章 9: A Strange Relationship

Sheng Tian and the Young Woman were silent for moments.

Strangely, Sheng Tian felt an unexplainable feeling towards the girl.

It was like an innate affinity. He was inexplicably drawn towards her.

Like they were past life lovers, or simply knew each other very well in the past.

Sheng Tian felt that it was all pre-ordained and somehow, the threads of fate were linking them together.

After a while, the Girl looked at him and spoke "Xiao Lian."

Her tone still held the same calmness, but now it also carried some curiosity and closeness.

He replied " 'Sheng Tian'. I was just joking earlier about the Main Character, haha." He laughed embarrassedly.

After all, if you say that you are a Main Character to someone from earth, it would be guaranteed that you would be meeting a Psychiatrist the next day followed by a long lecture from your parents, friends and literally, every person who has nothing to do at the moment.

Looking at his reaction, Xiao Lian said softy "It is fine. Maybe it is fate for us to meet. But I really can't believe that I met someone from the earth in this life." she sighed.

Sheng Tian sighed lightly, and asked "Which type are you? "

Xiao Lian was confused "huh?", then she thought of something and got angry. When she was about to scold him, he continued "Are you a transmigrator or Reincarnator? ".

She paused for a moment and seemed to struggle over something. Her expressions underwent from bitter nostalgia to fury followed by desolation and finally calmness.

With an indifferent face, she answered " I reincarnated"

This time it was Sheng Tian who struggled as he said " your age is less than 100 years, right?" his curiosity got the better of him.

Despite her circumstances, this was going down her bottom line. He said something he should never dare to, the age of a Lady!

Angered, she glared at him and said word by word " I just turned 16, you bastard! Do I look like an old hag to you?"

'Oops, I entered the forbidden zone of a lady', 'In conversations' he added at the end to prevent people from making dirty jokes on his pure moral character.

But he knew he had to clean up the mess he created, he smiled and said " See, now you act like a normal 16-year-old girl unlike your previous indifferent attitude. haha." he said as if he meant it.

Truthfully, he saw that she bottled up everything inside her. Somehow, he sensed the loneliness he always had in her eyes.He wanted to cheer her up and let her feel emotions again, even if it meant venting a bit of her anger.

She simply rolled her eyes at him. Sensing the silence between them he said "I just transmigrated a few days ago. And I think I will rock this world in a few years. If you want any help, as a fellow Earthling, I will give you a hand." he gave her his humble promise without forgetting to add " Don't worry, I am a humble man who never goes back on his words"

He felt the need to let her know his character properly and emphasised his qualities so that she will be open when she requests him in the future. She can also learn some moral values from his awe-inspiring personality.

Xiao Lian speechlessly thought ' It doesn't sound humble at all.'.

Sheng Tian said in a calm expression "So, what happened to you? Why are you in your soul form?"

Xiao Lian looked at him in the eye and answered "My Physical body was destroyed.My soul was poisoned and almost destroyed." she didn't seem to be in going to details.

Sheng Tian eyes squinted at the answer. He slowly walked up to her and offered "I don't know if this works but why don't I try something? At least it leaves me with no regrets."

Xiao Lian had no hopes, hence no problem trying.

Sheng Tian stretched his hands to hold her palm. Xiao Lian immediately shrieked back and said as the temperature suddenly fell "Don't touch me."

Sheng Tian saw her hand shiver a little. He sighed. This girl has gone through something terrible that cast a shadow on her heart.

The sight evoked pity deeply buried inside him.

He took a step forward and spoke "I am at the Foundation Realm. So, this is the only way."

Then he smiled lightly and held her palm and started using the Primal Seed. Instantly, a vortex formed in his dantian pulling the profound energy from the surroundings to him.

Xiao Lian trembled a bit when his warm hand caught hers. She wanted to immediately break free, but in the end, she controlled herself. Unknown to her, the gentle touch of his hand gave her the warmth she longed for.

The next second, the profound energy transformed into pure energy from the refinement of the Primal Seed.

However, this energy was not Sheng Tian's unique profound energy. It had a hint of familiarity yet distinctively varied.

This energy traveled Sheng Tian's dantian to his profound veins, which reached his hands.

