The Emperor's Artisans/Craftsmen pt.2

The two of them sat in silence for a long time Xian Xiao didn't update Yao Hui on the situation either so he was just standing there along with him twiddling his thumbs. Yao Hui wanted to ask what was going on but he could see how this situation was now a serious matter. He didn't know what he was suppose to do but he tried to recount what had happened before he opened his eyes to see a dead woman's corpse in his line of sight.

Back on the path his plan to tease Xian Xiao was just by giving him a hug from the back it was just going to be a childish tease because Xian Xiao rarely ever touch anyone so Yao Hui just wanted to see how he would react to this. Before he could pounce on Xian Xiao there was a small whisper that called out from the forest there a young lady was standing in the path when Yao Hui turned his head in that direction. Her eyes were bright yellow an unnatural colour for anyone to see on somebody then everything else was a blur though Yao Hui couldn't feel like he had seen someone like her before. Looking back at the woman's corpse it lay limp Yao Hui blood ran cold.

"The lady from the path" Yao Hui mumbled out as a small whisper but just loud enough for Xian Xiao and something else to hear it. Yao Hui realising his mistake quickly put his hand over his mouth but since he already spoke it would make no difference as rapid steps soon followed after those words. Xian Xiao held his blade close prepared to face whatever made it's way over towards them.

Instead of a blood thirsty beast a woman stepped out from the shadows from behind the stone her eye's were a bright yellow but she didn't seem to be under a hex like Yao Hui. Xian Xiao had already guessed that this woman was the Yao responsible for for controlling Yao Hui, she stepped further out of the shadow revealing how her body was bare but this was least concerning thing about her though.

She raised the head of the corpse woman to face her own before bending down her face closer and closer at how close they were getting. Yao hui though that she would bite her head off and covered his eyes but he was still curious of what would happen and spread his fingers to continue watching. 

Xian Xiao held his stance ready to strike her neck as the Yao placed a tender kiss on the woman's blue lips.

..... she kissed her?

Xian Xiao was dumbfounded while Yao Hui mouth hung open from shock and confusion just when he was going to think about how it was kind of sweet how the Yao kissed her she then took a bite and bit the woman's lips off.

As soon as that happened Xian Xiao took a strike at the Yao only for her to deflect his attack with her nails they were long and black and it matched the scratches on the woman's body perfectly. Xian Xiao took another strike trying to knock her off her feet but she was quick on her toes moving like a constant flow of water.

Yao Hui on the other hand was traumatized by what he just witnessed he had jinxed it as soon as he thought it was sweet but what was he thinking that a demonic spirit was actually showing a human some sort of affection it was baffling for him to even ask that to himself. 

Yao Hui shook off any compassion that he had felt for the Yao before he couldn't stand by and just watch as Xian Xiao fought the Yao alone besides it was his fault that they were here now. Although Yao Hui found it quite vexing on how Xian Xiao was the one to fight the Yao beast instead of him but Yao Hui didn't have a blade on him or know any sword styles but he could pull his own weight.