"Crown prince?" Su Ying asked looking at the arrogant man she couldn't stand.
How was it possible? He was the crown prince?
"Pay your respect!" Bai Lian said once more afraid that her disciples might cause a big ruckus in the heavenly realm.
Fengge stood with a cold face as he struggled not to laugh at the expression on their faces. They were just mortal cultivators who didn't deserve to be scared this way. But he had to act according to his status or else, his father would have his head.
"You may rise. You people are the mortal cultivators that are being trained by the goddess of virtue? Your master is a high ranking celestial even though she was a mortal. This shows it is not impossible for one to become an immortal. You must not disappoint your master. Am I clear?" Fengge asked.
"Yes, crown prince." They all said.
After the so called meeting for the mortals, Fengge was the first celestial to run out heading for his room. It was that girl. Now, he knew her name. Su Ying.
"Greetings Crown prince" Jiu Bao said bowing down when she ran into him.
"Rise. I am so sorry. You are?" Fengge asked feeling embarrassed that he had forgotten her name so quickly.
"Replying to crown prince. My name is Jiu Bao" Jiu Bao said.
"Yes. The earth king's successor. I would say everything is predestined. We are going to be walking every closely in the future." Fengge said.
"Thank you crown prince for your praise." Jiu Bao said.
"Okay. I will get going." Fengge said about to when he saw Su Ying.
Su Ying paused in shock once more as she looked at the man that once annoyed her. How come he was the crown prince? He had come with a demon to disturb the peace of the Lotus sect.
"Su Ying. Su Ying?" Jiu Bao said calling her fourth sister who seemed dazed.
Su Ying had talked about him so many times. Jiu Bao understood just how much she hated him but still, he was the crown prince of the heavenly realm. If they got into trouble right now, things would get complicated.
"Oh. Greetings crown prince" Su Ying said bowing.
"Rise." Fengge said before leaving.
Few minutes later, the rest disciples joined. Their master had not yet arrived so they decided to sit under the peach tree they saw. Hearing about the heavenly realm was one thing but to be able to see it in person, was really overwhelming.
"Is he really the crown prince?" Huiqing asked breaking the silence
"Yes. I was also curious about this matter. Wasn't he the one who attacked us with that demon? Why is he now the heavenly crown prince? You don't think that he is colluding with the dark realm, do you?" Xie Bai said.
"Don't be foolish. I don't think he is. The heavenly king is a smart and intelligent king. The crown prince won't be able to fool him. Besides, the crown prince would have begged us by now of that were true. Plus master didn't say anything which means that was all planned." Jiu Bao said.
"You are right." Xie Bai said .
"Didn't you see his aura? I don't think he will be capable of doing such a thing." Jiu Bao said smiling.
"Alright. Master is coming." Huiqing said.
All four of them stood up immediately they saw their master coming. Guess their dream was ending so soon. A dream that was so beautiful they didn't want it to end. When they get back to their sect, they had a lot of stories to tell their juniors.
"Let's go back to the sect" Bai Lian said smiling.
The whole sect was full of chattering and noise. Xie Bai cringed at the noise as he entered the room. Su Ying was telling a story once again. Of course. It must be Su Ying. She was the only one who was so unruly. Unruly but beautiful. His face changed as he approached her. She would never change so it was better he adapted to her free spirit..
"Su Ying! Here you are!" Xie Bai said as he joined them yet Su Ying only gave a nod to acknowledge his presence.
Sitting down beside her, he watched as she continued to tell the story which so much wit. She was so beautiful it made his heart ache every time he saw her. His heart died to tell her that he was in love with her but the rules at lotus sect was harsh towards disciples who fell in love. Not for his own sake but for hers. Even though she was extremely playful and witty, he knew she was destined for great things.
"And then we finally met the heavenly king. He was a true celestial. His aura was soft and looked so elegant sitting on the throne. Ha, it was truly a scene" Su Ying said sighing as she leaned on her elbow.
"Ah sister, you must have been really blessed in your past life. All of you got to meet celestials from the heavenly realm." A junior disciple said with dreamy eyes.
"Of course. Don't you know? Master can't do without me. Even though she seems hard, she actually likes me the most. Really" Su Ying said in a cute way making me laugh.
"And the crown prince? How was he? Is he handsome? I heard in the book of legends that he is one of the most powerful celestials." Another disciple said.
"Well, he's more or less average" Su Ying said acting bored.
"Average? Fourth sister, what are you saying? He's the heavenly crown prince." A disciple said making the others murmur amongst themselves doubting Su Ying.
"Wait. Wait. Wait. Stop talking. The crown prince may be excellent and all but he's a big jerk! He came here to attack the lotus sect once. I don't think he's a good person" Su Ying said.
Xie Bai sighed when he saw the uproar among the disciples. The crown prince was practically a legend. Every cultivator looked up to him for his kind and generous spirit. His bravery was unmatched among all the celestials. Everyone looked up to the day he would ascend the heavenly throne making him the most envied celestial among the three realm.
To see his junior disciple discrediting the crown prince made his head ache. Good thing disciples in the lotus sect were already used to Su Ying's behavior. Otherwise others may misinterpret this and Su Ying will be in serious trouble. Trying to calm the situation, Xie Bai tried to liven the place.
"Enough fellow disciples. Su Ying didn't mean it. Honestly, I think she might be a little jealous" Xie Bai said making the other disciples laugh.
"Second brother, don't use me to make fun with our disciples" Su Ying said.
"Really? Are you jealous?" A disciple asked making the others laugh even more.
Su Ying left the place grudgingly making Xie Bai feel bad. Shaking his head, he looked at the rest disciples who were having fun among themselves.
"Fourth sister!" Xie Bai said looking for Su Ying after he left the hall.
Huiqing and Jiu Bao sat down having lunch together. Today had been a long day for them so they were very tired. Jiu Bao picked some meat and put it in Huiqing's plate. Huiqing picked it up and ate silently. This was the way they had always gotten along. The two of them had he same character. They liked silence and were always serious about their work.
Suddenly, Su Ying's voice could be heard as she called for Jiu Bao. Huiqing sighed picking some vegetables as she looked outside their window. Their fourth sister must be sulking about something. Dropping her chopsticks, Huiqing stood casting a barrier around them to cast out the noise her fourth sister was making.
Su Ying ran out from their master's room as she didn't see Jiu Bao. Her anger served as the energy she needed even though she had not yet eaten. Entering her their sister's courtyard, she was about to call her out when she turned and saw them eating together.
"Jiu Bao! You are here! I have been looking for you" Su Ying said about to approach them when she heard Xie Bai calling her.
"Fourth sister! Please wait!" Su Ying heard.
Ignoring him, Su Ying entered the room. Her face scrunched up as if she had been beaten or bullied.
"Jiu Bao!" Su Ying said approaching her sister who had stopped eating.
"What's wrong? Why is Xie Bai looking for you?" Jiu Bao asked
"Why bother asking? She must have done something wrong" Huiqing said as she continued eating.
"Third sister! Second brother is the one who wronged me you know?" Su Ying said as she turned her face away.
"Fourth sister! Here you are." Xie Bai said catching his breathe.
"Greetings Second brother" Huiqing said standing up to greet Xie Bai.
"What happened? Have you two had something to eat? I mean you have so much energy to be chasing each other" Jiu Bao said.
"Second brother is so mean. He turned me into a joke at the hall!" Su Ying said.