Chapter 7. Regaining Enlightenment

"Hong Mei, do you feel something is wrong here?" HuaEnglightment Baiyu asked Hong Mei who was trying to take a nap and feel the sunlight coming in from the open window.

"What is that?" Hong Mei muttered softly in her sleep, her eyes closed.

"Don't you feel that the man has evil intentions towards us?"

"Didn't we help him? How could he have strange intentions towards us but even so aren't we stronger than him?" Hong Mei said easily, Hua Baiyu sat on the edge of the bed and tried to relax her mind from the burden.

"But what if he turns out to be stronger than us? Are we able to defeat him?"

Hong Mei, suddenly thinking about that, opened her tired eyes and sat on the bed.

"You're right, I didn't think about it that way, mmm then what about this, when we're called to eat later we'll see how his character is if after that our doubts increase we'll just leave here but before that, I want to say goodbye to Rei Shu" after hearing that Hua Baiyu held back her urge to hit Hong Mei's head hard because she was annoyed to hear her suggestion but she held it back because she was a princess.

"How about we just run away? No need to say goodbye at all?"

"Ei, how could we be that rude"

"Uhh... Okay, whatever" Hua Baiyu gave in once again.

Not long after that, there was a knock from outside the room.

"Who?" Hua Baiyu asked.

"Ladies, the food is ready, young Master Rei Shu is waiting in the dining room, let me guide you" replied the maid.

Hong Mei and Hua Baiyu then opened the door after they cast a cleaning spell on their bodies, then followed the waiter who took them to the dining room through a long corridor that was decorated on the right and left sides by beautiful artificial gardens.

They finally arrived at the dining room where there was a table with various foods served and the aroma filled the room. Rei Shu greeted them with a warm smile. "Come sit down, you must be hungry, sorry for making you wait so long"

Hong Mei and Hua Baiyu then walked towards the dining table and the waiters pulled chairs for them to sit. They were not far from Rei Shu.

"No problem, the snacks you gave earlier were enough, sorry for bothering you to entertain us like this"

"I don't feel bothered, this is an honor for me because you are willing to visit my residence"

Hong Mei felt her heart move, this man gave her a lot of food that she had long wanted to eat after arriving in the human world, but she never had the chance. Whether it was because she was caught by human cultivators, disturbed while eating by a foreign human who had just seen her, or because she had been in the forest for too long for this period.

"Thank you, you are very kind" She was a little touched but she held back the feeling. Hua Baiyu was still silent and did not speak, whether because she was still suspicious or wary of the man's attitude, she did not smile too much.

"Ah, before that, I forgot to ask your names, we have been sitting for a long time in the horse carriage but I forgot something important"

Before Hua Baiyu could answer, Hong Mei had already answered Rei Shu's question. "I am Hong Mei and this is my friend Hua Baiyu" Hua Baiyu wanted to slap her forehead. I don't know if this girl is innocent or stupid, she gave her identity to someone she just met this morning.

"Ah, good to know that, come on let's eat first before the food gets cold"

Then after that, they each ate their food.

Hua Baiyu secretly moved her finger to cast magic to find out whether the food was safe or not.

And after she found out that there was nothing strange about the food, Hua Baiyu ate slowly and gracefully. While Hong Mei ate the food greedily, she forgot that she had previously said she would check the situation at this banquet.

Hua Baiyu stared at Hong Mei with a look of incomprehension whether she would choke to death or die from poison.

In the middle of the banquet, Rei Shu was amazed by the way Hong Mei and Hua Baiyu devoured their food his heart exclaimed this is interesting.

If he could make them both his concubines at the same time how happy he would be. Rei Shu drank some water and cleared his throat a little after finishing his meal. He thought about what he should say that could make them feel at home in his residence.

"You must be tired, stay the night," said Rei Shu in between wiping his mouth.

Hua Baiyu managed to answer this question before Hong Mei said something that didn't make sense anymore.

"no, we'll go straight after this"

"The outside is very dangerous for now, either bad people or wild animals that you will meet out there."

Rei Shu got up from his seat "Go back to your rooms after this, sorry to leave you all of a sudden but I have some unfinished business"

Hua Baiyu immediately felt that something was wrong with Rei shu, especially after seeing his legs return to normal when walking. Then Hua Baiyu looked at Hong Mei who was still busy eating her food, she didn't even look back while the conversation was going on.

After the banquet, they finally returned to the room.

Hong Mei who saw Hua Baiyu's serious face asked curiously. "What's wrong Hua Baiyu?"

"Hong Mei let's run away now, my suspicions were right, there's something wrong with that Rei Shu"

"Huh really? I forgot to pay attention to him earlier because there was a lot of food"

"..." Hua Baiyu was silent unable to respond to the girl next to her anymore.

"Ah I forgot to say goodbye to Rei Shu, let's-" Then Sakura planned to leave the room but Hua Baiyu pulled her collar. "If we say goodbye this isn't running away, you idiot! Come on, let's go!" Then Hua Baiyu pulled Hong Mei's hand out of the room.

