Meeting Lui Fu again

Wang Yu stood up, leaving in a hurry much different from his usual behavior. On the way he bumped into a guy who fell directly after the collision, even though the guy was taller and had what you would call big muscles. He still fell and Wang Yu didn't even notice him, all his mind was on meeting his friends.

"Is this a human or a wall?" Murmured the young man.

Inside the sect was a big ship which was descending slowly. At the front of the ship stood an old woman, you can tell that she was extremely beautiful in prime. She was radiating an ice cold energy making everyone who looked at her feel danger, no one could approach her, the nearest to her was a young girl who had the same disposition as her, she was Qin Li the one who killed that fox.

By her side stood a young man who was slightly older than her, his eyes were blue and his gaze showed how arrogant he was. He was Li Quan, the youth who brought Wang Yu and the company to the sect. Behind them were five elders each one from a department, each elder was followed by some vice elders, deacons and the disciples from his department.

Wang Yu looked carefully searching for Lui Fu and Lui Xui, his gaze stopped on Qin Li for a moment before continuing the search. He soon found Lui Xui with the people from the Alchemy department; she has become more beautiful and more charming.

Upon another look, Wang Yu could see that she was holding the hands of a youth who had an air of haughtiness around him, Wang Yu hadn't seen this guy before, yet Wang Yu could tell that he was no weak. Wang Yu suddenly made eye contact with Lui Xui. At first she had a surprised look, she then turned into another direction as if she hadn't seen him.

Wang Yu had predicted this long ago, he knew that with him having a low talent it would be hard for them to continue the relationship, he didn't resent her even though he didn't like what happened.

Wang Yu continued searching for Lui Fu whom he really had missed, strangely he couldn't find him in the front so he looked at the back when he finally saw Lui Fu with the sword department, holding gourd of wine and drinking looking desolate, he had a scar on his face and looked sad which made Wang Yu's heart tremble, he wanted to run frantically and ask Lui Fu what had happened to him, why had he changed from that happy kid who was always optimistic about life into this state.

Nonetheless he couldn't be impulsive, he had to stay calm. Behaving wildly in front of the sect's elders is considered as an offense that may get him killed.

11 elders flew from different places of the sect, each one emitted a strong pressure, but when they stood in front of the ship, they clasped their hands, bowed toward the ship before shouting "Greeting the sect's master."

Hearing the elders, everyone inside the sect bowed before shouting "Greeting the sect master."

Soon the ship touched the ground, everyone was waiting for the Sect's Master to let them stand. The sect's master looked at the newbies, her gaze passed by Wang Yu which made him feel as if his body had stopped operating, fortunately the feeling didn't continue for long, she moved her gaze toward the other disciples before saying.

"You can stand up, this year the sect has ranked first like always, and some of those who participated this year won't be eligible for the next tournament. So you have great responsibility, you can't shame the sect."

Hearing the encouragement from the sect master, the disciples shouted aloud specially those of the first year, who regretted not having participated "We will win again the next time."

The sect master then flew high toward the peak, after that people started to descend the ship, they finally returned and needed to rest and meet some people they missed.

Lui Fu descended with others, he didn't seem that eager to descend as if it didn't change much for him. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder, looking back he saw Wang Yu.

Lui Fu stayed silent for a moment, he was shocked and didn't know if what he was seeing was real or not.

"You're Wang Yu." Lui, Fu finally spoke.

Wang Yu smiled before saying "you don't remember your friend anymore."

Hearing Wang Yu's voice Lui Fu's eyes turned red, seeing this Wang Yu hugged him. It has been a long time since they have met, and each one of them had been through a lot since then.

"Why don't we go to another place, I have a lot of questions." Said Wang Yu when he saw that some disciples were looking at them.

Hearing Wang Yu's suggestion Lui Fu nodded and followed Wang Yu to his room, Wang Yu then started to make tea with a normal teapot.

Lui Fu kept watching Wang Yu brewing tea before saying "It's been over two years since our separation, you have changed a lot."

Wang Yu sighed "And you too, have changed a lot."

Looking at Lui Fu's untidied clothes and the smell of wine on his body.

"This is but a scar, it's nothing much. I got it from the tournament I was participating in, but I have a bottle of medicine that can remove it, it's just I don't care about it much. If I had known that I would meet you today, I would have used it before."

"I'm not talking about the scar, I'm talking about your current state, why are you less optimistic?" Said Wang Yu.

