33 Day 32: The Scum Is Pathetic (1/2)

”So, uh...” Feng Mo said. ”What will happen to Brother Chen now...?” he asked, anxious and worried.

Fei Lin and Xi Ling looked at him.

”We don't know.” Xi Ling answered.

They all looked at him.

Xi Ling's blank face cracked and he sighed, worry is on his face. ”The Spring of Retribution... that's not just all of it, though.” He said, his voice low.

”There's more?” Chen Han asked, surprised.

Fei Lin and Xi Ling didn't answer.

”Wait.” Li Tian said. They all looked at him. ”If what I'm thinking is correct...” he said and looked at Fei Lin and Xi Ling. ”The method on how to reward or punish... could it be - ?” he asked, then think.

”What do you mean, Brother Li?” Feng Mo asked.

”Is it...” Chen Han said, realizing it. ”... going through the disciple's memories?” he asked and looked at Fei Lin and Xi Ling.

But, like earlier, the two didn't answer and just kept silent.

Chen Han's eyes narrowed. ”You - !” he said and raised his hand.

But, Sun Yi stopped him.

Chen Han glared at Sun Yi. ”I don't care if you support this sect. I won't hold it against you. Much less, I don't care if there'll be war between the Upright Sect and Promising Sect!” he said, angry.

Li Tian and Feng Mo's eyes went wide, shocked.

”Ah Sheng is already a part of Chen family, despite him not related to us by blood. The past 15 years is a proof - !” he continued and glared at Fei Lin and Xi Ling. ”I won't let you harm Ah Sheng again - !” he yelled, his eyes blood shot as he gritted his teeth.

”Brother Chen. Calm down – ” Sun Yi said, as calm as he could. ” – I don't care about this sect either.” He said, his voice cold and his face blank.

They all looked at him.

”I don't like this sect's ways, anyway, that's why I didn't enter this sect.” he explained, frowning.

He's the sole young master of the Sun family, the second biggest supporter of the Upright Sect. That is why it's a big shock why Sun Yi went to Promising Sect instead.

So this is the reason.

”I won't let them harm Junior Brother Chen, either.” He continued. ”So calm down.” He told Chen Han.

Chen Han glared at Fei Lin and Xi Ling, then looked away as he kicked a rock on the ground, obviously mad. ”If anything happens to Ah Sheng again...” he said, his voice low.

The blade of his sword glared despite it is sheathed.

Obviously, he wants to murder everybody just for the sake of his little brother, no matter if this little brother is fake or not. That's the will and determination of a brocon.

They all turned when Fei Yin silently walked away.

”Where are you going?” Fei Lin asked.

”Obviously going to where Brother Chen is.” Fei Yin answered coldly, not looking back. ”Xia Di, let's go.” He told the beast.

Fei Yin mounted on his sword and flew away. Xia Di flapped his wings and flew, following Fei Yin.

Sun Yi coldly nodded at Fei Lin and Xi Ling, then silently mounted on his sword and followed Fei Yin and Xia Di. Wu Yuan didn't nod or look at Fei Lin and Xi Ling and as silent as the wind followed his lover.

Chen Han calmed himself down. He unsheathed his sword and was about to mount when Fei Lin spoke.

”We never intended this to happen.” Fei Lin silently said.

Li Tian and Feng Mo looked at him. Xi Ling is just silent, his head hang low.

”We really didn't know nor expected Sheng – er will go there...” he said, referring to the Spring of Retribution. ”If we just knew, then we wouldn't have met with the elders at the Mist Peak Palace – ” he said.

Chen Han cut him off. ”Cut the crap.” He said, his eyes narrowed as he glared at Fei Lin. ”I don't care if you're the grandmaster of this sect. I already told you earlier. If something happens to Ah Sheng, I'll kill you even if you're levels way higher than me. As an elder brother, I am sure you understand this.” he said and scoffed, then flew to the direction where the others went.

Silence fell on the four gentlemen left.

”Elder Fei...” Feng Mo called. ”What's with this Spring of Retribution?” he asked.

Li Tian already has an idea. Only Feng Mo left who hasn't.

”The Spring of Retribution, as I've said earlier, is a spring that cleanses the disciple's soul as a reward, or resonate the malevolent energy in the spring together with the disciple's tainted soul as their punishment.” Fei Lin answered.

Feng Mo nodded. ”Yes.” He said. ”So... what's wrong with it?” he asked. ”Why should it harm Brother Chen?”

”It's the method.” Xi Ling answered.

”'method'?” Feng Mo asked and turned to Xi Ling.

”The method to determine if the disciple is to be rewarded or to be punished.” Xi Ling answered, then looked at Feng Mo. ”It's to look inside the disciple's mind... specifically, their memory.” He said.

Feng Mo's eyes went wide, shocked.

