4 Ch. 4 - You Sure Are Full Of Surprises!

As he saw such a miracle occur right before his eyes, he felt as if he was witnessing the act of a god! Xiao Huoyan had actually healed the Demon Wolf, using nothing but a little bit of his own blood! This was something that had never been heard of before, so naturally Jin Long would feel stunned. What Xiao Huoyan had just done was truly unbelievable!

As Jin Long was lost in thoughts, Xiao Huoyan suddenly started to rise up from the ground. He then turned around and was now facing Jin Long. Upon realising that Jin Long had probably seen everything, Xiao Huoyan's face turned ashen. He looked as if he was about to run away into the forest, but to Jin Long's surprise, Xiao Huoyan did not turn around and run.

Instead of running away, he strated to walk towards Jin Long. When he then almost reached the outside wall, he did not stop. Thus, caused Jin Long to instinctively take a step back. As Xiao Huoyan continued to walk, he reached the outside wall, and instead of stopping or simply crash into it, he went through!

"You actually went through the wall!"

Seeing such an incredible sight, Jin Long cried out in surprise and misbelief. No matter what cultivation you have, you shouldn't be able to walk through walls! You could smash the wall and then pass, but not really walk through the wall as it is still standing there without a scratch!

"What in the world are you?!"

"I-I d-don't know…"

As Xiao Huoyan said that, he expressed a face full of sorrowful pain. As if he didn't want to answer, yet couldn't find out why there was a reason to hide it anymore.

"Ok, but what else can you do and who else knows about this?"

Jin Long could feel that this was a topic that Xiao Huoyan would rather not talk about, but he couldn't help but wanting to find out more about this mysterious little child.

"I can pass through anything that I've tried up until now, I can also move things with my mind and turn invisible…"

"Hmm… but it sounds as if there's more to it than just that, am I right? For an example, the thing that happened yesterday?"

"… Yes, you are right. There's indeed more to it than what I've told you. When I get stressed, scared or angry, I turn into a state in which I can do nothing but attack. It's like can't control my own thoughts and movements. It's really horrible!

It's like I can see everything through my own eyes, but I can't do anything but watch as I slaughter people… I only turn back to normal after everyone at scene is dead."

As he started speaking about it, he burst out crying uncontrollably.

"I didn't want for those people to die, but I couldn't stop it! Then you came and treated me so nicely, but as soon as you tried to enter my memories I-I…"

"It's okay. I'm fine right now, aren't I? I just can't understand why you didn't kill me, cause you clearly had the power to. If you couldn't control yourself, then why did you stop right before your attack reached me? It makes no sense! And also, how come your spirit essence was the same as mine, but so many times stronger?"

"I don't know why you're alive either. I just woke up and saw you laying there beside me. I also don't know why I suddenly stopped in the middle of my attack. But regarding the thing with my spirit essence, I have quite a few-"

Jin Long abruptly cut off in the middle of Xiao Huoyan's sentence as soon as he heard the part about Xiao Huoyan having more than one spirit essence.

"WHAT?!?! How could you possibly have 'quite a few' spirit essences?!"

"Oh, it's simply because I can absorb other people's spirit essence. When I meet someone, I can clearly feel what spirit essence they have, and I can also absorb it if I want too. That's how I've collected many different types of spirit essences. I have never absorbed anyone's spirit essence while being… you know, 'normal'."

Hearing about this amazing ability that Xiao Huoyan possessed, Jin Long's feelings was very complicated. This could either be a blessing or an upcoming calamity.

"Wait… but how much can you absorb?"

"Uhm… from very little to all of it."

"But if you absorb other people's spirit essences, won't they be left without spirit essence?"

"That's only if I absorb everything!"

"Then how much of mine did you absorb?"

"Oh, so that's why you acted so tense! Don't worry, I only absorbed around half of it!"

"Can you transfer your spirit essences to other people?"

Hearing that last question, Xiao Huoyan went silent. He seemed to be a little worried.

"Are you one of those people that would want to take me away for your own interests?"

He answered with another question, as if he first wanted to confirm it before continuing the discussion.

"Of course not! I don't want you to take you away, nor do I want you to transfer it to me."

"What, really?! Not even the part of your spirit essence that I absorbed from you before?!"

"Not even that. I'd rather leave you have it, since it'll be easier to train you. But that still depends on if you're still willing to come with me."

"Why wouldn't I want to come with you? You're the first person that have ever treated me fairly! Of course, I want to come with you! Besides, haven't I already accepted you as my master?!"

While speaking about how he truly wanted to come with Jin Long as his disciple, Xiao Huoyan couldn't hold in his excitement.

"That's great! I know that you're way stronger than me, but from what I've seen yesterday, you seem to have a clear advantage in power. It's just that you're lacking techniques. That's why I want you to come with me, so that I can pass down my techniques to you."

"I' would've never thought that you thought about it that much… Thank you!"

And as Xiao Huoyan thanked his new master, Jin Long, he once again clasped his fists out of respect.

"To find a disciple like you, I must've done something very great in my past life! When do you wish for us to set off, my dear disciple?"

Jin Long said with a beaming smile on his face. He was extremely happy for two reasons: one, he actually survived after getting poisoned and attacked, and two, he also found such a promising disciple who actually were stronger than, yet willing to follow him. 

"That depends on how long it'll take to get there from here, and when we have to be there…"

"Hmm… It should take about 3 days to reach there from here, and we'd probably have to be there within a week at the very most."

"Oh, but then how about we leave the day after tomorrow? We should be there within a week from now and also have some time to rest on the way."

Xiao Huoyan said after a short moment of thinking it through.

"That sound great, but aren't you worried that I might collapse on the way because of the poison and injuries from earlier?"

Jin Long knew that he would be fine, but still wanted to know how considerate his dear disciple was."

"I've already thought about that. Technically, you should already be completely healed from both poison and injuries."

"Hahaha, you got me there. You're right, I've already healed. I'm not even tired! What kind of medicine did you use? To actually be able to cure both fatal poison and injuries, that must have been some real damn treasure! Hahaha!"

As Jin Long laughed, Xiao Huoyan was a little worried. What if Jin Long gets mad once he finds out that he had fed him his blood without his permission?

"I-I just used a bit of blood…"

Even though he was afraid of Jin Long getting mad, he still didn't want to lie to him.

"Oh, you mean like you did with the Demon Wolf outside?"

"Yes…"

"That's quite a gift you've got there. Remember! Do not heal anyone besides yourself unless it's someone you know and care for very much! Don't let anyone find out about your special abilities. Even if you trust them, the fewer that knows, the better. People are greedy, they will take advantage of you if they get the chance."

"Yes master, I understand."

"Hmm… 'Master' sounds so formal. You're my disciple, not a slave. How about you just call me teacher instead? It sounds somewhat more appropriate."

"Yes, teacher."

"When we begin traveling, I'll tell you a few rules that you'll have to follow."

"Yes, teacher. Do you want something to eat? I caught a Monstrous Beast this morning, and I also picked some fruits before you woke up."

"You sure are full of surprises!"