Mortal To Immortal (Book 1)
MTI 128 - New Call

Yao Han stepped out of the small village in silence. Beside his left was Xu Yin who was walking in leisurely steps. The girl put on her mask again.

Glancing slightly back, the small village was barely visible, then Yao Han stopped and turned to Xu Yin.

"Where are you after this, Miss Xu?"

"Hm, I don't know... For now I... come with you?" Xu Yin sounded doubtful with the answer she gave.

Yao Han raised an eyebrow then let out a long breath.

"If I tell you to go back to the sect, you definitely won't. Plus you don't have a clue to look for your brother in the Green Forest Country. Coming with me would even trouble myself, you better take care of your own business, Miss Xu."

"Hey-y! Why do you think I'm gonna trouble you? I'm not gonna be your burden, you know?"

Next to Yao Han's eyebrows shot up high. It was obvious that the look on his face showed some doubt towards Xu Yin.

"If you come with me, then indirectly I will be your bodyguard and nanny. I don't want to say this, but it'll trouble me."

"Why do you think so? I can take care of myself. Don't underestimate me because I'm a girl, yeah. I have more than enough ability to protect myself, even yourself."

Xu Yin's confidence was supported by the practice reading towards Yao Han who was in the ninth level of the Basic Realm, while he was in the tenth level of the Basic Realm. With an ability in poison arts, Xu Yin felt she was stronger.

It was as if he had forgotten that earlier Yao Han eliminated one troubling group of villains and considered Yao Han to be weaker than him.

"I don't underestimate you, your talent is obviously high and I believe you can protect yourself. But I have a moral responsibility after knowing your identity, Miss Xu..."

Yao Han still recalled Feng Xian saying that Xu Yin was among the talented young cultivators. It has two elemental spirit roots, namely water and wood, as well as a special body named the Thousand Poison Body.

It could be estimated that Xu Yin's future as a Poison Cultivator was extremely bright. As long as nothing bad happened to him, Xu Yin would become a legendary figure like Yutian, the Poison Gate of the previous generation and become the mainstay of the Poison Heart Valley.

"... unless you immediately return to the sect and I hope you return safely, then my mind is no longer troubled about you."

"Hm, I smell a certain meaning in your sentence just now. Don't-don't.. You're starting to put your feelings on me, which is why you're worried about me, isn't it? Let's confess!" Xu Yin ruffled her waist confidently.

Yao Han smiled wryly, apart from Xu Yin's words, also because all the Dimensional Pagoda residents laughed, especially Yutian who laughed so loosely.

"Since the beginning of our meeting, I've been impressed by your high confidence, Miss Xu."

This attitude of Xu Yin made her look like a female version of Yutian. Even Yao Han would have believed strongly if Xu Yin had said that Yutian was his father. Yao Han had come to wish, in the future Yutian who finally married and had a daughter, then his battle was more or less like Xu Yin.

Yao Han did not think any further, perhaps in the end he 'must' continue the journey together with Xu Yin, so he let the girl as he pleased as long as it did not act past the limits of his patience.

Yao Han took out a rather large paper scroll and opened it. It was a map of the Green Forest Country. Xu Yin took notice with Yao Han. Every now and then Yao Han nodded his head upon seeing the map.

"To the Purple Star Sect, there's an acquaintance I want to meet there."

"The Purple Star Sect."

"They belong to one of the four-star white-flow middle sects. You are from one of the ten-star sects, Miss Xu, so I think it is natural for you to be a stranger by their name."

"What is your business with your acquaintance?" Xu Yin's tone was slightly displeased to know the sect Yao Han wanted to attend belonged to the white sect. After all he was from the black stream, a natural enemy of the white stream.

"Hm? I have something to tell him and give it to him." Yao Han replied like that without explaining any further. He was a little astonished at Xu Yin who was curious about the affairs of others, 'The curiosity of this girl is too great...'

"I heard that Senior East Wind is not very fond of the white-flow sect, why are you the one whose student is willing to deal with one of them?"

"That's true, but personally I don't think about the background of the flow of cultivators. Besides, I haven't seen this acquaintance in a long time and I've received a request regarding him."

'He is this. strange, ' thought Xu Yin.

Yao Han kept the map scroll and then re-entered, "Calling you Miss Xu is quite strange as well. Since we're going to be traveling companions, I'd better change the call to you. What about Yinyin?"

"You-you!" The face behind the iron mask was blushing, the call sounded so intimate and sweet in his ears, "Hmph, since you're a Senior disciple of East Wind, I'll let you." His hands were crossed in front of his chest.

"Hoho, Han'er has started to approach girls in her own way." Yutian was so pleased with Yao Han's development and was reciprocated by Meirong's amused snort.

On the next trip the two teenagers did not meet any obstacles, until then they arrived in a city of considerable size.

The guard in front of the entrance felt suspicious of Xu Yin because of his iron mask. However due to seeing Yao Han with his aura and bearer, the guards suppressed their suspicions. Only after paying the entrance tax are both welcome to enter the city.

Xu Yin had been the center of attention for some people, but it was only for a short while due to Yao Han's presence beside her.

Yao Han had just wanted to say something to Xu Yin, but his gaze had been sidetracked on the large paper stuck on the board by the roadside. The paper contained an announcement that a wealthy brother was looking for a healer to treat his terminally ill family members.

"The city is quite big and 'should' have been some healers. If it is to announce like this, then the illness suffered is very severe and there is no healer who can cure it yet" Yao Han murmured while propping up his chin.

Xu Yin read the announcement paper and heard Yao Han mutter, then asked, "Let me guess, you want to help them, don't you?"

"Oh, how do you know? Can you read my mind?" Yao Han smiled faintly.

"Hmph, I told you that you're too nice. As a free cultivator, you're a straighter attitude than a typical white-flow cultivator."

Yao Han chuckled softly, "I take that as a compliment." Then Yao Han started looking for clues to the residence of this rich merchant.