Lan Suyin was sitting beside the window of her room, looking at the beautiful lake next to her garden... thinking about her new life.
When a soft chuckle came from beside her, her eyes lit up instantly. She turned to look at the person who had entered her room.
It was Huo Ling'er, wearing a beautiful red dress, just as she always did except when she was outside representing the sect.
Lan Suyin was also wearing a beautiful red dress, because Huo Ling'er liked it. Her face turned red the moment she saw Huo Ling'er enter the room.
Huo Ling'er walked closer and asked with a smile, "Suyin, what were you thinking about so deeply, sitting by your window?"
Suyin felt embarrassed. How could she tell her that she had been thinking about her all this time? Her face turned even redder and she started stammering, "I... I... was thinking about..."
Huo Ling'er frowned. "What! Are you thinking about someone you admire?" She furrowed her brows. She didn't know why, but just the thought of Suyin having someone she liked in the sect made her feel angry in her heart.
Suyin lowered her head and murmured in a tiny voice, "Nothing! I was thinking about... the day of my marriage..."
Ling'er tilted her head in confusion. "Why? Why are you thinking about that day...?"
Lan Suyin didn't say anything. She just shook her head, indicating it didn't matter. "Ahh! I was just bored when I remembered that day, it was not intentional... tell me, why are you here?"
A mischievous smile appeared on Huo Ling'er's face. She asked, "What? Now I can't even come to meet you nowadays? .....sigh! Suyin oh Suyin! You have also become distant to me...." She put her hands up helplessly and made a sad face.
Suyin put her hand over her mouth and chuckled, then tugged at Ling'er's dress to take her outside into the garden.
"You're getting more and more shameless... Ling'er."
Ling'er replied immediately, "What can I do? Or else someone else would pluck the beautiful flower inside this garden..." She looked straight at Suyin after saying this.
Suyin noticed her gaze and immediately lowered her head, her ears turned red. Her heart started fluttering. Even her breath became heavy.
Ling'er chuckled. Suddenly, she took out a beautiful red hairpin and gently placed it inside Suyin's hair bun.
Suyin had already noticed the pin in Huo Ling'er's hand before she put it in her hair.
She immediately commented, "Beautiful!"
Ling'er chuckled, "I know, right? I saw this today at the market. And the first person I remembered was you..... so I brought it for you..."
She didn't know why, but when she said those words, something inside her own heart fluttered at that moment. She felt her breath stop for a second.
Suyin looked at Ling'er's face for a moment then immediately avoided her gaze in shame. Ling'er had given her many gifts in the few months since she joined the Eternal Sect.
She gathered her courage and asked, "Ling'er! I.... I also bought something for you. Will you accept it too?"
Ling'er became surprised. This was the first time Suyin wanted to give her something. She asked excitedly, "What? What did you buy for me?"
Suyin took out a beautiful bracelet. It was made of smooth, polished stones in shades of red, orange, and yellow that looked like captured flames, set between delicate chains of white silver that dangled like falling stars. In the center, a single phoenix feather charm burned a deep crimson. When the light hit it, the whole bracelet glowed warmly, as if real fire was flowing inside the stones.
She looked at Huo Ling'er. Huo Ling'er immediately raised her hand so that Suyin could tie the bracelet for her.
Suyin's heart was bursting at this moment. Her fingers trembled slightly as she fastened the clasp. It looked majestic on Huo Ling'er's fair wrist, the fiery colors matching her dress perfectly.
Ling'er also liked the bracelet, turning her wrist to look at it carefully.
But she didn't know, giving a bracelet to someone meant something completely different in Suyin's heart... A bracelet is a form of love, a bond of eternity. For Suyin, with this action, she had silently declared her love towards Ling'er.
She sighed softly, her face still red, and the two of them walked side by side together inside the beautiful garden.
On another side of Blue Star, a handsome young man with a serious face was walking on the streets, a blade tied to his back. He was wearing a long black outer robe with another black inner robe. His long hair was loose, tied only with a single white ribbon.
He was Zhao Tie, the most serious core disciple of the Eternal Sect. For him, love was just a mere feeling. His only focus in life was his blade.
He stopped beside a noodle shop. His stomach growled. He searched for a seat and sat on an empty one. The waiter boy immediately came to take his order.
After the Eternal Sect took control of the Blue Star planet, many people from other planets visited. As one of the biggest planets in human territory, many forces tried to take control of it, but they were all slapped back by the Galaxy Elders of the Eternal Sect. From then on, Blue Star became famous among the surrounding planets.
Just a few days ago, when Galaxy Sovereign Nexus announced the rise of another Holy-level sect besides the other fourteen, everyone became interested in Blue Star again. Because the new Holy Sect resided on this planet.
