Chapter 16: Mood
'Maybe when we're stronger and older though.'
She blushed.
'I mean it should be fine he's most likely from a prominent family. How else would he have entered that high class event all those years ago.'
'The martial hall would approve with his backing especially with his amazing strength and skill.'
She noted blushing even more than before.
Finally a shelter came into view, Ren was confident it was the steel armor shelter, and with Huangfu Jing sighing in relief.
They both rushed into the shelter. Speaking before parting way. "Ren, message me when you enter the alliance, I want to hunt some more with you later." She initiated pushing a piece of paper into his hands.
Nodding in acknowledgment as without being able to refute her words or add anything, Huangfu Jing ran off back into the alliance.
So Ren followed making his father aware of his return and catching up with the happenings of the alliance, along with sending a message to Huangfu Jing.
Ren: home, planning to go out hunting in three days, just let me know if you want to join.
While Huangfu Jing upon making her presence known back at the manor in the martial hall couldn't access the internet as her master was disciplining her and interrogating her about her adventure.
"So your saying you almost died to the shura creature on a floating island and were trapped their the entire time?" An unknown woman spoke.
With an embarrassed expression Huangfu Jing continued. "Yes, master it even transformed into a purple horned shura an—"
"It transformed!?" Her master interrupted in surprise.
"Yes master, and then a man arrived and faced the shura. He was so strong, despite all of his weapons and armor beast souls getting easily destroyed. He persevered and defeated the shura!" Huangfu Jing spoke with passion and starry eyes.
Frowning, "who is this person?" The master spoke, not fond of her precious disciple reactions.
With a bashful expression Huangfu Jing answered somewhat fidgety. "He said his name was Suzyu Ren, he helped me find a shelter. Oh and I remember him from the event seven years ago. He was the one who beat me and all the other kids in that tournament." Pausing and frowning slightly, "Though he didn't remember me."
Her master asking the obvious, "Do you like him?"
"What!? Uh-hum no? I mean ye— I don't know!?" She responded shocked and embarrassed.
Chuckling lightly, her master spoke to herself. "Suzyu? Hmm, that should be the higher up in the saint hall, he's a fairly respected scientist and a retired surpasser."
"Uh master? When can I go back into the sanctuary?" She responded abit meekly.
Getting a stern stare in return. "Hmph, your at steel armor shelter yes? Well your in luck we have a good group near there. You can go back once they reach the shelter, to make sure you don't do anything reckless again."
"How long would that take?" Huangfu Jing asked.
Her master rolling her eyes, "a week or two, till then your training twelve hours a day under strict supervision."
Sighing Huangfu Jing left a little later to get some rest. Checking the skynet she saw Rens message.
Wanting to join Ren she responded.
Huangfu Jing: I want to go! But I might not be able to, I'll keep you posted."
She knew her master wouldn't allow her to run off again even if she was to team up with her new friend.
So she contemplated if she could escape again. Spending so time looking Ren up on the skynet. She didn't find anything interesting, just the brief details of his planet of residence, previous academy and his family in the saint hall.
After two days back in the alliance Huangfu Jing realized she wasn't montidered as much as she thought.
Believing she had the opportunity to escape, she wanted to first know how long Ren decided to go adventuring.
Huangfu Jing: how long did you plan adventuring for?
Responding relatively fast.
Ren: half a day maybe I just need to check a place out. But be aware it should be a pretty dangerous excursion.
Contemplating his words, she concluded a small trip would be fine. But not wishing to leave on a negative note like last time she made a note.
Explaining she would be back in 24 hours and was gonna be with a strong friend while adventuring so she should be safe..
On the third day she snuck off into the personal teleporter the martial hall had control over. Leaving a note for her instructor to find.
Her window of opportunity was relatively early so she had to wait a while for Ren to appear.
Once he appeared they greeted each other, before he briefed her on the plan.
"Alright let's go." He said signaling to summon her beast soul mount they rode off toward the rock desert toward the east.
An hour or so of traveling they finally entered the desert. Already finding information that half the desert was of pure sand and another was partially eliminating half of the search.
They scoured the area for caves. Noting a few now and then, they were looking for a large cave entrance, so they looked around the larger rock formations.
Only finding one after a few hours, but not very confident it was the one.
Ren signaled to enter reluctantly. Unsummoning their mounts and entering the cave.
"So what are we looking for?" Huangfu Jing spoke with a skip in her step.
"I'm trying to find an artifact, if you see blue flame butterfly's we're going the right direction." He responded.
"An artifact? What kind?" Huangfu Jing asked in curiosity.
"A little treasure, probably an old corpse of a guy with some ancient scriptures. I'm quite the nut when it comes to info and research, you know." He responded.
"What, so there's no artifact, just some old dusty papers you want to find?" She asked in a grumpy mood.
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