Hong Mei felt that she wasn't stupid, but wasn't this a cowardly act? She thought. Her stupid thoughts became more and more intense, she let go of Hua Biayu's hand.

"If you don't want to say goodbye, I'll do it!" Then Hong Mei ran after saying this. "Hong Mei wait!" She tried to catch up but the fox girl's running speed was slower than hers.

She went around looking for Rei Shu and found the young man sitting in the gazebo and talking to someone who seemed to be his bodyguard.

"Ah! Rei Shu!" Sakura immediately approached the young man. Rei shu told his bodyguard to move aside for a moment. And faced Hong Mei who was standing in front of him.

"Ah Hong Mei!" He linked his fingers and smiled at Sakura.

"Rei Shu we want to go now, thank you for hosting us well" A bright smile was painted on the girl's face.

Rei Shu's smiling face suddenly disappeared and the air around him turned cold.

"Oh, are you sure? Aren't you afraid? It's very dangerous outside, didn't I warn you?" Rei Shu's flat expression made Hong Mei felt that something was wrong.

"Its Okay Rei Shu, we are not as weak as you imagine" Hong Mei said trying to think positively.

"Oh, really? Hmm... what if I don't let you go?" Rei Shu tried to use his authority to hold them back longer.

"Huh, what do you mean?" Hong Mei suddenly remembered Hua Baiyu's previous words about Rei Shu's strangeness.

"Do you think you can just leave after entering my residence? In my territory?" Rei Shu added again in a belittling tone. He smiled sarcastically at Hong Mei.

Hong Mei, who previously thought positively of Rei Shu, suddenly changed her view of him, he became a cruel person in her eyes. Hong Mei suddenly realized that she had fallen into a trap again. This time, she wasn't attacked with power but trapped with food. What an idiot she thought.

"Neither of you two can leave here, you will become my concubines"

"Huh, damn you!" So ​​Hong Mei ran away from Rei Shu.

"Guards! Capture them both! None of them can escape this time!"

Rei Shu ordered his guards who were already on standby in front to catch Hong Mei but they failed because Hong Mei managed to avoid Hong Mei meeting Hua Baiyu who was fighting the guards that also trying to catch her. "Hua Baiyu!" Hua Baiyu turned to Hong Mei with a face judging her as if saying. I told you, you fool!

"Yes, yes, I'm stupid, I'm sorry! I'm a fool! Let's fly!" Then Hong mei immediately flew into the air followed by Hua Baiyu who also used her Qing Gong.

They immediately left the residence and ran out of sight from Rei Shu who thought they would not be able to escape.

He immediately realized that they were cultivators. "Damn!" then grumbled in annoyance. Realizing that his little strength could not possibly defeat them and make them his concubines.

Rei Shu didn't want to let go of that opportunity just like that but to defeat the cultivators? He was forced to let go of his wishes.

Hong Mei and Hua Baiyu managed to escape but this time they ran very far until they reached the outskirts of the city.

In that area they headed to the nearest inn they found and booked separate rooms. Hua Baiyu said that she wanted to recover her strength by cultivating so she needed a private room.

Hong Mei agreed and also decided to cultivate too, she felt that the incident had traumatized her quite a bit. She tried to remember what was wrong with her behavior that made her always meet bad people throughout her journey.

But Hua Baiyu wasn't a bad person, she thought, oh maybe because we came from the same place! She thought again.

They had started their cultivation in their respective rooms with different understandings of life. Hong Mei got a little enlightenment when she cultivated and realized that her attitude of taking action directly and did not thinking first about the cause and effect that would arise from her actions had caused her to get into a lot of trouble even though she had only been in this strange human world for less than a month.

From this enlightenment, Hong Mei's strength, which was previously at the late foundation stage, increased slightly and if she continued to get enlightenment, she could reach the soul core stage soon. Hong Mei, who thought for a long time in her cultivation formation, smiled when she finally finished her training.

But when she did that, night had fallen. She went out of her room to have dinner but before that she checked on Hua Baiyu first in her room. She knocked on Hua Baiyu's door several times but the girl didn't answer. So she thought maybe Hua Baiyu hadn't finished her cultivation and chose to go downstairs alone.

She sat at the table and called the waiter. The inn was filled with drunk people, men and women mixed together and some openly showed their affection in front of others. Hong Mei looked at it with a strange face. She didn't expect humans to be this wild too.

She drank the drink brought by a waiter and started eating the peanuts provided by the waiter. This time she did not attract anyone's attention because she had agreed with Hua Baiyu beforehand to use disguises so that their faces would not be recognized.

There were several people talking loudly from the table across from her.

They were discussing about the events that had occurred at the second prince's residence today, and laughing out loud.

Hong Mei drank her drink silently while listening, she was grateful that from what she heard. Prince Rei Shu did not plan to chase them. That news alone was able to calm her heart which had been on alert from earlier.

Hong Mei slept soundly last night. And in the morning when she woke up she heard a sound of falling from the room next to her which was Hua Baiyu's room.

"Hua Baiyu?!"

Hong Mei who was panicking immediately ran into Hua Baiyu's room. She knocked on the girl's door loudly. "Hua Baiyu? Are you okay? What happened?"

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