The other Galaxy Sovereigns only knew that this was the sect of the Divine Physician, so as the apex cultivators of the Human Federation, they didn't make any moves against Blue Star.
After a few more minutes, the noodles arrived at the table.
Just as Zhao Tie was about to take his first bite, he heard a loud "gulp!"
He looked over and saw a young boy, around eighteen or nineteen years old. After cultivating inside the Time Tower, age had become just a number for Zhao Tie . Although he looked only nineteen, he was maybe decades old.
But this guy was a genuine nineteen-year-old. He was beautiful, wearing a light green robe with a tightly wrapped green belt at his waist, and a small folding fan tucked at his side. Zhao Tie could guess the fan was his weapon.
Zhao Tie looked at the boy. His face was full of dust. Clearly, he was poor. Maybe he hadn't eaten anything for many days. He was sitting in the chair of the shop only because it was free to sit and drink water.
Zhao Tie made a gesture to the guy. "Come here."
The boy also left his seat and immediately walked towards Zhao Tie, then bowed deeply. "I'm sorry, young master! It was not my intention to disturb your lunch. I... I just haven't eaten anything for days... if you want, you can...." He took out his only treasure, his folded fan, and offered it towards Zhao Tie.
"You can take this weapon as my apology. This fan is looking dirty, but it is still a 2nd-tier treasure."
Zhao Tie could also see that the guy was right. This thing really was a 2nd-tier treasure.
He shook his head and said, "Sit here and eat the noodles."
His voice was cold as always.
The boy didn't reject much. He was too hungry to begin with. He ate the noodles with the soup in one breath. Zhao Tie ordered more for himself and for the boy. And the boy ate them happily.
After finishing the noodles, Zhao Tie placed one high-grade spirit stone on the table and immediately left the noodle shop. The boy also saw it. His eyes widened in surprise. A single high-grade spirit stone was even scarce in 2nd-level sects. How could this young man just put it on the table and leave like that?
He immediately followed Zhao Tie from behind, step by step, without disturbing his pace.
Zhao Tie was walking leisurely on the road. He felt the presence of the boy behind him. He didn't say anything at first. Then he got annoyed. He stopped suddenly, and the boy behind him didn't have time to stop, so he crashed hard into Zhao Tie's back.
His face rubbed against his sturdy back and he immediately shouted in pain, "Ahhh! Ouch! Ouch!"
Zhao Tie turned around and asked, "Why are you following me?"
The guy looked embarrassed. "Hehehe! Young master. Do you want a sword boy by your side?"
A sword boy is someone who carries the sword for cultivators. Many ancient and powerful families used them to carry their weapons.
Zhao Tie answered coldly, "No."
"Just leave. I don't like people following me." His voice was cold as ever.
Zhao Tie started walking again, but the boy didn't stop following him. He just kept following from behind. Zhao Tie frowned. He tried many ways, he fastened his pace, he walked into alleys, he even stopped and stood still in the middle of the road not going anywhere. But the boy did everything Zhao Tie did.
Zhao Tie asked him again, gritting his teeth, "Why are you still following me?"
The boy said, "Young master! I don't know anyone on this planet. Can you help me find some work beside you?" He looked at Zhao Tie with puppy eyes, trying to make him show some sympathy.
Zhao Tie said coldly, "I'm not the boss of this planet. Just go to any plane that wants laborers or guards. With your cultivation at Star Lord, you'd get a decent job easily."
The guy became surprised that Zhao Tie could directly point out his cultivation realm. But it was normal, because he couldn't detect a single fluctuation from Zhao Tie. That indicated he was terrifyingly powerful.
The boy still didn't stop. He said, "No! You're the first person who showed me mercy on this planet. So you're much better than any other place. Please accept me as your sword boy or... or...." He couldn't find anything to threaten Zhao Tie with.
He said again, with full determination, "Or I'll follow you to death!"
Zhao Tie rolled his eyes at the boy. The boy immediately caught that.
"Did you just roll your eyes at me?" Gu Qingfeng asked, pointing at him in disbelief.
Zhao Tie didn't answer. He just started walking again, thinking about how to get rid of this boy. The guy started introducing himself while trotting beside him.
"Young master, what's your name? My name is Gu Qingfeng..."
Zhao Tie didn't answer at first, but in the sect he had learned that everyone should state their name if asked, so he said coldly, "Zhao Tie."
Qingfeng beamed with joy. "Zhao Tie? As cold and hard as iron... hehe, it suits you perfectly." He covered his mouth to hide his smile. Zhao Tie didn't care at all. He just kept walking through the street, then came towards a huge mountain and started ascending.
He sometimes came here to practice his blade. Today he was planning to come here too, but he met this annoying boy on the road.
He reached the summit of the mountain while the boy continuously talked to him the whole way, although Zhao Tie didn't give him any answers at all...