The Legend of the Cultivation World

Bitter Reality

Arya's steps again stopped when she saw a man who was very recognizable by the owner of his body. The man was none other than Prince Kusuma his own parents.

Arya then turned her gaze towards a woman who was being embraced by Prince Kusuma. The two looked happy while accompanying their little daughter, who was playing with some servants.

Prince Kusuma accidentally saw Arya's presence and did not recognize her. Astonished to see a foreign boy there, Prince Kusuma took the initiative to approach him.

"Son, who are you? What are you doing here?" Prince Kusuma asked with a friendly smile to the boy who looked stunned.

Arya was silent and did not expect that she would meet Prince Kusuma who she thought was attending an important meeting at the Palace.

Seeing her husband trying to talk to an unknown boy, the Goddess Princess then approached him.

"My husband, who's that boy?" Asked Princess Dewi who was curious about the presence of an unknown boy in the residence of Wijaya.

Prince Kusuma shook his head and said that he did not know it either. When he tried to ask, the boy would not answer and just kept quiet.

Seeing the fact that the father of the owner of the body is married again and has a daughter, making Arya quite disappointed, especially when he saw Prince Kusuma did not remember the face of his own son.

Arya lowered her head to salute the royal family before her, then immediately left without saying a word.

Prince Kusuma and Princess Dewi could only stare at the boy's departure in surprise, before a man from behind came to shock the two.

"Good afternoon Prince Kusuma... Princess Goddess..." Sapa man is none other than Dierja who just finished meeting at the Palace, and is looking for Arya's whereabouts to be invited home.

"Oh, Mr. Dierja. How's the meeting going? Is everything going well?" Prince Kusuma said kindly as he patted Dierja's shoulder which was his life-saving.

Dierja nodded slowly confirming that his meeting with all the officials of the Kingdom of Brawijaya who discussed the war, went smoothly.

Prince Kusuma suddenly asked Dierja about the search for his son who has been missing for 5 years.

But Dierja seemed to forget the request from Prince Kusuma, which made Prince Kusuma then take out a piece of paper containing a contest to look for his son.

Upon seeing the poster of the contest, Dierja nodded and it seemed that she did not really follow the news of Prince Kusuma's son's search.

"Sorry Prince... Lately I've been preoccupied with my work, and the person in charge of spreading this news is someone else." Said Dierja while smiling awkwardly.

The look on Prince Kusuma's face immediately turned to disappointment. At first he was very excited when he saw the presence of Dierja in the Palace, because he wanted to ask the latest news about the search for his son.

Working a little guilt to Prince Kusuma for not being able to help too much. As Dierja looked back at the search warrant, she was quite surprised to realize who the Royal Guard had been looking for for more than a week, was a guest in her own residence.

It seems that Dierja has not been told by Madam Maharani about Arya who is a member of the Brawijaya royal family.

When Dierja had seen Arya before, who left with a disappointed face, made Dierja understand what really happened there.

Dierja then decided to leave before Prince Kusuma and Princess Dewi. He then immediately chased after Arya who was currently waiting for him in the horse carriage.

When entering the horse carriage, Dierja saw the look of Arya's face that looks sour. Dierja then immediately told his coachman to walk and wanted to ask Arya a few things.

"I don't want to talk about it right now, Uncle Dierja. Please understand..." Arya said as she stared at the Wijaya surname board from the window.

"Your Young Master..." Dierja nodded slowly trying to understand Arya who was not wanted to talk at this time.

Arya this time was disappointed when she saw the reality that her body owner had to face. The boy's father is now a married man and seems to forget himself and his mother who was killed 5 years ago.

"Well, I'm sure why he could marry another woman and have a daughter. He doesn't even care if his wife and son are dead..." Arya said with a wry smile.

The one who heard Aryan's words could only remain silent. But honestly he wants to apologize for realizing Arya is the family of Prince Kusuma who he once left in a precarious state.

At this time Dierja was confused, how to apologize to Arya. Honestly Dierja feels bad for the boy who saved her and her family, while she does the opposite to Arya and her mother.

Some time later after the sky became dark. Dierja and Arya finally arrived at the residence of the Aditama family.

Without giving Dierja time to speak, Arya immediately changed her originally wry expression into a slight smile when greeted by Raka.

"Sister, why didn't you tell me you were coming with my father to the palace? I'm not allowed to go with him." Tanya Raka while putting on a sullen look.

Arya chuckled softly while patting Raka's shoulder. "Maybe it's because I'm more special than you, so Uncle Dierja prefers to take me."

Hearing the words from Arya instantly made Raka grumble while looking at her father who looks awkwardly smiling behind.

In a fit of annoyance, Raka pulls Arya's hand into the dining room for dinner together, leaving her father alone in the yard.

After Raka brought Arya inside, the smile on Dierja's face disappeared. The look on his face was now sour, because he had just learned the truth.

"Why didn't Madam Maharani tell me from the beginning? Or was it the Young Master himself who asked to cover it up?" I feel really confused now.

Dierja then went to the dining room and saw that there were already Arya, Raka, and Asri his wife who had gathered there. He then sat down beside Asri and faced Arya.

Realizing that Dierja continued to look at him with a guilty look. Arya then gestured not to discuss it, and made Dierja sigh before eating.

Arya also started eating quietly and unlike Raka who ate voraciously.

On the other hand Asri seems to feel awkward about what is going on between Arya and Dierja. Her instinct as a wife says that her husband is having problems with Arya.