Chapter 12: This Feared Witch Has Become A Disciple?
At first, they replenished each other's cups, and silently sipped their tea; but gradually they entered into a friendly conversation. The atmosphere grew more amiable, and Yu Xuelan slowly broke down her stiff manner. She gobbled down the rice and the refreshments as if she had been starving for years.
"To think Long Wen was going to kill me when I was unconscious," she laughed unsurprisingly as she picked the green beans with her chopsticks.
Wu Zhitian nodded and lowered his eyelids as picked up a scoop of rice slowly. Because of their close proximity, Yu Xuelan took this chance to examine the boy that sat in front of her since his appearance and Long Wen's were just too sudden.
His once black hair was now like fresh snow as if he had been sitting on a mountain under a blizzard storm for years that pale tones washed his entire appearance. Since his skin was so pale, it accentuated his pink lips that were untainted with impurity. He truly seemed like a walking doll.
When he picked up a slice of tofu, his hands were extremely delicate and tender that could make even the most beautiful maiden jealous. Not even her own hands were that smooth.
She had never noticed this before, but his lashes were quite long, longer than an average man's. Every time he lowered his eyes, it would cast a shadow on his lower lid crease, and when he lifted them up again, his turquoise eyes were fully exposed, submerging whoever was gazing straight into them.
Yu Xuelan, "..."
Was she a pervert?
She swallowed a mouthful of rice in shame before continuing, "Well, if she was going to kill me, she should've tried it when I was awake."
The same solemness returned in Wu Zhitian's pale eyes, "Please don't talk about dying so easily like that."
"Ah, sorry."
Yu Xuelan had completely forgotten about her image as a rogue slave and that she was in someone else's body. However, the atmosphere at the Feather Temple provided her with a sense of comfort.
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After eating for quite a while, she realized that even with all the dishes she had consumed, she still felt a big pit in her stomach. It must have been because she hadn't eaten in eight years that years' worth of meals had accumulated into this one day.
Wu Zhitian watched the girl eat to her heart's content. Without realising, a subtle smile formed on his lips, but when their eyes met once again, for only just a brief moment, his posture stiffened and he immediately straightened his lips back.
But it was too late. Yu Xuelan had already noticed his subtle actions and a chuckle escaped her lips.
The boy lowered his eyes to avoid her beaming smile. Although his face was still pale, he felt the heat in his body rise and the similar suffocation from before returned. Something was crawling behind his bare back, and his head blurred with a forgotten warmth.
When he realized it, he slapped himself.
Yu Xuelan blinked confusedly and the boy sat there stiffly in embarrassment, lowering his head to cover his eyes behind his long bangs. Instead of finding it weird, Yu Xuelan laughed at how funny his actions were compared to when they met at Xiao Village.
"Sect Master Wu," Yu Xuelan said as she finished swallowing her food and settled down her chopsticks onto the plate. "Thank you for covering for me that night."
Wu Zhitian shook his head.
"But may I ask, what else did you see?"
There was no response from him, only the look of confusion appeared on his face.
"Oh, so you didn't?" Yu Xuelan looked eagerly at him, hoping he would be clueless about her actions.
Wu Zhitian's mind dozed off in thought for a while before a memory sparked in his mind. "Ah, when you killed that wo-"
"AH AHA HAHHHAH," Yu Xuelan yelled and stood up in a panic as she immediately covered his mouth with her two palms.
Her entire body was drenched in cold sweat like she had soaked in a pond and came out without drying herself. Wu Zhitian flinched, his eyes unmoving, unwavering, gluing himself to the girl who was panicking.
Yu Xuelan realized her imprudent actions and immediately sat back down, clearing her throat, "I apologise."
"No... it's alright," he responded, still feeling flustered as his eyes blinked faster than usual.
"Please hear me out. I have an explanation why I did that," she pleaded.
"It's alright. I won't tell anyone," he said and Yu Xuelan looked at him with droopy eyes. She covered her mouth in guilt, thinking that the man in front of her was too nice that it made her want to tell him even more.
Wu Zhitian slightly tilted his head in confusion as the girl looked at him sobbingly.
"Mn... in return, it's best if you must stay here as a disciple since that man isn't alive anymore."
Yu Xuelan widened her eyes and hesitated, "But..."
She still needed to find the other two that Lin Yuhe wanted dead. If she was stuck at the Feather Temple, then she wouldn't have a chance to search for them at all. And then what? She would die again, of course. Just more brutally this time.
"Long Wen has you under her radar. We cannot be sure if she had informed her father or not, but she can't harm you if you're under our sect."
Yu Xuelan's face instantly dropped when she heard that Long Wen might have been hunting her down and replied without hesitation, "Alright, I will become a disciple of ShenMing Wu."
She would rather live peacefully up in the sky and spend her time searching instead of living down on the ground where Long Wen could pop up in the middle of her sleep. Not to mention, she would receive free shelter and food.
Wu Zhitian reached in his sleeves and handed the commandment paper back to her with half of it still burnt.
"Thank you."
She glanced back up at the white-haired boy and asked, "Are you not going to ask me why I wanted this piece of paper so badly?"
He shook his head, eyes still lowered onto his bowl, and responded with a gentle tone, "You don't need to force yourself to tell me if you don't want to. But you can tell me if you feel comfortable with me knowing."
Yu Xuelan looked at him with droopy eyes and was sure that he was too nice for this cruel world and wanted to protect him like a child. The girl continued to eat as she continued internally sobbing while her heart sunk with guilt.
Every time Wu Zhitian lifted the corner of his lips just slightly, even just a tiny bit, it seemed as if it would be such a foreign thing even though he used to smile so much in the past.
Foreign.
"Sect Master Wu! Sect Master!" an elder called out as he dashed through the pathway that led to the pavilion.
Wu Zhitian turned around and looked down at the elder.
"The Second Young Madam of HaiShen Yu's confidant!"
Yu Xuelan's fingers flinched as a rush of memories she had buried instantly travelled through her blood.
"Her confidant is throwing a fit!"
"Yu Mingling?" Wu Zhitian muttered.
She had finally remembered. Upon hearing that name, Yu Xuelan's breath grew inconsistent, but it wasn't from fear, but disgust.
CREATORS' THOUGHTS 
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xbemoo It hasn't even been four days since her revival, yet she is already meeting someone from the past once again? And this time, they are blood-related!
Summary
HaiShen Yu: Water-based cultivation methods
Yu Xuelan (Daughter of the late Sect Master)
Yu Yang (Current Sect Master and Yu Xuelan's uncle)
Yu Mingling ???
Zheng Long: Earth-based cultivation methods
Long Wen (Daughter of the Sect Master - Yu Xuelan's childhood friend)
Long Rei (inner disciple)
ShenMing Wu: Wind-based cultivation methods
Wu Zhitian (Sect Master)
Wu Ming (inner disciple)
Shu (Mentioned in Book II)
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone