“Hicc! Hicc! Hick!”
“Why? Why did this happen?” On the bed, Xue Le started crying as she questioned herself. She couldn’t forget that feeling. She couldn’t forget him.
She cried for the entire night but she couldn’t let it go.
Knock! Knock!
Suddenly, soone knocked on her door and startled her.
“Xue Le, can I co in?” The person who spoke from outside was none other than her master.
Hearing her master’s words, she wiped away her tears and spoke.
“Yes!”
Her voice was still hoarse. She couldn’t control it.
Her master walked in and closed the door. She looked at Xue Le and asked.
“You are still crying, huh! Did you really fall for so in just two days?”
When she ntioned that, Xue Le was stunned. She realized that she didn’t fall for him in two days.
She truly fell for him when he started ignoring her and each second beca an hour for her. When he wasn’t even talking, he wasn’t looking at her, it beca harder to pass that mont.
It felt like the day will never end and the more it took, the more hurt she got. Until she realized that she can’t live like this. She can’t live if he doesn’t talk to her. She needed him to look at her.
But, instead of that, he just kept ignoring her.
“Listen, Xue, this is not true love. You just haven’t felt it yet. If it was true love, do you really think he would’ve been afraid even if your family pressured him?”
“Of course not! You have read books from our library. If he was truly in love with you, he would’ve never given up on any threat. I an he feels threatened already then just imagine if soone from your family threatens him.”
“He is not worthy of you. You shouldn’t fall for so sort of cowards. Look if he was really in love with you, why would he care about those threats? Just because he has a family?”
“I am telling you, Le. Give up on him and focus on cultivation. There is no reason to rember him anymore.”
Her master walked near her and fondled her hair a few tis as she tried to convince her disciple. But the more she spoke, the more confused Xue Le beca.
At this mont, a few lines rang in her mind.
“Everyone works in dark, not letting you know anything and when you do know, everything is too late. I don’t mind being caught at that mont but I don’t want my parents to be caught at it.”
When she rembered those words, her eyes widened.
‘Yes, yes, he wouldn’t be threatened unless soone really threatened him.’
Slowly, she lifted her head and looked at her master. For a mont, her eyes were very unnatural.
She took a deep breath and nodded her head.
“You are right, master. If I just keep on lingering on these feelings, my family would definitely kill him, wouldn’t they? Just forgetting about him is good for both of us.”
“Yes, that’s what I am telling you. If you forget about him and focus on cultivation, nobody will speak about this issue anymore. He doesn’t want to see you anymore and you don’t need to see him anymore.”
“As long as you do it, your family will never learn about it and they won’t disturb him. So, forget about him and focus on your cultivation, alright dear?” Her master smile widened when she heard her words.
Although she felt sothing confusing, she was overwheld by the happiness that her disciple would no longer think about him.
“Yes master, I will forget him. I will forget him so hard that my family won’t even know about him.”
Knock! Knock!
“Mistress, Miao has arrived.”
Miao’s voice rang from outside as she knocked on the door.
“Alright! I should leave. I have sothing to talk to Miao.” Her master smiled and left the room.
As she left, Xue Le’s smile disappeared and got replaced with a gloomy expression.
“Brother, you really are scum, aren’t you? I thought you send my sister-in-law to help get stronger but it turns out you really planned to control .”
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got.
‘Damn it! Why didn’t I think about it before? He didn’t say that because he was willing to say it. He was forced by them. But now that I know this, I still can’t make a move.’
‘If I do sothing, my family will definitely do sothing about his family. Oh yeah! I still have that.’
Suddenly, she rembered sothing and took out a small locket from her spatial ring.
‘I am sure that this belongs to him. I planned to give him it later but almost forgot about it. I hope this has his scent.’
Whistle!
Thinking so, she whistled and a few seconds later, a small bird ca near her. This bird had fiery red feathers and looked a lot like a parrot.
“Lily, sll this!”
