The day of whisp catching has arrived, everyone prepared their gloves to catch whisps for tonight, fire whisps usually come at night between 7, clearly everyone was educated to know what they are doing over the past weeks of preparation
Catching whisps is not an easy task, Fire whisps are used by the monk to catch prayers, send among wondering monks to catch prayers all around the world
Fei Jin lifted and the others was sent earlier to manage a camp inside the wilderness while Yunxi and the others are gonna escort Shao Qi to carry the food and tools he will use to cook
"is Shao Qi gonna do a cooking show, why many ingredients and different kinds of pot!!" Yuan's face was gloomy
"shush now, just carry it along my dear" says the elder monk, Qinqi
"Shao Qi likes to make food using his unique ability in making a lot of weird dishes, don't worry, all your suffering will go away when he start cooking, you'll be the one to taste!" Master Long said, Yuan's face was way too gloomy to be exited, he knew they will be the one to wash the dishes make fire and do stupid here and there stuff, Yunxi in the other hand flew away towards the wilderness carrying a load of ingredients, once she spotted the smoke made by the army assassins she knew it's them
her little flaps made a dusty air, she slammed the large 2 bag of ingredients and looked around
"did anyone see Fei Jin?" she asked the monks
"he must be somewhere near your highness?" says a monk before he bowed
"thank you, I'll find him, anyway please look after the ingredients of good I brought with me!" she ran away
Yunxi flew in the air gladly looking for Jin to reveal himself
she spotted him by the river with a spear in his hands hunting fishes for lunch, shirtless along the cold water he must've felt comfortable, Yunxi stood on a tree admiring how he does his thing
Yunxi is quite embarrassed on what she is doing, hiding in a tree to spy on his husband
she examined his life looks, his hair is really short that she could see the back of his neck, his tiny wet bangs are scattered around his face while standing shirtless showing off his broad chest and pale skin
Fei Jin made a sharp eye upon sensing an eye looking at him in a short distance, he turned toward a tree and shot the spear where Yunxi is hiding
the startled princess was shocked and ran out of balance, Fei Jin's eyes widened running towards her direction to catch her in time
Yunxi fell down slipping on her shoes, her wings had disappear while her body aimed the ground, closing her eyes to feel pain after she fell never happened, she instead felt a strong arms around her
"what are you hiding there for?" Fei Jin stared down at Yunxi
"I-I thought you were busy catching so I hid on a tree branch?" Yunxi was embarrassed, Fei Jin sigh and put her down
"next time don't do that, I almost hit your head!" Fei Jin walked back to the water
Yunxi is half wet upon walking towards Jin, this time he picked up sharp stones to catch fishes, the spear is way up in the tree
"tss, you should've just ask me to take it!" Yunxi flew up in the air and pull out the spear deeply thrusted on the wood
"how mush strength does this guy have for me to take this thing off-" she pulled it with all her strength, it came off gradually making her smile from her little success
She went down and ran back to Fei Jin, he was having a hard time dealing with the swimmers
"here?" Yunxi gave him the spear
"you flew up there?" he asked receiving the spear
"yes I did?"
"you don't often use your wings, only now?" Jin asked
"hmm- oh using our wings in a long period of time could drain our energy, that's why I prefer walking and saving all my power energy to stack some healing wave!" Yunxi sat down and watched as Jin handsomely do his little task, Fei Jin felt awkward, but he knew it's his wife
"look away don't look at me?"
