Yin Yunyang was stunned when he asked that "What do you mean boy? Have you met me before? When? Where?"
Tang Xilong saw the surprise on her face and shook his head "Sorry you're not the one I am looking for, my mistake. Sorry for bothering you Elder Yin"
Tang Xilong took Tang Xie'er and went to the side of the condor
Yin Yunyang watched them move away but felt like she knew the boy who spoke then she thought 'Why would he ask such a question, I haven't been out of the sect since that incident or could he be... ? No it's not possible, Ah Xu is dead and I confirmed that with my own eyes so he can't be her since Ah Xu is a girl and this guy is obviously not a girl. Oh I failed her"
Tang Xie'er asked "Xi Hehe, that woman is a devilkin like us, does that mean she's family?"
Tang Xilong shook his head "No, I am your only family and you are my only family. You are not to talk or answer to anyone else except me, okay?"
Tang Xie'er nodded "Understood Xi Gege"
Tang Xilong patted his head "It's good to have such an obedient younger brother like you with me"
Then two people came over to Tang Xilong and one of them said "Excuse me, please can you sit over here?"
Without even looking back, Tang Xilong answered "Must you sit here? If you must then please don't"
The one who first spoke said "Am sorry but the other spaces are close to the gossipers and we don't wanna be involved in their talks. This side is relatively quiet and we promise not to disturb you"
Tang Xilong said as he turned around "Then go sit with the elder then"
The person said "We're scared of her aura, she's a devilkin and we've never been around a devilkin before talk less of a pretty strong one like her"
When Tang Xilong saw who he was speaking with, he almost fell off if Tang Xie'er hadn't caught him in time 'Ahh what sort of shitty thing is this? Why are these girls talking to me for freak's sake!'
Chen Fuxiu frowned when she saw him space out "Hey, dude, we only wanna sit. And we are even being polite to ask-"
But before she could finish her sentence, Tang Xilong grabbed Tang Xie'er and went to sit by Elder Yin's side
Yin Yunyang was surprised "Oh you're here again?"
Tang Xilong said "We're just here to sit not talk, Elder Yin"
Yin Yunyang pouted "You're pretty rude boy, coming and going as you please"
Tang Xilong closed his eyes and rested his head on Tang Xie'er's lap "Am sorry but I wasn't raised to have manners, throw me off or deal with it, am sleepy. Xie'er wake me when we get there"
Tang Xie'er nodded "Yes, Xi Gege"
Yin Yunyang laughed "You're pretty smug. Fine I'll just have to deal with it"
Chen Fuxiu wanted to stomp her feet but Zhen Subai stopped her "We're on a sensitive condor, if you stomp your feet on her angrily. She might let out a sonic cry and sound attacks are literally your weakness"
Chen Fuxiu scoffed "Fine I won't stomp but that guy's just too rude"
Zhen Subai sat down while saying "Everyone has a reason for their actions so we shouldn't judge a book by its cover. We must face everything calmly with a rational mind or we will get into useless fights with those who aren't worth our time"
Chen Fuxiu sat down too with a snort "Fine then, I'll be the bigger person and act like nothing happened"
Zhen Subai smiled as she swung her legs back and forth
Chen Fuxiu then spoke up "But you can't be all tolerating everytime. Sometimes you have to use violence to let others know that you aren't a pushover"
Zhen Subai replied "Hnn, I know that's what you're for Ah Xiu. You're the brawn and am the brain, we go just right!"
After half a day of flight, The condor stopped right above an island then landed at the foot of a mountain in between a multitude of trees so one of them asked "Ehnn why did we stop here, this isn't the All The Way Sect"
Yin Yunyang turned to face everyone while kicking Tang Xilong slightly but no one noticed that except four people, Tang Xilong, Tang Xie'er, Chen Fuxiu and Ying Tingting
Chen Fuxiu rolled her eyes and thought 'Heh, good for him'
Ying Tingting wondered 'Who is this guy sleeping that Yin Yunyang didn't kick him off the condor but slightly shook him awake with her foot, they must be close'
Tang Xilong sat up but didn't stand up like the rest and since Tang Xilong didn't stand up, Tang Xie'er didn't either
Yin Yunyang didn't mind and said "So now it's time for all of you to go through a little test, get past the mountains and you'll reach All The Way Sect. You only have seven days now get off my bird"
Everyone was shocked but before anyone could ask a question, Yin Yunyang released her aura and chased everyone off the bird but two didn't run
Yin Yunyang looked at them "My aura didn't affect you two?"
