A young father walked over hugging a baby.

"It"s my father," Xie Yi said excitedly.

"Elders of the family, my child was born. I have brought him here today." Xie Yi"s father went forwards and bowed to the elders. Xie Yi realized that there were seven elders in front of his father.

One of them waved at Xie Yi amiably. "Come, Xie Ling, carry him over here and let me take a look."

Xie Yi"s father carefully pa.s.sed the baby to the elder. The elder touched Xie Yi and smiled happily. "Not bad, he has a good physique. Little Seven, it is up to you now."

Another elder took over Xie Yi. He closed his eyes as he touched Xie Yi"s head. After a few seconds, he opened them. He looked excited yet grim. "The two egos in this child are both very strong."

The rest of the elders had been relaxed at the start, but upon hearing this, their eyes lit up and they looked at Xie Ling simultaneously.

Xie Ling was happy at hearing that his child had two strong egos, but after a while, he appeared to be in a dilemma.

Normally, when a child from the Xie family was born, one of the two egos would be stronger than the other and thus the elders of the family would seal the one that was weaker. There were also some children who had two equally strong egos. This kind of child had a greater talent and would become the pillars of the Xie family. In these cases, however, the elders would have trouble choosing which ego to seal.

Xie Ling struggled for a long time before asking carefully, "Elder Seven, can I see the two energies?" Xie Ling didn"t make a hasty decision. He had been looking forward to the arrival of Xie Yi for a very long time. As a father, he wanted to choose the best one for his child.

Elder Seven nodded and accepted his request. Every elder of the Xie family knew a secret technique. Elder Seven"s technique allowed him to see the energy of different egos, as well as to replicate it.

Very soon, two energy bodies appeared on Elder Seven"s hand. One of them was very cold, while the other was hot.

One of the elders felt the two energies and said, "Xie Ling, I think that we should keep this ego." He pointed at the cold energy. "Someone with such energy would be calm and mature. In other words, it would be harder for the devil in his heart to appear and damage the seal. I can foresee him becoming the most important pillar of our Xie family."

The other elders nodded in agreement to his words.

Xie Ling didn"t reply but instead looked at the two energy bodies and hesitated again. In the end, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath to clear the thoughts in his head. When he opened his eyes again, they were already cold and determined—he had made his decision.

He suddenly knelt down and said to the seven elders, "Please forgive me for my selfishness. I choose to seal this ego." He pointed at the cold energy that the elders had recommended him to keep.

Xie Ling"s words caused a change in the expressions of all the elders, who exchanged glances with one another. They hadn"t expected Xie Ling to make this decision at all. The entire main hall was silent for a while, after which the oldest elder said, "Xie Ling, you have to think carefully. If you choose the other ego, there is a high chance that the devil in his heart will appear and that will cause our seal to be destroyed. If your child doesn"t have the ability to suppress his other ego, he will become crazy. He might even become a formidable, frightening monster. If that happens, we will have to kill him. Your decision might end up killing your child."

Xie Ling was indifferent. He nodded his head. "I understand and know that if I make this decision, Xie Yi will have a hard time in the future. However, I want to have a happy and optimistic child. This is my selfish motive. Please fulfil my wish." Xie Ling kowtowed to show his determination.

The oldest elder stared at Xie Ling for a few seconds and saw how resolutely Xie Ling was kneeling on the ground; there was no hesitation to be found on him. The elder sighed lightly and said, "Up to you. I hope that you will not regret it the next time."

"Thank you, elder!" Xie Ling raised his head. There was no regret in his expression. The elders knew that this decision could not be changed anymore.

Once two equally strong egos appeared, the father had the right to make the decision—even the elders of the family couldn"t interfere with his choice. This was the rule pa.s.sed down from their ancestors. Hence, although the seven elders were dissatisfied with the decision, they had to follow the rules. There was nothing they could do. The seven elders worked together to seal the cold ego. Afterward, they pa.s.sed Xie Yi to Xie Ling and chased him out of the old residence.

The elders were furious. They couldn"t do anything even though they knew that Xie Ling was making a mistake; they could only chase him out so that they wouldn"t be able to see him. What they didn"t see couldn"t hurt them. Xie Ling was already lucky that they didn"t kick him out.

Xie Ling left the old residence and the scene changed.

The dark alter ego stood beside Xie Yi, feeling hurt. "So father likes you. He doesn"t want me!" His eyes turned red and his emotions became unstable. He was on the brink of going berserk.

"Continue looking. That isn"t the end!" Ling Lan shouted when she saw what was happening. Her shout woke the dark alter ego up like a thunderbolt and his emotions disappeared. He felt calmed.

"My father has already given up on me, right? What else is there?" The dark alter ego turned his head to glare at Ling Lan. That was no way to tell a lie—he was no idiot.

The scene changed again.

"This is my house," Xie Yi said. He hadn"t known that his house never changed in the least over the past 19 years. It looked exactly the same as the present house he lived in.

"The answer will be revealed soon," Ling Lan said calmly, looking at the dark alter ego.

Xie Ling placed Xie Yi on a small bed and looked at his son in a daze, tears falling down his cheeks.

"I am sorry," Xie Ling whispered. "I know what the sealed world looks like. It is a cold, quiet and oppressive world. The warm Xie Yi will not be able to survive there. Once I seal him, he will definitely turn crazy and fall into self-ruin. However, I know that you can do it. You are calm and mature. WIth anger and hate, you will be able to live in that world."