[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-divine-path-system":3,"chapter-divine-path-system-divine-path-system-chapter-1594":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Divine Path System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1564989,2028,"Chapter 1594  Crazy Old Man","divine-path-system-chapter-1594",1594,"\u003Cp>Hazel and Helena closed Primula's ears from either side and kept the little girl from barging into a cave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without their master's instructions, the maids wouldn't let a little girl hear the profanities coming from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll kill you! I'll fucking kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, now, don't be so fussy, angry man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old man? I'm still young enough to whoop your ass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a pseudo divine, you are a rank 9. I can beat a thousand like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll call my daughters. Will you beat them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, the question is…can you beat them even if you wanted to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha! Didn't think you would have a day like this! Now is the best time! While you are still weaker and helpless, I'll ask them to get the deed done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahahahahaha! It's coming true. It's finally coming true! Varian, you little bastard, if you don't resist, it won't hu—mfff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old man, don't take it personally. I'm just trying to tighten your loose screws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you? Do you really think I am a soft old man? Here, take th—mff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm really sorry but they're not tight yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You! You bastard! You beat an eld—ouch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, my dear elder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're so dea—kggh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you stop now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nev—ughh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds went on for an hour before they stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elder Sister, who do you think won?\" Hazel tilted her head with a curious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's a test of strength, there's nothing to question. But if it's about convincing him to give up, the old man won't budge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even before her words ended, Varian walked out of the cave supporting a middle-aged man with his arm around his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man had a beard that reached his waist and hair which was longer than his entire body. He looked as crazy as they come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Come on, beat me up.\" He bumped into Varian and said. \"I can do this all day! The only way you can shut me up is by killing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian rolled his eyes. \"That's a bit too far, you are my father-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ungrateful donkey!\" Evander blew his beard and roared. \"Where was that consience when you were beating up an old man like me? You thrash me just because I ask for my rightful grandkids?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…It's not about that.\" Varian shook his head. \"Everyone around me is crazy. I got very frustrated. And you just happen to give me a good reason to vent my anger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a shameless fellow?! Why did they both have to marry you?\" Evander shed tears of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too late to regret now.\" Varian snickered and placed his hand on Evander's beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evander stepped back in shock. \"Even if you are rude, you can't be that rude to pull your father-in-law's beard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…This is because there is Primula.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I won't scare the little girl. I've studied how to take care of children very thoroughly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not that. She will pull your beard or use it as a swing once she sees it.\" With a tip of his fingers, a silver light glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, my thousand year old be—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the light faded, a sharp middle-aged man in old fashioned clothes remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk, a terrible fashion sense as always. They were out of trend even a thousand years ago.\" Varian shook his head in disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you know, brat? Girls lined up to see me in my college days. I don't follow your stupid trends, I set them!\" Evander snorted and walked out with an arrogant expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian walked behind him with an amused expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Evander managed to spend a thousand years just fine. He trained a lot physically, honed his mentality and created new ways of fighting. Of course, his obsession with grandkids remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But how can I have kids now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving aside very genuine reasons like Varian being still too young to be even called an Uncle much less Dad, he had no certainty about his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if he had kids now, had to go for a fight, ended up in some weird dimension and it's 10,000 years once he returned?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With how things went this time, the scenario wasn't far fetched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If I have kids, I want them to grow in a safe environment. And I want to see them grow and be there for them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, it's not going to happen anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maids and Primula returned to the Spring Palace, his favorite. Evander declared he'd tour Hortus for a while but would return on time for dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the last person to meet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother-in-law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fell from the sky in a way that she'd come right into his arms if he stretched them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ouch, my dress.\" Aurora stood up, rubbing her back and looked at him with a resentful gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for helping Sarah.\" Varian bowed his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, it's fine! I just…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must've been very hard but you never complained. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I…Hey, this is cheating!\" Aurora was flustered. \"You can't just praise me out of nowhere!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I can. Good job, Aurora. You helped us a lot. Without you, they might have not been safe. I'm eternally grateful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\" Aurora squatted, covering her ears and shaking her head with a red face. \"It's too much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian was genuinely thanking her but seeing her flustered, he decided to go a step further. \"Thank you, you are the best! Thank you, you protected them! Thank you, I can't thank you enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arhh, I hate you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aurora kicked the ground and vanished into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I didn't expect the meeting to be so short.\" Varian looked up with a grateful smile. \"I shouldn't have teased her like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you know you're teasing me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian turned around in shock and saw Miss Calamity smirking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he forget? A divine ranker like could leave bits of life power and swap places with it, easily travelling through space. Or maybe the one who previously arrived was an avatar?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem, ahem, don't praise me anymore. Or I'll really leave this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. But you really did a good j—\" Varian covered his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Calamity was indispensable for safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarah could've used the power of time to change her perception of time to make the 1,000 years feel like 100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn't do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few years after his disappearance, Hortus was being tracked down by Keman and Yami.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Aphosis helped cover their tracks, it wouldn't be foolproof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Oob went into a deep sleep to focus only on stealth. Sarah, having some administrative rights of Hortus, used all her powers to keep Hortus as hidden as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miss Calamity assisted Sarah however she could while Isadora remained occupied with the outbreaks of Sia and Enigma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't even hesitate to provide her own divine power to Hortus to enhance its stealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very risky thing to do as it put her in a vulnerable state where Sarah could strip her off her divine power permenantly if she wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Aurora's help, Sarah was gradually unable to continue. Thankfully, he arrived at that time. But that only emphasized how critical she was to their safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Aurora, things could've been very different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not say thanks anymore.\" Varian looked into her eyes. \"You saved their lives. I will save yours. Even if the enemy is Asherah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…That's cheating! Don't stay cool stuff like that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varian sighed and looked at the sky with a tired expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'A normal man like me surrounded by abnormal people, may the stars help my sanity.'\u003C\u002Fp>",1273,"2026-06-06T07:58:57.757Z",1,"novelbin.me","4a953855e34567209a5ba83ea2e72787e1888e0e75b3361301647d552d364991","divine-path-system-chapter-1595","divine-path-system-chapter-1593",1773,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdivine-path-system-cover.jpg"]