Under the insistence of her will, Bai Yan finally opened those eyes. Perhaps itâs out of habit, but she wanted to reach down to rub her sonâs head thatâs supposed to be in her embrace. However, what came into touch was nothing but air!
Turning pale at the realization, the last pang of sleepiness swiftly escapes that head, forcing her panicking heart to jerk that body up. Looking around, thereâs no sign of her son at all.
âHello little lady, are you awake now?â
Just as Bai Yan was scanning left and right for Bai Xiachenâs whereabout, thatâs when her ears picked up the elderly voice from the front. Startled slightly at knowing thereâs others around, she peers over to the source and discovered two seniors of considerable age standing there smiling at herself.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âAre you looking for this fox?â One of the seniors in white readily picks up the little critter from his side and hands it over, sending a wave of relief over to the receiving end.
Bai Yan didnât hesitate at all. She moved those hands so quick that its as if sheâs getting the most precious treasure in this world.
âDra-Dragony!â While she did recover her son, it didnât take long for Bai Yan to realize sheâs still missing one other child. Panicking again inside, âIâm sorry for being blunt, but have you seen a little girl that should be with me?â
âLittle girl? My dear, I only saw you and this little fox here, I didnât see any little girl when we found you.â The old senior wearing the white robe answers, shaking his head to indicate he didnât.
Biting those lips, If Dragony is not here then where did she end up? Or did the teleportation process go awry and send her to another location? This isnât good. With her timid personality, she would definitely be very scared in a new and strange environment.
A regret now grips the womanâs heart. If she had known things would end up like this then she wouldnât have gone soft-hearted and let the girl tag along.
âLassie, you still havenât told me why you ended up in my backyard yet.â The second elder in grey robe asks with a broad smile.
âBackyard?â Bai Yan became dumbfounded.
This vast forested valley is a backyard for these two elders?
Working fast in her brain, she quickly came up with a workable story for the situation: âIâm sorry, I didnât know this was someoneâs backyard. I only ended up here by mistake.â
âOh donât worry about it, this is not an issue at all. Hahaha!â The white robed senior heartily laughs to sooth the mood: âThis is my brother over there. We are elders of the Misty Fairy House. My name is Zhongnan and he is Zhongbei. I see that your constitution is quite excellent so I like to ask you this question, are you interested in becoming our disciple?â
Bai Yan didnât answer right away and began to weigh her options. First and foremost was to locate Dragony of course, thereâs no way she could leave the little girl alone like this in unknown territory. But whatâs the best way to do that left a lot of room for debate.
Smiling now, her eyes wandered over to the two seniors: âAlright, Iâm willing to become your disciple.â
Iâve already got three shifus anyway, adding another two wonât hurt at this rate. Its just a little more extra work caring for themâ¦.
âHoweverâ¦â her expression promptly turned stern, âmy daughter is missing right now. Can I bother both shifus to help me find her?â
âHaha!â Zhongnan (older) genuinely laughs with joy in that voice: âAs long as you recognize us as your shifu then anything is fine! I say lassie, Iâve already checked your body earlier. Your bone structure is absolutely amazing according to my examination. At most in another twenty years and you will reach the King Rank, a level comparable to our own.â
Checked my body? Examined my bone structure? EEEEHHH!!!
The womanâs complexion was darker than the bottom of a burnt pot at this moment.
This old fart actually touched my body while I was unconscious! If he wasnât so old, I wouldâve called him a leech, a pervert!
Andâ¦â¦
Twenty years to break through into the King Rank?
Didnât I already go way past that and into the Monarch Rank not so long agoâ¦.?
âOh right, what strength is your cultivation at? Iâve checked earlier but I couldnât get a good sense of your current level at all.â Zhongnanâs brow wrinkled into a knot over the strangeness.
This girl is full of mysteryâ¦.