The little boy covered his head, turned and ran out of the great hall into the garden, screaming hysterically: “Why?! Why don’t I have the family brand? Why!”
Screaming at the sky: “I’m not a bastard! I’m not! Why?!”
Inside the great hall, a middle-aged man about forty years old, had a very ugly expression on his face. Beside him, the white-haired old man who originally made the announcement gently patted his shoulder, “I had advised you early on, but you…”
After a sigh, the middle-aged man announced: “the baptism ceremony has concluded, time to disperse.” After finishing the announcement, the middle-aged man sat down in a chair with an exhausted look.
Lei Yu previously heard from his Uncle Liu mention he came to the Lei family when he was around 1 years old. He was left behind at the main gate by a woman whom was never seen again.
Lei Yu rushed towards Uncle Liu as he entered the doorway “Uncle Liu, what did my father say?”
“Well… child, you should leave this place.” Uncle Liu reluctantly shook his head. Uncle Liu had watched this child grow up so he naturally had deep feelings for him. But after this incident, there’s nothing he can change or assist him with.
Lei Yu sat back on his bed in a depressed state, Uncle Liu’s words were clear, his father does not want him to stay in the family. Was it just solely because he did not have the family’s brand? No! Lei Yu refused to believe this, he insisted on staying.
It has been determined that Lei Yu did not have the family brand after the baptism, his life underwent an enormous change. No more words of flattery towards him, no one would greet him with a smile, everyone would walk by and scoff at this 10 year old child, and some would even ridicule him out loud.
But Lei Yu endured all these insults and ridicule, he continued to exercise on his own. In Lei Yu’s heart, even if he did not have the family brand, he could still become powerful. Once he was strong enough, the family would accept him once again.
Day after day of exercising, Lei Yu used up quite a fortune to hire well-known martial artists for guidance. Day after day of blood and sweat, he kept on doing his daily exercise. Lei Yu managed to forge a strong body and mind.
Eight years went by, Lei Yu had only seen his father a few times, but it was only a glimpse of his back or his shadow.
In that eight years, Lei Yu endured daily insults of being called “bastard”, “trash”, “waste of food”, but he continued to tolerate it, in attempts to show everyone and prove to himself.