The Second Apprenticeship

Ace Hyde was only four years old at this moment and had no idea what it meant to take a master. He blinked his pale blue eyes at Zhao Nan, looking incredibly adorable as he put his hand in his mouth and remained silent.

Vincent had already seen Zhao Nan's actions, so he followed Zhao Nan to Ace's side. Upon hearing Zhao Nan's question, he hurriedly said to Ace, "Ace, hurry up and pay your respects to your teacher!"

Hearing the anxious tone in Vincent's words, Zhao Nan couldn't help but turn his head to look at him.

Seeing the look of inquiry in Zhao Nan's eyes, Vincent smiled and said to him, "Mr. Zhao Nan, this is my fifth son, and also my youngest, Ace Hyde!"

Vincent was very happy at this moment, and at the same time, he was very grateful to those clansmen from the branch families.

If those branch clansmen hadn't argued strongly that all the children should be brought to this square, he wouldn't have thought of bringing Ace along.

Originally, Vincent's plan had been to bring his eldest and second sons, as they were already old enough and at the perfect age to take a master.

But to his surprise, his eldest and second sons had not caught Zhao Nan's eye, while his fifth son, for whom he had held no expectations, had actually become Zhao Nan's disciple.

To Vincent, it didn't matter which son became the disciple; what mattered was that it was his son.

Ace also reacted at this moment, realizing his father wanted him to take a master. He took his sucking hand out of his mouth and, with a dazed and cute expression, bowed to Zhao Nan, saying, "Greetings, Teacher!"

Seeing Ace's expression, Zhao Nan couldn't help but feel amused, and he scooped him up into his arms.

At the same time, Zhao Nan began to ponder. This Ace had the potential to become a Highgod and possessed super-grade talent in both the fire and earth elements. Why was there no information about him circulating in the original story?

Zhao Nan had two guesses in his mind. The first was that his arrival had triggered a butterfly effect, but since Hongmeng was watching over the Coiling Dragon World, such a situation shouldn't have occurred.

Another possibility was that Ace Hyde had died when he was young; as for how he died, that was unknown.

Therefore, Zhao Nan had only one thought in his mind: to keep Ace Hyde by his side. After all, the Hyde Clan was different from Linley's family, which consisted of only three people and lacked such intense internal strife.

The Hyde Clan had over two hundred descendants alone; who knew what might happen?

Of course, he couldn't say this directly, so Zhao Nan hid his emotions well. Holding Ace, he said to Vincent, "Mr. Vincent, you may dismiss these children. I will take Ace back with me now."

"Of course, Mr. Zhao Nan, please go ahead!" Vincent naturally wouldn't say anything to refuse, instead speaking to Zhao Nan with a respectful face.

After hearing this, Zhao Nan ignored the others and, carrying Ace, walked toward his guest room.

Back in his room, Zhao Nan smiled as he placed Ace on a stool nearby and asked, "Little Ace, do you want to go travel across the continent with Teacher?"

Ace was only four years old; how could he understand what it meant to travel across the continent? In his naive worldview, traveling was synonymous with playing, so he clapped his hands together and said, "Okay, let's go play! Let's go play with Teacher!"

"Haha!"

Seeing Ace's expression, Zhao Nan couldn't help but burst into laughter.