The women who were dragged by Long Yu had enough their condition did not favor them currently running so with great force they finally managed to reign him in, "Stop it Long Yu, stop it do not drag us anymore.", Ryofu finished with a scowl and with a hint of annoyance.
Long Yu just turned around to see and replied with a hint of surprise, "Huh why are you two holding my hands where is Veronica?"
Kyouki had felt a massive headache coming her way, "Brat you were the one who caught our hand and started dragging us not the other way around."
Long Yu smiled sheepishly, "Ah sorry about that, I thought I was dragging Sister Veronica with me."
The others soon joined them as Helen spoke, "What was that Long Yu why did you give your food to those people back there."
Long Yu puffing up his chest out in pride, "I love helping people, so I helped those poor people, they lacked clothes looked hungry as they were making strange noises as they could not even speak out of hunger poor people, they could not even stand up only extend their hand asking for food, ah those poor people I wish I could help them more.", he replied as he wiped a lone stray tear which appeared on his eye.
The others were dumbfounded Ayesha could not help but face palmed herself as they collectively thought, 'The innocence and naivety of this child is truly astounding.'
Long Yu tilted his head confused, 'why are this people acting weird', suddenly realization occurred to him.
Long Yu: "Big Sisters do not worry I already supplied them a year worth of food, you all may donate something to those unfortunate people next time, you know helping others really felt great.", as he spoke he removed the hood hiding his face.
The woman blushed profusely, 'Damn he is cute I want to ...…..', as their thoughts became depraved.
Long Yu shivered he did like the look on their eyes he quickly hid his face with the hood, 'Why does everyone looking at me with those weird creepy eyes, and why do I feel dirty and a sudden urge to hide whenever someone looks at me like that. I have to ask mother or at least my masters when I go back home.'
Veronica snapped out of she felt ashamed she thought like that about Long Yu and spoke out, "Actually you just wasted your food, those people who you helped were just puppets used as a trap sp you wasted your food nothing more nothing less."
Long Yu was dumbfounded he was duped by some mere puppets, they dare steal his food from him he will show them the what happens when someone takes advantage of him, he would have charged in brought back the food stolen from him but unfortunately the doorway connecting the corridor had unfortunately vanished nowhere to be seen, he was angry no scratch that he was furious with intense fury shouted out, "You Thief Conman stealing from a seven years old Shameless weirdo, it is good that you died or I would have spanked you hard so hard that even sitting on lava would feel like you are on ice. I now understand you stole and were punished by someone you freak. Give my food back!!!!! ", he roared out.
The women had the look which screamed 'Really you are blaming your mistakes on others', but they did not voice it out as they would have seemed as a hypocrite after all they themselves lusted after those puppets.
So with a cough Ryofu brought the attention of an angry and irate Long Yu as well as the attention of her very embarrassed teammates, "Well I believe it is high time to move on, we have a trial to complete after all."
They moved on unaware that someone was watching them and that someone was the mother of the child they were having depraved thoughts on.
Xiao Xiao was not only angry but furious as well, in her long life she had felt such anger only a few times, she cursed her luck, if she were in not crippled she would have flown down there and thrashed those hussies to death, 'How dare they have depraved thoughts regarding my baby boy.'
Veena: "Sister please come down, as long as we draw breath we will never let Ryuu suffer any harm.", before he frowned as he glanced towards Nuwa.
Nuwa: "We know sister you do not have to tell us. We will create an array to hide his charming ability to prevent him from drawing unwanted attention."
Antariskh: "Mother if I may, I believe I or one of my sisters should go so that when our brother comes out of those ruins some fool does no....", she stopped speaking as Celestia raised her hand.
Celestia: "We know child, those mongrels are already speculating if he has some kind of divine body, also the so called Chief of Alchemist association will try to avenge that failure of human who Ryuu humiliated and was later killed by the acquaintance of those who he mistreated. There is also people from those Demonic sects, I have already arranged for the Royal Guards to help him out but in a different uniform also make sure Long Mei is present there, our guards will act as her family's body guard while she keeps up her act as Ryuu's Grandma also you three will be present but do not show ourselves until absolutely necessary not even to Ryuu, only after he is away and in safety from those idiots may you join him as he comes back here safely."
Xiao Xiao: "Why are being so cautious and why hide Ryuu's relationship with Ayindril?", she was confused why do they want to hide it so much although a thought went through her mind but she needed confirmation from them.
Nuwa took a deep breath as she replied, "Well we may be all powerful and majestic now, but there was time we weren't we were young foolish and more importantly weak, as we grew stronger we rubbed many people wrongly as such some are our mortal enemies who are strong enough to rival us. Thus we want to hide Ryuu's involvement with us a little longer at least until he is at least Celestial level, when we plan to openly claim him as our student, but until then we will try to hide his identity as much as possible."
