"A sacred seal was just broken, Don't panic we only came to confirm if it really broke or the alarm was false." A stone faced guard came forward explaining to the confused cultivators present.
The rest of the guards moved around the area and seemed to be observing something. Then they returned to the stone faced guard and whispered something. The stone faced guards eyes widened slightly but he quickly adjusted his expression. Who was he kidding all the cultivators here have seen the world so of course they all immediately noted down that minor change of expression.
"Excuse me I apologize for causing you inconvenience the alarm was false we shall leave now." The group left just like they came. The gates were open again.
Ryse had already gotten what he needed so he slipped out of the immortal altar and ran back to his room in the hotel. The old man had just returned and saw him coming back.
"Back? did you have fun?" He asked placing down the tea cup.
"Yes master, It was really fun" Ryse smiled, He seems to have forgotten something, Never mind it must not be that important.
"I have talked with the auction house head they have agreed to sell our pills" The old man informed him smiling happily.
"That is great master" Ryse walked up to the chair and sat down.
"That's right, We will be returning today so pack up your things. I have already sold all the batches of pills made we need to make more to sell in the auction it will be at the end of the next month." The old man said.
"This disciple understands master" Ryse replied. It was good after all he still needs to find the devil's cure as well as absorb the soul shard going back will be better.
That night Master and disciple packed up their things and took the carriage back to their peaceful little abode. The journey back was delayed, The old man had gotten a little sick.
Thankfully it was not serious and the old man recovered in a few days. This had still caused Ryse to urgently hunt for the devil's cure. The devil's cure is not easy to find Ryse had almost searched the entire forest and had not found it.
The night was dark and stormy, The heavy rain fell creating mud, The thunder struck at times lighting up the night sky. Ryse closed the wooden window hooking it so it does not snap open. occasionally drops of water would leak in from the little crack in the window.
Ryse sat on his bed, The old man was making pills in the alchemy room downstairs. Ryse tapped his wrist.
"Give me the book you swallowed"
The AI flashed a neon blue and spit out a thin book with an orange gold cover. Ryse placed his hand on the book and closed his eyes, Forcing his spirit energy inside to coax the soul shard out.
The book shook and trembled a few times a golden light covered the surface. Everything was calm moments later, Except the thunder and rain outside. Ryse fell to the side softly. He was unconscious the AI on his wrist flashed a neon pink and turned back into a metallic doll.
"Master?" The metallic doll whispered.
Ryse opened his eyes lazily and stretched "Go back" He said yawning.
The metallic doll's eyes flashed a neon orange and reluctantly turned back into a wrist watch and buckled itself on Ryse's wrist. Ryse got up from the bed and opened the window, Cold winds blew inside. Ryse narrowed his eyes lazily smiling watching the rain drops falling on the ground. He chuckled softly.
"Impatient are we now" He whispered to himself turning around walking back to the bed laying down and closing his eyes. Moments later he opened his eyes again and blinked a few times. Cold wind made him shiver and he immediately closed the window.
"Didn't i close it before?..." He frowned turning around and going downstairs. He picked up the pot and poured water inside it, Throwing spices and meat into it and leaving it to boil.
He sat on the chair waiting, Feeling bored he picked up the book and started reading.
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Si yang could not describe his feelings when he failed to find Jing ci. He searched and searched and could not see him anywhere. In the end his senior brother spotted him standing there at a loss and dragged him to a reading room.
" Si yang what is wrong?" His master asked placing the tea cup down and turning to him.
"Master....." Si yang whispered his eyes lowered and he hid his trembling hands in his long sleeves. Si yang walked over and sat in front of his master looking up with faintly red eyes. "Master...What should I do...I...I lost him...I can't...I can't find him" his hands trembled even more. Dark thoughts swirled in his mind making his eyes foggy.
His master reached out his hand and placed it on his head. "Silly disciple of mine why are you crying, Don't worry he might have forgotten about you and went back home, After all you are very easy to forget if you don't force other's to remember you" His master smiled at him faintly patting his head.
"Trust me, You will see him again don't worry so much or you will get a head full of white hair ha ha" His master laughed, The silver eyes held helplessness as they looked at him.
Si yang clenched his fists, pursing his lips and raised his head, His hetero chrome eyes held determination "Disciple understands master" ' Must make him remember me! If he forgets again must teach him a lesson!'
Wei qi on the side hid his confusion behind his fan 'What does he understand?'.
The three junior disciples had raised their ears to listen,Unfortunately master put up a silencing formation. The three turned away in disappointment 'We want to know too! so we can gossip later!!'