Sound of wetness and the bloody scent all around. His body felt heavy as if something was lapping him. Bai Chun heard the sound of breath. He opened his eyes.

Fong Leng?

Fong Leng’s arm wrapped around him. His shoulder soaked with blood. His top part overlapped Bai Chun’s body. He was frowning in pain but no sign of crying.

Bai Chun provoked him ‘Teacher, wake up’

‘Uhn…’ Fong Leng moaned lightly. His tall body curled up tiny. His head cuddled Bai Chun’s chest. His uninjured arm tighten around making him ache his back.

Bai Chun looked at him frowning. Familiar feeling filled him up.

Calm down. That’s the past…

Bai Chun called him again. He shaked Fong Leng’s uninjured shoulder lightly ‘Teacher’

Fong Leng closed his eyes tight. Moaned quietly again.

Bai Chun gulped. His thoughts were messed up. He frowned.

He called with a hoarse voice ‘...Xiao-Leng (1)’

(1 Xiao in Chinese means small. So Xiao-Leng means Little Leng calling the person in a cute way.)

Fong Leng was suddenly shocked, he woke up instantly. He then flinched in pain. Bai Chun asked ‘Teacher, why are you hurt?’

Fong Leng sighed in relief. He then looked round and answered ‘We are in a dream. I am hurted before entering. So I am now injured too.’

Bai Chun knew, his back ache too. Last incarnation too. He came in with injuries. He continued to ask ‘How do we get out of here?’

He came in alone last time. He was forced to watch his own nightmare of his childhood. He screamed and screamed. Not knowing when he got out.

‘Two ways. One, outsider helps. Two, get rid of it here, destroy its soul.’ Fong Leng answered, he also added. ‘Be cautious. If you hurted here, it will affect your real body. Both mentally and physically. You must not be scared.’

Bai Chun frowned, last time he was unconscious, screaming. Then it must be an outsider choice.

Then who? Fong Leng? The only one who can help me at Lu’s house was him...right?

Fong Leng stood up wobbly. He held his injured shoulder firmly. Seems that he couldn't move any inches. He still asked ‘Are you injured?’

Bai Chun answered carelessly ‘Just a lashed wound slightly opened. Don’t mention it.’

Fong Leng frowned. His lips sealed tight. His cold long finger wiped to clean a drop of blood on Bai Chun’s face. He said ‘I–’

Suddenly, there was a scene of a town out of nowhere in the darkness. Fong Leng’s words were interrupted.

A dream started.

But it wasn’t what he remembered, the scene showed Shan town! A red-light district! Before he was lashed!

The Citizens' faces were empty. The demon must have limited power which couldn’t make a fully detailed dream. In the no-face crowd, there was a boy with a face. He was Bai Chun.

This dream was made for whom? Him? Or Fong Leng?

The dreamed Bai Chun stopped in front of the candy shop ‘Uncle. I want a bundle of candy. How much?’

‘Ten copper coin, young master’

Bai Chun happily kept the candy. He then went to one of the tea shops in the middle of the red-light district. He ordered ‘Missie! A pot of tea please’

Bai Chun’s face was handsome, he was also wearing young master clothes. When the owner saw her patron, she quickly served tea. She sat beside him ‘Here you go young master. Do you want anything else?’

‘Two grilled dough and beef fried with chili…and another two more beef fried with chili take home.’

There was a rule forbidding disciples to go to a love hotel and lots of tea shops in the red-light district were. But he still sneaked to come here because of the food’s taste.

A few minutes later, his ordered food was served. Bai Chun munched a grilled dough and the beef, the taste satisfied him.

The owner sat beside him again ‘Bai young master, you went here several time….you don’t want any other service? You know? The second floor here is–’

Bai Chun interrupted ‘Sorry. But no interest.’

The owner softened her voice. Her arms tightened around the boy’s arm, leaned her chest against him. ‘Missie as I recommended that you will love it. Why don’t let me to be the first who teach young master–’

Bai Chun freed his arm fiercely ‘Excuse. Don’t touch me.’

The owner lost her confidence but still didn’t leave his side. She called out her employee. ‘Did the young master dislike me? Then how about A-Shi?’

A-Shi was the prettiest girl in this tea shop. She sat down beside Bai Chun too. Her boobs were huge. She wore a few pieces of clothes showing off her skin. Her hands trailed Bai Chun’s shoulder.

‘Bai young master really is handsome as the owner said. If you are the second, no one will be the first’.

She was always self-esteem. Men always loved her. She used chopsticks to clamp beef and tried to feed the boy.

Bai Chun wasn’t delightful, he was annoyed. He was going to pushed her away but there was a voice calling him

‘Bai Chun’

He raised his head. There was Fong Leng who was frowning hard. His sharp eyes looked at him, who was between two women.

Bai Chun watched this scene boringly. He tried to see Fong Leng’s expression. But he didn’t let him see what he was thinking.

