"My king if you allow me to speak ..." Bao Fang said bowing.
"You are allowed Bao Fang"
"Your highness, I know a place where Yu Bin can find her sword. If you allow me to take her for a month I'm sure we can find her the perfect sword. She said walking towards the king.
"I already tried everything… " the king said, sighing deeply. He was trying so many times. From the time Yu Bin turned 12 till today, every time he heard about a new sword he would go buy it and come back with her, but none of them worked with Yu Bin. Every single sword rejected her.
" Her spiritual energy is weak, that's why she was rejected and I know a place where she can cultivate. I will help her cultivate for the next two weeks then she will follow a heavy training. Just after that, she will have a chance to conquer a sword. But I'll always be right behind her" Bao Fang said. She knew Yu Bin was very weak right now, but she had a desire to be stronger. And at the end who can stay in the way of a stupid? They don't understand failure so they will keep going and not give up.
" I already trust you enough for putting my dear princess into your hands. it's just... I don't want to see her disappointed again. Last time was enough" the king said, looking at Yu Bin and remembering the last time he brought a sword. That time Yu Bin cried so much that even when she stopped crying her tears kept flowing.
"Dad, I will not be disappointed this time, I promise. And I trust my master, if there will not be a sword for me then she will find something else. She promised to make me strong and if there is no sword then I still have my hands, right? " Yu Bin said smiling tenderly
"You changed..." the king said seriously.
"I did ?"
"Yes, you changed somehow. Before you cared just about yourself. You didn't trust many people, you were a spoiled brat but somehow you look more mature. I don't know if I should begin to worry for you or be proud of you "
"Father, I made the same mistake two times"
"Same mistake two times," the king said surprised
"Yes. When I first met brother Xian, I told him he doesn't know how to have fun ...I judged him because I thought he was too arrogant. The second time I told master to not pay attention to him because I saved everyone, I thought he was too conceited. Every time I was so mistaken father ... I judged him two times but he was hurt both times, once mentally and once physically. I don't want to see anyone hurt because of me again. " Yu Bin said, tears threatened to fall but in the end, she stopped them from falling.
"My daughter grew up and I'm proud of her. " the king said, hugging her.
"You can go with master Bao Fang, " the king added, smiling at his daughter.
After they ate, Bao Fang took Yu Bin, said farewell to her worried parents, and left on their journey.
"I'll see you later Yu Bin "
someone said, smiling tenderly looking at the window but then suddenly made a face when seeing Bao Fang taking Yu Bin in her arms and flying with her up in the sky.
"How dare you touch her with your dirty hands, you murderer, criminal, devil ." The person in the case added angrily.
The feeling of love, hate, and sadness all together made the person cry hard.
On the other hand, Yu Bin was resting her head on Bao Fang's shoulder.
"Master, it's so nice to be up here with you, it's making me so relaxed and happy. If brother Xian would be with us he would be so happy.
"Oh, you already miss your brother Xian ? Bao Fang teased Yu Bin who turned red like a tomato.
After riding the sword for a while they reached the place they needed and came down.
The place seemed abandoned for a long time. Spider webs stretched across the gates from one corner to the other. Large weeds had grown along the yard and the gate seemed to fall if it was opened, which is what happened.
The moment Bao Fang tried to open it after cleaning the spider's web that had settled over her, the door fell to the ground.
Yu Bin who was already shocked because of the view didn't expect to see this kind of place, not talking about sleeping in here, when she saw the door falling she lost it completely.
"Master, you can't be serious," Yu Bin said sharply. There is no way she could sleep in a place like that.
"Why ?"
"Master are you expecting me to sleep in this kind of place "
"Yes, why? Isn't it great? "
"Masterrrrr, give up, I'm going home," Yu Bin said and left turning around
"Yu Bin … down there are monsters, and I'm not talking about corpses," Bao Fang shouted for Yu Bin to hear and it worked because Yu Bin heard it clear and sharp.
"Damn it," Yu Bin said and came back.
"Good, if you decide to stay then we should start to clean, the night will come soon and we need to have a clean place to sleep right "
"It's not like I have a choice, " Yu Bin mumbled.
After lifting the gate and resting it on the fence, they entered the house where Yu Bin had a new shock.