From the minute pores, the energy traveled into Xiao Lian's palm.

Until a cultivator reaches Profound Realm, they cannot project their internal profound energy.

The only way to transfer Profound energy is physical contact, which is Sheng Tian's current approach.

Xiao Lian was having an indifferent expression since the beginning.

She had no faith that something from a Mortal Realm like Mythical World.

After all, her posion is an absolute nightmare even in...

However, the next second her expression turned into that of utter disbelief.

Because she sensed that the poison in her body was suppressed by a weak yet boundlessly pure force.

Right! The energy Sheng Tian transferred to her was similar to but not exactly Life Force.

He made this discovery a few days ago when he fought the winged mountain tiger. He was overwhelmed by its strength and was losing.

He was heavily injured and was running short of Profound Energy. He had no doubt that if he didn't do something, he would die.

It was at this moment that he subconsciously used Primal Seed. Unexpectedly, after absorbing the energy from the surroundings, the energy given by it started healing him at an incredible rate.

This energy also removes his fatigue. After a bit, Sheng Tian was able to control it so that it refined the surrounding energy and gave his own unique profound energy.

Only then was he able to escape from the clutches of death.

The force from Sheng Tian's profound veins slowly suppressed the posion in her body till a certain point.

Xiao Lian trembled uncontrollably as she experienced the biggest shock of her life.

A few moments later, she heard rough breathing and looked up only to find Sheng Tian's face full of sweat, his legs lightly shaking.

A weak feeling of worry rose in her heart and she hurriedly shook her head "Stop it now."

Sheng Tian collapsed backward on the lotus. And he laughed out.

"I couldn't win it, yet."

Xiao Lian shook her head and said sighing "I didn't expect you can even fight the 'Asura Soul Slaying Poison'."

Sheng Tian chuckled, his head raised high and said "Since we are close friends, why don't you teach me cultivation? I will call you master if you want, but that makes you look old. And in return I will help you dispel the poison once I get strong enough. Win-Win deal, right?"

When Xiao Lian was about to shake her head, Sheng Tian added "And I know your time is definitely limited. With the current suppression, it will at least be doubled.

You should give it a try, after all, you have only one chance."

Xiao Lian bit her bottom lip and her celestial face had a frowned expression, which only served to increase her beauty.

She felt like someone in a dark tunnel for a long time who finally saw a ray of light. She will catch it tight if she believes it can lead her in the right way.

Xiao Lian said shrinking back to her lotus " Will you help me?".

Sheng Tian smiled and said " Yes. I will help you dispel your poison and help you build a physical body too. But I think it takes time till I'm strong enough to do that." He only had some idea in the result of him suppressing the poison. A small part of it seems to be suppressed.

Hearing his words, she let out a sigh. The possibility of him reaching that realm in such a short time is impossible in this world.

If they were in her world, there might be hope, here such thoughts equalled stupidity. But she wanted to give it a try nonetheless because she knew this might be her final chance to do so.

She said in a determined tone " I am willing to take up this as it is my only chance. I can help you improve your realm and teach you profound arts. But it will too much trouble for you, do you really want to do this for a stranger?" This was the main question she was holding back.

After all, once betrayed, she didn't want to trust a fellow human in her entire life.

But this guy simply walked into her life, extended a hand to pull her out of the dark tunnel she was lying in.

He replied " I want to grow stronger to live in this world with a peace of mind, so our interests incline. To be honest, I would have helped you even without that since we are from the same place. Treat it like a gamble for your life.

I can't guarantee you anything except the fact that I might be your only hope. But I will try to help you sincerely. I am not a saint, if it needs me to sacrifice myself, I will just give up. We are not close and I haven't had enough of life yet."

She couldn't take it any more and laughed out uncontrollably and barely managed to say "You are too honest. I am glad to hear those words instead of insincere vows."

Xiao Lian smiled lightly laughed like the sound of bounds chirping. After a while, she said "Stand still for a moment."

She turned into a ray of light entering the lotus she was sitting on. The lotus rapidly shrunk and shot at the top of Sheng Tian's left arm.

He rolled up his sleeve and saw a lotus symbol on his left arm. He touched it but seemed to be the same as his own skin.

