A Small Cry
The people in the Spectator's Room are currently watching the
Xiao Sibling's group in the fourth room.
They were all chatting happily until they hear the door behind
them slam open.
*BANG*
"WHERE IS HE?"
They all heard a familiar voice.
They turned around to see the Sect Master walking towards
them with a red face.
"Greetings, Sect Master!" They all bowed.
"S-Sect Master! What are you doing here?"
"Do you need something from us?"
"Who's he?"
The Elders were surprised at this sudden development.
Many weird things had happened today already, what else
could possibly be next?
"Where is he?! Where is Tian Yi?" The Sect Master yells.
"Tian Yi? Who's that?" They thought.
Elder Zhou who was dragged back here looks back at the
testing room.
"AAAAHHHH! HE'S GONE! WHERE DID HE GO!!!" He
cries.
"WHAT?!" Qiu Heng also runs right next to him to take a
look.
"YOU'RE RIGHT; HE'S GONE!" He also cries.
"WHAT?!" The Sect Master also ran towards them.
He looks at the participants and did not see his face.
He snaps his head back and glares at the Elders, "Where did he
go?! The ordinary looking boy around 18 Years Old!" He
questions them.
"…" The Elder's mind could not process the question and
could only stare back at him.
"Are you talking about the young boy who was kicked out for
calling himself a Spirit King?" Chan Jingyi asked.
"He disappeared out of nowhere during the second test—"
"AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" The Sect Master did not let
her finish and screams.
"Direct Sect Order! I don't care how you find him; you better
find him by the end tomorrow!" He takes out the Sect's Order
Medallion token.
"If I don't see him standing in front of me by then… THEN
EVEN I CAN'T SAVE YOU FROM THE ANCESTOR'S
RAMPAGE!" He screams.
Both he and his Master had wished for him to join them but
knew it was impossible.
Yet out of nowhere, he was told that he actually wanted to take
the Entrance Exam?
He was so happy he wanted to punch someone in the face, but
when he came to pick up the treasure, not only was he not
here, they had even tried to kick him out!
Forget about how mad he was, if his Master finds out, the
entire Sect will be flipped upside down!
"Did none of you hear me?! Go! You too, Disciple Chan
Jingyi!" He yells at the frozen chickens.
Chan Jingyi had her eyes pop out when she heard him yell at
her.
"This is the first time someone in this Sect has ever yelled at
me! Not to mention it's the Sect Master!" She felt wronged.
How the hell were they supposed to know who that young man
was?
No only was he ordinary; he even dared to cheat in the
Entrance Exam!
"Yes Sect Master!" All the Elders instantly ran out and went to
order everyone else to look for this ordinary looking young
man.
But when the servants and disciples hear the details, they
almost coughed up a mouthful of blood.
They were to look for someone that 'Looks Ordinary, black
long hair, black eyes, ordinary face, ordinary clothing and
around 18 Years Old.'.
How the fuck are they suppose to look for someone with that
kind of description?
They might as well say, 'Bring everybody in the streets to
us!'…
Not only were they given an impossible description, they only
had until the end of tomorrow to find this normal straw in a
stack of hay!
But they can do nothing but bitterly look around in the streets
for this 'ordinary looking young man.'
"Disciple Chan Jingyi, follow Qiu Heng and Elder Zhou to
look for him! They know him better than anyone else in this
Sect!" The Sect Master told Chan Jingyi, who was the only
one left in the room.
"Let's go Junior Sister Jingyi, or else our Sect will never be
the same again…" Qiu Heng sighs.
"I should've stayed behind; it's all my fault." Elder Zhou
sighs.
"…" Chan Jingyi was now extremely interested in this 'Tian
Yi,' who even the Sect Master will crawl through nails to find.
"Okay, where do we start?" She asks.
* * * *
Behind the Entrance Exam building, where there is nobody
else but a kid leaning against a tree.
Meng Xiang was currently curled up into a ball.
*Sniff* *Sniff* She was currently crying.
She was born into a very poor family, and her parents died
from overworking on the day she turned 8.
She had no other relatives and could only live in the streets as
a beggar.
She had to beg for money, had to clean dirty bathrooms just to
eat a plain piece of bread and was even bullied by the other
kids.
She did not know what it felt like to have a full stomach
because she has never eaten to that point since her birth.
Every day, she heard of people talking about how powerful
and rich these 'Cultivators' were.
So she swore to herself, that she would become a Cultivator
and live a life where she could eat till her stomach was full.
