"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 "
*knock KnockA knock on the door was heard and Bao Fang got up from the table and went to open it. They weren't waiting for anyone. The five ate together like every morning. Some time had already passed since the incident that had taken place on the mountain, so Yu Bin's heart had calmed down a bit and they could have breakfast together."Who could it be? Master seems to be taking quite a while to come back." Yu Bin said and got up to go to the door.Once at the door, Yu Bin was face to face with Ming Fang."Hello, long time no see." Ming Fang said and Yu Bin slowly raised a hand in disbelief. She didn't think she would see Ming Fang again very soon, at least she didn't think she would come by herself.*knock KnockA knock on the door was heard and Bao Fang got up from the table and went to open it. They weren't waiting for anyone. The five ate together like every morning. Some time had already passed since the incident that had taken place on the mountain, so Yu Bin's heart had calmed
Reaching the top of the mountain, Ming-Fang, had a terrible experience. In front of her, only a few meters away, was lying on the ground almost disfigured, the man who saved her life five years ago."Old man! " Ming Fang called out in terror. The one who believed in her was dead."You promised you will stay by my side. Bayiu! You promised you will stay by my side, even if everyone will leave me, you will stay, you will stay! " Ming Fang shouted, clenching her hands on his clothes, tears falling down her face like a river not giving any sign that it will stop very soon. It was not wrong to say that her heart felt like it was crumbling. "Old man! Bayiu! Yan Bayiu wake up right now! You lied to me! You lied! " she continued to cry and shout in despair. She wished that it was a nightmare and the old man would wake her up, But with time, Ming-Fang admits that it is not a dream, it is not a nightmare, it is reality. Monsters created by her just killed the only person who believed in her."B
Be ok, please be ok, please, I beg you, please, don't leave me alone, be ok, I'll be right there. The thought that the old man could be in big danger because of her crushed her so hard that she couldn't hear the others calling her behind. All she knew was that the memory she just got was terrible and that if the old men got hurt it would be just her fault."Ming Fang, can you wait for a moment please?" Yu Bin shouted behind her but there was no way for her to hear anything. Seeing that there was no way to make her hear their voice, Xian Chen rushed in front and grabbed her hand, turning her around. "A-Xian!""Xian Chen""Master!""Look out " Everyone shouts out in terror. Just when he grabbed Ming Fang, a fierce corpse appeared behind him. The moment Ming Fang turned around her eyes locked with the monster's eyes and she felt like she just felt his intentions. It was obvious what he was going to do but she felt it was hard so just before Xian Chen could be stabbed, Ming Fang tur
"Zombies? " Yu Bin and Xian Chen asked, terrified. If they said zombies, then it must be about fierce corpses….."Jinyi, don't you dare come here, I'll meet you in the park so stay there!" the old man shouted on the phone, startling Ming Fang, who never heard him shout like that. "Stop talking nonsense, I'm coming there right now," she answered angrily and closed the phone, then ran back home.What is going on? What can be? Zombies do not existing, they are just in the movies. Is he trying to scare me? Why would he do that? No, no, something must have happened, I ne…"Ming Fang! Ming Fang! Ming Fang! Stop for a bit for God's sake." Yu Bin called her worried from behind and took her out of her thoughts."Where are you coming? Go back, it can be dangerous, " Ming Fang said, but Yu Bin disapproved."Listen to me, they are not zombies. Well, humans call them like that, but they…""What are you saying, Yu Bin? Just stay back, " she answered confusedly and ran. "If someone knows about the
