Chapter 4: The Discipline of the Devil Physician (2)

He smile at her, wondering how this sweet girl will survive if he's no longer here to protect her.

"Master, don't scare me", she look at her master who begin to walk in front of her.

"Ahhh, don't leave me, please."

His heart begin to ache, hearing her pleading him stay.

"Ahhh, my sweet bun, don't leave me! Don't leave me!" She start crying when her sweet bun start rolling on the ground when she accidentally drop them.

'Damn brat.'

The peak of the mountain are located inside a sacred forest. Its protected by a special array and only her master and her know the route back. People who wander inside the sacred forest will find themselves lost at the foot of the mountain, where the beasts reside. The forest are well known to be filled with vicious beasts, so people don't dare to approach the forest. Occasionally, she will wander around the forest, looking for wild herbs. The beasts, however, seems to respect her master and her so they never attempt to attack her. Thus, in just a few months, she turn into a total 'tarzan', running around the forest riding wolf, tiger and other wild beasts – proclaiming herself as the King of the Jungle.

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"Master, who is this beautiful lady in this painting?" She ask her master who have been staring at the portrait on his study desk.

"She's my wife."

"Talking about wife, I never see her around."

"That's because she's no longer in this world."

'Opss…sensitive question.'

"Isn't she's beautiful?", he looks at the portrait lovingly, "we've been married for 3000 years. Never once in my life, I stopped loving her."

"3 years?"

"3000 years."

"…master.. how old are you?" she can't help but wonder if her master brain is totally damaged.

"hmm..I'm around 3500 years.."

"You're joking, right master? How can a human live that long?"

"Well, your master is not a human."

"A ghost?? A monster??" Damn, I've been living with a monster these past few months. That���s it. I'm really is dead long ago.

"hmmm..probably a demon who eat small kid."

"Ahh.. No wonder master has been feeding me well this past few months. Turns out master is trying to fattening me up before stewing me, right?"

He can't help but laugh at this small mischievous monster he raise.

"I will be honest with you. I know you're only 5, I don't know if you will understand this", he stare at her from her head to toe before continuing, "Its true that I'm not a human, I have live for thousands years, waiting for the day when my wife's soul will be reincarnated, so I can follow her for rebirth. My only wish in life is to spend my lifetime with her, whether in this life, or in the next life, its always been only her," he smile as he touch the portrait in his hand, "These past years after her death, I have spent my life in isolation in this peak, distracting myself with medicines while waiting for her to be born again, and when that time comes, I will choose to be reborn again, so we can be together again, and I can tell, the time is coming very soon."

"…ahh.." There's a lump in her throat and she suddenly lost her words.

"That's why I need you to diligently study and learn everything while I'm here, so that you can take care of yourself when you're on your own."

"Master..you must love her so much.."

"Of course..she's the other part of my heart."

"Master, what does true love feels like? How can you love someone for 3000 years and still wanting to be with her in your next life?"

"You will know when the times come."

"How much time left you have, master?" She's calculating the time left for her to enjoy the luxury of having a master who provide everything for her.

"Probably, a couple years more left."

"Ahh..its coming soon.. won't you be sad leaving me all alone, master?" She look at this master of her who have been torturing her for the past few months.

"hmmm.. no."

'what a devil.'

"When the time comes for master to leave, I will be sad. But I will try my best to understand that master has his own life and I cannot possibly live by your side forever. Me too, one day, have to leave the nest and live my own life. Therefore, master, don't worry about me. I know how to take care of myself."

He rub her hair, smiling at this little devil he's been worrying about.

"That's good then, stop being so rebellious and learn everything while master is still here."

"Alright, master…err…master?"

"Yes?"

"Its dinnertime. When are you going to cook?" She rub her poor stomach who has been rumbling since the beginning of the conversations.

"Come, let's go to the kitchen. It's time for you to pick up some cooking skills."

And thus, that's how their daily life goes on for few years until she turns 10 years old.