My smile suddenly falters and I quickly look up to him with a frown. "Who is Biyu to you and your Mother?" Bai Lei sighs and says "Biyu's Mother and my Mother were childhood friends and after Biyu's Mother passed away, My mother took her in."
"Years later, someone tried to kidnap my Mother but Biyu saved her... she's been like a little sister to me all these years. She's a bit immature and hotheaded but she truly cares about me and Mother. This is the first time I've seen her so..." Bai Lei frowns as he searches for the right words.
"It seems she's changed since you've been gone..." I say watching him carefully. His frown grows as he says "It does seem that way... she wasn't like this before." I nod my head and look around his Mother's large courtyard.
"When can we start my training?" I ask watching the large tree lose its colorful leaves. Bai Lei turns to me and says "We can start now if you'd like?" I look back to him before looking back to the room behind us.
I shake my head and say "I'll work with Zhen for the next few days. You need to stay close to your Mother and make sure she's okay. Keep a close eye on her..." Bai Lei's eyes narrow as he steps closer asking "What do you mean by that?"
I bite my lip and turn to him saying "On second thought, you should probably keep her getting better a secret. I'm not saying there is someone here trying to harm her or anything... but I think it'd be wise to keep it hidden for now."
"You've been gone for years, there's a lot of unrest so don't give them an easy target... you know, just in case," I say with a small smile. His eyes turn cold as does the air around us. "Would someone actually dare?"
"Your enemies won't care who you or who your Mother is... They'll go for the weakest spot." I say with a shrug. Bai Lei's eyes narrow on me before saying "Start your training with Zhen, as soon as my Mother is better, I will begin training you myself. As it stands... you and my Mother are too vulnerable."
I chuckle and say "Don't worry about me, it's like I have a jinx... I'm too unlucky to die." Bai Lei turns to me with a frown before shaking his head. "When we get done, no one will be able to hurt you. Bad luck or not..."
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"Boss!! Where are you going!? You know that it's dangerous in the Inner Beast Forest!" Guo says trying to stop Guozhi. Guozhi shoves him out of the way and strolls towards the dark forest saying "If I want to take her back, I have to become stronger than that man! I can only do that by entering the Inner Forest."
Guo looks at his Boss with despair as he shouts "What's so good about that woman!? Sure she was pretty but we can find more like her!" Guozhi clenches his fist and ignores him. How can he explain something even he himself can't understand?
All he knows is that he wants her back... He reaches up and touches the necklace around his neck. She was different... He can honestly see himself spending the rest of his life with her. No one is going to stop him from making that happen, no one!
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"Master, I'm glad to see you completely healed." The shadow guard says kneeling down behind a tall handsome man with long black hair. The man turns to look back at the shadow guard and asks "Have you found out about the woman?"
The shadow guard lowers his head and says "Reports say she was kidnapped in the Heavenly Realm by a group called Blood Bandits. The leader known as Guozhi, took a liking to her but it seems she fell ill." The handsome man's fists tighten as the shadow guard continues.
"That's when things become a little strange... two Demon wolves showed up and started circling the Inn but never entered. We found traces of Fox Wood..." The handsome man's eyes narrow at the mention of Fox Wood. Why would they burn Fox Wood... Unless...
"It looked like Guozhi was trying to get medicine for the woman but the Demon wolves wouldn't allow him to leave. Suddenly... Y... your brother showed up." The handsome man, Lei Wei, looks to the shadow guard in alarm.
"Why did Bai Lei show up? Isn't that bastard in the Demonic Realm?" Lei Wei says with a vicious look. The shadow guard's head nearly touches the floor as the air around them becomes so heavy, he can hardly stay upright.
"This servant doesn't know... He went into the Inn and took the woman with silver hair. She was unconscious at the time... We don't have any more information after he took her to the Demonic Realm..."
The desk next to Lei Wei suddenly collapses into a pile of powdered wood as his anger soars. Bai Lei again!! He was off cultivating when he heard news of his father being killed... when he made it back to the palace, it was already too late.
Lei Wei clenches his teeth in anger... If it hadn't been for Nova, the injury giving by Bai Lei would have killed him! Nova saved his life... he needed to save her. She was unlike any woman he had ever seen...
"Get some men into the Demonic Realm. I want reports on the woman and Bai Lei..." Lei Wei says with a low commanding voice. The shadow guard sighs in relief when the pressure in the room becomes normal again. "It will be done. I will let you know as soon as we're able to locate the woman."
Lei Wei flicks his long dark blue sleeve and turns to look back out the window. The green trees were now changing colors but it was slightly disappointing... the green reminded him of her eyes... it was disappearing, just like she did.