Xi Ling lowered his head, then sighed. ”The spring has a light in the bottom of it called the Soul Beckoning Light.” He said and looked at Feng Mo, then Li Tian. ”Just as the name, it beckons soul and opens their memories. If Sheng – ge, who still can't remember his past even after Lin and I told him about it... if he'll be beckon by the light...” he said, his voice low. ”... and now, his soul is just a half...” he said and didn't continue.

Silence fell.

It was Fei Lin who broke the silence. ”Let's go.” He told them. ”We can't let them the only ones to greet your Brother Chen when he comes out of the cave.” He said and smiled, easing Li Tian and Feng Mo's worry.

The two nodded. The four of them then flew towards the Spring of Retribution.

Spring of Retribution Cave.

”Oww...” Chen Sheng cried as he rubbed the back of his head. He sat up. He saw the Heaven's Touch is hovering above the spring, as if 'glancing' at the malevolent energy down below the water.

It's already been a week and few days he's been here in the Upright Sect and the blanket hasn't eaten malevolent energy.

”You want to eat that?” he asked at the blanket.

The blanket 'turned' to him and 'nodded'.

He pressed his lips tight. ”But it's in the bottom of the spring.” He said. ”You'll get wet.” He told it.

The blanket didn't make any movement.

Chen Sheng, as the master of the blanket, of course has to knew everything about the object. When he first 'met' the Heaven's Touch, he and his fellow brothers – Fei Yin, Li Tian and Feng Mo, are travelling back to the Newfound Land.

Yes. It happened some year after they entered the sect. And since it's already some years, the Newfound Sect also gained more disciples.

”That was really horrible of the demonic cultivators.” Li Tian said, frowning, as he, Feng Mo, and Fei Yin are slowly flying on their sword, keeping up the pace of the walking Chen Sheng.

Yes. Few months after they entered the sect, Fang Wen and Xie Lan gave them their sword.

Well, actually it was only Li Tian. Fei Yin already has his own sword. Feng Mo was given by his family. And, of course, Chen Sheng, was personally given by Chen Han from Chen Han himself and the whole Chen family.

Only Li Tian the only left who has yet to have his own sword, and so Fang Wen and Xie Lan didn't hold back and gave Li Tian a silver sword. He named it 'Skyfall'.

Maybe his life as an orphan and has to live by himself got something to do with the name of his sword.

Feng Mo on the other hand, since his family is rich they gave him a quarter – meter long golden sword. His family is afraid he might hurt himself, and so they gave him a sword that'd make him battle only in close combat. His sword's name is 'Evil's Tail' sword. He was supposed to name it 'Evil Exorcising' sword, but it's already an exorcising sword so he has to change its name.

Wu Bai, Feng Mo's tutor, seeing his tutee is having a hard time naming the sword, he told him the name.

When Feng Mo asked why 'Evil's Tail', Wu Bai answered, ”When you strike them with your sword... doesn't that make you think that you caught their tail?” he asked.

Feng Mo, having been deceived, really named his sword that. Chen Sheng could only sigh for Feng Mo' misfortune for having a phony tutor.

But, thanks to the phony tutor of his, Feng Mo's knowledge of the word broadens each passing day.

Fei Yin, who already has a sword when he was 12, named the silver sword Heaven Defying Sword.

Actually, Chen Sheng thought the name should be Fate Defying Sword since Fei Yin always looked like he's been wronged, like his wife has been killed by his own family. But, since he set himself not too close to the guy, he just kept his mouth shut and didn't say something.

Chen Sheng looked at the sword hanging on his waist. It is a golden sword. He would like to refuse but held himself back since the sword should belong to the original Chen Shen. But he doesn't know where the original went to and so he kept the sword for now, never used it even once since he didn't have a chance to use it.

For some reason, after the soul appraising by Fang Wen, the three became closer to him. For the past years, they're always the first to battle when they meet a demonic beast and put him on their back as a backup, but more like they're protecting him.

Chen Sheng just shrugged at that since it'll make his life longer.

”Hm?” he said when he saw something under a tree. They're walking back now after going to the nearest sect to them – the Phantom Sect.

Like them, Phantom Sect is a small sect, but it's older than them. Xie Lan, travelling around the world, sent a letter telling them to visit the sect since it is nice to make friends with people.

This is just one of the many times the four of them went out of the Newfound Land and went to the other land.

”What is it, Brother Chen?” Li Tian asked and the three of them mount down their sword. He is 16 years old. He's in the 8th level of the Qi Condensation Stage.

”You found something?” Feng Mo asked. He is 15 years old. He's in the 6th level of the Qi Condensation Stage. ”A demonic beast?” he asked, his eyes narrowed as he pulled his sword from the scabbard.

”No.” Chen Sheng answered.

”Then, what is?” Feng Mo asked as he sheathed his sword.

”A human.” Fei Yin answered as he walked towards the tree. ”A traveler.” He added.