Immortal Ascension Tower - Book 1: Reborn! [CH 1 - 75]

Chapter 73 - You... Do You Consider My Choice Foolish?

The rain fell even harder but, although Te Rin's clothes were now damp with water, not a single drop fell on the figure of the red skinned woman with golden eyes.

The young girl stared upwards and down in disbelief as her mind tried to fill in information so that she could understand what she was witnessing in that very instant.

The two mysterious beings, the hazy man and the illusory woman stared at each other for a while as the earth turned into mud under the assault of the raindrops.

The woman was the first to break the eye-contact, sighing "That nickname, I don't dislike it to the point of sowing bad karma between us. However, you should not try me" the air began to heat up as flames appeared in her dazzling golden eyes "WORKER."

The man's blurry image trembled and, for a split second, a wide grin and two piercing eyes could be seen on the man's face "Now, now... Of course we wouldn't wish for that to happen, Miss Jin"

The woman rolled her eyes and then her attitude turned back into her laid back appearance again "He is so intriguing..."

The man nodded enthusiastically "Yeah! Isn't he just... Beautiful?"

"Don't let me in your twisted sense of beauty, Worker. Your interest is born simply because you see him as a weapon with feelings, an animated object with a consciousness capable of self-awareness..." Jin FengHuang glared upwards "He isn't a sharp blade to be worn at the waist!"

The man's eyes widened "Of course not! Such a beautiful weapon should be used-" Noticing the woman's glare intensifying, the man smirked "Come on, I was just kidding, it was a joke! Don't you trust me, 'Jinn'?"

"Who would trust you, shrewd bastard?" She sighed but then looked up again "At first I wondered why my daughter chose him at first... I guess there was a reason! This boy is indeed quite charming..."

The hazy man nodded, an exited grin the only thing discernible of the blurry figure "I understand the feeling. If I think that I almost lost my chance to witness such a spectacle..." he shivered.

He shook his head, recovering "I will stay here a bit longer, to see what is going on exactly and what brought all these events to the current state. What about you, ?"

The blurry woman pondered for a while then shook her head and bowed deeply "I am afraid I have to decline... You see, if she were to see me, I am afraid she would lose all motivation..."

The man smirked but then nodded "That's fine. Feel free to pass by my 'Level' sometime. I will keep you entertained with a few jugs of bloodfire-liquor of the highest quality!"

The golden eyed woman nodded and then bowed in the direction of the hazy figure in the sky. She then smiled to the spot where Cheng Hao had disappeared to and winked.

"Just go easy on her, would you? I won't hinder you, but she is my daughter after all" she put one of her hands on her chin as if she were pondering and then smiled.

She looked up "I think a few kids would be fine, but please do not go over the three digits! Please tell them that, would you?" The red woman stuck her tongue out then she faded away, leaving behind a stunned hazy figure and an even more shocked Te Rin.

The hazy man's eyes grew wide but then he grinned and rebuked "Eccentric as they say, aren't we..."

He sighed and nodded "I shall deliver the message. Now... Let's see what that boy is up to!" The man waved his hand and then slowly faded, as if he had been absorbed into his surroundings.