Start of a new journey

The giant xenodermus body slammed on the ground that it caused a trembling effect to the hill and instantly died just one pace away from Ling Ai.

Ling Ai huddled on the ground and was still shuddering because it was her first time to encounter a beast. Not to mention that it was a giant powerful beast. She really thought it was the time she will experience getting devoured or get eaten slowly by a dangerous beast just as what she imagine sometimes.

Before, she just dreads the thought of it but just now it almost became real.

Zhuanxu YeBai walked regally towards Ling Ai with a fully naked body.

"Ah~ Don't really like this feeling. Things kept bouncing upwards then downwards. Hey, Ling Ai." Zhuanxu YeBai standing in front of her with his right hand akimbo and left shoulder slightly sagged.

"I feel dizzy. Don't try to annoy me right now, Zhuanxu YeBai. At the very least I owe you one, let me thank you for saving me. Think of anything I can do to repay you a favor." Ling Ai didn't feel like talking to someone as she feels nauseous about what just happened.

"Hmm... Your grasp is quite impressive. Even at that life or death situation, you took courage and gave me ample time to cast a Martial arts attack skill to kill the giant beast. So that being said, I have one thing I want to ask of you as your payment, young Ling Ai."

"Th-then what is it? Wait!.. What is going on?! Why did you remove your blindfolds!"

Ling Ai came back to her sharp senses and realized that Zhuanxu YeBai is not wearing the scarf she gave him to cover his eyes.

"Oh dear heavens, why did you bestowed all dumbness to this poor young lady... How would I even see what was going on if I hadn't removed those blindfolds off my eyes? It makes me want to change what I wanted to ask you as a payment." Zhuanxu YeBai sighed and crossed his arms to the chest.

"Oh, bosom. Didn't mean that." Zhuanxu YeBai quickly placed his hands down akimbo.

"Are you intentionally feeling my breasts? I really want to slap you now, you know that? But I can't because my legs are still shaking. Just you wait!" Ling Ai inside Zhuanxu YeBai's body staring him fiercely.

Zhuanxu YeBai walked closer to Ling Ai, so close that Ling Ai can feel Zhuanxu YeBai's breath as he was about to say something to him. It kind of feel like awkward seeing her own face staring at her intently.

"Breasts? Haha, that's a bold word. No wonder you're a peasant, you don't have any sense of nobility at all. Anyways,

....

I can see that you have the appearance of a sheep but courage like a wolf. You don't think twice before facing anyone, you act on emotions and I like that. That's why I the Most Evil Emperor will have you as my first disciple, that's how you will repay me." Zhuanxu YeBai announced in front of Ling Ai's face that he will take her as his first disciple.

Ling Ai shoves Zhuanxu YeBai away from her face and throws him his robe with the black chain spaulders to cover her body that Zhuanxu YeBai currently resides.

"D-d-disciple?! Are you out of your mind?" Ling Ai yammered.

"....."

"Did you really think I'm that desperate to learn Martial arts? Yes, I need to learn and master Martial arts to be able to help my family get out of poverty. But if you wanted me to be your disciple so as to have the second Most Evil person in Raven country, I will have to reject that with no doubt at all. Case closed!"

Ling Ai gets easily emotional not only because of the situation they are in, having exchanged bodies. But because she randomly remembers the insulting words Zhuanxu YeBai had said to her grandfather. To Ling Ai, her grandfather was everything because he was the one who raised her to be a pure and kind-hearted person.

After Ling Ai's yammer, she stood up and got a piece of garment, tunic, and capris for her own body to wear clothes. "Close your eyes, I'll put undergarment and dress to my body that you're currently abusing."

"Ohho wait, don't rush things. I just proclaimed that you're going to be my first disciple, right? Teaching you Martial arts is zero percent related to my evilness. My evilness developed as I grew up, but learning Martial arts is pure and transparent. It's always up to your decision whether you turn bad or good as you grow stronger cultivating in the Martial arts world. But if greed conceives, it will turn you to the side of the darkness, which I'm very familiar with.

...

So, are you having quite the idea now? It's up to you, I'll only offer this once."

Ling Ai paused for awhile and decided to take the risk in learning Martial arts. A part of her was also confident that she will not be greedy and turn to evil someday.

"Yes, I'll accept being your first disciple, Zhuanxu YeBai." Ling Ai wholeheartedly accepted the destiny of her cultivation path journey in the Martial arts world and every consequence she already considered.

"Good choice young Ling Ai. Before I give you your first task as my disciple. I'll give you one question to ask me anything."

"Hmm... I can't think of anything. Maybe... Hmm... What's your age? I'm curious because you're calling me young Ling Ai." The naked Ling Ai with Zhuanxu YeBai's body asked curiously.

"Is that it? Haha! You really are a unique one. You would have asked me the secret of fast cultivation or a Martial arts Grandmaster skill. Anyway, if we will be together for a long time then I can teach you those things someday."

"Ohhh...Yeah, I just realized that I wasted it for nothing. But I believe you won't hide so much from your first disciple do you? Bytheway, you haven't told me your age yet." Ling Ai asked his Master Zhuanxu YeBai a simple personal question.

"I'll tell you about my age after our first lesson. Hmm... You may be dumb sometimes but I admit you are clever too, once.. in.. a.. blue..moon. Did you get that? No? Yes? Ahem! Jesting aside...I will now give my first disciple her first task."

Ling Ai had a boring face while listening to Zhuanxu YeBai's stale joke.

"Wutizzit Master?" Ling Ai replied with a wheezy voice.

"Let's go bathe to the red dragon hot spring! And enjoy it until sunrise!" Zhuanxu YeBai undressed his robe, tossed it in the air then hurriedly ran and hopped to the steaming hot spring.

"Oh these again, bouncing things." Zhuanxu YeBai didn't want the heavy feeling on his chest.

_splash!

"I hate this body, ugh! I can't even try to take a look at it if it's swelling or deteriorating. A rod-like thing hanging between my legs...That's right! I'll just cut this some time when he's not around."

Ling Ai thought she had a brilliant idea...poor Zhuanxu YeBai.

"Hey what are you daydreaming about? Don't just stand there! Come here and just do what you're planning later, your master will surely help you."

Zhuanxu YeBai thought Ling Ai was just excited asking him questions about Martial arts...poor Zhuanxu YeBai, about to lose the proof of his manliness.

"Now listen carefully Ling Ai, I'm about to teach you how to absorb chi from different elements."

Ling Ai's reaction changed, he turned serious as she was passionate about learning about Martial arts.

The attentive Ling Ai listened to her Master Zhuanxu YeBai as she relaxed her back on the cobblestones surrounding the edge of the hot spring with a red dragon arm enveloping it.

Zhuanxu YeBai started to teach Ling Ai while they are soaking in the hot spring.

"Ling Ai, there are five basic elements in Martial arts; Fire, Wind, Earth, Water, and Lightning. I, your Master already mastered these five basic elements. Now-.." Zhuanxu YeBai's discussion was interrupted by Ling Ai's astonishment towards him.

"Woah, you really are strong Master. Then is there other more elements than those five basic elements you've mentioned?" Ling Ai was fascinated by the Mastery level of Zhuanxu YeBai in Martial arts.

His sincere face and every word he uttered was motivating, unlike the way he was before being haughty.

"Of course, who do you think I am. Anyways, I don't mind if you just call me Zhuanxu YeBai since you're my first disciple. I give you every privilege you can imagine. Now, since we are bathing in this hot spring. I want to teach you how to absorb water chi."

"I believe you still remember the Martial arts Basic body foundation stance, right? As you have just used it earlier to attract the attention of the xenodermus towards you. And that bravery is what made me decide to have you as my first disciple."

Ling Ai nodded her head and started forming the stance while floating in the hot spring water.

"In absorbing water chi or any Basic element, all you need to do is make that stance in this water as you float, and focus your chi on your palm then slowly pull your hands to feel the chi touching your chest. After that, release your hands wide slowly and feel the current of the water flowing around your body. Then cast the skill, say Martial arts element absorption."

"Martial arts element absorption!" Ling Ai repeated casting the Martial arts skill and started to feel the warmness of the water going inside every passage of her body distributed to the chi point.

Ling Ai quickly adapted every Instruction Emperor Zhuanxu YeBai taught him. Ling Ai is a fast learner and she already absorbed one meter deep of the water within an hour.

Five days have passed since Zhuanxu YeBai taught Ling Ai the Martial arts element absorption.

"I'm feeling so much energy this early in the morning! Are we gonna soak again and meditate on the hot spring Zhuanxu YeBai?" Ling Ai was stretching and she looked Zhuanxu YeBai staring from afar thinking something deep.

Zhuanxu YeBai's face suddenly turned cold. His eyes were so terrifying like he was about to devour someone.

"M-master Zhuanxu YeBai? Is there something wrong?" Ling Ai got a bit anxious after seeing the Emperor look like a devil again even with her own face, his face was cold and terrifying.

While Ling Ai was uneasy as she heard Zhuanxu YeBai say,

"Today starts your new journey Ling Ai."