After speaking a bit more with the two crows, Itachi went out of his mindscape.
Itachi nodded at his master who was waiting for him. Di Tian just grabbed Itachi's arm so they can get back faster.
**
It has been a week since then, and Xieye managed to reach rank 20, gaining another grey spirit ring. And it was time to venture out.
Itachi, Xieye and Uncle Ceasar were venturing out of the forest. They didn't encounter any dark spirit master as the lost of six titled douluos was a huge setback for them. There were still strong spirit masters going in the forest though.
After about a hour of journey, a huge gate greeted their eyes. This is the Shanra City they previously went in to get Itachi new clothes and weapons.
"This is as far as I accompany you Itachi, Xieye" Uncle Ceasar spoke. He also lost his 1,000 year old spirit beast son in the fights against the Holy Ghost Church. He wants to get back as soon as possible to hunt some dark spirit masters.
"Sorry for the trouble Uncle" Xieye bowed and thanked him. Itachi just nodded at him. Ceasar immediately set off to the forest.
"Where are we going to?" Xieye asked. They didn't really plan out anything when they left.
"Master already gave tons of gold at our spacial storage, so money is not an issue. Do you want to go to school?" Itachi asked. He was also curious about the teaching facilities here. Plus it was not a bad thing to learn. Hes knowledge is still limited and far from enough.
"Really? Are we joining Shrek Academy?" Xieye excitedly asked. She has never been to a school before so no one can blame her.
"Yes but let's stay here for a day" Itachi spoke. His aunts already told him about the Shrek Academy, how it produced a god 10,000 years ago. "What do you want to do?"
Xieye's eyes immediately brightens. She held Itachi's hand as they strolled along the streets.
They drew tons of gazes as two cute eight year old kids are walking together while holding hands. The girl has whitish hair with red eyes, making her more peculiar than the boy. While the boy has maturity in his face that didn't match his age. They also have swords on their back, making any normal human want to stay far away from them.
After buying tons of things, they went in an inn to rent a room and eat dinner. They slept together in a bed as they usually do.
Itachi opened his eyes as Xieye's eyelashes greeted him. Xieye was laying on top of him. Itachi noticed she was still sleeping so he did not move and waited for her to wake up.
After about a hour, Xieye's eyes fluttered before fully waking up, "Morning Itachi" She didn't get embarass by their position as she just lay down again.
Itachi softly caresses her white hair and greeted her back, "Morning Xieye, are you still gonna sleep? We're going to Shrek City today." Itachi tempted her to rise up.
"Just a few more minutes" Xieye didn't get baited and just hugged Itachi stronger. 'So fragrant' She thought.
After a few more minutes, she decided to get up as she was also eager to go to shrek. After taking a bath, they wore their respective clothes. A black shirt for Itachi, while Xieye having the same type, but purple in color.
They ate breakfast at the inn before renting a carriage to go towards Shrek City. The journey will take at least a week, not considering the problems that will accompany them like thugs, spirit beasts, etc.
They only ventured out a few kilometers when an eerie silence greeted them in the forest. It was still only afternoon, yet the silence was more silent than in the night.
"Wait here" Itachi spoke to the driver and Xieye as he summoned his Crow Wings and flew towards the sky. He closed his eyes to sense the surroundings before dashing towards somewhere.
Itachi landed on a branch of a tree as he saw two 6 year old girls were each holding a knife. They were standing back-to-back to cover as much sight as they can.