Chapter 37: An Ominous Feeling (2/2)

'No, I refused to believe everything was fake as I can feel my connection with Xiao Wei.' Yang Wei starts to take a deep breath and calm himself.

Sitting down in a lotus position, Yang Wei starts to stabilize his mind and soul to stop any more unnecessary thought.

Shortly after, Yang Wei became tranquil as he opened his eyes again. As expected, the hut was still there with Elder Jing resting on the bed.

'Seems like this mist of hallucination is even more dangerous than I thought. Once our mind starts to waver, it would invade us and confuse us with illusion before we lose control of our body.'

”Xiao Wei,” Yang Wei called him out as he got up. Xiao Wei appeared instantly and waited diligently.

”Xiao Wei, if I ever became paranoid, please knock me hard to wake me up since I'm not sure if I start acting weird again.”

Yang Wei said solemnly and remained focused on the task only to not give the mist of hallucination any opportunity to invade his mind.

If this was still Yang Wei back when he was alone in the village then there was zero chance of Yang Wei being affected.

But the circumstance changed when he met with Elder Jing. She wasn't prejudiced or biased toward his past nor treated him badly.

It was his first time feeling some attraction toward his opposite gender after losing his parents.

Although Yang Wei cannot tell if this is what they called love, he was certain that he does not want to lose Elder Jing.

Seeing Elder Jing bedridden has shaken his mindset when he began to worry about the worst possible outcome. Things like Elder Jing's poison re-appeared and took her life this time or some other curse that would corrupt her.

”Phew, now that I know the trick, I will not fall for it again.” Yang Wei clenched his fist as he decided to stop training alone and watch Elder Jing's condition.

This time, he was not planning on leaving her side at all and kept his eyes on her forever.

Meanwhile, in another place, Old Ling was calmly sipping his tea as he looked at the projection screen.

”Truly fascinating. To think he was able to pass the final test with flying marks.”

Old Ling stroked his beard lightly as he exclaimed on Yang Wei remaining composed and not going crazy.

The last test was something Old Ling has never planned to drop. It was a test of their willpower.

Yang Wei would have failed the test if he became crazy when he decided to conceal the hut from Yang Wei's detection. Also, the restoration of the herbs and the destroyed ground was fixed by him on purpose to give him a false alarm.

Although it was a painful moment for him when he saw his precious herb being destroyed and then looted by Yang Wei, he could only grit his teeth in frustration.

'Master, I have finally found a suitable candidate after all these years. This disciple has not failed you.' Old Ling said inwardly as some tears started dropping in his eyes.

A moment of silence occurred when Old Ling remembered his precious herb being tarnished without care by Yang Wei.

He couldn't help but got up and threw his cup in anger. ”That damn brat Yang Wei, I will definitely thrash him for ruining my thousand years of hard work. You think it's easy to make them all grow when every herb has its own condition and requirement.”