B2 - Chapter 15: Bye Ren Bo

B2 - Chapter 15: Bye Ren Bo

A night of rest was exactly what he needed. Both he and Mei Lingxi.

Far too much had happened in one day to be able to fully process, even for a cultivator. The Grand Elder tried to help by distracting them and to be fair, the tea did help quite a lot by burning away the rage and helping him think without emotions tainting him.

Still, that didn’t beat the passage of time, even if that was only a night. It unfortunately came with the side effect of being far too sentimental.

“Young Master, isn’t this the boy you told me to avoid?”

William nodded at Mei Lingxi’s question. Ren Bo was indeed someone he purposely avoided, but it didn’t feel right to leave without saying a word.

“You’ll see why I said that, Sister Lingxi,” William replied before walking towards Ren Bo.

The boy hadn’t noticed him, and that was a good thing. He hadn’t been the only one who avoided a meeting.

“Ren Bo!” William shouted.

He could see the boy stiffen and slowly turn as if about to meet a dreaded villain. The strained smile shown to him told of how much excitement there was to meet again.

Which was less than nothing.

“Brother Wei,” Ren Bo greeted weakly, “So good to see you again.”

William raised an eyebrow when there was no drooling due to Mei Lingxi’s presence. A drastic change from the last time they saw each other.

“Same,” he replied before falling silent. The silence was awkward, making him wonder why he thought this was a good idea.

Ren Bo cleared his throat, “Well, I have a lecture to attend. It was good meeting you, Brother Wei.”

It didn’t escape William that Ren Bo didn’t dare to look at Mei Lingxi. It almost made him feel regretful for being so short with him. The kid had a major problem around pretty women like some sort of turbocharged horny rabbit, but it finally looked like he was finally working to fix it. Eventually, he would need to make eye contact with the women around him, but it was a start.

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“What?” Ren Bo froze, staring at him with confusion, “For what?”

“For avoiding you,” William winced, realizing he still had no idea what Ren Bo experienced in the Shard. “How have you been doing? You were in rough shape the last time I saw you.”

Ren Bo still looked confused, though now a slight suspicion was added. “The last thing you said to me was, ‘It’s better if you’re gagged.’ Forgive me if I don’t believe you, Brother Wei.”

There it was. The reminder of why he avoided the kid. They had just left the secret realm and were being taken to safety. Ren Bo thought it was the perfect time to grab the attention of a far-stronger Princess Jin while she was surrounded by her worshipful guards.

[Quest: Visit the Jade Cauldron Peak]

[Information: Ren Bo possesses the corpse of a Draebern that is about to rot. He wants to get some use out of it before that happens. Find an alchemist that will help him.]

[Reward: Increased reputation with Ren Bo]

[Penalty: Decreased reputation with Ren Bo]

[Accept: Y/N]

This would be the type of quest that William would reject without thought. The rewards wouldn’t be worth the effort to walk a few feet, let alone convince some alchemist to help Ren Bo, but this did remind him of what he possessed himself.

The bodies of the Pyralisk and the Jingmu Shadow.

He needed to find out what could be done with them, and that could be done simultaneously with the quest.

“Fine,” William agreed grudgingly, “I can help you with that.”

[Quest Accepted | Visit the Jade Cauldron Peak]

“You’re the best, Brother Wei!” Ren Bo moved toward him as if to hug him but froze after taking a step. He was looking at Mei Lingxi.

At least the kid lasted this long without acting strange. It was time to wrap this up. The massive corpse of the beast was drawing a crowd of disciples, and he saw someone familiar.

[Name: Yang Fan | Level: 35]

Ren Bo’s even more annoying friend, the one who tried to drag him into a mission that wouldn’t have been safe. Of course, this also reminded him of Zheng Tao, who prevented Yang Fan from doing so.

It put him in a worse mood than before.

“I’ll contact you if I find someone. Goodbye, Ren Bo,” William said, backing away and waving before heading to the administration building. Luckily, Ren Bo didn’t follow after Mei Lingxi.

“Are you avoiding someone in the crowd, Young Master?”

“It’s nothing serious,” William waved her off, “You know you don’t have to keep calling me young master? Elder Yu isn’t here to supervise you.”

“True,” Mei Lingxi nodded, “But I want to.” He looked at her with a frown, only to see a teasing smile on her face. “I don’t get to have my usual fun, Young Master. I am only left with seeing you be uncomfortable when I call you young master, Young Master.”

William rolled his eyes and sped up.

“Wait for me, Young Master!”