Lui Fu sighed before saying "Wang Yu, what do you think about harming innocent people for your own sake. The riches that we gain, are they worth it?"

It was apparent that Lui Fu has gone through a lot since their last meeting, and Wang Yu had to support his friend. "I won't say that harming innocents is good, but if you're forced because of your circumstances no one can judge you because of that, what's most important is to be true to yourself. Your decision was to travel the world, this is your lifelong goal. And to achieve this goal you'll have to make sacrifices sooner."

"Besides, don't forget that there's people who still care about you, no one would like to see you in this state weak and lost."

Wang Yu then handed Lui Fu a cup of tea, and stayed silent waiting for Lui Fu to react. He didn't like the situation at which his friend is in right now but what could he do, the change always comes from the inside not the outside.

After a period of time, Lui Fu sighed before taking a sip from the cup of tea which was slightly mixed with the Spirit Pot's tea.

Lui Fu felt a sudden sense of tranquility, which was bizarre considering how chaotic his state of mind had been.

"You're right, I've been thinking about a lot of stuff. It was my decision to become a cultivator all along, and I have to make enough sacrifices." Said Lui Fu.

Wang Yu felt happy seeing his friend becoming better, he also had been through those moments where he asked about why did he enter the sect, why didn't he stay and become a painter.

He wouldn't have to risk his life all time long, but in life if someone starts something he has finished it no matter what.

"Anyway, you haven't talked about how you have been all this long. You're no more that frail and handsome young master." Joked Lui Fu.

Hearing Lui Fu's joke, Wang Yu burst out laughing, it's been a long time since he had laughed like this. "And you have become more calm and a bit scholarly, isn't it funny how each of us has changed."

"If father sees you right now he wouldn't believe it's you, he always hated how weak you were."

"I would also like to see his surprised face." Wang Yu remembered how stern he was when Wang Yu ate a little bit of food, for Lui Fu's father a man should eat a lot and train a lot.

"Wang Yu, I want you to tell me about what happened to you during this time you were in the servant district. I've always wanted to know what you have been through, unfortunately with the sect's regulations I couldn't do anything."

Wang Yu then started to tell him his story inside the servant district, how he had met his group members, how they worked together and how he enjoyed their company.

When he reached the part of meeting that fox, he stayed silent before continuing but he omitted the part of him meeting the Saint and about the treasures and technique he had received from him.

He also omitted the part of him killing that group of hunters, some things should be left untold.

"You have been through a lot, Wang Yu, it's really hard to become a hunter. As for me, I've only left the sect three times, two toward the darkness forest and one toward the tournament that we returned from now, as for the first one which was last year, I wasn't strong enough."

"And what about the scars on your face and arm?" Asked Wang Yu.

"Hahaha, it's a long story at which I think I was at fault. When you stay inside the sect for some time, you will see how tyrannical its disciples are. And when you leave, you will see how bad our reputation is.

Returning to our story, in the journey we went to a mystical realm. It's a place where the Qi is very dense and contains a lot of treasures you won't find in the normal world.

Because of restrictions I don't know about, only us young disciples can enter, those seniors who are older than twenty five years old aren't permitted to.

Well after entering the mystical realm everyone was transported to a random place, but later on those from the same sect would usually form a group, and fight the other sects.

After some time I met some fellow disciples and we formed a group, later we met one from another sect who had found a very precious herb, so our leader, a senior brother, gave the order to kill that guy and driven by greed we attacked him as a group.

Unfortunately he had a lot of protective treasures on him, which made him very hard to kill.

In his last moment, he made a desperate move that nearly killed me, fortunately it only ended with just some scars.

What made me sad wasn't the scars on my body but regretting my actions. I don't resent him because he wasn't at fault."

Hearing Lui Fu's confession, Wang Yu remembered how he killed those young hunters just to keep his secret. Sometimes he regrets it but sometimes he thinks that it was his only choice, was it worth risking one's life for the sake of some strangers?

"You're not fully wrong, if that guy was in the same position as you maybe he would have done the same."

After a moment of silence, Wang Yu and Lui Fu changed the topics and started to talk about the happy moments they have been through, their adventures and what they have heard of, strangely they didn't mention Lui Xui.

Late at night after Lui Fu fell asleep, Wang Yu left the room. Being the last to come to the sect he was given a remote room, he also liked that as to keep some of his secrets.

Outside the room, the starry sky cast a soft glow, creating a peaceful atmosphere. Lui Xui stood there looking at the sky, seeing this, Wang Yu stood there in silence.