Chapter 52 The Ninth Son Part 4

Light rain sprinkled on the top of the mountain, and Hajime and Yul were the last ones to enter the cabin. Abrafo, who was sitting at the table, found that people outside the cabin were rushing towards their cabin, so he quickly got up and closed the door in front of Kexin's face.

Kexin knocked on the door twice. "Hey," she yelled. "Open the door. We want to shelter from the rain too."

Abrafo stood up and opened the door wide enough to see Kexin. He said, "Go to another place, this cabin is too small to accommodate extra people."

Kexin said, "I'm sure, that cabin can accommodate more than five people." She pushed the door open and entered.

Kexin, who was drenched in the rain, wanted to squeeze in, but was pushed back by Abrafo. "I've already told you that our small cabin is wide enough for us alone," he said, closing the door forcefully in front of Kexin's face.

Kexin roared, "You morons… open the door."

Abrafo yelled, "Keep rattling your nonsense, if you keep upsetting me, I'm going to kick your ass."

Michio looked at Abrafo and abruptly said, "Abrafo! This is not the way you should talk to a lady."

Abrafo sneered, "Ptui...you call that a lady? You must be blind if you see her as a lady, Michio." He sat on the small bench opposite Yul and Hajime. "I thought the women in Tangzang had bad manners, but oh my god, I was wrong. Today, I can finally say that Tanzanie' women are the best in the land."

Michio sat across from Hajime and pushed the mushroom soup to Hajime. He coaxed, "Hajime, don't be angry. Come, drink some soup to relieve your anger. My master often said that when people are hungry, they will make unconscious decisions."

Hajime sighed, and said, "The truth is…" Everyone was waiting for Hajime to express his thoughts, but after a while, Hajime didn't continue talking, but took the soup and drank it in one breath. After finishing the soup, he put the empty bowl on the table and looked at the people in front of him. "Thank you for your concern. Michio, your master was right. People often make stupid decisions when they are hungry."

Abrafo said, "I don't think your decision just now is stupid. Even a gentleman like me who loves beautiful women can't stand that golden spoon brat."

Hajime said, "I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one."

Abrafo said, "Hajime...sometimes our heart is like a half-full bucket, and if someone keeps adding water to that half-full bucket, eventually the water will overflow."

Hajime looked at Abrafo and said, "I understand what you meant."

U-ri grabbed Hajime's hand and asked, "Do you want to talk? If you trust us, we will share this burden with you here." He looked at the young men in the room. "Let's each share something that no one else knows about us."

Michio said, "Great idea. I'll start. I've never kissed anyone before."

Abrafo said, "Everyone knows this. Monks should be abstinent."

Michio said, "Well, I don't think I have any more secrets."

U-ri said, "I know the secret tunnel to enter the secret room of the tenth king's final resting place." He watched the other four people look at him speechlessly.

Abrafo asked, "How?"

U-ri said, "I found it by accident. I've never shared this with anyone until now."

Yul asked, "Are you going to take this secret to the grave?"

U-ri said, "I thought maybe I'd wait until my last breath to tell you." He looked at Abrafo. "And you?"

Abrafo said, "I…um…" He looked at Yul. "I always hated Yul…until he took the fault for me."

Yul asked, "What fault are you referring to?"

Abrafo said, "You know when we were training at the camp. I cut those rice sacks with your knife and blamed it on you."

Yul sighed, "I've always wondered who made the joke on me, and it turned out to be you."

Abrafo said, "Well..., even though you were struck twenty-five times in the back and bled for several days, my hatred for you persisted. Until we were attacked by the bear protecting the cubs, you saved me from being torn apart by the bear. From that day on, I realized why many people praised you but not me."

Yul asked, "What's your reason for wanting to hurt me?"

Abrafo said embarrassedly, "Jealousy…"

Michio's jaw dropped. He said, "Jealousy is your excuse. You know, Yul could have died from being struck twenty-five times."

Abrafo said, "Hey, don't judge me. I was fourteen at that time. It's all because I hate being compared to you, especially my father. Sorry, I'm too greedy to accept that you're better than me." He sighed. "Wow, telling you this makes me feel better. How about you?"

