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19 — A New Bond
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Today was a day of revelations. First the thing about Su Lin, and his crippled brother. Then Zou and now Labby. Admittedly, I really should've looked into Labby's gender before making any assumptions, but in my defence, I had no idea what and how rats could be differentiated anyways.
"Wait," The crazy girl muttered as my gaze shifted back to her. "You don't have a bond with your spirit? Ah, that explains why she can't talk to you." Yan Yun replied, and I saw her spirit eagle flick its head at Labby silently at her words. I wonder what conversion they were having.
"I'd just received an art for Labby, after registering him- err, her, with the sect. I never had the time to form one. Today has been a busy day," I replied, shrugging. The trip took a lot of detours and side business and by this point, I just wanted to be back in my room experimenting with all the new equipment and herbs I had.
"I see. I can sense lightning Qi in your spirit, not something I find commonly in rats. Yet I don't sense a shred of lightning Qi in you. Are you sure you're ready to have her as your spirit?" the girl asked me, and I frowned for a second. I'd never really considered Labby's lightning to be an issue, but I could see how it might be a problem if I was supposed to help her grow.
I frowned. I needed to look into cultivation more thoroughly. It was clear that cultivation would play a key role in how I made my pills, and in my understanding of Qi itself. Even if I didn't wish to get involved in cultivator quarrels or waste away all my time in meditation, I could still learn more and try to understand it better. Any added years to my life from cultivation would be an added bonus on top.
"She's already my spirit, it's not a choice I need to make now. But, I must admit I hadn't given it thought that far," I replied.
"If you'd like, then I can help you form your bond. And give you a few pointers for how to take care of a lightning spirit beast," the girl said, and I stared at her in surprise.
That was… unexpectedly kind of her.
I saw her avert her gaze from me, as a light blush came to her cheeks. I paused, taking a second glance at her, a cultivator, about sixteen if I had to place her age but you could never tell with cultivators. She wore simple clothing, yet clearly expensive, her hair was a light brow tied in beautiful knots with two silver Qi filled hairpins on her head. With pearlike green eyes that shone with a golden crackle of thunder as her Qi churned and a resplendent thunder eagle perched on her shoulders.
A jade beauty through and through, just why was she involving herself with me so much?
"If… senior sister is willing, then I'd be very grateful," I replied, bowing my head.
I didn't know why she seemed so interested, and I wasn't curious enough to pry. She could have any reason to be helpful and maybe she was just kind. I wasn't nearly dumb enough to think she was interested in me. Lu Jie wasn't the best looking guy around by a big margin. And the possibility itself scared me more than anything when I thought of the hordes of 'you dare??' screaming young masters coming after me.
A quiet shudder went down my spine at the thought.
"Ya won't ask what she was doing all the way out here in this alley? Isn't she the young mistress who'd got you?" Su Lin said, eyeing Yan Yun sceptically. I was slightly surprised to see his sceptical expression, I'd have expected him to be trying to butter the crazy girl.
Despite learning about the thing with his friends, or brothers, it was still difficult to adjust to the non-sleazy Su Lin I was meeting here today.
"Did she ask why we were here?" I asked Su Lin.
"I s'pose not," Su Lin muttered, shrugging. I saw the scarlet glow return to Yan Yun's cheek, but whatever it was, I decided not to pursue it. The less I got involved with her, the higher chance that I didn't die by some young master chasing the prodigious jade beauty.
I heard Yan Yun cough, as the glow faded from her cheeks. "Well, let us head back to the sect first. We can form the bond after that," she suggested as her spirit let out a loud whistle, taking off in a show of flashing sparks.
I nodded, picking up the bag of herbs I'd dropped during the fight, Su Lin picking up the stuff he'd been carrying. I heard Labby squeak happily, running up my leg before she jumped into my pouch. I smiled, rubbing her fuzzy head.
It'd take me a bit to get adjusted to calling Labby her, but be it a Junior Brother or Junior Sister, it didn't matter to me either way.
I carried my little fuzzball spirit in my pouch, as I began to return from my long shopping trip.
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I sat down on an open field, crossing my legs. Su Lin sat nearby watching idly, looking bored as he scratched his nose. I saw him shuffle a few herbs from the bunch he was carrying and shook my head in silent disapproval. There was no way he was being that obvious if he planned to steal, the act was purely to get a rise out of me.
"Alright, I'm assuming you know how spirit bonds work?" Yan Yun said.
