magic Crest Worms in Matou Zouken's Magecraft Workshop?
Fu Yuan did not need to worry about the Daily Quest disappearing, either. Daily Quests refreshed at four in the morning, so he still had more than twenty hours to complete this highly rewarding quest.
Fu Yuan had only just arrived near the Tohma Family estate when he happened to see three figures emerging from it.
Seeing those three figures, Fu Yuan thought to himself, I'm not late, and it seems I arrived at just the right time.
Fu Yuan, Arriving with the Wind
Three figures emerged from the Tohma Family estate.
The first was Tohsaka Tokiomi. He wore a dark crimson suit, and his unsmiling face bore a neat little goatee, giving him a clean-cut appearance.
The second was Matou Zouken, a gaunt old man. He wore a kimono patterned in cyan and dark gray, while his head and limbs were as withered as a mummy's, as though nothing but skin remained wrapped around his bones.
The last figure was, naturally, Tohsaka Sakura, whom Fu Yuan knew well. However, she had now been adopted into the Matou family by Tohsaka Tokiomi. She was no longer Tohsaka Sakura, but "Matou Sakura."
Little Matou Sakura was as adorable as her older sister Tohsaka Rin. She had the same emerald eyes and the same beautiful black hair, but her head hung low, and her petite body trembled faintly.
Like a flower bud shivering in a violent wind.
As someone who cultivated true qi, Fu Yuan could sense the sadness and confusion radiating from Matou Sakura in the distance.
That was only natural. Matou Sakura had been given away by her own biological father to another family. It was perfectly normal for her to feel sad and lost.
Maintaining an elegant, composed posture, Tohsaka Tokiomi said to Matou Zouken, "Then, Head of the Matou family, I'll leave my daughter Tohsaka Sakura in your care from now on."
"Hehe, rest assured, rest assured." Matou Zouken, hunched over and leaning on his cane, let out a hoarse laugh. "Please rest assured, Head of the Tohma Family. I will certainly take good care of Little Sakura."
Take care of her?
No.
Matou Zouken had no intention of taking care of Matou Sakura. He merely wanted to use her as a tool, a tool to achieve his goal.
"Excellent." Tohsaka Tokiomi nodded in satisfaction. Looking at Matou Sakura with her head lowered, he instructed, "Sakura, from now on, you will be a child of the Matou family. You must obey the head of the Matou family. Do you understand?"
Matou Sakura's petite body trembled slightly. After a long while, she answered softly, "...Yes, I understand."
The Tohma Family was controlled solely by Tohsaka Tokiomi. Even Tohsaka Rin and Matou Sakura's mother, Tohma Aoi, could not stop any decision he made.
Therefore, Matou Sakura, who was only a child, had no choice. With her meek and submissive nature, she could only sob and sorrowfully accept Tohsaka Tokiomi's decision to adopt her into the Matou family.
If nothing unexpected happened, after Matou Zouken took Matou Sakura away, he would throw her into the underground workshop where Magic Crest Worms were raised and subject her to inhuman Magecraft Modification.
But the unexpected had arrived, and Matou Sakura's tragic fate would be changed!
Fu Yuan, arriving with the wind, entered the sight of Tohsaka Tokiomi and the other two. The moment Matou Sakura saw him, her previously dim eyes suddenly lit up.
Judging from this, Matou Sakura had a very favorable impression of Fu Yuan, the big brother next door.
After all, Matou Sakura had often gone to Fu Yuan's place with Tohsaka Rin to play. Their relationship was naturally quite good.
"Yo, Sakura, I'm here." Fu Yuan greeted Matou Sakura with a bright smile.
"Big Brother Fu Yuan, why are you here?" Matou Sakura asked softly.
Fu Yuan then walked over to Matou Sakura and crouched down. Smiling as he met her at eye level, he said, "Rin was at my place just now, so I learned about your situation. I came to say goodbye to you. Happy?"
"Yes! I'm happy." A delighted expression appeared on Matou Sakura's little face.
Watching Fu Yuan chat happily with Matou Sakura, Matou Zouken asked Tohsaka Tokiomi, "Who is this young man?"
"Just an ordinary person. He lives two streets away and gets along rather well with my daughters." Tohsaka Tokiomi casually explained after glancing at Fu Yuan.
Mm... Fu Yuan was merely an ordinary person capable of using Inch Force: Heaven Splitter, not some formidable big shot.
After hearing Tohsaka Tokiomi's words, Matou Zouken stopped paying attention to Fu Yuan, this "ordinary person." He had no reason to care about a mundane person who was not a mage.
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