*Knock *knock, the sound made outside her room took Yu Bin out of her thoughts. "Yes, enter! "" Yu Bin, do you want to have a drink with me? " Xian Chen said, opening the door slowly. He was feeling a bit insecure and he needed to talk with her. He had a feeling that Yu Bin could disappear anytime."Sure, let's go " she answered smiling and approaching him, she grabbed his hand and went out.She knew why he was calling her to drink. She knew his fears, she was afraid too. She was afraid to disappoint everyone, she was afraid of losing everyone again, and she was afraid that she would be unable to bring Ming Fang's soul back. "A-Xian!""Yes?""Are you ok? ""Yu Bin!" Xian Chen called her name tenderly, keeping her hand in his and walking slowly looking at the cherry blossom around them. The sky was so beautiful tonight and you could see the stars so clearly."Yes?" She asked, stopping and looking into his eyes. "The moon is so beautiful tonight, " he answered, smiling. A breeze s
"Old man, Do you think I'm a bad person ?" Ming Fang asked, somehow disturbed by Yu Bin's and Xian Chen's reactions a few hours ago. "Why do you think so?" The old man asked, turning around and staying down on the chair beside Ming Fang. They were reaching their home not so long ago and he was preparing some food for them but Ming Fang's troubled voice made him stop whatever he was doing and stayed down beside her. "Their reaction, don't you find it strange? The young girl was looking really scared when she first saw my face, like… she was looking like she saw her worst nightmare. In the beginning, I thought that I scared her because she was lost in thought and I suddenly appeared but then when the man appeared he was looking like he was ready to fight me. " Ming Fang answered, thinking about what happened. " Jiayi, there is no bad person in this world. We might do things that in our mind are ok but are looking bad for others, but that doesn't mean we are bad." "What about the k
Reaching the house Xian Chen grabbed Yu Bin's hand and dragged her into their room."Yu Bin, can you tell me what is going on? I am pretty sure that you remember lots of things from your past and of course, you remember Ming Fang, so can you please tell me what is going on?""I…. It's true, I remember Ming Fang…" "Then how can you stay so close to her? If what I think is true then Ming Fang lost her memories somehow, but still, don't you know that she is evil? Just because she doesn't remember what she did doesn't mean that she is innocent and good." "A-Xian ing-Fang lost her soul because of me, she is not evil…" Yu Bin said, looking down sadly."And how is that your fault? Yu Bin, she tried to revive her parents, she used an interdicted spell…" "She was feeling lonely…. I didn't see it, I was living in my bubble of happiness thinking that everyone in the world is the same happy as me, and didn't see her pain""Still…." " A-Xian, when your parents died you had Master by your side,
"Helping you?""Yes, if you know me then that's amazing. After so many years I finally found someone who knows me " Ming Fang said, smiling happily."You don't know me?" Yu Bin asked, looking carefully at her face.It's she playing a prank on me? Yu Bin couldn't help herself to not doubt the person in front of her. "I'm sorry, the old man said that five years ago I was in an accident. He said he found me at the bottom of a mountain. From what he said, it seems that I fell from a very high height, and from the way my body looks then, I should have been dead. Well, it seems that I am stronger than I look because I recovered very quickly." Ming Fang said proudly, beaming happily. " However, it seems that no matter how many years have passed, my memory doesn't seem to want to come back," she added now looking down sadly "Anyway, now I found you and you will help me recover my memories'' she continued holding Yu Bin hand and smiling hopefully. Looking back, Yu Bin didn't remember seei
Waking up in the morning, Chen Xian opened his eyes expecting to see Yu Bin, but unexpectedly she was not there. He was surprised at first, then surprise turned to shock, and shock turned to worry and frustration. Thinking of the day when Yu Bin was caught by Ming Fang and fell off the cliff into the abyss, his heart trembled suddenly, and he jumped out of bed in fright. As soon as he hit the floor, he lost all his strength and fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face."Yu Bin...Yu Bin..." He continued to mutter to himself, trying to get up with all his strength, but he couldn't. Bumping his legs hard, he got up, opened the door, and ran quickly, almost falling on the stairs.Down the stairs, some voices and laughter from the kitchen caught his attention. One of the voices came from the person he loved the most. Walking to the kitchen in a hurry, he found himself face to face with Bao Fang, Long Wei, and the person whom he misses the most the moment he opened his eyes. Seeing