The floor was in a state of disrepair. The bed was full of dust and the mattress seemed to have gone through World War I.
After telling Yu Bin that she was going to bring water from the river, Bao Fang took the bucket and went down to the river. Meanwhile, Yu Bin found a broom and started to clean the spider webs that made their home in every corner of the house.
After she finished with the spider webs, she took the mattress out and wiped the bed then she started to clean the floor too.
When Bao Fang came, found her sleeping in a corner. She never even cleaned her room and now she was cleaning the whole house. Bao Fang smiled and woke her up gently.
"Yu Bin wake up, the flour is cold and you will catch a cold. "
"Master, let me sleep for a while, please. I'm extremely tired."
"I brought water, go wash your face and let's go down to the city, we need to eat then buy a few things. I promise you that when we are back you can sleep for a while. "
"I'm not hungry," Yu Bin muttered while sleeping but the next moment her stomach grumbled, making Bao Fang laugh.
"Let's go, let's go," Master said, taking her in her arms and bringing her outside.
She helped Yu Bin wash her face, then she unsheathed her sword and they left to buy the things they needed. They were buying two mattress blankets and a few pillows, dusting cloths, cleaning solutions, nails, a hammer, an ax, a few pots and pans, spoons, plates, knives, and forks, then they went home.
Having all these things, Bao Fang couldn't carry Yu Bin in her arms so she made the sword bigger and put the princess down. "Master….are you telling me you could do this before but I needed to stay in your arms all the time? " "Yes," Bao Fang answered, giggling. "Why" "It's easier" "It's not…" "Why not ?" "How can be easier carrying someone in your arms instead of making it bigger " "Making it bigger you will use a bigger amount of spiritual energy " "Oh, but you are strong anyway, making it bigger will not cost you much," Yu Bin said and stayed down. "Sleepy ?" "Very …" Yu Bin said, sighing tiredly. "We will be back soon, you can sleep for a while, I'll keep you in my arms," Master said, staying down beside her. "Thank you master …" Yu Bin answered and let her head fall on Bao Fang's chest. After riding the sword for a while they arrived home and Bao Fang woke Yu Bin up and brought her into the house. She put the mattress on the bed and put a blanket and a few pi
"Listen, Yu Bin, I never said it will be easy, I already told you that there will be two kinds of spiritual energy there, death and life is there in the same time and you need to choose life " "Why do I need to enter the water master? Why can't I just stay close to the water ?" " you need direct contact with it" "Daaaammmmnnnn" Yu Bin shouted her lungs out. "When you are ready you can enter. I want you to know one thing before you start… I trust you, you can do it " "Ok, let's do this, " Yu Bin shouted confidently and ran inside the water. "Good luck Yu Bin " Bao Fang muttered worriedly. She indeed trusts the princess but she can't help but not be worried for her. "So cooolllllddd, master I'll be freezing to death ." She shouted from the water. "Yu Bin, listen to me " "I'm l…all..listening ma…st..er" Yu Bin answered shivering. "Close your eyes, visualize your meridian channels, do you see them ?" "Y…yes.. ma…st…er" Yu Bin answered "Now, every channel has a portal, ope
After they ate, the two left to the river where Yu Bin entered under the water and started her cultivation trying to connect herself with the water. It was not working from the first time, making her almost drown a few times, but after one week she managed to connect with the water spirit and make the water her own home. Two weeks later she was staying more in the water than with her master, waking up at five in the morning and rushing down to the river and starting her cultivation rather than going back later. Sometimes she was not going home for two to three days. After she meditated in the water she used to go out and jump in one of the biggest trees there and enter meditation again. Her golden core became stronger and she started to use her spiritual energy into jumping high and running fast. "Yu Bin, come down here " Bao Fang shouted and Yu Bin came down instantly. "Yes, master ?!" Yu Bin said, landing down and walking towards her. "Starting tomorrow I will train you in ba
"Don't be afraid, I will never let you fall, " Xan Chen said, holding her tight from behind. "That's good to know, I will never let you fall either. I will always protect you, I will protect our master, Ming Fang, mom, dad, our people…" "You are not alone Yu Bin, don't try to protect everyone alone. I am strong enough and I'll become stronger, I'll always be by your side, I'll help you protect everyone. " "Hm, thank you," Yu Bin said, letting herself fall on Xian Chen's chest watching the stars. "The stars are looking more beautiful up here, " she added looking up. "Indeed, " Xian Chen answered, smiling tenderly. His heart was so relaxed tonight. Truth be told, his heart started to heal the day Yu Bin cried for him. Every time he is close to Yu Bin he will feel so calm. She was his cure and he will always remember that. But between this feeling of calm and gratitude, he has a strange feeling inside his heart and however he thinks he can't recognize it, he never felt this.
