11 Day 10: The Scum Is Inquiring (1/2)
Chen Shen's jaw dropped. ”What do you mean?!” he asked, mad. His eyes narrowed. ”No matter how strong you are, or what level are you in, everybody dies - !” he sneered.
”... doesn't this just prove you now?” Chen Sheng asked him and looked at the sword that's an inch away from his eye. ”'Everybody dies'... that includes you, right?” he asked and raised his finger.
Chen Shen's eyes went wide, shocked.
”Wait.” A voice said and a figure appeared. ”Here's what you looking for.” The newcomer said, carrying somebody unconscious. ”So don't hurt Brother Shen.” He said and appeared.
”Brother Wen of Lei Ling.” Chen Sheng said and looked at the unconscious Lei Ling on Wen Yan's arms. He already noticed they're (Newfound Sect) missing a disciple when they arrived here, Newfound Land.
Wen Yan paused, then looked at Chen Sheng. ”... you told the Promising Sect?” he asked, referring to his secret as a demonic cultivator.
”I don't have that much free time.” Chen Sheng answered and pushed Chen Shen away with his finger. Chen Shen floated back to Wen Yan.
”Ugh.” Chen Shen said and kneeled, holding his shoulder. ”Who the hell are you?” he asked and glared at Chen Sheng.
”For one, he's someone you shouldn't make an enemy of.” Wen Yan told him.
Chen Shen looked at him.
Wen Yan sighed, then walked towards Chen Sheng. ”Please take care of Ling.” He said and handed Lei Ling to Chen Sheng. He must've taken (hid) Lei Ling to protect him.
”You take care of him. As I've said, I don't have that much free time.” Chen Sheng answered indifferently. ”Are you the ones that attacked the Sect?” he asked, his eyes narrowed.
The air got thinner it suddenly got hard to breathe.
”We didn't!” Chen Shen answered.
”... you're demonic cultivators.” Chen Sheng said.
”And so what if we are?!” Chen Shen answered.
Wen Yan just looked at him and sighed.
”True, we can control the corpses. But... we're not making them attack the people!” Chen Shen explained.
”... then, do you know what happened here?” Chen Sheng asked, then looked at Chen Shen. ”You should try harder if you want to conceal you're from the Righteous Sect.” he told him, referring to the sect that's the opposite of the demonic sect.
Chen Shen's face went red, he looked away.
”So?” Chen Sheng looked at Wen Yan.
”... we also don't know.” He answered.
Chen Sheng's eyes narrowed.
He immediately explained. ”We've only arrived here few days ago. Actually, it's Brother's Shen.” He said and glanced at Chen Shen. ”He and I left our sect to venture here to inquire about the head of the corpse.” He explained.
”... ah. Then?” he just said.
Wen Yan continued. ”While Brother Shen is here, I went to the Promising Sect to collect more information of the whereabouts of the said head.” he finished. He looked at Chen Sheng anxiously.
”... the said head is forgotten.” Chen Sheng said.
Wen Yan and Chen Shen looked shocked.
”We don't have information for now.” he told them and put Lei Ling behind Xia Di's back.
Wen Yan and Chen Shen fell silent.
Chen Sheng turned to them. ”You haven't seen Fang Wen or Xie Lan?” he asked them. ”Or the citizens of this land?” he added.
The both shook their head. Silence fell.
It was Chen Shen who broke it. ”Yesterday morning...” he said, straining himself. ”I saw.” He said, then lowered his head.
I knew it. Chen Sheng thought. ”What is it you saw?” he asked slowly.
Chen Shen bit his lip. ”... the man that killed the one who saw the head of the corpse...” he said.
”... you were just framed up.” Chen Sheng said, referring to Chen Shen that's also wearing black robe.
Chen Shen nodded.
”Then?” he asked.
Chen Shen closed his eyes. ”Xie Lan saw it happened.” He answered. ”They fought. But when he said something to Xie Lan, Xie Lan was caught off –guard and so he was injured.” He told him. ”Xie Lan alerted the citizens, and so the man fled. Xie Lan then told the citizens to leave the land since a big disaster is coming. After that, he went to Fang Wen... that's all I know.” He said and looked away.
”... since it's not you two who made this puny spell...” Chen Sheng said and glanced at the gate covered with spell.