"why- do you feel embarrassed!?" Yunxi grinned
"No, just take the basket and gather the fishes I caught!" Jin pointed on the fishes scattered around, Yunxi was surprised looking around
all the fishes big and small are scatted on the side of the river
"so many, how long have you been fishing?" Yunxi marched toward the basket and start picking up fishes
"about the time we arrived?" Jin answered
Shao Qi arrived with the remaining troops holding various tools and the remains of gloves they will use to catch whisps tonight
gloves are made of leather, a little large to catch whisps like glue, the gloves holds an enormous prayer attraction where it makes whisps pull it and stick it inside like glue, the others will hold a magical pouch to trap whisps inside
"alright everyone, prepare the pots and ingredients, I'll make midnight food for us all?" Shao Qi was exited, he put on an apron and start marching towards Yuan, she's the one in charge of the tools that Shao Qi packed
Fei Jin and Yunxi came back to the camp around 10, Jin had a large basket bag behind him while Yunxi looked messy holding two small baskets containing shrimp and crabs she picked up on the river
Shao Qi could see the exitement in her face, looks like she is quite enjoying her new life and forgot about her position as a princess
Yuan who saw her was startled and ran to her direction to help her
"Diánxià, why so messy!" she cried pulling both the basket which Yunxi refused to give
"I'm okay Yuan, just went to the river with Jin to catch fish?" her smile is priceless upon giving her sweetest smile which she gives only to those she is close to
"then give me the basket, you go change so we could all cook with Master Shao Qi!"
"okay!" Yunxi gave her the baskets before running towards the tent to change her wet dress to something dry
the time around 6 PM everyone is ready to catch whisps, pouch holders are voluntary but still catch the glove user, Yuan was a pouch holder and is partnered with Yunxi and Yi Ce, Meanwhile Shao Qi and Fei Jin is grouped with Master long who is the pouch holder
everyone is off to their own respective group, large group and small are all scattered among north, south, east, and west
Fei Jin had a black leather gloves ready with him, and upon entering the wilderness he was worried about Yunxi who volunteered as a whisp catcher
"I don't think she could catch any tonight?" Shao Qi chuckled referring to Yunxi, Jin just shrugged and sigh
"she wanted to do the catching, don't worry, she could fly in the air?" Fei Jin said
"did you tell her about the dangerous whisps!" Master Long said while folding his sleeves to a shorter range
"yeah, she heard earlier about the green poison whisps!" Fei Jin walked faster and spotted fire whisps coming out in small number
"don't startle them, wait til it's time?" Shao Qi commanded
green whisps are really young, they are made of poison and is attracted high up in the tree top, they are not easily spotted since the catchers only aims to the the one's below the wilderness
the time has begun when the whisps are coming out in a large numbers, the catchers below are hiding in any spot waiting for Shao Qi to cignal them go
"Diánxià remember not to fly up in the air and use a small amount of gravity to fly and catch whisps, No to-"
"green whisps, I know Yuan I heard you!" Yunxi was overall exited, she was never this exited before, it was like a game of catching and the night flower scattered around is eye catching and beautiful
Shao Qi whistled his finger, the leaders in every location spot who heard it did the same as a sign of go signal
Fei Jin flew above a tree and slightly touched 7 whisps, it glued on the gloves which made him smile, it was a fresh start and lucky catch, not anyone can catch a whisp that many
the others started moving and catching, some are having a hard time dealing with the speed of the whisps bouncing around because it's playful, those high ranking monks and experts are flying up the tree to catch fire whisps just like Jin and Shao Qi
Yunxi in the other hand cannot catch anything, Yuan kept following her all around watching Yunxi as she explode
"Diánxià we've been chasing one whisp for about 30 min-" Yuan complained
"shush-" Yunxi glued her eyes on the tiny fire whisp, it rested on the tree
"Quick Diánxià- it's a chance?" Yuan startled her
"shush-" Yunxi slammed the glove on the whisp but a hand grabbed her arms tight, the whisp caught their presence and ran away in a fast speed
"Your catching a whisp not a mosquito!" Fei Jin spoke
"it's sooo hard!!!" Yunxi sigh
"Yuan, go join the other catchers, I'll take care of her!" Yuan looked at Yunxi, her upset face is still painted in her face so she dismissed herself and ran away
"sheesh, this is so hard!" Yunxi sat down like a mad child
"Yunxi get up, I'll show you how?" Jin Pulled her, Yunxi refused but he groaned like a dad and carried her to a place
Fei Jin and Yunxi was alone not far from the monks, the whisps there is not grouped in numbers but separated, numbered in 2-5 groups
This place is way harder to catch whisps!" Yunxi complained louder
"yes, but here you can quietly snuck in them-" Jin pulled Yunxi towards two whisps on a giant mushroom rested there for a long time
"whisps like quite area and is fond of noises, the way you catch them is not like catching a mosquito, but delicately glue them quietly on the gloves- like this?" Fei Jin showed her how he catch whisps
Fei Jin stopped on the mushroom, his feet barely made a sound and the silence supported him to get closer
"now dip your glove by do not squeeze them?" whispered Jin, He dipped his fingers quietly, it suck both the whisp and can no longer move because the sacred glove worked it's magic by gluing them til they are put inside a magic pouch
"wow!" Yunxi whispered
"now it's your turn-" Fei Jin showed her one whisp that rested on a flower
"but you said night flowers are poisonous?"
