Chapter 8: The Precious Treasure (short side story)
A short light-grey mountain stood at the end of a green valley, reflecting remarkable brilliance throughout its peaks. Right on the top of its highest peak was a tiny wooden temple painted red and blue. It was very humble, made out of ordinary wood, and some burnt-mud tiles.
Right in front of it was an immense thousand-year-old oak tree. Brown-yellowish leaves filled up its twisted branches, in a symphony of variant colors and shapes. Randomly during the day, strong winds blow upon the mountain's peak, shaking off dozens of yellow leaves in a beautiful dance throughout the valley below.
At the trunk of the ancient tree, there was a serene figure seated cross-legged in meditation. It was a middle-aged man around his thirties. He vested impeccable plain-white scholar clothes, without a single dirty spot. Below him was a simple-looking old bamboo mat. From its worn-out state, it should be at least a few dozens of years old.
Still, despite his modest surroundings and humble vesting, the mid-aged man's looks were heavenly stunning! His long black hairs fell all the way down his chest, radiating a lustrous bright. His eyes were as blue as the Boundless Spirit Sea, filled with an overwhelming penetrating charm.
His facial features were the definition of perfect in the mortal world and the planes above. The white of his smile was like the opening of Heavens itself, and an aimless blink of his eye could take down the Holy Stars of the sky.
As so, the heaven-shaking handsome man sat by the oak tree's trunk, in shallow, carefree meditation. On his tights was a simple-looking sword inside a crude-crafted scabbard. From time to time, though, an intense azure luster would shine from it for a split second, before turning back normal.
After some time, the temple's wooden door slid open, and a short, skinny kid walked out from inside. He was quite plain-looking, without any eye-catching features. He had messy black hairs, ordinary black eyes, and sun-burnt skin. On his back, he carried around a simple-looking sword in a similarly crude-crafted scabbard. Walking up to the handsome man below the oak tree, the kid gave a full bow with the utmost respect.
"Greetings, Master! Disciple Yi Jiang wishes you a good morning!"
Hearing the kid's cute, respectful greeting, the handsome man opened his eyes with a slight smile on his face.
"Good morning, Yi'er! How was your night? Did you sleep well?"
"Reporting to Master! The last 8 hours, 23 minutes, and 14 seconds were super productive! Although this humble disciple lack talent, I managed to have a great meditation section in this new Celestial Mountain of ours!" kid Yi Jiang spoke seriously in his childish voice.
"So... you didn't sleep for the 7th consecutive day?" the handsome man asked in a puzzled tone.
"Master, as you said: "meditating against the Heavens is my sleep!" So I might as well follow along!" kid Yi Jiang answered.
"When... when did I say that exactly?"
"When your holy presence paid a visit to this humble disciple's dream seven days ago! As you see, Master is such a grand figure, that even in my dreams, you guide me on the Great Dao!"
"Alright... but make sure to sleep every now and then, alright?" the handsome man said playfully.
"Your order is my command, Master!"
"Also, this humble disciple has a question for you, Master."
"Oh, alright! Please, go on!"
As he said so, the handsome man suddenly waved his hand. Then, a tiny porcelain cup appeared out of thin air right in his hands. A fragrant tea filled it up, releasing pleasant-smelling steam. The man took a composed slip as he awaited his disciple to voice his question.
"Well... last night, during my meditation, I heard some loud noises coming from down the valley while I trained my sword Qi to boost my senses! It sounded like the voice of that Holy Fairy that gave us this Celestial Mountain a few days ago! The sound resembled strange long moans! Could it be that something happened to her!?" kid Yi Jiang asked in an innocent, worried tone.
*spits spirit tea in a choke* *cough* *cough*
"I... I don't know, Yi'er! Maybe, or maybe not! What makes you so sure about such an assumption?" the handsome man said awkwardly.
"Well, after hearing such loud moans, I decided to be prudent and wait for them to settle down. Then, later at night, I used my sword to fly to the spot from where the sound was coming. And what I found was a completely wrecked scene in the green grass below a cherry blossom! It was like two wild beasts had engaged in a desperate battle! Still, the strange thing was that there was no blood, and I only found this in the surroundings! Does Master recognize it?" saying so, kid Yi Jiang waved his hands, summoning a piece of thin light-pink silk. There were tiny delicate lotuses embroidered all over it in golden lines.
The moment the handsome man saw that object, he almost had a heart attack, and an frozen expression took his face.
"What is it, Master!? Is it a Divine-tier magical treasure? Does it have super magical powers? Does it belong to that Holy Fairy?" kid Yi Jiang said in excitement, snaping his master out of his paralyzed-state.
*cough* *cough* *cough*
"I... I don't know, Yi'er! Pass it over and have master analyze it for some days! When I find out what it is, master will tell ya! But from what it looks, it appears to be even more valuable than a Divine-tier magical treasure!" the handsome man said as his hand hovered in a flash, sizing the delicate silk clothing from kid Yi Jiang's hands.
"Cool! I can't wait to fight the Heavens with similarly valuable magical treasures!"
*cough* *cough* *cough*
"One day, you will, junior! One day you will... Now, let's go back to cultivation, shall we!?" the handsome man said purposefully.
"Yes!" kid Yi Jiang shouted, completely forgetting about the previous incident.
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IWriteNovels Hi guys! Please comment, and lets have fun! Guys, these tiny side stories arepart of an idea I had so that I can pass on to you guys fun, short content during periods of time I'm short on time to write! I'm im med school, and last week, I began to have online classes. And next week, I already have 2 tests! But I promise that I'll lauch a main-story chapter friday, saturday, and maybe sunday!
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