10 Chapter 9

The Burial coast was a place between the Eternal Star lake and the capital of Phoenix kingdom...

Although this place serves as the most beautiful place in this kingdom... It was quite dangerous ,with an enormous mythological beast sealed in its deep water...

There were seven islands on the lake,filled with magical beasts and precious herbs growing like weeds..

Many people tried to go there...

Most of them ,didn't make it to the islands and instead were swept away into the deep lake..

Some got to the islands.... and they died on them..

Only a few come back....

"I bet your blood moon mercenary

has never thought of coming here before!"

'As ,the Wonders' forest fifty miles away from here is relatively safer than this.... '

Thider stood on her flying sword as the night breeze blew on her hairs and her long sleeves....

Behind her was a boy of twelve years old..., slightly pale in a rather unhealthy state...and clenching his grip on the smaller hand....

'She does know about it then...'

Feng Jiu was rather interested in this little fiance of his.. as she seemed to know everything about him.... 'Is she interested in him,too?That would be great....'

"Hey,are you afraid of heights? "

Thider suddenly turned around on the narrow sword blade... causing the boy to almost lose his balance but he managed it somehow....

"No,...." although,you should have asked before you pulled me over and flying away at such a speed...

Then,a soft and tiny palm lightly touched the boy's chest and...pushed....

"Have a nice trip,then!" A sweet voice sounded in his ears ....as he began to fall down at a rapid speed... The wind blew sharply around his ears ,making him almost deaf ....

The night sky was particularly beautiful with countless stars shining throughout the space...and the full moon emerged from behind the dark cloud... showering her silver beams onto the little girl on a flying sword..making a perfect picture..

along with her sadist smile with two little canine teeth showing...

'Why is she like this,though..?'

Just as Feng Jiu thought that he would be meeting his mother empress soon, something embraced him from behind and put her spiritual powers around him,preventing the cold and savage wind outside.

'I really don't understand this girl...'.. and he lost his consciousness ...

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Sweet and bitter scents of herbs and the sounds of nightingales from the distance woke Feng Jiu up...

"Is this my after-life?"

He thought out loud...

"Unfortunatedly,it is not..."

Thider said remorsefully...

"Anyone else will die but you and her.... you two are the most

un-kill-able beings on this planet"'Just like those blood sucking bugs in beggers' clothes..'

Thider muttered...which was heard by the prince..

He twitched his lips... but didn't say anything back...however...

"Who's 'her'?"

"Your future love,dummy!"

Thider said as she causally dug some plants out of the moist soil which disappeared into the air..

'She's got a space...Why is she not keeping it a secret? That's dangerous!Wait,what did she say?'

"My what?" He must have heard it wrong...

Thider looked at the boy and repeated... "Your future lover! My second sister! Understand? Now,come and pick up everything you can.. We don't have much time!"..

.'This guy! Is he already interested in her second sister? Oh,my big mouth just had to say about this! My game is about to end without starting .... '

"Why are you showing me about this place?" 'Aren't you afraid, I would tell others about it?'

"Who?What? Why?! You are asking a lot of questions..have you ever heard about the phrase 'Curiosity kills the cat?'!"

'What did you sayyyy!' Philia snapped at her...but she turned a deaf ear to it..

"I'm not a Cat..."

"No,you are my death...Now,hurry up and quit asking about things!"

"What do you mean by 'You are my death?'"He asked as he carefully dug a herb ... "I can't use my space ring ....."

"The literary meaning...eh? You can't?" Thider looked at the boy with a stalk of herb in his hands shaking his head....

and sighed .

"Then,go take a walk... The air here is fresher and healthier than the outside..."'I wish I could take my sisters here..They would like it'

But the entrance is very vicious to the visitors.. ..her sisters won't survive through it....

Feng Jiu continued to dug some herbs...and handed them to Thider..

"I told you to walk.!..It's good for your health,here ,crush this stalk and smell it...That way it won't hurt as much when you go into the medical bath tub..."

She handed a stalk of flower stalk into his hand and send him off.

'It would spell trouble if this boy become a really disabled waste...

She won't be able to explain to her sister.... and her game would end without anything interesting....'

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"Whatever...." Feng Jiu muttered as he smelled the bitter scent of the stalk... and smiled bitterly...

'She's helping me now... Although she can be quiet weird at times...

She is not a foe....'

He still remembers his mother's words that she often said..

"My dear,you must protect little Thider in the future..Ok?"

"All done,let's go!" Thider washed her hands in a nearby stream...and walked up towards him...

"Ok..."Although it seems ,I'm the one being protected ...Empress mother...

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"Oh,by the way,who's gonna make the pills?"

Feng Jiu became closer to Thider as they go here and there...collecting a lot of things...

But he was quite sure that no pill contains metals and beast skins...

"It's for my sisters!"

Feng Jiu really envy her sisters for having such a sibling...

"Who do think I am?!Of course I'll be making them!"

"...."Ok,I'm used to her abnormalities...

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Used to it my head!Is she really a nine years old?!

....Ok,she is aunty Wei 's daughter after all.... it's not that surprising....

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Then,they landed on top of a mountain peak surrounded by white fog and the peach trees...

The Morning sunlight shone on the white clouds and slowly dispersed the thick fog...

Thider made Feng Jiu wait while exercising...

She herself,prepared a medicinal bath....

After that,Feng Jiu soaked in it....

Black blood seeped through his skin and from his mouth and ears...He felt his damaged spirit roots withered away...and a new one appeared in the place....

His bones seemed to have crushed and renewed again and again...

It was living hell....

But he didn't shout nor did he called for help...

It has no use anyway...

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Thider sensed the surrounding and guarded the boy...

'Ahh ah ah,no peaking!'

'I'm not peaking! I'm checking.. besides what's there to see on a child...Ugh,are you looking down on me!'

'Put that aside,why are you helping the leads...? 'Philia asked.

'You even helped your second sister's possesser... '

'Who said I'm helping? I'm playing a game...besides,that person will be my second sister as she took her body...As long as she won't seek death... I will help her..'

'Tch,I hope you remember these words...' Philia turned his head...

'Looks like it's about to end...'

'Good,I haven't see my little Yi Yi for three days already...what if she forgets about me?!'

'You can't be serious!'

'When did I even joke?'

'Bahh! Just do your homework,idiot!'

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In the mean time....

in the foggy room,the boy opened his eyes...

A golden sparkle flashed through the cold dark eyes...

"The crecent moon stage,huh?"