"Yan Long."
A beautiful and bright voice was heard.
A goddess wearing a veil on her face smiled back at him. However, he felt that the more he reached out, the farther she went.
Soon she was nowhere to be seen.
"NO!"
He jolted awake as his hand reached out.
However, it was only now that he realized his face and Shen Yuexin''s face were right next to each other. With a blush, he jumped back.
"S-sorry, miss!"
She shrugged it off with no hint of anger or disappointment.
"No worries. Seeing hallucinations and such are common when you''re recovering."
"T-that''s right, I was fighting–" He looked down at his body, no injuries at all. "H-how?"
"You have Mr. Feng to thank for that."
"Mr...Feng?" He thought about it.
Feng? Do I know anyone with that surname?
[Yan Long]
Master.
[That Mr. Feng is extraordinary. To let you recover all of your wounds to normal...Perhaps he might be able to help me.]
Yan Long nodded.
"Miss, can I meet Mr.Feng?"
"That...um..."
"Miss?"
"Uhh, he left as soon as he saved you!"
She said while nodding to herself.
"D-did he say anything at all? Why did he save me?"
She thought about it for a while as she remembered the scene.
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"Keep him away from me!"
Seeing his frightened appearance, she found it a little funny and almost...cute. It was like a cat that was growling.
She almost let out a laughter before she stopped herself.
"Right, I haven''t gotten sirs name yet."
"Yan....."
Quickly correcting himself.
"Feng Yan!"
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"Feng Yan?"
"HmHMMM!"
She was suspicious, but didn''t push the issue further.
"Are you sure about your second wish?" She teased him. "I''ll allow refunds."
"No! G-give me the Radiant Mirror! I want to leave asap!"
"Asap!?"
She tilted her head in confusion.
"Just give me the mirror!"
"Hmmmm....."
He looked at her in disbelief.
"Miss?"
"Its not miss, Its Shen Yuexin."
"Huh? I didn''t ask for your name, I asked for the mirror."
"Shen Yuexin."
"Alright, alright. Shen Yuexin." He held out his hand. "Mirror."
"I can''t." she shrugged.
"Hah!?" He really was in disbelief.
"I can''t control it. Only my grandfather can. When he wakes up, I''ll give it to you. Feng. Yan."
Fuck! I can''t leave until I get the mirror! Yan Long is going to be staying here too!
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"Mr. Feng said that mister is a once in a lifetime genius and that it would be a pity to let you die."
"I see. What a honorable gentleman." He clasped his hand to the air respectfully, "Should Yan Long ever meet Mr. Feng, I will certainly pay him back!"
"Hm."
No longer intervening in their issue, she packed up. She slid the door open.
"M-miss!"
Turning around to look at Yan Long, "Yes?"
"C-can I have your name?"
His face became flustered and red. Seeing that, she noticed it.
Well, it wouldn''t be a harm to say it.
"Shen Yuexin."
Then she left.
Yan Long was in a daze as he kept repeating her name.
[You fool! You forgot to give her your name!]
"Oh!"
He quickly ran out. Seeing that she was still nearby, he shouted out his name.
"Miss Shen Yuexin! My name is Yan Long! Yan Long!"
She turned back and gave him a light nod before continuing on.
He was left there with a happy smile.
Shen Yuexin walked for a while and out a gate. As she passed the gate, she turned to someone she passed.
They were wearing what seemed to be 3 layers of clothing.
"Feng Yan, aren''t you hot?" she asked while giggling to herself.
"H-How did you know!?"
Yan Ji kept looking back and forth, from Shen Yuexin to where he had heard Yan Long. Even hearing his name and voice caused his very being to shudder.
"I know everyone here. The only one who would dress up like that is you."
"Alright alright."
He leaned in close. This caused her to shirk back with a hidden blush behind her veil.
"W-what are you doing!?"
Yan Ji whispered, "...Is your grandfather awake?"
"...." She blew out a huff then tiredly said, "no."
Thud, thud, thud.
Footsteps came rushing in.
"The sect leader is awake!"
"The sect leader is awake!"
She closed her eyes in annoyance.
"Now he is."
However she found herself to be talking to air. As by the time that Yan Ji had heard this, he was the first to rush to the sect leaders door.
Left speechless, she squatted down and looked at the pond water next to her. Her reflection shown.
"If he saw my face without a veil..." She shook herself awake. "No! That was a dangerous thought!"
She sighed, "I must be going crazy."
Just then, Yan Ji with his masked outfit came back. He stood in front of her without saying a single word.
"W-what?" she stammered.
"How can I get the mirror if you aren''t there? Hurry up!"
She inhaled deeply to calm her nerves.
Mirror! Mirror! Mirror!! Is the only thing you care about a mirror!?
"Alright."
She walked.
"...."
One step.
"....."
At a time.
"Are you messing with me?"
"No? I''m just enjoying my walk."
"This is your grandfather, I think he''d be sad to not see you when he wakes up."
"I know my grandfather, he won''t."
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"Yuexin ahhhh!!!" With a snot nose and tears falling down, Shen Yuexin''s grandfather walked over to her.
Yan Ji was just staring at her as Shen Yuexin ignored the stare that was saying, "See I told you so."
Her grandfather looked her up and down.
"Thank goodness your safe! Thank goodness!"
Seeing her grandfather crying, she also felt a bit sentimental. Shen Yuexin nodded.
"Lets go talk in the room, grandfather."
"Alright! Alright!"
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Yan Long looked at Shen Yuexin. The person next to her...
"Who is that? Isn''t he hot wearing all of that?"
[A pitiful attempt at a disguise. Back in the days, I would disguise myself to the point of becoming another person. Lets see who this person really is!]
Yan Long didn''t stop it as he was also curious. He didn''t see him before coming here, so just who was he?
[Ha!? Why is he here!?]
"You know him!?"
[Not just me, you.]
"M-me?"
[You know him far better than I do.]
"Just who–"
[Who was the one that broke your cultivation?]
He looked towards the man once more with newfound knowledge and hatred.
"Yan! Ji!"