THE TRACES OF THE FRIENDSHIP OF SPIRITIS AND HUMAN.
CHAPTER 26: LOTUS FLOWER POOL

"It's a pity that I almost killed him"

"... After more than ten years I came back here. If my sister was still around, would she be happy or vice versa?, "the gray cloud suddenly became apparent in Chang yi's two eyeballs and let out his smile, he has been trying not to show it to anyone.

"Am I going to make it? if yes, then what will I do?"

Chang yi made the sword in his hand disappear, he then walked open the door and came out about to go around the palace.

His pitch-black eyeballs did not stop seeing what was passing through him, and both hands he put behind the buttocks.

'This place hasn't changed much'

Until finally his steps came to a halt at the edge of the large pond above which was filled with lotus flowers, the pond was in the backyard of the palace area. Chang yi then tangled up and took the water from the pond using both of his hands.

He then drank the clear water that was stagnant in both palms with one gulp.

"Hahh even though the same still tastes different" he said, wiping his mouth a little wet because of the water he had just drank.

Chang yi then stood up and he stared deep into the pool before him, where he saw Xue fang standing looking at the pool blankly.

Seeing that made him lift up the side of his lips and say. "Eh? looks like someone's been down, huh?"

After saying that Chang yi then approached Xue fang, once he arrived nearby he did not directly ask or say anything. A few seconds his eyes looked at the face of the girl who was still staring at the pool water before him.

'What is the problem so heavy?'

"What's your goal?" xue Fang asked who was evidently aware of his presence.

"Eh? y-you realize I'm coming?"

Xue fang then turned around and looked at Chang yi. "Your breath makes me realize your presence"

"A-What? how come? that's beyond reason. I'm just-"

"Who are you! "the girl made him stop talking in an instant just by pointing his sword at Chang yi's neck.

Seeing the sword so close to his neck made Chang yi swallow his own saliva in fear, his two fingers then shifted a bit of the sword while saying. "Hey, it's rude to point your sword at someone's neck like this"

"I'm not an intruder or a criminal, I came here with good intentions. I'm not alone either, now the ascetic teacher who came with me is treating young master Liu Changhai in his room"

"What?" Xue fang looked to furrow both of his brows.

"Yes a recluse ... w-is there something wrong?"

"Who let you in?"

"Ah that ..."

"I allowed it, "before replying, Jia li suddenly came and cut him off just like that.

"You? why did you let a stranger in?" ask Xue fang.

"One of them can heal Liu Changhai's wounds, therefore I allow them to enter"

"Chen you're so naive, what if they have malicious intentions? the presence of the two was very sudden and coincided after the night of intruders' entry into the palace"

Chang yi who was standing between the two suddenly petrified speechless because of Xue fang's words.

'It should have been me and Xiuhuan who had come a month or two after that night of events, it was only natural that he and Chang were suspicious of us who had come all of a sudden and had volunteered to treat Liu Changhai, instead, why are we so stupid?'

'The events of last night must have been very tightly closed by the palace so that the news was not spread throughout the country, they would not let people know. All this time those who were out there were very aware of this place was difficult to break through, even strong warriors once.it was because of Jia long"

'But now that it is easy for me and Xiuhuan to enter, is it possible for Jia li to allow us to enter because of me? besides shouldn't Chang now have told Jia long about our presence? but why is it that an hour after our arrival there was no reaction whatsoever from that bastard old man?'

' ... Looks like there's something'

"I did it because of my fiance!"

Chang yi's daydream was sidetracked as Jia li spoke in a high tone.

"Fiancee? since when do you care?" chang yi's eyes were now sidetracked at Xue fang who was smiling looking at Jia li as well as vice versa.

"You don't need to know if I care or not, because that's my business"

Xue fang looked furious and looked at Jia li with a sharp gaze. "If something happens, will you be responsible?"

"I will bear the consequences of my actions that have made them both come in, do I need to write them on paper with my own blood?"

Xue fang simply fell silent not replying to her words this time, yet he suddenly saw Chang yi. "You'll be the first of you I cut"

"Pe-Grower?"

After saying that Xue fang left just like that leaving Chang yi and Jia li, after his departure Jia li who was standing next to Chang yi was heard sighing so long, he said, and made the head of the young man next to him filled with many questions.

"Since when have you two not been familiar?" ask Chang yi.

"A moment after he found out the truth about himself" Jia li replied as he looked at the few lotus flowers above the pond.

"His attitude just changed, even though we grew up in a different way first he was never like that to me. Young master knows too, right? you guys aren't close, but you always see me standing next to him"

"Well, when I came back to see him after all this time he looked different. Did your father know?"

"It seems so and he doesn't care, it's only natural because it's been his attitude since long ago on both of us"

"But doesn't he care more about you than Xue fang?"

Jia li momentarily turned his body to look at Chang yi, then answered his question. "Indeed, but everything changed as the strength in his body grew stronger. Likewise with the greed that is increasingly inherent in him"

"It seems like he is no longer a tiger but a monster greedy for power, "Chang yi smiled as he folded his hands together.

"What the young master said was right, therefore now I hate him even more. Every magic in his body grew stronger, and I also grew to hate him"

Chang yi looked at the girl who was now smiling wryly staring at her own reflection on the water, today was the first time Jia li had shown such a look on her.

He who was always cheerful, changed just like that during his departure.

"Jia li, are you suffering?"

"At first it wasn't, but the longer I started to feel it. I even feel alive"

"Hey why are you feeling alone? isn't there your fiancee Liu Changhai? soon she'll be the one who's always by your side, get married so you don't feel alone and lonely again like this"

"She was my fiancee but I didn't take her"

"What's? you mean you guys got your matchups?"

"Yes, and I can't resist it because my father looks so terrible"

For this time Chang yi was silent, he was just an outsider who could not help but interfere into the matter that Jia li was currently experiencing.

But even so, they were friends since childhood. Chang yi slightly walked up to Jia li and stood next to him, after which ...

"Jia li I'm sorry, because this part I myself don't know what to do, but I can say it. If you don't like it don't force it, but have you ever given her a little space?, "Chang yi held onto one of Jia li's shoulders with her left hand, and made the girl turn to her.

"There's no point in just being quiet and feeling alone, that kind of feeling comes probably because you didn't let your heart open to Liu Changhai. Try to open it up a little and feel for yourself the results later"

"If you feel comfortable accept him and ask him to make you happy, but if otherwise. There are many things in this universe that can make you happy and not feel alone, you have to expand your determination in your heart. Don't just be quiet, when I was a kid I always saw you obeying the rules of the palace and harboring in your wishes, throw away all that"

Jia li's gaze slowly began to blur because it was covered in tears that suddenly came out, he then looked down because he did not want someone to see it. The cries that had always been on the ground now flowed profusely, and were heard by the young man next to him.

'Yes you must do it, and follow the path until you find a speck of light that is getting bigger and brighter, because after Jiao long you will not be alone. Looking at you and Xue fang who were now unfamiliar, it made me worry. He will probably leave you someday because Xue fang also has his own place to go home'

'Your words that say so much hate to Jiao long, in my ears do not sound that big. No matter how much blood flows in your body, when she's gone, you'll regret it"

On the other side ...

"Miss Xue fang" said two guards saluting him as Xue fang suddenly walked into Liu Changhai's room.

His face was very firm and walked upright with a straight look without the slightest hint of distraction.

Upon arriving inside his eyes were fixed on the meditating Xiuhuan, his body was enveloped in many bright white lights.

"It turns out the hermit was you" he murmured.