MEETING

Yi Chang sat at the top open area of the tavern and stared intently at the other side where the brothel was. His legs were propped up on the side beams and one of his hands lay lazily on the his right knee while the other r held a porcelain cup, sipping slowly from it.

He had concealed his golden mark with spiritual energy. Lin Chang Ge sat opposite him and stared intently at his face. Every now and then his face would light up after staring too long at the other side and each time it happened he would conclude, the woman has big boobs.

Lin Chang Ge could not believe this. Yi Chang had everything he needed, he did not know how this obsession for big boobs had stemmed up from but ever since he knew this future sect leader, the other had loved women whose fronts had huge bulges. Sipping his drink, Yi Chang hummed a melody slowly. The voice was a little deep and low. The street they were in was extremely busy and very noisy yet Lin Chang Ge still heard the soft melody Yi Chang was humming.

Every time he reached the bridge, he would flash a bright smile, with the street lights from the lanterns gliding down his carefree body covering him in a golden hazy light, he looked a little ethereal. Yi Chang was always carefree, his parents had always let him do whatever he wanted but all he wanted was to watch flower girls.

The sound of a zither passed through the air, the melody was slow and went a little with the rhythm Yi Chang was humming earlier. They both looked over simultaneously at the owner of the sound, it was a very pretty woman but before Yi Chang could look over fully, something else caught his eye.

It was a man standing outside the brothel.

He wore robes a lighter shade of blue and had a sword at the side of his waist. His hair was let down freely and only a little of it was tied in a bun on top of his head. He contrasted so much from the scene and no matter how you looked at it, standing outside the flower house; it looked as if he did not belong there.

Yi Chang stared a few more times but could not see the face. The man walked away after a few words with a lady outside but behind his back, everyone stared at him. He also felt a little other worldly. Yi Chang felt that he had never seen a person so clean, it was not only about the clothes he war but the air surrounding him was just too clean.

The market seemed to have come to a stop and the clamor only returned after his back was no longer visible. Yi Chang suddenly felt that the alcohol was not very tasteful and the women from the other side not very interesting at all. The music also felt a little boring. Lin Chang Ge saw how the mood of his young master went downhill in a couple of minutes. He could not help but ask, "What is wrong"

Yi Chang stared at him but did not answer even after a while. Something was burning deep inside his mind now and asked a question back, "Did you see the man who just left?"

"What? Where?" Lin Chang Ge answered back. He truly had not seen the man from earlier because if he did, he would be the one asking the question Yi Chang threw on him.

"Nothing" Yi Chang dismissed in a cool voice. The two continued to have fun before they went back home.

The DongFang Yi sect had a pavilion called close pavilion. It was called this way because large trees surrounded the building, you would not see it unless you passed past the trees. This was the pavilion where all the teachings were conducted. Most of them were done by sect leader Yi Ling but ever since Yi Chang became of age, some of the duties were left to him.

He was to oversee today's class. When he was not having fun, he was an extremely strict teacher. The Yi sect wore dark blue colored robes but for some reason, Yi Chang always draped a black cloak on top of his own uniform. He got to class very early and when he entered, a sea of dark blue greeted him. It was a requirement that whenever the students went to study, their hair had to be tied up in a neat bun with a black ribbon.

The students looked prim and proper, backs upright looking all serious. The closed pavilion could sit around fifty people at once but right now only twenty students were present. This made it easier for Yi Chang to maneuver around whilst reading the scriptures for them to copy.

The air was extremely calm and with the swaying of the trees outside, a cool breeze swept over making him feel very giddy inside. He loved teaching and when the students were well behaved like the ones in front of him at the moment, his heart swelled with unknown happiness.

At some point, Lin Chang Ge had entered and was now sitting at the last seat in the back. His robes were black and he looked so serious that it was a little funny. Yi Chang flashed a smile at him but the other only nodded in reply. Sensing something wrong, Yi Chang finished the class early then walked around with Lin Chang Ge around the pavilion.

"I have to leave; my father sent a message to go back." Lin Chang Ge started in a tepid tone. Whenever his family was mentioned, his mood would be very low. This was because he hated being home the most. It had something to do with his older brother Lin Mu Ran and the deep favors his parents showered him with.

There were rumors that Lin Chang Ge was not their biological son and with the way they treated this son of theirs, the rumors could be true. The old man never called him back even when he went away for months but this time round he specifically asked him to go back, even Yi Chang could feel that something was wrong.

He only said a few words of departure then watched the back of Lin Chang Ge moving further and further out of site. For some reason, the black clothed figure looked quite lonely and desolate. Yi Chang had an impulse of following but held himself back.

After his friend left, he was in no mood for playing around. He mostly stayed in his chambers and only went out to discuss trivial issues with his father.

It was during this time that he learnt about what had happened to the Lin family. Apparently, a pandemic had struck one of the villages under their jurisdiction. The disease was extremely bizarre and was hard to treat as well. This explained the face Lin Chang Ge wore before he left.

Yi Chang thought hard each day but every time he sat down, something was pulling on his heartstrings and after a week he could not sit down anymore.