I looked at her with as blank an expression as I could muster, and saw her expression falter. "R-right, heavens. From the start then. So, I hope you're aware that bonds can only be formed after you've broken through to the second realm and finished your Qi foundation?" Yan Yun asked and I nodded. I did know that much.
"So that isn't an issue with you, seeing you're at the peak of Qi condensation. The realm of the spirit matters as well, and mostly, you can only bond with a spirit one realm lower than you. Your Qi will be sustaining these spirits after all, and you need to have enough of it. Thankfully, your spirit has just broken through and spirit rats need a pitiful amount of Qi to have them." Yan Yun said.
Squeak! Labby squeaked in protest, raising her paws. I gently pet her head, laughing as lightning crackled around her fur.
"Yes, you're the best Labby. She meant other spirit rats," I replied and heard a satisfied squeak come from Labby.
"As I was saying. In Qi you are fine. A cultivator's spirit may eventually catch on to them in cultivation given time as well, so a cultivator's own growth is often related to the growth of their spirits as well," Yan Yun continued, walking around with a spring in her step. She might have been enjoying this more than I was.
"It's notoriously difficult to tame young dragons for example. Their pride is like the heavens themselves, and if a dragon spirit thinks it can best you and free itself, it often will. As such, only a powerful cultivator has them, and even then, usually one that is a realm lower in cultivation," Yan Yun said, and I nodded.
I was starting to become more interested in the topic myself.
With a crackle of lightning Yan Yun's spirit manifested on her shoulder all of a sudden and I almost jumped back. I sensed a haughty pride in the bird as it stared right at me when all of a sudden I heard a voice speak.
Lacking manners. Just like his spirit.
A young, male voice, yet clearly not human, spoke in my head, and I could sense it was the spirit talking to me. The fact that I didn't even bat an eye at a lightning bird talking to me with magic telepathy made me do a double-take. This magic shit was escalating by too many levels too quickly and I couldn't keep up.
Let me stick to my shiny water and funky spirit plants!
"I was lucky Leiyu is a part of my family, having been raised by my grandfather. He's nearly the same cultivation realm as me and not a spirit I'd be able to keep on my own," Yan Yun said, as Leiyu vanished once more.
I still couldn't get used to the disappearing act, even though I knew spirits could do that.
"Can you show me your spirit binding art? The one you received?" Yan Yun asked, and I pulled out the jade slip I'd been given.
A very obvious grimace passed over her face as she sent a pulse of Qi into the jade slip. That bad huh?
"This… an outer disciple I suppose. I'll be slightly modifying this to suit you better," Yan Yun said, and once again, I had the strange sense that she was being far too generous to me for no obvious reason.
"Alright," Yan Yun continued. "Have a look, and let's begin the binding," she said, handing me the jade slip.
I grabbed the offered item, sending a slight amount of Qi through it as the art began to reveal itself to me. I put away the thought of how information was being transmitted like this for now and focused on the contents of the art.
"Still your Qi, Lu Jie. And follow the guided paths that the art is showing. Try to reach out to your spirit," Yan Yun instructed.
I followed her word, following the guidance of the art as I circulated my Qi.
Qi swirled, moving in my dantian and pushing against it. Slowly, but surely, it began to escape out of my dantian, into my pathways and then outwards. I sensed Yan Yun's Qi guiding my own, and I refocused, trying to reach out to Labby. A small presence, with a tingly sensation to it.
Labby's Qi happily reached out for my own as I felt my Qi merge with hers, both mixing together. I could sense a stir in my dantian, a portion of it shifting and changing with the flow of my Dantian, as if to make space for Labby.
Qi pulsed once more, this time from Labby, as lightning Qi came back through our bond, merging with the much larger amount of Qi in my dantian.
I felt a sensation deep within my gut as a new presence bloomed in my mind. Something sharp, yet small, a fuzzy intangible voice that chittered once, before I sensed elated joy gushing forth like a tidal wave, as a little girl's voice called out.
Labby greets her Great Master!!
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MarkofWisdom· Dec 20, 2021
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"Even if I didn't wish to get involved in cultivator quarrels or waste away all my time in meditation, I could still learn more and try to understand it better."
Excellent, now Lu Jie has realized he does have to keep up with his own cultivation too
"It'd take me a bit to get adjusted to calling Labby her, but be it a Junior Brother or Junior Sister, it didn't matter to me either way."