But the reality was merciless.
She had no Cultivation Techniques and did not know how to
Cultivate.
It was like she wanted to get rich, but did not know where to
start.
She could only try to do something she has no idea about.
Day after day, she did not succeed.
She was about to give up until she heard people talking about
this 'Entrance Exam' and how they will teach you to Cultivate
and become strong Cultivators.
She finally had some hope left in her and decided to go.
She was very happy when she passed the first test.
However, not even a moment later, her already dim hopes
were shattered into pieces and were instantly kicked out.
She did not want to cry in front of so many people and could
only hold it in until she was alone.
*Waaaaaah*
She cries out loud for the first time since the last time her
parents had died.
*Waaaa*
She kept on crying and crying until she hears something
moving beside her.
She looks up, but because of her tears, she could only see a
blurry figure next to her.
She wipes away her tears with her dirty clothes and sees an
ordinary young man sitting right next to her, with his back
leaning against the tree.
She remembers seeing him at the Entrance Exam, did he fail
too?
He was looking at her dirty face filled with tears and snots.
"It must have been hard for you, huh?" The young man said in
a gentle voice.
"…" She did not know why, but when she heard that gentle
voice and sentence, she began crying even louder.
*WAAAAAAAAH*
He lets her cry until she finally stops.
"Little girl, what's your name?" He asks.
*Sniff*
"M-meng Xiang." She managed to choke out these two words.
"Meng Xiang… To Dream… What a lovely name." He smiles.
She blushed when he said that. This is her first time hearing
someone say that to her.
"Meng Xiang, what is your dream?" He asked her.
"M-my dream is to live a life where I can eat until my belly is
full…" She said in a low voice.
"But… I can no longer do that because I can not become a
Cultivator."
Tears start to flow down her eyes again.
"Is that so… Then do you have to become a Cultivator to
fulfill your dreams?" He asks her.
"I don't know…" She answers.
"Then if there was another way to fulfill your dreams, would
you do it?" He asks.
She looked at him and had this feeling she used to have when
her parents were alive.
It was that feeling she had when her parents would use to hug
her whenever she was sad.
She felt warmth in the bottom of her heart.
"I will!" She trusted this young man in front of her.
"Good, then are you willing to become my personal Servant? I
have always wanted a female Servant by my side to serve me
tea."
"You do not have to Cultivate to fulfill that dream of yours; I
will personally make sure that you will never have to feel
hungry again."
"How about it?" He asks her with a gentle smile.
"Really?" Her eyes started to brighten up.
"Really. I, Tian Yi, will promise you." He smiles.
"Okay! I will be your personal servant and serve you tea
forever! I promise too!" She jumps up and smiles.
"Good. Then let me introduce myself again."
He reaches his hand out like he wanted to have a handshake,
"Nice to meet you, Meng Xiang, I am called Tian Yi."
Meng Xiang also reached out both of her small hands out and
shook his warm hand. "Nice to meet you Big Brother Yi, I am
called Meng Xiang, 11 Years Old." She smiles, showing her
white teeth.
"Hahaha, good. Let's get you clean up and get something to
eat!" He said and waved his hand.
A gust of Pure Spirit Power dances around Meng Xiang's
body.
Meng Xiang felt an exquisite sensation in her body like she
was taking a hot bath back in her old home.
A few seconds later, she looks like she had a complete
makeover.
Her dirty and tangled hair is now silky black, with two pigtails
coming down her shoulders.
Her dirty and muddy brown face turns milky white and her
skin, smooth like a baby's.
Her stinky smell was no longer there, and she even smelled
like she uses the same soap as Tian Yi.
Who used to be a dirty and smelly beggar that everyone
avoided, is now a very cute little girl that most people would
want to hug.
"Not bad. Now let's go buy you some new clothes before we
go and eat all you want." Tian Yi nods in approval.
"Yay!" She starts jumping with joy.
"Let's go." He starts walking but felt his hand being pulled
back.
He looks back at Meng Xiang.
She had a shy face and asked, "Big Brother Yi, can we hold
hands?"
"Sure, here." He grabs her little hand and walks towards the
market area, where they sell clothing and food.
* * * *
An hour later, Tian Yi walks out of a clothing store with Meng
Xiang holding his hand.
"…." Meng Xiang was currently wearing a very cute
traditional Chinese dress.
It is red and white, with a red rose on her right pigtail and a
white one on the left.
"…." However, she was not smiling. Instead, she had cold
sweats on her forehead.