Xiao Xiao understood their situation just as she had guessed, well after spending some time she knows when her time comes at least her child will be safe and well looked after, she turned her gaze with a small smile as she watched her baby boy's adventure lovingly.
They passed a few more empty corridors and twists and turn before they arrived inside a garden.
"Brother Long Yu, it has been a while", a voice startled them they turned around and saw a man wearing dull gray colored robes and his face covered with bamboo hat, Long Yu and Veronica were alarmed at seeing him but put up neutral face as he came closer, Long Yu greeted him back with a smile, "It sure has been a while brother Xiang Tian."
Xiang Tian: "So how have you been this past few days?"
Long Yu: "It was fine although we suffered a few hiccups here and there but nothing my teammates cannot overcome. But enough about me, what about you how was your journey till now?"
Xiang Tian: "Well it was full of hiccups but somehow you made it up till here.", suddenly a voice was heard from a distance calling out his name. "Well it seems it is time for me to take my leave, see you again later.", he left as he cupped his hands again a gesture which Long Yu returned, "Yes see you again."
As soon as he left Long Yu let out a sigh of relief, seeing his troubled expression Kyouki could not help but ask, "Who is he?"
Long Yu replied with a frown, "Well he calls himself Xiang Tian, I met him just at the start of the trials while waiting in the stadiums, word of advice stay away from him I do not know why but he rubs me wrongly."
Kyouki: "So I am not the only one who felt it that way.", she finished with a frown.
Ryofu: "Why do feel like that?", she may be her rival but she knows her intuition was never wrong.
Kyouki: "How should I explain it well, the phrase 'wolf in sheep's clothing', was invented for someone like him."
Ryofu frowned it does not bode well, that person may be someone who is from some 'Demonic Sect', and it would be not the first time those sects infiltrated this kinds of events trying to sow chaos.
Kyouki turned to Long Yu, "Brother no matter what never I repeat never be alone with people like him, your presence has already caused commotion outside some are speculating you may have some form of treasure or effect of some heavenly fruit some say you have a Divine body, so must be careful around people like him who knows what he might do.", she finished with a grave tone.
Long Yu nodded with a somber look on his face, while inwardly he was panicking 'how do they know I have Divine Body, what if they..... Calm down calm down, my sisters promised me they will help me so calm down.' the array at his neck lit up again calming him down.
Long Yu then putting up an act he asked Koyuki another question, "Sister if I may ask you something what is this 'Divine Body' that you spoke of?"
Koyuki: "Well some people have something special which give them an edge over other cultivators, some give increased strength, some may make them control certain elements to the point they become one with it."
Long Yu took a thinking position as he replied, "So that explains why you said I smelt like milk, so is that my power I smelt like super awesome thing like milk."
They were dumbfounded, before Kyouki shook her head, "No I do not think that there is any Divine body that makes someone smell of milk, 'more importantly we meant it as an insult not praise', anyway how did you increase your speed of cultivation so much."
Long Yu: "Well when I was small a stranger gave me fruit I ate it, then I feel sick when I woke up I was plenty strong."
The others mused about that, while Veronica had heard the story before but still couldn't help but feel jealous same with the others who didn't want to come across some Heavenly fruit like that.
Meanwhile Long Yu felt bad, since he had met the team Shadow Wolves and had ventured out in these ruins he was spouting lies after lies, his sisters assured him that lying to strangers isn't bad only lying to family is bad, but that did not mean he liked lying.
While the group left the place, Long Yu's brow wrinkled since the moment Xiang Tian arrived, he had activated his both 'Divine Eyes' and 'Buddha's Mind', as such he noticed a shadowy figure keeping an eye on them listening to them, which had somewhat resemble to that Xiang Tian. Koyuki was right he really is 'a wolf in sheep's clothing'.
The garden was humongous but the Long Yu idly noted that most of this flora was only made for decorations as they made their way a strong smell of blood hit them.
They discussed and concluded that they would take a small peek at that place where the battle took place, as the garden which they arrived did not contain any beasts, as the participants of the trial has already all half most of the labyrinth and this garden was mostly neutral area a place to rest but it was also the place where all the remaining candidates met after they finished the first half of the labyrinth most importantly a place where many tried to snuff out their competition by killing each other, thus such sights were common in otherwise such garden, sometimes some lucky fellow would stumble upon some lucky treasures in the form of some special fruits or medicinal plants which were mixed among the plethora of flora and as the design changed every time, thus there was no map of this place. The group hurried there who knows they just might get lucky and stumble upon a place where they might find some nice treasures.