Yul said, "Nobody knew about it, and nobody here could tell anyone else."

The four said in unison, "We agreed."

Yul said, "I... I'm afraid of caterpillars, especially the big green one."

The four laughed loudly.

Michio laughed and said, "I thought that a powerful Palace Captain like you is not afraid of anything, but… caterpillars... Hahaha..." He continued to laugh.

Having laughed enough, Hajime said, "Well, I guess it's my turn."

The men nodded to Hajime.

Hajime said, "Everyone knows I can't die, right?"

U-ri said, "We know. We've seen it with our own eyes."

Hajime said, "To lift the curse off me, only someone who truly loves me can break that curse, but if I love that person to the same degree, my time with that person will be short."

U-ri asked, "How short-lived are you referring to?"

Hajime said, "I don't know, but somehow we will be separated." He looked at the four people sitting in the cabin. "I lost control because the woman outside our cabin reminded me of someone I knew in a previous life. She paid people a lot of money to hurt me, so whenever I saw someone who acted familiar to her, I would suddenly become angry, but Yul is right. I must live for the present and not the past, because the past can't be changed. So, I'm sorry, I didn't think before calling my wolf, I didn't realize that my sudden impulsive decision put everyone's life is at risk."

Abrafo chuckled, "We're still alive, right? Next time you're about to unleash something like that, warn us first. No matter which side you choose to vent your anger on, we'll be right behind you."

Hajime looked at the people sitting beside him, tears suddenly moistened his eyes. "I appreciate your kind words," he said with a smile, fighting back the tears of happiness.

Standing in front of a man with white hair and white beard. Baishui lowered his head slightly, and greeted, "Father, I didn't know you would come."

Bailong looked at Baishui and said, "I thought I've told you to stay inside the magic realm and continue to cultivate your skill. Before leaving, I have made it clear."

Baishui said, "I heard father's loud and clear, but staying at the bottom of this lake makes me feel lonely."

Bailong said angrily, "If Honglong wakes up from a deep sleep, you won't be so lonely. When you see the places, you love and the people you care about are burned to death and you can't help them, that's when you will feel lonely."

Baishui said, "Honglong was imprisoned for many thousand years, long before I was born. I don't even know him. Since we are not enemies, why would he burn everyone to death? I don't understand."

Bailong slapped the armchair with his palm. "Jiāo!"

Jiāo hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, forgive me. I have tried my best to prevent the Ninth Prince from leaving the magic realm, but…"

Baishui stepped forward and said, "Father, this has nothing to do with Jiāo. If I want to leave here no one can stop me, not even Jiāo."

Bai Long said, "Very well, then I will take you back to the South Sea."

Baishui said, "I won't go. I love the mountains and the chirping of the birds."

Bailong said, "You have had enough. Your eight brothers have successfully advanced to the next level, but you haven't progressed for more than six hundred years. How shameful! You hatched a few days later than your brothers, so I just Let you do whatever you want, but from now on, you will no longer be so free. You must go back with me."

Baishui stood his ground and said, "I would rather be a happy dragon that walks on two legs than a regretful dragon that can fly."

Jiāo grabbed onto Baishui's sleeve and shook it. "Please don't talk back," she murmured.

Bailong frowned, and said, "Well said. You haven't seen blood, so you don't see my good intentions." He stretched out his hand and pulled out the source of life from Baishui's body. The small shiny white spheres hovered in Bailong's hand. "Jiāo, send him up. I'll wait and see how long you can last as a mortal." Bailong disappeared suddenly.

Baishui fell to the ground. Jiao hurriedly grabbed Baishui's hand. "Ninth Prince," she said worriedly, seeing Baishui's face that had already turned blue, she became even more worried. "What's the matter with you? Why did you start to turn blue?"

Baishui coughed and held Jiāo's hand tightly. "Jiāo… Jiāo." He had difficulty breathing. "I can't breathe...I can't breathe..."

Jiāo used her magic to create a bubble around Baishui. She grabbed the magic bubble and said, "I'll take you up."

Baishui said, "Hurry up, I'm dying."