At that time, Bai Chun was suspected of going to town frequently. There was news about Bai Chun in the red-light district. Fong Leng, who was his teacher, had to watch his behavior secretly.

And this situation led to misunderstanding.

‘Teacher! I didn’t! I-” Bai Chun hurriedly pushed women away. Fong Leng grabbed his wrist and dragged him along instantly. He didn’t get a chance to pick up take away food either. ‘Teacher!’

The owner and A-Shi were shocked, they even forgot to ask for the bill.

The scene now changed from the red-light district to Bai’s clan punishment yard.

With the sound of lashing, the boy was crying. Bai Chun was forced to kneel. Heavy wood hit him, filling his back with wounds

‘A-Chun…why are you doing this…’ Bai Zhili, master of the Bai clan, Bai Qiang’s father, his uncle, said with disappointment.

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Bai Chun shook his head. Tears poured down his cheeks.

‘*sniff* No! I didn’t do anything bad. Please believe me. Uncle…Auntie…Teacher…’

Bai Chun was telling the truth but the punishment continued, no one listened to his words.

Fong Leng looked up at him quietly, he stood near his uncle and aunt. Even Bai Qiang was just looking at him worriedly, he wasn’t brave enough to help him.

Between the words from the boy who was charged and the grand master. No one believed in him.

Bai Chun just watched himself get lashed absent-minded. Seeing himself crying was kind of funny after all.

When you grow up, you will encounter more heartbreaking situations. That made this a small problem.

How about Fong Leng?

Bai Chun sneakingly watched him again. But he only stood still.

But he didn’t see that Fong Leng’s fist clenched.

The scene was twisted and ended. Black smoke appeared out of nowhere. Its voice was harsh ‘What! This memory wasn’t enough?’

Bai Chun shouted ‘Shut up! Get the damned–’

Fong Leng stopped him, he whispered ‘Cool down. We had to wait for chances.’

Bai Chun clenched his fist. The demon shouted back ‘What are you talking! Argn! Which memory will affect you!’

The demon was quiet for a moment. Then, its voice filled with confusion and shock. ‘Wha…you…why did your memory so crooked?..Are…are you really in a normal teacher-disciple relationship?’

Bai Chun flinched. His memory contained the last incarnation’s memory. It must be suspicious that the little boy had dark, dark stories. A story of him in his twenties. A story of him killing people.

It must not be seen!

He glimpsed at Fong Leng who just stood still, closed eyes.

The demon sounded moody ‘Urghhh! Whatever! How about this!’

The darkness changed to the scene of Bai’s saber practice yard.

Bai Chun was stunned, heartbreaking.

In a dream world, there was Bai Chun, but a little older. He crazily drew swords. He loudly screamed. His eyes were shining red. He looked inhuman. At the opposite side, there was a man in white clothes standing.

This event!!??

He screamed in his mind. He MUST killed that demon before the dream showed anything more than this!

He panicked. No weapon. Not sure of using spells. As he was panicking, Fong Leng made a move.

Fong Leng whispered him ‘Calm down. If you panic, your mind will be weakened. The demon will control your mind easier…I will eliminate it’

Fong Leng drew light blue spells with his finger. A magic ring appeared on the ground.

‘What the!?’ the demon screamed. The black smoke changed into a physical body. When it lost its concentration, the dream scene vanished.

The ground was luminicense blue. Fong Leng took out his Qiankun bag. He grabbed the silver saber, the light blue respiration covered the sharp. He drew his saber fluently even with bad injuries.

It was a Qingchu saber!

Bai Chun gulped as he looked at it. He didn’t see this saber for a long time. It was as powerful as he remembered.

The demon looked at them panicking. Qingchu slashed its shoulder. It screamed with pain. ‘Ahh! true-self spell!? When did you cast it!?’

Fong Leng left the question unanswered. He stabbed it in the stomach. As he killed the demon, the dream world started to crumble without the owner. The vision got blackout.

—-------------

‘-er Bai Chun’

There was the sound of a boy. Bai Chun opened his eyes and saw Bai Qiang looking at him worriedly. His body felt heavy. His head ached. Fong Leng opened his eyes, he looked rather numb.

Bai Chun asked ‘What’s happened?’

Bai Qiang didn’t answer ‘I should be the one who asked! What happened? The demon changed into smoke and attacked you! And, and teacher shields you! And you both went to slumber! Did you go into a dream land?’

Bai Chun replied ‘Yes’

Bai Qiang ‘Urgh! Holy! I worried you to death!’

Bai Chun smirked ‘Did you worry about your brother?’

Bai Qiang shouted with blush ‘Shut up! I am worried about the teacher!’

Fong Leng looked at the twos, he asked ‘Are you all safe?’

