Jún rudely ordered Liang to fill the bottle with spring water and not to disturb him again. Jún went back to collecting the bloodshed leaves while Zhēnwū was hiding in the trees watching them closely from the tree branches. Jún goes back to collecting bloodshed leaves and Liang goes back to collect spring water.
Zhēnwū thought Jún was Liang and Liang and was his servant. Zhēnwū picked up a big stone and decided to attack Liang with it, Zhēnwū with his whole power thrown the stone aiming for Liang's back head.
Then-
Luckily Liang knelt and nearly missed the flying rock. The rock flew past Liang's head and shattered against a trunk.
Liang and Jún both heard the sound. They both were alert.
They started to look around where the stone and who threw it.
Jún spun.
"Show yourself!"
From the thickets, they heard a faint clicking -- like bone tapping bone.
Then a whisper.
Not spoken aloud but-inside Jún's mind.
"I watched you cry in the grave.
I saw you tremble when he offered you the power.
Do you still want it?"
Jún froze. His hands trembled.
Liang stepped up infront of him. "Whatever you are..... leave us alone."
Silence.
Then a low growl - not from an animal, but something deep cavernous, and this is not something which they ever heard of.
Liang held his ground.
The wind began to rise - carrying ashes with it.
From the canopy above, a single drop of thick black ichor fell on Liang's shoulder.
He looked up.
Two enormous hollow eyes stared back from the treetops just before vanishing into night.
Liang and Jún were standing still but Liang was trying to know what was that while Jún in his head those words were repeating again and again.
"Brother! I think we should go back to the temple now." Liang said but there was no response from Jún, he was still lost in his thoughts.
"Brother.... brother!" Liang tapped onto Jún's arm. "Brother we should go back to the temple. We should not be standing here so long."
Jún was restless at that point. He said nothing simply nodded his head and started walking leaving Liang behind who was still picking up the bottle.
"Brother! Wait for me...." Liang said and walked their way to the temple.
They returned to the temple pale and quiet.
Master Zi Chen was waiting for them at the gate. He was worried because they both took longer than usual to arrive.
Both reached the gate and before they could even speak,
Master Zi Chen rebuked.
"Where you both have been? Does it takes so much time just to collect some bloodshed leaves... and spring water?"
Liang then told Master Zi Chen everything about the incident.
"I am sorry Master.... but when we were collecting the items you asked for something strange happened."
Master Zi Chen's eyes narrowed.
"What strange happened Liang?" He asked.
"I don't know Master. When we were going the stream we both felt that someone was following us but he was constantly hiding himself. At first we thought it was nothing but when I was filling the bottle with spring water someone from behind.... from the thickets launched a stone at me to attack but luckily he missed."
"Who that idiot was? Did you saw it...?" Master Zi Chen asked.
"Unfortunately not Master, he was too cunning he hide himself again and vanished but yes when he vanished I saw wind carrying the ashes with it and two enormous hollow eyes were staring back at us from the treetops. Those eyes were not of normal person Master."
Master Zi Chen heard everything. He was silent and was thinking something. He was feeling nervous when he was thinking.
"Was he....? Is it him.....?" Master Zi Chen whispered.
Master Zi Chen in his was thinking was his most dangerous creation has cameback.
"Master.... Master...." Liang was calling Master Zi Chen.
Master Zi Chen cameback to reality.
"Yes... yes... Liang what you were saying?"
"Master, I was asking do you know who that was?" Liang asked.
Master Zi Chen was just predicting that it could be Zhēnwū but he wasn't sure.
"No... no... I don't know Liang." Master Zi Chen replied.
Master Zi Chen at this didn't want to discuss about Zhēnwū's topic so he refused to say his name. Master Zi Chen then looked at Jún and at a first moment he realized that something was not right with him.
"Jún... Jún!" Master Zi Chen called his name but Jún didn't respond.
"Liang, why Jún is not giving any answer to me?" Master Zi Chen asked.
"I don't know Master, but since after that incident brother Jún is acting like this. He was also not responding to me as well."
"Really...?" Master Zi Chen said.
"Jún... Jún...." Master Zi Chen started calling his name with higher tone, Jún was lost in his mind those words of Zhēnwū were running back again and again in his head.
"JÚN.... JÚN!" Master Zi Chen was calling his name his tone was also increased. He shaken Jún's arm to get him back to his senses.
"Arghh..... Yes... Yes.... Master! We arrived....?" Jún said.
"Jún are you fine?" Master Zi Chen asked. Jún was feeling restless but still he showed to Master Zi Chen that he was fine.
"Yes... Yes.... I am fine.... I am. What will happen to me?" Jún said. However Master Zi Chen was still feeling something strange with Jún.
Master Zi Chen thought of reading his mind because he know there something going on in his head but he refused to do it because he felt it is not right also Jún is not feeling well right now.
"I think we should stay here at night." Master Zi Chen said. Jún immediately started asking questions to him.
"Night...! In this temple.... but why Master?" Jún asked.
"I think it will be not right for us to back to the castle in night especially after what happened with you two." Master Zi Chen explained but Jún was scared to stay at the temple he wanted to leave the forest but he was still acting brave infront them.
"Why... there is nothing to be scared of Master. You two are safe.... I am with you. I will take that demon down with my sword in single attack."
Master Zi Chen smiled.
"It was nice to know Jún. But right now it is good for all of us that we stay here in this temple at night. Because here we are safe."
Master Zi Chen took the items from them.
"Follow me inside." Master Zi Chen commanded.
Liang without saying anything followed Master Zi Chen inside. Jún also came inside, looking around everywhere in fear, making sure that there was no one around him.