I wonder if it'll matter later when he realizes Labby's his adoptive daughter now
"once again, I had the strange sense that she was being far too generous to me for no obvious reason."
It started because you caught her eye with not reacting to her beauty or trying to see about "scoring" her, then continued after she got her mistaken impression of you and Su Lin being a couple. From there it continued because she genuinely became friends with the both of you and was enjoying getting to be herself without having to have her guard up all the time or thing the other person is trying to take advantage of her. Eventually it will end up being she'll also benefit from knowing you and being a close friend once you really start taking off with your lateral thinking alchemy and cultivation thing and wanting to help everyone around you
"Labby greets her Great Master!!"
"Hello Papa!"
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Rodvek97· Apr 17, 2022
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Labby felt her Qi churn as her great master's Qi meshed with her own. She felt lightning crackling through her being, as a vast calming presence reached out to her. A bond, through which she could sense her great master.
His Qi was like spirit herbs, tinged in their smell. The Qi drew Labby closer, and she felt safe in its presence, a comforting warmth that she'd grown familiar with even before Labby had known who she was.
Her great master had given her the life she had, he'd given her what her siblings lacked. She was great now. She was Labby. The Qi acknowledged her presence, she wasn't the nameless rat she'd been before, she had a name and a master and a purpose to fulfil. It burned in her Qi, in her name and she could feel her Path as surely as she could feel her great Masters.
And now she was finally able to talk to her Great master and express her gratitude.
Labby greets her Great Master!!!
Labby sent excitedly, as the Qi flowed through the bond like a smooth stream of water following the path of a vast river.
She felt relieved. She'd greeted her great master. She'd talked to him. He'd heard her voice. Excitement burst forth through Labby's mind like a raging tide. As her Qi began to soak in his, growing just from his mere presence.
She'd learn and learn and learn some more until she'd seen it all. And she'd find him many many herbs, and feast on them. She'd learn every divine pill there was that her master made, even if she had to learn the squiggly scribbles her great master wrote down in his notes.
Labby rejoiced, feeling a burning desire to learn, bud within her. She'd be the greatest disciple her master had ever seen!
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I heard Labby squeak delightfully, crackling with sparks as a flood of emotions flowed through our newly formed bond.
I heard Labby shout excitedly, and I felt her happiness at being able to talk with me distinctly in my chest. Happiness permeated her bond, flooding over, not that it'd take more than just a glance at her sparkling fuzzy form to be able to tell that.
I stared at my little companion, feeling a bit strange at how Labby had grown on me so much in just over a month now. It felt odd to be able to talk to Labby, and yet, perfectly natural at the same time.
I stared at Labby for a moment, unsure of what to say, before I simply ended up scratching her head gently, as I felt her delight flow through our bond.
It's nice to talk to you Labby. I'm sorry it took me this long to finally get to it.
I sent the words to Labby, feeling extremely strange at being able to project my thoughts outwards like this. I sensed confusion travelling through the bond as Labby squeaked out loud.
Great master… Did something wrong?
She asked me as if the very thought was alien to her. I stared at Labby, starting to realise that her opinion of me might just be a tiny bit inflated.
I certainly didn't pay as much attention to you as I should've. I wasn't prepared or fully appreciated the responsibility that would come with taking you in.
I sent back and smiled when I sensed Labby being extremely confused as to what I meant. I rubbed her head once more, sending a sense of care.
Don't worry about it. I'll be looking after you as best as I can now.
I sent and got another excited squeak from Labby.
Labby is eager to learn from her great master! And to eat many many wonderful pills!
Labby exclaimed and I burst out in laughter. I'd forgotten my spirit rat was a hardcore drug addict.
I wiped my eyes of slight tears from my unexpected laughter, as I had Labby jump into my pouch, and comfortably seat herself in. My gaze travelled back to Yan Yun, standing with a quiet smile stuck on her face and I paused in my mirth, staring at her.
A quick look at the spirit art of binding showed me that whatever changes Yan Yun had made, had improved the art by a significant margin. It accepted Labby's Qi with ease, merging it with my own within my dantian and I could sense my Qi, bolstering Labby's cultivation as well.
I saw the smile fade from Yan Yun's face as she realised I was staring, as she coughed. "It seems like the bonding went well, Junior brother."
I nodded my head, dipping it in gratitude. "I appreciate the kindness you've shown Senior Sister. Not many have been as kind as you've been, even after you knew about our secret," I replied, out loud, as I lifted my head to flushed cheeks.