Bai Qiang answered ‘Yes. The demon must be in your dream. It doesn’t trouble the outside. And I ordered the others to heal the wounds already. No one is badly in….ah….jure…’

Bai Qiang wasn’t sure to say that when the teacher’s half body was soaked with blood. Bai Qiang hesitantly continued ‘But your body was covered with demon smoke. So we didn’t touch or go near both of you so…you and…Bai Chun is…Umm’

From Bai Qiang’s reaction, Bai Chun finally realized. He pushed the teacher lightly ‘Umm…Teacher…’

Fong Leng’s arm was still wrapped around him, making his clothes stained with blood too. Fong Leng finally realized. He released his arm slowly.

Bai Chun frowned. He wasn’t sure when Fong Leng cuddled him in the dream, his real body act the same or not?

Ugh…I can’t forget this habit…

Fong Leng’s face was normally pale and easily shameful. Even he make a poker face. His cheeks and ears were bright red.

Bai Qiang continued to ask ‘And…the demon?’

Fong Leng answered ‘Vanished. The demon is too dangerous. The experience gathering for this time ends here. Let’s go and tell Lu Lan the progress’

The eldest disciples went first as he was ordered.

Fong Leng stood up wobbly. His arm awfully hurt making him frown. Bai Qiang asked worriedly, ‘Teacher…your wound.’

Fong Leng waved ‘Just a cut. I will treat it later’

They walked to the main building. Lu Lan was there already. When he saw Fong Leng with a bad injury, he widened his eyes ‘The grand master! What happened!’

‘No worried. The demon vanished. And I don’t-’ Fong Leng tried to refuse but he missed. Lu Lan made a move before him. He ordered his servant to prepare medicine and bandages instantly.

He said ‘This was nearly midnight already. I prepared a room for you all. Don’t mind, don’t mind.’

Fong Leng had to receive his kindness.

Lu’s house wasn’t big. There were a limited number of rooms. They prepare two people per room. Only Fong Leng who had a room for himself.

The disciples went to rest. Two Bai’s young masters rest together. As they walked along, Fong Leng called Bai Chun.

‘Bai Chun wait a minute’

‘What happend?’

‘I have something to asked’

Bai Qiang went to the room alone. Bai Chun was worried. Fong Leng must asked him about the dream. He must asked him about the crazy Bai Chun. He must asked him about the dream containing Fong Leng!

Bai Chun started to create a huge lie.

Fong Leng started to ask ‘You…really didn’t go to the love hotel?’

But the question that he asked was the first dream story. Bai Chun quickly replied ‘Yes. I just love the meat at that tea shop. It’s really good.’

Fong Leng frowned. He talked with guilt ‘I…I was wrong that I don’t believe you.’

Fong Leng’s body slightly shook ‘When we went back, I will tell Bai’s master. I will fix it right.’

Bai Chun nodded ‘Thank you teacher’

Fong Leng said ‘You…get rest. And heal the wounds’

Fong Leng picked Qian kun bag out. He gave the medicine bottle away. Bai Chun refused ‘Your injury is worse than mine. You must be the one who use them’

‘Get it’ Fong Leng said ‘I have another.’

Bai Chun received the bottle. As he was going to ask if he needed any help, Fong Leng had already left.

From his habit, he would surely not ask for help.

White man walked into his room. Left the blood path drop on the floor

Bai Chun was thinking hard.

He didn’t asked?

And he….

Bai Chun frowned.

The result changed only because I went to investigate with Bai Qiang? Or because I changed my standing position?

Butterfly clapped wings(2) make this much change? Fong Leng was injured instead of me. And was this good for me?

(2 Butterfly clap wings can make things change. The butterfly effect means Only a little change can make lots of things change.)

What are you thinking? Fong Leng.

He went into his room. Bai Qiang didn’t sleep yet. He was just sitting still at the edge of his bed. Bai Chun teased him ‘A-Qiang, did you wait for your brother’s lullaby?’

Bai Qiang shouted ‘As if you can heal your own back!’

Bai Chun didn’t expect that he was waiting. He didn’t tease him anymore. He took off his bloody clothes.

Bai Qiang suddenly quiet.

Bai Chun’s back was covered with wounds. There were blood stains on the bandages. Bai Chun glimpse at his brother ‘Pitiful for brother?

Bai Qiang didn’t answer. He treated the wound gently. Both of them went quiet.

Bai Qiand asked ‘And teacher?’

Bai Chun ‘He doesn’t want anyone to bother.’

Bai Qiang nodded in reply. He tied a bandage and pushed his brother’s shoulder lightly ‘Let’s get rest. Teacher is really stubborn. If we go to him now, he will definitely be angry. How about sending him to teacher Re?’

‘Sound good’ Bai Chun nodded. As he was going to lay down, Bai Qiang stopped him.

‘Bai Chun, here’

Bai Qiang gave him his saber back ‘Your saber’

Bai Chun received ‘Thanks’

Bai Qiang looked hesitant as if he was going to say something but didn’t. His cheeks were bright red. In the end he didn’t say a word and went to bed.

If you want to thank me, just do it…

Bai Chun lied down and slept with tiredness.

Lu’s house was silent. No demon scared anyone anymore.

But there was a man in white who curled up, suffering in pain alone.