"Big Brother Yi… You did not have to spend so much money
on me…" She said with a bewildered face.
This one dress was already enough to feed her full for many
years!
She could not bare to watch him waste so much money on a
dress…
"It's fine; it's just a few Spirit Stones." He said with a calm
voice.
"But…" She did not know how much a Spirit Stone was and
she did not want to…
"I can't make you walk around with cheap clothes, or else
people will curse at me for treating you bad. You look cute so
be happier." He giggles.
"!!!" Meng Xiang felt her cheeks warm up.
"Okay, let's go eat. You're starving right?" He can even hear
her stomach rumbling.
"Un!" She nods with a smile.
He picks a random restaurant and walks in holding Meng
Xiang's small hand.
* * * *
"Welcome to the Dragon's Den, how many will be dining with
us today?" The waitress at the front door welcomes them.
"Two." He replies.
"What size room would you like?"
"The largest." He replies with a calm face.
"T-the largest?" The waitress was a bit surprised.
She looks at the clothing they were wearing.
"This little girl is definitely a noble and the young man is
obviously her servant." She thought.
"Yes, the only largest room we have happens to be open.
Please follow me." She leads them to the second floor.
They walk to the end of the hall and into a huge room.
It was big enough to fit 50 people, and it even had a balcony.
"Here's your room, please sit anywhere you like."
Tian Yi led Meng Xiang to the balcony and sat down at a
small table for two.
"Here's our menu." She only hands Meng Xiang a menu and
did not give one to Tian Yi.
They are one of the biggest restaurants in town, would they
even bother giving a servant the menu? It's not like he was the
one paying for the food.
"You can choose whatever you want." Tian Yi did not mind at
all; he was only here to feed her.
The waitress had a weird facing after hearing that.
"The fuck? What kind of servant talks to their master like
that?"
"Un." Meng Xiang nods.
She opens the menu, and the moment she does, her eyes pops
out.
"…"
These prices were crazy! One lobster here was enough to feed
her for years!
The sweats on her forehead start to come out again…
She looks at Tian Yi with a bitter face.
"What?" He asks her.
"I-I don't mind eating meat buns…" She said in a low voice.
"What?!" The waitress was shocked.
Was the menu so bad that she rather have meat buns?!
"Hahaha, like I said, don't worry about the prices." He laughs.
"But…" She still hesitates.
It was extremely hard for someone who has always been poor
to spend so much money at once!
"Fine, waitress. I want everything on the menu." He said
nonchalantly.
Both the waitress and Meng Xiang had a fright hearing that.
All on the Menu?! What is he feeding? A Dragon?!
"A-are you sure?" The waitress asks.
"Yes." He replies.
"…. That'll be at least a thousand gold…" She hesitates.
Will they even be able to afford that?
Meng Xiang felt her soul flying out of her, "At least a
thousand gold?!"
This was already enough for her to use for many lifetimes!
But he was going to use it all for one meal? This is crazy!
"Here's the money. I'm paying upfront." He takes out a
handful of Spirit Stones and puts it on the table.
Meng Xiang was confused; these little stones were worth a
thousand gold?
Then didn't that mean her dress was at least a hundred gold?
When she thought about how she was currently wearing a
dress made out of gold, her poor heart bled a bit.
"…." The waitress had her eyes pop out from shock.
"My mother! He just pulled out a handful of Spirit Stones like
it was pocket change!" She thought.
"Y-yes Sir, right away." But before she can even pick up the
Spirit Stones, a small hand stops her.
"Big Brother Yi, you can't be so wasteful! How are we going
to finish all the food?" Meng Xiang said.
"Here, I'll pick this right here…" She points at the cheapest
item on the menu.
She cried when she saw that even the cheapest was at least a
few gold…
"Is that so? Okay, then we'll have that." He takes back the
Spirit Stones.
"Aaaaaaaaahhh!"
"So he was not a servant but the Big Brother! So misleading!
The Spirit Stones!!!" The waitress cries in her heart.
"Yes, Sir… How many would you like?" She still asks.
"How many can you eat?" He looks at Meng Xiang.
"O-one…" She said. She did not want to see any more money
being spent.
"Okay, one it is then. I'll also have green tea." He said the to
Waitress.
"Yes Sir, please wait a moment." She walks away with her
head down.
"…" Meng Xiang still had sweat coming out of her forehead.
"I must teach Big Brother how to save money…" She
promised herself.
Her little heart could not bare the pain of watching this money
fly away faster than frightened birds.