"N-No need to mention it brother," Yan Yun replied, her voice faltering as I sensed her Qi churning, saw her face grow red and I stared at her once more.
What was she so flustered about?
I paused once more at her behaviour. Was her finding about our little herb trade something she should be so embarrassed by? Was she just not used to gratitude then? I'd left the question hanging of what she'd been doing, not willing to get her more involved than she needed to be. But it was somewhat obvious that she'd been trailing us.
I wasn't willing to believe that we'd meet up as a coincidence in a random far off alley in the city on the very day I leave the sect. Far too random. Then the question raised itself again, why was she so interested in me?
"Is something wrong?" Yan Yun asked me, as I sat in silence for a while.
Taking a deep breath in, I spoke up.
"I'm very grateful for your help, Senior sister. You've been kind to me, kind to keep the secret and swear an oath as well, kind to help us out with the thugs and kind to assist me with the bond," I paused for a moment, staring at her confused expression.
"But… I fear I don't understand what I've ever done to have caught the eye of someone like you. A prodigy well known in the sect and otherwise. I wouldn't see what you'd want from an outer sect disciple like me, who's been unable to break through for a long time now," I asked, speaking in a single breath.
Once more, I sensed a turmoil in her Qi, as it flared, this time accompanied with golden sparks, similar to what Labby did when excited, but far more potent. A strike would leave me unconscious within a moment.
"I-I… just. I was just…" I saw Yan Yun speak, her voice catching in her throat.
A deep red flush rose on her whole face as I sensed her distress growing. I was about to speak up, and let the topic go when I heard a voice carried by Qi sound out.
Yan Yun thinks you and the boy are lovers.
"Leiyu!!!" I heard Yan Yun scream in outrage, her deep red flush turning a harsh shade of red as Qi burst out in thunderous outrage.
Yan Yun's delusions need to be stopped now. It's been weeks and Leiyu is tired and so is Zu Ri.
The spirit spoke once more before the voice was cut off, and I sensed the girl arguing with her spirit within her mind.
I heard a powerful burst of laughter tear itself from Su Lin's mouth as I saw the guy fall on his back, clutching his gut.
"Me… and this guy? Lovers? By the heavens I've seen it all today," Su Lin muttered, before devolving into a fit of laughter once more and I felt like nothing made sense to me anymore.
"But what about the spirit herbs and the pills… What about the oath?" I asked, unable to hold my mouth.
"Spirit… herbs?" Yan Yun asked before I saw her eyes shot open in surprise. Her gaze travelled to my pouch, and then to Labby, before returning to Su Lin, and the alchemical items he carried for me.
I could almost see the gears turn in her head.
"You thought… we were lovers?" I asked in utter surprise, as a storm of lightning Qi swirled around me, accompanied by the mad laughter of Su Lin's voice.
"Y-y-you two aren't- I…" Yan Yun faltered, as her voice died down. I never knew humans could turn this red.
"I-I need to go," she muttered as Qi exploded near me, in thunder, the blast throwing me back from its impact. Dirt flew in the air, and I coughed, caught off guard by the explosion.
I rubbed my eyes, clearing them of dirt as I made sure Labby was alright. Opening my blurry gaze I saw a distant figure surrounded by lightning gliding away at high speeds through the air, with her face buried in her hands and a quiet scream echoing through the grassy hills.
I looked over to Su Lin rolling in the grass, holding his gut with a pained expression as he laughed in silent agony and decided that I did not want to know what had just happened.
"Let's head back to the Sect eh? My love," Su Lin said, devolving into another fit of laughter.
I shook my head, getting up as I picked my stuff and began to walk back, shaking my head. Chuckles burst forth from my mouth as I walked, the mix of emotions in my chest finding a release in the form of laughter as they mixed in with the excitement of experimenting with the new herbs and cauldron.
The shopping trip was over at last, and I felt impatient, to test out all the new things I'd gathered.
It was time to get back to science!
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MarkofWisdom· Dec 20, 2021
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Poor Yan Yun. But at least the mistake was cleared up quickly instead of dragging on and lasting longer. And now she can be good friends with Su Lin and Lu Jie without the misunderstanding clouding her judgement
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Fuxy· Jan 18, 2022
Oh... delusion girl is gone? Nice! It would have started getting old soon if it continued like that...
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Rodvek97· Apr 17, 2022
Thanks for the gret chapter
Poor Yan Yun 
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