Reunion: The Guardians of the Five Elements

Chapter 5

Wang Meng is casually playing on his phone as he sits on the porch ledge, just in front of the entrance where he could see if his friends will be arriving soon. When the day is about to end, that's when he saw Wu Xie and the others walking in with Liu Sang and Black Glasses Ge, unexpectedly. Also, he noticed that no little girl is running towards him to greet him like she always does whenever she returns from somewhere. That's weird. Xiao Mei left with them this morning. Why isn't she with them now? He thought when he noticed the gloomy cloud over them. Well, except for Xiao Ge. He always looks gloomy. But, the others, not so much. Something must have happened. He thought and was about to ask when a hyper voice called from the gates, stopping him. "San Ge!" All looked at the gates to see Kan Jian smiling widely at them and waving excitedly at them. Kan Jian's happy voice made everyone inside smile as if the gloomy cloud wasn't there in the first place. Then they saw Li Jia Le grabbed his shirt preventing him to move any further. "What the-" "Can you quiet down? You can scream all you want when we get inside." Wu Xie smiled widely seeing both of them. "Hey! Nice to see you guys. Come in." As the two younger members of Wu Xie's team come in, Wang Meng immediately prepares a barbeque feast for all of them. Complete with beer, lots of it. His thoughts were forgotten.

The sun has set but their fun is still all out. Wang Meng set their tables and chairs, food, beers, and music system at the garden located at the back of Wu Shanju and here they are, having the time of their lives until Wu Xie signaled Wang Meng to turn the music down and looked at everyone in the table. "Today is not what I expected to happen. Myths?" He chuckled lightly and shook his head after drinking his beer then continued. "I never believe in them since they are fairytales in our work. But now, we're chosen to save the whole world. Can you believe it? To be honest, I've been waiting for an opportunity like this. Finding and unlocking the mystery. Then my aunt showed up suddenly and declared me, Pang Zi, Xiao Ge, Liu Sang, and Black Glasses Ge as the guardians of the five elements with five more which, I think, my Er Shu have told you or maybe someone else did?" Wu Xie looked at the two if his assumption is correct. "Manager Bai told me the gist of it. And that, the fewer people know, the better, safer." Jia Le said as Wu Xie thought and smiled. "Your Manager Bai is right. You know what question I will ask and I'm not forcing anything from the two of you. Whatever you decide, I will understand." "Yeah, and miss the fight you will be having with Manager Bai? Not gonna happen. Besides, I have to make sure this hyper monkey is out of trouble. I still have Master Er Bai's orders to follow." Jia Le said as Kan Jian playfully elbowed him on his abdomen. "You already know my answer San Ge. Let's go save the world!" Kan Jian cheered and raised his glass as the others followed suit, smiling at his innocence and toasted to that.

Kan Jian is the most energetic and the most dramatic boy on the team. He's always on the move. Always on the go. And he hates to be in one place for a long time. Hence, the muscles. Li Jia Le, on the other hand, is the serious and the awkward one between the two. He takes everything as if an order he has to follow without question. A habit he got by living inside Warehouse 11 for a very long time. But, being with Kan Jian, he learned how to be free, to have fun, and to choose what he feels is right. Since Jia Kezi passed away, Li Jia Le felt out of place. No one tried to get to know him because of how awkward he is and his seriousness would always get him into fights. At the very least, he found a friend in Kan Jian. Wu Xie thought as looked at the two in front of him, laughing and teasing one another. He could even see Kezi getting in between them and be the mature one for the three of them. They would be a great trio. Just like us. He thought as he smiled gently at the two and chuckled as he looked at Wang Meng. "Wang Meng, I know you're wondering where Xiao Mei is. Don't worry. He's with Bai Hao Tian and the other girls. Pang Zi needed to cool off for a while. Tomorrow, all of us will be leaving and this expedition will take us a while to finish. You heard Kan Jian said, we're going to save the world." He chuckled and then continued. "Business will continue as usual. You know how to distinguish any artifacts from fake and real. I trust your instincts so if you think that it is fake, even after looking at the item, don't accept it. You know who is the family's competitors. They'll do anything the moment they find out that I left Wu Shanju. So, be careful. My uncle will still be around so you will be protected. I'm not sure for how long will this take but it will still give me some peace of mind that Wu Shanju would still be up and prospering in your care." Wang Meng nodded. "You can count on me, boss."