Chapter 11'This looks... suspicious.' Ritian chug the water bottle in his hand. His eyes wandered inside the cave and asked Wenren the most important thing at the moment. "Where did you get that lamp? I didn't see you bring something.""How would you see it if you spent most of the time with your head bowed in my arm?" Wenren's voice doesn't have an obnoxious tone. It gave him the illusion that he's genuinely asking.His cheeks warmed shamelessly. He chastised himself inside while he mumbled to the man, "Fine. I was scared, okay? Who hang those things like it's Halloween!""What's Halloween?"'Those animal figures outside!' Wenren told him that it's just a diversion to drive away people like them.Ritian purse his lips. He decided to move forward and look for anything that he can sell. This cave has a lot of things he don't quite understand.There were a lot of spiritual stones. Ritian can feel it. The effects made him relax unwittingly. Wenren stopped fussing about it though. Becaus

Ritian wore his white robe before using the outer cloth that Wenren gave him. The contrast of white and red made him look... extremely different. He was presentable and he looked lively."Wow..." Ritian sighed. Just like the rest, he wanted to use beautiful clothes and be at his best most of the time. Taking care of himself and feeling good at his own appearance is a healthy mental snack. "Damn, boy. You look rich."Ritian pose for fifteen minutes in front of the yellowed mirror. When his vanity was finally satiated, he discovered another problem.'Indeed, I look great from up to my ankles.' He look down and lamented quietly, 'But what about my feet? Do I go prance around the village barefooted?'Ritian rummage through his spoils of war on the other day. He noticed a pair of sandals. It was made of wood and the straps were a type of hard fabric.It looks like new.Ritian remembered the foot of the dead body that they found last week. 'No. That foot was huge. This sandals shouldn't be

"Have you seen Cheel, Ritian?" Sari's mother asked him when she became idle later that day. Ritian breathe heavily behind her, lagging for a moment before jumping with the heavy load on his back. Sure, old people thought he's a magnificent camel. It was a satisfying job. Ritian snorted. "He's a newly wedded guy. It's strange to ask that. He's spending time with his bride for sure!"The aunt eyed him with weirded expression. "I saw him slip out of their backdoor awhile ago. I expected him to be back by this time. Why is he still not here?"Ritian put his hands up. Totally nonchalant about the groom. The reception venue looks especially good. Since it was approaching afternoon, the reception is expected to end in the evening. The women set out lanterns in every corner. They will light it out once it darkens.A commotion occured not too far from them both. Ritian snap his head towards the noise and saw one of the hunters back with a gloomy face."Papa won a big black pig!" A delighted sc

Ritian closed his eyes firmly. He can feel the air sweep his hair as Wenren sped up. Ritian can't see anything but the endless black. 'That vessel. Where is it?'How come he can't hear anything?"Wen, where's that Vessel?" He didn't move even a centimeter, afraid of surprising Wenren that could lead to their fall. He looked like a stiff puppet between Wenren's arms. 'Like a dead weight.'A sigh went past his ears. The breathless voice said, "Here, Ritian."He opened his mouth in shock. "Wen... I hear him talk to me just now. He..."Wenren tightened his grip on his waist. Although blindfolded, his other senses was magnified. Ritian can percept that the guy slowed down a beat. "Don't mind it.""Do you wish to know me more, Ritian?" The vessel's voice sometimes belongs to a man, then a woman. It became distracting how the sentence started with a male voice then ends up with the sultry tone of a teasing lady. "I know you so well. I can understand you, since you, yourself don't come from t

Ritian didn't reach that far when he started to freak out. Katya can talk to him in telepathy, and for the second time he's been branded as a murderer. The world won't just quit making fun of him."I should've... brought all my clothes and my things." He stepped on a hole causing him to flail for a moment and fell face planted on the ground. "Damn. Hurts.""I'm sorry." On the crook of his shoulders, the cat hang on for dear life. She didn't even flinch when they crashed. "If I can cultivate again, I will have enough power to help you."Ritian sat and decided to sleep for the day. His head aches on the back. He was too tired to move. Ritian didn't even eat anything this time, the dryness of his throat felt like sandpaper."It will take a lot of time. Would you like me to guard you while you sleep?" Katya's fur was now in an unrecognizable state. The snow-white fluffy creature had turn into a dirty rag. "We've been running for a long time. I think that guy led them on a different direct