"not all, don't worry, only wet flowers are poisonous that's a dry one!"
Yunxi slowly walked towards the whisp and dip her finger quietly
"ah, I did it!" Yunxi's eyes sparkled and looked at Jin
"you sure did, now catch others with me?" Yunxi looked up the tree and saw a group of fire whisps circled around one place, she used her wings to slowly flap on the branch and dip her fingers on the whisps
all in all she has been enjoying a lot and had a chance to go back to Yuan and gave her the whisps she gathered
"Diánxià, you caught many?" Yuan slowly picked up the whisps and put them on the pouch slowly and securely
"of course I did- stay here I'll catch more with Fei Jin?" Yunxi flew away flapping her wings towards Jin
"I told her not to use her wings!" Yuan sigh
Yunxi flapped on the tree branches dipping whisps on the gloves quietly, some would run away in a second if she make a sensitive sound but in the other hand, she enjoys flying around the night
Yunxi's eyes fell on the green whisp dying up high on the highest trees
"so thats the green whisps?" whispered Yunxi, their color is relaxing and beautiful, it was bright and they all stay together in great number
Yunxi flapped towards the crowd hoping to get a close look at it, but she was startled upon touching one by accident, the whisp dies causing an acid effect on Yunxi's gloves, she quickly removed her right glove making a sound
the green whisps was startled causing it to fly around her, it made a poisonous fog causing her to have difficulty in breathing
"Rong Yunxi!" Fei Jin saw a color up the tree top, his clear eyes turned golden which clearly saw his wife being devoured by green whisp producing green poison fog
Yunxi's wings lost it's energy and disappeared all of the sudden, she fell down unconscious, luckily Fei Jin quickly ran towards her and grab her in an instant
Yunxi is barely breathing and poison spreads fast in her body, her only option was to call for Shao Qi, he did not have time to make a call though because Yunxi is at risk
Jin forcefully opened her chest clothing to see the poison core
her chest part starting from the heart made a green vein all around her body, her breathing is absolutely slowing down
"Yunxi-" he called, Fei Jin had no other choice, but to take out the poison oxygen out if her body in his own way
Fei Jin dipped his lips to Yunxi's, Fei Jin opened her mouth wider and suck the poison which is trapped inside her lungs, he sucked all the the fog out of her mouth before coughing
after taking all the poison he locked Yunxi in his arms while taking the pain inside his body, he is extracting his energy to kill the poison oxygen inside his body, Fei Jin locked her inside his arms, he is thankful Yunxi is unconscious, or else she would see his dark face, his eyes are red and black veins are forming around his eyes, he seemed to be turning into a demon for a reason his aura is so strange and dark
"Fei Jin!" Shao Qi arrived with Master Long, upon seeing Jin's state he immediately ran after him and pulled Yunxi away
"Long take Yunxi!" Shao Qi pulled Jin, he layed him in a tree and forcefully pushed his palms on his chest, blood came out as he nonstop spit them all out
"Fei Jin, what did you do?" Shao Qi asked
"I- I had- t-to save her!" he stuttred before dropping out unconscious, Shao Qi smelt poison in his blood
"could she be-" Shao Qi already knew what happened but not exactly everything, he just sigh and carried Jin by the shoulder
"Take Yunxi back to the main tent, we need to detoxify the poison!"