Experiencing the Feeling of Heartache

Matthews was also pleased, and immediately began trying out other tactical combinations with Asolun.

The feeling of becoming stronger through cultivation was truly wonderful; before he knew it, Matthews had spent two months there with Asolun. Although in those short two months, Matthews had also cultivated some water-attribute magic.

But after all, he had only just begun to absorb and refine magic elements, and his current accumulation of magic power was only enough to cast one or two basic water-style spells.

However, Matthews was not in a hurry; his main goal was still to cultivate battle qi. Magic was just something he practiced along the way, and naturally, he couldn't neglect his battle qi just to learn magic. Although being a dual practitioner of magic and martial arts meant having no weaknesses, and it was the cultivation path of the protagonist in the original story.

But Matthews had started his cultivation late, so naturally, he didn't have the extra time to pursue both, and learning a bit about magic was enough.

That day, Matthews remembered that he hadn't seen Kelly for two months, so he began preparing to head back.

When Matthews arrived at the gate of the marquis's estate where Kelly lived to ask about her, the guards told him that Kelly was not at home. Matthews went to their secret meeting spot again, and after discovering that the letter he had left had been taken, he left another one and returned home.

While out this time, Matthews had also obtained some special ores, and he wanted to combine them with his previous blacksmithing techniques. He planned to forge some new bullets for his Electromagnetic Cannon, which would increase the power of the weapon!

"Brother, when did you get back?"

Matthews, who was busy blacksmithing, didn't look up and replied, "I just got back this morning!"

"Big brother, are you forging weapons?"

Hearing a male voice, Matthews looked up and saw it was his younger brother, Winter.

"Oh, it's you. You two sit down first. I need to be busy for a while longer!"

"It's fine, let me help you!"

Winter naturally walked over to the bellows and began pumping air for Matthews's forging, and Matthews soon finished crafting the weapon he needed.

After Matthews washed up and changed his clothes, he came out to find his cute younger sister wiping Winter's face. Good grief, no wonder Winter always came over when he was the one who invited him. I didn't expect this kid to be so proactive in helping with the bellows today; it turns out he was waiting for this.

"Ahem—"

Mia heard Matthews's voice and immediately put down the towel in her hand, looking nervous. Matthews sat in the main seat with a serious expression and asked, "Explain yourself!"

Winter acted as fidgety as a child who had done something wrong, and after gathering his courage for a long time, he said, "Big brother, it's my fault!"

"Hmm!"

Seeing Matthews's face turn cold, Mia stepped in front of Winter.

"Brother, I like Winter too!"

"Hahaha, little sister. Your brother isn't some stubborn old fool; look how nervous you are. You even know how to protect your lover now!"

Mia was so embarrassed by Matthews's words that she just stomped her feet. Winter spoke up at this moment, "Big brother, you don't oppose us being together?"

"I didn't see this coming from you, kid, pulling this on me without a word. However, although your Utteridge family is in the top ten of the Furio Empire, I'm no pushover either. I only have this one sister, and I hope you won't let her down. Otherwise, I won't spare you!"

"Brother!"

Hearing Matthews say this, Mia spoke up again.

"Alright, you haven't even married into their family yet, and you're already defending him!"

Winter promised, "Big brother, don't worry. I will treat Mia well!"

"Hmm, as long as you know that."

As he spoke, Matthews continued, "We haven't prepared anything at home, let's go eat in the city!"

On the second floor of the largest restaurant in the Imperial City, Matthews and Winter sat by the window drinking. It was a rare happy day, so Matthews had two glasses and was already feeling slightly tipsy!

"Brother, isn't that the carriage of your sister-in-law's family?"

Matthews looked in the direction Mia was pointing and saw Kelly walking down from the carriage arm-in-arm with a man. Matthews immediately flew down from the second-floor window and stared at Wood, who was holding Kelly's arm.

Matthews asked, "Why?"

Wood walked in front of Matthews, blocking Kelly, and said directly to Matthews, "We are already engaged!"

Matthews glared at him fiercely, ignored him, and asked Kelly directly, "Why?"

Kelly said in a low voice, "I'm sorry, Brother Matthews!"

At this moment, Kelly's best friend Nina also rushed over from another carriage, and upon seeing Matthews, she shielded her sobbing friend behind her. She spoke coldly, "You should just leave; you aren't worthy of her."

"Get lost, I'm not asking you."

Nina snorted coldly and said directly, "You barbaric country bumpkin."

"Slap—"

The response she got was a crisp slap from Matthews. Nina, looking like an enraged shrew, covered her face and said viciously to Matthews, "You vulgar person, you will never be worthy of Kelly. How can a twenty-something-year-old seventh-rank warrior compare to Wood, who is already a sixth-rank mage? Not to mention that his brother is already a ninth-rank mage; soon their family will have two Saint-level experts."

"You vulgar country bumpkin, if you're smart, get lost!"

Matthews wanted to teach this foul-mouthed shrew a lesson, but Kelly stepped forward at this moment, blocking her friend.

"I'm sorry, please go!"

"Hahahaha, is it just as she said?"

"Yes!"

Asolun also sensed his boss's mood and was about to slap the woman and her friend to death.

"Stop, Asolun!"

Matthews called a halt to Asolun just as he was about to strike, then shook his head at Kelly and turned to walk away. Mia stepped forward and grabbed her older brother, glaring fiercely at Kelly and Nina!

"Big brother, are you alright?"

"I'm fine!"

Winter continued, "There are plenty of women in this world; it's her loss for having no vision!"

Matthews remained silent, saying nothing. He hadn't expected that what he thought was a beautiful romance would end up making him a laughingstock. He could have said something like "don't bully the young because they are poor," or "the tides turn every thirty years," but he suddenly felt that it was all meaningless now. Since they were destined to have no further intersection in the future, there was no point in throwing out harsh words for people like them.

"But my heart still hurts so much!"

Hearing Matthews' low, murmuring self-talk, Winter didn't know how to comfort him for a moment. Inside the carriage, Mia held her brother's hand, also remaining silent.

In the blacksmith shop, Matthews sat alone in the courtyard. He watched the tranquil night sky in silence, lost in his own thoughts!