Bao Fang followed her and when they reached the place, she put a log in the middle of the lake and called Yu Bin "Here it's what you need to do, Yu Bin. You need to stay on this log in one leg " "That's easy, " Yu Bin said and jumped on the log. The moment she raised a leg she fell on her back. "One more thing Yu Bin " "What is it, master? Yu Bin asked, then fell again, this time on her face. "Don't make waves " "What? That's impossible…. " Yu Bin shouted while falling again, not finishing her words. "Then make it possible, " Bao Fang said when Yu Bin came up from underwater. "Master, this does not make sense…" Yu Bin complained. "It will make sense in battle you need to move fast and without notice. The smallest mistake can put lives in danger " "Ackkkk" Yu Bin screamed the moment she fell again and again and again. Almost a day passed and Yu Bin didn't improve at all. When she stayed with both legs it was ok but the moment she raised one leg she would fall. "That's im
"What, did you think that the log would just stay there, not moving ?" "Well…." "I will move that log so make sure to stay on top of him, not under him, " Xian Chen said looking at her smirking. "You are evil !" Yu Bin said sharply "You are weak !" Xian Chen answered back, bored. "Ack…" "Come on Yu Bin, jump up on the top of the log, use your both legs for now and keep yourself on top ." "Ok.." Yu Bin said and jumped up. Xian Chen started to move the log and Yu Bin fell a few times then started to improve. When she was sure of herself and did not fall again Xian Chen tied a thinner log and started again. Yu Bin improved faster this time. Then he used a vine. "Try to walk on it " " eeeehhhhh, walk? Why are we using a vine?" "Because you passed the other two difficulties " "But a vine … isn't it too much ?" "Don't lose time and go up there" "I will fall, it's too thin " "Yu bin, what did you think when you were on the log in the water?" "I'm falling " "What did you
"Ok, now we need to pass the next step of the training, we should go to find master. " "No need. " Bao Fang said, making the two teenagers turn around in shock. "When did you come here?" Xian Chen asked curiously. He didn't feel her presence at all. "Just a moment ago. So Yu Bin, you are at the last stage of your training. Cultivation has three stages and you reach the last. The first stage is 'heart and soul as one ' and you master it by making a contract between you and the water. The second stage is 'mind and body as one and you master it by controlling your body and not making even a single wave. Your mind and body became one. Now we are at the third stage and the last 'Virtuous as water' where you need to let go of your emotional ties." "How am I doing that ?" Yu Bin asked, confused. " You need to enter meditation, relax your mind and your soul, let all your thoughts appear, and concentrate on your breathing. Stop thinking about the queen and the king as your parent
"Yu Bin, what are you doing, wake up already," Xian Chen whimpered, staggering in pain when Yu Bin made a new string of water strangling his neck and another one for keeping Bao Fang in place. It looked like a cage made of water. "Yu Bin wake up right now! " Bao Fang shouted at her but Yu Bin didn't seem to hear her. "Yu …my beloved Yu Bin… wake up … whatever you sow right now… I am here for you. Wake up Yu Bin …don't go far away from me….Aren't you strong enough to win…. against some pain? ….If you are not then I am here …I will take your pain…Master it's here too... Come back to us…. Please… Xian Chen said, breathing hard. He felt the air didn't reach his lungs and his neck was hurting, not letting him breathe. Hearing the words "I'm here for you " and recognizing Xian Chen's voice Yu Bin wakes up just in time before Xian Chen loses consciousness. Yu Bin got startled, she couldn't believe that she almost killed Xian Chen. "Brother Xian, what happened? I'm sorry, I'm sorry "