34 A Strong Cultivator (2/2)

”Mn?” Yun Bei Fen froze and stared up at Mei Chao Bing. What did he mean 'show me'?

Mei Chao Bing laughed at his dazed expression and pulled him along. ”You've been in secluded cultivation for a long time, haven't you? You haven't even left the sect for a single mission, have you?”

”Uh … Well …”

”Did you ever get the opportunity to use your spiritual energy?”

”No …”

”Then it's time you try.” He took out his sword, stepped onto the blade and pulled Yun Bei Fen with him. Together, they flashed down the path and then deeper into the woods.

Yun Bei Fen clung to Mei Chao Bing and pressed his eyes shut. He had nothing against flying fast but … Why were they flying so fast in a forest?! There were trees everywhere! What if they crashed against one of them? They had already fallen down once! This time they weren't as high up but it would still hurt! Not that he had been the one to get hurt the last time …

Mei Chao Bing finally slowed down and leaped from the sword. ”You can open your eyes now.”

Yun Bei Fen shook his head and continued to press himself against Mei Chao Bing. He definitely wouldn't let go!

”We've already landed so you don't need to be afraid anymore.”

Yun Bei Fen tentatively cracked one eye open and glanced around. They were … not whooshing through the forest anymore. Instead, it seemed they were … His eyes flew open and he looked in all directions. Where was this? This was … this was beautiful!

Mei Chao Bing had brought them to a clearing. The trees stood around it in an almost perfectly shaped circle and no path disrupted the lush grass to their feet. The sunlight spilled down through the leaves of the overhanging branches, dotting the ground with specks of warmth and illuminating the colorful flowers. No breeze blew, making everything seem still as if this place had been frozen in time.

Yun Bei Fen didn't dare to say anything else. He only looked around and his death grip on Mei Chao Bing's robe slowly loosened. How come a place such as this existed? It was so … peaceful.

Yun Bei Fen looked back up at Mei Chao Bing and beamed at him. He didn't dare to break the silence, so he reached up and encircled his neck, tiptoeing to give him a kiss. His eyes slowly fell shut, their breath intermingled and … something tugged at the back of his robe.

Yun Bei Fen's eyes opened in surprise but before he could look behind him, he was pulled out of Mei Chao Bing's arms and dragged to the ground. Tears sprang to his eyes and he tried to turn to the side to take in a breath but something held him down on the ground. Eh? Eh?! Just what was happening here?!

He looked to Mei Chao Bing in a panic, quietly pleading for help.

His senior martial brother's lips twitched. ”Fen'er. Since you're such a strong cultivator, you shouldn't have any trouble dealing with such a small plant spirit. I'll wait over there until you've finished.” With that, he turned around and sat down below a big tree as if he didn't care about Yun Bei Fen's plight at all.