Master?

The core started to absorb the mist into it as it started to vibrate, Su Qing understood that it was the essence of Frozen Lily that was now turning into mist.

The cracks of her core started to disappear as it seemed to turn solid back to its state from before.

The whole body was sweating very profusely as Su Qing trembled outside.

Yuan Si was looking at her with a worried expression, if something were to happen, he would force her back.

But he had faith in her, so he sat down patiently as he waited for Su Qing with all his focus.

***

From the bushes,

Dan Yuan was helplessly watching as Su Qing took the Frozen Lily and started to cultivate her meridian, but he didn't dare to go near.

The guy was a cripple with a broken meridian, he can easily handle him.

But the one who sat in the side and waited for him was someone with whom he couldn't mess with.

There are two types of people that don't have the aura of a cultivator. One who doesn't have any cultivation, and the other group who can hide their cultivation level because they are an expert.

And the guy on the shore definitely fell in the latter, whose cultivation level was impossible for him to find out.

Such a powerful man was guarding a guy with a broken meridian, he must mean a lot for that man.

Dan Yuan wasn't stupid, he knew what could happen if he were to mess with some bigshot. 

So he also left the pond quietly as he promised to himself to forget everything he saw today.

His sect will fall into ruins if he did something he shouldn't, and Dan Yuan valued his life.

***

After two days, 

Su Qing finally opened her eyes as she felt weak and exhausted after working hard for a long time to consume the essence. 

Although this was exhaustive, Su Qing finally fused the essence with her core and it reformed back to its original round shape. She felt relieved. 

 Su Qing looked towards the shore as she stood up, only to see Yuan Si who was dozing off because he stayed up awake to look after her.

She felt really grateful to this man for the help he did, she will make sure to pay it off back to him someday.

Su Qing tried to jump to the shore with a happy mind because her meridian was healed. 

Now she can fly like Yuan Si as well, right?

But just as Su Qing jumped…

Splash! 

What the hell?

Su Qing came up from the water to the shore after getting soaked again, only to hear the mocking laughter coming from Yuan Si. 

"Bwhahahaha!" he was laughing hard while clutching on his stomach with both hands.

Why didn't it work?

Doesn't the movies show that a person can fly as long as they are cultivators? 

"You can't fly or jump over trees until your cultivation level goes up." Yuan Si wiped away the fake tears from his face as he tried to stop his laughter and explained to her.

So what? What's there to laugh so hard about?

Su Qing was so angry and flustered by this that she forgot all the gratitude she felt just a moment ago towards Yuan Si as she angrily went towards him to crash his mouth off his face.

Hyah!

Bang! 

The veil went flying as the two people fell together on the ground.

Yuan Si didn't see this coming as he was still thinking about how cute Su Qing looked when she was expecting to jump till here with glittering eyes. 

She was just as cute as before…

Just when Su Qing was about to strike him, Yuan Si caught her hand, but failed to balance his body as the both of them fell on the ground. 

Hmm… What is this?

Su Qing felt that she fell into something soft and firm, she didn't get hurt because it's not the ground? 

Did I fall…

"Sorry!"

She didn't want to think anymore as she looked up. As she was about to get up from Yuan Si's body, Su Qing's eyes went towards his revealed face as she froze on the spot.

"Master?" Su Qing called Yuan Si with a stunned expression as she looked at the person beneath her in disbelief. 

Everything felt so surreal all of a sudden…

'What was this?'

How did the Master come here?

He was the whom she trusted the most and loved the most in her life, but he was also the one who pushed her away.

What was he doing here now?

"So tell me which disciple pins their master underneath them?" Yuan Si raised an eyebrow towards Su Qing as he asked her with a light voice.

But Su Qing was still in a daze as she continued to stare at Yuan Si. 

The guy had a pair of beautiful and sharp phoenix-like blue eyes, along with his white hair that fell loosely over his shoulder.

'The same eyes, the same face, the same aura, even the same exact voice! He was none other than that person!' Su Qing trembled as she felt the various emotions swept through her body.

It was not a mistake, it's really him!

The one who abandoned her…

"So, you decided to acknowledge me as your Master after you got back your power?" Yuan Si wasn't in a hurry as he asked her with a calm voice.

This made Su Qing come back to reality as she climbed off of him and stood up.

'And which Master would throw their disciple away like a used handkerchief?' For some reason, Su Qing felt really pissed off, but she tried to be calm because they were not the same person.

It doesn't matter that they look alike, he wasn't the same man as the one she knew.

This guy is someone with a higher position in an ancient era where even her so-called Master's great-great grandfather wasn't born, alright?