Another beautiful morning came, replacing the darkness of night. But the storm left its mark on the world, broken trees and muddy ground.
A carriage was moving forward, towards its next destination.
’Last Night was really tiring, I was not even able to complete my sleep.’ Thıs content belongs to 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵✶𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✶𝓷𝓮𝓽
"Young Master, would you like cream buns?"
He took the bun from the woman while eating and looking out of the carriage at the destroyed forest. The scenery outside was really bitter, trees that were standing tall and the greenery that filled the surrounding area now turned into ruins.
Broken tree lying everywhere, some longer trees dangling with each other, their root, stems broken, some burned in because of lightning. The whole forest was telling the story of last Night’s storm.
’I didn’t expect this storm would leave such a deep mark on this beautiful forest.’
Li Chen and his group continued to move forward, passing through this sadistic place, going towards their new destination, filled with new people and tasty food.
After travelling for a few hours, the carriage stopped in front of a beautiful lake.
"Aunt Lin, look at this lake, so beautiful." The little girl became excited seeing the lake.
"It’s really beautiful, Xiao Yu will draw a painting of this lake." Aunt Lin nodded at the girl, also encouraging her to draw a painting."
A bit far away from these women, Li Chen was lying silently on the ground, covered with grass. Gazing at the blue sky, filled with white clouds, which were drifting with the breeze.
’This is what a true peace looks like. Enjoying this scenery while just lying down without doing anything. That’s how a life should be.’
"Little Black, what do you think? Is it beautiful?"
He asked his cute dog, lying beside him.
The dog also nodded in agreement. As both continue to lie there for a while, looking at the sky. Before drifting into sleep.
Only slightly away from them, Aunt Lin was preparing lunch for everyone, while Xiao Yu also sat nearby, making her drawing.
As everyone was enjoying their time beside this beautiful lake, completely unaware of the upcoming figure that was coming straight towards them. She was wearing a black and blue robe with a small pearl-shaped pendant on her neck, glowing continuously.
Unknown to this upcoming person, Li Chen, was enjoying the lunch.
’Well... having a good chef is really important for travel in the wilderness.’
All of them sat together enjoying lunch like family.
Xiao Yu was happily enjoying her lunch. Xiao Yu’s physique has improved a lot in these few days of following Li Chen. Now, she doesn’t like a poor beggar anymore.
Aunt Lin was watching them enjoying their meal from the side with a sweet smile.
Just at this moment, a figure landed beside them. Seeing her sudden appearance , both Aunt Lin and Xiao Yu got scared, quickly hiding behind Li Chen, who continued to enjoy his meal.
"Hey, why are you getting scared with me being here? Let’s have lunch first. After that, I will deal with her."
’When everything was good and peaceful, she came. Maybe I won’t ever have a single peaceful day in this lifetime.’
Li Chen was really getting frustrated with these people who continued to come one after another.
The woman was also noticing everyone’s reaction, but her eyes were only fixed on Xiao Yu. She opened her mouth, trying to say something, but closed it before the word came out, as if she didn’t even have a word to say. After a bit of initial hesitation, she finally spoke.
"Huh, do you know her?"
Hearing the woman’s calling out for Xiao Yu, Li Chen also got a bit curious.
"She is my daughter." The woman replied to Li Chen’s question.
’Fuck, such a caring mother, just after I dealt with those Immortals, she quickly came to meet her beloved daughter. I don’t even have a word to say anything...’
After a few minutes, Xiao Yu’s mother too sat with them, telling her sad story. Why has she left Xiao Yu alone? Aunt Lin was really feeling sympathy for Xiao Yu’s mother. While Li Chen sneered from the side. Thinking...
’If she really cares that much about her, then why doesn’t she stay with her? And above that, she seems to be hiding something. She came just after I dealt with those immortals in the sky. But how did she even know that they are no longer a threat?’
As Li Chen was having doubts about the woman’s intention. At the end, deciding to let it go.
’Whatever this woman has been scheming has nothing to do with me. I am already done with my quest. And now, whatever family drama there is, it has nothing to do with me.’
After a bit more chat, the woman took Xiao Yu with her. As the girl was leaving, she gave Li Chen a drawing that she had made. Before saying goodbye to everyone.
’Well, I can’t just let her go like that, without knowing the woman’s real intention.’
Li Chen took out a crystal sword, turning it into a small, nail-sized crystal sword more like a small glass toy, and tossed it to the girl without saying anything.
The girl took it happily before leaving with the woman. Li Chen and Aunt Li stood together watching her leave before moving on their own journey.
Xiao Yu and her mother were flying through the clouds, and Xiao Yu was really happy to see the clouds from this close.
"Xiao Yu, you know, now, we no longer need to hide any longer. The fallen immortal Sect will rise again. We don’t need live shadows." Xiao Yu’s mother spoke to her.
"Mother, what do you mean?" Xiao Yu did not understand what she was taking.
"Forget you will know when we reach there, you can become like me, flying through these clouds on your own." She replied to Xao Yu.