Trust

Ice Lotus let An Cheng go after she got him to join his quest, she was not a sociable person. An Cheng once again returned back to Lucy's side.

"What did you guys talk about?" She asked after An Cheng. She could tell that he came back acting a bit differently. He came back with a faint trace of a smile, something that she saw rarely even when she was with him.

"Oh... a quest." An Cheng briefly explained. He did not want to explain the conversation he just had right now.

Lucy, however, took it differently, she felt that he did not trust her enough to tell it to her. Lucy did not ask more as he did not explain it to her. They did not have that kind of relationship where she could ask everything she wanted quite yet. She could tell that he was hiding more secrets than her.

"Let's go home first and I'll tell you about it." An Cheng could tell that Lucy was really curious but did not voice it out. He did not have anything to hide anything about the quest, there were some things however that required him to keep it in the deepest, darkest part of his heart.

Lucy was a bit relieved to hear that, that meant he trusted her enough to tell her about what he going to do. She walked back home, holding An Cheng's hand a little bit happier.

.........

"So basically some girl chased after the mayor that kills all the people that chases after him, and we have to save her?" Lucy said after hearing An Cheng's explanation. Why would any normal person willingly send themselves to death?

An Cheng could tell what she was thinking in her mind and said: "She did not know, the mayor hides his true self very deep." He knew very well what kind of person the mayor was, he had experienced many of those people before.

Lucy also really wanted to know why the mayor killed all the people that chased after him. She had never heard of somebody that killed all people that chased after them. Maybe one or two that were annoying, but all? Never.

"We have to protect her in secret so you might not be able to do this mission." An Cheng said as he interrupted her thoughts. He had never heard that a mage could be sneaky.

"We can hide in plain sight you know." Lucy said and smiled mysteriously. She had an idea that could let her go and An Cheng could still hide and protect Yan Yun if needed.

An Cheng did not know why but he did not like that way Lucy smiled. He felt a bad premonition coming. And as expected

"How about we go hide by being in plain sight? We could, you know, go as a couple." Lucy said as she tilted her head and stared at him.

An Cheng wanted to refuse her and have her chose something else but when he saw her eyes, An Cheng felt if he refused her, he would not get a happy ending.

.........

The next day.

In the middle of cultivating, An Cheng felt a familiar aura arrive not far away. An Cheng knew that it was the ice-cold beauty White Lotus.

"It's time." She said loudly. She knew that An Cheng did not trust others easily so he would choose a spot that was close to the location that he was at but not quite there. As she expected there they were walking out, but when she saw them she was a bit surprised, they were being a bit too intimate.

An Cheng and Lucy walked out. Lucy who was wearing a satisfied expression was clipping her arms around his and was being as close as possible. An Cheng who was being arm-hugged was feeling a bit helpless, if he knew this was going to happen he would take the chance of Lucy getting revenge. At least it would not be this.

"Let's go." An Cheng said a bit helplessly.

"Hmm." The cold beauty nodded.