Reunion: The Guardians of the Five Elements

Chapter 13

"You know, there's a way we can check them all out without walking around." I looked at her, eyes glimmering in excitement as I wait for her to continue. "Follow me." She said smiling widely while walking, or more like brisk walking, towards the garden located in the middle of the hotel. Curious and confused, I followed her, leading me towards a bench already seated and patting the space beside her. I walked over to her and sat at the space she indicated for me.

The garden is made in an oval-like design with bushes to indicate the outline. A classical marble fountain in the center with different flower bed and plants cover the whole garden to make it more relaxing. Just the feel of the place, combined with the hotel and the mountain, are all in balance. "Beautiful, isn't it? I just saw this place when we entered the hotel. Nobody notices this when I looked over the window a while ago so the place will be ours until they start noticing it. Which is a perfect place for the two of us to do our scouting." I looked at her as she handed me a wireless headset. Confused, I stared at her making her giggle. I caught myself smiling at her sweet laugh and instantly change it. Good thing she didn't see it. "It's a headset where you put it over your head to your ears." I roll my eyes at her. "I know what it is. I just don't know why do I have to wear it? How will I hear them if this thing keeping me from doing it?" She laughed softly at my comment almost, almost making me smile. "You're too anxious. Just relax. You won't be able to hear them if you're like that. Also, you won't hear yourself thinking too much. Anyway, this headset is an experimental device made by experts abroad and Nuwa Jìe brought it here to test it. She gave this to me before leaving. It might help you cover a much larger ground than before. Well, it is still in the experimental stage so if there bugs and flaws, we can record them for adjustments later on when we get home." She explained while putting the headset over me. Not that I needed help but, her actions are all so new to me that I can't help but enjoy her attention she's giving me. Then she smiled at me and softly said, "Now, all you have to do is concentrate. I'm not sure if the headset should be used in the center of the vicinity or area but, it's worth a shot, right? Also, nobody would suspect anything from us, don't worry."

I looked at her soft smile and switched my headset on getting me surprised beyond words. I can hear everything, even the soft sounds they emit in their steps, breathing, and the wind that is softly cascading around us. When I turned to the girl beside me, she is just smiling at me, happy at my amazement. Then she gave me a pencil and a sketch pad as she gestured me to write what I can hear. Then I thought, 'What if I can make a larger and detailed map? Or anything that can help us before setting out inside the mountain? Wait. Is that what she was trying to tell me?' With that in my mind, I looked at her, meeting her encouraging smile. I chuckled at her and nodded, telling her that I understand what she meant. Suddenly, there was a short pause in her movements. It was just for a brief moment. Her heartbeat pounded loud, the loudest that I heard from her so far, and her breathing. Her intake of breath hitched as if she gets surprised by something. But, there's nothing that can cause her that. Unless, she's having one of her visions but, the time frame of her visions is not that short. She usually takes a minute or two before calming down. This, this time, it's different. Now, she's back to normal. Smiling so angelic, matching her careful movements, as she sat comfortably beside me and open her book where she had left of it. I can't help wonder, am I enjoying her presence so much that I can't even shove her away like I usually do to others? I thought as I start working when I heard a very distinctive voice. Also, 'What do they mean be careful around us? Isn't it the other way around?'

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"Is he asleep?" Huo Dao Fu looked at Wu Xie and nodded getting everyone to sigh in relief. After Bo Sying's capture by an unknown force and the appearance of Li Ju Lai and then disappearing once she told them a clue, Liu Sang immediately on the move. Going deeper to the tomb without caution. They were lucky though that the places they all looked and covered are all safe. No traps and enemies, which is concerning on Wu Xie's part. But, he's still thankful that they are all safe, still. Only, Liu Sang didn't stop for a rest when all of them are. He's desperate. Because, of all the places they have gone to, Bo Sying wasn't any of them. Even after Chu Chu and Bai Hao Tian told him that she will be fine and that she can handle herself since the girls have been training for this adventure, he didn't listen. Instead, Liu Sang kept on insisting to push on. Wu Xie was the one who ordered Zhang Qi Ling to make him sleep, with the help of Huo Dao Fu's sleeping spray. If they didn't, Liu Sang will be too exhausted if danger rises.