The bird, lily runs its hook near the locket. Normally, birds don’t have the good slling ability but Lily was a unique bird. She can not only sll it, but she can also lock it in her mind.
She is like a dog that can fly.
“Did you capture the sll?” Xue Le asked.
“Caw!”
Lily nodded her head but she quickly turned her head around.
“Good! Now, rember this sll carefully until midnight.” Xue Le commanded.
“Caw!” But, Lily replied while shaking her head.
“I am just joking. You can forget it but you have to sll it again. I got so excited that I called it at this mont. So people know that you belong to so you can carry that for during the day. So, let’s wait till the night!”
Xue Le fondled Lily and fell on the bed.
‘I was so stupid. Why didn’t I see this all along? He wasn’t afraid of rumors. He wasn’t afraid of other people. He wasn’t afraid of anyone but my family. If they lay their hands on his family, how can he sit silent?’
‘He did what any filial son would have done. But, did he have to say so much an stuff? Doesn’t he know how hurt I would be?’
‘But, Ning’er, was he truly right? Did you take your own life because you had no one to support? But, I was there. Why didn’t you ask for help? Why didn’t you say anything?’
When she thought of that, his words once again rang in her mind.
“She didn’t ask for your help. Do you know why? Who would you choose between your family and her? She might be your best friend but is she comparable to your mother, the person who held you inside her for nine months and took care of you while you grew up?”
When she rembered those words, she got silent. Although those words were harsh, they were very true. She couldn’t choose her best friend over her own mother.
No matter how strict or harsh she might be, she is still her own mother.
This suddenly made her look at Lily.
“Lily, what should I do? I feel like comparing between mother and him. This is so hard. Help !”
“Caw!”
Lily simply said nonsense that she couldn’t understand but Xue Le realized sothing. She widened her eyes as she slowly got up.
‘Yeah! I don’t need to send this today. I need to figure out whether he hates or not. And, I need to figure out my own feelings first. I can’t just rush things.’
‘Alright! My goal is to reach Golden Core Realm first. Then, after I beco the Core Disciple, I can recruit a disciple for the quest. Then, I will figure out my and his feelings.’
‘Only when we are truly alone, we can find out what both of us feel about each other. Alright Le, let’s cultivate. I need to reach Golden Core Realm as soon as possible.’
‘And, I believe you will shatter the competition, won’t you?’
With a bright smile on her face, Xue Le fell into deep ditation.
In another room,
“So, there is a Monster Emperor protecting his parents, huh! It sounds like a joke but I trust you the most. Anyway, this is also a good thing. Although I don’t like him, he is a great asset to the sect.”
“We don’t know anything about that Monster Emperor so I will give it a visit soon. Tell him that he doesn’t need to worry about his family and ask him to stay inside the sect if he wants to live.”
“That man won’t stop sending assassins this easily.” Treasury Elder commanded.
“Yes, Mistress!” Miao nodded at her.
“By the way, you said there is the possibility of that monster emperor being injured, right?” Treasury Elder asked.
“Yes! I felt like that but I am not sure.” Miao nodded her head and answered.
“Good then! I will go right now. I feel like this is an opportunity to behead a Monster Emperor.” Treasury Elder imdiately left leaving a wind behind.
……….
On the Edge of the Forest,
“Y-y-you can speak?” The middle-aged man and woman terrifyingly stared at the fox covered in the bandages and asked.
“I am a Monster Emperor. Of course, I can speak. I have decided to stay for a few months. It seems like your son has made quite a ruckus. He seems to be in a trouble.” The fox spoke.
“What? Our son? Is he alright? Did sothing happen to him?” Both of them turned pale instantly hearing her words.
“Can you quit worrying so much about him? He is a cultivator. He can handle those things by himself. But, his action could make your life difficult, or rather I should say life-threatening. Since you saved my life, I will stay here as your guardian until the threat is gone.” The fox answered as she lay on the bed.
“Umm….. can we ask you a favor?”
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