After Ellis left the room, the vice leader stoop up from his seat and took a walk outside to get a better view of the place with a smile on his face.

" Looks like I won't be sending you out of the clan for an assignment ever again since your life is wanted by others. But still, how were you able to improve your cultivation base to where it is now within a year" said clan head Finn to himself as he still remembers the boost in Ellis cultivation base.

" I need to make sure he is well protected from this day on," said clan head Finn as he walks back to his throne.

Walking back to his courtyard, Ellis was quite conflicted by his father's attitude since he has never seen him act like that before. Waking into his courtyard where Ray and Jenny are discussing about their adventures, they couldn't help but stop what they were talking about when they saw the look on his face as he was deep in thought.

" Hey what happened" asked jenny out of worry.

" Nothing special, he just asked me a few questions and that's all" replied Ellis as he took his seat

" If nothing happens then why do you have that look on your face," asked Ray out of anger that Ellis is hiding something from them.

" Nothing happened seriously, is just the way my father acted when he saw me that got me thinking alright" replied Ellis with a sigh.

" I don't understand what you are saying here, are is he acting" asked Ray in confusion.

" He is acting like he cared and worried after I was not able to get home after completing the assignment.

" Is it a bad thing for your father to care and get worried about his son's disappearance?" asked jenny still not getting the point .

" This is how it is with the two of them, in here Ellis is known as a lazy pig who knows nothing other than to eat and drink so his dad show he little to nothing of attention since his cultivation base is very low compare to his elder brothers" replied Ray as he begins to explain things to jenny.

" Is that why you said you are troubled by his behavior?" asked jenny after knowing the gist between the father and son.

" Shouldn't I be troubled by it" replied Ellis with a question of his own as he raises himself from the chair?

" Look Ellis your father care for you more than he those to your elder brothers if not less, and what he is doing is just an act to get you to work hard with less dependent on others" replied jenny.

" I doubt he is, comes on Ray tell her," said Ellis as he turns to Ray for backup.

" Sorry my friend, I don't have a father non a mother so I can't help you out here but if you were to asked me I would advise you to go with the flow as long as it is not stopping you from anything" replied Ray.

When the two heard of him not having his parents around, Ellis couldn't help but sigh before saying.

" Anyway, there will be a party in the evening so you better be prepared if you ever want to get drunk".

" Now you are speaking the language I understand clearly," said Ray with a laugh as he rushes to take his bath but stops midway.

" What is it this time around," asked Ellis when he saw him coming to a halt.

" I just remembered that I don't have any clothes to wear to the party" replied Ray with a smile on his face as he scratches the back of his head.

" That's not a problem, you can take a pick from my collection," said Ellis.

" I wish I could but you see, I am not chubby enough to fit I into your clothes" replied Ray.

" If you don't want it then don't bother thinking of going to the party," said Ellis and he turn his gaze away from Ray.

" I guess I will have to do with what I have then" mutter Ray quietly as he head to tame his bath.

" Ain't going to the party too," asked Ellis to jenny who just sat on a wooden chair as he begins to enjoy herself.

" I thought you said the party will begin in the evening so I have enough time to get ready for the event" replied jenny with a smile on her face.

" You are right about that and I can't wait to see the look on my brother's face when he saw that his plan to assassin me has failed," said Ellis with a cunning smile on his face.

" I believe they must have heard the news about your return so don't expect any reaction from them" replied jenny as she chuckles.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard of the second young clan master, Brodie could be seen rushing toward the innermost part of the courtyard where the Wyatt was waiting. Getting to the appointed place, Brodie bowed to the figure that was standing while facing his back to him.

" Young master the rumor that has been going on about the clan master Ellis return is true"

" And what do you plan to do about this" asked Wyatt as he turns to glare at Brodie which caused Brodie.

" Well I have tried talking to the leader of the bandit and he said they have been trying to reach those that were sent to do the job but unfortunately for them, they were unable to get a reply from them" replied Brodie as he still maintains the bow.

" After spending half of my resources just so that he could be taken care of only for me to hear that the bastard has finally returned to the clan," said Wyatt as gritted his teeth in anger.

" Forgive me master Wyatt for my incompetent," said Brodie as he went down on his knees.

" Incompetent my ass, just hope that he doesn't know who is behind the attack or else I will have to cut your head off and hang it on the entrance of the clan for others to see" replied Wyatt as he makes his way back to his room.

" yes master," said Brodie who has a bead of sweat on his face.

" Let's see how long you will be able to keep that life of yours" mutter Wyatt after walking away from Brodie.

In the courtyard of young master Simon, the same thing was also going as he thought that his little brother must have fallen under his brother trap only for him to get the news that he is back.

" Master Simon I telling you the truth, I saw he walk past with a young man and lady," said Simon subordinate

" Look like my brother was able to survive the storm but it is quite shocking to hear that he brought in others, I must find out who they were. Vincent, I want you to investigate the background of his two followers" replied Simon.

The subordinate called Vincent bow and was just about to leave when Simon called him back and asked.

" Where my brother's protector by his side when he came"

" Young master the two were nowhere to be found when master Ellis came" replied Vincent.

" Alright then, you may take your leave," said Simon as he waves the hand at Vincent.

" Who would have thought that junior brother plan would fail, now I would have to get things done myself but now that Ellis has return I doubted that father will be sending him out of the clan again," said Simon to himself as he sat on his chair.

While Simon was busy thinking of a plan, a servant walked into the room with a letter in his hand.

" Master there is a letter from the clan head," said the servant as he bows to Simon.

Looking at the servant who has just disturb his train of thought, Simon simply can't bring himself down to bark at him and asked the servant to hand him the letter before ordering him away.

After reading through the letter, Simon has worn a sinister smile on his father as he said coldly.

" Now father wants to host a feast to celebrate little brother return, I must prepare something to show my goodwill".

Meanwhile, after Ellis left his father's throne room, the clan head has ordered one of his servants to spread the party invitation that will be celebrated in the evening. Although many people were against it since they don't like Ellis in the first for being a weak and lazy young master but they have no choice back to turn up to give the clan head some face.

" I thought master Ellis ran from home," said a clan member after hearing the news.

" No, he didn't, according to what I heard he was given an assignment outside the clan but was not able to return until now" replied another clan member.

All sorts of rumors about Ellis's return begin to go around the Gibson clan.