He heard a voice from his arm " Oh right, I forgot. Drip a drop of blood."

He did as she said and there was a glow on the lotus symbol. He didn't find any changes to the lotus but suddenly felt a connection to someone. It seemed a bit familiar.

Then her voice sounded again but this time, directly in his mind "With this contract, I can live with you and my poison will involuntarily be supressed by your aura. And we can feel each others presence."

He indeed felt a connection with her. It was like knowing there is someone with you without opening your eyes.

It is a connection on a spiritual level. He can also perceive her basic mood without knowing her thoughts.

It was mind-blowing.

Sheng Tian knew that by doing this, she was keeping herself in an incredibly vulnerable state. He couldn't fathom the girl's intention when she was so scared to have physical contact.

Baffled, he asked her "Why do you trust me?"

The immediate reply was "Because I can't trust anyone else."

He grasped that the reasons are from her past. He would get to know them slowly later on.

Then he remembered something suddenly and asked her " Was that the Glazed Lotus?". He clearly remembered the legend of the mountain.

And she replied " Yes, the one I was sitting was the Snow Glazed Lotus, Countless times rarer than a normal Glazed Lotus. But it is too rare due to being able to have a little healing property to souls and calming effect to mind, unlike the normal Glazed Lotus which can only be used for cultivation."

Sheng Tian nodded. He concluded that her background is definitely extra-ordinary from this.

Soon, he reached the inn.

After the continuous adventures, he was incomparably tired physically and mentally. He collapsed on the bed and slept like a dead pig.

Meanwhile, Xiao Lian who was inside Sheng Tian didn't have an inch of rest.

She was utterly shocked because once she came into his body, her poison was suppressed more than before. She got curious and scanned his body involuntarily.

Except finding the toughness and width of his profound veins are way above his realm and his dantian is also way above the perfect one she knew, she found nothing.

But the most surprising thing was she felt threatened when she used her Divine sense. The danger was a fleeing cloud, faint yet real. It was as if once she crossed a certain line, she would be annihilated without a shred of resistance.

And the most astonishing part is, however, the fact that she couldn't find anything. That means no one in this world could. She was sure that this is too much of a secret to him but he still let her be.

This showed how much he trusted her. As this thought crossed her mind, Xiao Lian had a strange feeling. The feeling of being trusted.

She didn't say it loud, but she was happy.

When the sun rose the next day, Sheng Tian woke up lazily and yawned. It is not that his body needed more sleep but he just liked sleeping.

Then he heard a cold voice muttering "Lazy pig". Even though it is faint, he still heard it and knew who the speaker was.

A playful smile formed on his face as he snickered "Yeah, the one who sleeps in my body the whole time. She is the lazy pig."

Xiao Lian always showed her calm and indifferent side to the outsiders hiding her true self. Xiao Lian was just muttering to herself about Sheng Tian's laziness when she saw his expression of extreme comfort.

Unexpectedly, he heard her and even scolded her in return.

Almost involuntarily, forgetting to keep the mask she always did, she replied with a snort " Says a certain someone sleeping till noon to a Young Miss diligently cultivating."

He replied calmly, amused with the direction their conversation is heading "Yes, yes little miss. You diligently cultivate sleeping like a lazy pig." He may lose in a fight with fists, but in a verbal fight: No Way. He had to show her who is the boss.

And they bickered with each other for a while and Sheng Tian finally laughed. He seemed to be happy and cheerful. The smile on his face showed genuine happiness. He was enjoying her presence.

Xiao Lian asked curiously as the indifference in her voice started to wane "What happened? Are you laughing at me?" Even though after that incident, she became indifferent to everything, it was just a "Mask" she put on to avoid others to see her true self, the one with innocence and naivety of a normal 16-year-old.

She didn't know much about the world outside, people, relationships such as friends, lovers, comrades, etc.

She only knew one thing: Cultivation. It was too late when the hatred in her heart bloomed and she had to fight back.

Sheng Tian answered her question with a smile " I feel that having an annoying girl with me is not totally boring."

Xiao Lian went silent for a moment before she smiled comparing her silent painful life in the cave and the cheerful childish life here, and said: " Hmph! Who is annoying?