Suspicions

After a few minutes of struggling to wear the robes, Tie Zhu had finally succeeded. The materials that it had been made out of and the style of the robe had almost matched exactly that of Bing Meifeng's however his was tailored for men. Rather than a having a long white skirt, his set had long light blue pants that was covered by an exquisitely detailed white robe. As the two stood side by side, they appeared to be a perfect pair that was matched in heaven and undoubtedly be the cause of envy of almost anyone that saw them.

When Bing Meifeng saw Tie Zhu's new appearance she herself was even taken aback for a moment. With his exquisite robes and chiselled appearance, he looked completely different from his scrawny dishevelled look from just the day before. While his handsome appearance from before exuded a strong masculine aura, he now emitted an aura of profound wisdom that created an inexplicable sense of mystery and intrigue.

'Clothes really do change a man' She could not help but think to herself.

'….What am I thinking, I almost forgot the reason I came here in the first place!' She suddenly thought to herself. '..This location just happens to be right next to the cave my Spirit Bottle was in… It wouldn't just be a coincidence right?' She thought suspiciously while she tried to recall the events from last night.

Although she had unexpectedly received benefits that far outweighed what she would have received from her Spirit Bottle, it was still extremely valuable to her. Because it could be classified as an Earth grade, its value could not be underestimated, as even the most basic spirit tools were so rare that money could not generally buy them. To obtain them you would generally have to purchase them using spirit stones, and have some connections with powerful families within the cultivation world.

Another reason why it was so important to her was because her mother had personally given it to her, even hiding it from her own father. If her father had known this he would have gone mad with rage, as he would have definitely used it for himself to attempt to break though to the foundation establishment stage. The reason why her mother had given it to her in secret was because she knew that her talent was much better than her and her husband and knowing her husband's selfishness, he would have kept it to himself.

She had originally planned to use the Bottle to cultivate to the 8th step of Qi Condensation, however now that she was at the later stages of the 9th she thought it may even be possible for her to reach the foundation establishment realm. Even if she did not manage to do so it would greatly increase her chances of doing so. In the event that she did not manage to break through she was almost certain that it would at least be able to push her to the precipice of doing so.

"Wait here a moment." With these thought in her mind she hurriedly excused herself before briskly limping towards the cave she had hit the Spirit Bottle. 'What! Where is it?' She thought in panic after noticing that there was no signs of the Bottle. Furthermore she had noticed that the protective measures she had put in place had been tampered with.

'It couldn't be him that stole it could it? But how did he know exactly where to look? It's too much of a coincidence right' She couldn't help but ponder in her mind.

Seeing that Bing Meifeng was heading in the direction of the cave that he had found the Spirit Bottle, Tie Zhu suddenly felt a bad premonition building up in his heart. 'Don't tell me that the spirit bottle is hers!' He could not help but think with a sense of guilt. Because he did not have Wang Yazhu's guidance, he currently did not know that Bing Meifeng's cultivation had drastically improved overnight, or the value of the robes he had given her.

All he knew was that he had stolen not only the essence that she had been saving for 2 years but her virginity as well. Furthermore he could feel that his cultivation had drastically improved. The passageways of his meridians and the size of his Dantian had more than doubled and he could sense that he had unexpectedly broken through the barrier of two of his meridians! From his understanding it meant that he had actually reached the second step of Qi Condensation.

Seeing Bing Meifeng standing inside the cave in confusion, Tie Zhu quickly cast his mind into the spatial stone before retrieving the Spirit Bottle.

"Ehhm, You must be looking for this right?" Tie Zhu asked nervously before presenting the Spirit Bottle in his hand.

"Yeah.. Ah, how did you find it!" Bing Meifeng called excitedly after seeing the Bottle in Tie Zhu's hands. However she quickly noticed that the spiritual essence that she had stored in the bottle was actually now empty, causing her mood to sour slightly. The essence she had patiently stored for two years had actually disappeared!

Seeing that Bing Meifeng's excited expression had quickly disappeared, Tie Zhu knew that she had figured out that it was him that had stolen the Spiritual Essence. He was currently contemplating whether he should reimburse her with some spiritual stones from his spatial rock, however he refrained from doing so as he did not plan on revealing all of his secrets.

"Sorry, I didn't expect that the Spirit Bottle actually belonged to you." Tie Zhu said, feeling guilty as he handed her the empty Bottle. Although the bottle could be re-used it would still take a long time for it to do so.

After hearing Tie Zhu admit that he used the Spirit Bottle she was surprised to find that she was not too angry. This may have been because her cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds, or the precious gift she had just received. Despite this however, she still received the Spirit Bottle with a visible sign of dejection on her face as her curiosity and suspicion of Tie Zhu deepened.

'How did he somehow manage to find my Spirit Bottle? Why did he leave school so early yesterday and somehow managed to be here? How did he even manage to turn into a dragon? How did he manage to somehow reach the second step of Qi Condensation when he was clearly an ordinary person yesterday? Where did he manage to find such precious robes out of thin air?!" Were all the questions that raced through her mind as she was trying to figure Tie Zhu out.

AUTHORS NOTE: Earlier on in the story I said that the Spirit Essence stored in the bottle was two top tier stones, however it is now changed to two High-tier stones.