Chapter 340 - Destined to Be (1/2)
Leng Jin Yu coughed. ”That … was before I came to the Yun Zou Sect. I actually learned under a different master before the sect master took me in.”
”Oh. And your former master is alright with you taking somebody else as your master, too?”
”I guess so.”
”You didn't ask him? He …” Jing Yi stopped talking. Considering the impression he had of Yu Jin he felt that he wouldn't do something so insensitive as taking a second master without asking his first one. So maybe … that person couldn't be asked anymore.
He searched for some kind of clue in Yu Jin's face but couldn't find any. Maybe he wasn't dead but something else had happened? Just look at them, they were also trapped in a secret realm and didn't know how to get out. Maybe Yu Jin's master had also been trapped somewhere and so Yu Jin had just continued on and then met the sect master of the Yun Zou Sect? Or maybe he was thinking too much.
Leng Jin Yu noticed the probing gaze and raised his brows. ”Is something the matter?”
”I … No, it's nothing.” Jing Yi shook his head. Whatever it was he felt like he shouldn't pry too much. If Yu Jin wanted to talk about it, then he would have done so. Since he hadn't he shouldn't risk opening old wounds.
Leng Jin Yu turned back to the front where the other side of the grove could already be seen. They were still quite far from the mountain chain and a few other groves and lakes were on their way there. Maybe they would be able to find the Heart-Calming Buddha Flower in one of them.
Although … it seemed talking to Jing Yi had already calmed him down somewhat. As long as he wasn't reminded of the current situation and the fact that his fiance was still outside he was probably alright. Unfortunately, he couldn't just make him forget about that. If that was possible, then the whole trial the crown prince had to undertake wouldn't have been so difficult. Well, he should have drunk some of the water of the river of forgetfulness prior to descending for his trial. The problem was that a certain other person hadn't.
Come to think of it, this was probably a good opportunity to find out a little more in that regard. ”So, I noticed that your fiance didn't use a sword when bringing you back from the Hei Dian Sect. Is he also studying both paths?”
Jing Yi hurriedly averted his face. ”Yes, you could say that.”
”Well, it figures. He has a special constitution, after all. Wasn't it the divine constitution 'dragon body'?”
Jing Yi pressed his lips together. He remembered vaguely that the elders had talked about such things at the gathering of practitioners but back then he hadn't known anything about these things so he hadn't really understood what it was about. If Yu Jin hadn't brought it up again, he never would have remembered. He would have liked to forget about it indeed. What divine constitution? His fiance was a real dragon! But he definitely couldn't talk about that so he just nodded.
Leng Jin Yu slightly lifted his brows. So it turned out that Jing Yi already knew that his fiance wasn't human. Just how much had the dragon king told him?
”Your fiance … seems quite close to you.”
Jing Yi hurriedly nodded. This was a much safer topic. Although it felt a little strange to talk about it with Yu Jin of all people who normally had a stony expression. ”Yes, we're very close. But it's probably no wonder. We've been traveling together for a long time and then spent some more time in the Hei Dian Sect together. I guess it's normal to grow closer in such a situation.”
Leng Jin Yu also nodded. ”That's true. I was a little surprised though. I was there at the gathering when he proposed to you. You seemed … stunned. As if you hadn't expected it.”