”Earlier...” Chen Shen said. ”They all really can't leave, so you...” he looked at Chen Sheng. He knows what this man means.
Chen Sheng actually just weakened the barrier to the level of the disciples so they all could pass. He can't directly destroy the barrier since it'll arouse Luo Shi and Ming Ye's suspicions.
Chen Sheng looked at him. ”I'll have to trouble you.” He told Chen Shen.
”Ha?” Chen Shen said.
”I'll have to use your identity for a while...” Chen Sheng said, then think. ”It'll be for a long while, I think...” he said.
”What do you mean?” Chen Shen asked. ”And who are you, really?” he added.
Chen Sheng paused and looked at him. ”I'm only but a dream.” He answered. ”Since I was pulled from my dream towards this dream.” He added.
Meanwhile...
”What did you say?!” Chen Han said, mad. ”That impostor is now copying Ah Sheng?!” he roared and pulled Fei Yin's clothes, choking him.
”Han – er. He's hurt.” Ming Ye told Chen Han and pulled Chen Han away from Fei Yin. ”I also saw what happened. Their target is Younger Chen. That man said he can't leave. And so Younger Chen is really their target.” He explained, then paused. ”Younger Chen also mentioned this earlier... the impostor wants him to stay behind. Did Younger Chen offend someone?” he asked, then stopped. He looked at the disciples of the Newfound Sect.
”We don't - !” they answered, then bit their lip. ”We may hate Brother Chen, but that's because he's slacking off too much.” They answered.
Fei Yin, Li Tian and Feng Mo turned to them.
”We're really sorry, Senior Brother Fei! Senior Brother Li! Senior Brother Feng!” they said and kneeled. ”We just envy Brother Chen, that's why we hate him. He's rich, he's 15 years senior from us yet he slacks off – ” they said.
Fei Yin cut them off. ”Then have you ever thought that even after those 15 years, he can't still break through his current level?!” he snapped.
They just lowered their head. Li Tian and Feng Mo are balling their fist, mad. But it was Chen Han and Fei Yin who are mad the most.
”Have you ever... wonder... Brother Chen is just acting this way because he can't face even himself because he can't break through?” he asked, his voice low. ”Did you?!” he yelled.
They didn't answer.
”Young Fei.” Ming Ye called. ”Even if they hate Younger Chen, they still can't do this high – level magic.” He told him. ”Also... it's your sect that was attacked. Younger Chen is just a single person. They wouldn't dare attack their own sect just to harm Younger Chen.” He explained.
Fei Yin calmed down, but he's still glaring at his fellow disciples.
”Brother Chen...” Li Tian and Feng Mo called, then lowered their head.
Tears fell from their eyes.
Meanwhile...
”'dream'?” Chen Shen asked, puzzled.
Even the silent Wen Yan is puzzled.
”Well, to say it in my own world's words and modern terms... I somewhat transmigrated, but not – ” Chen Sheng said, thinking. ”But, I was really just pulled into one of my dreams... by the way, my dreams are mostly sci – fi, but I didn't expect this'd be fantasy, so it's really problematic...” he muttered, then sighed.
Chen Shen and Wen Yan who don't understand a thing he say, just looked at him dumbfounded.
”Ah. Right!” he said and clapped his hands. He turned to the two. ”Don't tell other people about this, okay?” he asked.
The two nodded. We wouldn't dare. They thought.
”Good.” Chen Sheng said and was about to leave when Chen Shen called him.
”Wait.” Chen Shen called.
He stopped and turned to him.
Chen Shen bit his lip. ”Is... is mom and dad and grandma and grandpa okay?” he asked, anxious. ”My brother Han... I hope you'd look after him, too. And – ” he said, then stopped. ” – Brother Fei...” he said, his eyes sad.
He froze. ”What about him?” Chen Sheng asked, then blinked.
Chen Shen sighed, then looked at him. ”Please take care of Brother Fei.” He told Chen Sheng. ”Don't hurt him.”
”Why?” Chen Sheng asked.
Chen Shen paused, then looked at him. ”Brother Fei... he likes me.” he answered, but his face is sad.
Chen Sheng blinked. ”Ah?” he said, his ears went red.