023: A Puzzled Young Girl
Arthur contemplated for a while and went into deep thoughts. With one hand on the chin, his eyes were blank but there were hundreds of battle simulations in his mind.
'Since the intels are very limited regarding those wolves, scouting and gauging their power level would be my best bet.'
He ruffled his hair out of confusion and laid down on the grass.
Arthur sighed, he had no idea on how to subdue a massive wolf, not to mention two of them. Even the whole company of knights was annihilated for a reason unbeknownst to him.
"Just take some rest, Master. You'll need it for the upcoming battle." Hui Ying's gentle voice was so serene in his ear, drowsiness soon crept on his eyes.
Later he knew, his head was already resting on Hui Ying's lap comfortably.
"Did you use your magic on me, again?"
"I am sorry, Master. But I have to do it for your own sake. Hush now… and close your eyes. Don't worry, I shall always be on your side.
Hui Ying placed both of her hands on either side of his ears to comfort him. A faint rumbly sound from her hand accompanies him into his deep sleep state.
His sleeping face looks so peaceful as a gentle cold breeze caresses his fringe. Hui Ying kissed his forehead to ensure there was nothing that would disturb his sleep.
"How could someone be so handsome even in his sleep?" Yin spoke her mind out loud upon witnessing the wholesome couple in front of her.
"Fufu…" Seeing how Yin covered her blushed face with both hands made Hui Ying faintly chuckled. "Do you really think so? Well… he is the man that I chose after all, after years of loneliness. Of course he can do this much, if it wasn't for his white hair, he might already be so famous with the ladies and alikes."
"But… I don't really understand why someone of your caliber is with someone like him." Yin asked innocently. "But… It doesn't mean that I underestimate him or something like that. You know
… I am just curious."
Yin quickly covered her mouth once again when she realized that she said something that might agitate the fox demoness in front of her.
She couldn't mutter any word due to her mouth and lips, even for a simple thing as an apology.
'Shit! I am dead! Oh, brother Ming, It's such an honor for me to be able to serve you until this time.' The girl prayed sincerely to all gods she knew in existence.
However, Hui Ying couldn't help but to laugh in such a graceful manner while covering her mouth with her sleeve.
As a demoness herself who hasn't really aged since her twenties and always in seclusion for months if not years, Hui Ying found the conversation quite funny and amusing.
"Be at ease, I won't kill you since my Master is sleeping soundly on my lap and it's been a while since the last time I converse about this kind of thing."
Yin let out a relieved sigh, she was very grateful that her head was still intact and faced properly to the front.
"If you think 'why a Moon Realm Cultivator like me, embark on a journey into the unknown with such a weakling man like himself?' Well… for years… I've been with countless men from the highest society you can imagine. However, only two men made it through the deepest part of my heart and he is the second one. Having someone that I dearly love beside me means a world to me. Money, fame and status, everything is just a naught but merely tools for living. Do you get it… Little girl?"
Yin was silenced by Hui Ying's endearing voice amidst the sound of ruffled leaves. A moment later, she realized that her cheeks were drenched in tears, as if Hui Ying's words were able to resonate within her.
'Eh? When did I cry?' Yin asked herself.
Soonly a thought of Hui Ying's true nature ran wild in Yin's head. The fact that Hui Ying had no worldly desire like some normal ladies made her think that Hui Ying was actually an immortal or a cultivator with a great power and Arthur himself was truly a young master from faraway land across the Sea of Clouds.
"Your words make us seem so distant… As for a mere little girl from a branch family, wishing for Young Master Ming to take me as his wife in the future is all I have in this life. Even becoming his concubine was more than enough. Just… who are you?"
"You mean my true nature?" Hui Ying asked back, replied by a few nods from Yin. "Well… If I tell you my true nature and his, I am afraid that I have to kill both of you right here, right now."
Terrified, Yin swallowed her dried saliva upon meeting Hui Ying's fierceful eyes. "I am a very curious girl, but I can only afford one life."
"Fufu…" Hui Ying was amused, seeing how much Yin resembled her younger days as a little girl. "I know that feeling really well, Miss Yin. Feel free to find out my true nature, you might learn a thing or two from me. However, please be very careful, 'curiosity killed the cat' or so the saying goes. Once you find out about my true nature, you have to keep it for yourself and guard it with your own life."
Yin might look like a lucky countryside girl, but she was quite a smart one. Hui Ying's words might be a brief one, but they were enough to give her a vague hint regarding Hui Ying's true nature. Not to mention, the white haired man's name, Arthur. It was an uncommon name, but she knew it was a name for people from the mainland.
Especially in the western part where many kingdoms and empires flourished.
"You are a noble lady or was a noble in your early days. But that's all I can tell, at least for now."
"You are on the right track. But there is still a very long way ahead of you, little missy." Hui Ying praised her, sincerely. "Alright then… My master is about to wake up, your lover too. How about making yourself useful for once by preparing a dinner for all of us for tonight?"
"Yes! Sister Hui Ying!"