TIME FLIES (3)

"WHEN THE TIME COMES, THEY'LL BE WITH YOU," FROM ME. TO YOU.

After Cian Xia responded, the air inside the room became quiet and calm once more. But it didn't take long for Chao Fie to get out of bed, walk over to the chair inside the chamber, and pour himself some cold jasmine tea that Cian Xia had picked up the day before at his garden, as he resumed their conversation by asking awkward questions.

"Are you planning to accept a disciple this year?"

"No,"

Cian Xia replied quickly, his brows knitted together as his mood darkened.

"I don't require any. I'm perfectly fine on my own, "he continued. His tone was a little bitter, angry, and persistent.

Chao Fie looked at him and sighed deeply, concerned for Cian Xia's well-being.

"Okay, fine. Please accept my apologies for asking that question. However, A-Xia, it is time to see the light and the future. You have been locked inside a dark closet for a long time. You need to open your eyes and take in the breath-taking scenery once more. I'm concerned about you if this continues... "Sighing, Chao Fie apologized as he continued to express his concern about his trusted best friend and unrelated brother.

"A-Xia, in the past, I had lost a sworn brother, a family and a trusted friend. I can't afford to lose any more of them. I can't take it anymore. "

He said this while giving Cian Xia a bitter smile and an anxious expression, making the atmosphere heavy and gloomy for three seconds. Cian Xia sighed, calming the atmosphere within, and replied.

"I understand what you're saying. You don't need to be concerned. I'm in command. But, in terms of discipleship, " Cian Xia pauses for a moment to sigh, looks at Chao Fie's eyes, and then continues.

"My opinion will not change. I'd still rather not have any. "

After hearing Cian Xia's response, Chao Fie's heart felt at ease and glad. He sipped his jasmine tea in his tea cup, gulped it down with relief, and responded.

"Okay, fine. I won't press the issue for long. Go prepare yourself,"

"Hm?" Cian Xia looked at him, perplexed by his last words.

"Haiya, the elder masters and the others were already waiting for you inside the YinPing hall. I'll wait outside for you until you're finished changing."

The YinPing Hall, a place used for large occasions and events in Ran Sect.

"Mn," Cian Xia replied, as he stood up from his bed to get ready. Chao Fie placed the teacup on the table, rose from the chair, and waited outside the Lotus Pond garden, inside Cian Xia's pavilion.

Cian Xia chose to wear a simple but beautiful traditional hanfu design that was tinted with light pink cherry blossoms embroidered on the sleeves and a lavender colour on the knees, which creates a breath-taking art outside and transforms the wearer into a very handsome and beautiful man or woman.

Each hem is clearly defined and sewn. Cian Xia then proceeded to tie his black long straight hair that almost touched the floor into a ponytail with a white ribbon and placed a metal complex hair pin formed by haitang and jasmine flowers on top of his ponytail. His appearance is aristocratic, formal, and dashing. It made the individual wonder if he was a man or a woman.

 After dressing up, Cian Xia started to leave his room and went to meet Chao Fie, who was standing outside his Lotus pond garden's wood bridge. When he arrived, he hadn't yet approached him.

For a brief moment, he caught a glimpse of himself in the pond's reflection, then saw an ethereal and handsome man dressed in an artistically designed hanfu.

But his heart was not satisfied or even impressed with his appearance because the person he wanted to see his wonderful transformation still had not come back to his life and that was his lover, Wun Lan. Cian Xia let out a deep sigh. His sigh wasn't loud or low; it was just normal, but the immortal master Chao Fei could already hear it.

He turned around and was taken aback by Cian Xia's stunning appearance.

"A-Xia! Why are you so beautiful? My God! "Chao Fie says this as he looks at Cian Xia with a stunned and impressed expression. Cian Xia replied with a frown on his face.

"I'm a man; stop calling me beautiful," he says.

"Aiya, you are so unfair. When Wun Lan calls you beautiful, you won't complain, but when it comes to me, yo--" Chao Fei was unable to finish his sentence because he realized what he had just said to Cian Xia. He looked at him with an uneasy expression and a guilty feeling, whereas Cian Xia looked at him unconcernedly.

"I--u-uh--Ahahahaha, come on. Everyone must be waiting, hurry, hurry, "Chao Fei mentions with an awkward laugh, covering the mistake he made earlier. He grabbed Cian Xia's arm and dragged him as they hurried to the YinPang hall, where everyone was already waiting for them to celebrate the Ran Peak anniversary and the opening of the Ran Sect to new disciples.

Cian Xia clicked his tongue in annoyance, yanked his arm away from Chao Fei's grasp, and said bitterly and dissatisfied.

"I can walk by myself. Stop treating me as if I'm disabled, "

Chao Fei was taken aback for a moment by Cian Xia's actions and words, but then he remembered something.

'Ahh, this is Cian Xia. My best friend since childhood and a sworn brother. A brother who is so firm and sturdy, but fragile looking on the outside. He never changes. He still doesn't want to rely on others. He is still hard to understand and to please. But it is easy to love as a brother, ’

Chao Fei chuckled at the thought, which caused Cian Xia's brows to twitch as he was perplexed and puzzled by Chao Fei's chuckling.

"All right, all right, my mistake, my mistake. Don't be angry anymore. "Chao Fei responds, apologizing to Cian Xia, and the two of them then walk side by side like nothing ever happened earlier. No one speaks; the way is quiet but comfortable. 

The path through the area is so windy that it makes your hair sway gracefully. Every tree's petals are falling like in autumn, but it’s still spring. Years have passed, and the building that was once ruined by the breath-taking past has now been repaired and redesigned. The past is gone, but the memories and pain it caused linger like dreams across the land.

Many disciples greet them as they walk and gaze at Cian Xia as if he were a goddess from heaven. Some are terrified, while others are filled with admiration. Chao Fei swept his gaze across the room, noticing the disciples who gazed with admiration and fear at Cian Xia.

To be continued.