Chapter 5 - Drifting Void

(Drifting Void Sect)

"Ah, finally back."

Four people arrived at a foggy mountain.

"Hoo, such a long journey, it's been five months, seventeen days, two hours, forty-two minutes, and fifty-three seconds."

Li smiles and turns to see the others behind.

"..."

The other three just stare at him.

'We just teleported here, what do you mean long journey?'

"Ehem, anyway this is our humble home Mssssss.someoneIforgottoaskthenameof."

Everyone looked at the girl that is being carried like luggage by Qinyang.

"W-Why have you taken me here?"

The girl tried to be calm but couldn't help being anxious.

She has heard the stories about this sect.

Drifting Void, a sect filled with insane people, whoever enters will come out as a madman. The last time the sect came out of hiding an entire kingdom was destroyed based on the rumors. It's been a few years

'Why did they take me here? I don't want to be a crazy person!'

She became more scared by the thought of it.

"Oh come on, you're not going to become a crazy person."

"!!! H-Ho-"

"I predicted what you are thinking about. Ehem, but anyway we are not lunatics ... just a bit eccentric."

*BOOOOMMM*

A loud explosion is seen on the side of the mountain.

"..."

"Yes, a 'bit' eccentric"

The girl takes a step back in caution.

'Goddammit, I'm trying to get you guys a junior sister and you just had to scare her.'

Li grumbles inwardly.

"I don't want to join."

She coils in fear.

"Sigh, alright, let's have you and your senior sisters have a talk."

"Bu-"

"Now, now don't throw a tantrum."

Li appears behind her and gently pushes her towards the girls.

"Wait!"

She turns to him, but he was no longer there.

'I didn't want to join!'

She thought in despair.

"Sorry, our master can be a little forceful."

The voice broke her train of thought as she turns back to the two standing behind her.

"So what's your name?"

Qinyang reaches out her hand with a bright smile.

The girl retreats backward.

Qinyang froze, then scratch her head and shyly smiles.

"Qinyang, you are not supposed to directly approach otherwise you are going to scare her."

Yilong reprimands her.

"Here, let me."

She appears behind her.

"Wha-"

The girl was surprised and move backward to feel an embrace that seems to suck her in.

"Let big sis help you."

Yilong gently smiles and slowly rubs the girl's head.

The girl becomes dazed by the smile and slowly calms down.

She then noticed that Yilong started to appear as someone else.

'Mom...'

Tears start to spill out from her eyes and clutch to Yilong's robe in order to be more closer to her embrace.

"MOM, hik, MOM, hik, hik, I'm sorry, hik, sorry..."

Yilong was surprised as the girl in her embrace started to cry.

Both she and Qinyang look at each other then back at the girl.

Qinyang sends a mental transmission feeling anxious.

Yilong calmly replies.

So the two waited for the girl to stop crying.

- One minute later -

The girl started to calm down.

The girl then fell asleep.

<...She fell asleep.>

Qinyang said feeling awkward.

Yilong slowly repositions the girl so she can rest.

"What should we do?"

Qinyang whispered.

"Hmm, let's take her to the dormitory."

Yilong replied as she moves strands of hair to the side of the girl's face.

"Okay."

As Qinyang lifts her up and carries the girl in a princess carry.

Yilong then gets up and pats her robe to clean it.

"Let's go"

And the two walk into the fog.

The fog was quite thick as one could only see three steps around them. It was eerily silent and one would just hear the footsteps they take.

Yilong then reaches for her pouch and pulls out a folded piece of paper.

She unfolds the paper to see the message.

| Follow the yellow brick road |

'What yellow brick road?'

She thought as her crazy master's message reappeared in her head.

'When one travels through the fog, it is like life, unpredictable, foggy, hehe, and confusing ... so just go through ... stop worrying and walk.'

She became confused and just walk with Qinyang behind her with the girl.

After walking for a while they got out.

'Home.'

The two thought.

What appeared in front of them was a mountain decorated by several buildings, an entire forest and ...

'The Secret Cherry Blossom Tree.'

A big tree that blooms every ten years covering the top of the mountain.

"Finally home!"

Qinyang exclaimed.

"Yes, we're back."

Yilong murmurs.

"How is she?"

She turns to look at the girl.

"Still sleeping."

"I see."

The girl is sleeping peacefully and once a while moves to a better position.

'So cute.'

The two thought.

"She so cute that I want to snuggle with her."

Yilong said feeling pleased.

"Me too."

Qinyang thought as well.

"I just want to spoil this junior sister."

"Me too."

"To make her reach the top."

"Me too."

"To help her mature."

"Me too."

"Oh, how I want to just want ... to ... break ... her."

"Me t- wait ... ohhhh s***."

Qinyang quickly moves a meter away from Yilong.

"What's wrong Qinyang?"

Yilong said as if she didn't say anything wrong.

"Yilong, no."

"What, no?"

Yilong tilts her head sideways while gently smiling.

Qinyang seeing that started to sweat and remember who her senior sister was.

'I forgot.'

Yilong slowly walks towards Qinyang.

'She...'

"If you're going to run..."

She licks her lips.

*STEP*

'...is...'

"...you are going to make big sis..."

She grabs her breast with the right hand and reaches below with her other.

*STEP*

'...a...'

"...excited."

She stares dangerously at Qinyang who has the girl.

*STEP*

'...sadist.'

Qinyang dashes away into the forest.

"Qinyannnnnnnng."

A voice calls for her.

She starts to sprint faster.

"Qinyannnnnnnng."

The voice gets closer.

She goes even faster.

"Qinyannnnnnnng."

Closer.

Faster.

"Haa ... haa ... haa ..."

Qinyang starts to run out of breath.

She could hear steps get closer.

"Haa ... haa ... haa ..."

It is terrifying as one could hear it get closer.

*STEP* *STEP* *STEP*

She started to panic as she obviously knows what would happen to her if she gets caught.

'Ah! The dormitory!'

She quickly enters and went to one of the rooms that are not being used.

*LOCK*

"Haa ... haa ... haa ..."

She hides in the closet with the girl in hand.

"Qinyannnnnnnng."

She covers her mouth.

"Whhhheere aaaaaare yyyyyyyyou?"

*STEP* *STEP* *STEP*

*BADUMP*

The steps get closer.

"Are you hhhhhere?"

*CRACK*

The door breaks.

"Ohhhh Qinyannnnnnng."

*BADUMP* *BADUMP*

The voice gets closer.

*BADUMP* *BADUMP* *BADUMP*

"Hmmm..."

*BADUMP* *BADUMP* *BADUMP*

"...I guess she not here."

*BADUMP* *BADUMP*

*STEP* *STEP* *STEP*

The steps go away.

'She's gone.'

Qinyang becomes relieved.

*SMASH*

"Got you."

"..."

"Let ... big ... sis ... help."

"NOOOOOOOOO."