Chapter 78 - Center of Attention (1/2)

”Why not? Aren't you going to the sect with Brother Tian?” Yu Rou raised her eyebrows.

”Xiao Hua follows Brother Tian wherever he goes,” she quickly nodded.

”How will you follow my brother into the sect if you're not a disciple?” Yu Rou asked.

”Xiao Hua can follow Brother Tian as a servant since disciples are allowed to have servants with them,” she responded.

”S-Servant…?” Yu Rou looked at her with wide eyes. However, while Xiao Hua called herself a servant, Yu Rou did not think about the 'pet' system and took her words quite literally as a servant like the maids in their Yu Family's household.

”By the way, what should we do now that we cannot join the sect instantly? Should we just return to doing quests?” Yuan asked a moment later.

”Hmmm… I want to learn the technique we just bought, but I don't want to spend too much time on it…” Yu Rou sighed.

”It's okay. Have some confidence in yourself, Yu Rou. After all, you're also a genius yourself,” Yuan said to her with a gentle smile on his face.

”Brother…” Yu Rou nodded a moment later.

”Xiao Hua, do you know of a good place where she can practice silently? Should we return to Cultivators' Haven?” Yuan decided to ask her.

”No, there are better places for learning techniques,” she said. ”Just like how there are formations that can speed up your cultivation speed, there are also formations that can help with your comprehension. However, it doesn't actually boost one's comprehension skill— only create an atmosphere where one can concentrate much easier.”

”That sounds like the perfect place for learning techniques! What is this place called?” Yu Rou spoke with excitement in her voice.

”Pagoda of Tranquility,” Xiao Hua said.

”Pagoda of Tranquility? I don't think there's a building in this city with that name…” Yu Rou said.

”That's because there isn't one in Spring City. If you want to go to that place, there's one in Nature City, which is about 1,000 miles away.”

”1,000 miles!? It'll take us days to get there!” Yu Rou exclaimed.

”It'll only take a few hours if we fly there,” Xiao Hua said.

”F-Fly…?” Yu Rou looked at her with wide eyes filled with surprise.

Xiao Hua nodded with a calm expression on her face before she started levitating in the air.

”Y-You're really flying!” Yu Rou then turned to look at Yuan and asked him, ”D-Did you know about this?!”

”Hm? Pretty much.” Yuan nodded.

Then he continued, ”But how are we supposed to take her with us? I don't think she can use the flying sword even with your help.”

”Brother Tian can carry her,” Xiao Hua said.

”Hmm… I guess that could work…” Yuan nodded.

He then retrieved the flying sword and waited for Xiao Hua to support it with her spiritual energy.

”I'm going to carry you now, Yu Rou,” Yuan said as he lifted Yu Rou's entire body effortlessly.

”B-Brother?!” Yu Rou's face immediately flushed with redness when Yuan suddenly carried her princess-style.

”Hold still, Yu Rou!” Yuan said to her as he jumped onto the flying sword.

'This is a bit awkward, but I should manage...' Yuan thought to himself as he adjusted his balance and posture.

”Are we ready to go, Brother Tian?” Xiao Hua asked him.

”Yes, go ahead, but don't go too fast.” Yuan nodded.

A moment later, Xiao Hua flew towards the bright sky whilst controlling the flying sword.

”Look! Immortals!”

The pedestrians pointed at their disappearing figure with awe on their faces, and the Players watched with dazed looks, hoping they would be able to do the same in the future.

”Aaaaaaaaah!!!” Yu Rou screamed with her eyes closed when they suddenly started moving, not daring to open them even many moments later, and her arms were tightly wrapped around Yuan's neck.

”Are you okay, Yu Rou?” Yuan asked her with a smile on his face. ”You won't fall, so don't worry.”

However, Yu Rou still refused to open her eyes until many minutes later when she was finally getting used to the feeling of flying in the air, but her slender arms remained hugging Yuan's neck tightly.