YILING PATRIACH'S PROTECTOR

13

Its been two days after that celebration, somehow, I saw myself getting dragged to a waterfall cave Xianxian discovered earlier.

"Jiejie! I remembered! You said you have cold Qi right? I tried to cultivate here before I tag you along, My Qi and the Qi of this place hurts me bad, Does this means its Cold Qi? Can you see?"- He asked me, I closed my eyes and spread my spiritual energy inside the cave. My energey hit a strong barrier. I pushed my spiritual enegery at one spot, trying to break in, but it back fired towards me. I lurched and puke blood. Coughing as I was supported by Xianxian. What was that? Behind that barrier, something omnious and somewhat familiar was locked there... I want to know.... but why is my body suddenly unresponsive and weak? Huh?

"I guess its no good- We'll go now, Hold tight Jiejie"- he carried on his arms and rushed off. My mind was muddled and I vaguely sense a thread of that barrier clamping and merging around my Qi...

"Xianxian.." You have to take me back...

"Jiejie, are you okay? JIEJIE? JIEJIE! WAKE UP! AH DAMN I MESSED UP!"

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"WHAT DID YOU DO AGAIN?! WHY IS LIANHUA IN BED AND NOT WAKING UP?!"- Madame Yu lashed out on Wei Ying after she look at Lianhua's state. Wei Ying kept silent looking guilty while the others came after another.

"Jiejie!"

"Lianhua Jiejie!"

"Lianhua!"

Yanli, Cheng and Master Feng hovered over the maiden whose in deep sleep.

"TELL US WHAT HAPPENED! HOW CAN YOU LET LIANHUA GET IN TROUBLE! AFTER ALL SHE HAS DONE TO HELP YOU CULTIVATE! THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY HER?! KNEEL!"- Madame Yu's lightning whip strike on Wei Ying that made him groan and scrunched his face up in pain as he kneeled.

"Wei Ying! What did you do this time?! Putting Lianhua jiejie in such demise!"- Cheng shouted in anger as he hold the cold hands of Lianhua.

"...." Master Feng didn't comment. Yanli stood up and kneel next to Wei Ying to inquire.

"Ah-Xian, Where did you both go? Tell me? We'll help Jiejie okay? We'll wake her up,"- Yanli tried to convince him.

"T-The Cave b-behind the Grand Waterfalls... S-Shijie, I-I didn't do it on purpose... I-I thought the Qi around there was C-Cold Qi that Jiejie told me before... but when we go there, S-She got hurt and then fall into this state! I surveyed that whole perimeter! Nothing can make her fall in that state but when her Qi went back to her, She suddenly puke blood and fainted! I didn't know- Shijie I didn't know!"- Wei Ying cried as he slumped on the floor.

"Gather a group of cultivators from Yuan Dan Ranks! Take a palaquin and Transfer Lady Lianhua there! Call five hidden guards and we'll set off to Grand Waterfalls!"- Madame Yu immediately ordered.

The whole family with the cultivators and hidden guards went to the Grand Waterfalls. Stopping near the shore. The water was ice cold with low fogs covering the surface of the waters. Only the steep and sharp heads of large boulders can be seen atop of the fog. Madame Yu went down first, before Cheng, Yanli then Master Feng. Wei Ying rode his sword and jump down next to the palaquin. Moving the thin curtains to the side, His eyes shows worry as Lianhua's body moved from unresponsive state to curled up in pain.

Lianhua grunts in pain. Her eyes shut tight, lips bitten between her teeth making her bleed, her fists are clenched tight. This makes Wei Ying uneasy even more!

"J-Jiejie!"- His shout make everyone turn towards their direction. Madame Yu rushed and shove him away, going up in the palaquin and trying to soothe Lianhua's pain.

"Lianhua... Lianhua wake up, Lianhua!"- Madame Yu shouted as she tried to make her up.

"S-Shijie, Don't make Jiejie go inside the cave! She was in terrible pain when we left there! Don't make her suffer more!"- Everyone's head turn again as they watched Wei ying begged to his Shijie.

"A-Ah xian I don't know, We still have to try,"- Yanli said to him.

"Shijie no! Jiang Cheng! Tell them to stop! Jiejie will be in great pain!"- Wei Ying shouted at Cheng but was met with a glare,

"If it wasn't for you dragging her off! How would she be in such a state! Shut up! Don't meddle anymore!"

"No! Stop! Uncle! Uncle don't let them take her in! Uncle! Uncle believe me!"- Wei Ying cries out to Master Feng who helped on moving Lianhua closer towards the waterfalls.

"You! If it wasn't for you, Why would Lianhua fall in such state! Shut up! Don't talk and don't move!"- madame Yu angrily shouted at him as she move to join them on the waterfalls.

"No! Don't go there! Jiejie! Jiejie! Lianhua Jiejie!"

"Make that fool stop! So annoying!"- Madame Yu glared back at the cultivators as they moved and tried to subdue Wei Ying.

"Let me go! Stop! Jiejie! Jiejie! Jie-Uhmph! Hmmph! Ngh!"- Wei Ying desperately cried out as he watch them go inside the cave.

Cheng also wanted to come in but leaving his jiejie alone will not make him feel at ease so he stay behind. Glaring at Wei Yong's way, his eyes slightly soften because of this idiot's desperate face.

"You, take that plug from his mouth and let him speak."- Cheng watched as Wei Ying coughs before calling out for Lainhua again.

"Jiejie! Jiejie! Lianhua Jiejie!"

"Its pointless, You wont be heard like that"

"Jiang Cheng! I want to follow them! What if something bad happens?!"- Wei Ying asked him that made him feel uneasy,

"Stop saying those things!"

They waited for hours and hours.... Nobody came out still...

The night has came, still no one came out of the cave.

"JIANG CHENG!"

"I SAID NO DAMNIT! STOP MAKING ME PANIC!"

"Ah-Xian! Ah-Cheng! Stop it!"- Yanli's voice echoed as the two stopped and look at her.

"Lianhua jiejie is still there with Mother and Father, they are strong, nothing bad will happen to them."- Yanli assured the two.

They all tried to patiently wait. One day turns to two.... turns to four.... they cannot wait anymore...

"You two, You have to go to Qishan now. I'll take care of the Lotus Cove and wait for Mother and Father,"- Yanli sent them to the pier. Jiang Cheng and Wei Ying look at each other in doubt. They want to stay but they can't... The Wen Clan might just brazenly eradicate their sect and everyone they care about.

"We'll go now... Take care, Shijie...."- Wei Ying bow down to her.

"Take Care Jiejei,"- Jiang Cheng bow down to her and then they left.

Yanli patiently waited for her parents. But something feels wrong....

She look down at the lotus flower on the pond, her mind lost in thought.

"Lianhua...Lotus flower..."

After few more days, Madame Yu and Master Feng came back. Looking at her parents, nothing seems wrong. Everything went back to normal... yet the unease in her heart didn't left.