Chapter 20: Mist of Hallucination (2) (1/2)

”So what's your decision, my little Yang Wei.” Elder Jing asked again as she started opening her palm where she coats it with spiritual qi.

Feeling the intense pressure, Yang Wei can no longer hide his secret and gave off a soft sigh.

”If I said my secret, promise you will not harm me or isolate me in any way.” Yang Wei looked at Elder Jing in the eye solemnly.

'My next sentence will kill me so I need to have insurance.' Yang Wei said inwardly.

Taking a few moments to think, Elder Jing was contemplating on whether she should agree with Yang Wei's condition or not.

'This Yang Wei was never the type to add some condition so his word should be offensive enough to have me enrage.' Elder Jing wonders in her mind before deciding.

”Ok, but there's a catch. Since you've offered a condition, I will offer mine as well and it's related to alchemy. If I can't harm you in any way then I will stop teaching you alchemy.” Elder Jing said smirkingly when she counters Yang Wei's condition.

An ashen face instantly appeared on his face when he heard Elder Jing's word to stop teaching him alchemy.

'This is straight-up threatening me to take back my condition so she could thrash me into a pulp.'

Yang Wei wanted to scream unfair but knowing this is a cultivation world where the strong rule the weak, he could only become helpless.

”You win Elder Jing, I will take back my condition but please be lenient since I have some credits in stopping this mist.” Yang Wei said pitifully to try and get Elder Jing to soften her attitude.

Seeing the pitiful behavior Yang Wei is acting, Elder Jing nodded lightly and awaited his answer.

*Breathes*

Inhaling and exhaling a bit, Yang Wei slowly said, ”The reason why I came to know that it's our smell and aura that activated the mist of hallucination is because…. I-I smelled your perfume back when we collapsed together. Since my body was on the bottom of the ground, it coated some of the soil in this garden and I didn't use any spiritual qi so the mist didn't invade me but you.”

Yang Wei stopped for a moment and eyed Elder Jing secretly where she was about to erupt in anger when he mentioned that embarrassing part where he managed to touch her in an area that no men could hope for.

Not trying to stall any longer, Yang Wei hurriedly continued, ”Due to your aura and smell being the polar opposite of the garden, the formation here detects you as an intruder and thus invaded your mind. If it weren't for Elder Jing's magnificent sacrifice in protecting me, I would have been affected first and we will most likely be consumed by the environment here.”

When Yang Wei finished explaining most of the basics, Elder Jing already understood what happened and why the mist disappeared as soon as they concealed their aura and smell.

But there was a bashful face from Elder Jing where it became bright red like a tomato when she remembered about the previous incident.