The Endless Promise

25. The Duel 1

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Meanwhile, Luoyin and an invisible Yinying were somewhere else in the Xu household, and he met Xu Min, one of Weiyan's cousins.

Xu Min was dressed in the light blue robes of all Yueyan Sect disciples, but since he was from the internal clan, his robes were held together with a silver satin belt, and he wore a matching blue headband with the Sect's emblem in the middle.

"2nd Young Master Zhang!" Xu Min cupped his hand and greeted with a polite bow.

Luoyin cupped his hand and returned his bow. "We're the same age, so how about we skip these formalities from now on?"

Yinying smirked. "Heh! More like you're getting tired of bowing to so many humans!"  He said, knowing only Luoyin could hear him!

Luoyin resisted the urge to glare in his direction.

"Er.... I came today for-."

"Ah, Sect Leader Xu said to expect you." Xu Min said, gesturing towards the inner gate. "The Light Tiger is resting in one of the inner courtyards. Please come with me."

Luoyin and Yinying followed Xu Min to an inner courtyard.

The Xu disciples had outdone themselves preparing a room, comfortable bedding, and as much raw meat as possible, but the tiger preferred to stay out in the courtyard, and had barely touched the food.

"We're not sure what to do." Xu Min confessed. "She won't take on human form, and she's barely eating.

"You've tried your best." Luoyin told him, and dared to pat Xu Min's shoulder.

Xu Min seemed surprised at the contact, but didn't pull away, and Luoyin continued.

"It's not that she won't take on human form. She can't do so without her master's permission."

When they reached the courtyard, Yinying froze, but Luoyin didn't notice, as his own attention was now on Yi Guang, the Light Tiger.

~"You were careless."~ He informed her through telepathy. ~"The seal is too advanced and too dangerous for something like this!"~

~"I was desperate."~ She simply replied.

Yinying suddenly hurried to the Light Tiger. "It was you!" He said, making Luoyin turn to them in surprise. "You're the person I met in my dream state!"

Luoyin nearly staggered backwards.

A dream state was when a powerful being could leave their bodies and roam in spirit form. With Beasts, no one could see, hear, or touch them in that state, but there were rare instances where that was possible, especially if both beasts resonated with each other.

Divine tigers were extremely rare, and Bailong only knew Yinying and Yiguang, so if Yinying really met Yiguang anytime recently...

'Could Yiguang be pregnant for Yinying?!!'

Luoyin caught himself, and after making sure that Yiguang was comfortable, he broke the Seal she had cast on her unborn child, which made her feel even better, and she purred contentedly, allowing Luoyin pet her glorious white fur and scratch behind her ears.

Soon after, Luoyin wrote down a prescription and gave it to Xu Min. "She should drink this twice daily, and her water should be fresh from a river or spring.

"Also, cook her meat properly from now on, with fine spices, if possible! This is someone who lives in Sky Palace... Raw meat won't entice her in the least!"

"U- understood!" Xu Min almost bowed, but caught himself.

Luoyin turned to go.

"Er, 2nd Young Master Zhang!" Xu Min stopped him. "Can I call you 'Zhang Yin'?"