As Shi looks up into my eyes, she seems to catch the change in my deanor.
She gulps and takes a step back.
I-Im sorry for my forwardness, Master. It wont happen again.
Shi No, thats its not an issue at all. I actually like when you do things like that.
She keeps her head down and seems to reflect on her actions. After a mont, she looks up again, seemingly trying again.
Let be more straightforward.
If Im being really honest with myself, I really like you. Like, to the point where Im not sure how to act around you The issue is, I just had a friend try to manipulate through sex, before we t up.
Her eyes seem to shake a little, as she freezes with an awkward look on her face.
I hurry to clarify a little.
Im just little sensitive right now to it.
I pause again, trying to find the right words.
I do want to say that with soone like you, I wouldnt mind eventually trying things out. Though, I would prefer that I do sothing like that with soone who I truly cherish and will cherish .
But, currently, Im not sure that I know you well enough, to do sothing like that. Especially, for my first ti.
Her mouth opens and closes.
Well, that was all over the place. I think I got the general ssage across.
Ah.
I ntioned my virginity.
She seems to find the word shes looking for after a few seconds.
I can understand that.
Thank you for sharing that with , Ill definitely keep that in mind and work toward that in the future.
Her face looks contemplative as we silently continue on. With leading the way, since she doesnt know where we are going.
Well. That made the mont awkward.
But that had to be done. Im not going to allow myself to my emotions throw all over the place.
I cant afford to.
I already have one person tempting . I dont need another. Especially after my promise to Ai.
Though, I wouldnt mind having my first ti with Shi.
Well, as long as its not in a grimy, scary alleyway.
As we get closer to the area that Lin and Ai lived in, I extend my scan out toward the old shack.
I subtly ta the local rats and insects around the area, when were about 5 miles away from the location. I begin slowing down at around two miles and I throw a pulse in the direction again.
What I discover is that the shack is gone. Theres no body there.
Wait. No.
It seems to have been moved deep underground and covered in a white powder.
At seeing this, I practically stop in my tracks. My companion to my right looks at sharply, but I quickly manage to assure her that everything is alright.
I run through a quick scan of the substance and find that it prevents resurrection or use in rituals, and is quite expensive. Quite expensive, indeed. A cultivator level item. The only other thing it reveals is that it can also remove traces of anyone that originally tampered with the body.
I push further, because of the severity of this situation. I stumble a bit from the pain. But, its right at the edge of dangerous territory. I can just barely feel a slowdown in my brain and imdiately stop my scan.
Shi quickly grabs onto , looking around cautiously. I reassure her that everything is fine. She seems a tad suspicious still and is looking around.
Im pretty sure that if we were closer, she might have been able to tell what I was doing. Its a good thing I stayed cautious.
The deeper scan reveals the truth, that Big Sister Crane, is the source and covered up the death of this guy. I have a guess of why she chose to do this, but Im definitely going to take advantage of it, nonetheless.
This isnt enough for , though. Even with this on the body, theres a slim chance he could still co back. Im going to make that possibility even more remote.
Nonetheless, I seem to have gotten what I needed from the scan.
Ti to just use the creatures to eliminate the evidence.
Just in case.
Using the team of rats and insects, I then have them head over to the body and begin devouring it underground. Based on the properties of the power, I could tell that while inedible, the rats and insects would be able to get it out of their bodies quickly and live normally after a while.
For the next 15 minutes, Shi and I made small talk to past the ti as we stood there.
She didnt seem to understand why we had stopped or why we were making casual talk here, but I used the opportunity to find out more about her.
I found that she actually seed to get quite excited about explaining what the group does to take care of a people that enter their gang.
While she does briefly touch on the prostitute side of their gang, she mainly focuses on how it allows older won to train in Qi and provides children opportunities out of their situation. For her, after her prostitute years, she actually seed to take to Qi quite well, but has hit a stop gap. She seems pretty disappointed about it.
Once I actually beco a cultivator, I should start looking at ways to craft concoctions to help people through their breakthroughs.
From what I can tell, though, the gang is overall helpful to people who have no other option. And for people whove been with the group for a while, they help actively grow them.
The devotion level Ive seen from most of the people in their group has been pretty high. Though I still disagree with their thod of manipulating people, I think this is a decent group to work with. Much better than that Red Vermilion gang, anyway.
Offhandedly, I ntioned that Im likely going to take the test to join the nearby sect. She freezes for a mont before nodding furiously. Exclaiming, that would be a good idea.
Soon enough, the bodys been eaten by enough insects and rats for them to still live and carry it far away. Scattering the pieces as far as they can go.
With this, I think I can rest easy.
Wait, not exactly. Ill still have to figure out how big sister crane knew about the death of the man. It could be the obvious answer of looking into the death, but I want to be sure.
However, if Ive learned anything over the past week or two Is that I need to be a cultivator in order to make proper steps in this world.
That extrely weak cultivator almost got killed. And if I were to fight soone like Shi, Im pretty sure I would die before I even realized anything.
With these somber thoughts in mind and a slightly brighter woman at my side, we continue back to the yellow sashes area.
As we returned to the gate on this side of the yellow sashes area, it appears the street is still going through the crazy attractions.
Shi and I, still head through the back area, quickly moving within.
My scan catches a familiar-looking face throwing a thumbs up at Shi from an obscured place, before Shi wiggles a thumb up back at her. Its pretty clear who that person is, at this point.
Should I worry about this? Nah, I think it probably should be fine.
Probably.
The rest of the walk back is pretty routine and boring, surprisingly.
There no ambush is. No surprises. Not even a wayward flirting. It almost purposely seems like theyre ignoring . A look toward Shi reveals a proud look on her face.
As we get to the gate leading out of the yellow sashes area, I turned to her.
Thanks again for joining , Shi. I really appreciated and enjoyed our ti together and Im looking forward to the next ti we can do it again.
I pause, wondering if I should say the next thing.
I also know that you must have let everyone know to not pay attention to , as we head through these areas. I cant say how much it ans to , that I have soone who I can rely on here and work with so easily. I really enjoy your company and am looking forward to the next ti we can et.
Unfortunately, I probably wont be going out for a while, since Ive quite a few things to prepare for. I will, however, be staying in contact and visit every once in a while.
She seems a bit surprised at my words that I wont be coming by again, but seems sowhat resigned to it.
Jas, thank you for spending this ti with Im honored to be working with you And Im really looking forward to earning your trust and being soone who you can cherish and want to be with.
I can feel my face heat up a bit as I nod.
I know this is her job. I know its for her benefit to get close to . But I cant say its not a good feeling to have soone at least appear to like .
Well.
At least soone whose life I havent saved and dont want to take advantage of.
Following our words with goodbyes, I began heading back to the caverns in Gongs area. Its quiet, without a lot of activity.
I have a feeling that soone is doing sothing in the background right now. To make it this quiet. Whether its Gong or soone else, Im not sure.
But thats sothing for another day. For now, I just want to lie down in the bed for the next few days.
Doing nothing.
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