73 Making a Decision (2/2)

He picked him up, took out his sword and flew back to the dwellings. He only halted in front of the house of Yun Bei Fen's Master. ”Elder! Elder!” He hurried over and hammered against the door. He didn't care if he was rude. He only thought about how Yun Bei Fen would die if he didn't make it in time.

Yun Bei Fen's Master was sitting inside. He frowned at the rude disturbance and wanted to ignore it but then he smelled the blood. He frowned even more, opened his eyes and hurried over to the door. When he opened he was greeted by the sight of the blood-soaked appearance of his own disciple.

”Fen'er!” He took his disciple from Mei Chao Bing without deigning to look at him. He only had eyes for Yun Bei Fen now.

He gently put his disciple down on the bed, opened his robes and took a look at the wound. The weapon had gone right through. Even the bone had been punctured and the flesh around the opening was turning black. He was definitely poisoned.

His Master took out a pill and fed it to him. A moment later, the poison stopped spreading and finally receded but there was still blood seeping out and Yun Bei Fen was incredibly pale. It looked as if his skin was made of paper.

Mei Chao Bing still stood in the doorway and observed the treatment. His heart throbbed. Would Yun Bei Fen live through this? And even if … would he heal completely after this?

He bit his lip. This was his fault. He hadn't paid attention. Otherwise, Yun Bei Fen never would have needed to shove him out of the way. And if he hadn't done that … he would still be alright now.

Finally, Yun Bei Fen's Master stepped back and gave a relieved sigh. He, too, had been incredibly worried seeing his disciple like that. Yun Bei Fen wasn't his only disciple but definitely the one he was closest to. In fact, he had thought about adopting him once. He just hadn't gone through with it because he was afraid Yun Bei Fen wouldn't like the idea. He was his Master, after all. It might not be good to make it overly complicated.

He turned around to the man still standing in the doorway. He didn't know him since he didn't pay much attention to the matters that didn't pertain to his disciples but he could imagine who that person was.

”What happened?”

Mei Chao Bing lowered his head. ”It's my fault.” He didn't explain anything else. What was there to say?

Yun Bei Fen's Master nodded. ”He'll need to rest for a few days. It wouldn't be good to leave him alone but I have some matters to attend to. You stay with him to make up for what you did wrong.”

”Mn.” Mei Chao Bing stepped aside.

Yun Bei Fen's Master left. As soon as he was through the door, he looked back and smiled. ”You better use this opportunity well, Fen'er.”]