Ace accompanied Alina for a few hours in her cultivation chamber, where they talked about what they'd been through all this time. He was astounded when he learned that Alina had been in the Sky Sword King Tower all this time, and the origin of the Sky Sword Jade Scroll and its secret.
Although he knew the Sky Sword Jade Scroll was one of the keys to getting all the inheritance of the Executioner Sky Sword, he didn't realize that the Sky Sword King Tower would be related to it as well; they seemed to be after the inheritance as well.
If not for Alina's celestial thief sense, she wouldn't have activated the Sky Sword Jade Scroll and easily infiltrated the Sky Sword King Tower. Ace even made a plan with her about the Sky Sword King Tower since his sword path's foundation was built on Sky Sword as well, and Alina couldn't be happier to agree.
However, afterward, Alina suddenly made an unexpected demand. She wanted to have a sword battle with him without using Qi or Force, but pure sword techniques and their comprehension.
Ace readily agreed since he was also curious about how strong Alina's sword techniques were because of her natural-born sword talent, and an unexpected sword battle ensued!
After about an hour, Ace and Alina appeared in the Everlasting Endearment Palace. They looked the same, but their eyes were sharp and filled with peculiar emotions.
The result of their sword battle was only known to Ace and Alina or their swords, and they both didn't seem interested in discussing it or even mentioning it, as there wasn't any need for it.
"Elder Brother!" Ace was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard an unexpected crisp voice filled with grievance and indignation. The next moment, a small white beam directly landed within his arms.
Ace wasn't hurt as he held a small, delicate figure, but he was filled with surprise and uncertainty when he saw who it was. "Leah? What are you doing here?"
It was indeed the little brat Leah, but unlike her cute, mischievous face, she looked furious. Her big eyes were filled with tears as she looked at him as if seeing her savior, and she looked even cuter.
"That b-bitch, bully me! You must punish her and seek justice for Leah!" She loudly complained in indignation.
Ace was startled, and Alina wasn't any different. She was surprised by how a cute little girl like Leah could swear and looked at Ace with doubt.
Although Alina knew Leah was Zaria's sister, she didn't know them personally. No matter what, she liked Leah as well since she was just like Cyrus and Chuchu, if not even cuter.
"Who bullies you? Chuchu?" Ace asked with somewhat narrowed eyes, with a hint of helplessness, since he knew swearing was normal for Leah because of Zaria's 'teaching' and she had taught her all kinds of 'special responses' in different situations.
Since she was calling someone 'bitch' it means she was referring to a woman and if it was 'bastard or pervert' it was a man.
"It's me, actually." A devilish voice suddenly sounded with a hint of annoyance.
Ace's expression stiffened a little while Alina instantly pulled an annoyed expression.
He looked at Eva walking over, and Cyrus and Chuchu were on her shoulders. Both of them looked extremely obedient, like statues, and Cyrus's beady eyes were filled with a silent cry of help toward Ace.
'It seemed Eva captured these brats. Although I don't mind Cyrus since that little brat deserves some more hardship, while Chuchu is obedient and won't cause trouble, Leah is different. Zaria will definitely wreak havoc if she sees Leah … Ace's heart palpitated just thinking about the overprotective Zaria.
"What happened exactly? How did these three appear here?" Ace decided to inquire about this matter first.
"Hehehe, why don't you ask this little troublemaker?" Eva giggled as she suddenly rubbed Cyrus's head, making the poor guy quiver slightly. He shrank his little head.
Ace didn't seem surprised anymore as he glanced at Cyrus and let him 'enjoy' Eva's care.
"We were just exploring! But that bitch kidnapped us all a-and then she said she wanted to hang Leah!" Suddenly Leah retorted as she fiercely glared at Eva, while she tightly holds on to Ace as if no longer afraid, "Witch Bitch!"
Ace was stunned while Eva's eyes narrowed dangerously, but one person suddenly laughed out loud.
"Hahahahaha! Witch Bitch!? Tsk, tsk, I never thought you would even bully such a cute little sister, yet she's not afraid of your tyranny at all. I like her. Let me hold her!" Alina joyously laughed and snatched Leah from Ace, and unexpectedly, the little girl didn't resist at all and let Alina hold her while she looked at Alina curiously.
"Little sister, tell your big sister your name, I'll protect you from 'Witch Bitch'! You don't need to fear her at all!" Alina's voice was filled with happiness as she looked at Leah with shimmering eyes and an encouraging look.
"No, don't…" Ace wanted to stop Leah from speaking and even warned Alina that it was a bad idea, but alas, it was too late, and Alina clearly wouldn't let him.
On the other hand, Eva's somewhat furious expression suddenly shifted. She looked at Alina with a strange light in her eyes before she glanced at Leah, and her lip twitched.
Leah innocently introduced herself just as she had introduced herself to Eva because she found Alina very likable, and she was extremely beautiful, just like Eva; they were both more attractive than her Big Sister.
But the thing was, Zaria had taught her to call those Leah found more beautiful than Zaria…
"I'm Leah! It's nice to meet you, Ugly Bitch!"
Alina's gentle expression instantly froze as her smile stiffened, and Ace started to sweat as he glanced at Eva. When he saw Eva's huge grin, he knew Eva seemed to have suffered from the same thing, and she was waiting for this to happen to Alina as well.
"Hahahaha~ Ugly Bitch? Alright, little girl, I won't punish you as long as you keep calling her that. In fact, I can even give you those coins you were searching for here, all you need to do is call her the 'same' whenever you see her!" Eva instantly struck while the iron was hot, and she was gloating at Alina's misfortune just like Alina before.
Leah's eyes instantly sparked as she heard 'coins'. She looked at Eva and seriously questioned, "Really?" It was like she had forgotten about all her grievances and was making a business deal.
Ace instantly noticed Alina's expression darkening further and veins popping out on her temple. Without hesitation, he grabbed Leah and escaped. "Ahem, I need to do something with Leah. You guys continue!