Tang Xilong dusted his clothes as he stood up "Guess am special. Come on Xie'er let's go"
Then Tang Xilong and Tang Xie'er got off the condor under Yin Yunyang's watchful eyes 'This boy seems familiar but I can't put a finger on it'
The condor disappeared into the skies and only Yin Yunyang's voice was left "There are dangerous beasts at night so you guys better start running"
When they heard that, the candidates started running up the mountain but six people didn't go up
Xia Qianyu laughed and asked "Why didn't you guys run up?"
Chen Fuxiu snorted "Only gullible fools like those people would actually run"
Ying Tingting said "But how are we going to get there before seven days if we don't run"
Zhen Subai said "It is known that there are seven mountains in a straight line which leads to the All The Way Sect which isn't in a mountain but is a vast land and on the side of the mountains are swamps in which lay strong Man-eating species and other foes of cultivators as that so we can't take that route"
Tang Xilong rolled his eyes and held Tang Xie'er's hand as they walked past the four
When he walked past Ying Tingting and she patted Tang Xilong on the shoulder to ask something, Tang Xie'er immediately attacked
Ying Tingting was pushed away a few meters but was successfully caught by Xia Qianyu and he asked "Hey, what's your-"
Everyone was shocked including Tang Xilong and Tang Xie'er themselves. Tang Xie'er had grown in size to three meters
When he calmed down, he shrunk back to normal and Tang Xilong held his shoulders "Xie'er, what's wrong with you? Why did you suddenly attack her when she touched me and why did you grow in size at the same time?"
Tang Xie'er had tears in his eyes "Xi Gege, I-I don't know.. am sorry I didn't mean to hurt anyone"
Tang Xilong hugged the sobbing Tang Xie'er in his arms as he patted his back "There there, it's alright, it wasn't your fault"
Xia Qianyu held Ying Tingting up as they walked towards them and he asked "Hey, what's up with your friend, why did he attack Miss Ying like that?"
Tang Xilong glared at him "Do I look like I know why?"
Chen Fuxiu rolled her eyes "A rude guy and his rude friend, what a perfect match"
Tang Xilong scoffed at her "Piss off kitty cat"
Chen Fuxiu was infuriated "You-!!"
Zhen Subai held Chen Fuxiu down "Guys am sure he didn't mean to, he is a devilkin but doesn't mean he is cruel. There are times when a devilkin's bloodline responds to danger and you touched his friend and he mistakes it as an attack, he was just being protective that's all. It happens to beastkins too, my friend Fuxiu here has done this to others before accidentally"
Tang Xilong was confused 'But Tang Xie'er isn't a real devilkin so what was that all about?'
*{System: The Zichao is very protective of their masters and if someone they don't know just touched their master out of nowhere, they have an automatic response to attack}
Tang Xilong looked at the crying boy in his arms and sighed 'Aii, you delicate thing can even attack now'
Tang Xilong then asked 'But why don't I feel any strength or aura coming off him?'
*{System: The Zichao cannot attack their masters and they lose all strength when they touch their master so they don't break a bone but Zichao's in human form are always one level below their master and since he took up the devilkin form, he is in the second level early stage so that's pretty strong which means that crane girl should either be in second level or has a strong artefact with her since she isn't severely injured}
Ying Tingting nodded "I felt that was the case too, he is pretty strong but thank goodness my inner armor shielded my vital organs so am alright, Qianyu what the heck are you fussing about?"
Xia Qianyu dropped his head down "Sorry, Miss Ying and sorry for my actions err.. what are your names though?"
Zhen Subai spoke up first happily "Am Zhen Subai of Zhen mortal noble family and this is my best friend, Chen Fuxiu"
Chen Fuxiu turned her head away "Hi"
Xia Qianyu greeted them "Am Xia Qianyu of Xia mortal noble family and this is Miss Ying Tingting of Ying beastkin noble family"
Ying Tingting bowed to them slightly "Nice to meet you lot"
Zhen Subai and Chen Fuxiu immediately returned the bow then Chen Fuxiu said in shock "Miss Ying of Ying family, no wonder those wings were somewhat familiar, I have seen you and your brothers passed by my street once. It is a pleasure to meet you"
Ying Tingting nodded "Me too, Fuxiu meimei"
Zhen Subai said "Qianyu from Xia family? We met a few times when we were kids, right? You changed so much that I don't even recognize you"
Xia Qianyu felt shy "Zhen Jie, of course I changed, I had to since my past look wasn't really something to look at"
Then the four of them turned to look at Tang Xilong and Tang Xie'er who had stopped crying
Tang Xilong sighed "What, I have to introduce myself too?"
Ying Tingting said "It's basic courtesy when facing others"
Chen Fuxiu laughed "Or I could just call you Shabi, it's pretty fitting"
[Shabi means idiot]
Tang Xilong rolled his eyes "My name is Tang Xilong and this is my younger brother, Tang Xie'er. We have no parents and we're not from any noble family so bear with my rude mouth and my younger brother not talking to you when you speak to him"
Chen Fuxiu sneered "Oh me too so bear with my rude conduct but sadly, I thought the name Culu de Jiahuo fit you better
(Culu de Jiahuo means rude dude)
Tang Xilong laughed "The name Shabi Kitty fits you much more though"
Chen Fuxiu ran towards him "Oh you are gonna get it this time!"
When Chen Fuxiu got closer, Tang Xie'er frowned and grew in size but when he was about to attack, Zhen Subai immediately used her whip to pull the raging kitty cat back "Tang Xie'er, hehe no violence please"
Tang Xie'er still wanted to attack but Tang Xilong patted his leg and he shrunk back
Tang Xilong said "Keep your kitty in check and I'll keep my brother in check"
Zhen Subai nodded "For sure for sure"
Ying Tingting spoke up "Okay so let's go"
Xia Qianyu was puzzled "We run too? Cause that's literally the fastest way to get past the mountain before nightfall"
Ying Tingting brought out something from her ring "I have a better way"
Chen Fuxiu had calmed down then questioned what Ying Tingting had brought out "A.. what is this?"
Ying Tingting threw it in the air "It's a cloud for riding like a bird, A Soaring Cloud actually"
Zhen Subai was surprised "Wow your family gave you a few strong artefacts, my parents said I should be able to get in on my own without any extra assistance"
Xia Qianyu said "My family too gave me a few artefacts but they're all for attacking tho"
Tang Xilong rolled his eyes "It's so great to have a rich background"
Ying Tingting jumped onto the cloud and said to everyone "Come on, guys hop on"
Zhen Subai and Chen Fuxiu hopped into the cloud then when Xia Qianyu was about to get on, he saw Tang Xilong and Tang Xie'er walking away then he called out to them "You two had better come along if you wanna get there quickly, the forest is truly dangerous at night"
Tang Xilong stopped and turned back "Oh why should we, we're all strangers"
Zhen Subai said "We introduced ourselves to each other so we're all friends now of course we want to help"
Ying Tingting and Xia Qianyu nodded
Chen Fuxiu just sneered and looked away "Bothersome"
Tang Xilong shaked his head "Sorry I don't do friends, I'll get there just in time, wait and see"
Chen Fuxiu snorted "What's his deal?"
Ying Tingting sighed as the cloud rose up onto the skies "I guess he has been through too much since their parents died so he doesn't trust anyone"
Xia Qianyu said "Maybe his parents were murdered by someone close to them so he doesn't want to get close to anyone since he has trust issues"
Zhen Subai spoke up "I kinda feel sympathetic for him"
Chen Fuxiu looked downcast "Me too"
The other three looked at her in shock
Chen Fuxiu shouted "What! Can't I be nice to!? Even though the bastard's so infuriating I could tear him apart if I had the chance... I understand what he's going through, my parents died by the hands of their own family cause the family didn't support their marriage so I ran away to the mortal realm and it took a long while before I warmed up to Zhen Subai who found me when I was little.. a kitty can be sad too okay!"
Zhen Subai chuckled as she patted Chen Fuxiu's head "It really took a while and a lot of scratch marks before we became friends but now we are as close as sisters and nothing can change that"
Chen Fuxiu smiled softly
Xia Qianyu sighed "Some people just haven't been loved properly so they grew up distant.. it's sad seeing things like that"
Ying Tingting spoke up "This cloud will take five days to reach the entrance of All The Way Sect and we will wait until the seventh day there for him so we can show that we are his friends and there's no way he won't be touched by our actions"
The other three agreed
Tang Xie'er asked "Xi Gege, why didn't we go with them? It would definitely save on your energy"
Tang Xilong sighed "Two reasons, naturally I don't trust them as of yet and the system informed me of a spiritual beast in the area of course I had to get it"
Tang Xie'er nodded with an "oh"
Tang Xilong then asked "System, how far are we from the beast?
*{System: Well just a few more kilometers and you'll reach the hole}
Tang Xilong was stunned "It's in a hole? What type of beast is it?"
*{System: It's... Hehe, how about I just tell you when you see it cause it's the only beast in that hole and if you don't get it out of there tonight, it will finally become prey to the other beasts which have been eying it for a while}
Tang Xilong was confused "Finally? What do you mean finally?"
*{System: As it is a spiritual beast, it is not given birth to like other beasts instead it is grown out of a sentience left by a very high level beast but during the growth process from a sentience to a beast, the aura of that high level beast is still there so other animals have to stay away from it but when it is finally out of its cocoon, the sentience aroma will spread as the higher aura disappears so for the first day of the beast, it is in danger and will die but this one has already grown and will be rid of the aroma by midnight.}